Ultimate Guitar's Top 25 Easiest Guitar Riffs (Playing after one listen)

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  • @MusicisWin
    @MusicisWin  5 лет назад +765

    I think a few people need to watch this video ;) ruclips.net/video/me-49_BXY8g/видео.html

    • @eddixon2015
      @eddixon2015 5 лет назад +2

      Respect.

    • @Eggra222
      @Eggra222 5 лет назад +8

      Certainly not my biggest problem with the video. I have many other issues.

    • @harrysguitar4987
      @harrysguitar4987 5 лет назад +12

      Breaking the law play open A instead of streching to 5th on E

    • @georgehigham46
      @georgehigham46 5 лет назад +5

      Seven nation army is open A tuning n does use an octave pedal he uses a slide as well been trying to learn that but I’m crap at slide 😂

    • @heavy379
      @heavy379 5 лет назад +7

      Watching you mess up makes me feel better knowing someone so superior to me😁 on the instrument still has issues learning a song

  • @Goldarlives
    @Goldarlives 5 лет назад +3269

    -Nirvana
    “Muted for copyright”
    The irony.

    • @pressf4896
      @pressf4896 5 лет назад +285

      Goldarlives Thank Courtney Love for that fella

    • @YouSuck921
      @YouSuck921 5 лет назад +46

      I'm not too familiar with Nirvana. Whats the irony here?

    • @YouSuck921
      @YouSuck921 5 лет назад +52

      @@Noah-wv4td But there are other members of the band. All of whom could care.

    • @eduardkarpoev2109
      @eduardkarpoev2109 5 лет назад +200

      @@YouSuck921 yeah but Kurt has the writing credits on 95% of Nirvana songs. Dave released his own music and Krist didn't really write his own songs

    • @oobanoobaisterrible
      @oobanoobaisterrible 5 лет назад +247

      Did you know Kurt doesn’t do drugs anymore

  • @jamesrodwell9701
    @jamesrodwell9701 4 года назад +1671

    I like how people can learn riffs by ear whereas I need tabs, tutorials and hendrix's ghost peering over my shoulder to make sure I'm playing it right

    • @generalknowledge9899
      @generalknowledge9899 4 года назад +45

      Well get there mate

    • @jukeboxhero8137
      @jukeboxhero8137 4 года назад +30

      I feel your pain man I’m in the same boat😂🤘

    • @dazedledzep3891
      @dazedledzep3891 4 года назад +6

      Same

    • @iamacharliest
      @iamacharliest 4 года назад +39

      Breaking your way into theory will help you with that quicker than you think :)

    • @jacobbau8328
      @jacobbau8328 4 года назад +17

      As a drummer, can’t relate but sounds painful.

  • @leftiequixote
    @leftiequixote 4 года назад +415

    Cobain recorded his vocals for "Something in the Way" laying down for the effect. He recorded the guitar on a really cheap pawn shop acoustic guitar. It definitely gave that song it's eeriness.

    • @shaunchristman5504
      @shaunchristman5504 3 года назад +13

      It was out of tune and butch vig was like keep playing im grabbing a mic lol

    • @robertoladrondeguevara3873
      @robertoladrondeguevara3873 3 года назад +12

      It’s just a bad and boring riff 😅

    • @Happylink75
      @Happylink75 3 года назад +12

      @@robertoladrondeguevara3873 in your opinion

    • @rome8180
      @rome8180 3 года назад +27

      @@robertoladrondeguevara3873 "riffs" don't make a song. There are elements like lyrics, delivery, production, emotional impact, etc. If you want to hear someone wank off over the pentatonic scale, you can do that in any Guitar Center.

    • @robertoladrondeguevara3873
      @robertoladrondeguevara3873 3 года назад +8

      @@rome8180 no one is talking about the song, this videos is about riffs and this riff is boring af 😴 💤

  • @ouchmyputty
    @ouchmyputty 4 года назад +975

    I like most of what you do, yet "Something in the Way" is a great song and I think you need to give it another try.

    • @DubstepMagiic
      @DubstepMagiic 4 года назад +122

      He really does. Its a very good song and its supposed to be slow and sad cause he wrote that song when he was homeless under a bridge

    • @Yhm8
      @Yhm8 4 года назад +7

      It’s a good song, but the tone is a bit meh

    • @jamesstyle8646
      @jamesstyle8646 4 года назад +20

      I agree- it’s a beautiful song with great cello melody.

    • @bu1t3rfly71
      @bu1t3rfly71 4 года назад +3

      Its supposed to played on diffrent chords

    • @jackdevlin1107
      @jackdevlin1107 4 года назад +19

      Don’t trust a man who prefers PRS guitars lol

  • @hlj3x379
    @hlj3x379 5 лет назад +3208

    Bet he secretly had ultimate guitar tabs open on his computer

    • @stephendonovan9084
      @stephendonovan9084 5 лет назад +102

      No, if so he would have gotten Man in the Box right. (it's a minor 7th power chord, 0-5, not a fifth, 0-2)

    • @hlj3x379
      @hlj3x379 5 лет назад +215

      Stephen Donovan you do know I’m being sarcastic? Or am I getting wooshed

    • @quentttin
      @quentttin 5 лет назад +53

      Harvey J no, u woooshed him

    • @stephendonovan9084
      @stephendonovan9084 5 лет назад +77

      @@hlj3x379 I knew you were being sarcastic, I don't really know why I felt the need to say that. Excuse me.

    • @hlj3x379
      @hlj3x379 5 лет назад +12

      Stephen Donovan okidoki mate

  • @bkoczo93
    @bkoczo93 5 лет назад +4346

    Smoke on the Water should not be on this list. No mortal can play that riff

    • @mvhax2ftw352
      @mvhax2ftw352 5 лет назад +6

      Bence Koczo welp

    • @JPage-wl5em
      @JPage-wl5em 5 лет назад +225

      Well there is a select few people who have mastered the riff, i am one of those. I have mastered it on the E string.

    • @Grease-Goblin
      @Grease-Goblin 5 лет назад +48

      It took the legend himself, Ritchie Blackmore, to write such a riff. What hope do any of us have?

    • @cuauhtemocmorisco3493
      @cuauhtemocmorisco3493 5 лет назад +7

      If I can play Cream songs by ear then I can play smoke on the water just need too know what key its on LOL

    • @josephancion2190
      @josephancion2190 5 лет назад

      Cool. Guess I'm here to stay !

  • @itgsdude6512
    @itgsdude6512 5 лет назад +620

    I'm all about grunge and I feel like I was stabbed in the heart when he said Something in the Way and Angry Chair riffs weren't too good and no one should learn them.

    • @stephenc170
      @stephenc170 5 лет назад +38

      Ian Miklavčič I love playing Jerry Cantrell riffs... they’re classic and helped kick start a whole new sound... to me they’re excellent

    • @pallbearer1175
      @pallbearer1175 4 года назад +24

      Stephen C I’m pretty sure Layne wrote angry chair

    • @erikbates5243
      @erikbates5243 4 года назад +3

      Same here.

