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1:12 Heartshaped Box 2:35 Smells like teen spirit 3:22 Man who sold the world 3:50 Come as you are 4:32 About a girl 5:22 Lithium 6:30 Dumb 7:15 All apologies 7:52 Where did you sleep last night 9:08 In Bloom Nice list
@@jamesvancam did you just say Nevermind to New Years? Wow, you must be such a negative creep. You remind me about a girl who was dumb, and smells like teen spirit.
I just can't over the fact that Come as you are is such an extremely simple riff but it is soooo good and catchy and original, it's just crazy how Kurt came up with this stuff. Great list btw Marty
Listen to "Eighties" by Killing Joke. "Smells like teen spirit" is " more than a feeling" by Boston- Kurt was great but also a fraud. Butch Vig is probably responsible for those. I think its one reason why he was depressed and why " man who sold the world" was on unplugged. He wrote a lot of good songs himself, but not his most famous ones entirley. Nirvana is probably my fav band btw so don't take offense, I found the process interesting. It's good to demystify genius a bit.
@@ryswyk5894 I agree. Nirvana are heavily influenced by the wipers and pixies for example. But those two songs are rip offs. Kurt hated Smells like teen spirit for that reason. He used to play more than a feeling before it and sometimes sang the Boston lyrics over it. Like he knew it was really cynical. Its not that dumb. I understand artistic process. But there is such a thing as copying. I'm not the one marvelling over how he came up with it.
"About a Girl" is the first song I learned to play. Thanks to you, Marty! It's been 7 months since my guitar journey has started. Thank you for everything!
dont forget the song where krist played the guitar, seasons in the sun (check out the music video its so funny? wholseome? dont really know how to put it) and mexican seafood, hard af to play and swap meat also hard and r*pe me 1991 paramount
@@viggoulander9671 The first two chords (B7 and E7) are blues chords. Also, there are such things as triads in blues music lmao, triads aren't excluded.
Hey Marty, thanks for your favorite top 10 Nirvana riffs. Kurt Cobain was one helluva a musician/writer. Heart Shaped Box was my all time favorite Nirvana song. They were incredible and it is such a shame how it all ended. I also loved the MTV unplugged performances.
Marty single-handedly coached me through the beginning of being a newbie guitar player with these nirvana tutorials. I remember when i first started with heart shaped box, then learned Barred chords and then learned lithium i felt like the man.
Marty likes Nirvana just as much as I do and I love it. Started watching your lessons back in 2011. Thanks for teaching me how to play guitar! Cheers 🍻 🎄
Been watching you for a while, really enjoy your content. You make me pick up my guitar more often than I would normally. As an older dad who works a bunch, it is greatly appreciated. Keep up the great content, and I wish you continued success.
Nice list marty! My personal fav is in bloom but it's the drums and bass that make it so powerful one of my favourite songs to play along with. Have a very happy Christmas
The reason why I have kurt cobain tattooed on me, such a musical inspiration. Wrote such simple songs but they were so catchy, so great and makes you think how can you write songs like that to lead an entire future generation
@@MCSpaz Do you think oasis songs will play well on it because I could have got a 2nd hand les paul epiphone but chose the jag instead and recently Ive started loving oasis and Im sort of having second thoughts over the jag .
Thank you so much for this Marty! I really love Nirvana’s music and love both the way you teach and play the guitar. I enjoyed this video so much! Keep rockin’ man!!!
Love your channel and content! #2 - Where did you sleep last night - when I play it I slide up the top E string from fret 2-4 between the first E/Em chord before the A and it adds a little flare. Great riffs!!
I can play all of these, but thx for reminding me of these classic legendary songs! My fam & friends only recognize SLTS which is a dang shame and some thought Nirvana was just a clothing brand lmao lol..
Wow ! You actually have seen nirvana live. I like to think the ones who were able to see Nirvana live are lucky as well as able to brag just a little. Good video Marty !
