My favorite thing about this dude is that he gets to the point and doesn’t have a bunch of crap fluff talk making the videos unnecessarily long. Good on ya
YES. OMG, when you open a video to see a list or find some instructions for something and get 15 minutes of what you were thinking about when you first decided to begin collecting them or something...
20 Free Fallin' Tom Petty 19 Cat's in the Cradle Harry Chapin 18 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel 17 Time in a Bottle Jim Croce 16 I Stay Away Alice in Chains 15 Pinball Wizard The Who 14 Crazy on You Heart 13 Fire and Pain James Taylor 12 Here Comes the Sun The Beatles 11 Roundabout Yes 10 Scarborough Fair Simon & Garfunkel 9 Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You Led Zeppelin 8 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 7 Closer to the Heart Rush 6 Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin 5 More than a Feeling Boston 4 Norwegian Wood Beatles 3 Angie Rolling Stones 2 Hotel California Eagles 1 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin Thank you, Rick. You play so well, are very knowledgeable and a great teacher. God bless you.
@@gregdeweese2784 If her's is the only intro I can't play, she has to be my number one pick. Otherwise I'm disrespecting her by slotting her behind someone whose intro I can play.
Peace Train by Cat Stevens. The acoustic intro to Dogs by Pink Floyd. Every Picture Tells a Story by Rod Stewart. Sister Golden Hair by America. Show Me the Way by Peter Frampton.
00:46 (20) Free Fallin - Tom Petty 01:15 (19) Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin 01:39 (18) Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 01:57 (17) Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce 02:29 (16) Stay Away - Alice in Chains 03:06 (15) Pinball Wizard - The Who 03:54 (14) Crazy on You - Heart 04:34 (13) Fire and Rain - James Taylor 05:01 (12) Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles 05:30 (11) Roundabout - Yes 06:03 (10) Scarborough Fair - Simon and Garfunkel 06:30 (9) Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin 07:25 (8) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 08:13 (7) Closer to the Heart - Rush 08:47 (6) Over the Hills and Far Away - Led Zeppelin 09:28 (5) More than a Feeling - Boston 09:55 (4) Norwegian Wood - The Beatles 10:24 (3) Angie - The Rolling Stones 10:51 (2) Hotel C*lifori@ - The E@gles 13:00 (1) Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin Honourable Mentions: 00:19 Landslide - Fleetwood Mac 11:26 Seasons - Chris Cornell 12:12 Hitch a Ride - Boston 12:31 Crash into me - Dave Matthews
Even Eddie Van Halen admired her skill as an acoustic guitarist. She in fact gave him his first acoustic guitar and he called her the next day to play what he had come up with over the phone. The woman can indeed play.
@@kentstallard6512. . . Have you not looked around these past three decades - or more?.. “Yes” to and for the (words - let us not forget the words) the music .
0:18 Not on list. Fleetwood Mac - Landslide 0:36 #20 Tom Petty - Free Fallin' 1:13 #19 Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle 1:32 #18 Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill 1:57 #17 Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle 2:18 #16 Alice in Chains - I Stay Away 2:58 #15 The Who - Pinball Wizard 3:41 #14 Heart - Crazy on You 4:23 #13 James Taylor - Fire and Rain 4:50 #12 The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun 5:17 #11 Yes - Roundabout 5:59 #10 Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair/Canticle 6:25 #9 Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 7:17 #8 Pink Floyd - Wish you Were Here 8:02 #7 Rush - Closer to the Heart 8:38 #6 Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away 9:18 #5 Boston - More Than a Feeling 9:48 #4 The Beatles - Norwegian Wood 10:14 #3 The Rolling Stones - Angie 10:44 #2 The Eagles - Hotel California 12:54 #1 Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven Honourable mentions 11:26 Chris Cornell - Seasons 12:13 Boston - Hitch a Ride 12:31 Dave Matthews - Crash into me
The fact that Universal Music Group *will* take this clearly educational video down if it dares mention the name of their copyrighted material shows that our laws have gone insane.
It's not even our copyright laws (which are insane in their own way). This is TH-cam's method of enforcement of their rules, which is a whole other clusterfuck.
It's just an abuse of the system. He could actually play part of it, but if UMG flags it, TH-cam will take it down until it can be ruled "fair use," which it undoubtedly would be ruled. However, I don't blame Rick for not wanting to go through all of that. So, in a way, you can blame TH-cam.
@@lukeschannel2983 it's because the sheer volume of content on TH-cam prevents actual intelligent analysis of the context of every piece of use. So instead they use a computer algorithm to just find instances of copyrighted audio or video and auto flag. Basically, they're using a better-safe-than-sorry technique so they don't get sued by the record labels and individual users don't have as much muscle to push them around and actually get the laws enforced as they should be.
20. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty (0:49) 19. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin (1:21) 18. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel (1:40) 17. Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce (2:05) 16. I Stay Away - Alice In Chains (2:30) 15. Pinball Wizard - The Who (3:08) 14. Crazy On You - Heart (3:54) 13. Fire And Rain - James Taylor (4:35) 12. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles (5:02) 11. Roundabout - Yes (5:31) 10. Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon and Garfunkel (6:07) 9. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin (6:30) 8. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (7:24) 7. Closer To The Heart - Rush (8:13) 6. Over The Hills And Far Away - Led Zeppelin (8:47) 5. More Than A Feeling - Boston (9:28) 4. Norwegian Wood - The Beatles (9:56) 3. Angie - The Rolling Stones (10:24) 2. Hotel California - Eagles (10:43) 1. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin (13:00) [Honorable Mentions] Seasons - Chris Cornell (11:27) Hitch A Ride - Boston (12:13) Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews (12:32)
Great list, other songs to consider: From the Beginning - ELP Old Man - Neil Young Mama, I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne Neil Young - Old Man Classical Gas - Mason Williams La Villa Strangiato - Rush Sweet Judy Blue Eyes - CSN Hear My Train A Comin' - Jimi Hendrix Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith Patience - Guns n Roses Ventura Highway - America Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi Nothing Else Matters - Metallica The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel Any Major Dude Will Tell You - Steely Dan Life by the Drop - Stevie Ray Vaughan Dee - Randy Rhoads The Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young I'd Love to Change the World - Ten Years After California Dreamin' - Mamas and the Papas Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano (Cover) A Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel Operator [That's Not The Way It Feels] - Jim Croce Love Song (Intro) - Tesla Shooting Star - Bad Company Thick as a Brick (Pt. 1) - Jethro Tull Trees - Rush
@@stevelau5715 Johnny B. Goode is played on electric guitar and last I checked, Jimi Hendrix was a black guy. Use your brain and try reading before throwing out the race card.
Yep the 60’s and 70’s. I’ll go ahead and say it. “Today’s music is NOTHING compared to the 70’s. What we have now is a digital wasteland, for the last 20 years or so. Listen to virtually all of the music now; there really are no music instruments in most of it, and really no vocals to speak of. No harmonizing, none of that. We did not know how good we had it back in the 60s and 70s, and how rich that period was.”
A couple of others: Amie - Pure Prairie League Shape of My Heart - Sting/Dominic Miller Beginnings - Chicago Little Guitars - Van Halen Peace of Mind - Boston Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits And while Stairway to Heaven has a very recognizable intro, of course, not sure why it was included on this list when the intro is the same as the riff that's played throughout the song, akin to Landslide.
Though I agree with the sentiment, never going back again doesn't really have an intro, which is what this video is about. The pattern in NGBA is repeated through the song.
@@SaharaReads again, I agree with the sentiment, but as you know, since you are learning it. There really is no "intro". The beginning is the meat of the song I have a home studio, when I learned NGBA I sooo wanted to buy an acousticl bass and track that song the trick to it is getting the drone bass line down on guitar. Kind of like Dust in the Wind. So many guitar players ignore the drone bass line.
I don't know if it meets Rick's criteria, but the acoustic intro to Joan Baez's "Diamonds and Rust" always gets to me. It creates a mood that fits the bittersweet memories of her time with Dylan.
"Wish you were here" still tears me up, it came on the radio several times when I had a hour and a half drive to see if my father had passed away in the night...he had.
