Ultimate Guitar's Top 25 Easiest Guitar Riffs (Playing after one listen) 

I think a few people need to watch this video ;) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-me-49_BXY8g.html

-Nirvana “Muted for copyright” The irony.

I like how people can learn riffs by ear whereas I need tabs, tutorials and hendrix's ghost peering over my shoulder to make sure I'm playing it right

Cobain recorded his vocals for "Something in the Way" laying down for the effect. He recorded the guitar on a really cheap pawn shop acoustic guitar. It definitely gave that song it's eeriness.

I'm all about grunge and I feel like I was stabbed in the heart when he said Something in the Way and Angry Chair riffs weren't too good and no one should learn them.

Bet he secretly had ultimate guitar tabs open on his computer

Smoke on the Water should not be on this list. No mortal can play that riff

I like most of what you do, yet "Something in the Way" is a great song and I think you need to give it another try.

" top 25 easiest guitar riffs" SMOKE ON THE WATER INTENSIFIES

Something in The Way is less a song and more of a poem spoken in front of a guitar. It's actually an incredibly moving piece, though not exactly an example of amazing guitar work.

25) 1:22 Scorpions- Rock You Like A Hurricane 24) 2:29 David Bowie- The Man Who Sold The World 23) 4:05 Black Sabbath- Paranoid 22) 4:57 Tenacious D- One Note Song 21) 5:59 Blur- Song 2 20) 7:09 Nirvana- Something In The Way 19) 8:46 Alice In Chains- Angry Chair 18) 9:44 Stone Temple Pilots- Vaseline 17) 10:41 Black Sabbath- Iron Man 16) 11:05 Pantera- Walk 15) 11:56 The Kinks- You Really Got Me 14) 12:59 The Rolling Stones- I Can't Get No Satisfaction 13) 13:29 Limp Bizkit- Break Stuff 12) 14:19 Ramones- I Wanna Be Sedated 11) 15:26 Alice In Chains- Man In The Box 10) 16:39 Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath 9) 17:27 Green Day- Brain Stew/Jaded 8) 18:24 Megadeth- Symphony Of Destruction 7) 19:21 Napalm Death- You Suffer 6) 20:38 Ramones- Blitzkrieg Bop 5) 21:35 Nirvana- Come As You Are 4) 22:00 Judas Priest- Breaking The Law 3) 24:07 The White Stripes- Seven Nation Army 2) 25:07 Deep Purple- Smoke On The Water 1) 26:05 Metallica- Nothing Else Matters

“Napalm death you suffer is number 7” *plays “What”

It's almost like how good songs are has nothing to do with how difficult they are to play.

Νo.25 Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane No.24 David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World No.23 Black Sabbath - Paranoid No.22 Tenacious D - One Note Song No.21 Blur - Song 2 No.20 Nirvana - Something In The Way No.19 Alice In Chains - Angry Chair No.18 Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline No.17 Black Sabbath - Iron Man No.16 Pantera - Walk No.15 The Kinks - You Really Got Me No.14 The Rolling Stones - (Can't Get No) Satisfaction No.13 Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff No.12 Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated No.11 Alice In Chains - Man In The Box No.10 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath No.9 GreenDay - Brain Stew Jaded No.8 Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction No.7 Napalm Death - You Suffer No.6 Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop No.5 Nirvana - Come As You Are No.4 Judas Priest - Breaking The Law (what?) No.3 White Stripes - Seven Nation Army No.2 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water No.1 FIND FOR YOURSELF, JEEZ I WON'T DO ALL THE WORK!

A song doesn’t have to be complicated to play to be beautiful. Something in the way is a great song and transmittes emotions.

Don't forget to do the bendy every once in a while on that Tenacious D riff.

Hey Tyler, Kurt played 'Something In The Way' in two different variations, the first was his Unplugged performance (arguably my favorite) which consists of Drop C tuning and him playing on the 4th frets of the C and G (E/A strings). He does this almost as a double stop but then picks each note individually to the rhythm. Also he throws in a few power chords as well, but I believe they differ from the method he used when playing the more "grungy" version.

