20 Most Memorable Guitar Riffs From The 1990s (with TAB)

[@szymondudzinski6661]

So glad you included Never Meant. It's hard to believe it came out in the 90's

[@jargon999]

Amazing that you included American Football in this! So underrated

[@nikolagugoski]

I really like how it sounds with both guitars. Plus I guess it's an iconic math rock riff :)

[@bertelcarstensen2764]

@@nikolagugoski please do the tabs to the solos John Frusciante played to Scar Tissue in Budapest

[@justinninke6405]

This was the only one I didn't know, never heard of that band even.

[@adityarajganeju]

Killing In The Name never fails to melt my face everytime I hear it

[@haydn995]

The fact that there wasnt a single alice in chains riff saddens me

[@mattwaymire5276]

That means he’s wrong!

[@localalien6173]

Best guitarist of the 90s not represented

[@carlwhissel7557]

Yeah I liked the picks but it definitely needed at least one AIC.

[@spaomalley]

Alas

[@docwillis1443]

One riff I thought would make the list was the opening riff to “far behind” from candlebox. Being able to play that at parties in the 90’s got me my fair share of hook ups too. But the 90’s was so full of great guitar music it’s almost impossible to make a list that includes them all. Great video thanks for sharing.

[@apriljaymarcadaro135]

Please do a tab of "Stone Cold Bush" by RHCP, im huge fan of your video!

[@jakehines1123]

Pretty he already got one

[@aneurysm_n]

++ Good idea

[@ivanruano6857]

!!!!!

[@skeezeball89]

Mother’s Milk was released in 1989. Sorry but I had to say it.

[@ivanruano6857]

@@skeezeball89 wrong idea🤓🤦‍♂️

[@MattJH]

Great playing. Thank you as always for these. Man, there's something magical about that Smashing Pumpkins riff. It's a time machine.

[@Br4dSp34d]

Respect for playing ‘Song 2’ correctly and not dropping down to just low power chords 🤘

[@oldmate86]

I'm so glad you played 1979 and Testify

[@fve1352]

From a musical way, that was a great time to be a teenager!!!

[@jacobflematti3325]

Glad this is solely guitar, as for a beginner, it helps to hear what the riffs sound like without all the other instrumentation. That way when you play it, you're not underwhelmed when it doesn't sound as epic as the actual song.

[@alex_belmont]

After a dozen of MTV-rock riffs Never Meant really caught me off guard

[@jabi_ali]

Always a pleasure Nikola! Congrats on 200k by the way. 1 million soon;)

[@alfie3467]

Can we get a full tab of Alive? I’m playing next year at my school and I can’t find any good lessons for the solo. Also Nikola your videos are amazing and I’ve learnt so many songs through them. Congrats on 200k! can’t wait for 1 mil

[@lachlangillies7030]

Mr tabs

[@ToddH76]

Follow @letsplayall He has a full on pearl jam channel!

[@darksecret965]

@@lachlangillies7030 He got almost everything u need covered

[@AmImGaga]

Never imagined Nikola tabbing Foo Fighters or Smashing Pumpkins but it was pleasant anyways 👌 Thank you once again for quality content

[@theghd2020]

This is a great list! Often times lists like these don’t capture my experience, but this list - this list put a smile on my face!!! Thank you!

[@theghd2020]

Also, today I learned that Nas sampled Sting!!

[@lautrec359]

it's wonderful, I've been looking for such list for so long. you are the best, man! thank you so much for your work and dedication!

[@Kruizzer]

Always giving us some of the best 🤘🏻

[@kkrsnn5632]

Good selection and playing 😁

[@cirodragotto4669]

Thank you so much ☺ I love this

[@bertelcarstensen2764]

Incredible video! You need to do a tab of the solos that John Frusciante played on Scar Tissue in Budapest this year please!

[@zikermu]

just Great .Thanks a lot

[@alemon7323]

Great job man! Do more please.

[@geoffgurney88]

Good stuff thank you 🙏

[@artursztymelski5993]

This list definitely needs undone!

[@Rafa-lg1rf]

Another legendary lesson from Nikola. Thank you!🙌

[@klinghoffer563]

Please do a tab of "Look Around" RHCP from album I'm With You

[@Pnco]

Great vid

[@manuellozanoortega9407]

Aquellos maravillosos años!! Gracias tío!!!

