Songs for an acoustic duo

bermudianbrit

Hi all,

So a friend and I are setting up an acoustic duo. We're both solid intermediate players - he likes the banging rhythm and I like to live above the fifth fret, so we play well together. I have another career, but want to be able to just take out the acoustic, play a few gigs and have fun doing it, though I do enjoy some of the more technical stuff too.
So: what are all those songs acoustic guys need to know? Also I am a reasonable banjo player and would love to be able to incorporate that into a few songs too.

Recommendations welcome

Winny_Pooh

Pop, rock or folk?

richardhomer

'Two of Us' by The Beatles

bermudianbrit

a  bit of all the above. we play everything from hotel california to Passenger to Irish depending on the mood.

ICBM

Anything where a well-known song can be stripped down to recognisable elements that can be played on a guitar. There are really no guitar instrumentals which the average punter will recognise, with the exception of some Shadows and Ventures tunes, so there's very little point in playing the rest.

This pair always inspire me .

BigLicks67

To be honest if I heard someone doing an acoustic instrumental version of Hotel California I'd probably walk out (I assume neither of you are singing). When I think of acoustic guitar instrumental with lead and rhythm I think of things like this



or this excuse the dodgy suits : >

bermudianbrit

um for the record we are singing we're not talking about doing a totally instrumental gig in a pub haha that would be suicide.

Lewy

bermudianbrit said:

Also I am a reasonable banjo player and would love to be able to incorporate that into a few songs too.

Well then you already know one tune you won't get away without playing if you're toting a banjo and a guitar in a pub.....

bermudianbrit

 :)oh god.

Bidley

I'm in a couple of acoustic duos, and to be honest the only limiting factors are the range of your voices. You can take any recognisable song and strip it down and rework it, as ICBM says. If you have a more creative outlook, the world is your oyster.

proggy

Wish You Were Here - Floyd
Gallows Pole - Zeppelin (banjo)

Tangerine - Zeppelin

bermudianbrit

a few nice ones in there thanks.

daveww

We've got an acoustic 4 piece band.  A few of the songs that might suit a 2 piece

Angie - Stones
Candy - Paulo Nuttini
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
More Than Words - Extreme
Muddy Water Blues - Paul Rogders
While my Guitar Gently Weeps - Beatles
Hotel California - Acoustic (from Hell Freezes Over)
Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out - Clapton
Run - Snow Patrol