What’s ACTUALLY the easiest song to play? No, it’s not 368

“I’ve never heard House Of The Rising Sun” has the same energy as “I’ve never heard Smells Like Teen Spirit”

"Just because you can play the main riff, doesn't mean you can play the song" Imma pretend I didn't hear that

House of the rising sun is literally impossible to not know.. as a musician.. this is my favorite song. This song builds to such an incredible crescendo.. just amazing.

I still can't get over you not knowing House of the Rising Sun, it's a classic! great song and chord sequence, fairly simple too. I see most people play Smoke on the Water wrong because of the key , or they use a pick ( Ritchie mostly uses two finger to pinch the two strings for the riff or pick and finger to pinch them ) he also frequently moves it around on the neck. The hard part is actually getting the rhythm right in the verse, it's mainly just Gm but then has that F on the 3rd beat of the last bar of each line for just one beat.

Honestly can't believe he hasn't heard House of the Rising Sun. Especially someone so entrenched into music for essentially their entire life!

I can't believe he actually didn't know house of the rising sun.

I do love how people who've never picked up a guitar say how easy everything is. I've just started only playing 2 months and atm everything feels hard.

Power chords ARE one of the easiest things to learn. Maybe not for somebody on their first day or even week, but it's definitely one of the first things many guitarists learn.

Gotta admit, when I started the guitar, I was so against becoming the “douchebag with a guitar that only knows Wonderwall” guy, that I still haven’t learned how to play it

"These lists are not made by real guitar fans, at least not guitar aficionados like you and i" "I've never heard of the Animals"

Learning power chords was really simple for me personally to learned because I have long fingers. The problem was taking a month to figure out how to play power cords without having random strings ringing out

I'm not a guitar player - the musical instrument that was given to me by my elementary school teacher was the Triangle, but I find these videos incredibly entertaining and make me smile.

Literally how is it even possible to not have heard House of the Rising Sun by The Animals?

"I've never heard you and there's probably a reason why" never before have I jumped to a comment section faster

The way you just switch between chords so effortlessly is overwhelmingly impressive! I say overwhelmingly bc my blood pressure rises over the thought of switching between normal chords on my acoustic guitar lol 😂

House of the rising sun was the first song I ever learned to play by ear. And I did that after only a few months of playing. It is totally worth being on this list. There’s only one chord in there that’s not a day one chord.

That was a bold statement about House of the Rising Sun. People aren't going to like that lmao

The fact that Tyler has never heard House of the Rising Sun and then suggesting that The Animals had a forgettable vibe is more atrocious than the watchmojo video

House of the rising sun was definitely a must know when I learned to play. There are a million versions of the song and the chord progression is helpful for getting used to changing chords once you can make them.

14:46 I don’t know who’s editing your videos (you or someone else) but whoever it is is getting better and better with every video!!!👍 Also yes! As a guitar teacher myself, anytime a student of mine (usually the kids) tries to make a genuine argument that it’s not in G minor, I do, in fact, die a little inside.😂

Tyler: “Only after one has mastered sweep picking should one even ATTEMPT power chords.”

"We don't know anything about guitar, so here's a list based on its difficultly."

Johnny Marr is an extremely respected and successful guitarist with some of the most beautiful melodies written, he's very humble and all around just a great guy. None of his work that he did with the smiths should ever deserve to be called a "nothing song". Come on man.

I have to disagree about power cords. For me, they were the easiest thing to learn and actually play well consistently. In fact, they are still about all I can play haha.

Tyler: owns an SG Also Tyler: plays AC/DC on a PRS

"Such a nothing song" "This band has a similar vibe, never heard of them, probably for a reason" British music began and ended at wonderwall for this man.

So the irony of the “Smoke On The Water” thing, is that for being the “most played beginner riff” or whatever, in reality, no one knows how to play it. Even when they do manage to play it in the right key, it’s still wrong most of the time. Everyone plays 0-3-5 on the D and G strings simultaneously, and so on, but the real way that Blackmore played it was 5 and 5 on A and D, then 3 and 5 across D and G. Basically everyone plays the whole riff on D and G strings, and then they go “this is how its really played”. Wrong. Everything is played on D and G strings, except the G chord, which is played on 5th fret A and D strings. Theres no open strings being used in the whole riff.

