best song's to learn in C

Itsamemario · #1 07-07-2011, 09:16 AM

I just recently started learning how to read music. What are the best song's for a beginner to learn in the key C. I'm more interested in learning jazz or motown tune's also. Any help would be great. Thanks

JetBlackJazz · #2 07-07-2011, 09:21 AM

if u wanna get ultra heavy, any Sleep..preferably the Druid or From Beyond c:

Mushroo · #3 07-07-2011, 09:27 AM

"In C" by Terry Riley

DeltaPhoenix · #4 07-07-2011, 09:30 AM

lean on me

Itsamemario · #5 07-07-2011, 09:33 AM

Anything with matt pike is winner in my book

Phalex · #6 07-07-2011, 09:33 AM

Mustang Sally of course!

Itsamemario · #7 07-07-2011, 10:04 AM

thanks guys. Mustang sally seems like a good tune to start with for now

N.F.A. · #8 07-07-2011, 10:07 AM

A couple of nice Rolling Stones songs are in C. For example, Brown Sugar, Start Me Up, or Let It Bleed. They are all pretty simple to cop.

dvh · #9 07-07-2011, 10:14 AM

"Summertime" is usually in A minor - the relative minor of C major. Get your theory knowledge going!

N.F.A. · #10 07-07-2011, 10:19 AM

Hmm. Well, there's this book.
The Simplified Fake Book: 100 Songs in the Key of "C" (Fake Books) by Hal Leonard Publishing - Powell's Books

snyderz · #11 07-07-2011, 10:22 AM

I guess I'm confused. I thought one could play any song in any key?

BEKyle · #12 07-07-2011, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mushroo

"In C" by Terry Riley

YES!!!

Jhengsman · #13 07-07-2011, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snyderz

I guess I'm confused. I thought one could play any song in any key?

The question was about learning to read. There is a reason why beginning school music comes in C, you don't have many flats or sharps to deal with. It is the crawl stage of crawl, walk and run.

**lowendfriend** · #14 07-07-2011, 09:01 PM

Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett....

Sorry.....I meant Mustang Sally of course!

Midnight hour is in E

Elvis Presley Mess of Blues is in C.

Eric Clapton's Stormy Monday is in C....good slow blues practice. Also his version of Freddie King's Tore Down is in C (Freddie did it in D).

Hey Bartender by Blues Brothers is in C.

dhsierra1 · #15 07-07-2011, 09:14 PM

if you'd like to break out of the jazz/motown thing for change of pace try Bach's Prelude in C (the well-tempered clavier). Good for a bassist to tackle because you'll need to read G clef as well, but the suggestions above are all right on the money.