    • @theriffwriter2194
      @theriffwriter2194 4 года назад +40

      I've lost count how many times I've heard popular RUclipsrs say Jack White is a shitty guitar player.
      I can't help but ask how many iconic riffs, people chant is stadiums across the globe, they've written? And I couldn't be any less impressed with those Instagram "shredders". Music is not an athletic sport.
      Easy to play and easy to write are two entirely different things.
      The two most popular' instantly recognizable riffs of all time are probably Smoke On The Water and Iron Man. Nuff said. (Not to be confused with Stairway, the most popular song).

    • @laynethomasstaley1698
      @laynethomasstaley1698 4 года назад +14

      Yeah like wtf? Angry chair is a great riff! Dirt is not for nothing one of the best albums ever made

  • @chillchimichangas9978
    @chillchimichangas9978 3 года назад +62

    Hey Tyler, Kurt played 'Something In The Way' in two different variations, the first was his Unplugged performance (arguably my favorite) which consists of Drop C tuning and him playing on the 4th frets of the C and G (E/A strings). He does this almost as a double stop but then picks each note individually to the rhythm. Also he throws in a few power chords as well, but I believe they differ from the method he used when playing the more "grungy" version.

  • @SLagonia
    @SLagonia 5 лет назад +1683

    Something in The Way is less a song and more of a poem spoken in front of a guitar. It's actually an incredibly moving piece, though not exactly an example of amazing guitar work.

    • @Silmerano
      @Silmerano 5 лет назад +71

      IMO the unplugged version is much more pleasant to listen to.

    • @muldycheese6566
      @muldycheese6566 5 лет назад +221

      He played it very wrong too after bashing on it

    • @darkclixy9285
      @darkclixy9285 5 лет назад +6

      You are correct

    • @Drowning_101
      @Drowning_101 5 лет назад +106

      It's a song. Don't let elitist garbage tell you it's not a song. Maybe something's in the way.

    • @mdeerocks6792
      @mdeerocks6792 5 лет назад +63

      It's much better song that anything this guy who made the video will ever produce.

  • @quisaitqui4470
    @quisaitqui4470 5 лет назад +1130

    A song doesn’t have to be complicated to play to be beautiful. Something in the way is a great song and transmittes emotions.

    • @goliathyeti1669
      @goliathyeti1669 5 лет назад +52

      Deniz YB yes. Rhcp has some of the simplest riffs that are just majestic. Yes i know. Theres a lot of complicated songs by the chili peppers but im talking about their simple slower songs

    • @quisaitqui4470
      @quisaitqui4470 5 лет назад +5

      goliath yeti Yes you’re right lots of amazing bands have easy songs to play

    • @guitarstuff615
      @guitarstuff615 5 лет назад +52

      Deniz YB agreed. Him calling it bad is stupid. He didn’t even listen to the whole thing! If he had known the vibe and theme of the song it’s a different story

    • @ronsin9490
      @ronsin9490 5 лет назад +15

      Guitar Stuff Not really. If the video was about the entire song, the overall songwriting, another instrument, the vocals, etc then you’d have a point. But it is specifically about the guitar riff and nothing more. I personally love the song, it’s always been one of my favourite Nirvana tracks and it’s very emotive. Cobain’s voice is stellar in the choruses. But as a guitar player I “learned” this song once, laughed and never played it again. It is very much a simple and bad guitar riff. That’s not stupid. Try not to sound like a butt hurt fan and see the reality of it. Beautiful song, brutal guitar riff.

    • @guitarstuff615
      @guitarstuff615 5 лет назад +4

      Ron Sin whatever man. It’s my opinion, I think it’s great. Don’t care about what you think really to be honest

  • @khanyay6262
    @khanyay6262 5 лет назад +183

    “Napalm death you suffer is number 7”
    *plays
    “What”

    • @OmizaruHaven
      @OmizaruHaven 4 года назад +2

      isnt it just a pick scrape?

    • @khanyay6262
      @khanyay6262 4 года назад +5

      OmizaruHaven I think pick scrape then e flat

    • @tomswaine2692
      @tomswaine2692 3 года назад +1

      Pretty sure a riff by definition has to repeat in some form or another, so doesn't quite fit the bill

  • @WoahHunter
    @WoahHunter 5 лет назад +334

    " top 25 easiest guitar riffs"
    SMOKE ON THE WATER INTENSIFIES

    • @codylawson311
      @codylawson311 5 лет назад +2

      Amateurs... I can play it in three octaves at a time

    • @pedrovicnt_
      @pedrovicnt_ 4 года назад

      @@codylawson311 dummy,i can play 5 guitars 3 basses and 6 drums at the same time while cooking

    • @Alex-nj6rj
      @Alex-nj6rj 4 года назад

      Nice blue pfp

    • @RC-bs6eb
      @RC-bs6eb 4 года назад +1

      I got you all beat. I can play it on a 12 string while also strumming a ukelele, playing drums, washing dishes, and doing jumping jacks.

    • @jacobbau8328
      @jacobbau8328 4 года назад

      I can play it on a drum set come at me

  • @lyokon8
    @lyokon8 5 лет назад +1235

    25) 1:22 Scorpions- Rock You Like A Hurricane
    24) 2:29 David Bowie- The Man Who Sold The World
    23) 4:05 Black Sabbath- Paranoid
    22) 4:57 Tenacious D- One Note Song
    21) 5:59 Blur- Song 2
    20) 7:09 Nirvana- Something In The Way
    19) 8:46 Alice In Chains- Angry Chair
    18) 9:44 Stone Temple Pilots- Vaseline
    17) 10:41 Black Sabbath- Iron Man
    16) 11:05 Pantera- Walk
    15) 11:56 The Kinks- You Really Got Me
    14) 12:59 The Rolling Stones- I Can't Get No Satisfaction
    13) 13:29 Limp Bizkit- Break Stuff
    12) 14:19 Ramones- I Wanna Be Sedated
    11) 15:26 Alice In Chains- Man In The Box
    10) 16:39 Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath
    9) 17:27 Green Day- Brain Stew/Jaded
    8) 18:24 Megadeth- Symphony Of Destruction
    7) 19:21 Napalm Death- You Suffer
    6) 20:38 Ramones- Blitzkrieg Bop
    5) 21:35 Nirvana- Come As You Are
    4) 22:00 Judas Priest- Breaking The Law
    3) 24:07 The White Stripes- Seven Nation Army
    2) 25:07 Deep Purple- Smoke On The Water
    1) 26:05 Metallica- Nothing Else Matters

  • @GeorgeLifterMann
    @GeorgeLifterMann 5 лет назад +796

    Νo.25 Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
    No.24 David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
    No.23 Black Sabbath - Paranoid
    No.22 Tenacious D - One Note Song
    No.21 Blur - Song 2
    No.20 Nirvana - Something In The Way
    No.19 Alice In Chains - Angry Chair
    No.18 Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline
    No.17 Black Sabbath - Iron Man
    No.16 Pantera - Walk
    No.15 The Kinks - You Really Got Me
    No.14 The Rolling Stones - (Can't Get No) Satisfaction
    No.13 Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff
    No.12 Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
    No.11 Alice In Chains - Man In The Box
    No.10 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
    No.9 GreenDay - Brain Stew Jaded
    No.8 Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction
    No.7 Napalm Death - You Suffer
    No.6 Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
    No.5 Nirvana - Come As You Are
    No.4 Judas Priest - Breaking The Law (what?)
    No.3 White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
    No.2 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
    No.1 FIND FOR YOURSELF, JEEZ I WON'T DO ALL THE WORK!