The day after my father passed away Time by Pink Floyd came on the radio, Pink Floyd were our favourite band... I played Wish You Were Here at his funeral, but Time really got to me because he died from alcohol abuse, he went from being clean just to wasting his life away... Time stops for no one, always say goodbye.
everything he, and everyone else said here is so cool! and not even all of it is mentioned! a lot of these i can recognize with the tempo, or the first 2, 3 tones, notes! (listen to them for 40+ years!)
@@jamiekunz3761 so why are you even commenting? Stop jockin this dude. With your logic this guy shouldn’t even make lists, because it’s not his music. Those musicians are “super talented.” He criticizes on this channel, so it’s open season.
Sucks that the Eagles are so damn protective of their songs that they won't even let you say the names of them much less play them. They're just hurting _themselves_ in the long run.
There seems to be a part of story about bands taking down videos that I am missing. Sure, I get that the use of material thatbis copyrighted is how the owners of that copyright makes money. But technology has created more and better ways to get music out for people to hear and appreciate it. Since online music began, there has been bitching from some artists about how they are being unfairly taken from. What I have yet to hear from say, Don Henley, is what do you want? What would make take for you to be alright with Rick Beato to strum a couple chords or play a few licks from a song that made you wealthier than most people could ever dream? Its not like this channel uses original recording or copyrighted material. If Mr. Henley who seems to be the guy most out in front on this, why is it that he carries on about being taken from, and the only solution is to stop You Tube and the like from doing this. Certainly there must be an option besides scorched earth he could propose and not wreck things. Maybe not. But someone should definately ask him. Put him on the spot. What do you want? I saw a documentary one time where David Geffin called him simply a malcontent. He should want his music celebrated. The alternative is his work will become less and less heard. If his attitude is pay me or bite me....that should be exposed as well.
Great clip. Sweet Home Alabama, or was that outside your criteria? Not whining. Just asking. Thanks. Also, what about a possible double-hook intro, like Wish You Were Here?
Anybody else out there that could have sat through Ricks, "TOP 1,000 ACOUSTIC GUITAR INTROS OF ALL TIME" Ha! What a treat this was!! As always, thanx Rick!
@Liberty AboveAllElse It feels good to hear that kind of childhood memories from you. I had the same experience back in school. Playing guitar after classes or breaktime was kind a like our routine 😄
Rick, I don't know you from Adam, just found this post by accident, but boy, did you make my day. Not only great choices, but the look of pure joy on your face talking about them made my week. For that dear Sir, I salute you.
When you see it in your head and feel it in your heart and bones you can truly capture the essence of a songs or songs. Rick, your playing is sublime. Your love of music and the artists who create is evident. Thank you
People are mentioning in the comments the songs they like and the songs Rick didn't put on the list, but I had to go through a whole lot of comments before someone commented on how awesome Rick plays. MAKE NO MISTAKE, RICK CAN REALLY, REALLY EFFIN PLAY!! This should not be overlooked..
I was expecting this song and disappointed it didn’t even get an HM. I love the story of how this song came into being, Livgren was trying to teach himself fingerpicking style when his wife mentioned she really liked the tune and it grew from there.
I want to thank you, Rick, from the bottom of my heart, for renewing my love of music. I can't listen to anything anymore without being able to find new things that I enjoy about it or recently discover! I can credit the friends I've had over the last 58 years to opening my ears to different artists and genres of music. Although we've never met, I consider you a friend for consistently and patiently helping me to rediscover my love of music.
Why would anyone seek legal retribution for someone actually performing copyrighted music (and not just playing a recording of it)? [Edit: I've now seen the clip of a recording. Still it's educational.]
Yes, let people pay tribute and learn. But, don’t blame the lawyers, they’re just the firearm. Someone else is pulling the trigger and someone else makes the laws.
If Rick is playing this intro, think about the publicity to go and stream the song. Artists should be proud to have their intros featured. 12.5mm views. You can't buy that kind of publicity.
My honorary mentions: • Dire Straits: Romeo and Juliet • Dire Straits: Where do you think you're going? • James Taylor: You've got a Friend • James Taylor: Carolina in my Mind • Extreme: More than Words • Garth Brooks: If Tomorrow never Comes (Short but a key element of the song) I was waiting for Dave Matthews and was happy you had it in the honorary mentions. :)
The Mamas And The Papas are widely acclaimed for their stunning vocals, as they should be. I feel that John Phillips’s songwriting, guitar playing, and most especially his arranging are vastly underrated.
Not a bad list overall, and I'm sure it was difficult boiling it down to just 20, and I love the fact you included Solsbury Hill and I Stay Away Some notable omissions: Little Suzi or Love Song - Tesla Patience - Guns N Roses Goin to California or Hey Hey What Can I Do? - Led Zepplin Blackbird - Beatles Name - Goo Goo Dolls Give a Little Bit - SuperTramp Maggie May - Rod Stewart Dust in the Wind - Kansas
The Animals guitarist, Hilton Valentine probably came up with the MOST iconic riff in the mid-1960's to the song "The House Of The Rising Sun." That guitar part made many kids in the 60's pick up and learn guitar. Hilton Valentine passed away in January 2021.
Not 100% familiar with the history of the tune, but did he write it himself or did it already exist from a prior version? I know there have been a thousand interpretations of the song over the years but I’m not aware of the actual originality of The Animals version.
Watching this multiple times gives me goosebumps and solidifies my assertion that being a teenager in the late 60's and early 70's was the best time for the creation of innovative music. Absolute classic stuff, thank you Rick for reminding me how lucky I am to have experienced that Era.
Awesome vid. Few others I think should be up there: "The Needle and the Damage Done" by Neil Young; "From the Beginning" by ELP; "Fade to Black" by Metallica; "Never Going Back Again" by Fleetwood Mac
J Monty Definitely, definitely “From The Beginning”, good call. And “Never Going Back Again” is crazy hard to play. God bless anyone who can do it justice.
This is a top 20 acoustic guitar introductions that weren't in the video, some must have been 1: Tesla - Love Song 2: The Doors - Spanish Caravan 3: White Lion - When The Children Cry 4: Warrant - Uncle Tom's Cabin 5: Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet 6: Kansas - Dust in the Wind 7: Eric Clapton - Tears in heaven 8: Metallica - Nothing else matters 9: Extreme - More than Words 10: Guns N' Roses - Patience 11: America - Ventura Highway 12: Edie Brickell - Circle 13: Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive 14: Metallica - Fade To Black 15: Bob marley - redemption song 16: Beatles - Across the universe 17: Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman 18: Skid Row - I Remember You 19: Sugar Ray - Every Morning 20: Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's
Interesting choice with Edie Brickell. Shooting rubberbands at the stars was a great album that faded quickly. It sold well but didn't seem to be lasting. Love song by Tesla is beautiful.
It's amazing. I'm not a young man. Anymore, I remember every one of these songs when they came out, I played them immediately. They all still bring tears to my eyes. Some things are just great. Some things are just GREAT
@@bryanm5233 BEE GEES FOREVER! DISCO WILL NEVER DIE!!! "Stayin Alive" is proof, even if they're all dead now. What about "love will keep us together" or "car wash"? Not all disco was bad, man. Just anything from Debbie Reynolds, and Sonny and Cher. Until she became a fembot and made that "Do you believe in life after love" with the robotic larynx.
The intro to Crazy On You has long been my favorite acoustic guitar riff. Rick may not have ranked it as his #1 pick, but I think it says something that it's the only one that he didn't even *try* to replicate.
Yeah, all of these intros are better than Hotel California's. That's the one I think Rick is weighting too heavily by how good the rest of the song is. The intro itself is good but frankly nothing truly special.
Thank you Mr. Beato for this free MasterClass! Absolutely sublime list. What I could really use, though, is a 12 hour video of you playing 12-string because you make that damn piece of wood SING
I've always rank Jim Croce untimely passing ( barely in his prime ) to be one of the greatest musical loss EVER...Imagine what great masterpieces he could've come up with if he had lived into a ripe old age?
@Rowan Melton So you really expected some kind of a scientific objective list? How the fuck would that even possible to measure in any way? It's self-evident if you're not an idiot that it's his list, what else would it be.