[@neildobbs7278]

Damn great list

[@postmur625]

1:34 very nice

[@davidebaldassarre1031]

Sad but true requires more gain. The tone u used for the pantera’s song, sounds like jazz/blues and stuff like that. The other tones were just sooooo good

[@nikolagugoski]

Yeah, I'm pretty bad at dialing metal tones

[@azraelfirstofhisname8695]

Definitely going to try out Paranoid Android and the Sting and Tears in Heaven song next month

[@urmesenoo4645]

I'm forever fan of Nirvana and Red Hot Chill Peppers and always like your theirs tutorial

[@Peter_Gijsbers]

my man saw the paul davids video on song 2

[@nikolagugoski]

Yup 😄

[@yyysaito]

Paranoid android, heart shaped box and tears in heaven are on another level. They grab the audience from the first note.

[@Stevie_D_Pre]

Always with the best tabs and videos ❤️ I’m sure you’re swamped with suggestions, but if you should at least check out slow dance ii by Naked Giants. Awesome solo that’s all pentatonic. Thanks for the quality videos

[@LevinsThe]

90's were best days of my life

[@tyelerhiggins300]

There were more than a couple of these that I didn't know were 90s songs.

[@Sm00thR0ckS]

I just started playing 4 months ago and this is very helpful for a noob like me, especially the tabs. Thank you! Kade vo MK se naogjas?

[@nikolagugoski]

Ohrid 🙂

[@Sm00thR0ckS]

@@nikolagugoskiодличен гитарист си, а каналот ти е супер. Јас само што почнав да свирам во Април и имам допрво многу да учам. Канали како твојот се многу полезни - благодарам. Јас веќе 22 години сум во Чикаго. Наредната недела доаѓам во Скопје па како и обично ќе навратиме и до Охрид. Поздрав!

[@jorgekinsella]

with Never Meant you just won a new fan

[@nikolagugoski]

Thanks man! Really like how both guitars sound on that riff :)

[@sk360flip]

This video made me realize juice world samples that sting song.

[@lebreton70]

Great stuff to take us back in time ! (Sting, 4th measure is it possible it could be 10 9 ''7'' instead ?)

[@negsterarchive7911]

Paranoid Android 😍

[@nikolagugoski]

That riff was so satisfying to play. Learned it for the first time for this video and I was surprised how good it feels to play it 😁

[@leandro0p11]

Muyy buenoo❤❤

[@nerdbags]

Lol he can't include them all. Good list nice job. Especially liked americ anfootball

[@lucamiele]

SUPERSONIC

[@carlwhissel7557]

Needs one AIC riff. I feel like the Semi-Charmed life riff should be there. Also one Radiohead.

[@tarikbugrad]

Omg how did you get that tone with Ibanez ? Which amp

[@morko5150]

I would add symbolic

[@andrejspasvelk233]

Дали би можеле да направите видео за последното соло во Scar Tissue со овој нов систем за таб? Фала 😁

[@nikolagugoski]

Најверојатно ќе ги ре-аплоудурам старите видеа со овај тип на таб. Scar tissue сигурно ќе е едно од тие видеа

[@strat_1880]

@@nikolagugoski Which Fender guitar and pickups are those?

[@juliusvm6116]

Hey Nikola, what are your thoughts on Greta Van Fleet? Will you possibly do any covers of them?

[@grantmcmichen40]

What pickups are in this guitar?

[@nikolagugoski]

Texas specials. The guitar is American Special Strat

[@danielgreen2538]

Just missing man in the box!

[@rhodawg666]

great list replace sad but true with of wolf and man and play cowboys proper lol

[@jasonsaunders8134]

Spoonman riff ends on Open D.

[@decentsingersclub]

no paranoid android? 😢

[@jimbobmago]

Don’t agree with come as you are but loved the video =)

[@featheryfemme]

Really? It's extremely memorable. It's like _the_ beginner guitar riff. Maybe the most memorable of all on this list.

[@joshualucas177]

No under the bridge, smells like teen spirit, or everlong? (and I don't mean any disrespect I'm just curious why those aren't here)

[@nikolagugoski]

I'm a bit tired of playing under the bridge and smells. I have both in a few of my other videos. I chose Learn to fly over Everlong without any specific reason 😁

[@StratTaylor]

Lotta drop d in the 90s

[@theduftmeister]

pause it as soon as each new track appears and see if how quickly you can guess based on tab without actually listening... to be fair, I struggled to guess Cowboys from Hell 😂

[@A.J.1656]

I can't be the only one who had to pause so I could finish singing Spoonman... right?

