What’s the first song you learned to play?

[WallyY]

One of These Nights by the Eagles.
It was terrible. My instructor when I was 13 years old told me to play it straight, but I came back with it properly learned with triplets on hihat. He scolded me for not learning it the way he told me to.
I lost faith in the guy and dropped out of the lessons.
I wish I stuck to it because he as teaching me reading, and I was happy learning out of the book.

 

[belairien]

Like a Stone - Audioslave

Learned it the first day of playing

 

[ineedaclutch]

I don’t remember exactly, but the first two albums I played along to soooo many times were:

Pantera- 101 Proof Live
Sublime- 40oz to Freedom

I was playing jazz in school before these two.

 

[satisfiedwimp]

If life is so short~ The Moffatts

(This song is really for beginners )

 

[felonious69]

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

You went for stamina!

 

[felonious69]

Although I am still just now starting out. and since TV themes were mentioned I gotta say I always liked 5-0, Hogan's heroes and Barney Miller themes (On drums and other instruments as well).
Really wanna get that Barney Miller on EVERYTHING!

 

[felonious69]

Remember Mary Had a Little Lamb by Wings?

Or SRV!

 

[Yamaha Rider]

Or SRV!

SRV?

 

[felonious69]

SRV?

Stevie Ray Vaughan Mary Had a Little Lamb

 

[SomeBadDrummer]

Or SRV!

Double trouble had it going on!

 

[felonious69]

Or SRV!

I never knew wings did that! Just looked it up while on lunch break.

 

[Jeremy Bender]

The Actor- The Moody Blues

 

[pgm554]

Ventures or phish?

Hal Lenard marching band stuff.

 

[bigbang]

Free - All right now
i remember it well , cause that fill coming out of the guitar solo and back into the comp just blew me away. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. lol

 

[MntnMan62]

I think the first tune I learned from my first drum teacher was Norwegian Wood off of Buddy Rich's album Big Swing Face.

 

[Bozozoid]

Whoa: this question really took me on a trip down memory lane. My mind went into overdrive trying to think!. Great question. I could only take an educated guess after sitting here. I'm thinking cinnamon girl but it's foggy.

 

[Stroman]

On the drum kit, I believe it was Paul Revere and the Raiders - 'Just Like Me.' Clearly, it's been a day or two...

 

[Justinhub2003]

I was 13 and learned to play the songs that my friends knew how to play on guitar.

So for me it was a rough version of Gloria by The Doors.

Then keep on rockin in the free world

Then Down by the River

 

[Captain Bash]

Blimey, some of your first songs were far more technically challenging than mine. Me and two mates (bass, guitar, drums ) learnt to play the “ A Forrest” by The Cure. Pretty much a straight 4/4 beat with minor dynamic shifts and occasional crash. Lesson learnt, fills stop people dancing, stay out the way of the vocal, play steady time / feel for 4 minutes straight.

 

[Grampz]

For my first songs I have started to learn Iron Maiden - “Hallowed Be Thy Name” Metallica - “Sad but True” Black Sabbath - “War Pigs”