@@MrJuuberi Actually there could be a scientific objective list. See, the mind can only process so many vibrations at a time therefor some of the most simple melodies can release the most dopamine compared to someone trying to cram a bunch of notes together. So yes, it's completely measurable to someone who has the time. I don't expect someone who uses the word idiot to understand, maybe you should read a neurology book sometime.
Alex Defatte the genius behind “the importance of saying no,” which confuses the medulla oblongata’s function in the brain and the basics behind our body’s’ defense mechanisms, before tying them haphazardly to the very voluntary decisions like “saying no”. You’re underestimating how the brain can understand music by a long shot. There’s a point where notes are indistinguishable, but that point certainly isn’t reached by this one guitar on one track. Shits dumb. But to end on a brighter note, you really should do another cover of that “angel” song you worked on a while back. I know this is way off track, but that was way better than that “I’d die for you” or whatever it’s called song. “Angel” deserves way more appreciation. Also, you should really get to recording separate audio tracks together through GarageBand, Ableton, or whatever daw in order to make your stuff shine. You have really good ideas sometimes, but it’s just unbearable to hear them through a shitty mic and single guitar. Working with a daw and actually sitting down and producing something could let you tweak your sounds and make everything from your vocals to your drums sound 10x better. I hope I can hear a fully mastered version of angel one day.
That Taylor was ringing true on the Alice in Chains intro! LOVE LOVE LOVE you has Seasons as a mention; not as popular of a song but so unique and my all time fav.
I kept waiting for that Ultra Classic from ELP also. I mean he's throwing in Cat Stevens and freaking Chris Cornell even on the three that didn't make it. But no ELP? Come on Chris!
Great list! Honorable mentions “love of my life” by queen and “nothing else matters” by Metallica . Also “we just disagree” by Dave mason and “the wind” “moon shadow” “the boy with a moon and star on his head” by cat Stevens. There’s so many lol
these really should be in part 2: blackbird, behind blue eyes, fade to black, nutshell, nothing else matters, wanted dead or alive, more than words, dust in the wind
Uhm...I actually find that riff is easier to play than some of the others...but is pretty much at the top in terms of being awesome. The hardest lick IMO was Roundabout, and Beato had to splice takes in the video to make the transition sound right, which is the trickiest part of the thing, and the part I have yet to get right myself - lol. The other hard one for me is Salisbury Hill, but maybe now I've seen Rick do it I might have better luck. Thanks Rick!
For me, I would throw in the first 30 seconds of Emerson, Lake and Palmer's "From the Beginning." One of the most memorable and (for me) recognizable intros. And that keyboard sequence that comes later in that song is awesome, too.
Rick, rewatching this video honestly it only gets better. Its like my music history. I sure hope there is a rebirth of pure music and raw performance. Cheers
Don Henley tosses and turns every night, troubled by the thought that somewhere, somebody is listening to The Eagles, and he isn't getting paid for it.
@@MerkinMuffly the intro of dust in the wind is completely different compaired to verse and refrain (with the c b d c melody moving through the c major and a minor chords), put your ears on buddy!! So I agree with Daniel Wesley except stairway no way
Beato's Top 20 Acoustic Guitar Songs: #20 Free Fallin - Tom Petty 0:49 #19 Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin 1:20 #18 3Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 1:41 #17 Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce 2:05 #16 I Stay Away - Alice in Chains 2:30 #15 Pinball Wizard - The Who 3:08 #14 Crazy On You - Heart 3:54 #13 Fire and Rain - James Taylor 4:34 #12 Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles 5:02 #11 Roundabout - Yes 5:31 #10 Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon & Garfunkel 6:07 #9 Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin 6:30 #8 Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 7:24 #7 Closer to the Heart - Rush 8:13 #6 Over the Hills and Far Away - Led Zeppelin 8:47 #5 More Than a Feeling - Boston 9:28 #4 Norwegian Wood - The Beatles 9:56 #3 Angie - The Rolling Stones 10:24 #2 Hotel California - The Eagles 10:52 #1 Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 13:00 Honourable Mentions: #1 Seasons - Chris Cornell 11:26 #2 Hitch a Ride - Boston 12:13 #3 Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews 12:32
Thanks, you are a gem! I didn’t really want to listen again to confirm Joni Mitchell got left off. [Also, anybody know of a way to have skip/go back buttons on TH-cam? It’s such a poor display. ]
@@johngower2086 On mobile, double tap the left or right of the video. On PC use arrow keys for small steps or number keys for large section jumps (dividing the video into 10 chunks).
ThornBrier, thank you! I thought I would try the googler one more time and finally found that info. It was difficult to get the info from a search as the phrasing I was using kept telling me How to MAKE a video - not how viewing could be improved as you kindly did.
For all his wealth of knowledge of theory, music production, etc, let it also be said that Rick is one heck of a guitar player. I rarely agree with all the selections in these types of lists, because invariably, something seems to get left out. But I think you nailed this, Rick. I love the diversity of your selections. And kudos for highlighting Nancy Wilson’s beautiful intro to Crazy On You. The Wilson sisters are immensely talented. They were the first band I ever saw in concert, back in 1986.
@Michael Persico Agreed, and you could throw in Hey, Hey, What Can I Do which was written during that time. Rick could pretty much do a top 20 acoustic intros comprised of all Zeppelin songs.
We could all put 300 songs in the top 20. I know I'd want Paranoid Android... but lists are subjective and it was fun getting a taste of Rick's. Great vid.
I had the privilege of playing a 12' String Acoustic recently (Minus 1 string, broken by my tutor, whilst tuning). I love the sound. I had to play 'Stairway To H', of course. Now in my to get list, and also to learn to play properly, along with a Mandolin as well. :)
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Beato i love yo but itis jou mis a gud drumer
Love you
Love you and i will see us today
Love you and i will see us
I don't suppose Classical Gas or Sisters by Steve Vai would count?
My favorite thing about this dude is that he gets to the point and doesn’t have a bunch of crap fluff talk making the videos unnecessarily long. Good on ya
And he has white hair like ted danson
Mathew thats more important than the video
That is definitely a plus and he plays so clean.
Well said.
YES. OMG, when you open a video to see a list or find some instructions for something and get 15 minutes of what you were thinking about when you first decided to begin collecting them or something...
20 Free Fallin' Tom Petty
19 Cat's in the Cradle Harry Chapin
18 Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel
17 Time in a Bottle Jim Croce
16 I Stay Away Alice in Chains
15 Pinball Wizard The Who
14 Crazy on You Heart
13 Fire and Pain James Taylor
12 Here Comes the Sun The Beatles
11 Roundabout Yes
10 Scarborough Fair Simon & Garfunkel
9 Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You Led Zeppelin
8 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd
7 Closer to the Heart Rush
6 Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin
5 More than a Feeling Boston
4 Norwegian Wood Beatles
3 Angie Rolling Stones
2 Hotel California Eagles
1 Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin
Thank you, Rick. You play so well, are very knowledgeable and a great teacher. God bless you.
#1 & #2......the two most overrated and overplayed songs ever.
You mean Fire and Rain.
The Hotel california intro from the Mtv live version is great. This song of course is overplayed but not overrated.
@@RochXS1985 Hotel California & Stairway to Heaven make me sick. Overplayed to Death. Why? Because both songs are overrated. #3 and #4 are awesome.
Interesting to include Rush but pick Closer to the Heart instead of The Trees (Broon's Bane).
Much respect to Nancy WIlson's playing. "Not even going to attempt it" is high praise indeed!
That being said, I was hoping to see her a little higher up the list than #13, but good list just the same.
I agree, I think she should’ve been at least in the top ten
@@gregdeweese2784 If her's is the only intro I can't play, she has to be my number one pick. Otherwise I'm disrespecting her by slotting her behind someone whose intro I can play.
@@fredstuckmann It's a list of "best". Not "most difficult to play".
@@camarofan7254 Point taken.
Peace Train by Cat Stevens. The acoustic intro to Dogs by Pink Floyd. Every Picture Tells a Story by Rod Stewart. Sister Golden Hair by America. Show Me the Way by Peter Frampton.
"Moonshadow" too.
Yes! The sister golden Hair.
