The 5 Acoustic Guitar Riffs EVERYONE Asks You to Play (and how to play them)

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  • @MusicisWin
    @MusicisWin  3 года назад +2076

    yOu wOn’T bELiEvE nUmBeR 4

  • @genwt3916
    @genwt3916 3 года назад +1874

    "Play these songs for anyone and you're gonna have a good time"
    "Alright, we're gonna start with Johnny Cash - Hurt"

    • @braelynnpruitt6340
      @braelynnpruitt6340 3 года назад +46

      I really hope you ain’t saying that in a bad way cause Johnny cash is a legend

    • @lexi-op5vk
      @lexi-op5vk 3 года назад +217

      @@braelynnpruitt6340 I think he meant that it’s sad

    • @hathaway.1166
      @hathaway.1166 3 года назад +56

      @@Anisimeria I hurt myself today...

    • @WRiverHammond
      @WRiverHammond 3 года назад +31

      @@hathaway.1166 to see if I still feel...

    • @genwt3916
      @genwt3916 3 года назад +53

      @@braelynnpruitt6340 Johnny Cash is the man, it's just that Hurt is one of the most depressing songs I know. Comedic juxtaposition.

  • @bodge6886
    @bodge6886 3 года назад +1774

    My wife shouted “STOP PLAYING I’M A BELIEVER” I thought she was joking, “then I saw her face”😂😂😂

  • @casanova6668
    @casanova6668 3 года назад +188

    Nutshell by Alice in Chains is probably my biggest go to: very pretty progression, good use of dynamics in picking patterns, all around great jam.

    • @travismiles5885
      @travismiles5885 2 года назад +6

      That's a good one. I like to play "Dont Follow" too.

    • @Ye-ci2ti
      @Ye-ci2ti Год назад +5

      @@travismiles5885 same dude that’s one of my favourite songs by Alice in Chains

    • @yevheniikrylov
      @yevheniikrylov 11 месяцев назад

      Travis Meeks?)

    • @arentosas
      @arentosas 11 месяцев назад +1

      a man of class right here, nutshell is absolutely beautiful

    • @camelcase9225
      @camelcase9225 7 месяцев назад +1

      Second song I learned to sing and play with. It's a great one I bust out all the time but very melancholy too. It's quite a sad tune.

  • @parsamht
    @parsamht 2 года назад +57

    For me is acoustic version of Layla, it's always my favorite, the way it matches the lyrics burns my heart

    • @ericcarney2550
      @ericcarney2550 Год назад +3

      Learning that epic solo note for note made ma a much better guitarist. I love that man's flow.

  • @lexi-op5vk
    @lexi-op5vk 3 года назад +741

    “To have a good time”
    * starts with one of the saddest song ever *

    • @gamerjames8975
      @gamerjames8975 3 года назад +6

      Oh yeah, but hurt is still good

    • @MrCtripp09
      @MrCtripp09 2 года назад +2

      @@gamerjames8975 i had so many good times that started with this song only because we all hated life at the time and connceted its not funny

  • @casserole_dissh
    @casserole_dissh 2 года назад +333

    the songs for future refrence :)
    Hurt - Johnny Cash (1:38)
    Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show (3:40)
    Old Town Road - Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus (4:45)
    Wonder Wall - Oasis (6:48)
    Everlong - Foo Fighters (8:47)
    enjoy :D

    • @tenzing2090
      @tenzing2090 Год назад

      Thanks

    • @dynamogaming2039
      @dynamogaming2039 Год назад +6

      Hurt isn't a Johnny Cash song. He covered it. It's a nine inch nails song

    • @SkYrImOverMW3
      @SkYrImOverMW3 Год назад +5

      @@dynamogaming2039 he’s not teaching you how to play Nine Inch Nails version, he’s teaching you how to play Johnny Cash’s cover of it. Hence why they are referencing him and not them. He says as much in the video.

    • @hansvandenakker5185
      @hansvandenakker5185 Год назад

      @@dynamogaming2039 the song brings Californication inside my mind

    • @co0ki3M0NstAr
      @co0ki3M0NstAr 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@dynamogaming2039 thank you even if he is teaching the Johnny Cash version, it's still there song and he shouldn't presented as if it's not.

  • @LunchBoxRc504
    @LunchBoxRc504 3 года назад +13

    Just started playing again after about 17yrs hiatus. This video and many other of yours has been very helpful!👍🏾

  • @hillaryburdick9313
    @hillaryburdick9313 3 года назад +245

    “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas has my favorite acoustic finger style part to play. Definitely not easy, but I had no regrets learning it as a teenager. 👍 Also the intro to “Black Bird” by the Beatles is one I enjoy.

