DROP D RIFFS That Taught Me Guitar

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8 ай бұрын

What Drop D riff inspired you the most?
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@MusicisWin 8 ай бұрын

What Drop D riff inspired you the most?

@bobbydrex5268 8 ай бұрын

Sugar we're going down swinging lol

@ihazshort8093 8 ай бұрын

A good few Muse songs, like New Born.

@Chico50445 8 ай бұрын

Muse got me into the drop D tuning. Psycho, The Handler, Micro Cuts, Reapers, New Born and Hyper Music.

@WeatheredWrld 8 ай бұрын

Everlong! Massive Foo Fighters fan!!!!

@eliisawkward8227 8 ай бұрын

Outshined by Soundgarden. Real dirty sludgey chuggy stuff. Big influence on me

@matthewbriggsguitar 8 ай бұрын

I pretty much learned Drop D just from Soundgarden riffs. So many good ones to pick from just one band. Outshined, Spoonman, Taree, Nothing To Say, the list just keeps going!

@socialLjetlag 8 ай бұрын

They're the reason I started a band

@tblx2675 8 ай бұрын

Outshined still shines…so much groove with that heavy feel. Great riff…great song.

@clearlycaribbeanreb2895 8 ай бұрын

Same 👍

@TheTopGun920 8 ай бұрын

Synyster Gates is classically trained and has a really unique sound. One of the best of our generation.

@dj011392 8 ай бұрын

“Everlong” was not only the first Drop D song I learned, but also the first song I ever learned on guitar.

@Drumming_Monkey 8 ай бұрын

Straight into the D regions, huh? Nice.

@danieljennings6144 8 ай бұрын

I just learned it, 20 years in. Never a big FF guy

@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302 8 ай бұрын

Great, now you can play Deftone's Drive (Far away)

@Girthtacious 7 ай бұрын

Bro no way same here! I was just 9 years old! My dad got me a guitar for Christmas because I could play every song on on guitar hero and rock band on expert with ease. Little did he know he would start an amazing hobby and outfit to carry with me for the rest of my life.

@HotBizkit 6 ай бұрын

Great song and riff

@TylerJohnstonGuitar 8 ай бұрын

Slither by Velvet Revolver opened my eyes to the lovely world of drop tuning.

@joshevans3961 8 ай бұрын

Same here! Id already heard RATM songs but slithers what piqued my curiosity

@TylerJohnstonGuitar 8 ай бұрын

@@joshevans3961 Slither was the first one I learned how to play, not sure what the first drop tuning song I heard was. I was born in 99 so I’d guess Korn lol.

@Billiamwoods 8 ай бұрын

That and Psycho by Muse for me. Not exactly my favorite songs in hindsight, but I loved playing on the open D and then turning it into a power chord just with a slight shift.

@gooblinslayer5702 8 ай бұрын

HEYYYY!!

@alc8114 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I learned how to play this song, then I came up with my own riff to a song I wrote from a variation of that riff( not copying it ,but influenced by it).

@t0asted611 8 ай бұрын

Hearing Unholy Confessions put a huge smile on my face! The first drop D song I ever learned and remains near and dear to my heart to this day

@TE_53349 8 ай бұрын

first lick i learnt was van halens eruption tapping lick. took me weeks to get the little section

@catchi9622 6 ай бұрын

I just started 2 weeks ago and as a HUGE fan I'm loving the dissection of this song, feels good to play a few of the riffs within the song as they are not too hard to learn(even if I do trip over them a lot as a newbie). Brings me back to 2003!

@jamesyclarke 8 ай бұрын

Outshined, Spoonman, & Touch, Peel And Stand

@matthewhall2320 8 ай бұрын

The opening 1 min 30 seconds of Lateralus by Tool. Love it.

@MaestorRasanen 8 ай бұрын

Ratt taught me that drop D riffs can be absolutely great. Lay it Down!

@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 8 ай бұрын

I remember learning Beautiful People by ear for the first time, and I was never prouder of myself.

@dust17111 8 ай бұрын

The first song I learned soul playa ! Lol 😊

@guitaristssuck8979 8 ай бұрын

That's the ultimate Drop D riff: simple, iconic, recognizable. Just don't forget the variations in the outro chorus of the song!

@YYST11 8 ай бұрын

First dop d riff ever played was never too late three days grace

@adam872 8 ай бұрын

Ty Tabor from King's X was the guy who opened my ears to drop-D. The moment I heard the first track from Gretchen I was hooked.

@rishiraj1205 8 ай бұрын

Finally you added Syn!! The list is complete..although there are many favoured artist that have influenced a lot of people your 52 take has been awesome!!

