100 Riffs (A Brief History of Rock N' Roll) 

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“Sir, are you going to buy it?”

"Sorry bro, I forgot to hit record"

The most impressive part is that he could still do sultans of swing after 40 other riffs beforehand

1 Mr. Sandman - Chet Atkins 0:08 2 Folsom Prison Blues - Johnnasy Cash 0:17 3 Words of Love - Buddy Holly 0:22 4 Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry 0:28 5 Rumble - Link Wray 0:35 6 Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran 0:44 7 Pipeline - The Chantays 0:50 8 Miserlou - Dick Dale 0:58 9 Wipeout - Surfaris 1:03 10 Daytripper - The Beatles 1:06 11 Can't Explain - The Who 1:13 12 Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones 1:16 13 Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix 1:23 14 Black Magic Woman - Santana 1:32 15 Helter Skelter - The Beatles 1:38 16 Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac 1:47 17 Crossroads - Cream 1:54 18 Communication Breakdown - Led Zeppelin 1:58 19 Paranoid - Black Sabbath 2:03 20 Fortunate Sun - Creedence Clearwater Revival 2:11 21 Funk 49 - James Gang 2:18 22 Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin 2:24 23 Bitch - Rolling Stones 2:27 24 Layla - Derek and the Dominos 2:33 25 School's Out - Alice Cooper 2:40 26 Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple 2:48 27 Money - Pink Floyd 2:54 28 Jessica - Allman Brothers 3:00 29 La Grange - ZZ Top 3:08 30 20th Century Boy - T. Rex 3:13 31 Scarlet Begonias - Grateful Dead 3:17 32 Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 3:22 33 Walk This Way - Aerosmith 3:25 34 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 3:29 35 Stranglehold - Ted Nugent 3:35 36 Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy 3:41 37 Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult 3:48 38 Carry on My Wayward Son - Kansas 3:54 39 Blitzkreig Bop - The Ramones 3:59 40 Barracuda - Heart 4:05 41 Runnin' with the Devil - Van Halen 4:12 42 Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits 4:21 43 Message in a Bottle - The Police 4:35 44 Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) - Neil Young 4:41 45 Back in Black - AC/DC 4:49 46 Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne 4:55 47 Spirit of Radio - Rush 5:01 48 Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan 5:05 49 Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes 5:13 50 Holy Diver - Dio 5:18 51 Beat It - Michael Jackson 5:22 52 Hot For Teacher - Van Halen 5:30 53 What Difference Does It Make - The Smiths 5:36 54 Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen 5:42 55 Money For Nothing - Dire Straits 5:50 56 You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi 5:57 57 The One I Love - REM 6:03 58 Where the Streets Have No Name - U2 6:10 59 Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses 6:18 60 Sweet Child 'O Mine - Guns N' Roses 6:31 61 Girls, Girls, Girls - Motley Crue 6:37 62 Cult of Personality -Living Colour 6:44 63 Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue 6:52 64 Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty 7:03 65 Pictures of Matchstick Men - Camper Van Beethoven 7:08 66 Thunderstruck - AC/DC 7:18 67 Twice as Hard - Black Crowes 7:30 68 Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson 7:41 69 Enter Sandman - Metallica 7:47 70 Man in the Box - Alice in Chains 7:55 71 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 8:08 72 Give it Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers 8:17 73 Even Flow - Pearl Jam 8:27 74 Outshined - Soundgarden 8:35 75 Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine 8:44 76 Sex Type Thing - Stone Temple Pilots 8:55 77 Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz 9:02 78 Welcome to Paradise - Green Day 9:05 79 Possum Kingdom - Toadies 9:10 80 Say it Ain't So - Weezer 9:19 81 Zero - Smashing Pumpkins 9:25 82 Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters 9:28 83 Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground 9:35 84 Smooth - Santana 9:40 85 Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers 9:49 86 Short Skirt, Long Jacket - Cake 10:00 87 Turn a Square - The Shins 10:07 88 Seven Nation Army - White Stripes 10:14 89 Hysteria - Muse 10:30 90 I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness 10:40 91 Blood and Thunder - Mastadon 10:47 92 Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet 10:53 93 Reptilia - The Strokes 10:58 94 Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand 11:04 95 Float On - Modest Mouse 11:10 96 Blue Orchid - White Stripes 11:19 97 Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day 11:32 98 Steady As She Goes - The Raconteurs 11:38 99 I Got Mine - Black Keys 11:45 100 Cruel - St. Vincent 11:57 Now you can thank me :) Thumbs up this comment for everyone.

The kid in your class that only learns the intro to songs:

When you're scrolling through guitar hero's music list

12 years later and still one of the most satisfying videos on the internet.

I'm very impressed that he managed to play smoke on the water.

"Oh, you play the guitar? What songs can you play?" "All of them."

