The 5 Acoustic Guitar Riffs EVERYONE Asks You to Play (and how to play them)
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You're right. I didn't believe it
Actually I always get asked to play songs by Frank Zappa...
Ohk
Is it wonderwall?
"Play these songs for anyone and you're gonna have a good time"
"Alright, we're gonna start with Johnny Cash - Hurt"
I really hope you ain’t saying that in a bad way cause Johnny cash is a legend
@@braelynnpruitt6340 I think he meant that it’s sad
@@Anisimeria I hurt myself today...
@@hathaway.1166 to see if I still feel...
@@braelynnpruitt6340 Johnny Cash is the man, it's just that Hurt is one of the most depressing songs I know. Comedic juxtaposition.
“To have a good time”
* starts with one of the saddest song ever *
Oh yeah, but hurt is still good
@@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
My wife shouted “STOP PLAYING I’M A BELIEVER” I thought she was joking, “then I saw her face”😂😂😂
this is the best one 😂😂
Hahahahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahhaahhahahhahaa
I love that to to musch
Sooo bad 😂
One of the funniest comments I have seen in a long time. Good job!
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
Thanks
Hurt isn't a Johnny Cash song. He covered it. It's a nine inch nails song
@@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.
@@dynamogaming2039 the song brings Californication inside my mind
@@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.
Good job Tyler!!
Tomo! I'm such a huge fan of yours! Good to see you here ☺️
Make me your padawan pls
Hey tomo
Two Nine Inch Nails songs on the list. Nice.
@@arpitadutta4073 nice to see a girl guitar enthusiast
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.
That's a good one. I like to play "Dont Follow" too.
@@travismiles5885 same dude that’s one of my favourite songs by Alice in Chains
Travis Meeks?)
a man of class right here, nutshell is absolutely beautiful
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.
For me is acoustic version of Layla, it's always my favorite, the way it matches the lyrics burns my heart
Learning that epic solo note for note made ma a much better guitarist. I love that man's flow.
>"you're gonna have a great time playing these"
>Starts on world's most infamously depressing song
Awesome song.
I think "Everybody Hurts" takes that prize.
It's a song about heroin addiction, what's depressing about that?
“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.
Blackbird is my go to when people ask me to play something, it’s just a beautiful song
@@corbinchristian7915 yes, same here! It’s currently my favorite acoustic guitar song to play. Paul McCartney is a genius!
Yep, Blackbird is a real crowd pleaser. Played it once in the guitar store and a lady clapped. :P
Travis style picking. I remember it well
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
I accidentally learned hurt when learning house of the rising sun
Hurt actually opened my eyes to how to play scales to a song
This was me a couple days ago lmfao
“Blackbird” is by far my favorite song to play on acoustic.
tried it, that songs hard as hell
@@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!
@@techscopereviews try stop this trian
Mine too. Cant play it particularly well but I love it nonetheless 👍
@@duldulreuben7814 I've always thought it's probably too hard for me...but I might try now, thx!
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
You learned all 3 solos in 15 minutes?
@@zg3342 yeah, I learned then in 10 mins when I was 5 yrs old
@@zg3342 you could learn the main progression in fifteen minutes easily.
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.
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!
Death metal with an acoustic guitar, okay
@@BryanCornejoo im talking about when people figure out you play in the first place, okay
@@BryanCornejoo well the last song is in drop d, I guess this counts
lycantrofy valid counter argument, okay
@@BryanCornejoo Understandable, please have a nice day
Just started playing again after about 17yrs hiatus. This video and many other of yours has been very helpful!👍🏾
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.
One of my favorites to play is Over the Hills and Far Away 🤘🏼
Me clicking this video: :)
Also me clicking this video: hmm let’s see where he puts wonderwall
I was gonna like but its on 69
@@horizongaming9253 nobody cares
@@gamingwithcallum6087 Damn ok
@@gamingwithcallum6087 i do
@@gamingwithcallum6087 i do
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.
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.
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
Yeah, I noticed that too. He really butchered it, sadly. 😟
Wait.... you’re telling me a human made a mistake 😱
Lol
@@dbo4506 STFU
@@SomethingLetras Woah, chill there buddy, no need to be agressive
i love how hurt and old town road are both originally NIN. Trent is the ultimate unintentional ghost writer
Who knew an industrial rock band would write two country hits
Came here to say the same thing ha
I was about to add this if none would of. Trent Reznor has a genius mind.