In my mind i kinda twin it with Gordon lightfoots Carefree Highway”. Same theme, very similar in style.
The Wind also
00:46 (20) Free Fallin - Tom Petty
01:15 (19) Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
01:39 (18) Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
01:57 (17) Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
02:29 (16) Stay Away - Alice in Chains
03:06 (15) Pinball Wizard - The Who
03:54 (14) Crazy on You - Heart
04:34 (13) Fire and Rain - James Taylor
05:01 (12) Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
05:30 (11) Roundabout - Yes
06:03 (10) Scarborough Fair - Simon and Garfunkel
06:30 (9) Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin
07:25 (8) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
08:13 (7) Closer to the Heart - Rush
08:47 (6) Over the Hills and Far Away - Led Zeppelin
09:28 (5) More than a Feeling - Boston
09:55 (4) Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
10:24 (3) Angie - The Rolling Stones
10:51 (2) Hotel C*lifori@ - The E@gles
13:00 (1) Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Honourable Mentions:
00:19 Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
11:26 Seasons - Chris Cornell
12:12 Hitch a Ride - Boston
12:31 Crash into me - Dave Matthews
Thanks Tune in, Ton
Spoiler alert!!!
TYVM
Brilliant 😎
Tune in, Tone up! Guitar Les
For a guy who claims he’s not a guitar player you sure are one hell of a guitar player. I could listen to your playing for hours.
Rick is a guitar player. He has been for years.
If I could play half as well as Rick....😜😄🤗
Rick is an awesome guitarist.
I agree, he is 👌 🆒️!!
When has he ever said hes not a guitar player???
"Coming in at number 14, I don't even dare play it."
High praise for the technical skills of Nancy Wilson. Beautiful, talented, and still rockin' it.
so painfully underrated guitar player .
Don't get why Crazy On You is so low on the list though. Definitely way too underrated guitar player, especially for her playing style.
And funny, her performance in that video is a mess! She really is good though.
I recently saw a video interview with Nancy about crazy on you. She said that she would often "Change things up" so as not to get boring.
Even Eddie Van Halen admired her skill as an acoustic guitarist. She in fact gave him his first acoustic guitar and he called her the next day to play what he had come up with over the phone. The woman can indeed play.
70s were so legendary, so many beautifully composed songs.
Worst decade for fashion.
Best decade for music.
@@kentstallard6512. . . Have you not looked around these past three decades - or more?..
“Yes” to and for the (words - let us not forget the words) the music .
@@donaldcook3112 I'm a pro keyboardist and I WANT to like new music.
Most of it sucks, and that's not as subjective as it sounds.
@@kentstallard6512 Haha. Cannot beat 70's.
Don't understand why he left off Dust in the Wind.
0:18 Not on list. Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
0:36 #20 Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
1:13 #19 Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
1:32 #18 Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
1:57 #17 Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle
2:18 #16 Alice in Chains - I Stay Away
2:58 #15 The Who - Pinball Wizard
3:41 #14 Heart - Crazy on You
4:23 #13 James Taylor - Fire and Rain
4:50 #12 The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
5:17 #11 Yes - Roundabout
5:59 #10 Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair/Canticle
6:25 #9 Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
7:17 #8 Pink Floyd - Wish you Were Here
8:02 #7 Rush - Closer to the Heart
8:38 #6 Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away
9:18 #5 Boston - More Than a Feeling
9:48 #4 The Beatles - Norwegian Wood
10:14 #3 The Rolling Stones - Angie
10:44 #2 The Eagles - Hotel California
12:54 #1 Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Honourable mentions
11:26 Chris Cornell - Seasons
12:13 Boston - Hitch a Ride
12:31 Dave Matthews - Crash into me
Best comment! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Lamadesbois mvp
Thank you!
CRAZY ON YOU BY HEART.....IS SO MUCH BETTER, ESPECIALLY WITH MISS NANCY WILSON!
Thank you
The fact that Universal Music Group *will* take this clearly educational video down if it dares mention the name of their copyrighted material shows that our laws have gone insane.
You mean they'll enforce copyrights on masters they let burn!? Karma train is coming for UMG
It's not even our copyright laws (which are insane in their own way). This is TH-cam's method of enforcement of their rules, which is a whole other clusterfuck.
It's just an abuse of the system. He could actually play part of it, but if UMG flags it, TH-cam will take it down until it can be ruled "fair use," which it undoubtedly would be ruled. However, I don't blame Rick for not wanting to go through all of that. So, in a way, you can blame TH-cam.
leafbelly what happened to innocent until proven guilty. It seems like they have it the other way around.
@@lukeschannel2983 it's because the sheer volume of content on TH-cam prevents actual intelligent analysis of the context of every piece of use. So instead they use a computer algorithm to just find instances of copyrighted audio or video and auto flag. Basically, they're using a better-safe-than-sorry technique so they don't get sued by the record labels and individual users don't have as much muscle to push them around and actually get the laws enforced as they should be.
20. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
(0:49)
19. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin
(1:21)
18. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
(1:40)
17. Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
(2:05)
16. I Stay Away - Alice In Chains
(2:30)
15. Pinball Wizard - The Who
(3:08)
14. Crazy On You - Heart
(3:54)
13. Fire And Rain - James Taylor
(4:35)
12. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
(5:02)
11. Roundabout - Yes
(5:31)
10. Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon and Garfunkel
(6:07)
9. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin
(6:30)
8. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
(7:24)
7. Closer To The Heart - Rush
(8:13)
6. Over The Hills And Far Away - Led Zeppelin
(8:47)
5. More Than A Feeling - Boston
(9:28)
4. Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
(9:56)
3. Angie - The Rolling Stones
(10:24)
2. Hotel California - Eagles
(10:43)
1. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin (13:00)
[Honorable Mentions]
Seasons - Chris Cornell (11:27)
Hitch A Ride - Boston (12:13)
Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews (12:32)
Not all heroes wear capes
Thanks for the breakdown
No Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton. Shameful
Doing god's work
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)?! C'mon, we know he's a fan of Green Day and that's an awesome intro!
"I'd Love to Change the World" by Ten Years After.
Alvin Lee simply SHINES on this entire track including his magnificent guitar solo!
Great band. Highly under rated
yeah thats a good one. along with the hollies' long cool woman in a black dress. that intro's the only part I can sit through lol
I was just going to say someting after watching this. One of my favorite tunes ever!
Absolutely. I miss him.
John Leventhal’s acoustic intro for Shawn Colvin’s “Get Out of This House” could easily be considered…
Great list, other songs to consider:
From the Beginning - ELP
Old Man - Neil Young
Mama, I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne
Neil Young - Old Man
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
La Villa Strangiato - Rush
Sweet Judy Blue Eyes - CSN
Hear My Train A Comin' - Jimi Hendrix
Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith
Patience - Guns n Roses
Ventura Highway - America
Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch
Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
Any Major Dude Will Tell You - Steely Dan
Life by the Drop - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Dee - Randy Rhoads
The Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young
I'd Love to Change the World - Ten Years After
California Dreamin' - Mamas and the Papas
Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano (Cover)
A Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel
Operator [That's Not The Way It Feels] - Jim Croce
Love Song (Intro) - Tesla
Shooting Star - Bad Company
Thick as a Brick (Pt. 1) - Jethro Tull
Trees - Rush
I'm glad to see that Metallica made it onto your list of top Acoustic intros. ;)
Great list!
Well, start your own TH-cam channel and play them for us!
no chuck berry Johnny B. Goode intro? no albert king? I was astonished, until I realized this guy played only songs by WHITE GUYS!!!! damn racist.
@@stevelau5715 Johnny B. Goode is played on electric guitar and last I checked, Jimi Hendrix was a black guy. Use your brain and try reading before throwing out the race card.
Ah yes the song Hotel Wisconsin by the Owls, my favorite
Brilliant
Lol 😂
I laughed way too hard and for way too long at that!
You’re cute
L O L !
Man I miss the 70’s. Definitely good years for music.
Yep the 60’s and 70’s. I’ll go ahead and say it. “Today’s music is NOTHING compared to the 70’s. What we have now is a digital wasteland, for the last 20 years or so. Listen to virtually all of the music now; there really are no music instruments in most of it, and really no vocals to speak of. No harmonizing, none of that. We did not know how good we had it back in the 60s and 70s, and how rich that period was.”
