Insanely FUN Classic Guitar Riffs You Must Learn Now
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- Опубликовано: 3 ноя 2023
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Here's my Top 10 (actually 13) insanely fun to play classic guitar riffs including DIFFICULTY RATINGS for each. Why are they insane? Mostly because I called the first video in this series INSANELY FUN ACOUSTIC RIFFS and you seemed to like it. This time I'm combining the best of the electric, acoustic, and 12-string. I reconsidered the list and I've totally revamped it with more classic songs, updated difficulty ratings based on your feedback, and plenty of awesome classic rock riffs to keep you busy for awhile! All of these riffs are insanely fun to play. Are you tired of playing the same old riffs? Learning some of these riffs is the perfect way to jumpstart your playing. It also makes for a quick and easy lesson if you're pressed for time. The riffs are performed from EASY to HARD. Challenge yourself! If you'd like FREE TABS to any or all of the riffs, just email me at markaranalli@gmail.com. Need help with any of the riffs? Just reach out and I'll do what I can to help you nail them! I kick things off with a 12 string version of the intro to Crazy on You by Heart followed by the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, Simon and Garfunkel, Incubus, Free, and more.
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Hey, ALL Riffs are insanely fun, just.. some riffs are more fun than others... we shall see which are the greatest! You have all time classics such as "Smoke on the Water", "Life in the Fast Lane", and "Day Tripper". I hope there will be a 12 string riff in there somewhere
He daren't not put a few in after not playing any at all last time
@@sandrataylor51 Well I'm glad he put some in now
brilliant use of the Rok-Lok
And Your Bird Can Sing has a great Guitar riff. George and Paul doubled it on the record. Brown Eyed Girl also a Classic riff.
Hey Al. Great story about Joe Walsh learning how to play the riff on one guitar. He was disappointed to learn that it was double tracked. Take care and be well. Mark
Yes Mark Ringo's Brother in law Joe Walsh was struggling to play it. Ringo told him no it was Paul & George doubling it on the record. I love the Rok Lok changed strap color for Church today. Took one minute with the Rok Lok great invention@@8MinuteAxe
Hey Mark -Recovering from Carpal Tunnel Surgery on my left wrist last week. Looking forward to playing soon, but I can still listen. Hope to hear some 12-string on the list
Hey Gerry. I wish you a speedy recovery. I appreciate your time and support. Take care and get well. Mark
Another great one! Tks! 😂🎉🤠
Curious to see what your favorite riff of all time is…
How did I do?
Nice selection of riffs and guitars!
Thanks Dan. I really appreciate you taking the time to check the video out. I hope you have a great weekend. Mark
Nice list
Anther great ranking of the most fun guitar riffs. My personal favorites are Black Dog and Pretty Woman, and I really can't wait to see other people's opinions on this subject!
Since for most of us, these lists are ever changing, I sometimes gravitate towards things that are less complicated. I stress sometimes because I'm notorious for spending time on little things that aren't really going to matter in the long run. My long winded point is, the timing for Black Dog is a bitch (I can do it with a band but counting zep and I'm on take 4 before you know it and I like Levee better anyway). :)
What a great selection riffs. Another excellent video. Thanks Mark.
And, I’m looking forward to your take on the Enya carbon fiber guitars.
Spoiler alert. I contacted them after purchasing the nova go and playing the crap out of it for 3 weeks. Great sound.
Hey Mark, RATS! I can't attend today but will be eyeballin' YT later. Have fun! Uh, one more thing...I hope you're favorite riff is coming from the 12-string!
Close. I played it on the 12-string in a few videos and it sounds cool on the 12. :)
You did NOT disappoint! @@8MinuteAxe
another awesome video
this was a lot of fun I look forward to all your videos
Thanks Robert. I'll hit you back before the end of the day tomorrow. Have a great weekend. Mark
Sounds good
I was going to go out to rake leaves, but think I will have to delay it for this instead. Hopefully by the time this has finished they will all have blown back into the neighbor's yard which has the trees!
Hazy shade if winter,,,,cos it sends me back to a Greek holiday. You couldn't change guitars this quickly without Rok Lok..Trying to sort out when the hat has to be worn.....must be a reason? Thanks for making me smile need it right now eh?😅
I don't know how you keep coming up with these great selections Mark, I bet you could maker a good living as a guitarist too 🎸🎸🎸😀😀😀😀
I was in the line at the bank once and I mentioned my mortgage and then I mentioned being a musician. The lady behind me said, you're a musician and you own your own home. You must be famous? That was about 20 years ago. :)
I could watch you play these riffs all day. Got nothing else to do. I just may. I should learn these.
Watching all day would be good for the channel....I would hope. LOL. Who knows with youtube! Mark
I did that once, it was a fun day!
Slayed!
the list was awesome. i loved it.
also got enetered to win an Enya carbon fiber guitar. now that rocks.
Wonderful musicianship as always - played with elan.
Thanks so much for the kind words and great word choice. Sadly, elan really is underused (I'm not sure it applies to me but I'll take it. LOL). Enjoy your Sunday and an extra hour of sleep...or in my case, work. :o. Mark
@@8MinuteAxe Thank you ! As a fellow musician I think you are great. And we have Daylight Saving in Australia ...
