100 Riffs (A Brief History of Rock N' Roll)

Alex Chadwick plays 100 famous guitar riffs in one take giving you a chronological history of rock n' roll.
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0:00 Introduction
0:10 Mr. Sandman Chet Atkins
0:18 Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
0:29 Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry
0:35 Rumble Link Wray
0:45 Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran
0:51 Pipeline The Chantays
0:58 Miserlou Dick_ Dale
1:03 Wipeout Surfaris
1:07 Daytripper The Beatles
1:13 Can't Explain The Who
1:17 Satisfaction The Rolling Stones
1:24 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix
1:32 Black Magic Woman Santana
1:39 Helter Skelter The Beatles
1:55 Crossroads Cream
1:58 Communication Breakdown Led Zeppelin
2:04 Paranoid Black Sabbath
2:12 Creedence Clearwater Revival
2:19 Funk 49 James Gang
2:24 Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin
2:28 B*tch Stones
2:34 Layla Derek and the Dominos
2:41 School's Out Alice Cooper
2:48 Smoke on the Water Deep Purple
2:55 Money Pink Floyd
3:01 Jessica Allman Brothers
3:10 La Grange ZZ Top
3:14 20th Century Boy T. Rex
3:19 Scarlet Begonias Grateful_Dead
3:23 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd
3:26 Walk This Way Aerosmith
3:30 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
3:36 Stranglehold Ted Nugent
3:42 Boys Are Back in Town Thin Lizzy
3:49 Don't Fear the Reaper Blue Oyster Cult
3:55 Carry on My Wayward Son Kansas
4:00 Blitzkreig Bop The Ramones
4:06 Barracuda Heart
4:13 Runnin' with the Devil Van Halen
4:22 Sultans of Swing Dire Straits
4:35 Message in a Bottle
4:42 Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) Neil Young
4:50 Back in Black AC/DC
4:56 Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne
5:02 Spirit of Radio Rush
5:06 Pride and Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan
5:14 Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes
5:20 Holy Diver Dio
5:24 Beat It Michael Jackson
5:31 Hot For Teacher Van Halen
5:37 What Difference Does It Make The Smiths
5:43 Glory Days Bruce Springsteen
5:51 Money For Nothing Dire Straits
5:58 You Give Love a Bad Name Bon Jovi
6:12 Where the Streets Have No Name U2
6:20 Guns N' Roses
6:39 Girls, Girls, Girls Motley Crue
6:45 Cult of Personality Living Colour
6:54 Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue
7:05 Running Down a Dream Tom Petty
7:11 Pictures of Matchstick Men Camper Van Beethoven
7:19 Thunderstruck AC/DC
7:32 Twice as Hard Black Crowes
7:43 Cliffs of Dover Eric Johnson
7:48 Enter Sandman Metallica
7:56 Man in the Box Alice in Chains
8:10 Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
8:18 Give it Away Red Hot Chili Peppers
8:28 Even Flow Pearl Jam
8:36 Outshined Soundgarden
8:46 Killing_ in the Name Rage Against the Machine
8:57 Sex_ Type Thing Stone Temple Pilots
9:03 Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz
9:07 Welcome to Paradise Green Day
9:12 Possum Kingdom Toadies
9:21 Say it Ain't So Weezer
9:26 Zero Smashing Pumpkins
9:30 Monkey Wrench Foo Fighters
9:36 Sex_ and Candy Marcy Playground
9:42 Smooth Santana
9:50 Scar Tissue Red Hot Chili Peppers
10:00 Short Skirt, Long Jacket Cake
10:09 Turn a Square The Shins
10:16 Seven Nation Army White Stripes
10:31 Hysteria Muse
10:41 I Believe in a Thing Called Love The Darkness
10:49 Blood and Thunder Mastadon
10:54 Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet
10:59 Reptilia The Strokes
11:05 Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand
11:11 Float On Modest Mouse
11:21 Blue Orchid White Stripes
11:33 Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day
11:39 Steady As She Goes The Raconteurs
11:47 I Got Mine Black Keys
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[@ninethetwotailedfox]

ok lol

[@thirddandave]

No criticism of your playing but I have to tell you Pictures of matchstick men was written by and first recorded by Status Quo, not Camper van Beethoven. Happy New year

[@linden7275]

"Sorry bro, I forgot to hit record"

[@camilomanjarres1903]

"u messed up at number 43, so i stopped recording"

[@2stroke_folk817]

Oof lol

[@kostaburgess4373]

@@camilomanjarres1903 no he didn’t?

[@imaniceguy5799]

@@kostaburgess4373 r/woosh

[@kostaburgess4373]

@@imaniceguy5799 hahaha i thought he was joking but 43 is just such a random number i had to check😂🤷‍♂️

[@thadicus6985]

“Sir, are you going to buy it?”

