The 12 Easiest, Most Fun Guitar Riffs (no, not 0 3 5)

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    0:00 Introduction
    1:34 "BREED" NIRVANA
    3:21 "VULTURES" John Mayer
    4:57 "THE JOKER & THE THIEF"
    6:09 "KILLING IN THE NAME" Rage Against the Machine
    8:06 "BREAKING THE LAW"
    9:18 "ALL THE SMALL THINGS"
    10:40 "WEIRD FISHES / ARPEGGI"
    12:20 "SAD BUT TRUE"
    14:14 "ROGUES" Incubus
    16:01 "WHOLE LOTTA LOVE"
    17:51 "PSYCHO" Muse
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  • @MusicisWin
    @MusicisWin  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1897

    What riff do you have on this list (no, not 0 3 5)

    • @pawnhearts8785
      @pawnhearts8785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Making Plans for Nigel by XTC

    • @henriquemontalvao8492
      @henriquemontalvao8492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      The conjuring by Megadeth

    • @samdwich8741
      @samdwich8741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Wayward son

    • @unclecarcar4833
      @unclecarcar4833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      killing in the name

    • @trebmaster
      @trebmaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      My first warmup song was always "Fly By Night" by Rush.

  • @d-sidespazuzu8971
    @d-sidespazuzu8971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1940

    1:32 - *Nirvana* - "Breed"
    3:29 - *John Mayer* - "Vultures"
    4:56 - *Wolfmother* - "The Joker & The Thief"
    6:08 - *RAtM* - "Killing In The Name"
    8:05 - *Judas Priest* - "Breaking The Law"
    9:16 - *Blink* - 182 - "All The Small Things"
    10:39 - *Radiohead* - "Weird Fishes"
    12:18 - *Metallica* - "Sad But True"
    14:12 - *Incubus* - "Rogues"
    16:00 - *Led Zeppelin* - Whole Lotta Love
    17:49 - *Muse* - "Psycho"
    I remember when I bought my first guitar a half year ago and the first riff I tried to learn was "Psycho". I wasn't even trying to play "Smoke on Water", " Seven Nation Army" or "Happy Birthday". I've spent nearly whole week trying to learn it.

    • @dirtydanthesecretsauceman8519
      @dirtydanthesecretsauceman8519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @D-sides Pazuzu
      He Shoulda had “Whole Lotta Rosie” on there.

    • @jakemoll
      @jakemoll 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      legend

    • @julianwalter7493
      @julianwalter7493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thx

    • @strangething4322
      @strangething4322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dirtydanthesecretsauceman8519 It is a political bot. What purpose it serves, I am not sure. It has posted this comment in response to every popular comment on this video.

    • @tomerelinger9374
      @tomerelinger9374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you

  • @AndyRider70
    @AndyRider70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +870

    Sweet Child O’ Mine intro, helped me a lot with jumping around the strings

    • @JerikoAsmodeus
      @JerikoAsmodeus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Funny thing about that intro, it started out as a picking warmup lol

    • @frostwhiplashdaproto3633
      @frostwhiplashdaproto3633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@JerikoAsmodeus same with pour some sugar, it was one of Steve’s practice riffs

    • @xsitied2708
      @xsitied2708 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep

    • @grandadmiralmanatee
      @grandadmiralmanatee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh my god me too

    • @ashshkapoor
      @ashshkapoor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAME HERE!

  • @theriffwriter2194
    @theriffwriter2194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +398

    For anyone learning acoustic out there I found (by accident) that Alice In Chains "down in a hole" was the perfect beginner song. It has a super short finger style intro, teaches you switching from one easy open chord to another in the verses and has a power chord chorus for good measure. It even has 2 whole bends!
    I couldn't possibly think of a better beginner song.

    • @SN95GUY
      @SN95GUY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I liked nut shell because of the odd strumming and the quick chord changes 🙂

    • @gavriilkremastiotis1914
      @gavriilkremastiotis1914 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try Heaven Beside You too

    • @peterf.229
      @peterf.229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I liked playing g ( probably wrong) Angry Chair by ear back when I didn’t have arthritis in my fingers

    • @Ssargent888
      @Ssargent888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gavriilkremastiotis1914 I was gonna say that! I learned guitar through heaven beside you. That song got my fingers used to bends and weird movements.

    • @Lt_Krispy
      @Lt_Krispy ปีที่แล้ว

      First song i learned was nutshell

  • @podemous
    @podemous 3 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    0:21

    • @Mesrmsh
      @Mesrmsh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      😥damn that’s sad

    • @Millerwave
      @Millerwave 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Mesrmsh why

    • @jazzram_
      @jazzram_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Millerwave he edited the comment.. he changed it lol

    • @sidiox7857
      @sidiox7857 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't get it...?

    • @TimingSmile
      @TimingSmile 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jazzram_
      what was the original

  • @bob-hn8kz
    @bob-hn8kz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5221

    Probably didn’t include Smoke on the water because he cant play it.
    Edit: guys stop making fun of me

    • @bob-hn8kz
      @bob-hn8kz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      Random Human119 You’re kidding right?

