5 Guitar Riffs That Sound Hard But Are EASY (With Tabs)

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5 Guitar Riffs That Sound Hard But Are EASY (With Tabs)

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Күн бұрын

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@UnkemptMinecraft 2 ай бұрын

Waiting to see if the "Haaaaaaaackshully..." brigade comments about Thunderstruck.

@pmx2n 2 ай бұрын

Bruh and it’s like do people not read?? Did I not make myself clear!!? 👹

@antonbagel 2 ай бұрын

Haaaakshully it's all picked notes no hammer ons ☝️🤓🗿🕺

@ethanreed8400 2 ай бұрын

Which live version? if you're referring to acdc live you'd be wrong he did pick it kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8xgg5mJqtGtZ40.htmlsi=5iarjeb-tZcnZBnz

@mattjns 2 ай бұрын

@@pmx2nYeah I read your comment. There IS no live version where Angus does this. He’s never ever ever done it. 😉

@Bealz709 2 ай бұрын

@@pmx2n Is this not a real video? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8xgg5mJqtGtZ40.html&ab_channel=acdcVEVO

@ace_lz 2 ай бұрын

I love mr. moustache so much. it sounds so slick and its such a good exercise for my fingers

@MaeveFirstborn 2 ай бұрын

I warm up with it every time I need to practice

@HoyaSaxaSD 7 күн бұрын

Pause

@LiamFernandez-uc4b 2 ай бұрын

Seek and destroy riff: 😄👍🏻 Seek and destroy solo: 😀😔😐😰😱💀😈

@MedianNest 2 ай бұрын

The solo rhythm riff is pretty tough for beginners too

@wee6838 2 ай бұрын

@@MedianNestreal

@yobrethren 2 ай бұрын

That second part on A string though, real fast for a beginner (at 3ish minutes)

@Lucas-sj2lf 2 ай бұрын

Pretty fun to play

@user-pj9vp4fg2i 2 ай бұрын

Solo is just the pentatonic scale😂

@firetitan19 2 ай бұрын

honorable mention: smoke on the water

@limey_ 2 ай бұрын

it had to be mentioned, would be unfair to leave it out

@nickphaux 2 ай бұрын

Good one. Did you just start playing or something? 😂

@firetitan19 2 ай бұрын

@@nickphaux bro it’s a joke

@Doodus 2 ай бұрын

nah, that one sounds hard and is hard

@limey_ 2 ай бұрын

@@Doodus im hard after hearing it

@Grizzzby4437 2 ай бұрын

I didn’t expect M+M’s to be on here 😍😍

@bambampewpew32 2 ай бұрын

SAME WTF

@physicsdenier793 2 ай бұрын

wasnt expecting mr moustache either, the first songs i learned were all off that album

@aaronpannell6401 2 ай бұрын

That was good mix or random

@Jpeoplez 2 ай бұрын

Honorable mention: Playing God-polyphia

@JasonCan-wp2fu 2 ай бұрын

Wait really?

@Jpeoplez 2 ай бұрын

@@JasonCan-wp2fuOFC NOT

@Randomstuffcore 2 ай бұрын

And goat

@Jpeoplez 2 ай бұрын

@@Randomstuffcore goat actually isn’t hard tho

@k0slizard389 2 ай бұрын

La Catedral 3rd movement

@AlliedX 2 ай бұрын

The reason Mr. Moustache is easy is the reason Hysteria is easy on bass: sounds fast, is slow. Same thing over and over.

@89kilemal 2 ай бұрын

Cheers for repeating the caption.

@AlliedX 2 ай бұрын

@89kilemal not necessarily repeating it. I'm putting it into a different context

@danielaperez-io6qf 2 ай бұрын

I love the aggressive blinks when concentrating

@roan9914 2 ай бұрын

Thunderstruck was picked in the studio rather than hammered but still yeah just one string, only difficulty is the speed

@Superagent666 2 ай бұрын

Why he decided to do that is beyond me. Hammer offs are easier and sound better to me imo

@bambampewpew32 2 ай бұрын

@@Superagent666 depends on the song imo, I think the picking sounds perfect on thunderstruck

@jamesknighton8658 2 ай бұрын

Picking each note to this song is super hard

@felixp535 Ай бұрын

The picking actually gives each note a bit more oomf. Makes it actually feel like lightning

@seldom_bucket 2 ай бұрын

I would add 'muse - plug in baby' To this list, it seems to impress people more than stuff 10x harder.