[@neo_______]

Lmao underrated comment

[@mrsunnster5370]

No thanks just looking around, I’ll have a pick and some super slinky’s thanks

[@hopeluongo2853]

Hahaha 🤪

[@1anastasiyaivanko]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@HSTRTGMS]

LMFAO!

[@lactosetheintolerant6537]

The most impressive part is that he could still do sultans of swing after 40 other riffs beforehand

[@Exotic69420]

for real

[@abelgershfeld]

I'm very impressed that he managed to play smoke on the water.

[@brandongollotte2235]

😂😂😂😂

[@billparker8954]

My first riff was Wipe Out. I was pleasantly surprised it was included.

[@benyou3432]

Oh you like music? Name every song This guy: sure

[@musicman794]

His name is alex

[@JaysBlue]

AntGaming2007 r/woosh

[@damonjones5726]

@@JaysBlue r/im14andthisiswoooosh

[@monkeyballs188]

@@JaysBlue notawhoosh, he was saying that the guy's name was alex to inform him

[@idontgetjokes1918]

No one can name every song

[@Stallnig]

"Oh, you play the guitar? What songs can you play?" "All of them."

[@d3tk914]

Ya

[@gillianross7225]

Its the comments with this stupid fucking semicolon bullshit that isn't funny, that's gonna be what pushes me over and shoot my dog.

[@kanyefan74loveyoukanye14]

even 'smoke on the water'

[@irritation_at_the_nightclu1016]

@@gillianross7225 excuse me what the fuck

[@TheHomesteadingHobbit]

@@gillianross7225 where's this semi colon that you speak of?

[@naths3090]

12 years later and still one of the most satisfying videos on the internet.

[@GuffGames]

The quick-change to Drop D at 6:38 was damn impressive.

[@greekosdarkness]

More like d sharp.

[@billparker8954]

He would tell you that it was no big deal, just a little inconvenient.

[@baldy943]

*I don’t know what more impressive, that he can play all these riffs or he remembered 100 riffs in order for this video*

[@raulvasquez7166]

I was thinking the same thing😂

[@nicorzp]

YEP

[@SeanMacadelic]

I imagine he probably has a word document open on a laptop sitting in front of him telling him which order to play the songs in... that’s just a guess though

[@marlonpotakaharu4117]

The shortest pencil is longer than the longest memory

[@baibhavkc1124]

He has noted everything in a copy that he is looking 😂😂😂

[@vashviolet932]

When you're scrolling through guitar hero's music list

[@doomslayerplushie6662]

The perfect description of this video

[@eatingicepops]

Exactly

[@Ecdemaniac]

😂😂

[@D_sucker]

Pretty accurate

[@jrswizzle688]

Greatest comment I’ve ever seen in my life 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dacian2856]

everyone talking about how good he is at playing the guitar, but nobody talking about how his foot switch skills are off the charts

[@SamyDeluxeFan1993]

he probably had one preset for every riff on a multi fx and cycled thorugh - still nicely done though!

[@Leo_nbd]

@@SamyDeluxeFan1993 There's videos where he teaches some of the riffs, and showcases the pedal board he used. Impressively enough, it really was about his foot switch skill.

[@Leo_nbd]

Also @7:42 you can notice the moment he switched the fuzz on for the Cliffs of Dover riff.

[@charles7652]