    • @OGDACMAN86
      @OGDACMAN86 5 лет назад +5

      Damn right! Daf gotta admit ya got me even tho I did watch the whole video. Lol

    • @longinuscyclone213
      @longinuscyclone213 5 лет назад +14

      Nothing else matters is number 1

    • @MegaNancyLover
      @MegaNancyLover 5 лет назад +11

      Giorgio Devez You’re missing the time stamps ;)
      In all seriousness though, thank you!

    • @spd-kv6sd
      @spd-kv6sd 5 лет назад +6

      Yeah, Metal Gods and Living After Midnight are easier than Breaking The Law.

    • @GeorgeLifterMann
      @GeorgeLifterMann 5 лет назад +2

      @@longinuscyclone213 Your ruined my evil plan

  • @hitlerslefteyelid5022
    @hitlerslefteyelid5022 4 года назад +561

    It hurt my feelings when he dissed the grunge songs

    • @jordandenny6875
      @jordandenny6875 4 года назад +51

      Yeah same, Something in the Way is my favorite Nirvana song (maybe Frances Farmer instead), it's by no means a strong technical work but it's an absolute masterclass in terms of communicating one specific feeeeeling
      And the Angry Chair intro is all about tone, Jerry is a killer guitarist

    • @jimpickens9681
      @jimpickens9681 4 года назад +1

      im sorry hitlers left eyebrow

    • @charlesswinehart5278
      @charlesswinehart5278 4 года назад +38

      Disappointing how he'll shit on anything that's not his personal taste

    • @dark_w4rri0r63
      @dark_w4rri0r63 4 года назад +12

      @@charlesswinehart5278 not really, it really isn't a good tone or riff at all

    • @NoName-mk1rf
      @NoName-mk1rf 3 года назад +4

      He played something in the way wrong you’re supposed to tune down a whole step except the e string is tuned to c

  • @billyatkinson8920
    @billyatkinson8920 4 года назад +130

    Don't forget to do the bendy every once in a while on that Tenacious D riff.

    • @cannedgoodness9633
      @cannedgoodness9633 4 года назад +9

      I was just thinking, HE FORGOT TO DO THE BENDY EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE

    • @smitty2804
      @smitty2804 4 года назад +2

      Literally what I came here to say 'this might be the easiest one yet' forgets the bendy once in a while 😂

    • @solemnbrigade2502
      @solemnbrigade2502 3 года назад +1

      I came to the comments just to bring up the bendy. You have restored some of my faith in humanity:

  • @09numbers09
    @09numbers09 5 лет назад +114

    12:05 that stanky guitar sound was the sound of a speaker crying out in pain after being sliced with a razor blade

  • @geekinblack6675
    @geekinblack6675 5 лет назад +183

    I think something in the way is underrated by a lot of guitarists, not because its some amazing technological riff somehow (because its obviously not) but because it perfectly captures the feel of what they were aiming for, even if you don't like the riff (I've personally always loved it) you can't deny that it's one of the most melancholy riffs ever wrote that perfectly captures depression and pain.
    Just my opinion.

    • @kevinvroman1050
      @kevinvroman1050 5 лет назад +15

      Geekinblack 66 the thing is, i really like the riff in the context of the song. It sets an amazing mood for the rest of thepiece. But by itself, it is discordant and odd.

    • @joandrumz3176
      @joandrumz3176 4 года назад +9

      My opinion, I love the song. Felt like kinda offended when he said that nobody ever should learn it... I mean.

    • @kevinsundelin8639
      @kevinsundelin8639 4 года назад +3

      Lmao just let this guy have an opinion you pretentious little princess

    • @kevinsundelin8639
      @kevinsundelin8639 4 года назад +3

      @@joandrumz3176 It's just some random RUclipsr's opinion, why do you even give a shit?

    • @dudeman5303
      @dudeman5303 4 года назад +7

      Yeah. I love guitar, but it seriously bothers me that so many guitarists dont understand songwriting. It really really bothers me. I dont know why anyone would even pick the instrument up if they weren't trying to write songs.

  • @matty0000
    @matty0000 4 года назад +211

    Don’t ever disrespect Angry Chair. Jerry Cantrell is the riff lord

    • @bigmarcsosayt3857
      @bigmarcsosayt3857 4 года назад +2

      Lol. Riff lord...

    • @guitarboi9
      @guitarboi9 4 года назад +47

      Layne Staley made that riff actually!

    • @MegaAlvin101
      @MegaAlvin101 4 года назад +33

      The fact that he played man in the box wrong too oof

    • @roryphillips57
      @roryphillips57 4 года назад +10

      Sasha Pierce it made me cringe so hard. Oh yeah, I know this one. (Murders riff) plays lead part with big ass grin. Oh yeah, I learnt more. Moves on. Me: *visibly cringes*

    • @evilgerman6020
      @evilgerman6020 4 года назад

      Oh yeah yeah

  • @awsom81
    @awsom81 5 лет назад +123

    I love all the people bashing him for not playing songs properly when he literally listens to 1 riff 1 time by ear then tries to recreate it based on musical skills.

    • @allthingscroatia
      @allthingscroatia 5 лет назад +3

      Zachary Tamburrino lol you think hes only heard those riffs one time before

    • @awsom81
      @awsom81 5 лет назад +10

      Stanko Zovak I'm not saying he's never heard them before but just because he's heard them doesn't mean he's payed attention either. I've hear most if not all and I play by ear. I still definitely can't bust out all of those riffs the way he does.

    • @allthingscroatia
      @allthingscroatia 5 лет назад +1

      Okay that's fair

    • @gabeh1839
      @gabeh1839 5 лет назад

      Cool

  • @jonsalama
    @jonsalama 5 лет назад +145

    The blue ES-335 hanging on the wall is all I could focus on

  • @andrewdevine3920
    @andrewdevine3920 4 года назад +146

    It's almost like how good songs are has nothing to do with how difficult they are to play.

    • @Fireguy65
      @Fireguy65 4 года назад +14

      Dont tell that to all the 10 string tech death jazz fusioncore bands with all the scrawny tatted up guys with headless fretless guitars. Its all about DJENTING and tapping. Not really it all sucks balls and is derivative and bland

    • @sparkycarpy5968
      @sparkycarpy5968 4 года назад +4

      John Titor they lack creativity so they have to use all the fancy techniques and instruments to make them look cool and sound cool.

    • @Fireguy65
      @Fireguy65 4 года назад +1

      @@sparkycarpy5968 I agree. Its become so trendy. I view the Djent/core subculture as the metal/ rock equivalent of rap music. Seems to be all about having the most over the top, ridiculous looling headless/12 string from some obscure company with some ridiculous pickups installed. And it all sounds the same

    • @tpags7398
      @tpags7398 3 года назад

      @@Fireguy65 there are still some really creative metalcore bands on the hardcore side like Converge and Every Time I Die that do the technical style of metalcore in a very sludgey and unique way

  • @hyperbiscuit2284
    @hyperbiscuit2284 4 года назад +38

    In defense of nothing else matters, when it was first written, James would sing it to his girlfriend over the phone and so he couldn't use his left hand. So at the time it was written, the open string riff was the main and only riff of the song. And even without that, I'd still consider it to be the main riff of the song.