    • @corbinchristian7915
      @corbinchristian7915 2 года назад +12

      Blackbird is my go to when people ask me to play something, it’s just a beautiful song

    • @hillaryburdick9313
      @hillaryburdick9313 2 года назад +9

      @@corbinchristian7915 yes, same here! It’s currently my favorite acoustic guitar song to play. Paul McCartney is a genius!

    • @ChrisB...
      @ChrisB... 2 года назад +4

      Yep, Blackbird is a real crowd pleaser. Played it once in the guitar store and a lady clapped. :P

    • @timothya2742
      @timothya2742 2 года назад

      Travis style picking. I remember it well

    • @ImThe5thKing
      @ImThe5thKing Год назад +5

      I remember my high school had a "beginner" guitar class but I joined anyway despite playing for almost 10 years at that point, plus it meant I didn't have to take calculus lmao
      Anyway, later on in the semester, we learned Dust in the Wind, but it was just the chords and a super easy 1 finger melody, the notes for the vocals if I remember right. But the teacher knew I played guitar for a lot of my life and handed me the fingerstyle part and all I could do was go "YESSSS" because I seriously thought I was going to have to play straight up chords and 1 finger melodies for 2 weeks

  • @TomoFujitaMusic
    @TomoFujitaMusic 3 года назад +1221

    Good job Tyler!!

    • @arpitadutta4073
      @arpitadutta4073 3 года назад +12

      Tomo! I'm such a huge fan of yours! Good to see you here ☺️

    • @XxXBattleStarXxX
      @XxXBattleStarXxX 3 года назад +5

      Make me your padawan pls

    • @matthewregalado9662
      @matthewregalado9662 3 года назад +4

      Hey tomo

    • @markbyrd7710
      @markbyrd7710 3 года назад +3

      Two Nine Inch Nails songs on the list. Nice.

    • @Rayuga99
      @Rayuga99 3 года назад +1

      @@arpitadutta4073 nice to see a girl guitar enthusiast

  • @isaacostrom9749
    @isaacostrom9749 3 года назад +96

    I accidentally learned hurt when learning house of the rising sun

    • @christopherpeters3922
      @christopherpeters3922 3 года назад +2

      Hurt actually opened my eyes to how to play scales to a song

    • @gordiandres
      @gordiandres 3 года назад +1

      This was me a couple days ago lmfao

  • @villehytonen7279
    @villehytonen7279 3 года назад +4

    I just love playing Neil Young's Needle and the Damage Done. I was just starting to play when I heard that song and remember being very proud after learning to play it.

  • @trialbystone2532
    @trialbystone2532 3 года назад +436

    >"you're gonna have a great time playing these"
    >Starts on world's most infamously depressing song

    • @scotthack2632
      @scotthack2632 3 года назад +4

      Awesome song.

    • @VulgarTrader
      @VulgarTrader 3 года назад +1

      I think "Everybody Hurts" takes that prize.

    • @xKYJellyFishx
      @xKYJellyFishx 3 года назад +3

      It's a song about heroin addiction, what's depressing about that?

  • @smileynoface_
    @smileynoface_ 3 года назад +115

    I really like Wish you were here, It's so beautiful yet so simple when I nailed that down in 15 minutes after learning it, the feeling that I at that moment was so great

    • @zg3342
      @zg3342 2 года назад

      You learned all 3 solos in 15 minutes?

    • @Drew-jy7dl
      @Drew-jy7dl 2 года назад +3

      @@zg3342 yeah, I learned then in 10 mins when I was 5 yrs old

    • @euphoriam4020
      @euphoriam4020 Год назад

      @@zg3342 you could learn the main progression in fifteen minutes easily.

    • @daviddawson1718
      @daviddawson1718 9 месяцев назад

      Wish you were Here is one of those songs that my sister used to insist that I play for her, and I still miss her.

  • @stratonarrow
    @stratonarrow 3 года назад +91

    “Blackbird” is by far my favorite song to play on acoustic.

    • @techscopereviews
      @techscopereviews 3 года назад

      tried it, that songs hard as hell

    • @duldulreuben7814
      @duldulreuben7814 2 года назад +10

      @@techscopereviews it's not honestly. The shape for the chords is similar which moves up and down the fretboard. Practice a little bit and you'll get it!