1 Mr. Sandman - Chet Atkins 0:08 2 Folsom Prison Blues - Johnnasy Cash 0:17 3 Words of Love - Buddy Holly 0:22 4 Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry 0:28 5 Rumble - Link Wray 0:35 6 Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran 0:44 7 Pipeline - The Chantays 0:50 8 Miserlou - Dick Dale 0:58 9 Wipeout - Surfaris 1:03 10 Daytripper - The Beatles 1:06 11 Can't Explain - The Who 1:13 12 Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones 1:16 13 Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix 1:23 14 Black Magic Woman - Santana 1:32 15 Helter Skelter - The Beatles 1:38 16 Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac 1:47 17 Crossroads - Cream 1:54 18 Communication Breakdown - Led Zeppelin 1:58 19 Paranoid - Black Sabbath 2:03 20 Fortunate Sun - Creedence Clearwater Revival 2:11 21 Funk 49 - James Gang 2:18 22 Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin 2:24 23 Bitch - Rolling Stones 2:27 24 Layla - Derek and the Dominos 2:33 25 School's Out - Alice Cooper 2:40 26 Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple 2:48 27 Money - Pink Floyd 2:54 28 Jessica - Allman Brothers 3:00 29 La Grange - ZZ Top 3:08 30 20th Century Boy - T. Rex 3:13 31 Scarlet Begonias - Grateful Dead 3:17 32 Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 3:22 33 Walk This Way - Aerosmith 3:25 34 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 3:29 35 Stranglehold - Ted Nugent 3:35 36 Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy 3:41 37 Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult 3:48 38 Carry on My Wayward Son - Kansas 3:54 39 Blitzkreig Bop - The Ramones 3:59 40 Barracuda - Heart 4:05 41 Runnin' with the Devil - Van Halen 4:12 42 Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits 4:21 43 Message in a Bottle - The Police 4:35 44 Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) - Neil Young 4:41 45 Back in Black - AC/DC 4:49 46 Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne 4:55 47 Spirit of Radio - Rush 5:01 48 Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan 5:05 49 Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes 5:13 50 Holy Diver - Dio 5:18 51 Beat It - Michael Jackson 5:22 52 Hot For Teacher - Van Halen 5:30 53 What Difference Does It Make - The Smiths 5:36 54 Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen 5:42 55 Money For Nothing - Dire Straits 5:50 56 You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi 5:57 57 The One I Love - REM 6:03 58 Where the Streets Have No Name - U2 6:10 59 Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses 6:18 60 Sweet Child 'O Mine - Guns N' Roses 6:31 61 Girls, Girls, Girls - Motley Crue 6:37 62 Cult of Personality -Living Colour 6:44 63 Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue 6:52 64 Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty 7:03 65 Pictures of Matchstick Men - Camper Van Beethoven 7:08 66 Thunderstruck - AC/DC 7:18 67 Twice as Hard - Black Crowes 7:30 68 Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson 7:41 69 Enter Sandman - Metallica 7:47 70 Man in the Box - Alice in Chains 7:55 71 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 8:08 72 Give it Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers 8:17 73 Even Flow - Pearl Jam 8:27 74 Outshined - Soundgarden 8:35 75 Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine 8:44 76 Sex Type Thing - Stone Temple Pilots 8:55 77 Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz 9:02 78 Welcome to Paradise - Green Day 9:05 79 Possum Kingdom - Toadies 9:10 80 Say it Ain't So - Weezer 9:19 81 Zero - Smashing Pumpkins 9:25 82 Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters 9:28 83 Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground 9:35 84 Smooth - Santana 9:40 85 Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers 9:49 86 Short Skirt, Long Jacket - Cake 10:00 87 Turn a Square - The Shins 10:07 88 Seven Nation Army - White Stripes 10:14 89 Hysteria - Muse 10:30 90 I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness 10:40 91 Blood and Thunder - Mastadon 10:47 92 Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet 10:53 93 Reptilia - The Strokes 10:58 94 Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand 11:04 95 Float On - Modest Mouse 11:10 96 Blue Orchid - White Stripes 11:19 97 Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day 11:32 98 Steady As She Goes - The Raconteurs 11:38 99 I Got Mine - Black Keys 11:45 100 Cruel - St. Vincent 11:57 Now you can thank me :) Thumbs up this comment for everyone.

[@davidbarrientos2062]

Thank you

[@lostandfiend]

Thank you

[@sokolo161]

Was wondering why Arctic Monkeys didnt make the list but then I saw that this video was from 2012, before AM came out in 2013, when the Monkeys where still relatively unknown in the US

[@nebukanezer73]

Thank you 😅

[@hayzeebloke]

Not a single Quo riff? Missing out there.

[@zennybot5175]

The worst part about it is when you recognize a part and it ends before you can get into it

[@gerardjackson4104]

Watch kfir ochaion guitar covers he's the best guitarist I have seen on KZbin

[@J101191514]

That was the best part for me.

[@dnt234]

@@gerardjackson4104 so I guess you haven't seen Rob Chapman

[@thomasteichman2690]

ZennyBot he had to fit it in one video so you can’t change that

[@nathantorresstanevil6958]

26 was the teaser one for me

[@casuallybry]

The kid in your class that only learns the intro to songs:

[@qdavis6749]

So you’re talking about me huh

[@tomhardy8307]

AmateurCasual Bryan so me

[@richardanderson3273]

no one said anything about you two dipshits go play your intros somewhere else

[@elijah6496]

AmateurCasual Bryan THATS ME OMG

[@odin9337]

you just described a good 70% of guitarists.

[@TjStorm97]

I remember first seeing this video 7 years ago when I started playing electric guitar... Had a massive impact on me.. Great job!!!

[@chicagomusicexchange]

Welcome back!

[@robertleslie8758]

Yes, it also made me want to buy guitars and gear I can’t afford. Thank you, Chicago music exchange!

[@roccociccone597]

3:02 tonight: I play 100 different guitar riffs, James plays the top gear intro on a piano and Richard smashes a drum set.

[@MrConfusedcheese]

It's tradition to come back to this video every so often

[@charliemiller4111]

Everytime I see it in my recommenders I click

[@renderps3399]

I seen this video first time in 2014 , and ever since...

[@theauldscientist]

I must’ve watched this 20 times over the years, used to be great before the ads started interrupting halfway through videos, making KZbin virtually unwatchable.

