Originally Posted by: haghj500Sounds like a good idea, most any 3 or 4 chord song you can play can also be shown to her. When you play an A note or chord the piano plays the same thing. Even House of the Rising Sun. I know it playing Em G A C Em G B.... If she switches to the same chords as you do, you can play it together as well.

Indeed. Two of my favorite "Jam-Tunes", "Smoke On The Water" and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", are ridiculously easy to play, yet they can both sound pretty awesome if they are tight enough. Also, if she learns a couple of songs early, the chances of her sticking with it will increase. Which is why GT showed us how to play "House Of The Rising Sun" in the old Guitar Fundamentals. It's a timeless classic, most people should be able to sing along to it, and it's no challenge to play it (unless you do the arpeggiated version...). I wonder how "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" would sound with a single guitar and a piano?... Is there even a piano/keyboard/organ in the original?

I'm really hoping she sticks with it so we can try jamming. She knows another guitarist, I know a cool bassist, get all of us together in a room and throw in a good drummer. Bam. Instant jam (just add music) :)

Seriously, though. I'm gonna have to see if I can find a couple of easy songs with just some basic Major and Minor Chords, just to help my sister get back into it (and if I learn a couple of cool songs in the process, that's only good). I'm not sure what kind of music in particular she wants to play, though, so finding something that suits her tastes will be hard (I know for a fact that she loves the Beatles, that's it)...