    • @potatos_4_free
      @potatos_4_free 3 ปีที่แล้ว +298

      Nobody can play it. Too hard.

    • @bob-hn8kz
      @bob-hn8kz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Justin Pearrow exactly

    • @thog4529
      @thog4529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      @@randomhuman1198 no dude not even the worlds best guitarist can play smoke on the water

    • @tylerkrug7719
      @tylerkrug7719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@randomhuman1198 no you weren't, you weren't at all

  • @alitajkarimi8638
    @alitajkarimi8638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +861

    Am I the only one completely hypnotized by the beauty of his guitars?

    • @colbornfarms4849
      @colbornfarms4849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nope

    • @absolutscheisse4483
      @absolutscheisse4483 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope

    • @dr.hawkraps8457
      @dr.hawkraps8457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      You're just staring at the rack in the background, aren't you?

    • @ZaveAres
      @ZaveAres 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The only reason he made this video is to show off his guitars. That's it.

    • @car_daniel
      @car_daniel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm actually hypnotized by the beauty of this man

  • @jpzografos331
    @jpzografos331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The famous guitar riff at the beginning of crazy train is a great one in my opinion because especially for a beginner it brings a little speed to the table and utilizes all 7 notes in the key

  • @pimweytens3549
    @pimweytens3549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    12. “Always on the run” Lenny Krevitz
    13. “Everlong” Foo Fighters
    14. “La Grange” ZZ Top
    15. “Alive” Pearl Jam

    • @milita96
      @milita96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The very intro riff for La Grange by ZZ Top is actually not so easy, but it becomes very easy when the overdrive kicks in

    • @gabs9422
      @gabs9422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      everlong is one of my FAVORITE riffs, love the way it sounds!

    • @zephmad8498
      @zephmad8498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I love alive

  • @ar2il
    @ar2il 3 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    00:01:31 Breed - Nirvana
    00:03:19 Vultures - John Mayer
    00:04:55 The Joker & The Thief - Wolfmother
    00:06:07 Killing in the Name - Rage Against The Machine
    00:08:03 Breaking the Law - Judas Priest
    00:09:15 All the Small Things - blink -182
    00:10:37 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - Radiohead
    00:12:18 Sad But True - Metallica
    00:14:11 Rogues - Incubus
    00:15:59 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
    00:17:49 Psycho - Muse
    00:19:59 ?

    • @stnkold316
      @stnkold316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You the real mvp

    • @mstrnobody
      @mstrnobody 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thank you!!!

    • @demolitionman5782
      @demolitionman5782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I love people like you

    • @Colinlmao
      @Colinlmao 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@demolitionman5782 I’m Brando Dio you damn fool

    • @chungloongchoo4113
      @chungloongchoo4113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      God bless you!

  • @tacob69
    @tacob69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    "Rock you like a hurricane"The Scorpions.It's been over 30 some years but I think that was the first riff I learned

  • @bamabat8435
    @bamabat8435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    My Own Summer by Deftones is one of the first riffs I ever learned. It's so easy that I taught it to my nephews who don't even play guitar regularly. It's super heavy and fluid, which makes it a blast to play. Also, 46&2 by Tool is a great simple riff that sounds amazing. Those are 2 of my favorite bands and favorite guitarists, not only because I love their sounds, but because they don't try to overplay and outshine their bandmates. As with all great music, I think, the whole is more important than the sum of its parts. It also bears mentioning that Deftones and Tool both feature two of the greatest drummers of their generation.

    • @peterf.229
      @peterf.229 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I played that Deftones song wrong for years because I didn’t tune it right lol

  • @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy
    @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +800

    The intro riff to 'Day After Day' by Badfinger is a great easy fun riff, and it's played by George Harrison!

    • @dbodooley
      @dbodooley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      George Harrison is a god

    • @2011littlejohn1
      @2011littlejohn1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@dbodooley I think that - if George wrote all the intro riffs to the iconic Beatle songs - Daytripper, Ticket to Ride etc then he was the greatest intro riff writer of all time as they are always distinctive and you know instantly which song it is.

    • @110665
      @110665 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I wouldn't consider Day after Day a "riff" song, now Baby Blue yes. But DAD is a beautiful song non the less

    • @thebeatles9147
      @thebeatles9147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Harrison ❤️

    • @thebeatles9147
      @thebeatles9147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@2011littlejohn1 Let’s not forget George song writing ability too, all things must pass was killer!!

  • @darthcolorlesstheblind6717
    @darthcolorlesstheblind6717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    I was literally about to look for a Wierd Fishes lesson. Coming in clutch once again Tyler.

    • @GaleOfPeril
      @GaleOfPeril 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Weird Fishes has been one of my favorite riffs for several years. Glad to see Tyler shining light on another Radiohead riff (the first was 15 Step - also from In Rainbows 😊)

    • @justadrian3890
      @justadrian3890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah radiohead is awesome!