@quierovacaciones 2 ай бұрын

DUDE, totally: I tried learning it as a very basic beginner and it floored me but as i got just a bit better it just became a walk in the park

@bakon180 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I agree it’s definitely not hard but it’s very catchy and long which makes it easy to impress people with

@AresF4 2 ай бұрын

Would also put knights of cydonia by muse here, sounds incredibly hard but is really, really easy

@gianmarcofebres5744 2 ай бұрын

I learned Mr. Moustache in one sitting a couple days ago and am happy to see it mentioned here. Definitely looks hard but is super fun to play!

@dophhs 2 ай бұрын

and the most pleasing thing: it's just alternative picking. i wouldn't believe if kurt made a riff at 178bpm with dowstroke only hahaha

@gell2277 Ай бұрын

@@dophhs back when i was learning it for the first time that was legit what it was doing and it hurt so bad lmfao

@lemonfortyfive 2 ай бұрын

American football mentioned!!!!!

@brain_leech 28 күн бұрын

bro but he shoulda gate keeped we can’t let tiktok get to it

@WPive 16 күн бұрын

@@brain_leechThat would be the end of the world, we can’t let that happen

@scarlette-sd3tm 3 күн бұрын

@@brain_leech are you idiots satire

@Tomoko8885 2 ай бұрын

Honorable mention: schism - Tool

@valentino7353t 2 ай бұрын

Really? I thought it was way more complex

@Tomoko8885 2 ай бұрын

@@valentino7353t It is for beginners for guitar and bass and those who are starting to tune in Drop D bro

@stupidthefish1979 2 ай бұрын

@@valentino7353tit’s the timing. It’s in like 12/8 or some bullshit like that so it sounds really fuckin odd, but like most Tool songs, the guitar takes a backseat to the rest of the band

@cinnamondafox 2 ай бұрын

@@stupidthefish1979 My personal solution for the timing ("The song begins with two bars of 5/4, followed by one bar of 4/4, followed by bars of alternating 5/8 and 7/8, until the first interlude, which consists of alternating bars of 6/8 and 7/8." according to google) is to literally ignore counting. Just play based on the rest of the band. If you think about it too much it's easy to get lost.

@stupidthefish1979 2 ай бұрын

@@cinnamondafox that’s probably exactly how they do it: watch Danny.

@RamanN00B Ай бұрын

love to see m&m's here! also really appreciate your why explanations for each choice.

@SebastianDoble 2 ай бұрын

I'm genuinely curious to see a video with you showing emotion of some kind

@rine4194 2 ай бұрын

there's a short where he smiles for a couple seconds at the beginning lol

@AllisterSchlager 2 ай бұрын

Blink 182 m+ms was really hard as a beginner

@bambampewpew32 2 ай бұрын

Yeah idk I kinda thought that was a questionable pick but I love that song

@bambampewpew32 Ай бұрын

@@TheDibbs yeah I can't lmao but I don't really practice it that much either

@bambampewpew32 Ай бұрын

@@TheDibbs really? I thought it was pretty good in the recording I don't remember it being sloppy

@kai_jinn1 2 ай бұрын

Theres a part on seek and destroy that is really fast and is something I find pretty difficult, but the main riff is pretty easy

@TheOneWayDown 2 ай бұрын

Rhythm riff under the solo is relatively fast even by Metallica downpicking standards

@Broski-Brodski 2 ай бұрын

American Football Mentioned🔥🔥🔥

@TickTackBananaMac Ай бұрын

LES GO!

@brain_leech 28 күн бұрын

no we gotta gate keep

@samsonthesandwichman 2 ай бұрын

dude mr moustache hurts my hand 😭

@italia5432 18 күн бұрын

You have my respect for pointing out why it may seem hard! Subscribed

@Bird_in_a_Trenchcoat 28 күн бұрын

I really appreciate that you put the why in this video, most other videos like this don’t. As a beginner it’s pretty easy to see videos like this and think “well it still looks hard” but the explanations really help

@namesurname5409 9 күн бұрын

Thunderstruck is universally cool song to exercise. First level - one string plus hammer-ons and pull-offs. Next level - one string with picking Next level - multiple strings with picking Makes hell of an exercise for alternate picking.