😊 I had been used to hearing In The Pines from several blues & bluegrass players, and Maybelle Carter and her daughters, before getting the unplugged tape with Nirvana doing it. Of course glad to have the whole tape at the end of the day.
Marty should make a lesson video where he teaches us how to play Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Nirvana or maybe even all of these? Marty's videos are the best to learn from anyways..
Literally if you add ‘big long now’ ‘rape me’ ‘polly’ ‘drain you’ ‘I hate myself and I want to die’ and ‘sappy’ and this is all the god tier nirvana songs IMO
"Help me Marty Wan Kenobi your my only hope"! I would really like to learn The Sweetness by Jimmy Eat World. There was some other tutorials to learn it. I just wasn't getting it. I like your teaching style much better.
Amazing how a bunch of kids inspired so many generations man, Nirvana it is really something else, without being actually something else, if you know what I mean haha Great video Marty, would love to know more about your experience watching them live
love your Content! I would like to see your amp settings, cause i dont really know how to make the song sound like the original using things like: Gain, Reverb, Delay....
You should've put Where did you sleep last night and Man who sold the world in an honourable mentions section, because you missed so many great riffs (Drain You, Breed, Polly, Aneurysm, School, Mr Moustache, Blew, On A Plain, among others).
Hey Marty ! Long time follower ! Could you elaborate a bit on where did you see them live and what is the overall memory of that night/day ? Thanks again !! :)
Friend, I would love to know the story of when you saw nirvana live, and I know I'm not the only one who will be interested in hearing from you, please and also I think it would be a great video. Greetings from Argentina.
Nirvana started it all, great band but imo not the best, I would say AIC unplugged was way better then STP then Nirvana...but Nirvana songs are great to learn teaches you alot about power chords and there solos are easy so if your not great at making power chords then Nirvana is the band for you...I still play a few of there songs that have distortion in them...
Hi Marty, I always watch your guitar lessons, and I’m really surprised to see you playing a Brazilian Tagima rather than a Fender Jazzmaster 😅. Are they selling it in the US? How popular is it?
Damn you saw Nirvana. You should make a video telling about your concert experience. Plus for heavy Metal people some of the riffs from the bleach album are pretty dark.
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@The Real KingI beg to differ
1:12 Heartshaped Box
2:35 Smells like teen spirit
3:22 Man who sold the world
3:50 Come as you are
4:32 About a girl
5:22 Lithium
6:30 Dumb
7:15 All apologies
7:52 Where did you sleep last night
9:08 In Bloom
Nice list
Time stamp guy, shout out!!!
Awe they're the most well known riffs :( doesn't matter I'll still love this vid
I love u're pfp
breeeed
The track list for my funeral
Can't wait to watch this , love Nirvana.
Same here
Same
Same
NIRVANA, Happy Holidays!
@@jamesvancam did you just say Nevermind to New Years? Wow, you must be such a negative creep. You remind me about a girl who was dumb, and smells like teen spirit.
I just can't over the fact that Come as you are is such an extremely simple riff but it is soooo good and catchy and original, it's just crazy how Kurt came up with this stuff. Great list btw Marty
Listen to "Eighties" by Killing Joke.
"Smells like teen spirit" is " more than a feeling" by Boston- Kurt was great but also a fraud. Butch Vig is probably responsible for those.
I think its one reason why he was depressed and why " man who sold the world" was on unplugged.
He wrote a lot of good songs himself, but not his most famous ones entirley.
Nirvana is probably my fav band btw so don't take offense, I found the process interesting. It's good to demystify genius a bit.
@@funkoxen it’s almost like every single artist is inspired by the ones who came before them, and that’s how art moves forward😐😐
@@ryswyk5894 I agree. Nirvana are heavily influenced by the wipers and pixies for example. But those two songs are rip offs. Kurt hated Smells like teen spirit for that reason. He used to play more than a feeling before it and sometimes sang the Boston lyrics over it. Like he knew it was really cynical.