Honestly, for me, one of the first songs I learned with a barre chord was Have You Ever Seen the Rain by CCR. It's a good song with simple chords, that after a few months of playing, you should be able to master easily

Never having heard of The Animals literally has to be bait there’s no way

Watchmojo Logic: The opening riff/one part is easy, therefore the whole song is easy.

on the intro to iron man i just play the open note and push the string down before the first fret so i dont have to down tune. is that a bad way to do it?

to be completely honest about Power Chords, I learned them pretty quickly thanks to my years of playing Guitar Hero. You know how to combo Green and Yellow together for chords in that? basically the same premise, but the string you use the other finger on is below the one your first one is on. that’s basically how I learned it.

When you see Watchmojo, you run for the hills. Bless you Tyler for your sacrifice to the guitar community..........

It’s impossible to not have heard house of the rising sun at some point in your life

At 8:16 playing with your thumb is brought up, i actually do this and have had a hard time knowing if it's ok to do or no, for example on teen spirit i would let my thumb do over the first fret of the 6th and use my pointer finger to mute the strings that shouldn't be played, is this bad?

No one forgets their first; mine was Wonderful Tonight, followed by Stairway of course, then Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard, some Kinks tunes. The House of the Rising Sun, was after Hotel California... I didn't have an electric at the time, it was a Spanish Classical something or another, this was pre-internet days, spent hours in guitar stores reading music books since that was the only way (aside from by-ear) to learn new tunes, those were fun times...

That string break is what you get for disrespecting Johnny Marr lol

"House of the rising sun" was the first real song I ever learned to play on guitar. I was thirteen years old, and the year was 1963. If that doesn't date me, then I don't know what!

9:22 That's a good point, because sometimes when I'm just jamming I accidentally end up playing the riff to Brain Stew, so of course it's so easy I stumbled upon it

Neon by John Mayer is the easiest thing to learn in the world, everyone knows that.

"Just because you can play the main riff, doesn't mean you can play the song" The Kinks: "Am I a joke to you?"

Easy Songs List 10. T.N.T. - ACDC 9. Knocking on Heavens door - Bob Dylan 8. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 7. Wonder Wall - Oasis 6. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day [alt Brain Stew] 5. House of the Rising Sun - Animals 4. Zombies - The Cranberries 3. Iron Man - Black Sabbath [alt Paranoid] 2. Seven Nation Army - White Stripes 1. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple (368)

Dude! When your string broke…I lost it! I think I pee’d a little I laughed so hard!! Thank you for all your content! It’s feeding my passion for guitar I haven’t had in a while! Keep shredding brother!

This charming man being a nothing song and never hearing house of the rising sun is complete bait come on

Tyler, 0 3 5 isn't referring to 0 3 5 on the E string, but on the D and G string which contain the same notes as the powerchords of G A# C

I play guitar a little bit. Very limited to a few songs and instrumentals but the first one I taught myself was Queen crazy little thing called love. Rythym guitar section.

Keep posting my friend because you always bring a smile on my face and crack me up in a very positive manner.

A fun fact since you didn’t know the band The Animals, the bassist of said band (Chandler) was Jimi Hendrix’s manager. He got JH out of the US and got him to the UK, gave him the papers and since he was a friend with Eric Clapton he was the reason they met. Years later Chandler steals a whole bunch of JH money.

I like how Tyler forgot that the 0-3-5 is referring to the G and D strings. He thought he had us beat like a JoJo villain but we all know the truth Tyler.