The best, people believed in music more..bowie explained it perfectly in one of his interviews
A couple of others:
Amie - Pure Prairie League
Shape of My Heart - Sting/Dominic Miller
Beginnings - Chicago
Little Guitars - Van Halen
Peace of Mind - Boston
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
And while Stairway to Heaven has a very recognizable intro, of course, not sure why it was included on this list when the intro is the same as the riff that's played throughout the song, akin to Landslide.
Amie. For sure!
Nice one with Amie!!
@@bullcrap9409 Tx. One of my favs
Dust in the Wind by Kansas...one of the most beautiful melodies ever
João Correia I know the guy who wrote that. Kerry is a great great writer.
"And not another minute will your $ buy "
yeah but the list is objective.
YES
What? No, "The Clap" by Steve Howe? I can't play it either. 😂
There's one song missing, but really it isn't the greatest acoustic intro in the world, it's just a Tribute
Which is it?
@@Royal-df2lh it was the best song in the world
hey, it´s just a matter of opinion
This is going over some people's heads and I'm loving it.
Tribute. Tenacious d 😂😂
"Fleetwood Mac - Never Going back again" deserved an honorable mention at the very least. The entire song is pure genius.
And Landslide
I was going to post the same thing and saw your comment. 100% correct.
Though I agree with the sentiment, never going back again doesn't really have an intro, which is what this video is about. The pattern in NGBA is repeated through the song.
Definitely! That’s the song I’m currently learning and the complexity alone deserves to be on the list
@@SaharaReads again, I agree with the sentiment, but as you know, since you are learning it. There really is no "intro". The beginning is the meat of the song
I have a home studio, when I learned NGBA I sooo wanted to buy an acousticl bass and track that song the trick to it is getting the drone bass line down on guitar. Kind of like Dust in the Wind. So many guitar players ignore the drone bass line.
I don't know if it meets Rick's criteria, but the acoustic intro to Joan Baez's "Diamonds and Rust" always gets to me. It creates a mood that fits the bittersweet memories of her time with Dylan.
It's a gorgeous acoustic piece, but it doesn't really have the catchy "hook/signature" to it. A beautiful acoustic intro, nonetheless.
"Wish you were here" still tears me up, it came on the radio several times when I had a hour and a half drive to see if my father had passed away in the night...he had.
I cannot listen to it anymore . After my brother passed , I heard it n just lost it. Game over
@@JWilks-lk7thso sorry for your loss, man.
Dustin Myers Lost my dad 2 years ago. Not easy. Condolences.
Music is so very evocative - of the exquisitely beautiful moments in our lives, and the tragedies. Best wishes to you from a fellow traveller.
The day after my father passed away Time by Pink Floyd came on the radio, Pink Floyd were our favourite band... I played Wish You Were Here at his funeral, but Time really got to me because he died from alcohol abuse, he went from being clean just to wasting his life away... Time stops for no one, always say goodbye.
If Rick doesn't introduce every song with "Coming in at..." his studio will spontaneously explode.
Lol
Why did you say that, now I can't unhear it.
KC Kasem throw back.
It wouldn’t be spontaneous if it was caused by a specific thing. Just saying.
@@willie31133 Agreed. Good catch. Where were you when I needed an editor!?!
Wow! Thanks for that trip down memory lane Rick! You covered my junior high to graduating high school and my first job pumping gas. Rick rocks!
Appreciate you switched to the black guitar for Chris Cornell, what a nice gesture. God bless him.
Can we just give this guy the credit... this is his list. He’s super talented.
Make your own video.
everything he, and everyone else said here is so cool! and not even all of it is mentioned! a lot of these i can recognize with the tempo, or the first 2, 3 tones, notes! (listen to them for 40+ years!)
So we can’t discuss, disagree, or give our opinions? We can only agree or make our own video? Does conflict upset you too much to grow?
@@eclipsewrecker As I said this is his list. It has nothing to do with your or my “growth”. His talent is an entity unto itself.
@@jamiekunz3761 so why are you even commenting? Stop jockin this dude.
With your logic this guy shouldn’t even make lists, because it’s not his music. Those musicians are “super talented.”
He criticizes on this channel, so it’s open season.
Sucks that the Eagles are so damn protective of their songs that they won't even let you say the names of them much less play them. They're just hurting _themselves_ in the long run.
I see what you did there.
There seems to be a part of story about bands taking down videos that I am missing. Sure, I get that the use of material thatbis copyrighted is how the owners of that copyright makes money. But technology has created more and better ways to get music out for people to hear and appreciate it. Since online music began, there has been bitching from some artists about how they are being unfairly taken from. What I have yet to hear from say, Don Henley, is what do you want? What would make take for you to be alright with Rick Beato to strum a couple chords or play a few licks from a song that made you wealthier than most people could ever dream? Its not like this channel uses original recording or copyrighted material. If Mr. Henley who seems to be the guy most out in front on this, why is it that he carries on about being taken from, and the only solution is to stop You Tube and the like from doing this. Certainly there must be an option besides scorched earth he could propose and not wreck things. Maybe not. But someone should definately ask him. Put him on the spot. What do you want? I saw a documentary one time where David Geffin called him simply a malcontent. He should want his music celebrated. The alternative is his work will become less and less heard. If his attitude is pay me or bite me....that should be exposed as well.
Ummm.... THUNDERSTUCK!?!?!? one of the all time intros....EVER!!!!...
@@christophermiller1595 not sure it's acousitc
Its all on Don Henley, who is reportedly one of the most egotistical and narcissistic humans to roam planet earth
As soon as i saw this video, 2 songs that came to mind was Roundabout-Yes and Crazy on You-Heart. Rick is legit!
Since Stairway To Heaven took the #1 position...i think it is only right to get as many of your friends together and go play that in Guitar Center....
That's a plagio.
Then when you get confronted by the store manager, tell them "Rick made me do it!"
Spoiler alert
lol
But on electric with heavy distortion.
More than 50% of the people in comments are confusing best intro with best song.
They are confusing it aren’t they...but it’s hard to have a great intro without a great song, socwe can forgive them. 🤣🤣🤣
or disregarding how Rick described the type of intro he meant, not just a same chorded leadin.
Nah, there are a ton of great melodic intros that people have listed that would work well this top list. It's all subjective though so no biggy.
Mccartney I guess had no talent for this at? C'mon man!
Great clip. Sweet Home Alabama, or was that outside your criteria? Not whining. Just asking. Thanks. Also, what about a possible double-hook intro, like Wish You Were Here?
Anybody else out there that could have sat through Ricks, "TOP 1,000 ACOUSTIC GUITAR INTROS OF ALL TIME" Ha! What a treat this was!! As always, thanx Rick!
Yup would have sat and listened all day. ;)
It had to have been nearly impossible to come up with your final 20 selections! Great list Rick.
Count me in on that!
A Rottie yep
Even then people would have songs they thought should be there. I was hoping for Tesla's What you give.
A lot of these - almost all - have "goosebump power". As soon as I hear the lead ins there they go.
‘Horse with no Name’ ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Fade Into you’ are all simple but amazing acoustic intros. Great list btw
He did a WMTSG on Wonderwall, go check it out if you haven’t already, it’s fascinating
@@bourbon2242 Thank you my biscuity friend, I wasn’t aware he’d made one for Wonderwall 🤙🏻
@@stuatagovailoa7536 you’re welcome friend
Add Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
@@nepatrul6075 another absolute classic. That was my favourite song for many years growing up 🤙🏻
I remember when I was in high school. I was nicknamed introboy, because all I can play are just intro of the acoustic songs. 😂
😂😂
Hell yeah lol, you’ll make for great introductions
@@bubblyproduction9809 😂
@Liberty AboveAllElse no, I was one of the very few people who can play guitar that time in school
@Liberty AboveAllElse It feels good to hear that kind of childhood memories from you. I had the same experience back in school. Playing guitar after classes or breaktime was kind a like our routine 😄
Rick, I don't know you from Adam, just found this post by accident, but boy, did you make my day. Not only great choices, but the look of pure joy on your face talking about them made my week. For that dear Sir, I salute you.