@cynicalclockworks9857 8 ай бұрын

Laid to rest. Was the hardest song I'd ever learned up until that point, and still one of my favorites to play.

@andrewpappas9311 8 ай бұрын

For me it was Everlong (Foo Fighters), Killing In the Name (RATM), Spoonman (Soundgarden), Heart Shaped Box (Nirvana - also I know it's Drop C# but when I was first starting out as a kid my teacher showed it to me in Drop D), Unnatural Selection (Muse) and Moby Dick (Led Zeppelin), I've also written some of my own Drop D riffs as well and I think they're some of my best guitar parts that I've come up with and I'm really proud of how they sounded

@themaczter9024 8 ай бұрын

I like all your picks

@spencertherren6806 8 ай бұрын

All excellent. Especially MUSE.🤘

@Drumming_Monkey 8 ай бұрын

Great picks!

@wave7749 8 ай бұрын

I lime your list better

@PeJota615 8 ай бұрын

Those Jambi riffs sound pretty sick through that Tele.

@steveklick 8 ай бұрын

Cinnamon girl in drop D is pretty sweet. There are two different licks and the ending sound is cool to play around with. Hard to swallow from nickelback.

@DanielECarroll 8 ай бұрын

Silverchair - Freak Show album and Creed’s My Own Prison are the first two albums I really used to sink my teeth into drop D. Freak by Silverchair and Torn by Creed are probably the first two Drop D songs I ever learned.

@burkers 7 ай бұрын

Freak Show is such a great album, very underrated.

@addictedtoguitars4948 8 ай бұрын

My personal fave for dropped-D is also what I consider to be the best guitar riff of all, and that's the main part of "Unchained."

@nathanhaycraft4791 8 ай бұрын

That's my Drop D pick, maybe Amsterdam too from Balance. But Unchained was my first drop d riff

@redlespaul8139 8 ай бұрын

My drop D inspiration was Papa Roachs Infest album. Between Angels and Insects is a classic Tony Hawk soundtrack song too. Also Hoobastank crawling in the dark. The real hero of this video was Tyler’s guitar, it handled every genre thrown at it. Lush !

@sydneyhalliwell2513 8 ай бұрын

Great selection. My favorite drop D riff is so simple yet so heavy and cool, The Beautiful People

@inflameslp311 8 ай бұрын

Nobody wants to say it, but I’ll say it. Creed. Higher, What If, My Own Prison, Torn, One, and With Arms Wide Open, pretty much everything from the first two albums is in drop D. Being able to play such popular songs at my skill level at the time was a huge boost of confidence. Tremonti has evolved quite a bit since then, but he has always had a knack for writing catchy riffs.

@TylerJohnstonGuitar 8 ай бұрын

I love Creed. Great band and I don’t care who knows I enjoy their music.

@DanielECarroll 8 ай бұрын

Agreed! Creed’s first two albums are still my favorite songs to play on Drop D.

@iwonttell4958 8 ай бұрын

No body can make epic clichés like Creed. Crap, but still epic!! 🙂

@troysmith6929 8 ай бұрын

Definitely! Love it when a Creed song comes on by surprise

@mills_edc 8 ай бұрын

Everyone loves creed. Only the real ones say they do.

@nickboon1235 8 ай бұрын

It’s insanely cool how recognizable your playing is. Your little personal flavors, the tone that comes out of your fingers, it’s epic

@Lif3OfAMV 4 ай бұрын

the technical term for what ur describing is “Timbre” (Tam-Bur) if you’re interested in looking more into it. i also find it fascinating how you can have 100 guitarists play the same riff, same notes, same timing, and you can hear a slight difference in each one of them. it’s super cool when it gets to the point where you know exactly who it is playing just by using your ears another cool factor with timbre, i don’t watch this channel as lucratively as you probably do (since u said ur picking up on the little things he does i assume you’re a fan), i don’t have the ability to hear his timbre, so what i hear and what you hear are the same exact sound waves, but we aren’t hearing the same thing. your ear/brain whatever it is, is picking up on stuff that mine doesn’t even know to look for. badass stuff! only a guitarist would call that bit of knowledge badass😂 everyone thinks we’re drug frenzied sex icons, when in reality 9 out of 10 of us are just glorified ultra nerds, i probably spend more time studying theory and practicing than the engineering major that most folks consider the actual nerd lmao

@reinhardswart753 8 ай бұрын

My Drop D adventures mostly revolved around Billy Talent. I think 99% of there songs were written in Drop D and they have a ton of great riffs but Ian D'Sa also incorporates a variety of of different styles into his playing creating something truly unique and recognisable. My favourite riffs would be Fallen leaves, Devil in a midnight mass, Dead Can't testify, Viking Death March and Surprise Surprise.

