I started learning to play and record by learning satch covers.
the first one was just an exercise in learning to 4-track, and that was "hill of the skull" - dull and boring to listen to, but fun to make.
to be honest, they've pretty much all got tricky bits in. I think the next one I did was "echo", but I don't think I made a very good job of it. (I'd only been playing a year or two at this time...)
most of "up in the sky" from
crystal planet is pretty simple apart from the fast harmonics - those are a bit of a bitch!
other ones I've learned without
too much trouble are: "surfing with the alien", "summer song", "
satch boogie", "circles", "back to shalla-bal" and "one big rush".
of course, I bought all the tab books, and that makes things much easier...
hope that helps a bit,
--clive.
