What are some of your favourite alternative beginner songs that fulfil some or all of my criteria? Let me know and I'll create a full list on the beginner's section of my site.

The bad news is: I'm 51 next week and only just got a guitar and started trying to play for the first time (with any serious intent); the good news is: I've found this channel! A completely cool and non-boring selection with clear and knowledgeable presentation and no BS. Thanks so much, awesome stuff. Some Brian Jonestown Massacre would be the icing on the cake!

Theeeee best teacher thus far. I paused the video at 2 mins to tell you that. No bar chords no F chords. I love you man.

Hmm a video on how to not die in guitars stores for introverts would be helpful

Note to the beginners: Don’t learn the “common beginner songs” only learn songs you like It’ll help a lot:)

His voices makes everything sounds like an R.E.M song, love it!

Because you mention "The Cramps" you my friend just earned a subscriber.

Most important: No wonderwall :)

I love your rules Adrian - and I learned of a few new bands/ songs. 1 Walk on the wild side 2:25 2 I like birds 2:48 3 I am trying to break your heart 4:48 4 The goldheart mountaintop queen directory 6:03 5 Sin city 7:16 6 Not if you were the last junkie on Earth 8:03 7 Just like honey 8:59 8 Rumble 10:24 9 Human fly 11:51 10 I wanna be your dog 12:57 Of course you guess my favorites ... May I suggest an intense power chord practice with "Army life" by the Exploited

Again I say ..best guitar teacher on youtube....thanks for your hard work and time you put in to teach us.

I have a pal learning as the moment after the untimely death of his beloved wife. He's running a gamut of emotions really, but your song choices are inspired. I will send this to him in the hope it inspires as much as it did me. You're a beautiful man and a beautiful spirit.

You have the best taste out of all teachers on KZfaq! Sincere thanks! 🤘🏻

A man after my own heart with what constitutes a beginners song - great! No F, Barre and no speed! Well done

Thou art brilliant. I was smiling from the first to the last second of this video. If anybody had told me thirty years ago that this is possible ... people who are (in a way) like me, on some kind of telly, teaching me stuff that I like, whenever I want to.

I jumped straight into bar chords with and they're a nightmare. Its very sweet of this guy to of made this video

What a fabulous list of truly iconic songs of the alternative variety!! My first comment was made before I heard the whole list but when you stood up to usher in some feedback- awesome!!

I love that the I Wanna Be Your Dog lesson has the feedback.

I’ve been at it for almost 25 years and still liked this video. Great choices!👍

Advice to anyone out there: learn how to play Nirvana's first album: Bleach! Its a great sounding, fun to play record but very basic at times so its very beginner friendly. I personally feel like this album helped kickstart my passion for guitar playing!

Every beginner's electric guitar kit should come with a fuzz pedal.

A really good beginner song for someone who is new to power chords is The Hardest Button to Button by the White Stripes. I remember learning it in the first month or two of playing guitar.

Awesome song choices. You are by far my favorite KZfaq guitar teacher. You have the coolest taste in music. Keep the great songs rolling.

Great list and quick instruction. My greatest tangible growth as a player was learning "Rumble" and that descending scale. Also: that jazzmaster is beautiful.

Thank you for this list! +1,000,000 points for The Cramps and The Stooges! Would love to see a detailed video on the ones you haven't done yet! Thank you for being an awesome human being and making me a better guitar player!

Súper extra points for adding Guided by Voices!!! You have my absolute respect mate!

An F chord in a beginner’s song is absolute crazy business.

Such a brilliant idea. I wish there had been something like this when I was starting. Apart from anything I would have learned about a lot of great bands that took me years to discover.

EELS!!!! So underrated.

Totally cool collection of tunes. Especially liked the inclusion of Lou Reed. Well done.

The Cure “In Your House” easy + cool riff!

I seem to have a lot of friends with kids learning to play the guitar right now and I always send them a link to this video. Fun choices, with good pedagogy. Really helpful!

Great list. Cramps, Link Wray, Stooges, Lou Reed....happy to be here.

