Question:
What are a few good blues, county, jazz, funk, and rockabilly songs for guitar?
Teddy B
2010-10-04 17:46:28 UTC
Hello, I'm trying to expand my playing to more genres.
I want to learn something other then metal for once, does anyone know any songs for guitar that are good but moderate to hard?
I like all sorts of types of music, but nothing that really diminished like some jazz, I like smooth jazz.
Three answers:
anonymous
2010-10-05 06:45:24 UTC
Try some of these great guitar songs

900 MILES... Cisco Houston

A LETTER TO EMILY... Kennedys

A LONG MONDAY... Keity Sykes

ABSENCE... Carrie Rodriguez

ANGEL TO BE.. Subdudes

ANGELS CRY... Criss Hillman

BACK OF MY MIND.. John Aiaty\

BIG BAD AGENT MAN..

BLACK EYE... Uncle Tupelo

BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM... Michelle Shocked

BLUE... Beth and April Stevens

BLUE HOTEL.. Danko

BURN THE HONEYSUCKLE.. Gourds

CAREY.. Joni Mitchell

CATFISH BLUES.. Robert Petway

CEASE FIRE.. Sarah lee Guthrie

CHANGINE OF THE GUARD.. Patti Smith

CHELSEA MORNING.. Joni Mitchell

CHIMES OF FREEDOM.. Bob Dylan

CLAWHAMMER MEDLEY... Steve Martin

COLORADO GIRL.. Townes Van Zandt

COME A LONG WAY.. Michelle Shocked

CROOKED ROAD... Tim O'Brien

DESPERATE MAN BLUES.. John Fahey

DUSTY BOXCAR WALL.. Ellen Jewell

EIGHTH OF JANUARY... Rhonda Vincent

EMERALD STREET... Eliza Gilkyson

EVEN HERE WE ARE... Shawn Colvin

FARAWAY GIRL.. Subdudes

FEEL LIKE GOING HOME.. Notting Hillbillies

FEELIN' GOOD... Ry Cooder

FEELING GROOVY... Simon and Garfunkle

FOOL FOR A CIGARETTE.. Ry Cooder

GET TOGETHER... Hamilton Camp

GONE AGAIN.. Indigo Girls

GONE WOMAN BLUES.. Bory Block

GOT NO AUTOMOBILE.. John Sebastian

GRAMOPHONE.. Son Volt

GREEN BLANKET.. Peter CasE

HILL COUNTRY GIRL... Will Kimbrough

HIS HOMETOWN.. Donna the Buffalo

HITCHCOCK RAILWAY.. Charlie Lynch

HONKEY TONK DOWN... Brownie Ford

I AIN'T GOT NO HOME... Mary Gauthier

I CANNOT JUSTIVY... Adriene Young

I FEEL ALRIGHT... Steve Earle

IN MY TIME OF DYING.. Beth and April Stevens

INDIAN HEAD PENNY... Guy Clark

INTERSTATE.. Will Kimbrouogh

INTERSTATE RAG.. Doc Watson

IT'S HAPPENING TO YOU.. John Prine

I'LL BE HERE... Shaver

I'VE ENDURED... Tim O' Brien

JUST LOVING YOU... Doyle Lawson

LAKES OF PONCHARTRAIN... Peter Case

LEAVING IN THE MORNING... J J Cale

LEVEE SONG... Darden Smith

LIFE IS LIKE A MOUNTAIN RAILROAD..John Fahey

LIFE SONG .. Rory Block

LILACS.. David Mallett

LOCKET AND KEY.. Donna the Buffalo

LONESOME SIDE OF TOWN.. Green cards

LOOKING FOR A GOOD TIME.. Sunny Landreth

LYDIA... Slaid Cleaves

MAGGIE'S FARM... Bob Dylan

MARRIED FOR MONEY... Bill Morrissey

MAYBE NEXT TIME... Kieran Kane

MEANDERING... Gary Louis

MORNING TRAIN... Precious Bryant

MOVING DAY... Loudon Wainwright 3

NEW SLANG... Shins

NEXT DOOR DOWN.. Stace Earle

NO MORE BUFFALO... James McMurtry

NO ONE KNOWS MY NAME... Gillian Welch

NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE... Alvin Youngbood

OLD FRIEND... Laurie Lewis

ONE GOOD YEAR... Slaid Cleaves

ONE WAY GAL... Notting Hillbillies

OPEN DOORS... Josh Ritter

OUTSIDE TRACK.. Danko

PARADE.. Leo Kottke

PARIS, TEXAS.. Ry Cooder

PARKER'S MOOD.. Joe Henry

PATTERNS... Simon and Garfunkle

PISTOL PACKING MAMA.. John Prine

PORTLAND... Replacements

POOR BOY.. John Fahey

POOR OLD DIRT FARMER... Levon Helm

RAIN AND SNOW... Obray Ramsey

RED RIVER.. Guy Clark

REVOLT... Jack Rose

RELAX YOUR MIND... Happy Traum

RING THEM BELLS... Bob Dylan

ROAD SONG BLUES... Gary Jules

RUN PRECIOSA... Joe Ely

SAINT JAMES INFIRMARY.. Traditional

SNAKEBIT.... Mary Gauthier

SOME HAPPY DAY.. Jack Rose

SOMEONE ELSE'S SONG... Wilco

SONG FOR EARLY... Tony Furtado

SPORTIN' DAYS... David Mallett

STRAIGHT AS THE CROW FLIES.. Kim Richey

STRANGE BOATS.. Waterboys

STRANGERS... Golden Smog

SUGAR AND PIE... Abigail Washburn

SUNFLOWER... Alice Peacock

SUNSET SOON FORGOTTEN... Iron and Wine

SWEET SUNDOWN... Kelly Willis

TAKE ‘EM' AWAY... Old Crow Medicine Show

TENNESSEE DAWN.. Jim Lauderdale

TENNESSEE THUNDER... Michael Reno Harrell

THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE... Wilco

THE BIRD THAT I HOLD IN MY HAND. T.. Bone Burnett

THE BIG MISTAKE... Carrie Rodriguez

THE GREEN WILLOW... Pete Rowan

THE HOUSE THAT NEVER WAS.. Kasey Chambers

THE NEXT TIME I LEAVE HERE.. David Mallett

THE TROUBLE WITH SCIENTISTS.. Chip Taylor

THIS SIDE... Nickel Creek

THIS TRAIN.. Traditional

TIN MAN.. Avett Brothers

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.. Alecia Nugent

TRAVELING years... Michael Reno Harrell

TUFF KID... Shawn Colvin

TURQUOISE HOUSE... Jim White

WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE... Roy Acuff

WALTZ #2 ... Elliott Smith

WHO KNOWS Greencards

WORRIED MAN BLUES.. Charlie Louvin

YOURS TO DISCOVER.. Sadies
Nathan Dee
2010-10-06 12:26:09 UTC
Wes Montgomery is awesome. Kenny Burrell is good too. Check out Bill Frisell, who is all over the jazz guitar map.

http://www.squidoo.com/best-jazz-albums
mego
2010-10-04 18:07:02 UTC
hhmmm


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