12:05 that stanky guitar sound was the sound of a speaker crying out in pain after being sliced with a razor blade

The blue ES-335 hanging on the wall is all I could focus on

Don’t ever disrespect Angry Chair. Jerry Cantrell is the riff lord

Iron Man actually has a few more subtle details that make it more interesting than what you did in my humble onion

Why the hate for something in the way? Lol that’s a great song

You should play in a Nirvana Cover Band. You even look depressed when you play Something it the way

It hurt my feelings when he dissed the grunge songs

In defense of nothing else matters, when it was first written, James would sing it to his girlfriend over the phone and so he couldn't use his left hand. So at the time it was written, the open string riff was the main and only riff of the song. And even without that, I'd still consider it to be the main riff of the song.

I love all the people bashing him for not playing songs properly when he literally listens to 1 riff 1 time by ear then tries to recreate it based on musical skills.

I love how he made Man in the Box more complicated than it should be. Also who else yelled out "Eb!" when he said "I think this one is in drop D"?

I think something in the way is underrated by a lot of guitarists, not because its some amazing technological riff somehow (because its obviously not) but because it perfectly captures the feel of what they were aiming for, even if you don't like the riff (I've personally always loved it) you can't deny that it's one of the most melancholy riffs ever wrote that perfectly captures depression and pain. Just my opinion.

He didn't even throw in the bendies every once in a while!!

Listen to their unplugged version of Something In The Way. It's not an overly complex song, but I like it.

3:06 is when he realized that “The man who sold the world” is not a Nirvana original, but is actually a David Bowie song.

Can we take a moment to admire his self control and composure not to scream "WOHOOOO" while playing Song 2

Something in the way needs to be played drop c and on an acoustic to give it justice, it’s really simple but his energy is what gave their music life

Something in the way is in drop C#

He played “I Wanna Be Sedated” like it was the first time he played a punk song

I'm just starting and by that I mean I literally started yesterday so this seems absolutely amazing to me, being able to play something just from listening to it

David Bowie flexin out here

Thanks for this video. Honestly, seeing a pro like you sitting and figuring out stuff at the same speed I normally do made me feel more accomplished. Great video!

Something in the way is a great song u goof

There are no chords in "Something In The Way" ......just 4th fret on and off on top 2 strings. Literally 1st song to teach someone so they can play along and learn time and feel the rush of playing and hopefully get hooked.

Something in the Way is a great song, it's not about the guitar playing it's about the deep emotion Kurt injects into the song.

Dude did you really just bash Angry Chair and then immediately sing praises for Vaseline? Lol.

I decided to like this when he started “singing” the Stone Temple Pilots song.

while reading the tittle of this video, i misread and i thought it was "the Eeriest guitar riffs"....there's an idea!....love the videos man, awesome work

It’s amazing that literally everyone plays the intro to Paranoid wrong. Even Randy Rhoads did when playing live. Listen closely to the record and live recordings of Iommi playing it- the riff doesn’t go high twice, it goes high the first time then back down the second time.

Well...I like Something in the Way :'(

Nice, thank you for giving your time to do these, good man.

What a play room. Wow! You should have millions of subscribers, man. I love your style.

That Stone Temple Pilots impression was amazing and I think we need a full cover like that

What this list really demonstrates is how important rhythm and timing are. Many of these riffs are awesome because of "the sauce" you put on it. Which is the rhythm, timing, and inflection. And as demonstrated by the comments, that part can be hard.

- I'm not going to lie... I love the rawness if this video. Seeing you figure then out make you human n makes me feel like I have a chance at being half as good as you ha ha! I purchased your system in December. Hoping I can grow after playing on and off since 2001…

I’m about to get prs custom 24 se and it because of you man thanks for keeping me happy

Did he just bash Nirvana

Something In The Way was played wrong. And it’s a solid track to end one of the most iconic 90’s records ever!

really loving your videos, even as a drunk bass player. keep on uploading, i'll watch them all

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Thnx

When you said you had never heard that Napalm Death song before I was like oh this is gunna be good haha

Paranoid was technically played wrong. The A,B,D,E,A,B,D,E pattern you played is played A,B,D,E,A,B,D,B in the recording.

Love this channel rn

I just signed up for your lessons!!! Can’t wait to get better!

just here to say this video could not come at a better time, i just got my first guitar yesterday and now i have riffs to practice. you and a few other youtube inspired me to pick it up and get closer to my favorite music. i got no amp and i’m using a cut credit card to play my electric, but hell if it isn’t fun. thank you!

