Guitar Lesson 4 - Your First Riff! [10 Day Guitar Starter Course]

Welcome to Day 4 of this free 10 day acoustic guitar series!

Today we're checking out an easy guitar RIFF! Most of you will have heard of the term 'guitar riff' before, but do you know what it means?

What is a 'Riff'?
A 'riff' is something we can play on guitar that is short, repetitive and recognisable as a particular song. The riff and song we'll be learning today is Wild Thing by The Troggs - one of the most recognizable guitar riffs EVER!

Other famous riffs you may like to try include Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple or Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes! However, these are more suited to electric guitar - Wild Thing works for both acoustic AND electric guitar!

Remember - The main purpose of this course is to encourage you to pickup your guitar everyday for 10 days - even if it's just for 10 minutes!

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[andycrowley]

Finding day 4 too difficult?

Check out my NEW 10 day program for Winter 2022/23 here

I've learned a lot since making this original 10 day series and have put everything I've learned into making this new series even better, especially for those who struggle with this one and want more support and help jamming along up to speed.

I truly hope it helps the absolute beginners out there achieve their goals, or helps rekindle a love for guitar for anyone revisiting learning in 2023!

[dhruvb.]

I have made more progress in less than 5 days than i had in my whole school life. Thanks Andy😃

[Skjon]

I've spent almost 10 hours mastering up to this lesson and it feels so good to finally play a real, enjoyable song.

[RockyMizik]

I'm not only learning guitar with u but english too.😀

[jimfarris]

I can't really believe it, but I'm actually making steady progress every day and seeing results already! So far I'd highly recommend this course to anyone. If I can do it, then anyone can!

Edit: my fingers stopped hurting today. Only took four days!

[hrithik]

I love this man...for 2 years I couldn't even get the correct sound from the chords and now look at me.. I AM PLAYING WILD THINGS *strum* *strum*

[TheHorse]

I never picked up a guitar until the Mrs got me one for Xmas, which I kind of regretted her getting me it because I became a little overwhelmed at the task of trying to learn it. I scoured everywhere on the internet and to be honest I was going to just let it sit in the corner of the living room as it just seemed so complicated...until I came across Andy and now after every lesson I feel like I'm accomplishing something. Thanks Andy you are a star!

[johnthedong]

I was walking home and saw a guitar in a trash bin,  grabbed it...£5 on strings £12 on a guitar tuner. and discovered you....Can't believe I'm on day 4...… Love it -- Your Grate .. Thank you -- X

[sebastiancosta]

4:37 - Riff (A-D-E-D)
7:34 - Intro (stays in the E)
8:16 - "You make everything groovy"
9:23 - "Open, down"
10:37 - "WILD THING" (again)

[nasseryousif]

I hate the D 😭😭😭




Updated 2020: I mastered the D chord and I can now play barre chords and switch chords easily. All you need is practice and patience, you can do it!!!

[Gorlax]

Going to be honest, the first 3 days took about 9 days for me to get it down but days 4 and 5 have been amazing thank you!

[CheeseburgerFrags]

Been practicing all day with Wild Thing! 4-5 hours of just straight guitar playing!

[Desmondo]

This fourth day lesson really put a smile on my face. Plenty of practice to go but feels great putting all the steps together

[riley]

thanks man! ive been teaching myself for a while now but ive been doubting my ability because ive not been able to pick that many songs up, but i watched a few of these videos today and ive been picking them up fast. its a real confidence boost to know that i actually can play!

[rayg]

Intro
AA
DD
EEEE EE


Main Riff
AA
DD
EE
DD


MIddle
Open A Open A x4

[Chillin_with_Salman]

Update: 08/10/2023 - One month Mark
This day, one month ago, I picked up the guitar for the first time. It was a childhood dream of mine to own a guitar which I have completed at the age of 25. Now I'm on the self-learning part, with youtube and free tabs ofc.
I was fortunate enough to stumble upon Andy Sir's free classes here.

I started day 1, then day 2..I also saw upto day 4. Learnt E, A & D chords. But my transition was weak.

Somewhere he said "the real joy of playing guitar is when you are able to play a real song."

So i decided to go learn what i can of a song i really loved. Not so popular song (Choo Lo- By The Local Train).
I learned the intro for it. It taught me about hammer-on's. Today I play it really well.

Then i learned Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter) fingerstyle and also learnt to write basic guitar tabs on apps.

Now AFTER A MONTH, I am BACK TO LEARNING the Remaining classes starting again from Day 3 & 4.
In between i was practicing the basic chords of E, A and D and can now easily switch between them quickly.
So day 3 and 4 only took 10 mins or so each. (So practicing transition is must. He said this in Day 1)

So I just want new learners to remember that it is ok to take a little break (Not Quit), go practice the chords taught here and then come back after awhile (meanwhile practice something you like)
Everyone is on their own timeline. I honestly say tho, I Prefer A chord now the way Mr.Andy has taught. It doesn't sound right the other way. 🤕
I blindly trusted what Mr. Andy taught and it payed off. Don't quit guys.
Thank you @AndyGuitar. You are a Gem of a person.💙

P.S I have an TARGET GOAL to Fingerstyle play Beggin' (by Madcon or Maneskin'- and Play as well as a youtuber who put up video)

[rmcbeth]

Thank you Andy ! Finally some one that can teach music/guitar. Almost everyone else on YouTube just wants to show off their playing which does nothing to help someone just learning. Keep it up Andy, and keep those lessons coming !

[TinYasuo]

Whenever you reach around the guitar with your entire hand, I just get reminded of how small my hands are, and how it was a problem that caused me to stop wanting to learn last time I attempted :/ but I've been told it will get easier over time - but I find it hard to imagine all of the chords ever being possible to reach

[preetisuman]

I'm blown away. I'm playing something so fun in just three days. even though it's not perfect. it's so much better. It's so encouraging. Thanks a ton.

[mazevason]

This course is amazing! Just picked up a guitar for the first time two days ago and thanks to your course can already play a few songs. Loving it! By far the best YouTube beginners course I have come across. Thank you!