Adam Neely?
When you see it in your head and feel it in your heart and bones you can truly capture the essence of a songs or songs. Rick, your playing is sublime. Your love of music and the artists who create is evident. Thank you
People are mentioning in the comments the songs they like and the songs Rick didn't put on the list, but I had to go through a whole lot of comments before someone commented on how awesome Rick plays. MAKE NO MISTAKE, RICK CAN REALLY, REALLY EFFIN PLAY!! This should not be overlooked..
No doubt Goaley!
For sure. He's doing things I can't do in this vid.
It's a lot harder than it looks believe me
He can play for sure!
Not only that, but ridiculously cleanly. He's setting a real high standard.
I named my daughter Alison Jaynes. My wife didn’t notice but my daughter did as she grew up.
Steven Jaynes this is a very underrated comment
Steven Jaynes I love this! I was a little shocked that he considers Alice in Chains “obscure” 🤷🏼♀️
That's amazing
Isle of view
Sad
Nancy Wilson is one of the greatest guitarists period. So glad you had her on here!
100%
Home run Rick! How do you have a successful YT channel? It starts with hard work and this one is a good example. 19M views and counting. OMG..
I'm not a musician, just a music listener and I LOVE this channel.
I think “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas definitely should have been in here
It's a little simplistic. Not a criticism as it served the song well. Maybe it's one of the 20 best known.
Me too... Maybe he just forgotit !
And styx (boat on the river) too
He cant play it
I was expecting this song and disappointed it didn’t even get an HM. I love the story of how this song came into being, Livgren was trying to teach himself fingerpicking style when his wife mentioned she really liked the tune and it grew from there.
I want to thank you, Rick, from the bottom of my heart, for renewing my love of music. I can't listen to anything anymore without being able to find new things that I enjoy about it or recently discover! I can credit the friends I've had over the last 58 years to opening my ears to different artists and genres of music. Although we've never met, I consider you a friend for consistently and patiently helping me to rediscover my love of music.
Well put sir!
I concur.
Here here!
The amazing Steve Hunter played the intro /hook on Solsbury Hill on a 12 string. Great player indeed.
Mark Knopfler, one of the best at all genres. Romeo and Juliet on a National Steel.
Absolutely the best!!!
Absolutely!!!!!!
The best !
My favorite! ❤️
Without a doubt, the ultimate.
Lawyers. Leave Rick alone. This is how we learn and inspire.
Exactly
Why would anyone seek legal retribution for someone actually performing copyrighted music (and not just playing a recording of it)? [Edit: I've now seen the clip of a recording. Still it's educational.]
Yes, let people pay tribute and learn. But, don’t blame the lawyers, they’re just the firearm. Someone else is pulling the trigger and someone else makes the laws.
@@DJDisalwaysright boom! Yep, gotta look deeper. It's about destroying art. Inch by inch, century after century.
If Rick is playing this intro, think about the publicity to go and stream the song. Artists should be proud to have their intros featured. 12.5mm views. You can't buy that kind of publicity.
I’m 64 just learning to play the guitar when I get old I would like to play like Rick
65. We'll start a band
40. I'm at day 2.
Never to late
Good luck, I'm 64 and picked up the guitar eat 12 but now have arthritis so now going to django rheinhart two fingered method
Will they still need me will they still feed me when I'm 64
I forgot how great solsburry hill is
Good stuff.
My honorary mentions:
• Dire Straits: Romeo and Juliet
• Dire Straits: Where do you think you're going?
• James Taylor: You've got a Friend
• James Taylor: Carolina in my Mind
• Extreme: More than Words
• Garth Brooks: If Tomorrow never Comes (Short but a key element of the song)
I was waiting for Dave Matthews and was happy you had it in the honorary mentions. :)
Man I feel the "Wish You Were Here" intro in my soul dude.
The intro to California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas has always been really haunting and interesting compared to the rest of the song!
Tommy Tedesco
The vocal harmonies on that are pretty nuts though
The Mamas And The Papas are widely acclaimed for their stunning vocals, as they should be. I feel that John Phillips’s songwriting, guitar playing, and most especially his arranging are vastly underrated.
Contributors like Rick Beato enrich TH-cam immensely.
@@timhitt9541 3 lamps a file cabinet and a big glass window..
@@scotsman6712 underrated reply.
Not a bad list overall, and I'm sure it was difficult boiling it down to just 20, and I love the fact you included Solsbury Hill and I Stay Away
Some notable omissions:
Little Suzi or Love Song - Tesla
Patience - Guns N Roses
Goin to California or Hey Hey What Can I Do? - Led Zepplin
Blackbird - Beatles
Name - Goo Goo Dolls
Give a Little Bit - SuperTramp
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
Neil Young - Old Man
Neil Young - My My,Hey Hey (Out of the blue)
One of my favorites: Nick Drake- Things Behind the Sun
@@leapsplashafrog and River Man, can't go wrong with Drake all of his stuff, and his innovative tuning, is worthy of mention.
@@omfug7148 That's right
Nick Drake was a master on this.
Neil Young for sure. Harvest moon simple perfection!
The Needle and the damage done.
Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits has an absolutely phenomenal intro riff
Totally true. That should have been in there for sure. Hard to say what to take out, but you are definitely right!
Oh yeah, good call
That dobro mark plays gets me every time , walking in the wild west end too.
Maybe Rick was to lazy to retune the guitar to Romeo and Juliet.
Definitely should be on this list
The Animals guitarist, Hilton Valentine probably came up with the MOST iconic riff in the mid-1960's to the song "The House Of The Rising Sun." That guitar part made many kids in the 60's pick up and learn guitar. Hilton Valentine passed away in January 2021.
NO!!! MY DREAM OF MEETING HIM IS CRUSHED!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭
rawblues - I totally agree with you.
Not 100% familiar with the history of the tune, but did he write it himself or did it already exist from a prior version? I know there have been a thousand interpretations of the song over the years but I’m not aware of the actual originality of The Animals version.
But it's not played on an acoustic. It's played on clean electric.
@@kamyar9782 ah okay, thanks.
Watching this multiple times gives me goosebumps and solidifies my assertion that being a teenager in the late 60's and early 70's was the best time for the creation of innovative music. Absolute classic stuff, thank you Rick for reminding me how lucky I am to have experienced that Era.
Awesome vid. Few others I think should be up there: "The Needle and the Damage Done" by Neil Young; "From the Beginning" by ELP; "Fade to Black" by Metallica; "Never Going Back Again" by Fleetwood Mac
"From the Beginning" for sure.
J Monty Definitely, definitely “From The Beginning”, good call. And “Never Going Back Again” is crazy hard to play. God bless anyone who can do it justice.
I also miss ” The Needle and the Damage Done”
DEFINITELY 'From the Beginning ' by ELP!!
fade to black wasn't acoustic...
Kansas - Dust in the Wind
John Denver - Annie's Song
The Beatles - Michelle
The Beatles - Blackbird
He is in love with zeppelin
@@johnw8984
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And Jethro Tull -- Thick as a Brick
Yngwie Malmsteen - Blackstar
Yngwie Malmsteen - Evil Eye
And Jethro Tull -- My God
This is a top 20 acoustic guitar introductions that weren't in the video, some must have been
1: Tesla - Love Song
2: The Doors - Spanish Caravan
3: White Lion - When The Children Cry
4: Warrant - Uncle Tom's Cabin
5: Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet
6: Kansas - Dust in the Wind
7: Eric Clapton - Tears in heaven
8: Metallica - Nothing else matters
9: Extreme - More than Words
10: Guns N' Roses - Patience
11: America - Ventura Highway
12: Edie Brickell - Circle
13: Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive
14: Metallica - Fade To Black
15: Bob marley - redemption song
16: Beatles - Across the universe
17: Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
18: Skid Row - I Remember You
19: Sugar Ray - Every Morning
20: Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's
Yes to Ventura Highway. Love that one
Testament - The Ballad
Spanish caravan is actually classical music. Asturias by Isaac Albenitz
Interesting choice with Edie Brickell. Shooting rubberbands at the stars was a great album that faded quickly. It sold well but didn't seem to be lasting. Love song by Tesla is beautiful.