Funny that house of the rising sun is one of the first that I learned but I definitely wouldn't recommend it to a beginner. I think it sorta depends on the individual learning what songs are easier, kind of depending what chords they can pick up easier.. I started playing before the internet so I learned whatever stuff I could find in guitar magazines and the few people I could learn from. Some were oldies. I think heart of gold by Neil Young was a decent one for me. I felt like I could play something...lol.. Hendrix was my main influence really so I tried to play some of his stuff.. Actually always did pretty good at picking up Hendrix for some reason.. maybe because I wanted it so bad...lol . Another obsessed by the Man... But I mainly learned anything I could from anyone to advanced back then.. I remember getting guitar magazines and the cd that came with it. Mostly licks.. you might learn a song or two if you were lucky but a lot of licks and parts of songs.. and some months weren't as great as others for selection but usually always something to learn. It was what we had and books and cd's or videos . I really don't remember seeing many videos.. You could find books with cd's at music stores.. I feel like I could get much better much quicker these days with available resources. The internet and all.. But you need someone to help you get started at least. Maybe a few people have done it without help but it would be much easier to get going.. Then jamming with people! Even if it's bad at first, it's gonna get your timing more in the pocket.. Sorry for the ramble, just my experience.. As a self taught player mostly...

Like it! And as a Brit, loving that you are hearing some of the UK standards for the first time 😀

I mean he's a professional guitarist and never heard of the smith's or the animals. Or heard house of the rising sun. Wtf

I can’t be the only one who was genuinely shocked when he snapped his string.

The majority of tab apps show Zombie is all open string chords, no bar chords, but when you introduced the bar chords to it it sounded so much better. I'm only playing since December lol I'm able to play along with tabs but can only remember three songs without looking at the tabs, and I cannot for the life of me play power chords whatsoever, the thumb method you did there though looks easier to manage than breaking my fingers in order to stretch them out 😅😅

House of the Rising Sun is actually a lot harder than it looks especially the timing in between each note. Hilton Valentine chose to pick certain strings and took his hand off the fretboard in-between chords, which means the last note in each section is actually 'out of key'. I suppose the easy way to play it is like Tyler demonstrated but even that is still tricky for a total beginner. To play it like the original recording, you'd need a fair bit of practice to get it right and some professional guitarists can't even play it perfectly.

Dude, I was with you until shitting on the Animals. They were one of the best BI bands of the 60’s, and the singer Eric Burden was an absolute beast. “We’ve gotta get out of this place”, “Don’t let me be misunderstood” are both great songs.

Not sure if you’re being facetious about The Smiths, but Johnny Marr has some of the most beautiful arpeggios ever in rock music. It’s rare to have a pop/rock band have a guitarist that completely steals the show, but Johnny does. Definitely worth checking out some of their other stuff. The Headmaster Ritual is the open E arpeggiation anthem

Good Riddance was actually the first song I learned when I decided to pick up the guitar. Perhaps I chose a bad first song to learn, but I picked it up fairly quickly and I'd say it fits on the list. Taught me 5 of the basic chord shapes and got me familiar with how to pick accurately.

Buckdancers Choice.. Showing Portland ME some love.... Love it !!

I have to disagree with the statement that "power chords AREN'T easy to learn" I found them incredibly easy when I was starting and actually inspired me to keep going in a way. The shape of a power chord is natural. The fingers want to go there. And, maintaining the distance between fingers when the fingers naturally sit in that position is easy as well. I was learning all kind of punk songs days after I learned what a power chord was. So, for that reason I kinda disagree.

Tyler: “A guitar player didn’t write that....” Me: “Welcome to WatchMojo!”

The first song I attempted to learn on guitar was chop suey by SOAD. I learned the intro very quickly. Then gave up, After that, it was learning in the end by linkin park. Within the first week of playing I tuned my E string down to D and from there I just learned bar chords for a while except I used 3 fingers for them lol anyone else have a funny way of doing bar chords early on that was self taught?

Great work 👍🏻. And you gave me such a good laugh when you broke your string😂😂😂😂 Keep it up!

Johnny Marr is one of the greatest guitar players especially when he was apart of The Smiths

"I have never heard you and there is probably a reason why." excuse me?? How dare you speak ill of this song.

My mom said “why is he shredding apart that innocent guy’s video?”.

he is definitely trolling. There is no way in hell he has not heard house of the rising sun. It's easily top 10 most famous rock songs of all time.