[@kwiz213]

@@theauldscientist Here's a trick for you, skip to the end of the video and then replay it. It gets rid of all the ads, or most of them

[@user-lx3dn9bt9e]

@@kwiz213 never knew about this lifehack, thx

[@randomperson-jt2pp]

The guitar went outside and smoked a cigarette after this.

[@jonpeters3787]

And the amp was smoking half way through

[@marialenaho5249]

LOL! What do you mean?

[@oliviagrace8336]

I mean it all happened after he played smoke on the water 🙌

[@HSTRTGMS]

And then took a giant greasy dump

[@marialenaho5249]

@CyberSlice Hahahahahahahahaha yes you are right.

[@Prochaska97]

Great to see this in my recommendations again after 11 years.

[@chicagomusicexchange]

Welcome back!

[@caidenneumann7107]

I gotta appreciate the fingerpicking at Sultans Of Swing, it’s a nice touch

[@rudranshsharma7064]

Dude changed the tuning in between playing like it's nothing 😶

[@lucasherrick1347]

(in-between a riff) I am speed

[@gjorgidukov6434]

Am... not really, because some of us may cant tune guitar by ear and they don't know to do that fast, like someone like me :D

[@dovydaszelenius7575]

its not that hard actually, going from standard to drop tuning, just got to remember position of a E string tuner knob for standard and drop tuning

[@salmonisyummiyeet163]

Muscle memory...

[@meech42069]

Jeez, coming from Mozart that means alot

[@the_honkler778]

The transition from Sweet Home Alabama to Walk This Way had no right to work that well

[@droplemmy]

miserlou to wipeout was also smooth

[@kovach2450]

I like how walk this way is suggesting incest lol

[@wingsofthunder170]

Literally read this as it played lmfao

[@karlafrostfire78games48]

The_Honkler ikr

[@VeryJUICED]

I’m glad im not the only one that thought this lmao.

[@kevaldholu7366]

What is even more impressive is that he changes tuning to drop D on the run. Impressive!!

[@dontstop2517]

10 years later and i always come back

[@nectimusmaximus]

this video completely validates the existence of KZbin all on its own.

[@Zerollaneous]

fully agree

[@cortdonis4984]

This is gonna be a quote XD

[@skyebleu3522]

bloodisnotblue ccr

[@nah5511]

bloodisnotblue not right now lol

[@sampatton4560]

bloodisnotblue I'm the 500 the like on ur comment

[@evanjonesguitar]

Remembered 100 riffs, played them note perfectly, had smooth transitions and selected the right pedal every time flawlessly. That was impressive.

[@Laughing__Emoji__]

Evan Jones imagine messing up the last song

[@zachsemler6722]

im pretty sure there were a couple hard to see jump cuts here and there but idk

[@SwagDawg]

Zach Semler instead of just saying that, how about you actually link the jump cuts

[@blearyeyed1625]

Very impressive...but can you... oh... wrong channel)

[@zachsemler6722]

Julian McOmie wasnt thinking of it at the time im also too lazy to look throught the entire video

[@arrow4749]

okay but the transition from miserlou to wipeout to day tripper is actually so clean

[@theodorelevy4546]

I started playing guitar at 14 when I joined my highschool guitar class, I remember watching this video countless times to the point where I can still remember the exact riffs one after another It is now 7 years later and I am almost finished with college and am about to pursue my dream of becoming a career pilot, time really does fly, but I will always remember those highschool days of practicing guitar and coming back to this video

[@cookiecookies2870]

Who else comes here, watches the vid, picks out a song. Gos and learns it, then comes back here to pick a new one, over and over again. I’ve watched this vid 15 times to pick out a song so far

[@nickllarcade]

THIS IS HOW I STARTED GUITAR

[@vastmangogaming5486]

Gitaur is yeas I plai

[@user-cy3se6jz4k]

This video drove me to start playing 😂

[@maragale1944]

Exactly!!! It's litterally the library of songs to learn

[@Parzival424]

yea i agree

[@godspeed6947]

Every time he started a new riff I didn’t want him to stop.

[@alysannelionvale]

cute

[@bulletwoundshurt8881]

CHAINS IS IN A PICKLE

[@shawcremeans1773]

Payday for the win

[@geedbinye6087]

Godspeed same

[@lukekilroy6818]

Especially Layla

[@Sfidatorul]

This clip is a good motto for the Rock'n Roll Bible.

[@jamesholmberg3158]

Knowing that many riffs is one thing. Being able to switch gears and have "the feel" of each come through is quite another. You should most certainly do session work if that sort of thing interests you. Thank you so much for bringing some funky jams to my normally quiet campsite just before dark.

[@Rebornblader]

Why is everybody making such a big deal over what he DIDN'T play? This was a delight.

