New Tune To Learn, Any Ideas?

richard1973 · #1 05-27-2007, 08:23 AM

I'm trying to think of an instrumental along the lines of Joe Satriani's Tears In The Rain to learn. I can't think of one! It doesn't have to be Satriani or Vai etc but a 2 minute or so instrumental, ideally which is just a chord picking kinda tune like Tears In The Rain.

Any ideas would be great, thanks in advance

andy7jem · #2 05-27-2007, 08:46 AM

How about......Tears in the Rain

More seriously!!!! How about Marine Layer by Paul Gilbert?? I think that is such a beautiful song

Rekuss · #3 05-27-2007, 10:19 AM

I haven't heard Tears in the Rain, but how about 'Always with me, Always with you'?

richard1973 · #4 05-27-2007, 06:55 PM

thanks for the suggestions, I will check out marine.

lol and yup i learnt tears in the rain.

always with me always with you, well i started to learn that years ago and its a great tune, but I wanna do something that only requires one guitar as the whole piece, rather than going ok this is me doing the solo bits of always but imagine the bass and rythem and drums too lol

JJEMMER777 · #5 05-27-2007, 07:18 PM

How about Sisters off of PAW?? Beautiful tune

BTW - I took it upon myself to correct the spelling in your thread title. Hope that's okay?

Batchimp RG · #6 05-27-2007, 07:26 PM

Try "If I could fly" by Satriani....some beautiful melody and crazy legato runs in there.

richard1973 · #7 05-27-2007, 07:51 PM

Sisters is a very nice tune, I'm Kinda restricting myself to two mintutes or so as instrumentals take me a very long time to learn (tears took 2 months lol though had to learn new chords for that) midnight took me a good month.

If I could fly is a nice tune too, its also well over 6 minutes and its a full band playing.

thanks for the ideas though, keep em coming. Maybe even classical pieces ? (short ones lol)

richard1973 · #8 05-27-2007, 07:52 PM

and no probs jemmer777, mind you am sure I edited myself just after i made the topic?, maybe it timed out, oh well

richard1973 · #9 05-28-2007, 03:54 PM

andy7jem

cheers for that, i've got the song now and its a nice piece, thanks for suggesting it. I've also found the TAB of it, does it look right to you:

Marine Layer Tab by Paul Gilbert

------------------1------------------------1-------|
------1-------1-----1----------1-------1-----1-----|
----0---0-------0-----0------0---0-------0-----0---| verse 1
--3-------3----------------3-------3---------------|
3-----------3------------3-----------3-------------|
---------------------------------------------------|

------------------0-----------------------0--------|
------1-------1-----1---------1-------1-----1------|
----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0----| verse 2
--2-------2---------------2-------2----------------|
3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
Repeat verses 1 and 2.

------------------0-----------------------0------------2-------3---2-----|
------1-------1-----1---------1-------1-----1--------3---3-----------3---|
----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0----2-------2-----2-----2-|
--2-------2---------------2-------2--------------0-----------0-----------|
0-----------0------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------3-----------3------------------------------------|

--------------1---3------------0----------------0--------0------------|
------1-----1-------1------------1------------1------------1----------|
----2---2-------------2------0-----0--------2----------0-----0--------|
--3-------3-----3----------2---------2----3----------2---------2------|
-------------------------3-------------------------3------------------|
1--------------------------------------1------------------------------|

------1-0--------0---------------3-----------------------------------|
-------------------1-----------1-------------------------------------|
----2----------0-----0-------2------------------4-5-4----------------|
--3----------2---------2---3--------------3-5-7-------7-5-3----------|
-----------3------------------------3-5-7-------------------7-5------|
1------------------------1-------------------------------------------|
Repeat ALL.
----------------------------------2-------3---2--------------|
--------------------------------3---3-----------3------------|
------------4-5-4-------------2-------2-----2-----2----------|
------3-5-7-------7-5-3-----0-----------0--------------------|
3-5-7-------------------7-6----------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|

------1-------3---1------------2-------3---2-----------0-------3---1-----|
--------1-----------1--------3---3-----------3-----------1-----------1---|
----2-----2-----------2----2-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------2-|
--3-------------3--------0-----------0-------------3---------3---3-------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1-----------1------------------------------------1-----------------------|

------0----------------0--------0-------------1-0-------0---------------3-|
--------1------------1------------1-----------------------1-----------1---|
----0-----0--------2----------0-----0-------2---------0-----0-------2-----|
--2---------2----3----------2---------2---3---------2---------2---3-------|
3-------------------------3-----------------------3-----------------------|
---------------1------------------------1-----------------------1---------|