    • @sujalgautam9761
      @sujalgautam9761 2 года назад +2

      @@techscopereviews try stop this trian

    • @roberthumphreys3928
      @roberthumphreys3928 2 года назад +2

      Mine too. Cant play it particularly well but I love it nonetheless 👍

    • @allosaurusfragilis7782
      @allosaurusfragilis7782 2 года назад +1

      @@duldulreuben7814 I've always thought it's probably too hard for me...but I might try now, thx!

  • @glennp2640
    @glennp2640 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for these. I was getting a bit discouraged, but stumbled onto this, and could play them. Kept me going.

  • @gavinstrasburg7824
    @gavinstrasburg7824 3 года назад +40

    One of my favorites to play is Over the Hills and Far Away 🤘🏼

  • @lycantrofy
    @lycantrofy 3 года назад +315

    There is a cheat code to all of this: just say you're a death metal musician, trust me no one wil bother you ever again, tried and tested!

    • @BryanCornejoo
      @BryanCornejoo 3 года назад +17

      Death metal with an acoustic guitar, okay

    • @lycantrofy
      @lycantrofy 3 года назад +10

      @@BryanCornejoo im talking about when people figure out you play in the first place, okay

    • @realiascailt
      @realiascailt 3 года назад +5

      @@BryanCornejoo well the last song is in drop d, I guess this counts

    • @BryanCornejoo
      @BryanCornejoo 3 года назад +3

      lycantrofy valid counter argument, okay

    • @lycantrofy
      @lycantrofy 3 года назад +1

      @@BryanCornejoo Understandable, please have a nice day

  • @joeyride58
    @joeyride58 3 года назад

    Soooo glad to see ya back and ok Tyler...
    Much luv ❤❤❤ sent your way !

  • @richardbelisle3957
    @richardbelisle3957 3 года назад +20

    I’m loving the guitar super system so far. Would love to see a funk/groove curriculum in the future. I’ve been playing for 10 years and I’ve been stuck in limbo for the last 7/8. Since I’ve signed up for super system I’ve made serious progress and recommended it highly to anyone interested.

  • @Ian-wl2jc
    @Ian-wl2jc 3 года назад +235

    Me clicking this video: :)
    Also me clicking this video: hmm let’s see where he puts wonderwall

  • @DozifJuggles
    @DozifJuggles 3 года назад +91

    i love how hurt and old town road are both originally NIN. Trent is the ultimate unintentional ghost writer

    • @captainlazer1713
      @captainlazer1713 3 года назад +29

      Who knew an industrial rock band would write two country hits

    • @sparkleglitch13
      @sparkleglitch13 3 года назад +6

      Came here to say the same thing ha

    • @reds4985
      @reds4985 3 года назад +6

      I was about to add this if none would of. Trent Reznor has a genius mind.

    • @maxscardanelli6185
      @maxscardanelli6185 2 года назад

      That explains why they're shit then!... 😂🙄🤦🏻👌🏻

  • @Simon-jw1ww
    @Simon-jw1ww 3 года назад +7

    One of the songs I learned for picking was "Good Riddance" from Green Day, it has a wonderfull Picking Pattern and sets a good standard for other songs!

  • @jessehenderson836
    @jessehenderson836 3 года назад +6

    Landslide by Fleetwood Mac. The Travis picking pattern and the chord transitions are staples in any finger style guitar and it’s a song that is instantly recognizable and sounds great on any guitar.

  • @cortezthekiller4605
    @cortezthekiller4605 3 года назад +37

    My favourite acoustic song is "The Needle & the Damage Done" by Neil Young.

    • @tmalecki1521
      @tmalecki1521 3 года назад

      It’s so fun to play! It’s definitely one of my favorites to play without a doubt

    • @sauceman2025
      @sauceman2025 3 года назад

      Same man

  • @FunkelFargas
    @FunkelFargas 3 года назад +128

    Everlong was the first drop D song I ever learned, and was like the third song I ever learned to begin with. With the first being Stranger things have happened. I'm a Die Hard Foo Fighters fan

    • @TobeyFairre7861
      @TobeyFairre7861 3 года назад +4

      Hell yeah! Everlong was my first song I learned. Such a great band

    • @kelaniking7670
      @kelaniking7670 3 года назад +4

      I absolutely love Stranger things have happened. Its also a great song to loop if you have a pedal and do the solo or chords over the main riff.

