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Amateur acoustic guitar solos (Original Post) Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 OP
Zero 7's Destiny -- youtuber HarrietElizabeth Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #1
Buffalo Springfield's For What it's Worth -- student Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Xyzse Sep 2012 #3
Dave Matthews' Where Are You Going -- youtuber akangell Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #4
Dave Matthews' Big Eyed Fish -- youtuber twostep03 Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #5
Nirvana's Polly -- youtuber wladdddi Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #6
She's Leaving Home -- youtuber ironmonger100 Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #7
Blackbird -- Sungha Jung Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #8
While My Guitar Gently Weeps -- Sungha Jung Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #9
Rolling Stones' Under My Thumb -- youtuber podline66 Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #10
Tracy Chapman's Fast Car -- youtuber julianaeveryday Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #11
Jazz guitar - Night And Day aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #12
Nicely done, and it does look challenging. Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #14
Four Hands Guitar JeffHead Sep 2012 #13
Highly entertaining... Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #15
Incubus' Pardon Me -- youtuber ninuninu82 Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2012 #16

Response to Mr_Jefferson_24 (Original post)

Mr_Jefferson_24

(8,559 posts)
8. Blackbird -- Sungha Jung
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 09:58 AM
Sep 2012


Commenting on this YT video, youtuber Ellie Ramirez:

"No matter how good you're doing something, there's always an asian
kid who can do it better."

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
12. Jazz guitar - Night And Day
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 06:37 PM
Sep 2012

This is not an original; it's a cover of Joe Pass' arrangement for solo guitar in an attempt at a note-for-note copy. Although it doesn't get the actual notes right in several parts, it's not bad for an amateur attempting a somewhat challenging piece.

Mr_Jefferson_24

(8,559 posts)
15. Highly entertaining...
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 11:09 PM
Sep 2012

...and I'm going to count that as a solo since it only involved one guitar and you could only see half of each guy most of the time -- two halves add up to one, right?

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