Oh you like music? Name every song This guy: sure

The quick-change to Drop D at 6:38 was damn impressive.

everyone talking about how good he is at playing the guitar, but nobody talking about how his foot switch skills are off the charts

The worst part about it is when you recognize a part and it ends before you can get into it

*I don’t know what more impressive, that he can play all these riffs or he remembered 100 riffs in order for this video*

I remember first seeing this video 7 years ago when I started playing electric guitar... Had a massive impact on me.. Great job!!!

What is even more impressive is that he changes tuning to drop D on the run. Impressive!!

The guitar went outside and smoked a cigarette after this.

It's tradition to come back to this video every so often

3:02 tonight: I play 100 different guitar riffs, James plays the top gear intro on a piano and Richard smashes a drum set.

I gotta appreciate the fingerpicking at Sultans Of Swing, it’s a nice touch

The most impressive part is that he did this in one continuous take. If he messed up one riff he’d have to restart.

6:36 The fastest drop D tuner in the west

Knowing that many riffs is one thing. Being able to switch gears and have "the feel" of each come through is quite another. You should most certainly do session work if that sort of thing interests you. Thank you so much for bringing some funky jams to my normally quiet campsite just before dark.

I started playing guitar at 14 when I joined my highschool guitar class, I remember watching this video countless times to the point where I can still remember the exact riffs one after another It is now 7 years later and I am almost finished with college and am about to pursue my dream of becoming a career pilot, time really does fly, but I will always remember those highschool days of practicing guitar and coming back to this video

The transition from Sweet Home Alabama to Walk This Way had no right to work that well

Dude changed the tuning in between playing like it's nothing 😶

Great to see this in my recommendations again after 11 years.

Imagine playing the 100 riffs in 12 mins and synching those 100 riffs to video time🙏 My man can do anything!! Respect

Remembered 100 riffs, played them note perfectly, had smooth transitions and selected the right pedal every time flawlessly. That was impressive.

"how to get banned from a guitar store"

okay but the transition from miserlou to wipeout to day tripper is actually so clean

This man is a national treasure and needs to be protected at all costs

this video completely validates the existence of RU-vid all on its own.

Why is everybody making such a big deal over what he DIDN'T play? This was a delight.

smoothest transition ever: 3:24

Great playing, great tones, cool guitar, excellent choices, all in one take. This is unbelievably impressive.

3:09 the all new Ford F150...

I liked the part when he played the guitar

One of the most impressive guitar videos I’ve seen. The fact that there was a change to drop D, slide etc. is so cool.

This is such an iconic medley. I keep coming back to it.

This guy learned 100 different riffs, played them perfectly, changed tuning in between songs like it's nothing. My man just built different

"Hey can you pla-" "Yes"

Watched this video several times when it was launched on YT... every now and then I come back here to listen again, and everytime I listen to one of these songs I immediately think on the next riff and feel obligated to come back here and listen to it again... lol this have such a huge impact on the guitar community.

i come back to this video every once and a while

Imagine he messed up at 99

Who else comes here, watches the vid, picks out a song. Gos and learns it, then comes back here to pick a new one, over and over again. I’ve watched this vid 15 times to pick out a song so far

10 years later and i always come back

Wow. This was a very impressive display of versatility, timing and keeping the vibe for each of these songs. Even effects were awfully close

Every time he started a new riff I didn’t want him to stop.

Sounds like the spotify 'road trip' playlist.

What this guy is doing in this video is exactly what I do anytime I play my guitar: constantly changing riffs after ten seconds of playing. I can't stick to learing one song without getting bored with it or figuring out the song gets harder further in.

I was 13 years old when I first came across this video. I sat there with my mouth open and admired how cool Alex plays all these riffs. Now I'm 21, I've been playing guitar for 6 years, but I still admire this video.

“i got blisters on me fingas”

3:48 Sounds exactly like the original recording

This clip is a good motto for the Rock'n Roll Bible.

Legendary video!! Still has me coming back, checking it out. And the tone is truely unique in way, but also encapsulates all of the classic vibes. Really impressive considering the drive stage consists of a TubeScreamer and a JHS Foot Fuzz into a low powered tweed. 👍👍👍

3:23 that transition from sweet home Alabama to walk this way though

Dropping the E to D and bringing it back several times perfectly in tune is easily the most impressive part of this whole video.

8:08 fuck yeah everybody Knows and Loves

The tone is bliss omg.

That tone for Don't fear the reaper was almost spot on

Imagine if he did all of that and forgot to press the record button on the camera

It’s crazy how i watched this video years ago, and i still remember it in order. Almost like it’s one single song in my head.