[@thespedshed6963]

The sting song I was like what lucid dreams

[@falkofscrum]

So, you had room for several RHCP, Nirvana and RATM-songs, but nothing from Weezer, Alice in Chains, Oasis, Radiohead, Bad Religion OR Green Day... Good job on the variety -,-

[@ilyaost5476]

Looks like someone doesn’t like Alice in chains...

[@citizenofhyrule]

is it possible to tab a song, start to finish by just inventing a single tasty riff? basically a riff first and then work from there how it starts and how it ends

[@nikolagugoski]

Not sure if I understand the question

[@strat_1880]

@@nikolagugoski Which Fender guitar model and which pickups are those? Sounds great.

[@nikolagugoski]

@@strat_1880 thanks Dustin! It's Fender American Special Strat. The pickups are called Texas Specials

[@strat_1880]

@@nikolagugoski Awesome. I have a Fender Blacktop HH that has the swimming pool route...which pickups or a loaded pickguard would you put in it to get as close to that Classic chimey bell like tone if can? It's Alder body rosewood fretboard...Would you look at getting a different guitar OR Coil split the neck humbucker to hopefully get a clear singlecoil jangly tone? Blacktop HH strat has a swimming pool route but or would you consider selling it and going with a soild SSS other guitar of somekind? Also the Blacktop strats frets feel like a railroad track to me other than that it's a good guitar the other problem it's dark and muddy could coil tap the humbuckers help? Is there Anything can do to the humbuckers like Coil tapping or do a push/pull to the neck humbucker or both humbuckers to get in that single coil territory where I can hopefully get that bell like tone.

[@kaibesecke7377]

When i saw the tabs from don't cry i immediately thought they looked like house of the rising sun from a different video of yours, also sounds a bit the same

[@tothetune]

Blind Melon should of been on here

[@lenajk2004]

come as you are is supposed to be in D standard

[@fruta-composer]

Where is Tornado???

[@nikolagugoski]

Tried recording it, but couldn't make it sound right

[@fruta-composer]

@@nikolagugoski 😢 TT

[@Peetie_Wheatstraw]

I believe you could take these riffs into Guitar Center and not get thrown out for playing them.

[@nikolagugoski]

I was kind of trying to go in that direction with the selection. But I'm sure there are a few riffs here that are overplayed

[@knowledgeisthepower1]

scar tissue is more memorable than californication riff imo

[@nikolagugoski]

Yeah, but scar tissue is getting a copyright claim in the first second of the upload

[@benjamini8146]

Ok

[@Ray5600]

... What do you mean "Never Meant" was in 90s...?

[@nikolagugoski]

Yes, 1999. I was a bit confused too :)

[@arne1568]

Wonderwall?

[@juke699]

Perhaps you would consider doing the last remaining uncovered Jimmy Page acoustic number from his pre Zeppelin Days. Spanish Blood - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3yUmpRnfcmJepY Thanks

[@johann1161]

No Alice In Chains?!

[@pearljaime2]

You even tuning.

[@bugmuff]

Ermmmmm……… cherub rock?

[@TUUK2006]

Some of this are "intros" and NOT riffs. Learn the definition of a riff.

[@julianncasado8356]

Green Day!????

[@nikolagugoski]

Yeah, kind of forgot about them. Sorry

[@stevecassell]

Green day suck

[@marcinmcula99]

Really no Megadeth? 90s was their decade.

[@nikolagugoski]

Yeah, realized that after I finished the video

[@atvena]

That guns r roses riff is weak I came up with that just yesterday

[@DavidRFIT]

Foo Fighters? Eewww.

[@nikolagugoski]

Never figured why people dislike Foo Fighters. I was never really into them, but I guess they are not that bad

[@DavidRFIT]

@@nikolagugoski I like the first album, very spontaneous, raw and genuine. The second is ok more or less. From the third on, I think they are a very banal pseudo-rock band with no real value whatsoever.

[@masonsummers7902]

@@DavidRFIT agreed

[@andyshaw7882]

Awesome until you played tears in heaven, doubt the whole video now