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Thread: Iris, by the Goo Goo Dolls

  1. 10-06-2008, 03:41 PM #1
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    Default Iris, by the Goo Goo Dolls

    This song has the strangest tuning I've ever seen of any song on guitar...but either way, I'm enjoying myself because I learned it. Not that hard at all...just weird-ass tuning.

    How many other guitarists do we have on here?
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  2. 10-06-2008, 11:11 PM #2
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    Pity Reply....

    Most of their songs have stupid tuning BTW.
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    does it make me ghey that i like that song?
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  4. 10-07-2008, 12:35 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Yousef
    does it make me ghey that i like that song?
    No...the song's fawkin' beautiful.

    Quote Originally Posted by Fr33way
    Most of their songs have stupid tuning BTW.
    Yea, I'm slowly learning this.
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  5. 10-07-2008, 01:33 AM #5
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    bored much.... 7-String FTMFW!!!
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    im soon to be retiring my stratocaster. and picking up a Jackson V hopefully



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    i play.

    tabs only.

    i have no idea how to play anything but tabs

    blister in the sun is fun too

    so is counting crows: mr jones.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shibby
    i play.

    tabs only.

    i have no idea how to play anything but tabs

    blister in the sun is fun too

    so is counting crows: mr jones.
    tabs=weak. they do help you learn some harder riffs/solos but i prefer to learn by ear



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    you just now heard about the goo goo dolls ? where have you been !!! my fav band ...
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  10. 10-07-2008, 03:27 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nex
    you just now heard about the goo goo dolls ? where have you been !!! my fav band ...
    Oh noooo no no...haha, I just figured I'd learn the song finally.
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    i play,but no guitar right now.........yea i only know tabs too

    wats the tuning ?
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  12. 10-07-2008, 01:59 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by VooDooXII
    Oh noooo no no...haha, I just figured I'd learn the song finally.
    took you long enough jk


    I'd like to learn to play but the times I have tried I just havent had any luck...
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    Yeah, like Fr33way said, almost all of their songs have ridiculous tuning.

    And yeah, I've been playing guitar on and off since the 10th grade. I'm an acoustic fan. I love my Martin DCXE
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    I play guitar too. Mainly acoustic these days.

    and I really like that song too BTW
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  15. 10-07-2008, 06:43 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    i play,but no guitar right now.........yea i only know tabs too

    wats the tuning ?
    They love their Ds.

    D
    D
    D
    D
    D
    B

    And a lot of other songs have just...Ds everywhere.

    I've got an Epiphone Les Paul, a Takamine G-116, and my friend left an Ibanez acoustic with me for the week.
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    I can only do TABs as well.
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    I can't seem to find the exact tab I used back in the day to learn this song. But this one is the similar idea (same tuning).

    http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/...s_ver6_crd.htm

    It's obviously not 100% correct, but the tuning is actually something you can do pretty easily (drop both e's to d's) and I still think it sounds pretty good after you play with it a little bit.

    EDIT: Actually, I'm pretty sure this is the one I used.

    http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/g/goo_g...stic-tab.shtml
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    i don't play, but i am a big fan of acoustic guitars. A couple of my favorite acoustic artists are Antoine Dufour and Andy McKee

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    Quote Originally Posted by spicyMSP
    i don't play, but i am a big fan of acoustic guitars. A couple of my favorite acoustic artists are Antoine Dufour and Andy McKee
    Andy McKee is sick. I love "drifting." Reps for you sir

    Check out Don Ross and Keller Williams if you haven't already. Both are incredible on acoustic, and I don't know about Don Ross, but Keller puts on one hell of a live show.

    Also, just in case you've never stumbled across this video, this has got to be one of the most impressive displays of acoustic guitar prowess I've ever seen.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGMhQnrKzTg
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deke
    Andy McKee is sick. I love "drifting." Reps for you sir

    Check out Don Ross and Keller Williams if you haven't already. Both are incredible on acoustic, and I don't know about Don Ross, but Keller puts on one hell of a live show.

    Also, just in case you've never stumbled across this video, this has got to be one of the most impressive displays of acoustic guitar prowess I've ever seen.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGMhQnrKzTg
    Wow! i've heard about air taping on a guitar, but that was incredible. Thanks man, i've got a new one to listen to.

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