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Location: Long Island, NY | I just learned Hotel California specifically because it would sound great on my 1658.
Anybody have a recommendation for other songs to play on a 12 string?
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | HERE is a Thread.
Here is a partial list...
Give A Little Bit - Supertramp
Northern Lights - Renaissance
Still You Turn Me On - Greg Lake
And You And I - Yes
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zep (sorry)
Cinema Show - Genesis
Free Falling - Tom Petty
Narnia - Steve Hackett
From The Beginning - ELP
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Kashmir - Led Zep
Every Woman - Dave Mason
and another piece of the list...
"Nights in White Satin"
"Lucky Man"
"Working Class Hero" (the simplest song on the planet)
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
"Hotel California"
"Dust in the Wind" (Chord version, for those of us who cannot Finger-pick)
Yeah, I just cut and pasted that 
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| Melissa - Allman Brothers
Beginnings - Chicago
Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Pigs On the Wing - Pink Floyd
Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon
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Location: Jet City | not specifically written for the 12 string, but I like doing:
Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young
I Am A Child - Buffalo Springfield
Typical Situation - Dave Matthews
The Word I Know - Collective Soul
Grace Is Gone - Dave Matthews
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town - Pearl Jam
Where Are You Going - Dave Matthews
From The Beginning - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
And if you don't mid retuning 10 of the 12 strings, "The Rain Song" from Led Zeppelin |
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Location: Jet City | Oh, on electric, i dig on "Fight The Good Fight" from Triumph. It has a cool reggae feel to it. |
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Location: New Hartford CT | "Dust in the Wind on a 12 string (for those of us who cannot fingerpick)" Learning to play Dust correctly is a great way to begin fingerstyle. I don't subscribe to 'right way-wrong way' thinking most of the time but in this case learning the proper technique required to play the song as written will put you on the path of being more than just a strummer. Dust in the Wind was originally a finger excercise Kerry Livgren developed to improve his technique....when someone heard it they said 'hey that would be a great song' - a bit of an understatement. If you can master the following lesson you will be well on your way to broadening your guitar horizons. It's time consuming but well worth the effort. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aUr4aaSDig |
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Location: Colorado | 39 by Queen
Hard Luck Woman - Kiss
Rhymes and Reasons - John Denver
We Just Disagree - Dave Mason
Calypso- John Denver |
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Location: Phoenix, AZ | Need to add one...
Wanted Dead or Alive. |
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Location: Tennessee | Try:
Yer So Bad - Tom Petty
Norwegian Wood - Fab Four
End of the Line - Travelin' Wilburys
Wild World and Where do the Children Play - Yusuf
Ventura Highway and Sister Golden Hair - Murica
Take it Easy - Eagles
Give a Little Bit - Supertramp
Knocking on Heaven's Door - (listen to Zevon's cut)
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
... and a ton of others ...
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | My all time favourite 12 string song - hole hearted, by Extreme. And theres a really interesting 12 string song called 'Its Because I Love You' by an Australian band - Masters Apprentice. |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | Mother
Breathe
Wish you were here
Brain Damage - Pink Floyd |
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Location: Long Island, NY | What a great list! Thanks for your suggestions everyone... time to get to work! |
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Songs for a 12 string