Good songs to learn to play with a pick?

[NickInMesa]

I am forcing myself this week to only play with a pick as much as I can.

Can I get a list of easy to somewhat complicated songs to play with a pick?

Thanks!

Currently playing some Green Day.

[Ef4]

the beginning of resistance-muse

[waleross]

How about Led Zep and Hendrix ?

[bigsack]

deep purple stuff is a good pick training.
start with highway star and black night.

[over_the_moon]

Check out a lot of The Cure's work. Simon Gallup plays mostly with a pick and his melodic basslines are fundamental to a lot of their music. All of their music is interesting, though I prefer everything they did up through the Disintegration album (1991).

[Rob Martinez]

Any Cheap Trick song, esp Surrender, I Want You To Want Me, He's A Whore, etc.

[thetawaves]

Tool - The Pot/Schism/Aenima/H.

hell, go for the entire catalogue. He's a good plectrum player.

Yes - Roundabout

Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Anything by Rancid, Matt Freeman is a punk plectrum demon.

[JulienJeff]

green day: stuart and the ave.

[madbassplaya]

Megadeth: Peace Sells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KDO_yCYcuU

Spacehog: In the meantime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9AWG...eature=related

[jarrhead]

All the tool songs are easy but somewhat difficult at first.

My favorites are:

The Grudge (If you have delay)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQwULgtXvpI

Aenima (Pretty Easy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbsghSeLx8M

Stinkfist (Easiest. Just powerful!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6vdypm8Noo

Forty-Six & Two (Just strange)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R9iJ...eature=related

Ticks & Leeches (Easy, Powerful)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RelR85j09XY

The Pot (Fun riff, sounds much more impressive than it really is)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L1KYU-7Nug

Jambi (Again for delay.. POWERFUL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7MLry_kl2U

How could I forget SCHISM!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li3m2t0FP78

[Melik]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wgIFFwPNOA this

[Deathblade Eric]

Originally Posted by bigsack

deep purple stuff is a good pick training.
start with highway star and black night.

+1 - Any Roger Glover stuff

Try "Pictures of Home":
Studio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XNk72DLebA
Roger shows you how!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ9ibVvlA7A
Montreux '96: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7P6vDLww3E

Don't forget Greg lake...

21st Century Schizoid Man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPq2Ph0ndKg

Colin Hodgkinson...

32/20 Blues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFKxnj5PMvU
Slidin' Delta: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mavu1RvKJAM
Back Door - Vienna Breakdown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MblGNQnIpFY

[pasta4lnch]

message in a bottle

[BassistFreak416]

Slipknot has been working for me. Before I Forget, Duality, Dead Memories.

[klanger2003]

early Joe Jackson, " Look Sharp "album

[Hutzbordello]

who knows, the band of gypsys

the timing is a little off but the song is just insane

i know the Fillmore East version of the song (aka New Years 1970) is amazing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAP861ndB8w
http://www.911tabs.com/link/?3779925

[ahc]

That guy who played for the Beatles. Paul somebody.

[yamaha]

The only song I play with a pic is Got the time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be7iNHw8QoQ

I find it much easyer with a pic, and I get a more aggressive tone.

[santucci218]

i know it can be done with your fingers, but it would take some time to get up to speed. with a pick its a real great, fun song to do..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhldbymXK-8

[Floyd Eye]

Since the odds of you getting the right tone to most RATM or Iron Maiden with your fingers is pretty slim, I suggest those. I know Steve Harris and Tim C. are finger players, but there is definitely merit to learning the stuff with a pick.