Exceptional playing as usual, Mark. It looks like the only thing tougher than playing these flawlessly would be which ones to choose. Well done!
Hey Carl. Thanks for the kind words and for always supporting. Please take care...and learn some of these! Mark
@@8MinuteAxe Yes, sir!
Hey Mark, all excellent riffs! You are so talented, you blast through these so easily. Thanks for sharing.
Hey bob. Thanks so much for saying that. The grass is always greener but I keep working at it. :). Mark
Silver Wheels/Crazy on You is one of my all time favourites! There is a great video on line of Nancy Wilson teaching how to play the riff. Another really good acoustic song by Heart is Dog and Butterfly. I also loved the Monkee's riff. Most people think they were a made up band that couldn't play their instruments, and that is far from the truth. Mike Nesmith not only had a record contract before the band, but a publishing deal as well. It's his riff that you are playing on Pleasent Valley Sunday. Davy Jones also had a record contract, funnily enough, with the same label as Nesmith. Peter Tork was a fixture of the early 60's folk scene in Grennwich Village in NYC and was a good friend of Stephen Stills, who he was stay with who had pointed Tork at the audtion call for the Monkees. One wonders if Tork hadn't gotten the Monkees gig, may have become a member of Buffalo Springfield. Micky Dolenz had been the singer in a cover band. So they all had musical skill and talent before the Monkees.
Hey Farrell. Always a pleasure to read your comments. I've done the PVS riff with the 12 string several times and occasionally I get the "it was actually played on a 6 string" comment (actually, three Les Pauls according to a couple of sources) but Mike used his Falcon 12 to play it throughout the 67 tour. Here's Carol King's original demo ruclips.net/video/FtyqPzeso5A/видео.html&ab_channel=VicBerger. Amazing. I love the banjo. Happy Sunday. Mark
@@8MinuteAxe The Monkee's version hold pretty close to the demo. It's a wonderful satirical look at suburbia. Take care!
Over the hills and far away is a lot of fun to play with all of those pull offs
Nancy Wilson's intro to "Crazy On You" actually uas a name. She calls it "Silver Wheels" There is a segment of a RUclips interview kicking around where she explains a bit about how she plays it. Got to see her do it live just a few years ago. The lady can play!
"Iron Man" came out shortly after I graduated college. I had a job on a playground with an outdoor skating rink. "Iron Man" was played about every fifteen minutes on the P.A. system for weeks! Can still picture all those teens skating around that rink in near-zero weather to that riff!
Good choiices, Mark. Nice variety!
Now you’ve thrown down the gauntlet for me!
Mark, I'm sorry I missed the Premiere. I had planned on being there, but I lost track of the timer. I loved the hats. I used to wear a hat when I had a long commute to work, but now my drive is only three miles. Still, I need to start wearing one again, and seeing you in those hats made me want to pick up another for my wardrobe.
The riffs were all excellent choices, all well-played. My favorites were Hazy Shade of Winter (I think Paul Simon is underrated as a guitarist), Norwegian Wood, and All Right Now (not in any particular order). There were several I did not know at all, probably because of my age. I'm unfamiliar with most music recorded after the mid 70s.
I really enjoy this series. I especially like the fact that you assign difficulty levels. I'm always wondering if a song is hard or if I just suck!
Hey Stan. They're all difficult in front of the camera!
another great selection, mark! did i mention that i gave one of my nephews my 2nd rok-lok? he's from out of town, and, when he got back to his place, i asked him how he liked it - and he replied - i don't know - i forgot it back there at my dad's place. oy! kids! haha looking forward to the next video, my friend!
Great stuff Mark! Love that you included Free Ride, one of my all time favorites, thanks!
I used one of your questions today. I knew the answer to 2 of 3. I would have gotten the third one with a multiple choice quiz (Santana). Thanks for that and for all of your support. Mark
I will come up with some more if I get the time, it's kind of fun racking my brain to get difficult ones.@@8MinuteAxe
OH Pink Floyd's Money should be on here
Excellent stuff Mark!!!
Thx Tom. Enjoy the extra hour to walk the dogs. :)
I always have goals to help me improve. Mark, you’ve been instrumental (yes pun intended) in opening my mind to many different songs!
Hey Jim. Thanks for letting me know that. Normally, I'm only instrumental in infuriating store clerks. :)
I've always wanted to learn "Never Going Back Again"! Lindsey is a bad man!🤘
I've had my eyes on a PRS! Sounds great!
Great Job Mark .. the clarity of your playing leads me to start listening to tunes that because of the mix and tone I never cared for,…You have the cleanest chops…
I take that as the highest compliment. I'm getting there. Lots of practice. I always tell my students that while my ultimate goal is to make them great players, I will settle for great listeners (for their own enjoyment). Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Mark
Loved it especially how you recognize all the different aspects of rock, weither it’s pop grunge metal, new wave, it’s all rock and it’s all music
Wow! I don’t know who was enjoying that more - me whilst listening to you delivering those great riffs, or you, obviously enjoying playing them! 😎👏👏 Ni e work Mark, as always 👍
The green Rickenbacker and every song here kicks ass. My favorite on this list is Free Ride. And the only one I know is #2, Never Going Back Again.
