What songs do you like to play on your 12 string?

harvey49 · Post by **harvey49** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 2:21 pm

Can't recall any recent postings regarding the songs you guys out there with 12 stringers like to play.

Apart from the obvious favourites like the Beatles and the Byrds, (Hotel California etc)what other songs do you play that sound nice on the played on the Rick?

I've tried to learn Buckaroo by Leo Kottke, but with all that string bending my fingers are shot after a couple of minutes of practice. I want to expand my list of songs with either some nice instrumentals or rhythm sections - don't really care what musical style - If it sounds good I'd like to hear from you

Hope this stirs up some interest - Ron

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 5:42 pm

Hotel Womb - the Church
Pictures Of Lily - the Who
Til I Am Myself Again - Blue Rodeo

I don't play many covers...

wormdiet · Post by **wormdiet** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 5:47 pm

I play it (my 660/12) distorted more often then my 330. It sounds GREAT for some thick lead sounds!

Anything by Sleater-Kinney comes to mind.
Also anything by The Shins.

aristeas · Post by **aristeas** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:19 am

There She Goes & Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer
Great Leap Forward by Billy Bragg
Metroplolis, Under The Milky Way by The Church
and so many others..

BTW John, do you have a tab of New Slang by The Shins?

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 4:51 am

I play just my own originals on mine.

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:37 am

Anybody got the tab or chord rundown to the song McGuinn plays on his instructional video? I think it's called "On Easter morn he rose." I would love to learn that one.

Cole

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:47 am

Nice one Jeffrey. As a rule, so do I, but I had to learn the riff from 'Tambo Man', because I was suprised at how many people see my 330/12 in mid blue (had to get that in) & ask if I can play 'Mr Tambourine Man'. I never get asked for Beatles, which I find quite odd, bearing in mind that I live in England.

mutato · Post by **mutato** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:33 pm

Besides the usual Beatles stuff, I play some originals I had written and recorded.

But also:

The Smiths (Johnny Marr, guitarist)
"William it was really nothing"
"Heaven knows I'm miserable now"

R.E.M. (Peter Buck) "So. Central Rain"

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions (Neil Clark) Some songs off off Easy Pieces Album (even though they weren't done with a Ric!)

wormdiet · Post by **wormdiet** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 5:20 pm

Lee,

I actually hit FF when "New Slang" comes on. . . just a bit too slow for me

Not sure if The Shins are hot enough to have tabs posted online yet.

"Girl Inform Me" is perhaps the quintessential candy pop song.

Most of the Shins stuff can be played with basic 1st position chords. D, E, A, G, C.

RutleDirk · Post by **RutleDirk** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 11:51 am

"Moon Shines On Trubble", "Flagfall $1.80" and "Dead Letter Chorus" by You Am I.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:04 am

Nights in White Satin (Moody Blues)
Angie (Rolling Stones)
As Tears Go By (Rolling Stones)

... is the last one an "obvious" 12-string song?

varmint · Post by **varmint** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 12:36 pm

Anything by the Byrds - heh!

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:08 pm

Byrds for sure. Was glad to see someone write up their favorite as the Shins. Great group and under exposed.

xcoyle · Post by **xcoyle** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:00 pm

Does anyone have a complete list of Beatles songs with a 12 string?

aristeas · Post by **aristeas** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 5:26 pm

Can't Buy Me Love
I Should Have Known Better
If I Fell
I Call Your Name
A Hard Day's Night
You Can't Do That
Anytime At All
Every Little Thing
What You're Doing
Ticket To Ride
If I Needed Someone

This is what I could recall, may not be all of them, or all that accurate.