    • @tmalecki1521
      @tmalecki1521 3 года назад +6

      Lol that is bizarre. The first song I learned was Times Like These. The 2nd song I ever learned was Everlong. The 4th song I ever learned was Stranger Things Have Happened. ESPG holds a special place in my heart, I fucking love that album.
      Wish You Were Here was song #3

    • @lynnwright3993
      @lynnwright3993 2 года назад

      1st song I ever learned....Folsom Prison Blues. 2nd....Walk Away (James Gang). Yea I'm old. My Foo Fighter go to songs are Times Like These and Next Year....as heard on the live Skin and Bones album. Everlong is my favorite Foo song....but I can't play it. :-(

    • @kevinwatkins3856
      @kevinwatkins3856 2 года назад

      Lol, just charted it today…..one of my sons faves.

  • @williamhurrelbrink3324
    @williamhurrelbrink3324 2 года назад +1

    I’ve watched many of your videos. And this one for instructional purposes is my favorite because for the gals and guys just beginning, you have a welcoming and understanding approach. The future is great.

  • @dcarts5616
    @dcarts5616 3 года назад +3

    Well done! Enjoyed the whole video. I haven’t learned a single song in my 3.5 years “playing” guitar but I want to learn ALL of the parts to all songs presented but Hurt. Thank you!

  • @nerdymusicianfangirl7024
    @nerdymusicianfangirl7024 3 года назад +11

    One of my favorite songs played on the acoustic guitar(specifically a 12 string) is '39 by Queen(written by Brian May). Such a beautiful, melancholy song about Einstein's theory of time dilation.😌 Funny that 39 years after the song's release, Christopher Nolan makes a movie with the same exact plot as the lyrics in the song.😁

  • @merithjoris2621
    @merithjoris2621 3 года назад +78

    I did'nt even had to read the tittle, because when I saw the capo on the second fret on his guitar I already knew what the video was about Lol

    • @ADAM-ik4jp
      @ADAM-ik4jp 3 года назад +4

      Didn't we all

    • @gamerjames8975
      @gamerjames8975 3 года назад

      Yeah we all did if u don’t u don’t know what a meme is

  • @carstenpeters6028
    @carstenpeters6028 3 года назад

    You already got my 2 Favs covered, with "Hurt" and "Everlong". I'm happy seeing you including them.

  • @ro7a25
    @ro7a25 3 года назад +3

    I just love the way Long Train running sounds while played on acoustic

  • @MathMith
    @MathMith 3 года назад +315

    1:40 *plays first chord of Hurt, completely misses a whole beat*
    "it really forces you to work on your internal metronome!" well you got that right lol

    • @perpetualbystander4516
      @perpetualbystander4516 3 года назад +10

      Yeah, I noticed that too. He really butchered it, sadly. 😟

    • @dbo4506
      @dbo4506 3 года назад +46

      Wait.... you’re telling me a human made a mistake 😱

    • @ramanmaharjan1951
      @ramanmaharjan1951 3 года назад +3

      Lol

    • @SomethingLetras
      @SomethingLetras 3 года назад +1

      @@dbo4506 STFU

    • @psychotomato463
      @psychotomato463 3 года назад +11

      @@SomethingLetras Woah, chill there buddy, no need to be agressive

  • @adecree
    @adecree 3 года назад +3

    The intro to crazy on you by heart - easily top tier 👌

  • @rkchang77
    @rkchang77 7 месяцев назад +1

    One that I would add to this list is "More than Words" by Extreme. Not only is Nuno one of my all-time favorite guitarists, but it's such a recognizable and well-loved song. The chord progression isn't all that unusual or tough, but the coordination towards doing the syncopated percussion is rather iconic.

  • @hobertgordon7465
    @hobertgordon7465 Год назад +13

    I think Yesterday by the Beatles should’ve been on here, yes it is actually old but great acoustic and then there’s Dust in the wind and for a not so known song Take a Look Deep Inside of You by Eric Gales

  • @martinrajkovics6629
    @martinrajkovics6629 3 года назад +57

    I like Dust in the wind by Kansas, its a really good finger picking exercise.

    • @aung1406
      @aung1406 3 года назад +5

      Pearl Jam- Just breathe
      Eddie Vedder- Guaranteed
      They used the same pattern. Check it out

    • @martinrajkovics6629
      @martinrajkovics6629 3 года назад +2

      @@aung1406 True. I didn't realize it until now. Thanks.

    • @perpetualbystander4516
      @perpetualbystander4516 3 года назад

      @@aung1406 Speaking of Pearl Jam, don't you think "I Am Mine" would be a great song to play on the acoustic guitar? ☺️

    • @herbythechef7624
      @herbythechef7624 3 года назад +1

      Thats because dust in the wind was an exercise before it was made a song. Look it up

  • @andrewsmitten1132
    @andrewsmitten1132 3 года назад +5

    Awesome riffs. I love Days of the New - Shelf in the Room.
    Sounds amazing, great finger picking exercise and playing it makes me look better than I actually am!!!

