Comments on: 12 Songs for 12 Strings

By: Greg M

Greg M — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:45:35 +0000

Rod Stewart’s Wear It Well too

By: Alan Hebditch

Alan Hebditch — Sun, 19 May 2019 11:38:27 +0000

“When You Walk In The Room”, by The Searchers, always comes to mind first for me.

By: Gregg McCabe

Gregg McCabe — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:13:19 +0000

“Question” by the Moody Blues

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 22:08:55 +0000

I can’t believe no one has mentioned “Question” by the Moody Blues!

By: Guy Cappa

Guy Cappa — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 03:00:27 +0000

Nice list. I recently bought a 12 string DanElectro and in my early 50s, this is the first time I’ve played an electric 12 string for any significant amount of time. One song that I’ve played my entire life that is a COMPLETELY different experience on the 12 string is Can’t Explain by The Who. It’s so immensely satisfying to play it right.

By: Mal-2

Mal-2 — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:56:43 +0000

I looked up this list because I have made my own guitar VST, which includes a 12-string mode. I ended up using the first 25 seconds or so of “Closer to the Heart”, just the guitar part.

My Bandcamp featuring demos of this new VST is in the Website link. From there, you can find the link to the VST itself if you want it.

By: Tim Dunkerley

Tim Dunkerley — Sat, 19 May 2018 15:09:50 +0000

“There she goes” The La ‘s“
“Waterfall” The Stone Roses
“Friday I’m in love” The Cure

By: Ken Ferber

Ken Ferber — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:10:48 +0000

Hey

By: Ken Ferber

Ken Ferber — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:10:14 +0000

Livin’ Life By the Drop – Stevie Ray Vaughn

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:47:26 +0000

Damn Good on David Lee Roth’s Skyscraper album is also worth a listen. Awesome 12 string sound

By: Psychedelic Lizard

Psychedelic Lizard — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 03:53:12 +0000

Also It’s Alright by Jefferson Airplane has a pretty rad 12 String solo.

By: Psychedelic Lizard

Psychedelic Lizard — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 03:52:27 +0000

@Dave Achelis looking at the Eastwood’s, it looks like the bottom one has that configuration. I’m surprised Rickenbacker didn’t sue the s**t out of them for that headstock.

By: Mark Cudworth

Mark Cudworth — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:08:14 +0000

‘The One I Love’ by R.E.M. has a great and memorable riff…big bonus! Easy enough to play!

By: Larry Minton

Larry Minton — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:23:30 +0000

Byrds “Turn, Turn, Turn” and “8 Miles High,” Hendrix “Watchtower,” Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven, Monkees “Last Train to Clarksville,” Simon & Garfunkel “Hazy Shade of Winter,” We Five “You Were on My Mind”

By: Carter

Carter — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:12:58 +0000

Rod Stewart’s Every Picture Tells a Story and
of course Vaseline Machine Gun by Leo Kotke.

By: Dave Achelis

Dave Achelis — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:41:44 +0000

While Eastwood 12s are great guitars, don’t forget Ricks have the heavier string in front of the lighter, reverse from what is normal

By: Rob Roberge

Rob Roberge — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:42:08 +0000

Great article. Though any great 12 String tunes could easily have The Replacements “I Will Dare.” Though you can’t fit them all, and this is a great list. I’m pretty certain there’s one miss here–“Wild Horses” actually (according to Keith) doesn’t have a 12 string on it, but a 6 string tuned to Nashville Tuning, which makes a 6 sound like a 12 in the mix. I could be wrong, but I’m pretty certain this is correct (as I said, according to interviews I’ve read with Richards).
But/and, this is a GREAT piece. Thank you!

By: Pierre-Yves

Pierre-Yves — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:23:54 +0000

David Bowie’s Space Oddity + Starman
The Doors’ Love Her Madly
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Life by the Drop

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:01:48 +0000

Stevie Ray Vaughan on MTV Unplugged doing Pride and Joy. Brilliant. +1 for Wild Horses too …

By: Johnny B

Johnny B — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 04:50:09 +0000

Great article. Ticket to Ride was my epiphany song, Got me into this whole rock and roll thing.

Got to include Queen’s “39” – great, and great fun to play.

By: Bart Martens

Bart Martens — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 21:33:13 +0000

Superb article written by a passionate of this magnificent instrument.

Thans
Bart Belgium

By: James Parker

James Parker — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 03:07:15 +0000

I would add a slightly more “recent” addition, that being Zak Wylde on Ozzies’, “Mama I’m comin home”, which superbly illustrates how a) a 12-string can transform the simplest riff into something magical, and b) how anemic that same riff would sound on a regular 6-string…

By: Bill Lepard

Bill Lepard — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 05:00:14 +0000

Lest we forget, as far as “pop” music is concerned The Rooftop Singers gave us “Walk Right In” back during the sixties folk explosion. Two guys, one left-handed and one right-handed facing each other playing two thundering-great Martin 12 string acoustics with the mic between them. It may have been more thunder than jangle but it was unmistakably the sound of the twelve and it took up residence in my skull, never to leave 🙂