Its not that dumb. I understand artistic process. But there is such a thing as copying.
I'm not the one marvelling over how he came up with it.
@@funkoxen bro what come as you are is so simple that someone’s bound to have thought of something similar at some point, doesn’t make him a fraud.
Yea every time i play the main riff of come as you are i csnt help but rock my head
"About a Girl" is the first song I learned to play. Thanks to you, Marty! It's been 7 months since my guitar journey has started. Thank you for everything!
Heeyyy i started 7 months ago too 🤝🤝
@@khalid6762 both of you are hitting the 1.5 year mark soon
@@seagull6636 time flies man
@@seagull6636 Yeah, still can't believe that :D
Basically the soundtrack of my youth...fast forward 30 years and I’m still listening. RIP Kurdt
I love kurdt
Big fan of kurdt
Kurdt Codbain
Kurdt is my favorite artist
rip kurst cobaign
Honorable mentions
Polly
Rape Me
Aneurysm
Sliver
Heck, all of the Nirvana riffs are epic
Don't forget "Endless, nameless", that thing is just savage🔥
bro how could you forget drain you
Don't forget Negative Creep.
dont forget the song where krist played the guitar, seasons in the sun (check out the music video its so funny? wholseome? dont really know how to put it)
and mexican seafood, hard af to play and swap meat also hard and r*pe me 1991 paramount
dive is pretty good too!
For me the best nirvana riff Is serve the servants, and it's also really underrated
Always really liked that song since it's a combination of blues chords with the grunge aesthetic
@@prefix253 Blues chords? All are triads
@@viggoulander9671 The first two chords (B7 and E7) are blues chords. Also, there are such things as triads in blues music lmao, triads aren't excluded.
@@prefix253 about a girls riff is inspired directly from the beatles with kurt s heart
Nirvana is my favorite band of all time
R.I.P Kurt Cobain
same here
I am
R.I.P to the legend of grunge
@@the___dude who cares? At least I have a good taste of music
Same
I sing and play the guitar, and I'm a walking, talking bacterial infection.
- Kurt Cobain
Mad to think he’s seen nirvana and is now a massive guitar teacher
Hey Marty, thanks for your favorite top 10 Nirvana riffs. Kurt Cobain was one helluva a musician/writer. Heart Shaped Box was my all time favorite Nirvana song. They were incredible and it is such a shame how it all ended. I also loved the MTV unplugged performances.
Marty single-handedly coached me through the beginning of being a newbie guitar player with these nirvana tutorials. I remember when i first started with heart shaped box, then learned Barred chords and then learned lithium i felt like the man.
Marty likes Nirvana just as much as I do and I love it. Started watching your lessons back in 2011. Thanks for teaching me how to play guitar! Cheers 🍻 🎄
Cheers 🍻
Me being the top .01 percent of Nirvana listeners (according to Spotify), this will be awesome!
Imagine not being top 0.05% 😎
top 0.05% moment
@@CreeperChris24 top .01 moment
@@CreeperChris24 that’s worse than .1
@@sliazx4041 that’s what I meant to put lol
Can never go past some good old Nirvana power riffs. Merry Christmas Marty, have a great day and a happy new year. Cheers from Australia!
Been watching you for a while, really enjoy your content. You make me pick up my guitar more often than I would normally. As an older dad who works a bunch, it is greatly appreciated. Keep up the great content, and I wish you continued success.
Best band ever, love you marty 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
No lol
@@thebsmithimages6544 yes lol
@@tonesolutions3573 def not but amazing 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@lucianhott5328 i have my opinion, u have yours, so...
Can't wait. I know all nirvanas on guitar but still wanna watch this
that version of where did you sleep last night changed my whole way of playing guitar such an amazing song too
I was listening to nirvana THEN I SEE THIS THIS MADE MY MORNING
Question Marty could you, do a AC/DC one it’s my all time favorite band, you’re such a inspiration to me and millions, keep the awesome work coming!