  • @MrMicahplatt
    @MrMicahplatt 3 года назад +1

    Great Stuff!!! That old town road made me think of Everlast with the E major!!! Thanks for doing these!

  • @Matthew-ip3ly
    @Matthew-ip3ly 3 года назад +1

    Blackbird is an awesome way to teach double stops. Also, Hurt is my favorite way to show drop D by picking open D on the third chord, and my favorite way to throw in the Devil Tritone a la Reznor, putting in c# on the b on the first chord. Love Nurt!

  • @Keiko_Kitsune
    @Keiko_Kitsune 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for this video and intro riffs, the easy to impossible video. These came out as I was starting to get interested in fingerstyle acoustic so thank you! One of my favorite acoustic intros is Over the Hills and Far Away. And one more acoustic song that I really like is the Animal Crossing: City Folk Intro. Keep rockin my man!

  • @benjamincoco8602
    @benjamincoco8602 3 года назад +6

    The intro to "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol is a great exercise for alternate picking.

  • @aaronmercer8711
    @aaronmercer8711 3 года назад

    That’s awesome my man! Thank you for the tutorials as well!

  • @paytonh6478
    @paytonh6478 3 года назад +1

    The general by dispatch is one of my fav acoustic songs to play!

  • @kylegriffin1453
    @kylegriffin1453 3 года назад +7

    I love playing Drive by Incubus on acoustic guitar, it just sounds amazing ❤️

  • @logansweeney3304
    @logansweeney3304 3 года назад +36

    Spanish Fly by the late great EVH takes the cake for me. Never thought about nylon strings like that before

    • @edsnotgod
      @edsnotgod 3 года назад +1

      its basically Eruption Unplugged, a lot of noodling

  • @richardgreenwoodjr5263
    @richardgreenwoodjr5263 3 года назад +1

    More Than Words is always a fun one - good to learn for the picking and percussive nature.

  • @bravo4adventure988
    @bravo4adventure988 3 года назад

    Once again Tyler, you have delivered. Recently bought an acoustic electric (Orangewood) and just today I was thinking "I should look up how to play 'Everlong' on acoustic" haha. Perfect timing.

  • @rolandking507
    @rolandking507 3 года назад +40

    Incubus - Drive is always a favorite of mine to go to when I pick up my acoustic. Mike Einziger is a truly underrated guitar player IMO. Pardon Me (acoustic) is incredible, so check it out if you get the chance.

    • @Jason17300
      @Jason17300 3 года назад +1

      It’s a nice little intro to extended chords for the beginner.

    • @Dwgcnj420
      @Dwgcnj420 3 года назад

      That is a fun song!

    • @Timmytiger18
      @Timmytiger18 3 года назад +1

      I could never get the chord progression down, so I never fully learned it, fantastic tune tho! That little A shaped bar chord is a pain in the ass lol.

    • @smashedwasp6667
      @smashedwasp6667 3 года назад +2

      @@Timmytiger18 if you look up "incubus drive campfire" you'll find a tutorial with way easier chords and it sounds basically the exact same

    • @damienjones1487
      @damienjones1487 2 года назад

      Damn, i thought i was the only one

  • @jakollee
    @jakollee Год назад +3

    I used to do solo acoustic gigs for pay at weddings, cocktail parties, etc., and developed a pretty large repertoire of acoustic tunes. Some favorites (of mine and/or the listeners) were Here Comes the Sun and Norwegian Wood by the Beatles, More Than Words by Extreme, Scarborough Fair and Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel, Wond’ring Aloud by Jethro Tull, Walk On The Ocean by Toad the Wet Sprocket, John Barleycorn by Traffic, Mood For A Day by Yes, Landslide by Fleetwood Mac, Sweet Baby James by James Taylor, All I Want by Joni Mitchell, Change the World by Clapton, and the Intro to Weather Report Suite by the Dead. Also, I’m With You by Avril Lavigne is a really nice song, believe it or not.

  • @InspirationSessions
    @InspirationSessions 7 месяцев назад

    Late to the party but loved this... and 'Wish You Were Here' is always a good one, too... iconic yet easy, I was astonished to be able to play it confidently so early in my guitar journey...