Hey Alex - I know it’s 10 years later but in case you occasionally check comments: I particularly like your ordering so that keys make great sense and your interesting transitions when key changes come. Great composition! The ‘editing,’ that is, where you chose to get into and out of riffs was great, consistently interesting and occasionally surprising. Fun! Your use of effects was great and your non-Strat tones were very good. Your pickup switching was flawless. I think many beginning and intermediate guitarists don’t spend enough time practicing the tech side of effect/setting/pickup changes. You certainly do. The added bass notes in Satisfaction were very nice; your SRV tone was great; thanks for picking Thunderstruck instead of legatoing it; the switch to slide in Seven Nations Army was slick. A pleasant time is guaranteed for all.

I uh, I can play a d cord

3 years ago, this video made me wanna pick up a guitar for the very first time. Last night I played my first gig. Thank you from the bottom of my heart 😁

Santan himself is on the dancefloor... What a massive virtuosity, I'm speachless !

I saw this video 3 months when it was uploaded here in YT and even downloaded it on my laptop. Now 9 years old and currently in a pandemic and still watching it. 🤘

The transition from Sweet Hone Alabama to Walk This Way is great!

I honestly can't understand why anyone who plays guitar or enjoys others playing it could give this a thumbs down. What a wonderfully executed medley. He must have spend hours working it out

Awesome work! Thoroughly enjoyed hearing iconic riffs played in one take.

9 years ago?? How did I miss this - incredible stuff!!

1. 0:10 Mr. Sandman : Chel Atkins 2. 0:17 Folsom Prison Blue : Johnny Cash 3. 0:22 Words of Love : Buddy Holly 4. 0:28 Johnny B.Good : Chuck Berry 5. 0:34 Rumble : Link Wray 6. 0:44 Summertime Blue : Eddie Cochran 7. 0:50 Pipeline : The Chantays 8. 0:58 Miserlou : Dick Dale 9. 1:03 Wipeout : Surfaris 10. 1:06 Daytripper : The Beatles 11. 1:14 Can't Explain : The Who 12. 1:17 Satisfaction : The Rolling Stones 13. 1:24 Purple Haze : Jimi Hendrix 14. 1:31 Black Magic Woman : Santana 15. 1:38 Helter Skelten : The Beatles 16. 1:49 Oh Well : Fleetwood Mac 17. 1:55 Crossroads : Cream 18. 1:58 Communication Breakdown : Led Zeppelin 19. 2:03 Paranoid : Black Sabbath 20. 2:12 Fortunate Sun : Creedence Clearwater Revival 21. 2:19 Funk 49 : James Gang 22. 2:23 Immigrant Song : Led Zeppelin 23. 2:27 Bitch : Rolling Stones 24. 2:34 Layla : Derek And The Domino's 25. 2:42 School's Out : Alice Cooper 26. 2:48 Smoke On The Water : Deep Purple 27. 2:54 Money : Pink Floyd 28. 3:01 Jessica : Allman Brothers 29. 3:09 La Grange : ZZ Top 30. 3:14 20th Century Boy : T.Rex 31. 3:18 Scarlet Begonias : Grateful Dead 32. 3:23 Sweet Home Alabama : Lynyrd Skynyra 33. 3:25 Walk This Way : Aerosmith 34. 3:29 Bohemian Rhapsody : Queen 35. 3:36 Stranglehold : Ted Nugent 36. 3:42 Boys Are Back in Town : Thin Lizzy 37. 3:48 Don't Fear The Reaper : Blue Oyster Cun 38. 3:55 Carry On My Wayward Son : Kansas 39. 4:00 Blitzkrieg Bop : The Ramones 40. 4:05 Barracuda : Heart 41. 4:12 Runnin' With The Devil : Van Halen 42. 4:22 Sultans Of Swing : Dire Straits 43. 4:35 Message In The Bottle : The Police 44. 4:42 Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) : Neil Young 45. 4:50 Back In Black : AC/DC 46. 4:55 Crazy Train : Ozzy Osborne 47. 5:02 Spirit Of Radio : Rush 48. 5:05 Pride And Joy : Stevie Ray Vaughan 49. 5:14 Owner Of A Lonely Heart : Yes 50. 5:20 Holy Diver : Dio 51. 5:24 Beat It : Michael Jackson 52. 5:30 Hot For Teacher : Van Halen 53. 5:37 What Difference Does it Make : The Smiths 54. 5:43 Glory Days : Bruce Springsteen 55. 5:50 Money For Nothing : Dire Straits 56. 5:57 You Give Love A Bad Name : Bon Jovi 57. 6:04 The One I Love : REM 58. 6:11 Where The Street Gave No Name : U2 59. 6:19 Welcome To The Jungle : Guns N' Roses 60. 6:32 Sweet Child O' Mine :Guns N' Roses 61. 6:38 Girls, Girls, Girls : Motley Crue 62. 6:45 Cult Of Personality : Living Colour 63. 6:53 Kickstart My Heart : Motley Crue 64. 7:04 Running Down A Dream : Tom Petty 65. 7:10 Pictures Of Matchstick Men : Camper Van Beethoven 66. 7:19 Thunderstruck : AC/DC 67. 7:31 Twice As Hard : Black Crowes 68. 7:42 Cliffs Of Dover : Eric Johnson 69. 7:48 Enter Sandman : Metallica 70. 7:55 Man In The Box : Alice In Chains 71. 8:09 Smells Like Teen Spirits : Nirvana 72. 8:18 Give It Away : Red Hot Chili Peppers 73. 8:27 Even Flow : Pearl Jam 74. 8:36 Outshined : Soundgarden 75. 8:45 Killing In The Name : Rage Against The Machine 76. 8:56 Sex Type Thing : Stone Temple Pilots 77. 9:03 Are You Go My Way : Lenny Kravitz 78. 9:06 Welcome To Paradise : Green Day 79. 9:11 Possum Kingdom : Toadies 80. 9:20 Say It Ain't So : Weezer 81. 9:26 Zero : Smashing Pumpkins 82. 9:30 Monkey Wrench : Foo Fighters 83. 9:36 Sex And Candy : Marcy Playground 84. 9:41 Smooth : Santana 85. 9:50 Scar Tissue : Red Hot Chili Peppers 86. 10:00 Short Skirt, Long Jacket : Cake 87. 10:08 Turn A Square : The Shins 88. 10:15 Seven Nation Army : White Stripes 89. 10:30 Hysteria : Muse 90. 10:40 I Believe A Thing Called Love : The Darkness 91. 10:48 Blood and Thunder : Mastadon 92. 10:54 Are You Gonna Be My Girl : Jet 93. 10:58 Reptilia : The Strokes 94.11:05 Take Me Out : Franz Ferdinand 95. 11:11 Float On : Modest Mouse 96. 11:20 Blue Orchid : White Stripes 97. 11:33 Boulevard Of Broken Dreams : Green Day 98. 11:39 Steady As She Goes : The Raconteurs 99. 11:47 I Got Mine : Black Keys 100. 11:58 Cruel : St Vincent You welcome 😉 It was Annoying to find my favorite music so you might as well make everyone enjoy Edit : 300 likes thanks everyone 👍 Edit 2 : 400 likes OMG Thank you it's so nice👍👍 Édit 3 : 1,1 likes This is the first time thank you👍