[@WHEATLYWANTTOBE]

THANK YOU!

[@filippocortese4192]

Rebornblader he forgot freebird XD

[@christopherdenegre2364]

Rebornblader Yea lol, also, 8:48 made me die! Sorry, I just love Rage Against the Machine.

[@The5Edie]

Rebornblader I agree! Because it's very difficult to play 100 different riffs/part of songs in just 12 minutes. And that was great!

[@TSFTakeTwo]

Rebornblader people always want a reason to complain :P

[@danieljung1528]

Sounds like the spotify 'road trip' playlist.

[@thelizardqueen2632]

Bruhhh u right

[@nslouka90]

Classic Rock basically

[@leonardomaslac48]

666th like

[@nslouka90]

Leonardo Maslać cursed comment

[@davidrichardson6749]

@@nslouka90 it's classic rock up until around the upper 60s out of 100, then it becomes grunge and post grunge basically. But for the most part youre right

[@achyutbhat6110]

Imagine playing the 100 riffs in 12 mins and synching those 100 riffs to video time🙏 My man can do anything!! Respect

[@LucasKuerten]

It’s crazy how i watched this video years ago, and i still remember it in order. Almost like it’s one single song in my head.

[@JadenWaddell]

The most impressive part is that he did this in one continuous take. If he messed up one riff he’d have to restart.

[@fabianreah1708]

No shit Sherlock.

[@HereafterMusic]

He did very slightly mess up on thunderstruck but he recovered very quickly

[@lachlanlunn2077]

@@fabianreah1708 Nice one, Fabian

[@dogeon0]

explain the changes of sound from the guitar, it must be a pedal

[@smaran4]

Nice

[@joshmc333]

Dropping the E to D and bringing it back several times perfectly in tune is easily the most impressive part of this whole video.

[@OWNYOUCUTE]

Josh McLean man I've been watching this video for some while and I've never payed attention to it, damn, that's dope!

[@user-tr9sq9cd8z]

I belive that the most impressive thing in this video is...the video😃

[@JohnSmithRocx]

Josh McLean This is gospel!

[@jarbihc2714]

He tuned the guitar so that it would be easy to turn while playing. If you notice the D has the tuning peg roughly perpendicular to the headstock and the E is roughly parallel. Easy to quickly retune like that

[@starkstudios2647]

Agreed.

[@Gbg539]

smoothest transition ever: 3:24

[@gergoretvari6373]

just came back for the nostalgia

[@griffindougall7541]

I liked the part when he played the guitar

[@arnoudh6203]

What, you don't like his voice? >:/

[@calebempey1990]

Umm actually its a piano

[@robertrichter2761]

Can tell you watch Pewdiepie video

[@thanosthemadtitan1519]

Why is everyone changing their profile pic to that

[@crisvela1932]

Thanos The Mad Titan its litty committee

[@jfrfilms6697]

"how to get banned from a guitar store"

[@idontgetjokes1918]

Jfr Films that’s not the title of this video

[@oliverpierce5118]

@@idontgetjokes1918 username checks out

[@matthewreese7710]

Jfr Films no I don’t think he plays stairway to heaven

[@Anonymous-qk3qn]

@@matthewreese7710 its riffs not intro's

[@jesuisunpoisson4804]

Yur dumb

[@bulletproof4199]

The tone is bliss omg.

[@jackoroniandcheese1693]

i come back to this video every once and a while

[@Vurtic]

“i got blisters on me fingas”

[@pktareq2790]

He surely is a *starr*

[@lilizzypiz7936]

Y E S

[@shahriarteymoorinia3663]

True beatles fan

[@pacenrdizzy]

What is that from

[@shahriarteymoorinia3663]

@@pacenrdizzy Ringo says it at the end of Helter Skelter

[@alexandrucraiu2420]

"Hey can you pla-" "Yes"

[@danielhahn7329]

Legendary video!! Still has me coming back, checking it out. And the tone is truely unique in way, but also encapsulates all of the classic vibes. Really impressive considering the drive stage consists of a TubeScreamer and a JHS Foot Fuzz into a low powered tweed. 👍👍👍

[@sergioiurisouzadacosta5640]

I am building a Deezer playlist and ran out of ideas to songs to put in Then I remembered this legendary video.

[@shirukid]

Imagine he messed up at 99

[@TheGaberGuy]

Let's be honest, if he messed up, would we even notice?

[@thecoconutgum]

@@TheGaberGuy Yes...?