  • @craigsmith2845
    @craigsmith2845 5 лет назад +443

    Why the hate for something in the way? Lol that’s a great song

    • @elliot8294
      @elliot8294 5 лет назад +114

      Craig Smith BECAUSE IF A SONG DOESNT FLEX YOUR GUITAR CAPABILITIES THEN IT ISNT A SONG

    • @aliens6074
      @aliens6074 5 лет назад +7

      @@elliot8294 wtf?

    • @ToasterPizzaFun
      @ToasterPizzaFun 5 лет назад +15

      Different strokes for different folks. Tyler obviously prefers a more classic rock kind of vibe.

    • @quisaitqui4470
      @quisaitqui4470 5 лет назад +33

      He doesn’t have to like that song but shouldn’t say it that way

    • @SpaceWolfHudson
      @SpaceWolfHudson 5 лет назад +13

      Because its in the way? Huehuehuehue
      Badum tsssss
      ...
      :(

  • @patricksommer3971
    @patricksommer3971 5 лет назад +146

    You should play in a Nirvana Cover Band. You even look depressed when you play Something it the way

    • @robertoladrondeguevara3873
      @robertoladrondeguevara3873 3 года назад +2

      He was depressed because that riff is boring af

    • @danielmanzoni9134
      @danielmanzoni9134 3 года назад +9

      @@robertoladrondeguevara3873 it isn’t particularly designed to be exciting, the song as a whole is supposed to be depressing.

    • @robertoladrondeguevara3873
      @robertoladrondeguevara3873 3 года назад +2

      @@danielmanzoni9134 boring af

    • @quitrap8289
      @quitrap8289 3 года назад +4

      @@robertoladrondeguevara3873 simple slow and sad sounding doesn't equal boring, maybe you just don't get the style of the songs, it's not ment for you to headbang or dance to or be hyped over it, it's not the best song in the world but I and many others like it (mainly for the lyrics but I think the simplicity of the guitar ads up to it )

    • @robertoladrondeguevara3873
      @robertoladrondeguevara3873 3 года назад

      @@quitrap8289 nah the guitar riff is really boring bro

  • @99mrslang
    @99mrslang 5 лет назад +185

    Iron Man actually has a few more subtle details that make it more interesting than what you did in my humble onion

    • @MrDussek
      @MrDussek 5 лет назад +11

      Salisbury yup for sure. it’s made up of power chords on the low E. also some slides down the E string after the melody. also the verses are played with a single note instead of chords

    • @shivasharma256
      @shivasharma256 5 лет назад +37

      Humble Onion xD

    • @coffeeenjoyer9099
      @coffeeenjoyer9099 5 лет назад +27

      Wow u got a humble onion?? Mine is so fking salty

    • @peachfuzz89
      @peachfuzz89 4 года назад +6

      I prefer my onions a bit arrogant....it gives them a nice bite! 😂

    • @farfly7
      @farfly7 4 года назад

      You just named the band....

  • @gosunkugi
    @gosunkugi 5 лет назад +135

    I love how he made Man in the Box more complicated than it should be. Also who else yelled out "Eb!" when he said "I think this one is in drop D"?

    • @mastertonberry9224
      @mastertonberry9224 5 лет назад

      I'm in this category

    • @ultrajazz5335
      @ultrajazz5335 4 года назад +1

      Drove me up the wall watching!

    • @TheMAGGuitar
      @TheMAGGuitar 4 года назад +7

      And then he decided to shit on Angry Chair and act like he never heard it before because it was obviously beneath him. Jerry Cantrell takes a shit on you dude.

    • @alexgordon7312
      @alexgordon7312 4 года назад +8

      @@TheMAGGuitar honestly the fact that two Alice songs are in that list bothers me a little, like they're kinda easy but having two makes them just look like another nirvana in terms of skill. Im not taking sides on whos better but Alice certainly have more technical proficiency than nirvana did.
      Also jerry cantrell would literally laugh at the cover of angry chair

    • @MKDumas1981
      @MKDumas1981 4 года назад +5

      He also played the riff wrong. The fifth string is in the fifth fret D, rather than the second fret B. Ebm7(no 3rd) is the actual name for that chord (even though the fifth is missing, too).
      More like Music is Fail!
      🤣🤣🤣

  • @patrickgarneau6095
    @patrickgarneau6095 4 года назад +128

    3:06 is when he realized that “The man who sold the world” is not a Nirvana original, but is actually a David Bowie song.

    • @livewire2759
      @livewire2759 3 года назад +35

      Considering how he dissed Nirvana later on, I doubt he even knew they covered it.

    • @goofps3d677
      @goofps3d677 2 года назад

      Yes i wrote the original

    • @dwainespradling9233
      @dwainespradling9233 2 года назад +5

      Considering that Kurt actually says it's a David Bowie song before they play it.

    • @paisleepunk
      @paisleepunk 4 месяца назад

      @@dwainespradling9233*after they play it, at least on the mtv unplugged version

  • @dpb22
    @dpb22 5 лет назад +6

    What this list really demonstrates is how important rhythm and timing are. Many of these riffs are awesome because of "the sauce" you put on it. Which is the rhythm, timing, and inflection. And as demonstrated by the comments, that part can be hard.

  • @cornerback4074
    @cornerback4074 4 года назад +47

    Can we take a moment to admire his self control and composure not to scream "WOHOOOO" while playing Song 2

  • @milanmilacic9311
    @milanmilacic9311 5 лет назад +23

    I'm just starting and by that I mean I literally started yesterday so this seems absolutely amazing to me, being able to play something just from listening to it

    • @concernedfather1233
      @concernedfather1233 4 года назад +1

      How are you know?
      Edit: now not know

    • @CrazySuperJEBUS
      @CrazySuperJEBUS 4 года назад +2

      Milan Milacic the more you play, and the more you learn, you’ll start to recognize certain chords/chord structures, scales, and intervals between notes. Almost like how once you learn letters and words as a kid, you can just start reading familiar words without effort, except in this case it’s with your ears instead of your eyes (I hope that makes sense). Keep playing and you’ll be able to do this as well, if you haven’t gotten to that point already. :)

  • @jordan1111ism
    @jordan1111ism 5 лет назад +822

    Did he just bash Nirvana

  • @ziggystardust3263
    @ziggystardust3263 5 лет назад +178

    Listen to their unplugged version of Something In The Way. It's not an overly complex song, but I like it.

    • @quisaitqui4470
      @quisaitqui4470 5 лет назад +4

      Ziggy Stardust Same

    • @austinhawkins5426
      @austinhawkins5426 5 лет назад +8

      I was in a bar talking to the owner and he had a guitar and drum kit on the stage. After some talking about music and me telling home I play guitar. He asked if I wanted to get on stage and play with him for a song or 2. He taught me Something in the way in under 5 minutes and we rocked out. It's a very easy song. Lol

    • @quisaitqui4470
      @quisaitqui4470 5 лет назад +1

      austin hawkins I wish I knew people to jam with :))

    • @johnstarsh
      @johnstarsh 5 лет назад

      Ziggy Stardust Emmy favorite nirvana song

  • @thackerjameslandon
    @thackerjameslandon Год назад +34

    Something in the way needs to be played drop c and on an acoustic to give it justice, it’s really simple but his energy is what gave their music life

    • @mccririck01
      @mccririck01 Год назад +1

      Also isn't it a two chord song? Same with Horse With No Name by America.