@gergoretvari6373 8 ай бұрын

finally someone i can relate to

@JNX07 8 ай бұрын

I love Ian's play style sooo freakin much. BT fan for life!

@iEditStuf 8 ай бұрын

Billy Talent have some killer Drop D riffs!

@HotBizkit 6 ай бұрын

His guitar playing is so unique.

@austinpurkey 7 ай бұрын

Most basic things in the world, but I was obsessed with Godsmack in 2009- so “Straight Out of Line”, “Greed”, “Keep Away”, “Whatever”, “I Stand Alone”, and “Awake” were mainstays.

@rivalmjd8541 8 ай бұрын

The fact that you put Echo on this list makes me so happy.

@Levelheadd 8 ай бұрын

Shout out to playing Echo, it’s our wedding song. Used to play it for my wife, back when she liked to listen to me play 😅😂

@MedalionDS9 8 ай бұрын

I kinda wanna say Sober by Tool cuz it's so easy... Deftones My Own Summer... and Filter's Hey Man Nice Shot

@semencoddler 8 ай бұрын

Great list thanks

@iamamnboi9995 8 ай бұрын

Just want to give a shout out to Positive Grid. I purchased a Spark 40 and love it. Thanks for all your awesome videos Tyler. My sons are taking up guitar and they love your videos too. Rock on!

@Gian4455 8 ай бұрын

The following comment will show my age... the first riffs I learned in Drop D were "Outshined" by Soundgarden and "Go" by Pearl Jam. But I think the one I enjoy playing the most is "Spoonman" by Soundgarden.

@caleidonauta 8 ай бұрын

My own summer by Deftones wasn't the first song I learned in drop D but it showed me the potential of it

@guitaristssuck8979 8 ай бұрын

Drop Db

@caleidonauta 8 ай бұрын

@@guitaristssuck8979 drop C more like it

@aviiky8961 8 ай бұрын

That noodling around in drop D was too fucking heavenly😩😩 9:47

@marklnz 8 ай бұрын

This is by no means the first Drop D riff I ever learnt but Extreme's "Rise" is so much fun to play!

@UNSC-ow3bh 8 ай бұрын

Superb Nuno on that track!!

@abenteuertomate 8 ай бұрын

Echo is such a great song. I especially like the solo with the harmonics

@Mr_Ashley 8 ай бұрын

Yeah he used that same technique in sick sad little would. Could never get my head round it personally 🙈.

@The_Ultimate 8 ай бұрын

I started off learning every Drop D Three Days Grace song I could. They've always been one of my most favourite bands even to this day. Animal I Have Become is the first song I learnt, I remember the first time finally playing the riff in full and realising how amazing Drop D was that something this, theory wise, simple could sound so cool. And then I realised the song was in Drop C not D lmao. Drop C is pretty great tho, and nowadays I'm in Drop A but I will always believe Drop D to be the best guitar tuning.

@alxndrthree-dh2yl Ай бұрын

found drop c learning system of a down songs, i really love how meaty it sounds on higher gauges, its what my guitar is tuned to for over half of the time i play!

@dadasaurusprime603 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the inspiration! Gotta learn that Echo song.

@oxyyygen 8 ай бұрын

Much love from Brazil. COME TO BRAZIL

@philipbitzer5629 8 ай бұрын

Glad you included Incubus; my first DD was Circles and much of their Make Yourself/Morning View era featured Mikey in Drop D (with heavy phaser!)

@JakDanielz 8 ай бұрын

Was a big Creed fan back in the early 2000's when I started trying to play, and the first full song I learned was My Own Prison. They had put the sheet music and tabs up on their website for One and My Own Prison and I remember how good it felt to learn a full song within a couple weeks of picking it up! Still a pretty decent and easy drop D song for a beginner to start with, tbh.

@thecandybarbandit Ай бұрын

I only know 2 songs in drop d, but they’re so worth it. (Polly - Nirvana and Everlong - Foo Fighters)

@nz540im3 7 ай бұрын

I haven’t been on your videos in forever but holy shit you’ve just made me come back 10fold talking about Synester Gates within 2 mins of your vid

@BigBoy8700 8 ай бұрын

Perfect timing! Just bought an EVH Wolfgang with a drop D-tuna lol!

@marcuslovemark6527 8 ай бұрын

Black Flag by King's X and If I Were A Killer by Galactic Cowboys

@LivingBreathing 8 ай бұрын

Guitar Pro and As I Lay Dying's first album Frail Words Collapse taught me soooo much in highschool.