[@nboutdoors3571]

“Ahh shit we gotta go bald“

[@thecoconutgum]

@@nboutdoors3571 *Crying noises*

[@senord2429]

maybe he did and they had to record it all over again, we’ll never know

[@IronOrePickaxe]

That tone for Don't fear the reaper was almost spot on

[@landoftheeast252]

***** ya man i love this guy

[@sindretube]

***** i agree, not enough cowbell though..

[@jonathanmerchan317]

+Sindre Berstad i got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell

[@jonathanmerchan317]

+Sindre Berstad i got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell

[@jonathanmerchan317]

+Sindre Berstad its the only prescription;)

[@metalhead_girl06]

What this guy is doing in this video is exactly what I do anytime I play my guitar: constantly changing riffs after ten seconds of playing. I can't stick to learing one song without getting bored with it or figuring out the song gets harder further in.

[@willsevy7836]

I have watched this video so many times that when I listen to the actual songs I think of the song that comes next in this video

[@darrenjs_]

This guy learned 100 different riffs, played them perfectly, changed tuning in between songs like it's nothing. My man just built different

[@vanhalenandbaddecisions3564]

Love your profile pic

[@zyclose8653]

We basically hav the same profile pic nice dude 🤘🏼

[@vanhalenandbaddecisions3564]

@@zyclose8653 🤘🤘

[@relmlucas4932]

Sigma found

[@j.epstein7723]

To be fair, he did some riffs really dirty.

[@toastysauze]

6:36 The fastest drop D tuner in the west

[@jalapenopoggers8310]

thats almost more impressive then playing all the songs lol

[@jozard2108]

Me who still uses a tuner 👁👄👁

[@cadeypie]

definitely had that one pre marked but it's still darn impressive

[@haroldprice1030]

Geez ! I was just thinking the same thing !

[@literallyunderrated]

Dropped it like it was hot, then picks up a slide lol

[@nappyhairnistars8431]

Santan himself is on the dancefloor... What a massive virtuosity, I'm speachless !

[@cassianoribeiro3769]

Watched this video several times when it was launched on YT... every now and then I come back here to listen again, and everytime I listen to one of these songs I immediately think on the next riff and feel obligated to come back here and listen to it again... lol this have such a huge impact on the guitar community.

[@bobjones1136]

Imagine if he did all of that and forgot to press the record button on the camera

[@josepbryan3628]

Lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@rainbowsurfer3603]

Stolen comment

[@Adamgoms]

Shut the fuck up

[@lunarusmusic3138]

Plot twist: THIS IS AFTER THAT HAPPENED

[@calebgaming1912]

Lol

[@cyberwizard8818]

3:48 Sounds exactly like the original recording

[@TheAndersDanilet]

Cyber Wizard Nah. Needs more cowbell.

[@cyberwizard8818]

@@TheAndersDanilet I see you are also a man of culture.

[@Theo-qh9iw]

I know! Little heavy on the dirt though

[@ervin9720]

Anders Danilet Ah yes, the cowbell.

[@jackklein746]

I’VE GOT A FEVER AND THE ONLY CURE IS MORE COWBELL!

[@peeeeeeet]

This man is a national treasure and needs to be protected at all costs

[@alexdiaz8466]

looks like a copy :/

[@vgeesnaps]

I saw this video 3 months when it was uploaded here in YT and even downloaded it on my laptop. Now 9 years old and currently in a pandemic and still watching it. 🤘

[@g.spektor7194]

The transition from Sweet Hone Alabama to Walk This Way is great!

[@laingy166]

I thought that! Genius ;)

[@samtaylor6379]

I think he should've played more of sweet home Alabama

[@jonathansalmeron4109]

+Trumpet Guy yea me too

[@Finneyyy]

Sweet Home Alabama is overplayed. What about songs like Freebird or Simple Man?

[@g.spektor7194]

Finneyyy Simple man is also overplayed

[@charlessmith9057]

Anyone else keep coming back to this vid?

[@yaddledapaddle3877]

Charles Smith yeah

[@strxwberrygacha3578]

Charles Smith mhm this is like my 5th time watching it

[@maxgonzalez7406]

I’ve watched dis in school so many times

[@user-ru8sk7us3z]

yes

[@eetadick9751]

no, dippshit

[@user-zd7re5em9d]

10 years ago i watched this video and bought my guitar. i heard only 4 songs of the list, and didnt know how to play, now i can play every riff here, and love most of this songs, this is the most influential youtube video in my life, thanks a lot, im speachless (sory for my bad english im from russia)

[@Doofusdandy]

Thank you so much for playing thunderstruck the right way!!

[@garrettbromberg3288]

3:09 the all new Ford F150...

[@inmylifeivelovedthemall]

STOP😂

[@watermelonlover3883]

only the best in texas

[@15trb951]

Bruh no

[@tiedyedakman017]

soapy crusader true

[@literallyasneeze2135]

The wind in my hair...

[@Sergio-fu7mv]

2:48 how the guitar store sounds all day.

