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Kasperow
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Kasperow
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04/30/2014 9:04 pm
I've got a jam-session with two other musicians coming up pretty soon, but neither of us have ever tried arranging a jam-session before, and the other two have asked me if I have any songs I plan to have us play there. The problem is, I know very few songs that can be played by 3 people. There's going to be a Drummer, a Bassist and me on guitar, so I'd prefer if we can play something that can be played with only those three instruments, and preferably some somewhat simple stuff (since the jam is in 10 days and the others have stuff to do that's keeping them from playing their instruments 24/7).

What I would like to know is: What would be some good, simple rocking songs to play together, that we'll be able to learn in just over a week? I've got a wide variety of bands I like, but that doesn't necessarily mean the others like them too, so I'll have to take that into consideration (besides, I wouldn't want it to become a huge ego-trip).

We've already got "Summer Of 69" set in stone, but that's all we've agreed on yet. What would be some good songs to suggest we try that won't be outright impossible to pull off with this lineup (that is, songs that only require Guitar, Drums and Bass)? I'm thinking "My Generation" might be good, since it's a pretty simple tune and maybe some ZZ Top, since a good portion of their songs have some pretty cool riffs. I'm also thinking of putting "Dead Flowers" by The Rolling Stones on the list. It's 5 chords, 3 Major and 2 Sus, so it should be manageable. Any other suggestions for songs that 3 relatively new musicians can learn quickly and play when we meet in 10 days? I'd prefer songs with a cool rocking groove, preferably even Riff-based Rock like ZZ Top and AC/DC or classic Rock with simple Open Chords or Power Chords :)
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