1: Tesla - Love the Stock
It's amazing. I'm not a young man. Anymore, I remember every one of these songs when they came out, I played them immediately. They all still bring tears to my eyes. Some things are just great. Some things are just GREAT
I’m happy someone else loves Babe I’m Gonna Leave You, it’s an under-appreciated epic song amongst the more popular Zeppelin songs.
Great song, but under-appreciated? I don't think so. That song has always had tons of airplay, at least where I'm from
I'm not sure it's under-appreciated -still a huge hit.
Agreed.
I feel Jimmy Page's status as the composer of so many legendary rock riffs means his excellent acoustic guitar work often gets overlooked, for sure.
Under appreciated? Hardly. It’s a damn masterpiece.
In case no one figured it out... the 70's brought the world some amazing music!!!
But also disco.
certainly acoustic guitar music
@@bryanm5233 BEE GEES FOREVER! DISCO WILL NEVER DIE!!! "Stayin Alive" is proof, even if they're all dead now. What about "love will keep us together" or "car wash"? Not all disco was bad, man. Just anything from Debbie Reynolds, and Sonny and Cher. Until she became a fembot and made that "Do you believe in life after love" with the robotic larynx.
generalxanos There are a very few disco song I like. But as a whole, nope.
Thank you, LSD!
The intro to Crazy On You has long been my favorite acoustic guitar riff. Rick may not have ranked it as his #1 pick, but I think it says something that it's the only one that he didn't even *try* to replicate.
Nancy Wilson is a guitar goddess.
Would have also like to have seen Fleetwood Mac's "Never Going Back Again" which is also pretty darn challenging.
Thats my number 1 for sure.
INDEED!
Exactly, he didn't even try...should have been #1
I kept listing for Bon Jovi - Dead or Alive. It's definitely at least an Honorable Mention song for the great acoustic intro on a 6 string.
He said these were HIS top 20 not yours. We could all list OUR favs but glad that he shared his. Fantastic job.
Exactly. People are not nitpicky.
Extreme - More Than Words
Bob Marley - Redemption Song
Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
The Beatles - Blackbird
E,L&P - From the Beginning
Those are great songs but I think Rick only thought about intros. All of the above continue the whole song with their riffs.
@@chubbydanny1999 How is a classical nylon string guitar not an acoustic?
Yeah, all of these intros are better than Hotel California's. That's the one I think Rick is weighting too heavily by how good the rest of the song is. The intro itself is good but frankly nothing truly special.
Yeah, funny, I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but Blackbird is pretty special. I do like earlier Eagles and would remove Hotel California.
Rick, I’m not a musician but I’ve been listening to music for manyyears. I Just want to say you’re playing sounds flawless. Appreciate what you do.
Excelente selección, yo añadiría Romeo & Juliet de Diré Straits
Thank you Mr. Beato for this free MasterClass! Absolutely sublime list. What I could really use, though, is a 12 hour video of you playing 12-string because you make that damn piece of wood SING
Glad to see Jim Croce represented on the list. His music is such great acoustic fun.
He was He so was one of the greats
'Lover's Cross' is my all-time favorite of Jim's. Just perfection.
And so meaningless
Was coming to say the same. Love Croce.
I've always rank Jim Croce untimely passing ( barely in his prime ) to be one of the greatest musical loss EVER...Imagine what great masterpieces he could've come up with if he had lived into a ripe old age?
I love that Rick is not stuck in a musical time warp and he recognizes and pays tribute to music of multiple genres and eras
Indeed. He plays both kinds of music: 60s AOR _and_ 70s AOR.
What? It is all white boy rock!
theres nothin tributory bout
beatoff playin your tunes . .
its'actually the opposite . .
@Angelspawn in all fairness, his very first "What makes this song great?" episode was about Blink-182
What, 1970 - 1980?
some people don’t realize the fact that this is HIS top 20 and that he can put what he wants in it
@Rowan Melton So you really expected some kind of a scientific objective list? How the fuck would that even possible to measure in any way? It's self-evident if you're not an idiot that it's his list, what else would it be.
@@MrJuuberi Actually there could be a scientific objective list. See, the mind can only process so many vibrations at a time therefor some of the most simple melodies can release the most dopamine compared to someone trying to cram a bunch of notes together. So yes, it's completely measurable to someone who has the time. I don't expect someone who uses the word idiot to understand, maybe you should read a neurology book sometime.
@Rowan Melton Then maybe that's why he said "In this video I'm going to countdown 'MY top 20 of acoustic guitar intros of all time'..."
Alex Defatte the genius behind “the importance of saying no,” which confuses the medulla oblongata’s function in the brain and the basics behind our body’s’ defense mechanisms, before tying them haphazardly to the very voluntary decisions like “saying no”. You’re underestimating how the brain can understand music by a long shot. There’s a point where notes are indistinguishable, but that point certainly isn’t reached by this one guitar on one track. Shits dumb. But to end on a brighter note, you really should do another cover of that “angel” song you worked on a while back. I know this is way off track, but that was way better than that “I’d die for you” or whatever it’s called song. “Angel” deserves way more appreciation. Also, you should really get to recording separate audio tracks together through GarageBand, Ableton, or whatever daw in order to make your stuff shine. You have really good ideas sometimes, but it’s just unbearable to hear them through a shitty mic and single guitar. Working with a daw and actually sitting down and producing something could let you tweak your sounds and make everything from your vocals to your drums sound 10x better. I hope I can hear a fully mastered version of angel one day.
Thing is is I can't disagree with it. Not a lot of good acoustic intro with today's noise called music.
That Taylor was ringing true on the Alice in Chains intro! LOVE LOVE LOVE you has Seasons as a mention; not as popular of a song but so unique and my all time fav.
If this video doesn't increase the sales of 12-strings I don't know what will.
LeRagster learned on a 12 string. It’s all my old man had so I didn’t have much of a choice but I’m thankful for it.
@@jmathieson15 You deserve credit for learning the hard way and not taking half the strings off
@Breaking Brad lol.. nice - did you make the purchase? i was looking at a nice seagull a few days ago -
As I was watching, I was thinking, "I need to purchase a 12 string."
@Breaking Brad Great idea! 12-string sounds soooooo much better than 6-string. IMO
Don't know if it qualifies as rock but the intro to Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" is unforgettable.
whaaaa' . .
Yes!!
And easy
The first that comes to mind is 'Roundabout' by Yes. Also 'From the Beginning' by Emerson Lake & Palmer
I kept waiting for that Ultra Classic from ELP also. I mean he's throwing in Cat Stevens and freaking Chris Cornell even on the three that didn't make it. But no ELP? Come on Chris!
I thought the same thing!
Two solid choices
lucky man
The sound of Greg Lake and his Gibson still reverberate around many concert halls around the world to this day…
Great list! Honorable mentions “love of my life” by queen and “nothing else matters” by Metallica . Also “we just disagree” by Dave mason and “the wind” “moon shadow” “the boy with a moon and star on his head” by cat Stevens.
There’s so many lol
In terms of being recognizable:
Tears In Heaven
Dust In The Wind
More Than Words
Fade To Black
Nothing Else Matters
Wonderwall
Love of my life too
I was expecting Dust in the Wind in the Top 3.
Beatles - Blackbird
Dust in the wind, impossible not to consider it
Life goes on J.C.M.
these really should be in part 2: blackbird, behind blue eyes, fade to black, nutshell, nothing else matters, wanted dead or alive, more than words, dust in the wind
I second the motion for this. Do a Part 2 Rick!
except more than words sux.. it's just too much smarmy popie glop and burp vomit producing..
I agree ... how 'bout , jumping Jack flash or street fighting man .
Blackbird by Alter Bridge. Although the Beatles’ is good too
@@metal_joe16 it doesn't matter where it was writtten, at Alter Bridge? WTF would somebody mention a copied from original version?
"I' don't even dare play it" ultimate compliment to Nancy
A sadly under-appreciated guitarist. She is truly amazing.
And yet it was so far down the list.
@@EphemeralTao
Her vocals are also underrated in my opinion.
