When I hear someone saying that the Beatles are overestimated because their songs are too simple, my answer is "that's why they are geniuses: they make complex and intricate melodies and harmonies sound simple and catchy". This video is the perfect example of it.

It's incredible to believe that one group in such a relatively short time composed so many iconic songs.

Here Comes the Sun is the most powerful, positive pieces of music ever written.

10 riffs is not enough...I could have watched for an hour, easily. The Beatles were the soundtrack of my adolescence and I will be forever grateful.

I've been hearing these songs for 50-plus years and I still get an emotional jolt when I hear them. Music is magic.

I love when you post Beatles videos. Regarding #7 In my Life I ... More: The initials are engraved in our wedding rings. My husband passed away nearly 3 years ago. We would have celebrated our 51st Anniversary this year.

The Beatles have always been my number 1 band. Before I studied music, and after that. I love music by many other artists, but no matter what, everytime I revisit The Beatles I get that Oh my God feeling. There's no one like them. That level of creativity, that sound they also worked on in the studio, those lyrics, their musicianship... not to say their humbleness and humanity too...

0:50 And Your Bird Can Sing 1:16 Blackbird 1:57 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 2:42 In My Life 3:20 Norwegian Wood 3:50 Because 4:30 Day Tripper 5:26 Paperback Writer 5:57 I Feel Fine 6:24 Here Comes The Sun

“If I Needed Someone” has one of the most memorable Beatles riffs. It’s such an underrated George song.

I Want You (She's So Heavy) is hypnotic. The riff in Help going into each verse shows Harrison had some chops.

I got into my first real band in the summer of 1966 and one of the first songs we learned was "Day Tripper." I just turned 14 years old and I was one of the coolest kids around because I could play it. It was a big step for me. I'm 70 years old now and I still play, and I still know "Day Tripper."

The Beatles were the Mozart of the 20th Century. Making 2 or 3 albums a year with such timeless music was more special than even they recognized at the time.

“In my Life” is probably my favorite Beatles song, primarily because of the amazing depth and humble awareness of the lyrics

100% agree with Here Comes the Sun. The first day of warmth and sun each year - that melody begins to play in my head…. it’s as aligned a melody can get with what it is describing. Perfection.

The melody and vocal harmony in “Because” still, to this day, are so emotionally moving. I can’t think of any other song that I feel that with. Brilliant. Genius.

I like the opening riff of Day Tripper so much it's the ring tone on my cell phone. Many times when my phone rings in a store or restaurant or wherever I am some people comment that it's one of their favorite Beatle songs. Recently a middle-aged gal came up to me when the phone stopped ringing and said, 'Got a good reason.' I replied, 'For taking the easy way out.' We both laughed. Amusing.

Can't believe "And I Love Her" did not make this list! Beautiful, elegant, simple.

Ever since I was a little kid "Here comes the Sun" has made me super emotional whenever I hear it. It's just so so beautiful...I think I want it to be played at my funeral actually.

Oh man, just hearing that Here Comes The Sun riff at the end of such a great video filled my heart with warmth. Thank you.

I love that they used the acoustic guitars on this. Just shows that the Beatles music is very versatile and timeless. When they played “Because” I actually got a little teary-eyed 😢 “Blackbird” sounded Perfect! 👍🏻

So many good ones! “Hey Bulldog” is also a super cool riff that really rocks.

I don't know why it still surprises me that after years of listening to the Beatles they can still blow me away in new ways every so often.

Glad to see GH get some love and recognition in your #1 riff. What a riff... what a song!

The Beatles are simply genius, and were so ahead of their time. You hear a riff and feel pure emotion and warmth.

And your bird can sing has one of the best riffs but maybe my all time favorite harmony part too, at the second chorus. "You tell me that you heard every sound there is...!"

The Beatles are the reason I started playing guitar. The very first riff I learned was Day Tripper. The first solo I learned was Paul's solo Taxman. My goal was and still is to basically learn every Beatles song on almost every instrument.

I saw the Beatles first on TV on their Ed Sullivan performance. I’ve been listening since then, and every time I listen the music gets deeper and more profound. The genius of the songs is astounding.

A couple of my favorite riffs that immediately come to mind: “And your bird can sing” off Revolver and the country “What goes on” off Rubber Soul. But … so many to choose from.

