10. We are going to be friends - The White Stripes 9. Wish you were here - Pink Floyd 8. High and dry - Radiohead 7. Fast car - Tracy Chapman 6. I'd love to change the world - Ten years after 5. Master exploder - Tenacious D 4. Nothing else matters - Metallica 3. Classical gas - Mason Williams 2. Mediterranean Sundance - Al dimeola 1. Why Georgia - John mayer
I mean his videos are quite a bit of musical gate-keeping and maintaining of the status quo. His channel is called MusicIsWin, but he exclusively talks about guitar music for Straight-White dudes. I mean I'm a straight white dude who plays guitar too, there's nothing wrong with making a youtube music channel geared towards mainstream guitar-centric music. His EVERYONE needs to know videos almost exclusively fall in the Metal/Classic Rock camp. For people who play alternative, jazz, punk, funk, world and indie it's frustrating seeing the same riffs, same top 10 greatest guitarists being heralded. It kind of sends to message that the only music of merit for that last 60 years has been the stuff featured on the cover of Rolling Stone or Guitar World. Compare that to Adam Neely and Paul Davids, who don't declare themselves the "Music Man" yet they explore an array of genres and styles, and avoid the gate-keeping of statements. Such statements like "Everyone needs to know how to play Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here" or "Metallica is required learning for ANY guitar player", instead of say "I recommend Pink Floyd's wish you were here because it's great for beginners because it 's a great transition point between playing straight chords, and adding lines between". are really indicative of the elitist bent. With this channel everything's the GREATEST ever, and not coming from a place of personal opinion or holistic love of music. I'll concede part of that boils down to his own personal taste. in one video he'd never even heard of 'This Charming Man'., an incredibly popular indie classic. His then attitude about the song was to learn 80% of the song by ear, and then shit talk it. Famously, there is a video of Steve Vai talking about how much he struggles with This Charming Man, and he's among the most technically proficient guitarists on earth. So for OP to learn a nuance-free version of the song, then write it off when Steve Vai says it's tough, is unbelievably arrogant. Just cause it's not your thing doesn't mean it doesn't have merit. The other part of the frustrating format is just business. People are less likely to click on a video titled '10 Classic Rock riffs that will develop your technique', then 'GREATEST RIFFS EVER'. As well they're more likely to stick around when you give the masses what they want. Look at those *whispers quietly so the nerds don't hear me* mediocre Marvel movies, it's pure fan service. That's just capitalism baby. He certainly wouldn't be making the living off of RU-vid he currently is if he went off the beaten path, started doing videos breaking down Can and Televison riffs. If this channel doesn't scratch your itch I'd recommend: For Jazz: Jens Larsen, Troye Sivan For Indie: Anyone Can Play Guitar, Spin's 100 Greatest Guitarist list, Gemini Guitar
@@FoxInTheBasement Finally! Someone has said it! Anyone Can Play Guitar is honestly the best guitar channel in my opinion. This dude, Music is Win... didn't even mention a John Fahey song for acoustic guitar? Get real.
Here’s my top 10 Everlong Here without you More than words Nothing else matters Stop this train Fast car I see fire Wonderwall Stairway to heaven ofc🤟🏽😂 Heart of life
@@chimeziechristian7416 lol there are plenty of great channels out there to learn from. Cifra Club is my favorite. You can learn them from there. I started playing like 3 years ago and now I’m 17. Much more to learn
Radiohead - Street spirit (Fade out), Metallica - Unforgiven, Fade to black, Sting - Shape of my heart, The Beatles - Blackbird, Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle, Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There, Red Hot Chili Peppers - Breaking the girl, Chris Cornell(Prince cover) - Nothing Compares 2U, Scorpions - Send me an angel.
1) 1:56 - We are going to be friends 2) 2:44 - Wish you were here 3) 4:06 - High and dry 4) 5:08 - Fast car 5) 6:28 - I'd love to change the world 6) 7:31 - Master exploder 7) 8:38 - Nothing else matters 8) 10:19 - Classical gas 9) 11:35 - Mediterranean Sundance 10) 12:28 - Why Georgia
My suggestions would be in no particular order (First few that came to mind - So so many to choose from) Oh Well (intro) - Fleetwood Mac Here comes the sun - George Harrison Shape of my Heart - Sting (Dominic Miller) Paranoid Android (Intro) - Radiohead Private Investigations - Dire Straits Hurt (NIN cover) - Johnny Cash Road Trippin' - RHCP Wonderwall - Oasis Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin Angie - The Rolling Stones Kansas - Dust in the Wind Passenger - Let Her Go California Dreaming - The mamas and the Papas Needle and the damage done - Neil Young
Man, I love Shape of my Heart and would love to play it, but you need hands the size of dinner plates to pull it off. XD It's like a constant 5 - 6 bar stretch, brutally physical, and my hands just aren't big enough to play it.