  • @bldallas
    @bldallas 3 года назад +2

    Great stuff. I’ve played for decades, but been plateaued at the intermediate level. Actually, now being in my late 50s, I feel like I’ve back slid a bit. And by that I mean, my fingers don’t always go smoothly to where I want them, now, and I’ve forgotten dozens of songs. These videos are quite helpful, especially when you mention some new learning techniques. Thanks.

  • @1mlb704
    @1mlb704 3 года назад +10

    Everlong is my favorite song period, but I actually do prefer playing that one electric with my band as opposed to solo acoustic. My favorite acoustic song to play is Name by Goo Goo Dolls. I legit bought a third acoustic guitar so I could replace the G and B strings to get the correct DAEAEE tuning, and designate that guitar for that one song. That tuning sounds so good even on my cheapo Dean acoustic, and it's really fun to play once you have it down.

    • @kevinwatkins3856
      @kevinwatkins3856 2 года назад +3

      That’s commitment, keeping a guitar alternately tuned for 1song…

  • @finn3031
    @finn3031 3 года назад +34

    6:44 "I think we know where this is going" -- YOUSICIAN IS THE BEST WAY TO MASTER THE GUITAR

    • @songfulmusicofsongs
      @songfulmusicofsongs 3 года назад +3

      No, the best thing is to have a teacher. Second best thing would be to play in an ensemble or a band...

    • @aidanquinn8827
      @aidanquinn8827 3 года назад +1

      @@songfulmusicofsongs you missed the joke

    • @UrbanFluidityFreerun
      @UrbanFluidityFreerun 2 года назад

      One might say R/
      Wooooosh

  • @jamesvaughn9757
    @jamesvaughn9757 Год назад

    Just started playing guitar last week and decided to try and learn wonderwall…. I’m glad you said it’s more advanced so I feel better about myself

  • @moejoe1238
    @moejoe1238 3 года назад

    Fantastic production. Ty for your hard work!

  • @Jubeik78
    @Jubeik78 3 года назад +2

    Your acoustic guitar sounds so much better than mine. Yours sounds like it stays in tune really well.

  • @trevorbohn8020
    @trevorbohn8020 3 года назад +3

    It has some electric guitar in a few sections, but Heaven Beside You is just amazing. All of AIC's acoustic EPs are the best.

  • @zebobobz3905
    @zebobobz3905 Год назад

    316 is my favorite acoustic song and was the first song I learned. It really helped out my finger picking in the beginning.

  • @graydenday3760
    @graydenday3760 2 года назад +1

    "River of Deceit" by Mad Season. I always find myself playing it whenever I pick up an acoustic. Never fails.
    Also "Hurt" the Nine Inch Nails version.

  • @franklinkz2451
    @franklinkz2451 3 года назад +35

    My favorite acoustic guitar song is " is there anybody in there?" from the wall! I play it everyday to warmup

  • @grandadmiralmanatee
    @grandadmiralmanatee 3 года назад +14

    As soon as the capo went to the 2nd fret I was like “oh I know this, and can play it backwards in my sleep”

  • @levibyess3627
    @levibyess3627 2 года назад +1

    Wagon wheel is the first song I ever learned and it’s easy to learn quickly. I always played it a little different with the chords on the second switch with a G D CC. It’s a great song all around

  • @johnheer3059
    @johnheer3059 7 месяцев назад

    Nice list - I agree 100%

  • @shaneturner500
    @shaneturner500 3 года назад +51

    "I said maybe." You should have said right after, "definitely maybe."

  • @ruin7954
    @ruin7954 3 года назад +37

    Everlong is such a good song

  • @BryanKorb
    @BryanKorb 3 года назад +1

    That was awesome. Keep them coming.

  • @worldwyn
    @worldwyn 3 года назад +2

    As always, an amazing learning experience! My addition would be “House of the Rising Sun”. My band played this as our closing number at the Aurora Bar and Lounge (and hotel). Oddly enough, our power suddenly went out after the second verse. Sadly, the audience missed the great Hammond B3 organ solo.

    • @Dr.Pepperdave
      @Dr.Pepperdave 2 года назад

      Yes, this used to be everybody's first song. It's still pretty cool.

  • @reectud3361
    @reectud3361 3 года назад +6

    I love to play Good Riddance by Green Day, it was the first one I learned to play

  • @Daniel_j0
    @Daniel_j0 3 года назад +19

    His studio is a PRS online store

  • @JackCharles_Guitar
    @JackCharles_Guitar 3 года назад

    Back for Good - Take That....
    Great song to learn. Nice chords and awesome song to sing

  • @AdAstraOnYafro
    @AdAstraOnYafro 3 года назад

    Thanks for elevating my “everlong” game. Very useful tips easy to implement methods that tie up loose ends for me.

