Comments on: The Absolute Importance of Building a Repertoire https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-absolute-importance-of-building-a-repertoire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-absolute-importance-of-building-a-repertoire Free Quality Guitar Lessons Sat, 18 Feb 2023 20:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Abbey https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-absolute-importance-of-building-a-repertoire/#comment-226130 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:55:59 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24490#comment-226130 I’d really love to be a guitarist

]]> By: Gibbowr https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-absolute-importance-of-building-a-repertoire/#comment-225899 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:22:33 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24490#comment-225899 Best article ever on repertoire. This info is really a breakthrough for me. Thanks a bunch!

]]> By: srikumar https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-absolute-importance-of-building-a-repertoire/#comment-161559 Sun, 11 Sep 2016 14:20:49 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24490#comment-161559 hi klaus , your blog makes me play guitar everyday,thank you so much for all your awesome articles, :)

]]> By: Peter https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-absolute-importance-of-building-a-repertoire/#comment-161419 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 18:45:38 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24490#comment-161419 Some of the things I do:
1) Make setlist folders on your MP3/Walkman make sure they play in the order you want to perform them, listen and sing along with them WITHOUT your guitar in hand . I like to go for a walk (bonus you will get in shape) in a secluded park/walking trail where no one will hear me. Your voice is another instrument and you can really focus on the singing part when you don’t have to play guitar. I also do this to learn the lyrics by heart … you have pause and rewind on that MP3 player so learn the lyrics by heart. I am lucky we have a walking trail at work and I get 30-40min lunch to do this.

2) I use a spreadsheet (OpenOffice/Excel) program on my laptop during my practice time to keep track of:
-The Songs in your setlists
-The Songs you want to learn
Beside each song create columns to hold details like:
-Genre (rock, country, 80’s, etc)
-Time it takes to play it (+/- 15 seconds)
-Guitar Type (6-string/12-string)
-Alternate Tunings (if needed)
-What Harmonica Key (if needed)
-The last time you practiced it (I just have the seven days across the top of the spread and place a character under the day. Use codes like: OK, R=Rough, LS=Learn Solo, etc )
This is very usefull for knowing what songs need work and for putting set lists together. (example when some says “I want 1 hour of songs and nobody likes country music” .. you have a tool to build a set list and if you are good with advanced spreadsheet functions you can get the spreadsheet to calculate the total time)

]]> By: Klaus Crow https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-absolute-importance-of-building-a-repertoire/#comment-160553 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 05:48:26 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24490#comment-160553 Hi Pete,

Thanks for a great tip.

Best regards,
Klaus Crow

]]> By: Klaus Crow https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-absolute-importance-of-building-a-repertoire/#comment-160552 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 05:47:24 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24490#comment-160552 In reply to Mike Irving.

Hi Mike,

I think this is what you are looking for
Fingerpicking Acoustic: 15 Songs Arranged for Solo Guitar in Standard Notation & Tab

]]> By: Pete https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-absolute-importance-of-building-a-repertoire/#comment-160458 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:38:24 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24490#comment-160458 Something that you don’t mention that I find useful is that I create a playlist of the song in my repertoire and often sing along or count it out when I’m driving. This really helps me nail the feel and the timing.

]]> By: Mike Irving https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-absolute-importance-of-building-a-repertoire/#comment-160453 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:59:18 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=24490#comment-160453 I want to learn a repertoire of songs but I don’t want to sing while I play. How can I learn chord melodies of popular songs such as Hey Jude by The Beatles?

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