@tangy830 2 ай бұрын

Can’t believe how much Varg changed

@AlexAyoub-vi8lq 15 күн бұрын

Playing thunderstruck the recording way is easy as hell, but doing it the concert way you got to be articulate

@jonahnewt 2 ай бұрын

MR MOUSTACHE MENTIONED 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@124th_Trigger 2 ай бұрын

Good to see mr moustache getting some love

@SeyaRKO 2 ай бұрын

honorable mention: Free Bird

@Anon119 2 ай бұрын

When you play thunderstruck you actually pick the open string making it kinda hard

@hatred9427 Ай бұрын

Seek & Destroy is that riff you play for the first time after purchasing a distortion and feel like a heavy metal god.

@LandonVR 12 күн бұрын

I used to never be able to do M+M’s but it’s been a while so I might try it again

@cian_jacob 2 ай бұрын

Tones are so good man

@ohmygatchi 2 ай бұрын

Yes! Seek & destroy was the second song I have ever learned, sounds fantastic - it can be quite motivating. Love your work!

@jdg1251 2 ай бұрын

Definitely gonna try the am football onee

@adamsauceda1164 22 күн бұрын

This is the sniper from saving private Ryan. “He was on the ground before we heard the shot!”

@shellywelly449 7 күн бұрын

THE TUNING 😤😤

@treyebillups8602 Ай бұрын

Seek and Destroy sounds so good with your tone

@zeekou 2 ай бұрын

"these guitar riffs are EASY!" you overestimate my skill

@AlmiNia 2 ай бұрын

appreciate the new "Why"s!

@SpeakingName 2 ай бұрын

Mr moustache first ever riff I learned

@JS-tm1gq Күн бұрын

wow M+Ms got a riff in. Now I have to listen to it 40,000 times to get it out of my head

@chasehunley3019 Ай бұрын

King of tone

@EclipseColdfire 18 күн бұрын

Woah, nice lil Nirvana track to choose!

@maasymoo 22 күн бұрын

You’ve got to warn me before you never-meant me like that.

@timwhitney710 2 ай бұрын

MR MOUSTACHE MENTIONED🗣️🗣️🗣️

@Sqwilliam-vdh 12 күн бұрын

Thunderstruck was LITERALLY one of Angus Young's warmups!

@O7KO 2 ай бұрын

Me encantaaaa ! Tienes una habilidad increíble y admirable ♡

@KarlBonde Ай бұрын

People saying that Mr. Mustache is the hardest Nirvana song. I can guarantee you, it’s love buzz

@Numocron 2 ай бұрын

Wow man these are some wonderful guitar riffs right here I love it❤️😍🥰🎶🎸

@cristinarivero9388 13 сағат бұрын

Eres maravilloso! Me encanta como tocas.

@emosongsandreadalongs 6 күн бұрын

You've overestimated my guitar skills

@IAC89 Ай бұрын

Man I haven't heard American Football in like 2 decades. They're awesome.

@maxenloteyro 2 ай бұрын

I learned Seek and Destroy in like 20 minutes so makes sense

@innawoodsman Ай бұрын

I remember the first time I tried to learn Never Meant and being pleasantly surprised at how easy it was. Picking accuracy is the biggest thing, but it's a great riff to practice that

@alekmaschmidt3965 Ай бұрын

"Mr Moustache" difficulty kind of reminds me of "Snow." Very easy to play the riff a few times but requires a lot of endurance to play the whole way through. Especially if you use all downstrokes. I'd argue it's one of the hardest Nirvana songs.

@adrianocerone5848 Ай бұрын

I remember back in High School there was a kid one year younger, we were always “competing” when playing guitar and one time for the Christmas talent show he played a bunch of classic rock riffs, including Thunderstruck. I remember him playing it with one hand, and recording the audience on Snapchat with the other as the audience E R U P T S, me laughing thinking to myself “if only they knew.” I was always more classical/fingerstyle but we’d always give each other tips on our respective specialties.

@ChristMinistries4 18 күн бұрын

Eruption’s Tapping part at the end is very simple too

@faktdiz3897 2 ай бұрын

A blink riff 🥹 Ty 🎉

@peterfolino52 18 күн бұрын

holy shit that seek and destroy tone😍😍

@crush3095 Күн бұрын

now I need to listen to the entire Bleach album thank you : )

@Mr_Also Ай бұрын

Great, now my finger exercises sound more impressive than my playing 😅

@tazisme5751 2 ай бұрын

moral of the story: pull-offs make you sound significantly better than you actually are.

