What to play when somone tells u to play the guitar????

I really dont know if this is the right section to ask but what do u guys really play when someone asks u to play the guitar ?? I mean i like go blank and play random notes from scales and stuff ....any ideas???

 

Play catchy tunes.

And if possible play something that you can sing on.

 

i really cant sing i have a horrible singing voice
the guitar is my voice

 

same here ppl.
when my cousins hear that distorted guitar tone they go...wtf, Play some hindi stuff.

 

yea, catchy tunes, does it mostly......like that phir milenge - jeene ke ishare intro tune....
and singing doesnt really matter, when u play well, i mean when u play some nice chords, for eg. dooba dooba, nobody realy listens to the voice quality, but the flow of music.....I've done plenty of times.....i mean my voice is mebbe slightly better then 'Devang Patel'.......loll

 

Distortion guitar showoff tiplay some cool finger n palm muted stuff like 'smells like teen spirit' or green day songs.
N watch the Non guitaring public go woww.

 

tht depends upon the person who asks you to play....
If the person is ur GF/BF try to play some romantic song or a signature tone of the song..If the person is ur friend and has some interest in english numbers then try to play a popular song like summer of 69, other wise try to play some bollywood song like the rock on!! there are a lot of stuffs...to play...

 

Yeah i kinda figured out what to do if the person is below 27~30 yrs and if its ur cousin USE plenty of distortion and even playing a scale in hyper speed makes them say wtf...
the prob comes when someone like say ur uncle or aunt tells you to play i mean those guys may never have heard any english songs (im talking of ppl who are like 50 or 40) and also may not listen to any new hindi songs then what>?????

 

Songs to play -

Nothing Else Matters (Intro) (Girls go crazy)
Sweet Child O' Mine (Intro)
Wherever I May Roam (As much as you can)
Summer of 69 (Full Song)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Full Song with backing track)
Eruption (Tapping solo)
Big Sur Moon (If you have a processor or delay pedal)
Fade to Black (Intro + 1st Solo + Main Riff + Chorus)
Any "Rock On!" songs

That's what I used to do. But now I play some random power chords and palm muted E string P) and a few riffs that sound similar to "The Mechanix" or "The Four Horsemen".

Btw, The Mechanix is a lot better than The Four Horsemen

 

Nothing else matters --i just cant get the intro right it really screws me up will work on that (can play from the Em 5th string plucking onwards)
Sweet child o mine --can play awesome intro
summer of 69 --really easy and nice
Smells like teen spirit -- love the riff
Eruption -- never tried seems tough
Will see bout the other songs

Other stuff tht i like
Iron Man riff \m/
Crazy train intro with the zakk wylde style bend on 16th fret (one of my fav riffs)

 

for 40-50 year people, play "easier" buckethead songs like big sur moon or whitewash. also try playing Decibel - Naagin

 

i never really liked buckethead but will check out the songs

 

^
buckethead OWNS man!!
try out big sur moon,whitewash(my dad luvd it),too many humans, soothsayer intro.

@razor ironman ,crazy train Ftw!!

 

i really like metallica songs i dont know y i never tried to play fade to black thanks for reminding mad_spartan

 

true....\m/arty friedman+ dave mustaine = win!!

 

play cricket..........???????........???????????

 

What?????......

 

oh ya. forgot soothsayer intro and too many humans. also try Star Wars theme by buckethead. its easy and almost everyone knows it.

and if you are good at playing fast, try to play the Godfather theme and Obsession/Confession by slash. i am sure that everyone will LOVE Obsession/Confession. but yeah, play it on acoustic. it sounds kinda lame on electric.

man there are a LOT of good songs to play for people of any age

Stairway to Heaven
Paschendale (Intro)
Smoke On The Water
Beyond The Realms Of Death by Judas Priest

and yeah and even some random buckethead tapping will amaze the crowd. i tried it today. it looks hard and feels hard for the first few mins. but you will learn to do it clean and smoothly very quickly.

 

So true. Buckethead = My idol. buckethead FTW!

@ TS

Listen to Jordan guitar hero edition. you will start loving buckethead. also listen to Welcome to Bucketheadland

 

hell yeah.

i recently realized that megadeth is so much better than metallica. new to megadeth but still became a fan very fast. and "Peace Sells" album = awesomeness