Easy Electric Guitar Songs EVERYONE Should Know How to Play!

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[addyday]

1: TNT by ACDC 0:19
2: Blitzkrieg bop by The Ramones 1:52
3: Wild thing by The troggs 3:23
4: Smoke on the water by Deep Purple 4:50
5: Seven Nation army by White stripes 6:56
6: Brain stew by Green Day 9:03
7: Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones 10:35
8: Keep on rocking in the free world by Neil Young 12:26
9: All the small things by Blink-182 13:58
10: Smells like teen spirit by Nirvana 15:15

[brad]

My mom gave me a guitar out of no where and now I’m here

[bedsheet]

I've just bought a guitar and was just super confused on everything everyone online was trying to teach me, just saw this video and started doing the '3 5, 35, 3, 0' and now I'm so much more excited to learn now that I can do at least a couple (very basic lol) tunes. Thank you!

[Waterfallwrangler]

Love these easy riffs making me sound like a pro around my non guitar friends and family 😂

[cobracommander]

Many Thanks Marty, just picked up the guitar at age 57 to have some fun ( I know i will never be a Rockstar) but playing along with your lessons gives instant playing gratification.
Thank You so Much !
Keep them coming please🎸

[JohnLangleyAkaDigeratus]

I can't tell you how many times you made me smile during this quick lesson. All these simple songs and you broke it down so nicely and then when you put them back together playing them with some rhythm just makes me smile! Thanks Marty! 😄😁😁

[johnnorth]

There is huge importance in learning some of these basic tunes. Most people become obsessed with the fretting hand when learning and this road blocks enjoyment and progress. The real battle is with the strumming hand. Once you get the rhythm of songs right they sound so much better even if they are simple. From there anything is possible as you will always be picking up the guitar to play ! :-) .

[erikiversen]

I've always said, it doesn't need to be complicated to be a good/great song. This video proves my point. I hope you do more of these type of videos.

[janichmondieu]

Marty, this is exactly what I need to give my daughter with the telecaster and her 1st chords and little scales. The guitar is new player friendly and your videos can be there when I am not. So Thank you and continued success!

[Wykked]

At 56, I decided to try to learn guitar (again) after giving it up for bass as a kid. I can manage fine on the bass, but I always wanted to play guitar. I talked my wife into a guitar for my birthday and I've been practicing (not nearly enough) for months. This ONE VIDEO for 20 minutes had me grabbing the guitar after the first song. "I CAN DO THAT!"...
and I did.
Thank you so much. After months of hacking away at chords for chords' sake, I have songs to play and play along with. It just became fun. You changed my life as a guitar player with one video. Can't thank you enough.

[yiamdmb]

I’ve been exclusively an acoustic guitar player forever but recently, someone asked me to play “Wild Thing” which I put on the back burner thinking oh well, I’ll just do it on my amped Taylor. In a moment of impulsivity, I ran out and got a Les Paul thinking if I’m going to do it, I’m going to do it right. With no idea of where to begin, I just looked at the guitar for a few days and realized it wasn’t going to just jump into my hands and play itself😂. So I turned to you, my “go to” when I want something new and here you were with this! My son is a professional musician in NYC and I can’t wait to blow his mind when he comes home and I play all these 😂😂😂! Thank you so much…you really are the best out here!

[imamess]

I’ve had a guitar for years that I’ve never touched until now. No one around me knows how to play so I have an instructor but I gotta say you do a way better job at explaining everything to beginners! This was so easy to follow along and your explanations using the fret numbers was so much easier than letters that I don’t understand just yet. Probably my favourite tutorial thank you so much!

[airborneassasin]

I have learned more in the last 18 minutes that a year of lessons could teach me.
Simply explained in a language anyone can understand
Brilliant Thanks Mate

[fclthompson]

You're the best help on the inter-webs by far. You can seemingly play anything and you break it down very simply for knuckle heads like myself. Thank you and Keep rocking Marty!
Nice gear also BTW.

[williamburrows]

Hey Marty, I am in my 60’s, and have always wanted to play the guitar. I’ve been looking for a starter lesson, and yours is by far the best one I’ve found. I’m working with lesson 1, and it is going well. Thanks, and keep up the great advice. 🤟

[lij_is_thuggin]

This is so epic I love that when im just getting on the road to go to school I have a marty lesson

[manolosantiago]

One of the best self explain technic i ever seen. I been learning Guitar for a while snd man i Like your knowlege .Thank you Marty, I'm a 72 years old and i'm picking IT up now Thank you again God Bless you. Manolo Santiago 🇵🇷

[darkknightnate]

This video is a perfect example of how some of the greatest most recognizable riffs of all time are really pretty simple. You don't have to be the greatest guitarist alive to come up with something that resonates with people. Keep it simple.

[GrandmasterGib]

I picked the guitar back up after 40 years of not playing and wanted to create a list of 10 songs to motivate me to practice towards a repertoire. This video is exactly what I needed - Thanks!

[juliamartens]

You should think about doing a quiz.
"Wich song is this? - Down, up, down, chicky, chicky, down, down."
Your verbal/onomatopoeic interpretations are marvellous! 😍