Last night I learned (completely) the first two songs on the list below this post. This morning I played them again to recharge my mind and remember the nuances. Tonight I'll play them again, then learn the next two. Tomorrow morning I'll play all four. That night I'll play them again, learn the next two, and so on... The goal is to have learned 50 new songs by the end of May. Hard work never hurt anyone, eh?
Now some of these I already know. But part of the goal is not just song knowledge, but mastery. That's going to require more than just memorizing notes, which is all my lazy butt usually musters. But to be more than just another human jukebox requires that I analyze and understand each bass line; why did Duck Dunn use hesitation notes; does this chromatic piece make it funky; etc?
Ha! Wish me luck. Wait! No! Break-a-leg would be best.
Two-A-Day
Now some of these I already know. But part of the goal is not just song knowledge, but mastery. That's going to require more than just memorizing notes, which is all my lazy butt usually musters. But to be more than just another human jukebox requires that I analyze and understand each bass line; why did Duck Dunn use hesitation notes; does this chromatic piece make it funky; etc?
Ha! Wish me luck. Wait! No! Break-a-leg would be best.
Two-A-Day
- The Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
- Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones
- Proud Mary by CCR
- Jumping Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones
- Superstition by Stevie Wonder
- Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry
- I Feel Good by James Brown
- Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton
- Respect by Aretha Franklin
- Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
- La Grange by ZZ Top
- We Are Young by Fun
- Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
- Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry
- Who’ll Stop The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- September by Earth Wind And Fire
- Good Times by Chic
- Gimme Some Loving by The Blues Brothers
- Twist And Shout by The Beatles
- Pride And Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Mustang Sally by The Commitments
- Get It On by T Rex
- I Wish by Stevie Wonder
- Long Train Running by The Doobie Brothers
- Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix
- Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
- I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles
- Summer of 69 by Bryan Adams
- Lost In Music by Sister Sledge
- Soul Man by Sam And Dave
- Suspicious Minds by Elvis
- Back in The USSR by The Beatles
- Carwash by Rose Royce
- Le Freak by Chic
- Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
- Honky Tonk Woman by The rolling Stones
- Forget You by Ceelo Green
- Maria Maria by Santana
- Locked Out Of Heaven by Bruno Mars
- Let’s Stick Together by Roxy Music
- Stuck In The Middle With You by Stealers Wheel
- Brick House by The Commodores
- Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry lee Lewis
- The Power of Love by Huey Lewis And The News
- Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
- Lady Marmalade by Labelle
- Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Mr Brightside by The Killers
- Everybody Needs Somebody by The Blues Brothers