Wow, thank you SO MUCH for turning me on to these great songs I have never heard of (except walk on the wild side). As a beginner I've been avoiding open mic nights because I was embarrassed to stand up and play the tired old beginner standards. Now I've got a good reason to stand up and introduce the audience to new tunes, even with my limited skills. Thank you again -- I've subscribed!

I've been playing less that a week and I figured out the beat happening's Indian summer. Thanks for the GBV

Yes! Iggy, Cramps, Link Wray,... inspiring alternative songs I really love for a beginner like me. Thank you!

First time I’ve seen your videos and just wanted to tell you what a wonderful time I had watching you doing it. I hope I can reach a decent level one day soon. From Texas, thanks a lot Adrian !

Thank you that was great. Learnt the cords but did not know what to do with them, what a breath of fresh air.

Thank you very much!!! I learned Sunday morning with your video like 4 years ago!! I´m so glad you still share this kind of music. Lou Reed is somethig I really didn´t appreciate so much untill I started playing the guitar, I love how he could make beautifull music with simple stuff.

Dude!!!! when you played the Stooges at the end... deadly!! Ive only been playing for about 7 months. Up to this point, KZfaq and self-taught. This is the first time Ive watched one of your videos. I really enjoyed and am practicing what you showed, hehe. subscribed

Love your video themes/ideas and song picks, they're fresh and original

Love your guitar collection matey, I've got a left handed Jazzmaster on order, can't wait for it to arrive. I've just started giving a friend guitar lessons and he's an absolute beginner. These songs will be perfect for teaching him the basic chords in the context of some great tunes.

I actually love the songs you chose, PROPS TO YOU MAN. Also, your video on Feel The Pain helped me a lot cause I was struggling with that solo, keep it up man.

Guided by voices ♥️ great teaching style as well as music taste!

This is one hell of a list, excellent band/song choices

Not even kidding. Immediately liked and subscribed as soon as Eels were mentioned. My favourite band ❤️

Loved this. Not a beginner at the moment but always fun to learn new songs.

Most of the comments are from 3 and 4 years ago, saw one from 1 year ago, so hopefully this comment gets through. Thank you for the video, I am definitely a beginner even though I bought my first guitar more than 30 years ago. I took a couple of lessons, really only learned what you just showed here, power chords. Then I practiced lead on my own for a few months, and unfortunately, life happened and I never kept up with playing. So, after all of these years, I'm ready to start playing again. I feel this video will definitely help me get going, as it shows three or four chords, and the strumming used as you move between them. I am mainly looking to get good at rhythm first, really learn the chord shapes and moving between them.

As always enjoyed this presentation, thank you Adrian. 👏🏻

Great voice, excellent lesson. Thank you for a refreshing beginners lesson. Mighty fine sounding/looking guitar.

fantastic idea Adrian and just a brilliant selection - cheers!

Really liking your refreshing different take on beginner songs. It would be great to have a dedicated video on how to play I Wanna Be Your Dog. Thank you.

Excellent stuff! GBV & Stooges, superb & good to hear someone play I Wanna Be Your Dog properly. Stiff Little Fingers, another alt/indie/punk band based very much around open chords. They taught me how to play. Alternative Ulster is an excellent example, but it does have a B minor in it (not necessarily a barre chord). Keep up the good work!!!

Your videos are very pleasant and understandibly clear. I'm glad I saw this one! Thank you.

Happy to see your video on alternative rock...nicely done! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for this list! It's quite hard to find beginner songs which are not oversimplified and still sound good.

I’m glad you chucked in BEG at the end .. what a classic !

These are great. Thanks for putting this together.

i've been playing guitar for a few years now and i've never tried 'I WANNA BE YOUR DOG' even though I absolutely love The Stooges and Iggy Pop (his Post Pop Depression concert is one of my favourites ever). WHAT A POWER! Thank you Adrian

You had me at Wilco! Thanks, mate!

This weekend, I'm learning these. Thanks my friend!

This guy is so spot-on, I'm just giving it a thumbs up and I'm 1 minute in...

You are cool; and you are a great teacher too. I'm 63 and we have the same taste in music.

Exactly my taste, feel like this list was made just for me, thanks so much! :)

This was a GREAT list of songs! well done!