[@Drxyy]

Sergio Alcantara nope, it’s stairway to heaven

[@supersandwich8967]

Smells like teen spirit

[@Lu-br9xz]

checks out

[@Anna-gt7uu]

Except for 0-3-5

[@kevingoss635]

His tone on Miserlou...🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@norijager]

Great playing, great tones, cool guitar, excellent choices, all in one take. This is unbelievably impressive.

[@EdwinNewcomb]

I honestly can't understand why anyone who plays guitar or enjoys others playing it could give this a thumbs down. What a wonderfully executed medley. He must have spend hours working it out

[@saltypdk348]

Some people are just butthurt that he didn't include their favourite song/band in the video

[@luisanataliapimentelvera9821]

Must be reggaeton lovers.

[@KindaKaon]

either disliked to be contrarians or because a song they liked wasn't included is my guess.

[@astridkjellberg]

every youtube video has dislikes, people need to get over it with comments like these

[@BrandonRyan]

@@astridkjellberg but 10k seems like an awful lot for such a great presentation

[@georgebrindley1752]

3 years ago, this video made me wanna pick up a guitar for the very first time. Last night I played my first gig. Thank you from the bottom of my heart 😁

[@Ohwowgr8]

George Brindley congrats

[@user-xd5df7st7h]

Wow

[@carminep.5960]

how’d the gig go?!?!

[@andrewcarpino1838]

sweet!

[@stratomiesniinsaatanasti5250]

Ml

[@barfwormz]

the transition from sweet home alabama to walk this way was SMOOTH.

[@justus4203]

8:08 fuck yeah everybody Knows and Loves

[@degenerate_weeb]

This is a guide to finding all the songs from my childhood listening to the radio but could never find the name of

[@kalebeattie8165]

Itadeki seiki 👌🏽

[@HBOMB-ht5pm]

Sorry bout the views man I watched this about 21 mil times

[@lethaldai]

H BOMB 0803 Samee!!

[@HBOMB-ht5pm]

Daishawn Maingot It's just so f***** awesome.

[@wolfman081298]

H BOMB 0803 agreed how can someone put a dislike on this?

[@HBOMB-ht5pm]

Millennials. Maybe.

[@toughman5556]

wolfman081298 those are all the rapper people

[@grantcarro8721]

The fact that he executes this without any noticeable breaks is so impressive to me. Like each riff in itself is not that difficult (except for a few), but the fact that he pulls off this pretty seamless medley with no noticeable errors all in one take, switching to drop D midway through, and having amp modifications and other accessories… I’m watching this trying to calculate how many hours he had to practice to get this routine right, and he deserves a thumbs up at the very least from everyone who clicks.

[@cheezkid2689]

This kinda makes me wanna cry. It reminds me of my childhood, playing Rock Band and Guitar Hero.

[@graydentucci1463]

This guys transitioning is flawless

[@whoisthispianist01]

as if the transitions are difficult and we all should be amazed.

[@matthewkhan2438]

shbmusic fuck you. Just plain fuck you.

[@zackjackson5004]

I uh, I can play a d cord

[@conorm.5331]

Rattlesnake Zack I️ can play Em.

[@ghoulishgam3r508]

got me beat lol. i can do power chords, but no full chords. fat fingers.

[@Omar-cb5ju]

Good start

[@trickers24]

Don't worry, literally all of this should be some of the easiest stuff you could ever play after playing for a few months

[@azharsofjan9181]

Rattlesnake Zack I can play G-D-Em-C

[@EpicnessCupStudios]

Even after ten years and countless rewatches this still blows my mind.

[@kristu]

One of the most impressive guitar videos I’ve seen. The fact that there was a change to drop D, slide etc. is so cool.

[@ozz4661]

You can’t tell me that’s not the smoothest transition 0:57

[@jimboslim8379]

nah 3:24-3:26 is the smoothest transition in history

[@javierapodaca3021]

I agree

[@geraldorodriguew3605]

Just tale a look at megadeth's show at Italy where they did a "medley",see the transition from "the conjuring "to "wake up dead". So flawless

[@SlightlyUnderAverage]

8:35-8:36

[@SlightlyUnderAverage]

8:35-8:36

[@samtheman123]

7:55 that distorted Wah is amazing

[@illusionhaiusek2670]

i was waiting for this comment

[@DrywallMuncher_]

7:54

[@youngsmith1578]

Wow. This was a very impressive display of versatility, timing and keeping the vibe for each of these songs. Even effects were awfully close

[@chicagomusicexchange]

🤘🤘🤘

[@jeffbower8355]

Hey Alex - I know it’s 10 years later but in case you occasionally check comments: I particularly like your ordering so that keys make great sense and your interesting transitions when key changes come. Great composition! The ‘editing,’ that is, where you chose to get into and out of riffs was great, consistently interesting and occasionally surprising. Fun! Your use of effects was great and your non-Strat tones were very good. Your pickup switching was flawless. I think many beginning and intermediate guitarists don’t spend enough time practicing the tech side of effect/setting/pickup changes. You certainly do. The added bass notes in Satisfaction were very nice; your SRV tone was great; thanks for picking Thunderstruck instead of legatoing it; the switch to slide in Seven Nations Army was slick. A pleasant time is guaranteed for all.