Nice list marty!
My personal fav is in bloom but it's the drums and bass that make it so powerful one of my favourite songs to play along with. Have a very happy Christmas
YAY I CANNOT WAIT NIRVANA IS MY LIFE
I dont't know but I am really excited for this yayyy!! Nirvana is my forever favourite
Nice choice Verma ji😁
Perfect Timing, Marty. I just recently got into Nirvana and playing guitar again.
The reason why I have kurt cobain tattooed on me, such a musical inspiration. Wrote such simple songs but they were so catchy, so great and makes you think how can you write songs like that to lead an entire future generation
This was some good morning medicine to wake up to 🤘
My favorite is probably love buzz :)
Bruh, Where did you Sleep Last night is also my favorite song that they preforme. When he takes the heavy sigh. Dude, chills.
Was waiting for this for the last week or so, Cheers once again and have a Marty Xmas! 🤘
Im hopefully getting a second guitar for christmas ( squier classic vibe 70s jaguar ) so christmas day will be nirvana all day long
@@MCSpaz Nice bro
Do you think Ill be able to play oasis songs farely well on a jag ?
@@EuanGabbutt fuck yeah kkkk
@@MCSpaz Do you think oasis songs will play well on it because I could have got a 2nd hand les paul epiphone but chose the jag instead and recently Ive started loving oasis and Im sort of having second thoughts over the jag .
Hell yeah man! 🎸
Thank you so much for this Marty! I really love Nirvana’s music and love both the way you teach and play the guitar. I enjoyed this video so much! Keep rockin’ man!!!
Merry riffsmas everyone!🎸
Dive from insecticide is my personal fav.
This video will be a great Christmas gift🎸
Great watch! Grew up learning guitar from Nirvana. Might have to grab the Tele and strum a few tonight.
Love your channel and content! #2 - Where did you sleep last night - when I play it I slide up the top E string from fret 2-4 between the first E/Em chord before the A and it adds a little flare. Great riffs!!
I literally learned how to play “In Bloom” by watching this video that wasn’t even a lesson. That’s how good of a teacher you are Marty. 👍
I can play all of these, but thx for reminding me of these classic legendary songs! My fam & friends only recognize SLTS which is a dang shame and some thought Nirvana was just a clothing brand lmao lol..
Was happy to see Where did you sleep last night in the number 2 spot! 🤘🎸
All Apologies is by far my favourite, so beautifully melodic, the best riff Kurt ever wrote imo ❤
Nice vid. My #1 has to be serve the servants. This wasn't always the case but it's a grower.
Wow ! You actually have seen nirvana live. I like to think the ones who were able to see Nirvana live are lucky as well as able to brag just a little. Good video Marty !
Cool stuff marty love these segments
Premiering 12:30am Christmas morning. Is Marty Santa?!
Loving this new series Marty!
Heart shaped box is such a cool sound, learning it now
😊 I had been used to hearing In The Pines from several blues & bluegrass players, and Maybelle Carter and her daughters, before getting the unplugged tape with Nirvana doing it. Of course glad to have the whole tape at the end of the day.
Nice video man! I especially liked Heart-Shaped Box and In Bloom.
I Love Nirvana and Marty's Lessons
You nailed the tone Marty! Need to get me a Boss Katana!
That's a phenomenal piece of equipment, I recommend Sweetwater, tell em marty sent you 🙂
Marty should make a lesson video where he teaches us how to play Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Nirvana or maybe even all of these? Marty's videos are the best to learn from anyways..
He’s done most of these already
Literally if you add ‘big long now’ ‘rape me’ ‘polly’ ‘drain you’ ‘I hate myself and I want to die’ and ‘sappy’ and this is all the god tier nirvana songs IMO
What ever happened to the Dived by 13 amp? Played one for first time yesterday and was blown away.