    • @thefakengx3839
      @thefakengx3839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There there is pretty easy too

    • @GaleOfPeril
      @GaleOfPeril 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thefakengx3839 well yeah, if you only play Thom's part. I've been trying to include parts of Jonny's solo and the intro bass in my acoustic covers, and it's pretty tricky imo.

    • @thefakengx3839
      @thefakengx3839 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ep major yep we intermediats love and hate Jonny eh lol

  • @gage3180
    @gage3180 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank you so much!! This is the exact video I've been looking for, I'm at a stage where I'd still call myself a beginner but I know the basics and have been looking for songs to improve my playing, its so hard to find videos that match my current level and this is exactly what I've been trying to find. You are a life saver dude.

  • @JerikoAsmodeus
    @JerikoAsmodeus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    If we're going for beginner to intermediate, the Nothing Else Matters verse is excellent for phrasing, finger picking, pull-offs, and consistency.

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Easy and yet still fun riffs are the best kind of riffs. Anyone can get into them, and you can still learn a valuable thing or two!

  • @yes-xw8cg
    @yes-xw8cg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +534

    “Bending is the most important technique”
    *James Hetfield wants to know your location*

    • @dustydavid5140
      @dustydavid5140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      "Down strums in anger"

    • @jcw231
      @jcw231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hehe nice 👌

    • @CavemanWithAStringStick
      @CavemanWithAStringStick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Even crazier, he uses lighter strings than Kirk. James is a monster

    • @thegreatsoutherntrendkill272
      @thegreatsoutherntrendkill272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@CavemanWithAStringStick I truly appreciate the monstrosity of James after painfully learning the Master of Puppets intro lol.

    • @sopitabo
      @sopitabo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lmao,and Hetfield wants a couple of pillows to bite while the bending is goin on.

  • @darrensmith211
    @darrensmith211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just started learning guitar six months ago and learned to play the intro to La Grange almost right out of the gate. Was straight forward enough for me and huge fun. I love it.

  • @Jaymzmiller
    @Jaymzmiller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Enter Sandman, every time. Great, heavy riff, that gives the player a small slide, a string-skip, and then a nice chugging powerchord move at the end that just sounds badass.

    • @jaredbecerro7437
      @jaredbecerro7437 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I agree. From start to finish, that song is so heavy.

    • @LDXReal
      @LDXReal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fr i just started guitar and learning Sandman was really fun and insightful tbh

  • @photoshopcafe
    @photoshopcafe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1876

    Anything AC/DC

    • @kakolykia
      @kakolykia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      not anything

    • @stratotele12
      @stratotele12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Most people that say AC/DC is easy start Highway to Hell on the one beat!

    • @RockHeiland
      @RockHeiland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      Good luck rocking thunderstruck as a beginner 😂 as it's supposed to be played - without hammer obs and pull offs

    • @feliix2283
      @feliix2283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Try to play Riff Raff or Beating Around the Bush

    • @benrafferty3084
      @benrafferty3084 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@RockHeiland government lies! Hammer ons and pull offs all the way!

  • @cleagymeen9465
    @cleagymeen9465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +565

    How did your niece progress?
    I started playing around the time you bought her a guitar

    • @MusicisWin
      @MusicisWin  3 ปีที่แล้ว +650

      she actually enrolled in Guitar Super System right after (yes I gave her free access I'm a good uncle) but anyway she backs up Steve Vai now

    • @cameronbird8327
      @cameronbird8327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Music is Win steve Vai is a lucky man to have her!

    • @sidiox7857
      @sidiox7857 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@MusicisWin thats nice to hear! Can we have an update vid of some sort? 🤘

    • @crustcrusader8611
      @crustcrusader8611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@MusicisWin She must have regretted turning down that Steve Vai Signature lol

    • @iwonttell4958
      @iwonttell4958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Me too actually, bet shes much better than me now, haha! :)

  • @hermanturnip3984
    @hermanturnip3984 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for your video. I’m getting back into the guitar after a 20 year hiatus to encourage my 12-year-old son to pick up the guitar. We’re well on our way thanks to videos like yours. Many thanks!

  • @basskickn6804
    @basskickn6804 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's nice that you changed guitars every once in a while during this list, definitely kept me interested. You are one of the coolest guitar TH-camrs out there, dude, and to think I only discovered you because your glass guitar video came up while I was internet surfing for a new guitar. Rock on dude!!!

  • @ysalimirii
    @ysalimirii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +432

    "Day Tripper" by The Beatles was the first riff I ever learned. That is probably my number 1 "Easiest, but fun riff".

    • @potatos_4_free
      @potatos_4_free 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Beatles are blockers, I'm pretty sure. Sucks that this kind of thing limits creators ability to make videos like this.

    • @devistalsgaming709
      @devistalsgaming709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just learned that one today. Well working on it still.. It's such a great sound though.

    • @ethancross3446
      @ethancross3446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That was one of the first three songs I learned right next to “Crazy Train” and “Redemption Song”

    • @fredstevens799
      @fredstevens799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      must agree! also shakin' all over (guess who), oh well (fleetwood mac), live with me (stones) - am I showing my age?