The animals have a lot of good songs even though the are old I wouldn't underestimate them

As far as riffs go, Cocaine is one of the easiest I know. But, to play it correctly is a whole different thing. Same goes with many of the songs on this list. Playing them correctly isn’t easy, even wonder wall. Hardly anyone gets the right chords and strumming.

Either power chords will just click instantly for you, or they won't. for many people, me included, they just do. I have no trouble sliding them around either. For someone who gets power chords, you can't go wrong with I wanna Be Sedated for an easy song that's well known and sounds cool.

i had an acoustic, so i learnt barre chords in first 2 months, but power chords on them, was messed up, it took me 4 months or so

lol he didnt know the smiths, one of the most influential bands that literally have johnny marr on guitar, then proceeded to shit on it

House of the Rising Sun may have easy chords, but picking those arpeggios consistently and perfectly in time is not easy at all!

Whats the name of the blue guitar hes playing?

I've recently taken up playing and my first song was everlong, chords are super simple but took a while to nail the strumming pattern

If it wasn't for the Animals bassist we wouldn't have known the Jimi Hendrix we all love

“Does it sound right?” .... “Yes?” man I felt that

With smells like team spirit I think they meant that you need to use your thumb to mute the low E string. At least that's how I've always been playing it. Love your videos, keep it up!!!

great clip, thanks

"nothing song", I love Tyler but that was a lot of disrespect towards the legendary Johnny Marr :(

Tyler: Power chords are not easy for beginners Also Tyler: Beginners should play Brain Stew

The thing about power chords and the thing you do where you put your finger across the fret(im colombian so its called a cejilla in spanish) is the breaking point for some beginners. Its so hard to make it sound good at first and some just give Up right there

The discussion gave me insight into my own playing: if a song is easy to remember, it’s easy for me to play. It doesn’t matter if the techniques are difficult or not. But if it has a complex series of patterns or tempo changes, I tend to get lost and screw it up.

How most people play iron man intro: *bends the low E string behind the nut* How Tony plays it: *bends the 5th fret on the low E string* How Tyler plays it: *breaks the A string*

Your offhand dismissal of a song and guitar part by Smiths legend Johnny Marr has me wondering "who are you and why am I watching this" ?

Love the Buckdancer's T-shirt! Greetings from Maine!

As someone in the process of learning many songs considered difficult have easy versions that you can play for others to enjoy, and I’ve heard virtuosos turn happy birthday into an awesome tune.

Tyler: “Is there a better intro than” *plays TNT intro* Little Wing: “Do I mean nothing to you?”

10:24 My dude... are you for real? How had you never heard of the smiths or the animals, especially the song house of the rising sun?

So a lot of old skool Three Days Grace is pretty easy to learn, the first song I ever learned was "Never Too Late" first intro I learned was the rhythm guitar part for A7X- Beast and the Harlot

I think i saw some live performance of the song where for the intro they were doing 0 3 5 but it wasn't on the low e, it was inverted fifths on the D and G strings... i could be imagining something that never happened, but it's a thought in my head from having taught that song a million times.

"If I can't play it right away, it's not easy." Feels a bit like a flex to me but I guess he earned it.

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5:19 likely they mean muting the low E and possibly A string with your thumb. I know I do that a lot with power chords

powerchords were the first chords i learnt and they helped with the complicated fingering of regular chords later on

Ironically, "House of the Rising Sun" was the 2nd song I learned on the guitar.

True on the power chords. I remember learning them and created an exercise that used the VH version of You Really Got Me, using power chords for all the chords instead of the A on the second fret going to a G note. Doing that for hours did the job. Also an exercise climbing up the next a fret at a time, while always going back down to the first position barred F before going up to the next fret.

"Does it sound right?" "I don't - Yes?" Reminds me of lessons when I was younger lol

I still remember how many forevers it took for me to get the powercords "right" (I just can't come to terms using both pinky and ring to cover those two strings, it's always one of them covering both). Think I had pretty much covered Come As You Are, the bass intro of Bombtrack and then Surf Rider probably cracked that left hand properly. Had no trem so I kinda figured out pressing the E behind 0 fret on my own. As for the easiest I'd go for Should I Stay or Should I Go. Everyone knows it and it's 3 chords all the way.