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Good song for a newbie?

It's a great song, but if you find tabs for it, it will seem difficult to start with, and if you try to play it by ear, you'll miss a lot of the notes. Over time (months), you'll pick up more of it and get better, but it's not a song you'll be able to play well quickly, if you have little experience.

Don't discard it though, have a go, and see how you get on with it. :bassist:
 
It's a great song, but if you find tabs for it, it will seem difficult to start with, and if you try to play it by ear, you'll miss a lot of the notes. Over time (months), you'll pick up more of it and get better, but it's not a song you'll be able to play well quickly, if you have little experience.

Don't discard it though, have a go, and see how you get on with it. :bassist:

Ha, thank you. In three days of practicing it, I pretty much got it down pat. I didn't want to start out with something insanely easy. Wooo! I'm not sure if I could have done that one by ear as quickly. It would have probably taken me twice as long.