@revalone3944 2 ай бұрын

mr mustache is def harder than it sounds at least at first

@NirvanaCovers74 Ай бұрын

Mr Moustache gets tiering- Member of a Nirvana Tribute band

@bestbeekeeper8931 14 күн бұрын

when you become truly alt-tuningpilled, never meant becomes the riff that introduces you to your best friend, facgce

@chunkychimpanzee7014 Ай бұрын

guys dont worry he meant to say easy (for him only)

@grantgoldman9377 2 ай бұрын

You always look pissed tf off and bored to tears by how easy guitar is for you, but I get the feeling you’re pretty cool irl. Kinda like a cat. But a guitar playing cat.

@brettadams2651 Ай бұрын

I most enjoy how your face is always emotionless

@trustworthydan 2 ай бұрын

The american football one is intimidating, and ive been playing for like 15 years. 😂😂😂

@brain_leech 28 күн бұрын

BRO NO YOU GOTTA GATEKEEP AMERIC ANFOOTBALL BRO NAAAHH

@monkehitstring 2 ай бұрын

Everybody gangsta till the fast riff of seek and seek and destroy hits

@cesar-vz9ee 7 күн бұрын

Bro told me i’m shit in 5 ways

@crisandersen1271 Ай бұрын

Ok that tone for seek and destroy sounded Just like the actual song

@Kim_Doohan Ай бұрын

Thunderstruck!!! Hammer on & pull off : Very easy All picking(original) : Difficult than your expectation

@MicahD14 Ай бұрын

Note for anyone who needs it: Seek and Destroy sounds way better if you just bend the 7 on d up a half step

@KommuniKatze385 2 ай бұрын

Please can you Play Songs from the Russian 80s Rock Band Kino? I really Love Their music but havent Seen anyone Play one of their Songs

@braxton3300 22 күн бұрын

I believe the original Thunder struck is played as an alternate picking exercise, but maybe I am wrong.

@kerbalairsoft 2 ай бұрын

Slipknot's nomadic also qualifies I think. It's kinda easy and sounds nice.

@tabcatzz 2 ай бұрын

as a drummer, these are still hard

@sacredratio Күн бұрын

never meant tone is spot fkn on

@CyberBullyOfficial 2 ай бұрын

He's actually picking every note in thunder struck.

@pustulioyo Ай бұрын

"Plug In Baby" by Muse is an example of this.

@Mr1337sheep 2 ай бұрын

Now try singing and playing Mr Moustache. Not so easy. A lot of Nirvana songs are easy as shit to play but then you try singing along with them and it gives a lot of appreciation for Kurt's musicianship

@JohnMahon Ай бұрын

Mr mustache is hard because you have to sing it at the same time

@austinmcpherson5629 2 ай бұрын

Love to see American Football on here - well done!

@lucidmlem 7 күн бұрын

Should've added eruption, it is literally the #1 showoff riff

@bambampewpew32 2 ай бұрын

5 IS QUESTIONABLE BUT SUPER SURPRISING

@JazzIs4urSoul 2 ай бұрын

Mr mustache on bass tho

@Mik-launcher 17 күн бұрын

Thunderstruck is picked

@jazon345 Ай бұрын

Mr. Moustache is the greatest warm up song of all time

@JCVidZ0912 Ай бұрын

i love mr moustache, my favorite song off bleach!

@rite2843 2 ай бұрын

AMERICAN FOOTBALL MENTIONED

@PookieKae117 Ай бұрын

We need a whole Blink-182 iconic riffs😐

@frankusyoung4198 14 күн бұрын

Angus Young has never done hammer on and pull offs live, it's just for the music video. Studio recording and Live is all alt picked

@skrewdiverr 6 сағат бұрын

this is my husband

@whoisadaline 2 ай бұрын

math rock midwest emo wonderwall mentioned 🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥 what the fuck is a paycheck

@brain_leech 28 күн бұрын

we gotta gatekeep bro

@xblackenedSunx 21 күн бұрын

Thunderstruck is picked - listen carefully. That makes it much more difficult (for me)

@reactivelemur846 2 ай бұрын

The riff in mr moustache is not hard, but getting it to speed is. Getting it semi-clean (Like kurt did) will take a while if you're not used to this type of alternate picking