10 Insanely Fun Acoustic Songs You Must Learn Now

[@grievouserror]

I started off mistakenly watching this at my default non-musical-video speed of 1.25x and thought, "Wow! Mark's on *fire* with this one." Blessedly, after I realized my error you still sounded great. Thank for another one, Mark. Great choices and at least a few of them seem doable for me.

[@CthulhuInc]

very nice hearing some of those classics in this video, mark! moody blues, mamas and papas, and of course, zeppelin!

[@jamesfrancisco3130]

Wonderful! Really enjoyed this video Mark! Sorry I haven't been able to watch 'em much, lately! But you're still doing a super job!

[@ffggddss]

Solid choices, all. And all nicely done! 60's music is kinda my home base; it's when I transitioned from classical to pop. I knew about half of these; Hazy Shade of Winter I do a little differently, but I like your arrangement and will have to learn it now :-) Thanks, Mark! Fred

[@8MinuteAxe]

Hey Fred. I was going to say long time no talk but that's on me. I haven't been able to answer comments lately and I'm just not willing to automate the most important aspect of the whole thing. I was having trouble with fretting after an open note and getting some buzz. My arrangement is a matter of necessity. :)

[@jim3041]

Great video, Mark. You set the bar really high for YT guitar influencers!

[@peterregan5818]

Oustanding as usual. Thanks for putting so much effort into these superb videos!

[@stankruger6823]

great performances as usual. excellent representation of the 60s rock scene too.

[@NDFlyFisher]

Fabulous choices. Inspired me to learn Oh, Pretty Woman. A song I’ve always loved but never learned. Great video Mark. Thanks!

[@sandrataylor51]

Another good selection Mark, we played as usual 🎸🎸🎸🙂🙂🙂

[@55TeleMark]

Excellent, again!

[@googleboy7]

I'll speak for them. I bought two and another two for my son. They are great! I don't worry about dropping my guitars anymore. Thanks for your innovation. Shalom/ggw

[@8MinuteAxe]

That's great. I really do appreciate that and I'm glad I could make a positive contribution to something. Mark

[@bradleymonroemusic4688]

Amazing! I will always enjoy the song Walk Right In.

[@grievouserror]

That's one that grabbed me when I first heard it as a child and has never quite let go.

[@bobshomewoodshop7996]

Mark: I loved every selection. There is something about Pinball Wizard that gets to me every time. I think Paul Simon is one of the most underrated guitarists of my generation, so I enjoyed Hazy Shade of Winter. He also performed Anji on one of the early Simon and Garfunkle albums, and it has always fascinated me. One of these days I have to get around to learning Walk Right In on the 12-string.

[@jimkelehan1366]

I really enjoyed this one Mark. It gives me more to learn.

[@JohnstownJohnny]

Another great one! 😂🎉🤠

[@carlomaletti4284]

One better than the other. What a pleasure! Grazie.

[@8MinuteAxe]

Hey Carlo. I really appreciate that. My family is from Abruzzo. I've never been but my wife and I are starting to talk about it. Thanks so much for the kind words. Mark

[@charlesmanthy9697]

There are a few in there that I had forgotten about, thanks Mark!

[@donlittlejones3925]

Very glad you got Walk Right In on the list Mark.✌️.

[@blakewilliams3702]

Excellent choices! I listened without watching and recognized them all except one (Space Oddity). Great stuff, Mark. Thanks.

[@dh2970]

Hard core 60's style rockin' on an acoustic!! Hard to beat, thanks!!!!

[@stevesebald6797]

Tommy was the album that got me wanting to play the acoustic guitar! Rock on! 🤘😎🎸

[@8MinuteAxe]

I LOVE Tommy. I like it better than Who's Next. Much better that Quad. Great stuff. Great production. Great performances. Music will never be like that again. sucks. ")

[@achaarpickler]

Good to see Anji mentioned here.

[@8MinuteAxe]

It was a last minute addition. I wanted to represent the folk movement without playing a song that went G C D. :). I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Have a great week. Mark

[@pearl672]

Great job. Another excellent video.

[@8MinuteAxe]

Very much appreciated. I've been terrible with the comments lately. I'm going to recommit. Thanks for the support. Know that it is appreciated. Take care and be well. Mark

[@mstack1949]

Hey Mark - those are really great - I mean REALLY GREAT!

[@MarthaKadas]

Love all of these!

[@8MinuteAxe]

Thanks so much. I really do appreciate the support. Mark

[@kevinhowey4286]

How fun. Some of these I had not played in years!!! Others never played.

[@thomasvernier8506]

Very good, thanks Mark!

[@marcodegiorgiomusic]

Excellent... Have a nice evening!

[@freesk8]

Great songs! Thanks! I play about half of these, just not nearly as well! :)

[@8MinuteAxe]

I'm glad you enjoyed the songs Zach! Remember, slow practice makes perfect. :)

[@jamesraymondsmith]

What a great video thanks for posting

[@8MinuteAxe]

Thanks for the kind words James. I sincerely appreciate it. I hope you enjoy the rest of your week. Please take care and be well. Mark

[@ambroseharper8316]

Good choices 😊

[@8MinuteAxe]

Thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoyed them and I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Mark

[@bsaj1]

Interesting selection. Sends me back to my holidays then. Btw your Anji is the Jansch variation copied by Simon. Thanks as ever. Graham stopped playing it after Anji died...