I love this video so much. I lost my dad to cancer 12 years ago this month (he was just 55) and was an avid Beatles fan and guitar player for more than 40 years. Some of these riffs you played I haven't heard played since he died. Even though it was 12 years ago, all of these emotions come flooding back and brought me to tears thinking of him.

Keith Richards gets a lot of recognition for being one of the great riff masters, but George deserves more acknowledgement than he receives for his riffs, the memorability and musicality of which are nicely explained in this video. Thank you, Rick, for giving George his due.

Thank you Rick and friend, for this lovely look at these great songs. I sang along with each one and had a smile on my face.

Excellent. Here Comes the Sun is definitely the number one!

It's incredible how quickly their guitar playing advanced within a few years in the sixties.

I started when I was young with metal and with the years as I matured, I realized the greatness of the Beatles.

"If I Needed Someone' has a very interesting intto riff too. And also Drive My Car

Hearing those riffs give you goose bumps, and that demonstrates the power of the music they wrote. Having The Beatles experiance as part of my life's music journey, I feel honoured to have such vivid memories.

My favorite riffs that were not in this list: 1. Ticket to ride 2. Revolution 3. I want you (she's so heavy)

When Paul plays Blackbird live he has introduced it by saying "No matter how you're playing this, you're doing it wrong." :D

Rick, you and Pat have a real feel for playing Beatles riffs on those acoustic guitars. I enjoyed this video a lot.

Beautiful. Great writing and playing by the Beatles. Wonderful show and tell explaining the genius of the fab 4. Thank you!

"I Feel Fine" immediately came to mind when I saw the title. Also has some of my favorite drumming by Ringo.

The Beatles are the soundtrack of my life. What great comfort to hear that beautiful music.

One thing I notice about almost all The Beatles’ iconic and memorable riffs is the common element of some sort of walking , simple melody going on within all the chord changing. I was picking out “Something “ the other day, and it just has that amazing walking melody within the chord changes .

Love the Beatles. You playing these riffs without any accompanying instruments is still magical. Time to go listen to more Beatles. Thank you.

Harrison did some excellent work while in the Beatles, but his development as a slide guitarist throughout his solo career was just extraordinary. Not to mention his contributions to the Traveling Wilburys- sad to reflect that Bob and Jeff are the sole remaining members of that supergroup.

The Beatles have written 194 songs. At least 150 of them are masterpieces. This video illustrates the songwriting genius of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison.

Also, the intro to Across the Universe. Another classic ( and tricky to play ) Beatles riff.

The opening to Drive My Car is the first one that popped into my head. Most of what Rick played were more than what I would call 'riffs' - they were practically entire song melodies.

The opening riff in "Drive My Car" is also worth mentioning here. Of course, they had so many that were "iconic", including those you played here, Rick.

#1 literally brought me to tears. For the choice, for the playing of it, for the transcendent wonder of that song, one of the greatest in human history. Well done, guys.

Here comes the sun one of the top ten songs of all time. How can it not make you smile every time you hear it

Thank you guys so much!! Starting my morning with Beatles riffs couldn’t be better and your #1 is one of my all time favs ❤

I'm 58 and grew up with The Beatles. I absolutely love them and alway have. Greatest band EVER. But I go through phases. I can only hear so much now without having to put them on the shelf for a bit. But then I'll come back at some point and just dive in and go crazy listening to tons of it all over again, for the zillionth time. Since watching Get Back I'm up to my ears again now and loving it. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. LOVE.

When you two were playing In My Life, I was feeling big time chills up and down my spine. There is something incredibly special about that song. Every time I hear Magical Mystery Tour it helps me forget about all my anxieties and depression for a moment. It is truly remarkable! I think it has to do with Paul’s voice, Ringo’s percussive aggression and the horns. What a song for the ages.

You hit some of my favorite Beatles tunes. And Here Comes the Sun as #1 is a perfect choice. I used to practice my fingering with Day Tripper. Blackbird is one of my favorite songs of all time. Nice job as always!

So much fun and enjoyment to listen to your various talented renditions. Great stuff - keep it up.

So glad you have "Here Comes the Sun" as your #1 riff. I would love to watch the two of you play it from beginning to end. One of my favorite versions of the song is when George and Pete Ham played it during the Concert for Bangladesh. RIP to both Pete and George.

The Beatles were a great ‘riff’ band. Some of them are so simple but so great! There will never be another band that comes close to them. All that music within 8 years, incredible

Terrific. Love the riffs collection, and love it when someone else demonstrates in detail just how good they were. It make me appreciate them all the more.