    • @nateblake6688
      @nateblake6688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No way the first riff that you ever learned was multi string

  • @seymur312
    @seymur312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    “Breaking the law” was the first song I learned to play.

  • @hiromis3623
    @hiromis3623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Number1:
    Me playing an acoustic guitar: uuuh what how do i do that

    • @PlutoPatroler
      @PlutoPatroler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Finger blast aminor hehehehehhahahahehehehwhahhahwhwhahhwhwhahhwbahwhahehhwhwhwhahehahehheheh😐

    • @lindaxing9052
      @lindaxing9052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      same i want an electric so bad lol

    • @zanderwen2904
      @zanderwen2904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lindaxing9052 i got the donner starter kit for like $180 and it is not that bad

    • @syncplayz9010
      @syncplayz9010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go for ibanez they aren't to much and are very good

    • @sylaswebb-brook3990
      @sylaswebb-brook3990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@syncplayz9010 I have a 1983 Ibanez Roadstar II

  • @mnky91
    @mnky91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Cemetery Gates - Pantera. Great for teaching Pinch Harmonics
    Thunderstruck - AC/DC . Great for hammer-ons and pull-offs (plus accuracy)

  • @alejandrovicedo5832
    @alejandrovicedo5832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    "Do I wanna know" is the first song I learned on guitar

    • @ALLMETAL1970
      @ALLMETAL1970 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      5 3 5

    • @tritthemit4168
      @tritthemit4168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mine was “One” by Metallica lol

    • @yashvardhangaur3107
      @yashvardhangaur3107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I learnt it second. After Californication.

    • @MultiTylertv
      @MultiTylertv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      R U mine was me then it was do I wanna know

    • @satamique
      @satamique 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank's for the suggestion, didnt know about "Do I wanna know"

  • @bfish89ryuhayabusa
    @bfish89ryuhayabusa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    On Whole Lotta Love: "all down strokes" not on the videos I've seen of Page playing it. And learning how to play it without doing only downstrokes was a step forward for me when I was starting out. Also, more importantly, the bend should be pushed up, not pulled down, to avoid muting the open D string that should be played, and the bend creates tension against that.

    • @hwkump
      @hwkump 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This. The up-bended D should be played in unison with the open D.

    • @RogueA.I.
      @RogueA.I. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Page is notoriously sloppy when playing live as opposed to his playing in the studio. Could be from years of heroin abuse. Could be he forgot how to play his songs. Could be he’s bored and likes to mix things up. Could be an attempt at replicating the sound of overdubbed guitars. Could be he ran out of fucks. It’s all part of his charm!

    • @bobjones2041
      @bobjones2041 ปีที่แล้ว

      Page live is just like Page in the Studio

  • @michaelsmusic3532
    @michaelsmusic3532 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You've made a lot of progress in your channel the past couple of years, inspiring bro !

  • @ggvegaz9720
    @ggvegaz9720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My first Song ive learned was Hells Bells by AC/DC. Not just the Riff is perfect to get comfortable with the guitar, the solo is also nice to get in contact with pentatonic🔥🔥

  • @cjbrewer3843
    @cjbrewer3843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Barracuda by Heart is a great beginner's riff. Harmonics, muting, timing, stretches the fret board. V great beginner's riff

    • @rbilleaud
      @rbilleaud 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Also learning harmonics.

    • @Kreioftze
      @Kreioftze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also gallops

  • @confusedturtle55
    @confusedturtle55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I know they’re mainly basslines, but they work so well on guitar. I think that the intro to both Schism and 46 and 2 are perfect for this

  • @EdwardAlexander-ABF
    @EdwardAlexander-ABF 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tyler, that feeling you had with the Blink 182 song “bringing you back to your middle school days” is the same I had when you were doing the Breaking the Law riff! Love your channel!

  • @suzanne8249
    @suzanne8249 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really appreciate that you talked about the techniques your doing and what they are doing for your hands. Unfortunately I gave up guitar early in my teens and I regret it now. I realize now that I didn’t connect with the way I was being taught. I also appreciate your advice to play everyday and be consistent. I hope to start playing and not give up this time!

    • @peterf.229
      @peterf.229 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can’t play anymore my fingers are getting arthritic

  • @suchethhegde8637
    @suchethhegde8637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The main riff from "Do I wanna know" is very fun and also very easy to play

    • @Viper-dz2kw
      @Viper-dz2kw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DescaSatou R U Mine is better to learn later, that quick pentatonic he plays is really hard as a beginner, I know cause it was like the second song I tried to learn and had to come back to it later when I could play faster

  • @noaroos6115
    @noaroos6115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I would add Omerta by Lamb of God for the more metally people here. Good for your tight rhythm, practicing more intricate picking patterns and pinch harmonics

    • @nnnkkk1001
      @nnnkkk1001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      First song that came to mind. Also most bolt thrower songs are easy and fun to play

    • @Spongebob-lf5dn
      @Spongebob-lf5dn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How is that beginner techniques

  • @lathspell87
    @lathspell87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    For beginning, I'd say When I Come Around. As a Green Day fan, it's actually a song i've always been very "meh" on, but learning that rhythm for the first time when I was young was such a great learning experience. Great with teaching timing and palm muting.

