What was your very first song that you entirely learned?

For me it was Crazy Train from the album Tribute, it took me forever but Randy Rhoads is my favorite guitarist and I wanted to learn it. I had this CD that had Andy Aledort (blues player) showing exactly how to play the song step by step, he made it so much easier!

By the way, learning pieces of a song does not count!

My first full song was Stairway to Heaven. Pretty cliche, but whatever.

By the way TJ, the Andy Aledort DVDs kick ass. I have a blues one, a hard rock/heavy metal one, an Axis: Bold As Love one, and one about soloing. I highly recomend them to everyone.

Written by Hangar XVIII on 14.04.2008 at 16:18

By the way TJ, the Andy Aledort DVDs kick ass. I have a blues one, a hard rock/heavy metal one, an Axis: Bold As Love one, and one about soloing. I highly recomend them to everyone.

I have one of his DVD's, I havent looked at it (I think I lost it) for a long time, I think its a Rock DVD that I picked up when I first started out. But the one that tought the Randy Rhoads version of Crazy Train was in a GW magazine.

For me, the first entire song I learnt was Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit. And I SUCKED at playing it too, lol.

The first metal song, was probably... metal heart cover by Dimmu Borgir. Though when I fist started out, I downtuned my bass way too often, and that fucked the pegs in a way. So from then on, the lowest I would go is standard D.

System of a Down - Toxicity XD
I learned it when I was like twelve or something, did all by ear and on my acoustic hehe. The first song on my electric guitar was Whiskey In The Jar by Metallica.

Written by Smurfophagist on 14.04.2008 at 23:46

System of a Down - Toxicity XD
I learned it when I was like twelve or something, did all by ear and on my acoustic hehe. The first song on my electric guitar was Whiskey In The Jar by Metallica.

Actually Whisky in the jar was a Thin Lizzy song that Metallica covered. But yeah, awsome song all the same.

As for me, I can't remember if it was Stairway to Heaven by Zeplin or if it was Under the Bridge by the Chili peppers, I learned them both at around the same time.

the first One Was And I Love Her from the Havy Beatles

The first metal one was Eagle Fly Free from Helloween. Great topic!!

Written by Arian Totalis on 15.04.2008 at 02:48

Written by Smurfophagist on 14.04.2008 at 23:46

System of a Down - Toxicity XD
I learned it when I was like twelve or something, did all by ear and on my acoustic hehe. The first song on my electric guitar was Whiskey In The Jar by Metallica.

Actually Whisky in the jar was a Thin Lizzy song that Metallica covered. But yeah, awsome song all the same.

As for me, I can't remember if it was Stairway to Heaven by Zeplin or if it was Under the Bridge by the Chili peppers, I learned them both at around the same time.

I know it's a Thin Lizzy song, but I did Metallica's version because the solo was easier for me.

The first full song i ever learned was The White Stripe's "Seven Nation Army". It's just a constant plain beat, no double-bass, no rolls, no fills, no thrills! Ha! I still struggled with it though... Man i sucked ass back then!

Yea havent we all...

I remember learning some things back then and you feel really special about it, then later on you learn something else, you think about what you learned back then and you feel retarded knowing how giddy you felt learning that song in the past.

mine was breaking the law by priest, best guitar layman song ever. also before that i knew all the bits of slayer's "seasons in the abyss", but i couldn't play them together. goddamit i killed my poor acoustic with those two..

@filip how in the name of fuck did you manage to get toxicity by ear as your first song?

drums: i think creeping death by metallica...
guitar: holy diver by dio.

Written by Lord TJ on 21.04.2008 at 19:47

I remember learning some things back then and you feel really special about it, then later on you learn something else, you think about what you learned back then and you feel retarded knowing how giddy you felt learning that song in the past.

well, never felt really like that, the most "giddy" i've felt when i learned something new was when i learned the first half of "Phantom of the Opera" by Maiden, i remember i struggled with the intro riff for about 1 hour before i finally got it right lol. now i gotta learn to play the rest of the track or something, really awesome song.

My first one was Metallica's Enter Sandman.

Lord Gore - Gastric Gore-met

Written by Sunioj on 14.04.2008 at 22:23

For me, the first entire song I learnt was Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit. And I SUCKED at playing it too, lol.

what about cello?

Written by Valentin B on 23.08.2008 at 00:12

Written by Sunioj on 14.04.2008 at 22:23

For me, the first entire song I learnt was Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit. And I SUCKED at playing it too, lol.

what about cello?

Shit... I don't remember :S I must of been 12 or something when I learned my first song on cello. If I remember the names, I will post. God, I wish I had access to a full size cello, haven't played in awhile actually.

My first full song was Metallica nothing else matters in bass!

I am a bassist and I learned ENTER SANDMAN for the first song

My first full song : Broderskapets Ring by Dimmu Borgir.....
I play it on acoustic guitar.....it sounds great.....

Slayer- raining blood

On bass it was 'Beat On The Brat' by The Ramones.

On drums it was two songs simultaneously:
Johnny Crash - Hey Kid
Motorhead - I Won't Pay Your Price

1000 eyes by death

My first full song on the guitar was , ''Into infinite obscurity from dissection'' , and metal song was ''Cosmic keys to my creations and times '' from Emperor

My first metal song was for whom the bell tolls (metallica)

First song i learned whole to sing was South Away by Summoning...maybe I'll upload my vocal cover one day somewhere

Omg, it is quite embarassing, but since I had no electric guitar I was damned to play Nothing Else Matters first!
And my first full song, with solo and everything was then Fortunes of War by Iron Maiden!

My first full song? Sweet Home Alabama. It was the first song I attempted and the first song I learned. I practiced every day for hours to get it. I wish I still had that kind of patience.

My first metal song that I learned all the way through was probably Enter Sandman.

I still suck though, since I can't play the solo.

My first was Seek and Destroy with solo and all. Not too difficult to learn. Then started learning some Death songs and that helped with playing a whole lot. But my first Death song was Suicide Machine. Fucking love that song.

Enter Sandman.I never learned any song whole because i couldn't and now i have my own songs so i am borred learning some other songs whole;)