I'm brazilian and I've heard beatle's songs through all my life and I'm sure I'll still be hearing them... "when I get older loosing my hair, many years from now"!❤

“Paperback Writer” with the capo has kind of a “Mrs. Robinson” vibe. Good lineup, guys!

LOVE seeing and hearing my friends Rick and Pat playing and not ribbing each other for 8 minutes! I believe Paul uses the back of his index finger for the offbeats on Blackbird. A weird technique (kind of strumming a single string) but contributes to the uniqueness.

I'm older than both of you (having been fortunate enough to be on this great planet well over 3/4 of a century now), so I was playing Beach Boys long before The Beatles appeared (and captured not only what Brian thought was the Beach Boys place as the #1 group, but the world!!!). Of course you wouldn't mention a riff with the simplicity of the intro that George added at the beginning of "And I Love Her." That, to me is one of the greatest improvised spur of the moment riffs when the recording producers demanded an intro. The simplicity set up the whole song!! You "did" at least include one of my favorites. I'm an "EARLY" (Early = "Beatles BEGINNING") Beatles follower. Sgt Peppers was the last Beatles Album I actually loved every cut on the album. And it was albums when I started this venture back in the 50's (piano and organ, today, they call it "Keyboards.") and started teaching myself guitar in 1962 (3 months before Rick was even born) on a 3'rd hand-me-down Harmony Arch-Top (which when I got it was nothing but a body with the neck still attached. Went into a music store and said, "What do I need to make this functional where I can learn how to play it and I want a couple of chord books." What I did to make that guitar easier and better to play I learned years later is called a "Setup!!" I lived in a Rural, OK...Country with Ranches, not just Farms...area.). My first Strat, which I also purchased in 1962 (in early November) cost $ 325.00 Plus 4% tax, and I was totally P*$$ed off it was 4% because it had just doubled!!!! And...There were "no deals" because I was lucky to get the one I got!! You see, Christmas was approaching (which is why it is easy to remember it was early November, actually the first weekend in November in 1962, weekend because it was 150 miles to the nearest music store that had a Strat in stock) and even then there was a demand for Christmas presents which music stores used to their advantage, even in 1962!!! Please understand and forgive this walk back down Memory Lane. Hopefully some of All Y'All Young Whippersnappers (an attempt at levity), since there aren't a lot of players still around my age and older that will definitely know and have lived where I started, might at least smile or appreciate it. I feel fortunate with my Arthritis and Corneal problems to still be fortunate enough to play. Some days are better than others. But, I do still love playing.

Great choices and playing, guys; really enjoyed that! I've always loved the guitar part in the fade of A Hard Day's Night. (And THAT opening chord! And Lennon's voice! And, and and...)

A couple of guys in their 20s came up with all these great parts that still hold up more than half a century later. Imagine if John had lived, they would have reunited at some point and given the world even more.

"The Beatles are the reason I started playing guitar." This may be the most repeated statement in music history.

Oh. so beautiful! The Beatles is an experience that keeps growing the more you listen... Thank you!

Brilliant! Yet another great video Rick, thank you! 👌

I’d like to hear what Rick has to say about “And I Love Her.” That riff is so simple yet great!

It made think that George Harrison was in different dimension when it comes to writing a song.. His "Here comes the sun" and "Something" are definitely of the greatest songs in modern music.

Great choices , wonderfully done. Thank you too Rick helping out .

Lotta fun Rick! I always like watching you to see what you're up to next.

I can't disagree. Just hearing a collection of Beatles tunes is a treat.

I'm surprised "Eight Days a Week" didn't make the list, but after listening to it again, it's really just the opening and closing riffs that come to mind. I certainly can't argue with your choices. Rick, I wonder if you'd consider doing a video about Paul's bass playing. He has an amazing ability to play intricate, melodic bass parts while singing lead. You don't have to look very hard to find a good example of this: "I Saw Her Standing There", the first song on their first British LP, Please Please Me.

Really enjoyed your choice and playing of these iconic songs. It’s encouraged me to keep practicing.

Seeing you guys play the riffs with so much passion makes me sentimental because it’s obvious you guys are sentimentally attached to these songs and grew up with them.

"Girl", "Michelle", "All My Loving" and "I've Just Seen A Face" are in my list for sure.