    • @TheHAUS_
      @TheHAUS_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Green Day is a gold mine for songs that are catchy and unique but still simple. Brain Stew is the obvious one, but learning Good Riddance really helped me with quick picking songs and When I Come Around and BOBD helped with barre chords. Different story if you play bass or drums though

    • @danielbrown2612
      @danielbrown2612 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brain stew is definitely a easy one to learn and helps with palm muting with your fretting hand.

  • @solitaire2312
    @solitaire2312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First riff I started with was the intro to pink Floyd's wish you were here, plus the solo, bends, double string slides, and picking with chords it's an all inclusive package

  • @charlieleffler7388
    @charlieleffler7388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    “No not 0 3 5”. Proceeds to play psycho

  • @cade_music
    @cade_music 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Love the videos man. Keep it up!

  • @kevingreen3365
    @kevingreen3365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That brown Music Man may be the most beautiful guitar I’ve ever seen! 😍 I don’t know how I missed this video until now. I always watch when you post. Love the channel!

  • @DougLife814
    @DougLife814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love playing Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf. Great strumming pattern, fret-hand muting, barre chord practice and it’s fun as hell.

  • @davejenne755
    @davejenne755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My 2 fav riffs I'll ill never get tired of playing
    I got mine - black keys
    Spirit in the sky - norman greenbaum

  • @rigginroberts1657
    @rigginroberts1657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Ten years gone by Led Zeppelin is one of the best

    • @RogueA.I.
      @RogueA.I. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not so much a beginner song in my opinion but my favorite Led Zeppelin song nevertheless…and REALLY fun to play.

  • @haydenmartin440
    @haydenmartin440 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Pretty much any Black Sabbath riff, Paranoid, Iron Man, Into the Void, Sweet Leaf, The Wizard, N.I.B., all of the basic ones kick ass and are relatively easy to play

    • @hewhoyeet4953
      @hewhoyeet4953 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hole in the sky from sabotage

    • @signalstatic8628
      @signalstatic8628 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hewhoyeet4953 I WAS JUST ABOUT TO COMMENT THAT

    • @isaacmorrow7077
      @isaacmorrow7077 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cant forget war pigs

  • @noobpro9759
    @noobpro9759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly you, rob scallon, and paul davids make learning guitar fun af. Ive tried searching around for as many people as possible but they either never have the energy or quality to keep my attention.

  • @wackjetze8403
    @wackjetze8403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I’d put Soothsayer by bucket head, it’s a little more of an intermediate song but even if you can’t crazy shred it’s a fun song to play along too, even the scale he uses for the solo is pretty easy to get the hang of and it’s good to start out soloing over
    Edit: also the first song I learned to play on guitar was more then a feeling by Boston

    • @scottishross91
      @scottishross91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Intermediate? Hell the opening and main verses may be intermediate, but then it goes into hard and then insane level of difficulty.
      If you want less shreddy: Sail On Soothsayer is a nice easy - intermediate Buckethead song. As is Swomee Swan. Hospitality is a good one that's a bit more advanced.

    • @wackjetze8403
      @wackjetze8403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ross Henderson that’s why I said, not when it gets into the more shreddy parts, but if you follow the patterns in the song you can figure out the scale He’s using and you can still solo, and honestly a lot of the shredding in this song isn’t super difficult, it’s just fast strumming, I didn’t say it was fun to play note for note, it’s fun to solo along too, but I get where you’re coming from

    • @connorandrus1904
      @connorandrus1904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Could you tell me what scale he uses? That would be amazing

    • @wackjetze8403
      @wackjetze8403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sage Rockhound honestly I don’t know what it’s called, it’s a variation on the eb minor pentatonic, if you look at the tabs and look at the notes he plays it should give you a general idea, actually let me just try and type out the tabs
      This is tuned down a half step
      Low E string- 12 14 15
      A- 12 14
      D- 11 12 14
      G- 11 12 14
      B- 12 14 15
      High E string- 12 14 15
      Hopefully you can understand that 😅

    • @jacksonkauflin8024
      @jacksonkauflin8024 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought you were saying Soothsayer by The Mars Volta for a second, lol

  • @noahuncapher9995
    @noahuncapher9995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    "Id love to change the world" was the very first song I learned how to play
    Edit: by Alvin lee of course. There needs to be more lessons on his songs

    • @pawnhearts8785
      @pawnhearts8785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Senses working overtime

    • @rafaelgomez2619
      @rafaelgomez2619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Really?? Damn it

    • @dz9589
      @dz9589 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      God, I love that tune. The solo is fantastic and a lesson in what you can do with the pentatonic and a little imagination.

    • @AGKyran
      @AGKyran 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha... that's a song I appreciate !
      But by Ten Years After.
      I didn't knew there was other versions, I'm gonna check that !