    • @Humangarbage_7
      @Humangarbage_7 Год назад

      @@mccririck01I think it is.

  • @guitarboi9
    @guitarboi9 4 года назад +31

    He played “I Wanna Be Sedated” like it was the first time he played a punk song

    • @dudeman5303
      @dudeman5303 4 года назад +2

      Lmao right. It was very not right. Plus they are playing major chords, not just power chords.

  • @ThrashBandicoot666
    @ThrashBandicoot666 5 лет назад +144

    He didn't even throw in the bendies every once in a while!!

    • @FryskeRocker
      @FryskeRocker 5 лет назад +3

      I know!

    • @Pat6578
      @Pat6578 5 лет назад +2

      Here you go:
      You've won the internet.

    • @ehwurscht
      @ehwurscht 5 лет назад

      I wanted to comment this, but you beat me to it. Respect! ;)

    • @stephengrier
      @stephengrier 5 лет назад +1

      He just played 1 note, anyone could have done that.
      You can't outD the D!

    • @TehJrn
      @TehJrn 5 лет назад +1

      If you didn't recognize the lack of bendies you are not a true lee

  • @oneoveronethirtyseven9161
    @oneoveronethirtyseven9161 5 лет назад +98

    Dude did you really just bash Angry Chair and then immediately sing praises for Vaseline? Lol.

    • @elgatonegro1703
      @elgatonegro1703 5 лет назад +9

      Angry Chair is def one of Jerry Cantrell’s milder riffs, but I think Vaseline is actually a good lesson in playing syncopation/in time

    • @HeadZoneHighlights
      @HeadZoneHighlights 4 года назад +8

      elgatonegro1703 I think Layne wrote that one

    • @dmccarroll5938
      @dmccarroll5938 4 года назад +2

      elgatonegro1703 layne wrote it and played it tho so

    • @joandrumz3176
      @joandrumz3176 4 года назад +6

      I love that song and he just stabbed me in my heart with bashing on Something in the way and Angry Chair, but also playing Man in the box wrong :(

  • @leviathan_is_me
    @leviathan_is_me 4 года назад +15

    There are no chords in "Something In The Way" ......just 4th fret on and off on top 2 strings. Literally 1st song to teach someone so they can play along and learn time and feel the rush of playing and hopefully get hooked.

  • @prashantsarkar821
    @prashantsarkar821 4 года назад +24

    Tenacious D is not the greatest band in the world.
    They are just a tribute

    • @jray5363
      @jray5363 3 года назад +1

      I think that was a joke??? I like Jack Black and the other dude is a talented guitarist, BUT I went to a concert once where they opened the show, and I wanted to walk out. It was so bad. They need to announce to the audience; “This is a parody! This is a joke! “

    • @astafire6810
      @astafire6810 3 года назад

      @@jray5363 if you know tenacious d, then you already know that its a parody

    • @dizzy6947
      @dizzy6947 3 года назад +2

      Blasphemy

  • @HotCherry
    @HotCherry 5 лет назад +7

    Thanks for this video. Honestly, seeing a pro like you sitting and figuring out stuff at the same speed I normally do made me feel more accomplished. Great video!

  • @ask-ingarbhn6855
    @ask-ingarbhn6855 5 лет назад +466

    Something in the way is in drop C#

    • @anthonysclafani3963
      @anthonysclafani3963 5 лет назад +55

      He went to Berklee for music and couldn't figure that out lol. Probably why he said no one should learn it

    • @cesarbeltran6583
      @cesarbeltran6583 5 лет назад +20

      Something In The way is in Drop C not drop C#

    • @KellyKachowski
      @KellyKachowski 5 лет назад +11

      Its in drop A

    • @ask-ingarbhn6855
      @ask-ingarbhn6855 5 лет назад

      @@KellyKachowski at least it should be

    • @KellyKachowski
      @KellyKachowski 5 лет назад +7

      @@ask-ingarbhn6855 sounds better in general even if you can play the notes in C because the loose strings make it sound more fucked up ya know

  • @Libsgonewild
    @Libsgonewild 4 года назад +41

    Something in the way is a great song u goof

  • @LaLaLoganOliver
    @LaLaLoganOliver 3 года назад +16

    I decided to like this when he started “singing” the Stone Temple Pilots song.

  • @JulianHyde88
    @JulianHyde88 5 лет назад +151

    Something In The Way was played wrong. And it’s a solid track to end one of the most iconic 90’s records ever!

    • @JulianHyde88
      @JulianHyde88 5 лет назад +3

      AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO BLITZKRIEG BOP?!

    • @swingman1978
      @swingman1978 5 лет назад +2

      Eric Hodge Quite right you are. Endless nameless is the final track though. Not Something in the Way.

    • @JulianHyde88
      @JulianHyde88 5 лет назад +1

      Jay L alright. Alright. You guys are right. I wasn’t thinking about the hidden track.

    • @natedavid3873
      @natedavid3873 5 лет назад +3

      Eric Hodge he couldn’t play it right cuz Kurt’s guitar was tuned to like drop c# in the recording

    • @JulianHyde88
      @JulianHyde88 5 лет назад

      Nate David with that many guitars, I’m sure he has one in drop c#

  • @robo3007
    @robo3007 5 лет назад +31

    Something in the Way is a great song, it's not about the guitar playing it's about the deep emotion Kurt injects into the song.

  • @salex1454
    @salex1454 4 года назад +9

    anybody else sit with their guitar in their laps while watching this video and try to play along and think
    "well...shit"

  • @JoshuaWillis89
    @JoshuaWillis89 3 года назад +4

    The reason “The Man Who Sold the World” is so easy is because the bass is doing all the work.

  • @tottitolvanen4677
    @tottitolvanen4677 5 лет назад +132

    David Bowie flexin out here

  • @christiancasteel5962
    @christiancasteel5962 5 лет назад +24

    When you said you had never heard that Napalm Death song before I was like oh this is gunna be good haha

    • @mrsweetkandy7673
      @mrsweetkandy7673 4 года назад +1

      I didn't expect that song on that list, it was delightful to see him struggle

  • @rezzzo76
    @rezzzo76 4 года назад +19

    Man in the box is actually easier than you were playing it.

  • @alejandrorozalen221
    @alejandrorozalen221 Год назад +2

    Something in the way its a simple riff, i agree but the song itself is so deeple intense and melancoly. The voice is like a whisper so talented.

  • @AoAunrealrob
    @AoAunrealrob 5 лет назад +33

    It’s amazing that literally everyone plays the intro to Paranoid wrong. Even Randy Rhoads did when playing live. Listen closely to the record and live recordings of Iommi playing it- the riff doesn’t go high twice, it goes high the first time then back down the second time.