-----------------------|
-----------------------|
------------4-5-4------|
------3-5-7-------7-5--|
3-5-7------------------|
-----------------------|

------------------1------------------------1-------|
------1-------1-----1----------1-------1-----1-----|
----0---0-------0-----0------0---0-------0-----0---| verse 1
--3-------3----------------3-------3---------------|
3-----------3------------3-----------3-------------|
---------------------------------------------------|

------------------0-----------------------0--------|
------1-------1-----1---------1-------1-----1------|
----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0----| verse 2
--2-------2---------------2-------2----------------|
3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
Repeat verses 1 and 2.

------------------0-----------------------0------------2-------3---2-----|
------1-------1-----1---------1-------1-----1--------3---3-----------3---|
----0---0-------0-----0-----0---0-------0-----0----2-------2-----2-----2-|
--2-------2---------------2-------2--------------0-----------0-----------|
0-----------0------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------3-----------3------------------------------------|

--------------1---3------------0----------------0--------0-----------|
------1-------------1------------1------------1------------1---------|
----2---2-------------2------0-----0--------2----------0-----0-------|
--3-------3-----3----------2---------2----3----------2---------2-----|
-------------------------3-------------------------3-----------------|
1-----------1---------------------------1----------------------------|

-------1-3-------0---------------3-0--------0---------------1---------|
-------------------1--------------------------1-----------1-----------|
----2----------0-----0-------2-----------0------0-------2-------------|
--3----------2---------2---3-----------2----------2---3---------------|
-----------3-------------------------3--------------------------------|
1------------------------1--------------------------1-----------------|

-------0---------------0-------0-------------3-0-|
---------1-----------1-----------1---------------|
----0------0-------2---------0-----0-------2-----|
--2----------2---3---------2---------2---3-------|
3------------------------3-----------------------|
---------------1-----------------------1---------|

------0---------------1---------------------------------0--|
--------1-----------1-----------------------------------1--|
----0-----0-------2-----------------4-5-4---------------0--|
--2---------2---3-------------3-5-7-------7-5-353-------2--|
3-----------------------3-5-7---------------------7-5---3--|
--------------1--------------------------------------------|

Eco · #10 05-31-2007, 11:45 AM

if your just looking for a guitar only 2 minute thing to show off to, try some of Satriani tappings tracks, like Midnight or the Headless Horseman.

He did them 2 while everyone else went for a drink along with a quick Q&A at one of his gigs, was awesome

courtney2018 · #11 05-31-2007, 12:21 PM

Here's a different suggestion. It's short, but it's awesome in my opinion - "Dee" by Randy Rhodes.

Another option is "When The Children Cry" by White Lion off the Pride CD.

**jemaholic** · #12 05-31-2007, 12:32 PM

Satriani: "A Cool New Way" off the latest CD.
This song puts me in a trance.

markg5150 · #13 05-31-2007, 12:51 PM

How about Andy Timmons - September, RR - Dee is a good suggestion too

richard1973 · #14 05-31-2007, 01:53 PM

Eco - heh yup already learnt Midnight, will checkout headless horseman though, cheers.

Courtney - I've not heard of those two tracks so I'll go a hunting for them to see what they are like - thanks

Jemaholic - I agree its a cool tune, its over 6mins though, doh! lol also has a full band. I also like the ballad A love Eternal on that album, really nice tune.

Markg - Again not heard of that I'll check it out too, thanks.

cheers everyone

courtney2018 · #15 05-31-2007, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richard1973

Courtney - I've not heard of those two tracks so I'll go a hunting for them to see what they are like - thanks

I know you can find When The Children Cry on youtube.com. It was extremely popular in the late 80's.

Not sure a video was ever done on Dee. The only recording I have of it is of Ozzy's "Randy Rhodes Tribute". It's the very last track and it's studio outtakes, but the last attempt he did at the song he went the whole thing thru without stopping. It's a beautiful classical piece he wrote for his mother whose name is Dee. Would sound the best with a real classical guitar.

It's very short and not difficult to play. If you haven't played this style before it'll be different. All fingers - no picks. Might take a day or so to get used to the technique, but after that you might get hooked and start coming up with your own stuff. I did, but that was back in the late 80's when I first learned the song. I dug out the tab book for it recently and I think I'm going to get back into this weekend - relearn it.