[@thereisnofood2008]

the transition from miserlou to wipeout is so perfect

[@jkguitarist05]

Facts 💯

[@ahuman2695]

Same with: Sweet Home Alabama ---> Walk this Way Boys are Back in Town ---> Don't Fear the Reaper

[@jeffjones1634]

Ikr!

[@monstertrucker2004]

@@ahuman2695 needs more cowbell

[@sOriginalMan-bw8de]

Scarlet begonias to sweet home Alabama to walk this way was the slickest transition in this video

[@cr-od8yo]

3:23 that transition from sweet home Alabama to walk this way though

[@erikfani9790]

The V Club my 2 favorite songs

[@noahsnider7656]

That was awesome

[@cellphone96]

Does your name mean the Virgin club?

[@avetrotter1356]

Christ above that was insane

[@trashmouth9845]

cellphone96 no it means vegetarian club

[@iridescent-frog1059]

This is such an iconic medley. I keep coming back to it.

[@SirBandos_]

Gotta appreciate that he dropped the pick for Sultans of Swing

[@syotaasweetheartt]

My music teacher demonstrating what she expects us to be able to do by the end of the lesson

[@caydenmongolo7187]

I would like but you’re at 420 likes but just know that I like this comment

[@syotaasweetheartt]

cayden mongolo ok thanks! 🙏

[@RedMenace0]

"Don't Fear the Reaper" sounded on effing point.

[@markdouglas1601]

The transition into and out of it were perfect too. Super smooth

[@solanine9205]

One of my favorite songs to play and the video did it justice!

[@shannonrussell898]

Needs more cowbell.

[@gabem7916]

Needed more cowbell tho

[@elizabeth-ou9fq]

Gabe M I’ve got a fever...

[@ardaisldar6758]

One misses a bit Deep Purple and Pink Floyd on top 100 rock n’ roll list. Anyway respect to filing this in one take

[@blvcksilvnce]

I liked 13, 15 , 25, 37, 48 , 52 , 61 , 63 , 68 , 69 , 71 , 72 , 92 , 95

[@martijnvangelderen7783]

With the current KZbin, how many copyclaims do you think he got?

[@channelawezome6790]

Jesus H Christ you are right

[@Andrew-zo5po]

Martijn van Gelderen none they’re all on the screen as he plays

[@EagleAssassinchannel]

@@bajabugboy5570 YEH PROBS

[@thechadethan9072]

Martijn van Gelderen 100 in a single take

[@prod.thvndr]

None

[@ThisFace]

I'm here just trying to tune my guitar

[@siggiarabi]

then buy a tuner

[@gamerinthewoodsszlsully3759]

Or get a tuning app

[@siggiarabi]

@@gamerinthewoodsszlsully3759 if you have a tuning app (i presume you'd get it for free) then you'd most likely only be able to tune to E standard. however, investing a few dollars into a decent tuner will let you tune to basically anything

[@roderas3312]

@@siggiarabi actually most apps have chromatic tuner, so you can tune any string in any note

[@siggiarabi]

@@roderas3312 can you name a few? im just using guitartuna for when i don't have access to a tuner

[@Orincaby]

I only come back to this video because of that ONE SONG that's stuck in my head.

[@declanlowery8877]

3:17-3:27 are the three cleanest transitions I think I’ve ever heard

[@floopusdoopus]

Almost sounds like a single song

[@jessevonk2836]

It is amazing

[@thecampfire4877]

This guy has serious skill. Such smooth playing and the cleanest transitions. I'm impressed

[@Alex19II]

His level of playing is novice and that's obviously from 1 riff

[@Ianthe22]

what riff?

[@loststranger5398]

@@Ianthe22 Smoke On The Water)

[@Ianthe22]

but you enjoyed the rest oh them?

[@kkarx]

@@loststranger5398 What is so wrong about it? He played it little differently and is a bit sloppy but that is ok for rock and roll. Most of the stuff sounded good.

[@andrewwilliams3524]

3:03 On tonight’s show James falls over. I eat some cheese. Richard says he doesn’t want some.

[@hunterbranson4387]

Tonight on bottom gear

[@anonymdovvalross1336]

on that bombshell

[@nick3718]

@@hunterbranson4387 i literally just watched that wtf

[@connorme404]

And on that disappointment back to the tent

[@guitarguy7847]

Yes!

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

I honestly replayed the Don't fear the reaper to Blitzkrieg Bop part 30 times by now, an Amazing guitarists this man is