I'm still working on the 3rd Rate Romance lesson.
Insanely awesome
I learned to play Norwegian Wood with the capo flipped, exposing the E bass string. I ain't going back.
12 string guitar riffs just sound soo good, I sould get one
Just learned Here Comes the Sun with it's two riffs. Next I will learn Norwegian Wood! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
Don't forget the Sun Sun Sun riff or the ending. 4 great riffs. Don't Let Me Down has four great riffs too.
Superb playing. Still like the 12 string bits best.
Hey Mark, great selection of riffs, really like Never Going Back and Norwegian Wood the most. I did notice on some of your guitars was a white Rok-Lok are they coming in colors or is that one of your prototypes. Keep rocking on.
Good catch. It's one of the 3D printed prototypes. We will be introducing a couple of other colors at the NAMM show in January. Right now it's looking like white and metallic (silver) are our two picks but the brushed nickel is also in the running if we can find a color that works. Enjoy your Sunday. Mark
A bunch of new riffs to try! Thanks Mark!
Great list! 🤘🤘🤘
Also, why do you think Zebra spelled it “Whose Behind the Door” instead of “Who’s Behind the Door”?
I have to learn Pleasant Valley Sunday! And the Incubus tune! lest we forget how good some of this stuff is! Thank you!
Mark in short your great videos give me inspiration to keep on keeping on.
Very nice suite of riffs this time! Thanks Mark!
Thanks!
I really love the Ron Lok! Was showing it off this past weekend
Great playing, Mark! :)
Been looking at a 12-string for a while now, hopefully I get one soon. Keep up the great videos ❤🔥
Great video as always Mark, thanks for doing what you do!
Hey Mark, I discovered your channel recently, and was watching some of your older content. I love your content especially based around 12 strings. Really has given more vibrancy and feel to playing my 12 string. I’m also thinking about getting a new 12 string as mine which is an Emperador (made in 1968 in Japan) has some flaws such as the strings run at a slight angle due to a neck misalignment and bridge warping making playing then further down the fretboard difficult and making pullofs and quick playing almost impossible and this would be most likely too spendy to fix (potentially $700). Also has to have a capo for standard tuning due to it being unable to support standard tuning due to tension (it is tuned a full step down). Plus it was my dads old guitar so I wouldn’t want to ruin originality. It has a beautiful finish and is a large luscious sounding guitar but with that main flaw. What would you recommend as an affordable 12 string (Taylor would be nice but currently way outside my price range) that is a nice large body 12 string with that really deep and full sound, that could really replicate some great classic sounding 12 string songs such as made by Tom Petty, Eagles, Rush, America, etc?
Hey DRB. I really appreciate the thoughtful comment and thanks for sharing some info about you. Vangoa makes a very reliable guitar at the entry level. I've touted them for a few years (not a paid endorser). Great customer service, always improving, and a lot of cool extras. For about $100 more, Yamaha's FG 820 is a lot of guitar for the money. Email me at markaranalli@gmail.com if you would like any tabs, have questions, or need any help (all of this is free). Have a great Sunday. Mark
I have an old Alvarez 5014-12 that I got used at a guitar store clearance.
It has a sweet sound that has gotten many compliments. I keep it tuned down to protect the bridge and soundboard from warping. They seem to be selling $250-400 online.
I loved every second of this video and you have inspired me to go learn every song!
brilliant as always!
Wonderful - love it.
❤ hi Mark. This will be gr8
ZEBRA!!!!!! YES
Hey, Mark. Love your videos. I have learned a lot from them. I checked on you videos for the chance to win a 12 string accoustic guitar but can't find it. Hope you can help. thx
So I noticed in some songs you have the hat on, and some you don’t. Does it help in certain situations?
JK…
I did notice you had a Fender with the sticker still on it. I’ve got a fairly new Squire Paranormal Jazzmaster 12 string with the sticker still on it after about 6 weeks, which is what your sticker made me think of.
I’d highly recommend this guitar to you as a 12 string aficionado like myself.
After the release of Now And Then, it's really hard not to include The Beatles in every music list.
Hey Mark…periodically you showcase Zebra riffs, and I was wondering how you became aware of their work. I always thought they were an awesome act, but never broke out of the “regional” type of band.
Hey E Mac. I'm curious if you're from Louisiana or NY? I know those guys were transplanted southerners who first had success in the NY suburbs. I've only played their hit on the channel, albeit several times but I do love that entire first album. I was 11 when that song came out and didn't really know it until I was in my late teens but since then I've always felt that they were mistakenly lumped into the hair metal crowd (even though they didn't help matters with the look they adopted). The music is more sophisticated and the lyrics, while not great, are more evolved. Thanks so much for the comment. It brought me back to the 80s for a few minutes which is awesome! Have a great day. Mark
Long Island, NY guy. They were our adopted sons in the early '80s.
PS - I picked up a set of Rok Loks about a month ago and love them. Great design.