    • @noahuncapher9995
      @noahuncapher9995 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AGKyran yeah bluest blue, and motel blues are really good ones I wish there was lessons for motel blues tho

  • @molochsorcery4357
    @molochsorcery4357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First riff I was taught was "Wipe Out" by The Ventures and gotta say it is a fun one to know for parties. The first riff I learned on my own was "Wild Child" by W.A.S.P. I was so proud of myself it fueled me to spemd even more time practicing.

  • @xStyxBleichx
    @xStyxBleichx ปีที่แล้ว

    Im just now picking up the guitar at 30 and videos like this a super helpful even 2 years later. Thank you!

  • @Felker93
    @Felker93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    If you have an acoustic guitar:
    Hurt - Johnny cash
    Nice harmony, easy and fun to play!
    Never - All the luck in the world
    One of my favorite riffs of all time. Really really easy to play. Check it out! In the Tabs you would find one with the capo on the 6th fret but you can also play without capo just holdin the D major chord :)
    Behind blue eyes - limp bizkit
    This song is carrying itself.
    Now the electric guitar:
    Slow dancing in a burning room - John Mayer
    Cool Intro Riff, use the thump on the e string though.
    The one or other Green Day song
    Catchy rhythms to practice and learn, sounds good and just more badass when played in a band!
    Metallica - enter sandman
    (Just to fill this comment)
    Have fun! 👋🏻

    • @trickmiller8169
      @trickmiller8169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nine Inch Nails did the original. Johnny Cash covered Hurt.

    • @dylangrayson9190
      @dylangrayson9190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And limp bizkit covered behind blue eyes lol

    • @Felker93
      @Felker93 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So what?

    • @biopanda4226
      @biopanda4226 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Behind blues eyes is by the who

  • @GuitarHeroPhenomSux
    @GuitarHeroPhenomSux 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One of the first beginner songs I learned was Arpeggios From Hell by Yngwie Malmsteen. It's not too difficult to play, but it provides a nice warm up to loosen your fingers up for more challenging songs.

  • @maxsambucca2502
    @maxsambucca2502 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're probably one of the better guitar instructors and entertainers always look forward to your videos

  • @goten2831
    @goten2831 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    one of the best and most well spoken guitar teachers ive seen on youtube very very good job.

  • @ultimatebabushka5155
    @ultimatebabushka5155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks to you, I've had to change how I've played G major since the beginning of my guitar days. It feels like I'm kissing goodbye a loved one.

  • @jeremyortlepp8000
    @jeremyortlepp8000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Outshined by soundgarden always gives that slow sludgy yet groovy feel for me and is fun to add little improvs

  • @bertrandsalaun3721
    @bertrandsalaun3721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "Lochness", by Judas Priest
    "The Eagle has Landed", or "Strong Arm of the Law", by Saxon
    "Fatman", by Nazareth
    "Dominance and Submission", by Blye Oyster Cult
    "Beating the Odds", by Molly Hatchet
    "Send me on my way", by Rusted Roots
    I feel like (I am a beginner myself) they are not that difficult, but they have interesting techniques, and they require precision, while being accessible, and incredibly satisfying when you master them (I'm looking at you, Lochness)
    Just my opinion, though :3

    • @joaogodoi991
      @joaogodoi991 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lochness is my favorite Judas Priest's song, and they are easy riffs, totally agree it should be on the list!

  • @36inc
    @36inc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hearing rogues on this list made me happy. incubus is one of my favorite bands, anf that song in particular makes me wanna listyen to the whole record again

  • @salatieljyrustumanan4929
    @salatieljyrustumanan4929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'd suggest learning Do I Wanna Know while singing it. It really helps people master timing tryna learn songs this way

  • @robinmishra1010
    @robinmishra1010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The guitar he used for "Weird Fishes" is the most beautiful guitar i've ever seen.

    • @lukebarboza4015
      @lukebarboza4015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      yeah its a swiss guitar which has an opening back cover, so its probably the most futuristic guitar ive ever seen

    • @Theultimatefukusaku
      @Theultimatefukusaku 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@lukebarboza4015 id sell my first son and fifth daughter for that guitar man... not my second, third or fourth daughter though.. they costed too much to create ... fifth one tho .. she’s good to go.. and the son is the devils spawn in pretty sure so I kinda need to pawn him off on someone or something else honestly ... anyone want a three year old who can speak mandarin and Italian backwards at the same time?

    • @lukebarboza4015
      @lukebarboza4015 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Theultimatefukusaku :0

    • @jayce-__-_-_-
      @jayce-__-_-_- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sg looks badass though

    • @lukebarboza4015
      @lukebarboza4015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jayce-__-_-_- Gibson sg's are always better

  • @rossmackenzie9090
    @rossmackenzie9090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In the spirit of the lead line from Rogues being in this, got to suggest the beginning of Swing Life Away. Gives you a real understanding of how to get to grips with harmonics
    The intro of Victory over the sun by Biffy Clyro is also an interesting one: start of the intro works as a light fingerpicking exercise/warm up in really basic chord positions (focused on a bread and butter 2-3-2 DMaj triad), but the riff the forms the backbone of the verses is all about accurate slides on the D (7-9) then A (7-10) strings which make you break out of basic muscle memory. They're both also just fun licks to play.