  • @dictatorrich3412
    @dictatorrich3412 5 лет назад +320

    Well...I like Something in the Way :'(

    • @PeaInAPod8
      @PeaInAPod8 5 лет назад +9

      me too :'(

    • @groblezep5548
      @groblezep5548 5 лет назад +22

      he didn't really listen to it properly to appreciate it

    • @ryanjenkins6899
      @ryanjenkins6899 5 лет назад +3

      Dictator Rich i do to

    • @mse-6
      @mse-6 5 лет назад +4

      Exactly what he listened to wasnt something in the way its a great song

    • @tosh5376
      @tosh5376 5 лет назад +1

      Nirvana sucked

  • @demention7966
    @demention7966 3 года назад +1

    @music is win 8:03 it’s drop d + E flat and baring the 4th fret and then playing the first 3 strings as open cords and muting the rest

  • @bulletholeteddy9223
    @bulletholeteddy9223 Год назад +1

    Paul David's video on song 2 is actually quite good, most guitar tabs get the song wrong and it's harder to play than most make it out to be

  • @salads2706
    @salads2706 5 лет назад +4

    just here to say this video could not come at a better time, i just got my first guitar yesterday and now i have riffs to practice. you and a few other youtube inspired me to pick it up and get closer to my favorite music. i got no amp and i’m using a cut credit card to play my electric, but hell if it isn’t fun. thank you!

    • @imacat4060
      @imacat4060 5 лет назад

      Pls get a Pick lol

    • @doomerius1300
      @doomerius1300 5 лет назад

      Use a coin like a boss, like Billy Gibbons

  • @HimanXK
    @HimanXK 5 лет назад +14

    That Stone Temple Pilots impression was amazing and I think we need a full cover like that

  • @CongealedMilk
    @CongealedMilk 2 года назад +2

    I have a drummer friend, and I taught him smoke on the water on the guitar as a joke, and he in all seriousness looked at me and said triumphantly; "Should take me a week or 2" Still cracks me up 2 months later

  • @ManuelHernandez-ui2gq
    @ManuelHernandez-ui2gq 4 года назад +4

    while reading the tittle of this video, i misread and i thought it was "the Eeriest guitar riffs"....there's an idea!....love the videos man, awesome work

  • @AFMTAG
    @AFMTAG 5 лет назад +20

    Paranoid was technically played wrong. The A,B,D,E,A,B,D,E pattern you played is played A,B,D,E,A,B,D,B in the recording.

    • @andalfthegreyt
      @andalfthegreyt 3 года назад

      That's Ozzy's version with Zakk or Jake. The first it's Black Sabbath version.

  • @JustinOliverMusic
    @JustinOliverMusic 5 лет назад +3

    A lot of people forget that the guitar and it's riffs are just one section of the total sonic experience in any given song. A riffs value is not determined by how hard it is to play, but how it makes the listener feel.

  • @ferrari48817
    @ferrari48817 4 года назад +12

    He truly has talent to be able to pick up a song by listening to it once. I almost picked up seven nation army after listening for probably 2 hours and still got it wrong but at least I was a couple of frets off the whole time.

    • @User_not_userz
      @User_not_userz 4 года назад

      Ok but he is a experienced guitarist,almost all the experienced guitarists can do it,nothing special

    • @ferrari48817
      @ferrari48817 4 года назад +2

      @@User_not_userz you still need talent to do it

    • @orion8981
      @orion8981 3 года назад +1

      He has "talent" because he worked at it for years.
      You have the same talent, too, you just have to put in the work.

    • @User_not_userz
      @User_not_userz 3 года назад

      @@ferrari48817 no u need to practice a lot

    • @ferrari48817
      @ferrari48817 3 года назад

      @@User_not_userz I'm working on that now after taking a for year break for violin I'm playing my guitar again for like 5 hours a day

  • @CesarCordova
    @CesarCordova 5 лет назад +558

    Our God and Savior, Kurt Cobain.

    • @quisaitqui4470
      @quisaitqui4470 5 лет назад +53

      Greatest artist of all time for me. The feelings that his music gives,just amazing.

    • @quisaitqui4470
      @quisaitqui4470 5 лет назад +14

      Andrew Mullins He was really good too. Actually it’s really hard to choose THE BEST maybe we should say THE BESTS

    • @matko8038
      @matko8038 5 лет назад +12

      Just no

    • @user-dy5pi7bm6f
      @user-dy5pi7bm6f 5 лет назад +22

      He was a good musician but people exaggerate about him all the time.

    • @quisaitqui4470
      @quisaitqui4470 5 лет назад

      Admiral Ackbar To what ??

  • @humankudzu2456
    @humankudzu2456 5 лет назад +20

    Despite all the people saying you played some songs wrong, I just wanted to say I actually enjoyed it. Thanks for making the video Tyler.

  • @KrushKrills
    @KrushKrills 5 лет назад +56

    "easiest" cant even get angry chair right lol

    • @MikaRafelloGuitar
      @MikaRafelloGuitar 3 года назад +1

      He learned it by ear.

    • @mysticab7940
      @mysticab7940 3 года назад +1

      I mean if he’s playing the right notes does it matter

    • @cian9461
      @cian9461 3 года назад

      @@mysticab7940 You can argue if it matters or not, but he wasn't even playing the right notes so

  • @lillonk555
    @lillonk555 5 лет назад +17

    He got so defensive on the Metallica riff for just talking about the beginning cause it wasnt "playing the song" but every song that had more to it before that he only played the beginning riff for. (I know he played more to one other riff but he said that was for fun)

    • @johnnypunx8682
      @johnnypunx8682 4 года назад +2

      Agreed. Nothing else matters is the easiest. It doesnt mean it's a bad thing. There is too much battle between punk, grunge and metal. A song doesn't have to be super complicated to be good and a simple song can be the best

    • @lillonk555
      @lillonk555 4 года назад +2

      @@johnnypunx8682 very agreed. Accept for grunge I like most of these genres and I like Nothing Else Matters. It's just the fact that for that one song He looked past the riff and played the opening solo when for other songs he didnt just because he felt offended or that it was stupid that song was on the list was to me, unproffessional

    • @bucksncat1997
      @bucksncat1997 3 года назад +1

      Except the riff isn't just the first 4 strings played twice. It's the whole thing he did. That's the riff. It's like saying you played Master of Puppets' riff because you did the first bar. That's not the entire riff

    • @lillonk555
      @lillonk555 3 года назад

      @@bucksncat1997 I understand that, but there were other riffs He used the exact opposit logic and not counting the whole beginning riffs. But he made an exception there. I just wish he did that for all the riffs it applied to

  • @jamrhein2
    @jamrhein2 5 лет назад +35

    I'm pretty sure Jack White did actually play that riff on a guitar with an Octaver. Could be wrong though.

    • @jagdtigerfukthis
      @jagdtigerfukthis 5 лет назад +6

      He used a Digitech Whammy pedal..which is extra funny because it's the bright red one on middle shelf just to his left. lol. Except Jack used the original and that's a II (I'm pretty sure)

    • @haydentronnes9539
      @haydentronnes9539 4 года назад +1

      bob nunya digitech whammy, an octave, and quiet fuzz as a second recorded guitar.

    • @F14Goose37
      @F14Goose37 3 года назад +3

      I thought this was more common knowledge than it seems to be, but I have seen a lot of people who know way more about music than me incorrectly say it is a bass.

    • @awookieandagerman
      @awookieandagerman 3 года назад

      Wait, I always though he just tuned down a whole octave?

