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'Go To Song' when jamming with new band

VoodooChildVoodooChild
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Hey ya'll... just wondering what songs a lot you guys use when jumping on stage with a band you've never played with before. I assume the best songs would be ones that lean towards the simple side - not too many chords or changes - and ones that can be jammed on to swap leads back and forth with different members of the band. And obviously ones that most people would know.

Just curious to see what some of your 'Go To Songs' are.

Although I've never really been in the situation (live anyway - which is what I'm thinking), here's the first few that would pop into my head:

Hey Joe - Hendrix
Cocaine - Clapton
Rockin in the Free World - Neil Young
Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band


I've been meaning to put together a list of 'Go To' songs for both playing with a full band and acoustic for quite sometime. Hopefully we can share some good ideas in this thread.
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  • iliaceiliace
    I've always found it easier to jam over simple progressions, for purpose of swapping leads back and forth. I've played in quite a few bands, and even though many covers have been recycled, a lot of times you end up doing it different with one band or another, so it could get confusing.

    That said, two that come to mind out of my current band's repertoire are I Love Rock'n Roll when crowd participation may be desired, and Heartbreaker (Pat Benatar) which has a guitar solo at the end, so a good opportunity to trade licks.
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  • guitar3456guitar3456
    Stones tunes

    Georgia Sattellites- keep your hands to yourself

    Any ZZ top tunes are usually safe

    Beatles- Saw her standing there

    Plenty of Skynyrd tunes

    Aerosmith- Toys in the attic

    Doobie Bros- China Grove

    Zep- Rock and Roll

    Argent- Hold your head up

    twisted Sister- we're not gonna take it

    Quiet Riot- Bang your head (metal health)

    Poison- Nothin but a good time, Every Rose

    Alice in Chains- Man in a box

    Journey- Stone in love

    Billy Squier- Everybody wants you

    Billy Idol- Money Money

    Lou Reed- Sweet Jane (without the intro)

    Tom Petty- Free fallin
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  • gtausgtaus
    Great idea for a thread topic. As for my band, we are usually approached by a musician requesting a blues progression in the key of E, for example, and then we just hit them with a Stevie Ray Vaughan song like Pride and Joy.

    We usually just show guys our set list (with our alternative songs listed, too), and if they know a song (and we know they can play) then most of the guys are happy to play along with a song that the band already knows.

    But I'm liking the suggestions offered up by others and building up my list of \"go-to\" songs.
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  • Tal RulesTal Rules
    When playing with horns never call a \"Blues in E\"..And if you're the guitarist and the horn player is calling the tunes, you'll be there till hell freezes over for a \"Blues in E\"... :lol:

    Guess the greatest gap filler gendre, is \"Blues\" and more than likely in the key of Bb when playing with horns. Rockers, Jazzers, Country, Swing, Gypsy, in other words about 99% of all musicians (Horns, bass, vibes, piano, organ, violin..Etc..) can play a blues. Seems to be a pretty cool meeting place for all types of musicians, regardless of gendre or instrument.
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