When this video went off I was just a kid. I learned a lot of songs from it, that I keep hearing now. Thks a lot. Hugs from Brazil

I always make sure I watch this video once a month to see him playing all those riffs. So good I could never.

You can’t tell me that’s not the smoothest transition 0:57

7:55 that distorted Wah is amazing

His tone on Miserlou...🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

10 years ago i watched this video and bought my guitar. i heard only 4 songs of the list, and didnt know how to play, now i can play every riff here, and love most of this songs, this is the most influential youtube video in my life, thanks a lot, im speachless (sory for my bad english im from russia)

2:48 sounds impossible

Sorry bout the views man I watched this about 21 mil times

Even after ten years and countless rewatches this still blows my mind.

I watch this whenever i feel down, and its honestly helped me

2:48 how the guitar store sounds all day.

This guys transitioning is flawless

I really appreciate the love for riffs from the 2000s. There is tons of under appreciated rock songs from the 2000s

The fact that he executes this without any noticeable breaks is so impressive to me. Like each riff in itself is not that difficult (except for a few), but the fact that he pulls off this pretty seamless medley with no noticeable errors all in one take, switching to drop D midway through, and having amp modifications and other accessories… I’m watching this trying to calculate how many hours he had to practice to get this routine right, and he deserves a thumbs up at the very least from everyone who clicks.

Teacher: Can you play Guitar? chicagomusicexchange: *yes* Teacher: Which rock riffs can you play? chicacomusicexchange: *yes*

Anyone else keep coming back to this vid?

Almost 10 years later, and still love this video!!!

10 years later still rewatching this; amazing!

Only artists that had more than one riff in the video: - The Beatles - The Rolling Stones - Santana - Led Zepellin - Dire Straits - Motley Crue - AC DC - Van Halen - Guns and Roses - Green Day - Red Hot Chilli Peppers - The White Stripes

Impressive, but can he play all of these on guitar hero?

For some reason when he played pride and joy, it made my jaw drop, he even included all the little intricate SRV fretting and strumming pattern was just perfect. Awesome video

3:17-3:27 are the three cleanest transitions I think I’ve ever heard

"how to be demonitized 100 times"

0:09 When you enter heaven 7:48 When you enter hell

I love this video man, it makes me happy... I have watched it at least 50 times lol

I have watched this video so many times that when I listen to the actual songs I think of the song that comes next in this video