  • @rohitburra3337
    @rohitburra3337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Throw it in Drop D, “love bites so do I” Halestorm the intro is a good warm up and practice as it’s a definite riff for timing and articulation practice. It’s heavy but simple

  • @kickinbackinOC
    @kickinbackinOC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Heaviest riff to me might be "Into the Void", or any of those dark-ass chunky ones from the riff-master Tony Iommi!
    Another one that comes to mind is Zach Wylde doing "No More Tears" with Ozzy.

  • @donnievazquez3319
    @donnievazquez3319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Breaking the Law was the first full song I ever learned. Still fun to play 40 years later.

  • @ragnarkaspersen2934
    @ragnarkaspersen2934 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    love your videos man! had a nice little session playing along with you :)

  • @HDSummit
    @HDSummit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was really helpful! Thanks for putting this list together. Something to work towards!

  • @oldchannellolz6086
    @oldchannellolz6086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    12:48 nah, 'I want you (she's so heavy)' has the heaviest rift. No need for a counter argument. Even Dave Grohl agrees.

    • @jackson63
      @jackson63 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      underrated. that song's so intense

    • @thelegendofhuman
      @thelegendofhuman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I feel like the shes so heavy part could easily be made in to metal or something, imagine the organ being replaced with screaming and stuff, the vocals are already a bit loud also

    • @hudsonja
      @hudsonja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thelegendofhuman my uncle would argue that it was the very first song that influenced heavy metal, and based on when it was released I don't exactly disagree

    • @bruisedviolets
      @bruisedviolets 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      greatest song

  • @spidgeb3292
    @spidgeb3292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Shine" by Collective Soul, with low E dropped to D. That signature lick is a blast, and very easy.

    • @bourkey07
      @bourkey07 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And what a banger of a song!

  • @cts1549
    @cts1549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i learn a lot of ac/dc songs as kid growing up. Easy but fun songs are fantastic for maintaining motivation in the beginning.

  • @loriefleenor3074
    @loriefleenor3074 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you Tyler, as a beginner guitarist these videos are very helpful and I appreciate them very much.

  • @Bobnicky-
    @Bobnicky- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Interstellar Overdrive is also a really easy, fun riff.

    • @masonjarbeiler9569
      @masonjarbeiler9569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I like Have a Cigar. Nice bluesy riff and it's not too difficult.

    • @cwize
      @cwize 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice one. I remember learning it WAY early because it sounded like you were getting something DONE. We also may be around the same age to have had that one as a fave.

    • @seandusk9491
      @seandusk9491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      first riff i learned on bass

    • @Solitude11-11
      @Solitude11-11 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My first too!

  • @mono.isgtds
    @mono.isgtds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Layla could definitely fit, it’s a good way to learn hammer ons, bends and pull offs.

  • @theoneonlydave
    @theoneonlydave 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Therapy?- "Screamager" Was the reason I wanted to pick up a guitar. It captures so much energy and melody in a couple simple riffs.

  • @katough
    @katough 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Weird Fishes/Arpeggi is def one of my fav riffs to practice on. I love the song, and being able to pick up that riff so easily gave me confidence to try harder and harder from Radiohead. Street Spirit is currently the tune i'm tackling. the phrasing is an instant cramp, but so satisfying when you hit it

  • @jessegoodwin2117
    @jessegoodwin2117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m a beginner myself, but one riff that is a ton of fun to learn/play, at least for me, is “the Red” by Chevelle. Super easy, sounds sick asf and is one of my personal favorite songs. Sounds great, fun to play, and easy to learn!

  • @meddle4282
    @meddle4282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    For me the 12 riff is Riff Raff by
    AC/DC. Its not really polular riff (for me its underrated) but for me it was first riff i really enjoyed playing it, beacouse its fast and it rocks and i felt like i am already getting somewhere. 🤘

  • @browncaleb7
    @browncaleb7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Early on in my playing my dad asked me to learn "have a drink on me" I was hesitant, but once I started playing it fell in love with that riff. Can't imagine it is considered super difficult since I was learning it when I was 13 or so.

  • @jeepmanxj
    @jeepmanxj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Stone the Crow by Down, Planets Collide by Crowbar, Life's been good by Joe Walsh, Dramamine by Modest mouse, Lysergik Funeral Procession by Down, Over the hills and far away by Zep. Really a ton of good riffs that teach you something. String skipping, hammering and pulling off, proper finger placement, yadda yadda.