@pjita2225 8 ай бұрын

I jumped on my chair when you played "Echo" by Incubus :)

@alanwilson1724 8 ай бұрын

Unsung by Helmet. I started using drop D to play this in 1992, been using it ever since.

@yigithenden126 8 ай бұрын

The Blackwater Park (song) is just a Drop D feast. Mikael decided to create top 10 Drop D riffs of all time and decided yo put it all into one freaking song…

@gregorydelapierre582 8 ай бұрын

Hi Tyler, i completely agree with your comment related to Synyster Gates. Not only he plays kick ass riffs and licks, it is also actually fun to play. Cheers

@christopherbell7561 8 ай бұрын

I am loving the amount of use that guitar has had!

@bobabreath5097 8 ай бұрын

The bass dynamics of that cab, especially considering its size, sounds freakish. A portable little monster. Awesome!! Your playing doesn't hurt either, play on brother. Great job. I'm sure Positive Grid was happy. Your demo was a winner.

@bottomkitchen250 8 ай бұрын

I live across the street from a park and it's great that there are electrical outlets. Every once in a while I take my amp and guitar outside so I can turn it up and really enjoy my amp cranked. But usually there are also other people playing music (from their cars, blasted) so I rarely get to really enjoy it by myself. There are always mini concerts going on when it's warm enough.

@nickywhitmore4350 8 ай бұрын

46 and 2 was always my fav and outshine by soundgarden those drop d riffs taught me guitar drop d such a great tuning

@jordanspory7633 5 ай бұрын

Lay it down or your in love got me so hyped to put my guitar in drop d for the first time when I started playing

@Archemist03 8 ай бұрын

Gotta love Incubus 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

@paullemon6542 8 ай бұрын

You are totally awesome

@jonathanblackwell42 8 ай бұрын

Oh man, Slither makes me feel like a guitar hero when I play it. I worked on that for hours and hours trying to get that and felt awesome finally getting it

@dakb2344 8 ай бұрын

Adding synyster gates to your list has put me at ease…I couldn’t believe you left him off haha

@professoroak2252 8 ай бұрын

Hey Tyler, awesome video. Some real nostalgia kicked in for me. What mode were you playing in your original part at the end?

@doktor1466 8 ай бұрын

I used to play a lot of Lamb of God's old songs from As The Palaces Burns and Ashes of the Wake in drop D back in college days. Good ol' times

@lacko_taco 8 ай бұрын

I'm 33 years old and been struggling on and off with trying to learn guitar. Depression and doubting myself has been a major factor. I really like this style of riffs so I'm give it another go and try again but man is it hard.

@PHEONIX_720 8 ай бұрын

Swamp song by Tool is the Drop D song that got me into playing it that tuning. As a bass player it is my favorite drop D song to this day.

@asianpunk2007 8 ай бұрын

My first ever drop D song I learned was Whatsername by Green Day, the closing track on the American Idiot album. It's my favorite Green Day song by far, and it's mainly because of that punky sound it has, mostly in part due to the drop D part.

@99johnwilliams 8 ай бұрын

Been playing for about 8 years. I have experimented with drop tuning before, but it never really stuck with me. Im just now starting to use it and appreciate it more!

@MrKatsdad2112 8 ай бұрын

Pantera "Walk". Dropped down to D flat and kept it there through the 90s.

@CD-gk9ix 8 ай бұрын

D flat? It’s C sharp.

@MrKatsdad2112 8 ай бұрын

@@CD-gk9ix when in E flat standard, it would be dropped D flat.

@CD-gk9ix 8 ай бұрын

@@MrKatsdad2112 it’s C sharp lol

@daltonlandis7166 8 ай бұрын

Minus Human is one I always loved playing

@thatsmessedupmydude 8 ай бұрын

Sooo many riffs by billy talent, "Pins and needles" is a standout for me

@decakebaker 8 ай бұрын

I play bass but the same things applied. Killing in the Name was the first song I ever learned fully. I also used Bat Country by A7X and The Pot by Tool later on as I got more into playing

@rsiloliveira 8 ай бұрын

Ngl, drop D with a badass scar like that sounds even meaner

@adammadison4618 8 ай бұрын

I have to give a “Spoonman” shout-out. Great video!

@allkillergaming5623 8 ай бұрын

Creed “Higher” and SOAD “Aerials” were always fun to play!