  • @mathew7880
    @mathew7880 5 лет назад +79

    Tenacious D WRONG!!! Didn't do the bending once in a while...

    • @brandonhensley4335
      @brandonhensley4335 5 лет назад +10

      The D wins! They win, one to nothin'!

    • @smokehappy21
      @smokehappy21 5 лет назад +1

      Dude you forget the bendy! Shit you're right. See, I told you! I f'n told you

  • @patrickking2317
    @patrickking2317 3 года назад +3

    15:57 Man in the Box wasn’t an E flat 5th chord, it was an E flat minor 7th chord. More specifically, just the root note and 7th from an E flat minor 7th chord.

  • @blakederby3932
    @blakederby3932 5 лет назад +4

    Seven Nation Army is played on guitar, Jack White emits his guitar through a pedal which is set down an octave. So it sounds more like a bass.

  • @LillianAredhel
    @LillianAredhel 5 лет назад +66

    Something in the way is one of my favorite Nirvana songs. And I think it sounds shit for a reason. He's in drop c# and plays
    0 4
    0 4
    0 4
    How shit it sounds is to add to the mood of the lyrics

    • @DubstepMagiic
      @DubstepMagiic 4 года назад +4

      I don't think its supposed to sound shit i think it's really just supposed to invoke emotion particularly a melancholy one

    • @emolad-vk4yc
      @emolad-vk4yc 4 года назад

      Can you re explain these tabs I don't get em

    • @Komissar13
      @Komissar13 4 года назад +1

      Dubstep Magiic it’s also played on an untuned 12 string with only 5 strings.

    • @johnjerge160
      @johnjerge160 4 года назад +1

      I believe kurt was laying on his back on a couch recording this song and the microphone was just hung by him. I truly think he was either in a really depressive state from withdrawal or on heroin

    • @Komissar13
      @Komissar13 4 года назад +2

      John Jerge I’m not sure that’s right. I remember Butch Vig saying they did it in a few takes in the studio. The song was definitely written from a very dark place though. As if he was a complete “street person” and broken.

  • @TheSatch95
    @TheSatch95 5 лет назад +227

    Wasn't kind of out of place calling Something in the way riff trash?

    • @killjoy_5309
      @killjoy_5309 5 лет назад +15

      It's trash

    • @anthonysclafani3963
      @anthonysclafani3963 5 лет назад +51

      It was snobby. Totally ok to not like a song or a band, but he came off as very pretentious and condescending in this video.

    • @alexandermjh3528
      @alexandermjh3528 5 лет назад +5

      Was thinking the same TF

    • @donswanson4855
      @donswanson4855 5 лет назад +17

      @@anthonysclafani3963 yeah I thought he was kind of a dick.

    • @aussiedadbloke6669
      @aussiedadbloke6669 5 лет назад +10

      Well he has sold way more albums than Nirvana , ... Oh wait...

  • @garrettwoodward7316
    @garrettwoodward7316 4 года назад +19

    Oh God my eyes... man in the box should not be played like that

    • @OddWheelThriver
      @OddWheelThriver 3 года назад

      Was it the turtle head bob?

    • @livewire2759
      @livewire2759 3 года назад

      YEAH!
      (It should not be played at all)

    • @keithhendrix8375
      @keithhendrix8375 3 года назад

      He was way off, Should be a half step down played in the 5th fret to open!

    • @SirHeadly84
      @SirHeadly84 3 года назад +1

      Just be glad you never have to hear or see me play it.

  • @lukekern7444
    @lukekern7444 5 лет назад +82

    #1 is eruption

    • @lemmykilmister5293
      @lemmykilmister5293 5 лет назад +1

      True
      My friend has played guitar like none
      But he can play the smoke on water like nobody's Buisness

    • @mikesimonian990
      @mikesimonian990 5 лет назад +1

      forgettul matters When I'm driving, after the first three power chords of Smoke on the Water, I'm changing the station.

    • @DiscardatRandom
      @DiscardatRandom 5 лет назад

      Think you mean stairway

  • @ionkap1024
    @ionkap1024 5 лет назад +128

    Angry chair, something in the way, man in the box were quite off. (but that's ok cause that's not the point of the video)

    • @user-hd7ju4wu4b
      @user-hd7ju4wu4b 5 лет назад +5

      Man In The Box was a bit too off

    • @michaelczesnozki1671
      @michaelczesnozki1671 5 лет назад +7

      Man in the box was way off. It's open on the E tuned to D# and 5 on A tuned to F#

    • @BobbySacamano
      @BobbySacamano 5 лет назад

      And Satisfaction

    • @brianmcfarland6548
      @brianmcfarland6548 5 лет назад

      Bob Sacamano satisfaction was perfect

    • @leewilson9536
      @leewilson9536 5 лет назад +5

      @@brianmcfarland6548 He was too quick...kept skipping an eighth note. Listen again.

  • @friedtried9625
    @friedtried9625 4 года назад +46

    He says he hasn't heard brain stew b4 but taught it to his wife In a vid xd

    • @Chooopy
      @Chooopy 3 года назад +2

      Let's do some simple math here.
      The vid where he taught his wife Brain Stew: March 2020
      This vid: Jan 2019
      This video was posted over a year before he made that wife vid.
      But even then, he even admits he's heard it before.
      How did this comment manage to be incredibly stupid with a single sentence?

    • @RushFanatic87
      @RushFanatic87 3 года назад +1

      @@Chooopy Eh, I’d say it’s pretty easy to get mixed up on upload dates when binge watching a channel out of order. I mean I thought the exact same thing because I’d just watched that particular video yesterday, but then looked at the upload date.

  • @gbamster8672
    @gbamster8672 Год назад

    I’m about to get prs custom 24 se and it because of you man thanks for keeping me happy

  • @dannydorito7998
    @dannydorito7998 5 лет назад +125

    Saying something in the way is terrible is a bit harsh

    • @royalcat10
      @royalcat10 5 лет назад +27

      It depends on how you look at it.
      Pretty much the only appeal of the song is the emotion it conveys. If you don't relate to it, or don't appreciate that, then it is pretty terrible. As from a technical standpoint, it could have been written by a 10 year old. It's literally 2 chords strummed over and over for 4 minutes. It's all about subjectivity. Saying it's amazing, and saying it's bad, are both equally true, just from different points of view.

    • @dannydorito7998
      @dannydorito7998 5 лет назад +3

      royalcat10 I get that, music is subjective. I personally believe music isn’t all about technicality, emotion is important aswell. both are important for what the artist is conveying and personally cobain initiated emotions. And yeah two chords isn’t amazing but thinking abt the song with something more than those two simple chords seems difficult

    • @royalcat10
      @royalcat10 5 лет назад +7

      @@leob4403 I wasn't saying anything about the arrogance in the statement he had made. I completely agree with that.
      But, it isn't wrong to say that, from a musical standpoint, the song is very poorly written.
      There's a difference between a song that uses two simple chords to do a lot, and this song that uses two chords to do very little. It's incredibly basic, and to say otherwise is just trying to paint Kurt in a brighter light than the work he put in for. ( *Not* to say in any way that he's undeserving of praise.)
      I personally enjoy the song. In this particular case, the song's appeal is 100% in the emotion of the song. Not in the musicality of it. It is not unwarranted for a person to completely trash on this song if you're looking at it from a musical standpoint. It's absolutely possible that he could have put forward the same amount of emotion, with a better composition. But he didn't. That was his artistic choice, and something that can be equally praised and criticized for.
      I like it, you may like it, but don't get upset when others don't. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

    • @dannydorito7998
      @dannydorito7998 5 лет назад +1

      royalcat10 100% agree, I solemnly wrote my comment because of his statement “don’t bother listening to this “riff”. To each their own with music but it came off pretentious. But yeah tbh why even learn the song? I can get with that

    • @devilsorchard1449
      @devilsorchard1449 5 лет назад +1

      The video isn't about the subject matter of the song, it's looking at it purely from a musical standpoint, and musically the song isn't good.