Would love more Nirvana tutorials in the future! They are my favourite band, behind AC/DC of course
"Help me Marty Wan Kenobi your my only hope"! I would really like to learn The Sweetness by Jimmy Eat World. There was some other tutorials to learn it. I just wasn't getting it. I like your teaching style much better.
nice job marty!! While I do like all of these songs, some of the deeper cuts would be neat to see as tutorials!
This sounds pretty good, what settings did you used?
I love Nirvana, i idolize Kurt Cobain
Amazing how a bunch of kids inspired so many generations man, Nirvana it is really something else, without being actually something else, if you know what I mean haha
Great video Marty, would love to know more about your experience watching them live
Good list. I would probably just swap out one for pennyroyal tea 🖤🤙
Grazie Marty per questa lezione! Riff fantastici!
I would’ve added “Something in the Way”, “Lounge Act”, and “Polly” as well but there really is no such thing as a bad Nirvana song so all good 👍.
Absolutely brilliant Marty! You keep raising the bar! Happy New Year!!
I cannot argue with this
Awesome stuff Marty! Great to see you still playing :) could we possibly get a top 10 Blink 182 riffs?
love your Content! I would like to see your amp settings, cause i dont really know how to make the song sound like the original using things like: Gain, Reverb, Delay....
Thank you so much & Merry Christmas 🎅🎄👌
You're the best Marty !🤝♥️
You got that right!!
3:56 hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heyyy, heyyyy, hey, heyyy, hey
This is how I learned how to play guitar right here :D
This is gonna be awesome
Ahh I was kinda excited to hear him play where did u sleep last night but it wasn’t the same as the original
can u please make a tutorial for Sappy? it’s my favorite
Now i need a Jazzmaster aswell 🤣
the man who sold the world my favourite nirvana song
Marty! "Mr Moustache" is a killer riff! Don't leave that out!!!
I am a beginner and I have an acoustic guitar, do I need to buy an electric guitar to play these songs or can I play them on acoustic as well?
Yes
play em on acoustic. They'll work. Besides I personally kinda find acoustic more fun than electric.
I’ve been waiting for this video all week. Such a great list. R.I.P Kurt Cobain.
Great stuff. Leadbelly doesn't get enough credit. Midnight Special.
Do top 10 your favorite queen songs
You should've put Where did you sleep last night and Man who sold the world in an honourable mentions section, because you missed so many great riffs (Drain You, Breed, Polly, Aneurysm, School, Mr Moustache, Blew, On A Plain, among others).
thank you marty, my beloved
all great songs, great picks marty!
where is milk it and school and breed at
''Heyyy Marty Schwartz here with Marty Schwartz ''
I need that in bloom tone😭
I loved the part where he played that nirvana song❤️❤️
Hey Marty ! Long time follower ! Could you elaborate a bit on where did you see them live and what is the overall memory of that night/day ? Thanks again !! :)
I love your channel mate, great lessons. …
Friend, I would love to know the story of when you saw nirvana live, and I know I'm not the only one who will be interested in hearing from you, please and also I think it would be a great video. Greetings from Argentina.
My 2 favorite nirvana songs to play is about a girl and where did you sleep last night.
El video deberia llamarse, los 10 riffs mas populares de nirvana
Nirvana started it all, great band but imo not the best, I would say AIC unplugged was way better then STP then Nirvana...but Nirvana songs are great to learn teaches you alot about power chords and there solos are easy so if your not great at making power chords then Nirvana is the band for you...I still play a few of there songs that have distortion in them...
Great video Marty ❤️
Hi Marty, I always watch your guitar lessons, and I’m really surprised to see you playing a Brazilian Tagima rather than a Fender Jazzmaster 😅. Are they selling it in the US? How popular is it?
2:43 I thought my phone was ringing (I have Teen Spirit as my ringtone)
“I miss you, I’m not gonna crack!” 🤘
Damn you saw Nirvana. You should make a video telling about your concert experience. Plus for heavy Metal people some of the riffs from the bleach album are pretty dark.