Her harmonies on with Ann on songs like Dog and Butterfly are just beautiful. 😍
Have to agree! Nancy is, and always was, an incredible guitarist, vocals that were really better than Ann's, not to mention she is a beautiful lady.
Uhm...I actually find that riff is easier to play than some of the others...but is pretty much at the top in terms of being awesome. The hardest lick IMO was Roundabout, and Beato had to splice takes in the video to make the transition sound right, which is the trickiest part of the thing, and the part I have yet to get right myself - lol. The other hard one for me is Salisbury Hill, but maybe now I've seen Rick do it I might have better luck. Thanks Rick!
Jim Croce. CRIMINALLY underrated.
The acoustic intro to "California Dreamin'" evokes a wanderlust in me.
This is number one for me.
Great intro, but just too short.
Yeah, sounds like it's two guitars
Some people just have the gift of music. And you sir, are one for them.
For me, I would throw in the first 30 seconds of Emerson, Lake and Palmer's "From the Beginning." One of the most memorable and (for me) recognizable intros. And that keyboard sequence that comes later in that song is awesome, too.
Nuancolar, same here! Absolutely one of my favorite songs. The intro is beautiful and unforgettable.
Just came here to say that...there might have been things he missed :)
@@michaeldwyer5767 lol...But don't be unkind, it don't mean he's blind....
That’s the first one that came to my mind.
From which Yes derived their intro to Roundabout
Rick, rewatching this video honestly it only gets better. Its like my music history. I sure hope there is a rebirth of pure music and raw performance. Cheers
Don Henley tosses and turns every night, troubled by the thought that somewhere, somebody is listening to The Eagles, and he isn't getting paid for it.
I really like George Lynch's version. That song is probably one of the few where the cover was as good as, or maybe even better than the original.
You're not kidding. I heard Henley employs 10's of dozens of people to scan TH-cam videos for Eagles videos so he can have them blocked...
Don needs to get over it. There are DOZENS of Musicians who have been served the same fate.
Henley is a legend in his own mind. Makes me wanna puke.
What really has Henleys panties in a bunch is folks found out Felder basically wrote Hotel
Man you are so gifted. Thank you. They don’t make ‘em like they used to. I’m so glad we grew up when the music was this good.
Oh, SAME!
You just have to search
There may not be much good music coming out currently, but I'm blessed enough to have everything accessible to me
Can't disagree with much here, but definitely think Dust in the Wind should have landed somewhere.
I never said his list was wrong, rather that I disagree with DitW not making it. It's all opinion.
Dust in the Wind doesn't have an intro that's any different from the rest of the song, it's just picked chords so doesn't fit this list.
Daniel Wesley . Absolutely agree with u. A classic and so nice to play
@@MerkinMuffly the intro of dust in the wind is completely different compaired to verse and refrain (with the c b d c melody moving through the c major and a minor chords), put your ears on buddy!! So I agree with Daniel Wesley except stairway no way
He already explained that with Landslide. Dust
In the Wind is just like that, just picking chords in the song. Like MerkinMuffly says.
Yes I thinks seasons should have been on the list. I love that song...
What a compliment to "Heart". Rather than attempt to play it, he shows the video.
Not that difficult really.
@@chrish1695 oh good on you. do you want an award?
have you watched her video on Utube teaching her song. GREAT shes so sweet.....
ya it would take me 5000 tries on that.......
@@chrish1695 it's not easy to get the same feel she does - it's like it's just this side of being out of control.
Beato's Top 20 Acoustic Guitar Songs:
#20 Free Fallin - Tom Petty 0:49
#19 Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin 1:20
#18 3Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 1:41
#17 Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce 2:05
#16 I Stay Away - Alice in Chains 2:30
#15 Pinball Wizard - The Who 3:08
#14 Crazy On You - Heart 3:54
#13 Fire and Rain - James Taylor 4:34
#12 Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles 5:02
#11 Roundabout - Yes 5:31
#10 Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon & Garfunkel 6:07
#9 Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin 6:30
#8 Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 7:24
#7 Closer to the Heart - Rush 8:13
#6 Over the Hills and Far Away - Led Zeppelin 8:47
#5 More Than a Feeling - Boston 9:28
#4 Norwegian Wood - The Beatles 9:56
#3 Angie - The Rolling Stones 10:24
#2 Hotel California - The Eagles 10:52
#1 Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 13:00
Honourable Mentions:
#1 Seasons - Chris Cornell 11:26
#2 Hitch a Ride - Boston 12:13
#3 Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews 12:32
Thanks, you are a gem! I didn’t really want to listen again to confirm Joni Mitchell got left off. [Also, anybody know of a way to have skip/go back buttons on TH-cam? It’s such a poor display. ]
Color My World by Chicago should be on the list.
@@johngower2086 On mobile, double tap the left or right of the video. On PC use arrow keys for small steps or number keys for large section jumps (dividing the video into 10 chunks).
@@MetroVlogsPlus I believe the focus is acoustic guitar intros.
ThornBrier, thank you! I thought I would try the googler one more time and finally found that info. It was difficult to get the info from a search as the phrasing I was using kept telling me How to MAKE a video - not how viewing could be improved as you kindly did.
For all his wealth of knowledge of theory, music production, etc, let it also be said that Rick is one heck of a guitar player.
I rarely agree with all the selections in these types of lists, because invariably, something seems to get left out. But I think you nailed this, Rick.
I love the diversity of your selections. And kudos for highlighting Nancy Wilson’s beautiful intro to Crazy On You. The Wilson sisters are immensely talented. They were the first band I ever saw in concert, back in 1986.
Rick, your grin after the two-tap of HT is simply priceless!!!
Who else could identify, "Roundabout" from the first strum?
we were just talking about this earlier today that songs these days dont have these kind of recognizable hooks
It could have also been 'From the beginning', by ELP.
@@Montecristo21 lol...i thought the same thing
Never liked Yes or Floyd .Led Zep and Black Sabbath for me.
Liked Uriah heap.
I could.....and its on my iPod.
I guess we could keep coming up with great acoustic intros for a long time.
“From The Beginning” - ELP
My favorite ELP song! I liked it so much, I did a cover of it! ;)
One of the best.
@Michael Persico Agreed, and you could throw in Hey, Hey, What Can I Do which was written during that time. Rick could pretty much do a top 20 acoustic intros comprised of all Zeppelin songs.
caldude WOW, how could I possibly forget THAT!
Hard to find a better acoustic intro than Steve Vai's acoustic intro on David Lee Roth's "Damn Good"
We could all put 300 songs in the top 20. I know I'd want Paranoid Android... but lists are subjective and it was fun getting a taste of Rick's.
Great vid.
Heartily agree - very well put and applies to all such subjective lists on YT. :-)
I had the privilege of playing a 12' String Acoustic recently (Minus 1 string, broken by my tutor, whilst tuning). I love the sound. I had to play 'Stairway To H', of course. Now in my to get list, and also to learn to play properly, along with a Mandolin as well. :)
what a joy it must be, to be able to play those wonderful licks, well done
Aa
Len, I hear you. I’ve been playing for years and am the first to admit that I am a terrible guitarist! Lol
u can too! like anything- practice 😄
Jethro Tull good point!
@@beautifulworld1202 wish it were true..
I really like Dire Straits' Romeo and Juliet. That acoustic riff is prominent throughout the song.
I was gonna say
This
That's my wake up alarm on my phone!
Yes that song is a strong contender. I think I’d have picked it over Dave matthews but who am I to judge?
Is a steel guitar a acoustic guitar tho? I don’t know actually 😂 but might be why it’s not on there. Definitely beautiful
When I think of great acoustic openings I immediately think Dust in the Wind
So did I.
Same. I’d take Dust In The Wind over Free Fallin’.
Both instantly recognizable but Dust is just a better guitar part IMO.
Bad English - Time stood still ... is magical.
Right? How could Dust In The Wind not even make an honorable mention? C'mon RICK!
Thing about Wish You Were Here, the ensuing counter-melody by David Gilmour turns an already great intro into an instant classic.
Great list . I'd have to add the Black Crows -She talks to angels and Mellancamp- Pink Houses .