Excellent list! I’m a total beginner and have been working though “Human Fly” and “Rumble” which happen to be some my of my all time favorites regardless of their beginner status. Now I’m very inspired to learn “I wanna be your dog”. On another note, I would love I eventually see a tutorial for “Head On” by Jesus and Mary Chain. Can’t seem to find a good lesson for that one on KZfaq and it sounds very fun to play (once I develop a little more dexterity with beginner songs). Hope you’re staying well and thanks for sharing your musical talents!

The Dandy Warhols! Love your taste in music Adrian. My fav guitar channel now! This and Sonic Youth on another vid...you've got me! I'm not a beginner by a long stretch but I really enjoy your videos and the song selection, I mean Link Wray!?!! Alright!! Keep up the great work! Cheers from Louisiana 🤘🎸

Perfectly alternative. Not too much not too little. And great fun. Thanks!

That's a great, easy to play and easy to learn beginner's list. We can get into the nuances of different ways to play chords (barred), major 6s, minors, 7ths and sus's later. For a beginner, with a few simple chords - it's just the way it is (i.e. don't worry about why, it's just the way it is. We can get into the why later).

my favorite guitar channel! thanks great lesson

Oh yeah, I totally forgot that it was new video day! Thank you for keeping these coming!

Gereat, great, great selection of songs. Kudos! I' going to play Human fly all of the day now

I thought I was a beginner, but when you said there will be no F chord I realised I may not be one

What a great tutorial, thanks really enjoyed, that song from 'Lock Stock' is amazing!

Great stuff! Loved the end too. Van the man should never be underrated.

Great song selection. Loved hearing GBV

Love how you get to the point, thank ya

Love this. Cool , understated songs . Thankyou x

I knew 2 of those 😂 Great for a change from the usual stuff, as you said.

Grateful to find this channel finally someone who has good.taste

Quality! Thank you, Adrian - great stuff

I love this, so motivating!! Thank you :)

As a low intermediate guitarist (really a singer but forced to play rhythm guitar in my new band!) I really appreciate these choices. You also have extraordinarily good taste!

A little late to the party, (just subscribed today), after watching another one of your vids. To come to this one, and find that our dearly missed Mr. Reed is song #1 - wow!

Clever approach, very smooth way to work in some great practice.

Lovely video and songs. Thanks alot for sharing. :)

Thank you for introducing me to Eels. Fantastic.

2:34 Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed 3:48 I like Birds - Eels 4:47 I am Trying to Break Your Heart - Wilco 6:01 The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory - GBV 7:14 Sin City - Flying Burrito Brothers 8:02 Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth - Dandy Warhols 8:58 Just Like Honey - The Jesus and Mary Chain 10:23 Rumble - Link Wray 11:49 Human Fly - The Cramps 12:56 I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges 14:33 Bonus Song 9 American 1 Scottish

So glad you included FBB's Sin City. You're a dude! Many other cool choices there too!

Molly's Lips is a nice easy song for beginners and fun to sing along to.

Love this video! Watched when I started playing, really nice to see it again couple years later. Would a amazing to have this for intermediate as well! thanks and especially songs to cover with a band.

Lovely tunes ! You make it look so easy !

SO GREAT! thanks for all you do!

Great list. I think "Redemption song" is another easy to play beginner song. You should listen an indie band from Argentina, it's called "El mato a un policía motorizado" and the song is "Amigo piedra", really great and easy song.

I'm glad I sat through the first 9! 10 is worth it!

This is a great list I haven't thought of for a while. Hope you make another list of some more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im sure you have some more????

Great Lesson. Inspirational. I'll go and get my guitar👍🎸😁

I love your channel, thanks for everything

Great to see some Jesus and Mary Chain in a vid.

Hell yeah man, thanks for the list! Gonna learn stooges tonight! I enjoy your points about lame beginner songs out there. I got tired of people trying to teach me hotel California, ended up learning 3 chord social distortion songs instead. This video has given me some inspiration as I haven't played in While.

Great video man. Definitely gonna try some this stuff with my fender jag gonna get next week first electric guitar!