  • @ForeverOfMusic
    @ForeverOfMusic 3 года назад +17

    "Drive" by Incubus

    • @TylerSmith-lw6mu
      @TylerSmith-lw6mu 2 месяца назад

      Not that easy of a song but very fun once you get it down

  • @leathersandals
    @leathersandals 3 года назад +330

    If "nutshell" isn't on here, I'm gonna subscribe then unsubscribe

  • @longjohnsonshagwell3377
    @longjohnsonshagwell3377 3 года назад

    MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS PLEASE, accessible and interesting for 90 percent of us out there.

  • @baronobeefdip2
    @baronobeefdip2 3 года назад +1

    I absolutely love "You and Me" by Lifehouse, easy and recognizable for most

  • @Jdmonty16
    @Jdmonty16 3 года назад +5

    Favorite acoustic song to play is wish you were here by Pink Floyd beautiful song

  • @marcinmcula99
    @marcinmcula99 3 года назад +4

    My fav - "Big Love" by Lindsey Buckingham. Amazing thumb exercise

  • @sledsports
    @sledsports 3 года назад

    You and Rick Beato are my favorite !!!

  • @thiagohermes4806
    @thiagohermes4806 3 года назад +1

    Well, some awesome acoustic songs that I love to play and are great to develop some acoustic guitar skiils;
    "Time of your life" - Green Day
    "Sister" - Nixons
    "Breaking the Girl" - RHCP
    "Miss your love" - Silverchair (not acoustic but it sounds very good on acoustic guitar)
    "Norwegian Wood"/Across the Universe - Beatles
    "Over the Hills and Far Away/Ramble on" - Led Zeppelin
    "Wish you were here" - Pink Floyd
    "I Remember you" - Skid Row

  • @JonathanVernon311
    @JonathanVernon311 3 года назад +12

    I've been steadily improving on learning "Sunshower" by Chris Cornell... super fun, a bit haunting, and new chords :) keep up the amazing work and vids!!! \m/ 0.o \m/

  • @stefanodigenti2941
    @stefanodigenti2941 3 года назад +13

    yeah in my country we have "el sensei", it has the reputation of being the argentinian wonderwall because everybody plays it at parties

  • @HughManatea
    @HughManatea 3 года назад +1

    "What you give" by Tesla. That song is really fun. Simple to play, if your a fan of Tesla.
    Their songs are not hard, but they tend to have some strange ways of getting through progressions. Like most the song Is G/(A?), F, E, D, and C however whenever playing the chorus you play the C chord and the the last note of that bar goes back to F and the last note of that bar is C so it feels really weird as it then just switches back to the opening phrase/main verse riff.
    The timing is in 4/4, but being a Tesla song the way they manipulate the bar things feel slightly off time when learning a song. I can not explain you just gotta check em out!

  • @scottpierson4627
    @scottpierson4627 7 месяцев назад

    Mine to add is Patience from GnR. It has a lot going in it. Another would be for the older crowd with capo on the 4th fret is No Sugar Tonight/Mother Nature Guess Who.
    If you have a 12 string, Wish You We’re Here. Sound so awesome on it.

  • @axeman3d
    @axeman3d 3 года назад +63

    "Everyone knows these country songs!" Me sitting in my flat outside Glasgow... "nope"

    • @TheAdaoo7
      @TheAdaoo7 3 года назад

      Literally same

    • @RaymloR
      @RaymloR 3 года назад

      "NAW!!!"

    • @moogleguitar
      @moogleguitar 3 года назад

      lol I'm pretty sure that song is known internationally ;)

    • @steventhomas231
      @steventhomas231 2 года назад

      🤣

    • @carlosnavarrete1094
      @carlosnavarrete1094 2 года назад

      Exactly, I'm like who are these "everyone" he's talking about? I knew wonderwall. And that's it.

  • @danteuk8024
    @danteuk8024 Год назад +11

    Wish you were here, Pink Floyd - is my obviously acoustic classic to learn.

  • @MrEdinaldolaroque
    @MrEdinaldolaroque Год назад

    Thank you for sharing this!

  • @ACoustaDC
    @ACoustaDC 3 года назад

    Tyler! nice video! I worked hard on "more than words" when it came out... Then I spent a year kind of learning Jesu... that is a killer. But when you play Hole hearted by extreme... people seem to think it's cool, even if they don't know the song. The funniest thing was... a much younger guy kind of "challenged me" into playing Sultans... and his Jaw hit the floor.. and it's such an easy song.. and I truly enjoy playing it more than hearing it.