That explains why they're shit then!... 😂🙄🤦🏻👌🏻
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.
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
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
Didn't we all
Yeah we all did if u don’t u don’t know what a meme is
I like Dust in the wind by Kansas, its a really good finger picking exercise.
Pearl Jam- Just breathe
Eddie Vedder- Guaranteed
They used the same pattern. Check it out
@@aung1406 True. I didn't realize it until now. Thanks.
@@aung1406 Speaking of Pearl Jam, don't you think "I Am Mine" would be a great song to play on the acoustic guitar? ☺️
Thats because dust in the wind was an exercise before it was made a song. Look it up
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!
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”
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
Hell yeah! Everlong was my first song I learned. Such a great band
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.
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
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. :-(
Lol, just charted it today…..one of my sons faves.
6:44 "I think we know where this is going" -- YOUSICIAN IS THE BEST WAY TO MASTER THE GUITAR
No, the best thing is to have a teacher. Second best thing would be to play in an ensemble or a band...
@@songfulmusicofsongs you missed the joke
One might say R/
Wooooosh
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!
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.😁
My favourite acoustic song is "The Needle & the Damage Done" by Neil Young.
It’s so fun to play! It’s definitely one of my favorites to play without a doubt
Same man
Everlong is such a good song
You already got my 2 Favs covered, with "Hurt" and "Everlong". I'm happy seeing you including them.
Thanks for these. I was getting a bit discouraged, but stumbled onto this, and could play them. Kept me going.
Spanish Fly by the late great EVH takes the cake for me. Never thought about nylon strings like that before
its basically Eruption Unplugged, a lot of noodling
"I said maybe." You should have said right after, "definitely maybe."
Haha😂
For sure!!
I just love the way Long Train running sounds while played on acoustic
Soooo glad to see ya back and ok Tyler...
Much luv ❤❤❤ sent your way !
His studio is a PRS online store
My favorite acoustic guitar song is " is there anybody in there?" from the wall! I play it everyday to warmup
Its "is there anybody out there"
@@sasmitbasu1644 ,,,,No it’s not?
@@pyromaniac4240 ...... it is??
Fantastic production. Ty for your hard work!
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.
"Drive" by Incubus
Not that easy of a song but very fun once you get it down
If "nutshell" isn't on here, I'm gonna subscribe then unsubscribe
😂 nutshell was my first song too
It’s 2021 who’s requesting this song?
@@ShinyFlakesShinyFlakes who cares what year it is that song is timeless
I got an acoustic specifically for learning nutshell
wtf is "nutshell"
The intro to "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol is a great exercise for alternate picking.
More Than Words is always a fun one - good to learn for the picking and percussive nature.
The intro to crazy on you by heart - easily top tier 👌
I love playing Drive by Incubus on acoustic guitar, it just sounds amazing ❤️
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!
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.
I love stairway, as overplayed as it may be
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.
@@ryanchapman2636 I agree
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!!!
One of my favorite riffs
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
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
Your acoustic guitar sounds so much better than mine. Yours sounds like it stays in tune really well.
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.
It’s a nice little intro to extended chords for the beginner.
That is a fun song!
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.
@@Timmytiger18 if you look up "incubus drive campfire" you'll find a tutorial with way easier chords and it sounds basically the exact same
Damn, i thought i was the only one
316 is my favorite acoustic song and was the first song I learned. It really helped out my finger picking in the beginning.
That’s awesome my man! Thank you for the tutorials as well!
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.
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!
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.
Same here,pal
"Daughter - Youth" is a great beginner fingerstyle song to learn. Fun to play and relatively easy to learn.
yeah in my country we have "el sensei", it has the reputation of being the argentinian wonderwall because everybody plays it at parties
I did not know you need 40 guitars in background to play them riffs.
Reminds me of an anecdote ' Guitars are like missiles, you never can have too...'
15 guitars
@@godsinbox this is amazing
Show offff, but still anyone who plays guitar would love the collection
I agree with the dude from 5watt world who says less is better and I agree only need a Les, Strat, acoustic and classical for practice. I’m good for life on my gitfiddles
The general by dispatch is one of my fav acoustic songs to play!
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...
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.
