"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Looking for some songs for my guitar.

Grey Fox

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I have an acoustic guitar and I'm looking for some songs that will sound good with just an acoustic since sound effects require an electric. I'm preferably looking for some blues songs since I've only been playing for 4 months now and there good to start on, plus I like the blues.

-Grey Fox
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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get a bob dylan songbook his songs are the **** as far as acoustic goes.

an easy song to learn that works wonders with the ladies is put your lights on by santana ft everlast (the little hammer-on/pull offs on the chord are ****in hot)

i bet if your a young cat and you learned the latest john mayer hit you would have girls creaming in your lap as you showed them how to finger the chords

sublime is the **** too. just find something you like. chances are, if its popular its probly not impossible to play (not including old popular stuff like hendrix)

cant say im much of a blues man but what i can recommend is just learn your basic blues scale and move up and down and improvise (thats what the pros do)
blues scale goes like this(if i remember correctly)

e-2-5---------------------------------|
a------2-3-4-------------------------|
d--------------2-4--------------------|
g-------------------2-4-5-------------|
b--------------------------2-5--------|
e-------------------------------2-5---|
 

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Thanks much, I'll keep an eye out for some of those songs. Though to be honest I never really listened to John Mayer's stuff.

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yea me either but my little sister and all her friends sweat him hard and all the high school girls think hes the ****
 

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What I've noticed is songs that sound good acoustic will usually sound good electric as well. Nirvana proved this with their unplugged album. There's nothing wrong with learning songs that are like this, and a lot of good blues will prove that the electric sounds equally as good on an acoustic.

Don't necessarily stay away from blues rock. You might find yourself a real gem in there. Also, don't be afraid to write your own tunes.

Go find yourself the Electric Warrior album by T.Rex (which I'm actually listening to right now). The whole album's good (except for the last song) and is quite bluesy.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Originally posted by Desdinova
What I've noticed is songs that sound good acoustic will usually sound good electric as well. Nirvana proved this with their unplugged album. There's nothing wrong with learning songs that are like this, and a lot of good blues will prove that the electric sounds equally as good on an acoustic.
yeh but you usually have to rework the songs a bit, the strumming usually needs to be cut down, lots of arpeggiated notes, acoustic style is different from electric...when i play acoustic versions of songs played on electric guitar theyre usually sorta different
 
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