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He actually rarely does solos, bridges yes, solos no. However, believe it or not, I actually do agree with you. Billie doesn't play anything super difficult, but he usually takes simple chord progressions and adds in some bridges, hammer ons, etc. And he plays very, very tight. So basically, what he plays, he plays very, very well.

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R.I.P. GD in the studio thread.

Usually, GD songs have a very fast BPM, so that may be difficult if strumming is giving you a problem. Alot of GD songs, more the earlier ones, are mostly down strokes, so that makes it easier. Brain Stew is probably their easiest song to play. I play it at 75, so that is pretty slow. Also, maybe a song with more picking than strumming. Good Riddance or Brutal Love are good ones to try. Stay away from something like Minority. It has picking and fast strumming and odd strum patterns. I think it is one of their more difficult songs to play.

And then Hitchin' A Ride is basically Brain Stew played a bit differently so that helps.

Brain Stew is a no brainer. I was able to play it just fine after doing many shots.

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Yep. Because of this I also believe that Green Day songs are the best for beginners on electric guitar. As you said, Billie's playing is based in simplicity but he adds in some other things like hammer-ons which makes his songs easy to play but very educational for beginners.

Yeah, if my playing was as tight as his I'd be over the moon.

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Here you go. This was the video on the main stage. it was played 2-3 times between Janes addiction and RHCP http://sendvid.com/l1ows57e

Yes it was. It was highlights they played it multiple times

I agree, He plays tight and very musically. He has such a great ear for phrasing, tone, dynamics, melodic arc. So while the notes may seem simple, he's doing all the little nuanced things in his playing (and when he plays piano, too) that gifted musicians do, even when they study classical music. Studying and playing music is so much more than simply playing the notes fast.

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They forgot Dimebag Darrel I think Billie as a guitarist is pretty much underrated and even being a Punk/Alternative guitarist he makes really good solos and bridges in GD songs.

He obviously has dedicated his entire life to being Billie and it's scary but even though it's sad and on top of it I'm gay, I'm still highly attracted.

I just bought the Waiting single on Amazon today for a penny! Had to pay $3.99 for shipping

A cool AI era themed jewelry box. The seller even sent a really sweet thank you card with a hand drawn heart grenade on it. Would post a pic but i dunno how. Haha

Does anyone know if this image of the eagle is available as a sticker anywhere?

I just found this on Tumblr.