Growing up listening to this man, I think Jim Croce is often overlooked on these lists. Not only was he an amazing songwriter, but Maury Muehleisen was incredible. Look at Operator, I Got a Name (My fav song of all time) and so many others, they were an amazing duo on acoustic. I'd love to see some break downs of their music.
Part 2 Wonder wall - oasis Time of your life - Green Day Drive - Incubus Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin Blackbird - Beatles Tears in heaven - Eric Clapton These songs are pretty well known but you gotta know them.
No Neil Young, America, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Zeppelin. No ELP, no Heart. I could go on and on. I don't find his list very good. There are a couple decent songs but he missed a whole lot more.
@@ernisluksys4783 I don't think that applies. He isn't playing entire songs, he isn't really demonstrating how to play them and he isn't providing written sheet music or tabs. I would think copyright problems would apply more to more recent songs, of which he plays several. You may be right, but it just doesn't seem right to me.
Been Playing acoustic guitar exclusively for over 50 years. Bands, Solo, etc... Never been asked to play any of these songs in any gig ever. Tho, I have played Classical Gas because I just like to, lol. Hotel California, Tears From Heaven, Dust in the Wind, Landslide, Stairway to Heaven, James Taylor, CSNY, John Denver, etc...etc.. These are what people ask for during gigs, specifically when they see an acoustic guitar. Over and over and over. Now, they might not be yours, or my, favorites...but, that's what people ask for. They've been asking for these same songs for decades now...and are still asked for pretty much every gig. Which probably means that's what Acoustic guitarists "should know" how to play them, right? I mean, if you want to satisfy your audience requests anyway. Again, they may not be the ones you want to play, or are the most fun to play. But, that kinda depends on your age, ability, and your own personal preferences. I'm just telling you what people ask for from acoustic guitarists the most.
You get top marks for listing Ten Years After "I'd Love To Change The World". I was a big Alvin Lee fan back in the '70s and I agree with you totally---- it's a beautiful song, and Alvin's electric solo is truly one of the most beautiful ever recorded. For some reason it's not as well known as it should be, but it stands up as great as ever all these years later.
I'll keep hoping Rick Beato does a "What Makes This Song Great" video about it. The guitar playing is breathtaking and the vocals are perfectly suited to the song. It's not just the solo but the guitar throughout the song as well.
I never listened to rumors all the way through and never caught it on the radio, only heard it for the first time last year and it’s easily one of my favorite songs now
Agreed. I never really appreciated that song until I saw Lindsay Buckingham play it live. Seen him play it live twice and both times it was perfect. Very thankful.
Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones Blackbird- The Beatles Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You- Led Zeppelin Hotel California (Live) -The Eagles Not necessarily songs you left off but great songs that are fun and challenging to play on acoustic. Great List. Keep Shredding.
I’m a little late to the game, but my suggestion if it hasn’t already been mentioned is the intro to Diary of a Madman. It is one of my all time favorites. It is just such a haunting melodic song with all the different timings. Epic song by Randy Rhoads!
I'm not sure I can pick just one...in no particular order: "Drive" by Incubus. (This was the song my sister told me I needed to learn to play like the week I started playing guitar. Talk about intimidating then, but now I find it a really fun song to play. ) "Big Love" by Lindsey Buckingham "The Heart of Life" by John Mayer "Bella" by Jack Johnson "The General" by Dispatch "Don't Wait Too Long" by Madeleine Peyroux "The Hand Song" by Nickel Creek "The Shankill Butchers" by The Decemberists
Kansas - Dust in the wind? if you learn this song you'll learn the whole travis picking, country picking and finger style... most important song to learn
Classical gas was the first actual song I ever learned. Took me some 2 months to get it right, but it was worth it and such a rewarding feeling when I mastered it. Great pick. Same with DiMeola, really good choice
Notice how he says “what I consider to be the easiest” everyone is different and so they will find different things to be difficult/easy, go at your own pace and don’t get down on yourself if something that’s “easy” takes you a while to get, it’s all part of the process!
Yeah, this would certainly be my addition to this list. This was the song that made me want to pick up a guitar in the first place. So it was of course one of the first things that I tried to play and at the time it seemed impossible. Turns out, it's actually very easy! But it sounds so nice to the ears and is always my "go-to" when I'm just noodling around.
I guess as a guitarist these are rewarding to play. However, playing with someone else or a band and an audience. I want for anyone to be familiar with the song. Because to play to yourself is fun. But others can contribute to who you are as a musician. So recognisable songs with some cool rifs definately need be in a top ten. So others can feel that they are a part and can contribute to the music.