  • @PierAlexandreHarvey
    @PierAlexandreHarvey 5 лет назад +6

    Something in the way is actually a beautiful song ! The cello adds a relaxing vibe to it

  • @willardmeese6222
    @willardmeese6222 2 года назад

    I have been playing 35 years and very much enjoy Tylers videos

  • @dartyd733
    @dartyd733 5 лет назад +2

    Something in the way is my favourite song to play when I’m down.... it’s a good freakin song man

  • @bpabustan
    @bpabustan 5 лет назад +120

    That Green Day riff is just a variation of 25 or 6 to 4

    • @benjohnson8439
      @benjohnson8439 5 лет назад +2

      Exactly my thought

    • @vaibanez17
      @vaibanez17 5 лет назад +14

      Which is also Babe Im Gonna Leave You & also While My Guitar Gently Weeps

    • @Jfran-nj3dz
      @Jfran-nj3dz 5 лет назад +1

      @@vaibanez17 while my guitar? How?

    • @kwakerjak
      @kwakerjak 5 лет назад

      Jfran2013 The similarities are most obvious in the last 60 seconds of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” but Harrison adds more variation to the riff (which I think is a long standing blues riff, which is why it keeps showing up everywhere but nobody bothers with a lawsuit) to make his version sound unique.

    • @amberlynn6914
      @amberlynn6914 5 лет назад

      Macc Attacc never thought of it like that

  • @sls1035
    @sls1035 5 лет назад +29

    Man angry chair is a good song

    • @robo3007
      @robo3007 5 лет назад +10

      Every song on the Dirt album is!

    • @wingracer1614
      @wingracer1614 5 лет назад +2

      It's also one of the few AiC songs Staley wrote all on his own.

    • @MrSnuffian
      @MrSnuffian 5 лет назад +3

      Best song on dirt? Every song on dirt

    • @steve7745
      @steve7745 5 лет назад +1

      @@MrSnuffian yupppp. Dirt and Facelift are goddamn masterpieces

    • @stephenkleckner8838
      @stephenkleckner8838 5 лет назад +2

      Too bad he butchered it

  • @esharo
    @esharo 3 года назад

    - I'm not going to lie...
    I love the rawness if this video. Seeing you figure then out make you human n makes me feel like I have a chance at being half as good as you ha ha! I purchased your system in December. Hoping I can grow after playing on and off since 2001…

  • @zachasse3924
    @zachasse3924 4 года назад +14

    So your telling me that there wasn’t a single AC/DC song in this list? Puzzling

  • @philwilson4167
    @philwilson4167 5 лет назад +20

    Didn't quite nail that tenacious d one, you need to bend it once in a while

  • @nostringsattacked4355
    @nostringsattacked4355 5 лет назад +21

    You forgot the bending every once in a while! (for one note song)

  • @Paul-gf6kp
    @Paul-gf6kp 3 года назад +5

    For something in the way, the reason you can sorta hear a high note is cause Kurt had strange technique with his power chords where he would barre his ring finger across the strings as if he was trying to create some kind of barre chord and because of that, he would accidentally hit odd intervals when playing his power chords. Go look at him playing songs live and you can see that he’s doing that.

  • @ItsPedroBacelar
    @ItsPedroBacelar 4 года назад +6

    On 'one note song' YOU FORGOT THE BENDY PART! Listen to the full song x)

  • @Mr.Plight
    @Mr.Plight 5 лет назад +3

    Maybe you should make a top 25 beginner songs, for guys like me that want to learn. Appreciate and love the videos.

  • @baldbearded9601
    @baldbearded9601 5 лет назад +30

    How did you know which songs you had to mute for copyright vs those you could let us hear?

    • @eggyplants7157
      @eggyplants7157 5 лет назад +20

      When he tried to upload the video youtube told him, then he had to go back and edit those songs out.

    • @baldbearded9601
      @baldbearded9601 5 лет назад +3

      Oh right! Thanks!

    • @forgetful9845
      @forgetful9845 5 лет назад +1

      @@eggyplants7157 Hmm, the "MUTED FOR COPYRIGHT" messages look like they were done before the video was uploaded though.

    • @amelyalilyorme1247
      @amelyalilyorme1247 5 лет назад

      Forgetful he probably tried to upload it, RUclips told him it found those songs, and then he took the video and edited it before uploading it

  • @rome8180
    @rome8180 3 года назад +23

    "Why would you ever want to play this song?" Because it's a great song, and songs aren't all about "riffs," maybe? You have to take into account lyrics, singing melody, production, emotional impact, etc. Sorry Kurt Cobain wasn't shredding on the pentatonic scale, dude.

  • @project_nihilist
    @project_nihilist 5 лет назад

    You are so right about the insult to ‘Nothing Else Matters’. That song has stuck by me since the beginning, and it improved over time as my technique improved. I’ll play this to show off in front of other guitar players. It’s my technique I get to show off on this easy song and it’s just fun to play.

  • @A.J._Ramey
    @A.J._Ramey 5 лет назад +19

    The A chord used in blitzkrieg bop used the 5th fret on the e string as a root and you just used the open a. Not really wrong but the way you played it makes it slightly harder because of faster movement on the fretboard.

  • @Cl0v3rComics
    @Cl0v3rComics 4 года назад +6

    Imagine if he got copyright claimed for the 1 second “I Wanna Be Sedated” played before he muted it.

  • @williamcampbell4175
    @williamcampbell4175 Год назад +1

    Something in way was played in a guitar Cobain never tuned, it was in drop C or thereabouts, it is simply EAD covers on teh fourth fret followed by four strum of the open EAD

  • @joshuatucker3881
    @joshuatucker3881 5 лет назад +2

    This guy's really good..anyone could learn something from his videos

  • @yonikup2865
    @yonikup2865 5 лет назад +108

    Tyler what amp did you use for the video? I'm buying it for sure if its the prs combo!

    • @peik5569
      @peik5569 5 лет назад +4

      I think it might be the Prs sonzera 20 combo or atleast something that sounds alot like one

    • @prestondoring2640
      @prestondoring2640 5 лет назад

      Mason Sanderson look it up

    • @uknowmealredy
      @uknowmealredy 5 лет назад +13

      The amount of avenged sevenfold in here makes me happy.

    • @soullessSiIence
      @soullessSiIence 5 лет назад +2

      Ewww Avenged Childrenfold.

    • @wendelldurant9721
      @wendelldurant9721 5 лет назад +1

      90 percent sur its boss katana.

  • @bassblair11
    @bassblair11 4 года назад +12

    You missed the bendy every once in a while on "One Not Song"