  • @alihart7849
    @alihart7849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ghost - Square Hammer is one of the absolute best metal riffs to learn. The riff itself has some slightly tricky fingering depending on which tuning you use, the verse teaches consistent palm muting, while the chorus puts both together. It’s easy to throw on tonnes of gain and make it sound kinda correct. Hard to get it perfect. Also the solo is a great beginner solo for metal

    • @spookyoyster4014
      @spookyoyster4014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yesss this is the first Ghost song I learned, its so fun :)

  • @reneebear3641
    @reneebear3641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Personally, I think a *ton* of tool riffs are just simplistic enough for intermediate beginners or so to grasp while still working interesting timing & techniques

  • @goranljubicic192
    @goranljubicic192 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    aint talkin bout love intro - Halen
    Great picking and finger dexterity exercise that i learned when i first started playing and still use to this day

  • @cabritoguitarrista
    @cabritoguitarrista ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the music community, thank you man, going to learn them all

  • @godsperfectfailures796
    @godsperfectfailures796 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm a big Metallica guy, so I started with all of Sad But True (on an acoustic no less), then did the Intro to Dyers Eve. The Orion riff, The Trooper intro (Iron Maiden) and Seek and Destroy are my favorite riffs to play.

    • @darrellmiddleton6615
      @darrellmiddleton6615 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hit the lights was my favourite kill em all riff I taught myself to play by learning Metallica tunes I started with One and master of puppets

  • @machintosh3008
    @machintosh3008 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "In The Meantime" by Spacehog, and "In The Flesh?" by Pink Floyd have some of the most killer riffs I have ever heard! Playing them is super super fun.
    When I first heard them I was like 'These sound Impossible, there is absolutely no way I'll ever be able to play them.' But after practicing for 2 hours on each one, I got them almost perfect.

  • @jahnr1461
    @jahnr1461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any of the older stuff from The Black Keys. Super simple riffs that never get old to play

  • @scr00bins3
    @scr00bins3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You got me to comment with the Weird Fishes and Rogues picks. Great work! I gotta learn them both.

    • @scr00bins3
      @scr00bins3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also gotta add, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth III by Coheed & Cambria is a super fun riff to put on this list.

  • @mtgn59
    @mtgn59 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Poly by Nirvana. It was the first song I learned how to play, even before smoke on the water, and it's always the first thing I play when I pick up a guitar. 10/10 would recommend!!!

    • @MrSaturnMusic
      @MrSaturnMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was my first song on bass, love it

  • @dml-_2120
    @dml-_2120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I feel like "Enter Sandman" has a great mix of fun and technique: fun because it's an easy song to learn and play and techniques in there are palm muting and quickly playing between palm mutes and octave technique like in the prechorus or clean intro

  • @rmac7693
    @rmac7693 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The main riff from 3s and 7s by QOTSA was a great one for me to learn those fast mute scratches, while also refining quick power chord slides.

  • @deeeeniiiiss
    @deeeeniiiiss 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those guitars are so beautiful, and so many of them, i could never dream of even having 1, let alone this many

  • @andrewpappas9311
    @andrewpappas9311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Some of my go-to riffs are Just Got Paid by ZZ Top, Young Lust and In The Flesh? by Pink Floyd and Cirice/Square Hammer by Ghost, those riffs are just so good to play

    • @elliotfalk3239
      @elliotfalk3239 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely agree on the Ghost songs. Those two helped me develop things like my picking technique and palm muting, the Cirice solo also helped me a lot with bending

    • @andrewpappas9311
      @andrewpappas9311 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      E Falk Yeah definitely, Ghost riffs and solos are really good for working on your finger strength and whatnot

  • @melodieh3138
    @melodieh3138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Anyone else self taught and skipped things like Mary had a little lamb?

    • @luthermanhole5008
      @luthermanhole5008 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yup

    • @chrisrenfro2058
      @chrisrenfro2058 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I went straight to Jeff Buckleys Hallelujah 🙃 bad move. But I did it

  • @CaseyBDook
    @CaseyBDook ปีที่แล้ว

    You certainly choose an appropriate name for your channel.
    There is nothing better than sharing the skills. There are too many gatekeepers who are not all that good at playing so having you do your thing here gives me an easy way to show people how real musicians treat the beginners.

  • @freebirdinfranklin
    @freebirdinfranklin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    12. guitar during chorus/opening of cowboys from hell(pantera).. always a fun one to play!

  • @rustyrobots426
    @rustyrobots426 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    John Mayer - good love is on the way. So much fun to play.

  • @WeebusDweebus
    @WeebusDweebus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    "Is this the heaviest riff you've ever heard? That's because it is the heaviest riff you've ever heard... sad but true"

    • @tylercady3985
      @tylercady3985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Do you like your music heavy? Do you want heavy now?

    • @peik5569
      @peik5569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tyler Cady Metallica gives you H E A V Y

    • @zachcerniglia2008
      @zachcerniglia2008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I loooove heavy

    • @michaelberresford4291
      @michaelberresford4291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I actually disagree, I think "the thing that should not be" is even heavier.

    • @ipodcollector
      @ipodcollector 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@peik5569 every show lmao

  • @patrickmckenzie7295
    @patrickmckenzie7295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rage Against the Machine song is in Drop D Tuning. Low E string is tuned down to D. Great first Drop D song to learn. Great mix of songs, Music is Win!

  • @Speciimenn
    @Speciimenn ปีที่แล้ว

    the guitar you played weird fishes on is absolutely beautiful. I've neverrrr seen an axe like that what the hell