I need goals.

[63rdSpaceCadet]

Lets keep it simple. I'm 23 I haven't been playing much over the last five years. I really wanna get back into jamming with people. I wanna get proficient, fast. I want very pratical goals, like how fast I should get etc. What do I need to do, to get me a band.

I know this sounds vaugue but lets say whats the hardest song I would need to know for an average band. I need a pratical goal to steer towards. Please lets not get into these relativistic statesmates about how it depends. Let just assume you through me into a anytown usa, what songs would be a acid in knowing. I mean in modern stuff, please don't mention any pre 2000 music.

The only thing that has caught my eye recently is Them crooked vultures. But other than that I have no idea what to play. If someone that could give me some songs that are good marker of skill. I mean peaces that could get you the gig type of thing.

I know music is usually abstract in what talent and skill means. However I'm very busy with school and work, so i need some targets or benchmarks.

[jnuts1]

pre 2000 music? you are really limiting yourself. an average band will play most of their set from pre 2000 music.

[Stumbo]

The founder of Them Crooked Vultures is John Paul Jones from the 60's super group Led Zepplin. Not sure why pre-2000 music wouldn't be part of your learning process.

As far as learning "peaces" that "get you the gig type of thing", since you "have no idea what to play", it seems to me that more study of what you want to do would be helpful.

YOu might check out the links in my sig. below for some TB links that may help you out.

Good luck.

[G00D+~VIBES]

For a jumping-in-head-first type of approach, I suppose you could start with understanding chord structures. Then how to articulate those structures through arpeggios that will most suit the piece. Including, but not limited to, where the arpeggios can be found from several positions, the timbre/tone/feel of each different articulation and how those work with and against one another in regard to your over-all desire to support and outline the melodic and harmonic movement within each piece. All while keeping in mind 'proper' technique. And, by proper I mean what works best for you with a consideration for longevity i.e. avoids carpal tunnel etc.

I suppose you could say 'learn to play bass' to summarize that chunk on info.
Does that help?