  • @elyeanes1581
    @elyeanes1581 3 года назад +8

    Kryptonite by 3 doors down is a pretty good practice song.

  • @giovannigreymon12
    @giovannigreymon12 3 года назад +15

    So I have an off topic question: in Mexico we call acoustic guitars that, acoustic (but they're usually the spanish/ nylon strings ones) and say electro-acoustic specifically for the metal strings ones, but I feel like in USA the default when saying "acoustic" guitars is the metal strings.
    For [Me buying one Month of GSS]: Yes, or No?
    Btw: def adding those to my guitarsenal

    • @Camila-qm1vu
      @Camila-qm1vu 3 года назад +2

      Acoustic guitars have metal stringd, almost always. If you have the soft nylon or rubber strings, thats called a classical guitar, coming that ur from Mexico, it’s probably a classical guitar as those are used when playing spanish songs.

    • @sanjeevvanamali7822
      @sanjeevvanamali7822 3 года назад +2

      When Tyler said "acoustic section" of GSS he's most probably talking about steel string acoustic guitar and not nylon string classical guitar

    • @Sebastian_Aravena
      @Sebastian_Aravena 3 года назад +1

      Yeah, its the same in latín América, because of the spanish heritage i guess. In Chile, acoustic guitars are the nylon ones

    • @samuelbeltran2649
      @samuelbeltran2649 3 года назад +1

      Always told my friends I played acoustic and then they met my guitar and they said it was classical. It's not a huge difference

  • @kyle7609
    @kyle7609 3 года назад +2

    "Daughter - Youth" is a great beginner fingerstyle song to learn. Fun to play and relatively easy to learn.

  • @andrewbriggs2279
    @andrewbriggs2279 3 года назад

    nice video, calming.....year of 39. queen/brian may. my go to acoustic.

  • @ammo2222
    @ammo2222 3 года назад +16

    My Favorite Song on the Accoustic is definetly Patience by GnR. This Song just makes so much Fun to Play!

    • @thepagnaet6361
      @thepagnaet6361 3 года назад +1

      I really hate Chris Cornell's cover of that song. It lacks all emotion and depth.

    • @johnsalaman503
      @johnsalaman503 3 года назад +1

      @@thepagnaet6361 I'm with you on that, if it comes on the radio I immediately change it..its really really lame,,hacked it ip..imho..

    • @troycrann3933
      @troycrann3933 3 года назад

      agreed love playing that one, first thing I learn that had any non basic techniques involved

    • @Neishy4AGTE
      @Neishy4AGTE 3 года назад

      @@johnsalaman503 oh good, I thought I was the only one.

  • @powerchord8497
    @powerchord8497 3 года назад +8

    I'm guessing Wagon Wheel, Wonderwall, Simple Man, Hurt annnddddddd....i dunno the last one. Going to watch now.

  • @shaneb1313
    @shaneb1313 3 года назад +2

    I love playing “Nutshell”, by AIC. It is a half step drop but, maybe you could do an episode in drop tunings. (If you haven’t already). There are a lot of great tunes done dropped down! Take care T!

  • @piperatoms5926
    @piperatoms5926 2 года назад

    Great video.
    I want that birdy guitar so purdy.

  • @Costell0
    @Costell0 3 года назад +3

    I don't know if it is my favorite, but I absolutely adore the acoustic version of Nutshell -Alice in chains

  • @jssome7835
    @jssome7835 3 года назад +75

    I love stairway, as overplayed as it may be

    • @ryanchapman2636
      @ryanchapman2636 3 года назад +5

      I think that it's pretty underplayed tbh, as most people now avoid playing it. I'd love to hear it played more as its a great song.

    • @simon_patterson
      @simon_patterson 3 года назад

      @@ryanchapman2636 I agree

  • @darrinlalla9008
    @darrinlalla9008 2 года назад

    Where were you when I was learning. This is such a great approach.

  • @joemed6222
    @joemed6222 2 года назад

    I wouldn’t say I’m a big foo fighters fan but that song looks like it would be fun to play. If you didn’t play that in this video I wouldn’t have thought twice about it. Thanks man. I enjoy watching your videos and your antics lol.
    Great job!!

    • @travismiles5885
      @travismiles5885 2 года назад +1

      I was stationed in Germany in 1998 and our Battalion had a talent show so me and some guys put a band together and played Everlong. It was a blast. It is a fun song to play