How many songs can you learn in one day?

[Philly Q]

Oh god, I'm even worse with notation - can't read music and although (of course) I can follow tab it takes me ages to work out a comfortable/logical way to finger it.  At least when you pick up something by ear you automatically use a fingering which feels natural to you.

But I was assuming we were talking about learning stuff by ear - when you read about these revolving-door guys joining LA Guns or Adler's Appetite (or whoever) and learning all the songs in a couple of days, I assume it's all done by listening to the CDs and jamming with the other musicians.

(If Steven Adler does call trying to replace this week's lineup, tell him I'm out  :roll: )

[dave_mc]

is it allowed to be "close enough"?

you know, you don't fit all the wee intricate links into the verse riffs etc., but you're playing the right chords etc., so it'd be good enough to wing it (if it weren't being recorded, for example)....

assuming "close enough", i guess somewhere between 5-10, at poison/ac/dc level of difficulty (no jazz chords, minor pentatonic solos, etc.)

[Bird]

is it allowed to be "close enough"?

you know, you don't fit all the wee intricate links into the verse riffs etc., but you're playing the right chords etc., so it'd be good enough to wing it (if it weren't being recorded, for example)....

assuming "close enough", i guess somewhere between 5-10, at poison/ac/dc level of difficulty (no jazz chords, minor pentatonic solos, etc.)

The number of songs you think you can learn can be "close enough"  :)

[blue]

well, the way i work, i'd completely fail to learn any of the songs, and somehow forget how to play something i already knew.  but i might come up with one or two cool new riffs in the middle of it all, so that's alright  

a covers band guitarist i am not  :roll:

[noodleplugerine]

The thing about mass learning songs, is if you don't play them everyday - You forget them very quickly.

I'm still amazed I can play the Stairway solo after 3 years of not playing it.