10 Acoustic Guitar Riffs That Will Make You A Better Player

I love playing acoustic guitar, its how I started learning guitar as a beginner and many of the songs I learned in my early days of playing have stuck with me and shaped my playing today. In this video Im giving you my top 10 list of acoustic guitar songs I think everyone should know.

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[StarQueenEstrella]

In my list are: “Never Going Back Again” by Fleetwood Mac, “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles, “Going to California” by Led Zeppelin, “The Boxer” by Simon & Garfunkel, and “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas

[Chris-MusicTheoryAndFretboard]

1. Angie 1:16
2. She talks to Angels 2:23
3. Layla 3:55
4. Iris 5:40
5. I Can't Be Satisfied 6:55
6. Blackbird 8:41
7. Over the hills and far away 9:54
8. Banana Pancakes 11:20
9. Dust in the wind 13:02
10. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 14:13

[scottwalters]

The first riff in Paranoid Android was the acoustic guitar part that really made me excited to play acoustic guitar, it was super hard to learn but after I finished learning it I felt incredibly happy that I accomplished something I never thought possible, and it inspired me to start playing more acoustic music rather than just metal and grunge.

[unessential]

As a kid born in the 80s and going to high school in the 90s, no music class jam would be complete without 6 acoustic guitars poorly playing 'fade to black' by MetallicA. Good times!

[DomsGuitarGear]

The Rain Song is another great acoustic Zeppelin tune, so much fun to play and such a weird tuning, Page is a genuis!

[integerdivision]

Nick Drake — Pink Moon — not just the song, the whole album. Great tunings, great picking patterns, great strumming patterns, and it’ll break your heart with beauty

[fbj]

Blackbird and Dust in the wind taught me how to fingerpick, they basically made me learn how to Travis pick and that changed my entire style of playing.

[squirelova]

Led Zep's "That's the Way" is a killer composition. Immortal masterpiece.

[JimMcVay]

I started learning Over the Hills and Far Away in the 80's and never finished. Time to finally learn the whole song!

[pdub]

Rain Song is another great song with great acoustic. When I listen and play that song I’m just in awe of Jimmy Page. It’s truly stunning.

[anthonycofrancesco]

Dude I had the EXACT same introduction to hammer ons and pull offs with this song when I first started too! It’s got a place in my heart for life.

[hwptfqj]

I re-started playing in retirement (after 30 year of no playing) and made a list of 10 songs to focus on. 5 out of my 10 are in your list and your other 5 include songs I would like to learn. Good stuff here!

[KKMcK]

My Takamine F400 12-string is one of my favorite guitars of my entire life. I got it in the late 70s. As for what you missed: A million Neil Young songs, starting with My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue). Jimmy Page once said that when he was watching Neil Young do an acoustic set, he, Jimmy, actually had tears running down his face. That's how great an acoustic player Neil is.

[randalllavergne]

Man, that acoustic sounds amazing. The tone on “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” was killer.

[reddogdude]

This is probably the best “top 10 acoustic” list that I’ve seen. You are thoughtful and erudite throughout. Keep up the good work!

[scatlizard]

The whole Clapton unplugged is one of my favorite too. Great for learning guitar.

[hoytdmartin]

Wish You Were Here is always a big one also for another finger style song I’d pick Deep River Blues by Doc Watson. I think the first acoustic song I ever learned was Night Moves by Bob Seger.

[michaelgillespie]

That Jack Johnson record, when listened front to back, is outstanding!

[michaeldebavay]

Love the variety, relevance to my own tastes, and you’re commentary on every song is unbiased and just good bro. Loved it

[reverb]

Sitting down and figuring out how the hell to play "Never Going Back Again" by Fleetwood Mac has done wonders for fingerpicking. I imagine it's a lot like how a beginner drummer feels when they start to acquire limb independence.