[@8MinuteAxe]

I used to play it how Jansch played it but about five months ago I read that it used to be a right of passage for young folk players and since I was I wanted to represent that aspect of the 60s and I hadn't played it in years, I just made it my own in one take. I don't believe any of the versions you mention has the 6ths in it. I should have taken the time to do it justice. Thanks for the positivity. Much appreciated. Mark

[@100Aces]

I did actually consider subscribing!

[@seanmiller7187]

Anji is a cool one. I don't think I have heard that one before.

[@8MinuteAxe]

Hey Sean. The song was written by a British folk musician named Davy Graham. It was most famously covered by Paul Simon and Bert Jansch. I'm glad you like it. Take care. Mark

[@vintagethrifter2114]

Led Zeppelin's 'Babe, I'm Going to Leave You' was covered by Great White during a performance of MTV Unplugged. It was a really good cover. They've covered several Zeppelin's songs.

[@vintagethrifter2114]

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[@8MinuteAxe]

Ah, a band forever marred by the disaster at the Station.

[@rockothepig]

And do an insanely good job at it

[@DjmcSteve]

Nice

[@Yougotadollar]

Awesome

[@amandadavidson6228]

awesome songs

[@vintagethrifter2114]

It's nice to see 'Hazy Shade Of Winter'. Where do you rank Paul Simon as a guitar player? He's an accomplished writer and performer but he gets buried by his own songs. People forget that he writes and plays them himself. Billy Joel gets more credit on the piano than a lot of the acoustic guitar players from the 1960s and 1970s do for preforming their own music. Have you thought about doing a video on them and ranking them based off of your opinion as to their playing style and ability? Some of the ones you could include could be: Paul Simon Paul Stookey John Denver Neil Diamond Gordon Lightfoot Roy Clark Joan Baez Janis Ian Lobo Don McLean Harry Chapin Cat Stevens And a lot of others.

[@8MinuteAxe]

It's interesting that you mention a lot of these players. I thought about including songs by many of them. Paul Simon is a great guitar player as are most of the players on the list. I would say on this list Roy Clark is in a league of his own. I'm still trying to reconcile the fact that the guy that I grew up knowing only as the truck driver in Smokey in the Bandit is one of the great guitar players of all time. :)

[@vintagethrifter2114]

@@8MinuteAxe Paul Williams played Little Enos, the short sidekick in the cowboy hat. He wrote a lot of hits for other people, particularly Three Dog Night, The Carpenters and Helen Reddy. He wrote everything from 'Just an Old Fashioned Love Song' by Three Dog Night to 'Rainbow Connection' by Kermit the Frog.

[@freesk8]

Didn't Simon and Garfunkel also play the piece you credit to David Graham? Anji? I've been wracking my brain, and can't remember the S&G title?

[@freesk8]

Found it! It's on the Sounds of Silence album. Last track on the 2nd side. I listened to this a lot in the early '80's! Had no idea it was by David Graham! Thanks! :)

[@8MinuteAxe]

Paul Simon covered it on Sounds of Silence. Same title. :)

[@8MinuteAxe]

nice work. you beat me to it. Mark

[@yellowcat1310]

man i just missed it

[@Jonny-Saurus-Wrecks]

Hey, Mark. I've been forgetting to sign up for the Vangoa package giveaway, and that makes me sad. Is this how you do It? Leave a comment? Ok, to the meat of the comment: Led Zeppelin's Jimmy; Beatles' John, Paul and George: David Gilmour; Jimi, sometimes, and my personal favorite, Alex Lifeson; and of course the master of the 12 - Leo Kottke, all took the listener/wannabe player/pro - twelver to new heights of the Tower of Sound. And you can play them all. Good job. Love the channel, and maybe you can start another channel. Maybe, lessee . . . 12 Minute Axe? Good day to you, Sir, and I wish you and yours the very best. P.S. Eff Don H.

[@8MinuteAxe]

You're entered for this month! I saw Leo last year in Atlanta. He can't play the 12 anymore. I really appreciate the kind words. Have a great evening. Mark

[@abrahamtomahawk]

Just goes to show that songs don't need to be complicated to be fun.

[@mcmotohistory8770]

If these are acoustic songs why are you playing over backing tracks? Kinda defeats the purpose.

[@carlomaletti4284]

Why? Just because a song is played with an acoustic guitar it doesn’t mean other instruments should be silenced.

[@8MinuteAxe]

They are mostly the original backing tracks of the songs so it's hard to argue that they don't go with the song since...well...they are the song. Most of my acoustic videos don't include backing tracks but I like to mix it up. Now if it said, unplugged, it would be a bit contradictory. I have an entire series where I play all of the instruments on the 12 string, piano, bass, guitar parts, etc. no drums.

[@swk38]

i bet you are fun at parties

[@8MinuteAxe]

Before I quit drinking, I was everybody's worst nightmare at parties. :)

[@swk38]

@@8MinuteAxe sounds about right lol, i was there too