Love this episode, guys. One thing I think people forget about The Beatles is the years they spent playing gig after gig after gig, honing their skills. By the time Brian Epstein signed them to Parlophone, they were well-seasoned players ready to unleash their genius on the world. They had genius, yes, but it needed to be cultivated. They evolved before our eyes & ears from "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to "Abbey Road" in just a few years but the foundation was those years playing all those gigs in Hamburg, The Cavern and other spots in the Isles. The value of paying your dues and developing your talent through live performance has gotten somewhat lost as a lot of artists want stardom immediately without doing the work to achieve the talent level necessary to warrant that stardom.

I totally enjoyed you two playing these bits together being friends for so long. This demonstration of friendship between musicians is uncommon today. I hope every musician has a friend like this.

The guitar riffs you played are were brilliant, i love to see guitar players and watch which guitar plays which notes, The Beatles music will live forever. I am so lucky to have born in1950 and grew up them and never tire of listening to their music.

The guitar tone in I feel fine is one of the most interesting and pleasant sounds I've ever heard from this instrument.

Mother Nature’s Son is one that seems to always be overlooked. Took about twice as long for me to learn that one compared to Blackbird! McCartney really knew his way around the acoustic guitar

Your ability to play these songs so beautifully and send us back to a time when the Beatles created some of the greatest music ever gives me such memories of my favorites. Beatles melodies are part of so many people.

Great video! It’s practically impossible to limit the Beatles to a top 10 riffs list but I love the selection! Thank God for the Beatles - timeless music - such a gift.

I've always loved "Norwegian Wood." The Buddy Rich Big Band did a surprisingly spot-on swing version of it.

I agree with George on "If I Needed Someone". It's an addicting song with a hypnotic vibe.

Rick I love your videos & work so much that I am at a loss of exactly how to give it proper praise..NOBODY does it like you,just like nobody did it like the Fab Four..Thank you..

I absolutely love this video. I watch it over and over again.

I think it’s a testament to Ringo Starr that the drum fills and beats that accompanied many of these came first to my mind rather than the lyrics and other parts.

Each one gave me chills! Seriously! The "variety" of their music is the thing that impresses me the most. Never boring! Their music eternally resonates. So happy to have been born in that era of their incredible talent.

Love this! Lots of fun. Thank you!

Absolutely loved this!!! Here Comes The Sun - my favourite song of all time!! Great video.

Here comes the Sun is one of the last Beatles songs that every single time I hear I think to myself Oh lord… this is so blessed, so amazing, so gorgeous.. what a genius to think of something that beautiful

Every time I pull myself out of the Beatles vortex, another must see video pops up and I get emotionally pulled in all over again. So many dozens of incredible riffs and each just sounds so perfectly right and meant to be like the sun itself rising. It's impossible to gauge the magic they created; I'll never stop being astonished.

Love it , great selection of my favourite Beatles songs.

You cannot underestimate the influence thatThe Beatles had on my generation during the sixties. The music that they made was without the question ground breaking and also much of it was fantastically well written, extremely well performed and beautifully produced. They are without comparison during that period.

Paperback writer contains my all time favorite Beatles riffs! The midrange soaked tone they captured on tape is simply flawless!

I just recently learned to play Norwegian Wood and I could play it for hours. Very satisfying to play, and a good exercise for intermixing melody and chords. I try to play it in such a way that minimizes fingers moving from the D shape so that I can cleanly come back to the chord strum. So many of the riffs on this list are wildly creative and original. Another one I've been digging on recently (since watching "Get Back") is Lennon's guitar riff on "I've Got A Feeling". Nothing harmonically sophisticated -- just alternating A and D arpeggios, but the atypical way he voices the chords to minimize left hand movement and keep the high A at the top of the riff for both chords is perfect.

Great video! Some riffs that I also love are "She Said She Said", "Hey Bulldog" "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", "Lady Madonna", "Come Together", "Something"...

Very cool stuff Rick loved it, this reminds me of my late mother vassa, who was one of their fans growing up. I remember in the 70's-80's listening to alot of the Beatles songs some of favorites, we can work it out, Norwegian Wood, twist and shout, i saw her standing there and others, she unfortunately died young 34 years ago on October 16 1988 from a brain aneurysm in her sleep at 38 years old and I was 16 at the time when I found her dead body :-(. So everytime I hear Elvis Presley or any Beatles songs it reminds me of her. Great video