I'm pretty sure Jack White did actually play that riff on a guitar with an Octaver. Could be wrong though.

Great video! Tested my music ear, managed to get surprisingly a lot

Like your videos and love when you break stuff down!

That Green Day riff is just a variation of 25 or 6 to 4

Angry chair, something in the way, man in the box were quite off. (but that's ok cause that's not the point of the video)

You are an amazing guitar player, but my favorite part of this was watching you learn the intro to "Rock You Like A Hurricane" like a human! Thanks for your efforts and entertaining channel.

Peavey Classic. My man. Love your videos thanks for doing what you do

#1 is eruption

Something in the way is one of my favorite Nirvana songs. And I think it sounds shit for a reason. He's in drop c# and plays 0 4 0 4 0 4 How shit it sounds is to add to the mood of the lyrics

Tenacious D is not the greatest band in the world. They are just a tribute

Tenacious D WRONG!!! Didn't do the bending once in a while...

A lot of people forget that the guitar and it's riffs are just one section of the total sonic experience in any given song. A riffs value is not determined by how hard it is to play, but how it makes the listener feel.

This was great! I hope you don’t mind but, I played along with you. I’ll admit I let you do most of the work but this was a great video. Good way to practice training your ear 👂🏼🤘🏼

Thoroughly enjoyed this video.

You forgot the bending every once in a while! (for one note song)

Didn't quite nail that tenacious d one, you need to bend it once in a while

Something in the way its a simple riff, i agree but the song itself is so deeple intense and melancoly. The voice is like a whisper so talented.

I have been playing 35 years and very much enjoy Tylers videos

Despite all the people saying you played some songs wrong, I just wanted to say I actually enjoyed it. Thanks for making the video Tyler.

Man in the box is actually easier than you were playing it.

You are so right about the insult to ‘Nothing Else Matters’. That song has stuck by me since the beginning, and it improved over time as my technique improved. I’ll play this to show off in front of other guitar players. It’s my technique I get to show off on this easy song and it’s just fun to play.

You are a great teacher , thank you !

Man angry chair is a good song

Maybe you should make a top 25 beginner songs, for guys like me that want to learn. Appreciate and love the videos.

This guy's really good..anyone could learn something from his videos

I’m in absolute love with the Paul reed smith guitars. That sparrow inlay for the fret markers just takes me away. I literally go to guitar center online and just admire all the PRS guitars because I know I can’t afford one. I have one particular one I’m obsessed with and that’s the PRS se 245 standard tobacco sunburst!

anybody else sit with their guitar in their laps while watching this video and try to play along and think "well...shit"

He truly has talent to be able to pick up a song by listening to it once. I almost picked up seven nation army after listening for probably 2 hours and still got it wrong but at least I was a couple of frets off the whole time.

Paul David's video on song 2 is actually quite good, most guitar tabs get the song wrong and it's harder to play than most make it out to be

Wow I'm glad to see the Peavey amp in the floor. I love Peavey and have played an original 5150 for years. Then I discovered Budda which I think is a boutique style amp made by the Peavey. I have the 36 watt with kt66 tubes in it and I would gig anywhere with it. The only thing is they are super loud. Its just something about kt66 tubes that I like. I had an 18 watt and an 80 watt Budda amp and the 18 watt had EL84 or EL34 and the 80 watt had 6L6. The one I fell in love with the 30 watt with the KT66 tubes. Must be the midrange punch . Idk. They all sound great they are just very loud.

The reason “The Man Who Sold the World” is so easy is because the bass is doing all the work.

Our God and Savior, Kurt Cobain.

I have a drummer friend, and I taught him smoke on the water on the guitar as a joke, and he in all seriousness looked at me and said triumphantly; "Should take me a week or 2" Still cracks me up 2 months later

Something in the way is my favourite song to play when I’m down.... it’s a good freakin song man

10:29 has stroke

Seven Nation Army is played on guitar, Jack White emits his guitar through a pedal which is set down an octave. So it sounds more like a bass.

Something in the way is one of the first songs I ever learned... I must say I’m a big fan of your RU-vid but disappointed you wouldn’t give it a chance

I actually bought the guitar in song 2 recently it's such a nice guitar

"easiest" cant even get angry chair right lol