@kalebcotter197 8 ай бұрын

Palanuiks laughter from Fightstar is another goodie. Especially acoustic

@MetalRay88 8 ай бұрын

I still after 20 years of playing guitar feel that drop D is one of the best tunings 🤘🏻

@MrJennety 7 күн бұрын

Never Too Late by Three Days Grace was the very first song I ever tried to learn on guitar. I adore that main opening riff.

@brosettastone7520 8 ай бұрын

By the way, that riff from Incubus is so damn good. Mike E knew how to make that awesome fuckin sound

@taylorvolleberg 8 ай бұрын

I can't remember who's house I was at but back in high school I remember wanting to learn Everlong from Foo Fighters and at that time I was trying to learn by ear and then I said screw it, Ultimate Guitar Tabs I went. I looked at the tabs and I was playing every chord right but none of it sounded right for some reason... lol lo and behold the tuning was DADGBE and I thought what the hell is that? you can do that? I finally figured out what the D was from the low E and it changed my life. Still to this day now at 33, those chord shapes have been the foundation for my writing basics and jumping off points when I write my songs. Thank you Grohl for my gateway riff to writing epic metal core,djent,prog and every other genre I feel like playing on any given day.

@K4RN4GE911 8 ай бұрын

Honestly, while I've learned the standbys of Drop D stuff, one of my favorites I learned is the intro theme to Yakuza 0. It's a really solid riff, especially once the drums and the palm muting kick in.

@Charles53412 8 ай бұрын

It would have been even louder had you turned it towards the natural ampitheater in the park ! Nice amp !

@alirazaasif5684 8 ай бұрын

Listening to "Slither" just brought back memories from when I was learning to play "My Own Summer" though in C# it was my first song that I learned. Similar sort of rhythm and feel.

@iamthemusicman13 8 ай бұрын

First drop D i ever learned was tool, great intro!

@hankgalt 8 ай бұрын

Unchained VH 🤘🏻🎸

@AchillesWrath1 8 ай бұрын

Everlong comes to mind that's pretty iconic. I dunno I've forgotten 10x as many songs i once knew than i can still remember and play now. I've got a few of my own songs that are in Drop D

@colburr1 8 ай бұрын

King's X Nearly everything is dropD and beautifully melodic. Certainly the first 4 releases

@shumookerjee293 8 ай бұрын

"Black Flag" and "It's Love" by King's X. Proof that Drop D could be both heavy AND melodic at the same time.

@cadencebirdsong 8 ай бұрын

i’ve never listened to schism so i just counted that part as 6/4 while you played lol

@RockyH. 8 ай бұрын

I like drop D that tuning just sounds BadAss!!!

@The-Biggest-D 8 ай бұрын

Jambi by tool is always a good Drop D pick for riff, And,It's here Note:(Tyler Did play Jambi wrong when it comes to the pull offs)

@BenGraceCreative 8 ай бұрын

was hoping you'd throw velvet revolver's slither on here. Definitely one of the first riffs i learned

@wolferoberts6636 8 ай бұрын

Yes synester!!!!!!! 🤘

@SleepscapeSerenity 8 ай бұрын

Beed to add Silverchair - Slave to that list, that riff is just awesome

@MishaBugakov 8 ай бұрын

Of course, Between angels and insects by Papa roach, P.O.D. - boom and Ratm - Killing the name of

@quinnquitars 8 ай бұрын

loved the A7X love in this video

@tracyenglish9998 8 ай бұрын

Shine by Collective Soul

@JamesSmith-uc8tk 8 ай бұрын

Half way learning Black Hole Sun not long after it came out was the first time I came across Drop D tuning.

@hppvitor 8 ай бұрын

I decided to learn Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr by Trivium a few months ago, my guitar has stayed in Drop D ever since.

@HammerHed13 8 ай бұрын

For me it was Ty and those Kings X albums in the late 80's. Drop D riffs all over the place.

@thefroztis 8 ай бұрын

2:27 Fun fact, Synyster Gates did not write that part. Zack Vengence (the rythm guitarist) did

@jasonmay2023 8 ай бұрын

My first dive into the drop D pool was sludge factory by Alice in Chains

@babayaga3640 7 ай бұрын

Laid to rest got me in drop d

@pudgystump 8 ай бұрын

Well, still in the process of LEARNING guitar and am still very much a beginner but Killing In The Name and Spoonman!

@jb2einziger 8 ай бұрын

You should really do a video on your favourite Mike Einziger/Incubus riffs I was telling a friend what an underrated player he is and there’s a real lack of videos on KZfaq showing his songs in detail or playing his riffs in general

@jaredgibson7462 8 ай бұрын

I 2nd this. Incubus is my favorite band.