The 12 Easiest, Most Fun Guitar Riffs (no, not 0 3 5)

0:00 Introduction
1:34 "BREED" NIRVANA
3:21 "VULTURES" John Mayer
4:57 "THE JOKER & THE THIEF"
6:09 "KILLING IN THE NAME" Rage Against the Machine
8:06 "BREAKING THE LAW"
9:18 "ALL THE SMALL THINGS"
10:40 "WEIRD FISHES / ARPEGGI"
12:20 "SAD BUT TRUE"
14:14 "ROGUES" Incubus
16:01 "WHOLE LOTTA LOVE"
17:51 "PSYCHO" Muse

[MusicisWin]

What riff do you have on this list (no, not 0 3 5)

[d-sidespazuzu]

1:32 - *Nirvana* - "Breed"
3:29 - *John Mayer* - "Vultures"
4:56 - *Wolfmother* - "The Joker & The Thief"
6:08 - *RAtM* - "Killing In The Name"
8:05 - *Judas Priest* - "Breaking The Law"
9:16 - *Blink* - 182 - "All The Small Things"
10:39 - *Radiohead* - "Weird Fishes"
12:18 - *Metallica* - "Sad But True"
14:12 - *Incubus* - "Rogues"
16:00 - *Led Zeppelin* - Whole Lotta Love
17:49 - *Muse* - "Psycho"





















I remember when I bought my first guitar a half year ago and the first riff I tried to learn was "Psycho". I wasn't even trying to play "Smoke on Water", " Seven Nation Army" or "Happy Birthday". I've spent nearly whole week trying to learn it.

[pimweytens]

12. “Always on the run” Lenny Krevitz
13. “Everlong” Foo Fighters
14. “La Grange” ZZ Top
15. “Alive” Pearl Jam

[AndyRider]

Sweet Child O’ Mine intro, helped me a lot with jumping around the strings

[theriffwriter]

For anyone learning acoustic out there I found (by accident) that Alice In Chains "down in a hole" was the perfect beginner song. It has a super short finger style intro, teaches you switching from one easy open chord to another in the verses and has a power chord chorus for good measure. It even has 2 whole bends!
I couldn't possibly think of a better beginner song.

[bob-hnkz]

Probably didn’t include Smoke on the water because he cant play it.

Edit: guys stop making fun of me

[alitajkarimi]

Am I the only one completely hypnotized by the beauty of his guitars?

[GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

The intro riff to 'Day After Day' by Badfinger is a great easy fun riff, and it's played by George Harrison!

[aril]

00:01:31 Breed - Nirvana
00:03:19 Vultures - John Mayer
00:04:55 The Joker & The Thief - Wolfmother
00:06:07 Killing in the Name - Rage Against The Machine
00:08:03 Breaking the Law - Judas Priest
00:09:15 All the Small Things - blink -182
00:10:37 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - Radiohead
00:12:18 Sad But True - Metallica
00:14:11 Rogues - Incubus
00:15:59 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
00:17:49 Psycho - Muse
00:19:59 ?

[jpzografos]

The famous guitar riff at the beginning of crazy train is a great one in my opinion because especially for a beginner it brings a little speed to the table and utilizes all 7 notes in the key

[tacob]

"Rock you like a hurricane"The Scorpions.It's been over 30 some years but I think that was the first riff I learned

[RCSmiths]

Easy and yet still fun riffs are the best kind of riffs. Anyone can get into them, and you can still learn a valuable thing or two!

[cleagymeen]

How did your niece progress?
I started playing around the time you bought her a guitar

[JerikoAsmodeus]

If we're going for beginner to intermediate, the Nothing Else Matters verse is excellent for phrasing, finger picking, pull-offs, and consistency.

[bamabat]

My Own Summer by Deftones is one of the first riffs I ever learned. It's so easy that I taught it to my nephews who don't even play guitar regularly. It's super heavy and fluid, which makes it a blast to play. Also, 46&2 by Tool is a great simple riff that sounds amazing. Those are 2 of my favorite bands and favorite guitarists, not only because I love their sounds, but because they don't try to overplay and outshine their bandmates. As with all great music, I think, the whole is more important than the sum of its parts. It also bears mentioning that Deftones and Tool both feature two of the greatest drummers of their generation.

[yes-xwcg]

“Bending is the most important technique”

*James Hetfield wants to know your location*

[darthcolorlesstheblind]

I was literally about to look for a Wierd Fishes lesson. Coming in clutch once again Tyler.

[Jaymzmiller]

Enter Sandman, every time. Great, heavy riff, that gives the player a small slide, a string-skip, and then a nice chugging powerchord move at the end that just sounds badass.

[hiromis]

Number1:
Me playing an acoustic guitar: uuuh what how do i do that

[ysalimirii]

"Day Tripper" by The Beatles was the first riff I ever learned. That is probably my number 1 "Easiest, but fun riff".