That’s commitment, keeping a guitar alternately tuned for 1song…
Wish you were here, Pink Floyd - is my obviously acoustic classic to learn.
Great Stuff!!! That old town road made me think of Everlast with the E major!!! Thanks for doing these!
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.
Favorite acoustic song to play is wish you were here by Pink Floyd beautiful song
My fav - "Big Love" by Lindsey Buckingham. Amazing thumb exercise
That was awesome. Keep them coming.
I absolutely love "You and Me" by Lifehouse, easy and recognizable for most
"Everyone knows these country songs!" Me sitting in my flat outside Glasgow... "nope"
Literally same
"NAW!!!"
lol I'm pretty sure that song is known internationally ;)
🤣
Exactly, I'm like who are these "everyone" he's talking about? I knew wonderwall. And that's it.
I love to play Good Riddance by Green Day, it was the first one I learned to play
MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS PLEASE, accessible and interesting for 90 percent of us out there.
"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.
01:37 - "Hurt" - Johnny Cash
03:42 - "Wagon Wheel" - Old Crow Medicine Show
06:47 - "Wonderwall" - Oasis (I prefer Blur 😛, eg. "Trimm Trabb" or "Tender")
08:46 - "Everlong" - Foo Fighters
Somehow you actually inspired me to put aside heavy rock songs and continue learning "Stairway to Heaven" 😏.
Also If you guys are looking for simple songs try Apple Blossom by White Stripes. It's pretty easy and very cool.
Lol I love that you didn’t put old town road in here
Hurt isn't a Johnny Cash song. He covered it. It's a nine inch nails song
the best is where did you sleep last night by nirvana on mtv unplugged
My favorite band, but I do prefer to play it the og Leadbelly way.
Where were you when I was learning. This is such a great approach.
Thanks for elevating my “everlong” game. Very useful tips easy to implement methods that tie up loose ends for me.
My favorite must be Smoke on the water, its pretty hard ngl
@@zamppa3974 its comedy
Just one item: "Hurt" was actually written by Trent Reznor of NIN , Johnny Cash did a cover of it.
Yeah I'm pretty sure he already knows that but he was showing the Johnny Cash arrangement so the original version is irrelevant to this lesson
Fun fact: the intro to old Town road was written by Trent as well 👍
Over the hills and far away some people don't know the song but everyone I play it for love it
Put Your Lights On by Everlast and Santana was the first song I learned. Easy chord progressions and you alter the Am, C, and G by adding or taking away a string and it sounds awesome.
3:57 “Scranton welcomes you”
My most favorite acoustic guitar song would probably be "Over the hills and far away" by Led Zeppelin.
Thank You and Tangerine for me.....not that you asked. :-)
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.
Yes, this used to be everybody's first song. It's still pretty cool.
Thank you for sharing this!
My Favorite Song on the Accoustic is definetly Patience by GnR. This Song just makes so much Fun to Play!
I really hate Chris Cornell's cover of that song. It lacks all emotion and depth.
@@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..
agreed love playing that one, first thing I learn that had any non basic techniques involved
@@johnsalaman503 oh good, I thought I was the only one.
3:50 "Everybody knows this tune ... you can recognise it just from the chords" - plays a song that I've never heard, with generic I V vi IV chords.
My thoughts exactly
thought it was the office theme
sounds to me like Prison Bound from Social Distortion...? or not?
Wagon wheel
@@florianleonhardt620 my old band used to do a mash up of wagon wheel and prison bound
Back for Good - Take That....
Great song to learn. Nice chords and awesome song to sing
3:40 definitely a southern staple. Everyone here in Kentucky knows it by heart.
Kryptonite by 3 doors down is a pretty good practice song.
Tyler (about Wagon Wheel): "Maybe it's a world-wide staple."
"Everybody knows this tune."
"It's just one of those songs you can recognize just by the chords."
Me (about Wagon Wheel): "Never heard it."
Running from the cold up in New England I was born to be a fiddler in a old time string band
@@walmartden6602 my baby plays a guitar
I puck a banjo now.
@@kentucky1519 north country winters keep a gettin me down lost my money playing poker so I had to up and leave but I ain’t turning back to livin that old life no more
You and Rick Beato are my favorite !!!
Every Rose has its Thorn is likely the number one most requested song for acoustic players in my experience