Yeah, I was hoping. I've been trying to learn that one for a month now, and I just can't get it, even playing it at half speed. I can get the main lick, but it's the stuff in between that kills me every time.
a youngster of your age giving props to ten years after. i'm impressed. I grew up in that generation of rock and the majority of rockers from that era do not know who they are. the most over look band and especially Alvin Lee the most overview looked rock guitarist of his time. truly one of the greatest. as the saying goes from that time, hope you (turned on) a whole bunch of new people to them.
Something To Say - Harem Scarem Stop This Train - John Mayer Black Bird - The Beatles Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton River Flows In You - Yiruma Big Me - Foo Fighters Aubrey - Bread Vincent - Don McLean
@@miratparmar6779 The Beatles/George Harrison one. Was there another? Is there some kind of theory that George Harrison didn't write that song? If so I'm not aware.
@@TheChewyWun no no, nothing like that. There's a RU-vidr named bill wurtz, he released music video titled "here comes the sun" 3 months ago. Your comment is also 3 months old, so I thought maybe you were a fan. I also didn't know the Beatles song existed.
“Brain Dance” by Animals as leaders is an incredible acoustic song and is one of my favorites. Thank you so much Tyler for inspiring me to play guitar and you’re the best
Tyler: John Mayer - The Master of difficult fingerstyle guitar... Andy McKee, Michael Hedges, Tommy Emmanuel, Paco de Lucía, etc. : Are we a joke to you?
I can't believe you didn't mention Tommy Emmanuel when you talked about Classical Gas! Also, I'd bet money that plenty of people have said this - but Dust In the Wind is required material for the next episode. Much love dude, keep rockin'
Al Dimeola is an amazingly gifted guitar player and love to see him get some love. The G3 album with Paco Delucia and John McLaughlin is an amazing album with three of the very best.
To be honest as a musician I only knew 1-2 songs in here. I picked up an acoustic guitar simply because of video game OSTs. Like Final Fantasy, Chrono Cross, Chrono Trigger, I believe every region has different tastes and inspirations which is perfect in their own way.
i love wish you were here, its takes up a really special place in my heart for loads of reasons. And personally, i can play it from start to finish, and i know it does take a while- but i would really appreciate if people started to play the full intro. It's really beautiful, and i would definitely recommend checking it out if you dont know what im yapping about.👍👍
One of my go to favourites to play on my acoustic, is Jose Gonzalez Heartbeats, its such a great song to play and gets you playing with the capo and alternate tunings as well
Wish You Were Here was one of many songs I learned by ear, playing along with the record. And not knowing that such things as a 12 strings guitar existed (it is still kinda hard to see those around down here in Brazil) I learned it playing the 12 part on my regular 6 strings guitar.
i like to try and learn songs by ear, but i cant really recognize chords by ear, i can tell if its minor or major, and whats the bass note, but not anything else, any tips?
@@Alberto-ny7kf If you can tell minor from major chords, you’re already in the right path!😀 Developing your ears (and along with it, your music memory) may take some time and the best advice I can give you is to listen - lots of music, but also the sounds of the environment you’re on (like ringtones, birds singing, motorbikes passing by, all that stuff) and try to identinfy these sounds on you instrument and use it in your practice. For exemple, most of the times I hear a jackhammer, I practice scales in F# and only after I’m done studying I curse that guy for being so loud.🤣 It may sound silly (and kinda is) but I promise it’s a good way to enhance your perception. Hope I helped!😀
Videoyu abartılı ve seçimleri zayıf buldum, bence sadece video çıkarabilmek için yapılmış bir video. Sunulan parçalar içinde en sevdiğim bu oldu, diğerlerinin yarısını daha önce çalmıştım, bu hiç dinlemediklerim arasındaydı fakat bence listedeki en iyisi bu. Tabiki pink floydun yeri ayrı, o her zaman zirvenin sahibi sayılır.
That slide down to the 4/5 isn't in there I don't think. I had a room mate in college that played it exactly the same way and it drove me nuts. There must be a live version they saw somewhere that just stuck with them?
@@MusicisWin what he means is that you don't play it the same way as mayer, he does a hammer on and pull of with his pinky whereas you pull of with your index, and i agree that's incorrect
Its an excellent song, but it sounds much harder than it actually is, and is quite repetitive. ‘Hard’ would be J.S. Bach’s Invention No. 13 in Am, arranged for solo guitar, or Lawson Rollins’ Fire Cadenza, or Recuerdos De La Alhambra, or Asturias.... THOSE are songs you have to put work into.
