The Hardest Song Youve Had to learn/play???

Baggio

Hey you Rocking Kings/Queens,
...whats the hardest song youv had to learn/play that you can think of??? and what song/track too you longest to learn??.....this thread was on gigsmart, but for some reason i was only able to answer once, ever since my answers seem to be snookered somehow.
Anyway lets have em folks should be interesting reading and hey it dont have to be cover or original either whatever ya fancy as the mother of all buggers to learn or to play

ciao'...amigos...Baggio......

Doctor J

I used to learn whole albums to get my bass chops together. Prove You Wrong by Prong was pretty tough for finger playing, as was Rust In Peace by Megadeth and I got most of Control And Resistance by Watchtower down too before I went on the piss for a number of years

I still play Prove You Wrong every now and then just to keep nimble

demanufactured

probably some satriani song or somethin...cant remember its been that long since i actually "learned" a song

Baggio

Doc ...you on the piss for a few years??..neverrr ....good stuff my man interesting stuff there

ciao'...Baggio...

feylya

Christ, last time I actually learnt a song? Maybe Vai's For The Love Of God. Way beyond my abilities though. Probably the last full song was Enter Sandman

Doctor J

Yeah, had some troubles and I went on a 6 year bender, pretty much stopped playing for a while. Ahhhh that's just the way it goes. Still, I'm back now with a healthy appreciation for what it takes to play to a good standard.

I think it's a great way to practice, to learn other people's tunes. I'd still play along to any album I stick on. Keeps your ear sharp and your fingers mobile. Do you practice anything apart from Rush, Baggio?

superconor

Motorbreath by Metallica and ****ing Hostile by Pantera kind of melted my arms!

I wish I could play along to CD's, damn drums, I need isolation headphones!

Could I even play a full album? probably Masters Of Reality!

Baggio

Doc,
,,,goood stuff my man and good question..well these days moneys so damm tight that im finger/hand tapping to rush and others,,, I did however for a few years used to tie in to Jethro Tull albums too, when they had Barrymore Barlow the best British drummmer i can remember ,his stuff could be so intricate and interesting a true master i still love his stuff...sooo ..yes!!!,, not just Rush..but Peart always formed the backdrop to my style to be honest....
Another unsung hero was Les Binks from Judas Priest on their stained class and following album cant remember now had "hell bent for leather " was on it!...he was a great drummer saw them and him action great band then. So Ive drummed to a few different bands overall.
Without a doubt tho hardest songs to play are/were: Tom Sawyer - Rush...... and: Between The wheels - Rush - was the longest i had to learn as the beats are basically formed by a reggae style rythm by synth/guitar , with snare and hi hat snips over them and a kinda laid back bas drum tap underneath - was tricky playing it alone, but playing with the music could be a bugger! , as you kept listening to the song and getting lost!!..great song tho on Grace Under Pressure...has one of Alex Lifesons most amazing soaring guitar solos the man is a true master for sure

ciao' amigo's...Baggio....

Creamy Goodness

erm probably Korobeiniki (tetris theme tune) or the mario theme tune

i know they ain't very hard but i ain't into all that shredding type of music

Ancient1

Baggio, you crazy bastard...i didnt think anyone was actually insane enough to even attempt playing any Peart

As for me, when i was a teenager, i swore that my life would be complete and i'd be ready to die once i learned how to play the entire Rust in Peace album from A-Z.....Boy, little did i know how i overshot it a bit with the standard i set.

Needless to stay, still struggling like a bitch.

Mr. CooL ICE

The bass riff in Hysteria by Muse isnt too difficult, but i cant seem to ever play it properly. I can play stuff that sounds more difficult, but it is one of those riffs that has screwed me over so much now that ive given up on it. I dont like muse too much, but i lived with a bunch of guys who were massive fans and always wanted me to play it.

Damage Inc by Metallica and Needled 24/7 by CoBodom are two songs that arent too complicated, just pure speed, which are hard to get up to speed to play, but i can sometimes play them

Giblet

This http://www.tabcrawler.com/archive.php?action=view&file_id=2396

I had it down a few years ago, I'd have to relearn it again though

JMArr

Prob 'William it was really nothing'' by the Smiths ! the rhythm is very fast and theres some very hard picking sections.There was no decent tab to learn from so had to work it out by ear from scratch and create my own tab ..

Also honourable mentions to 'some girls are bigger than others' and 'girl afraid' for teaching me how to pick and 'This Charming man '...all hard smiths tunes...he's an inimitable fecker that Johnny Marr...

jcoote

don't really know i lose interest half way into tough song...rush spirit of radio and kid gloves (can play the main bits) and i suppose floyd comfortably and knopfler sultans of swing

Cousin it

don't really have one tbh, not sayin i'm deadly but most of the stuff i play is relatively easy, but i have only bin playin seven months or so, so you know.

I mainly just play albums, all the qotsa ones, all the rage against the machine, a good chunk of zeppelin, the doors a few others.

One that did take me a while was when the levee breaks come to think of it, but thats cos i had zero independence and coordination whne i started to learn it.

jcoote

try rush stuff cousin it!! u'll come back onto this board in a sweat

OLP

bass: give it away by thw chillies was pretty hard to get the timing but i wouldnt say it was too hard, i'd have to say montsegur by maiden was the hardest

Thomas from Presence

For me its probably one of these feckin Steely Dan songs on guitar that I'm learning for a new band. Crikey...

JMArr

Thomas from Presence wrote:

For me its probably one of these feckin Steely Dan songs on guitar that I'm learning for a new band. Crikey...

Steely Dan are class ...great guitar on those songs..what are u learning ...finally learned the Kid Charlemagne solo myself its bitchin. (cant really play it start to finish flawlessly tho )
I remember thinkin about 10 yrs ago when I first heard it ..''I wanna be good enough to play that '' and I finally did ..just about

-=al=-

most vai stuff is arkward to learn, once u learn some of joe's songs, u kinda move onto steve's and But wen u get it its alota fun! the hardest one is juice probably, its at a fast tempo throughout and the tapping bits are a toughy

Giblet

I like Juice, all the different tones with just the plectrum are fun to play. Some nice chord progressions aswell.

christophicus

the hardest thing i can play is the irresponsible hate anthem by manson...........yes i know i suck!

Steoob

learning all of reign in blood on bass... owww my fingers still hurt