5 Guitar Riffs That Sound Easy But Are HARD (With Tabs)

[@pmx2n]

Okay "hard" might be a bit of a stretch, especially compared to the Hard AF Riffs vid, but you can't deny these are DECEPTIVE.

[@ConsistentlyInconsistent21]

I can't play guitar so they are all hard for me.

[@DamningTooth1]

Bit of a stretch, especially The Police riff!

[@no_problem8023]

Especially this charming man, or Jimi Hendrix stuff like Little Wing. Anyone who says “oh that’s easy, you want real difficulty? Play dream theater bro” is a tool and most likely shitty at guitar anyway

[@joemacdonald2187]

Anything played by Tommy iomi would be hard...at least the way he plays it...or was it geezer butler that was missing his middle finger on fret hand n used a prosthetic finger to play

[@cr1s1s0ff41th]

​​​@@joemacdonald2187 that was tony iommi

[@dillonbija9592]

Yeah every breath you take is a godamn fret hand killer.

[@gwennyboy6000]

I find it easier to individually fret the notes out one by one, which is more movement but generally less painful (i have small hands)

[@PiizzaTime]

Message in a bottle is another one, the stretch combined with the high tempo make it absolutely fucked lol

[@theflyingnon1133]

@@PiizzaTime lol i tried to learn message in a bottle as my second riff and it was scuffed af

[@Cognitoman]

Dude I’m not good at guitar at all, and for whatever reason I didn’t find it that hard.

[@Cognitoman]

Dude I’m not good at guitar at all, and for whatever reason I didn’t find it that hard. Also roll your wrist dude it helps so much point the top of of your wrist to the ground and you can stretch way farther

[@joarc9820]

oh my god that money for nothing tone is insane

[@m000sej00se]

Probably the closest I've ever heard someone get to the tone used in studio. That's wild.

[@mmamanify]

Same dude that was fucking insane!!

[@mrwassef]

@@m000sej00sesounds like he is using the studio version. Even the drums come in at the end.

@@m000sej00se exactly blew my mind

[@Edge9404]

He is playing it wrong though. Mark is using index and thumb on the D string and the middle on the G and B strings

[@davidlofton9820]

This charming man always seemed hard as hell to play.

[@メシャ]

I can play thrash and death metal no problem but Here Comes The Sun totally kicks my ass every time lmao

[@Laelaps_]

THIS CHARMING MAN MENTIONED🗣🗣🗣🗣👊🏻👊🏻❗️❗️❗️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@evikmaiden]

literally my childhood song my dad always played it in the car

[@johncruelty1]

@@evikmaiden in his charming car ?

[@evikmaiden]

@@johncruelty1 YES

[@wetbread23]

IT HAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONG INTROS OF ALL TIME

[@KanyeBreast4]

​@@johncruelty1with his charming child

[@samhartwig5101]

Dude the dire straits was PERFECT.

[@xpPhantom2]

SMITHS MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@zziicckk01]

Johnny Marr... very underrated!

[@godjoeysatan]

very popular band mentioned🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@natpearce37]

WHAT THE FUCK IS A LIKEABLE FRONTMAN 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Silly_billy_willy_guy]

My exact reaction 💯💯🗣️🗣️

[@Guitarenthusiasts3053]

With your tone, money for nothing sounds really good. Good job man

[@DarranKern]

This Charming Man is tough af

[@hirvo6899]

Andy Summers has to have the most flexible hands on earth

[@paddysloan]

This Charming Man sounds fucking deadly 😂

[@spencerplouzek2126]

You killed this charming man

[@Flyingace678]

Dude. That might be the single closest I have ever seen anyone get to Knopfler’s sound. It’s easy enough to play, but so SO hard to get those last intangible pieces. Respect ❤

[@ally-gh3hv]

MOTHER MOTHER MENTIONED👏👏 That tone was spot on

[@judaspriestfan]

the smiths this charming man is such a fun riff to play but i have forgotten how to play it

[@BinRoy-iy8jh]

Johnny Marr is so iconic

[@user-ul3ho5uq1l]

Tone is spot on man

[@ccoiser]

MOTHER MOTHER MENTIONED

[@winstongotsole]

Now I wanna see the vid on 5 riffs that sound awesome and difficult but are actually pretty easy

[@r3p74r7]

that money for nothing was like a 1:1. Incredible!

[@anthonydinatale9904]

I like how you included a little * for Here Comes the Sun because I didn't think it was a technically hard song, mostly strumming with picking out notes. You're right though in that you're kind of playing both rhythm and lead at the same time.

[@Pensfan5919]

I would also submit Rush's "Closer To The Heart" for a similar reason to "Here Comes The Sun".

[@IFeelWeak]

Alex Lifeson is so underrated

[@jackiespaceman]

I would say this charming man actually sounds a lot harder than it is. It sounds like it’s as complex as something knopfler would play but in practice it’s not too tricky

[@RicketyOldBones]

You killed these. Nice!! That smiths one was spot on

[@RandomVideoGuy02]

Money For Nothing tone is on point!

[@HP-sg8kd]

Every single riff was wonderful. Great job!

[@alejandroaaa]

You can play Every Breath You Take in Drop C# to save you some trouble

[@smashie4732]

Every breath you take is super hard to play

[@DelcoRailfan611]

The money for nothing tone was perfect, what pedals did you use for it?

[@Tomoko8885]

Michael Jackson: Billie Jeans

[@jakecraycraft2123]

Your tone for all of these is so spot on

[@imagimations-xp]

THE SMITHS ‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🗣🗣

[@LtAlex3945]

I WANNA HEAR A FULL VERSION OF MONEY FOR NOTHING FROM YOU RIGHT NOW!! That was SO GOOD, it was perfect!!!

[@meade5837]

Finally, a KZbin shorts guitarist who understands good tone, can play well, and plays the songs right

[@ShitposterSottopagato-ce6hm]

Here comes the sun is so relaxing. I could sleep to that

[@kujotells]

KEEP THESE SERIES

[@blueballs9712]

I remember learning Every Breath You Take when I was about 12, it was incredibly difficult. My hands weren't big enough at that age to easily attain those stretchy chords haha

[@coolguyhino92]

Money for Nothing intro still fucking slaps all these years later

[@lukeduale1403]

Watching you play moneu for nothing really just made me motivated to pick up my guitar again after 2 years, thanks man

[@connerbaldridge1363]

His tones are always like spot on

[@freshwater_saltine]

THIS CHARMING MAN MENTIONED 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@Robert-oj2me]

Bro, the money for nothing riff sounds clean af, congrats

[@Jan-bf2id]

How casually you always hit the perfect tone is insane

[@AlmiNia]

hayloooft yeaaah!

[@Numocron]

Wow man these are some awesome guitar riffs right here I love it. Shred on dude.😃👍❤️🔥⚡️🎶🎸

[@Symphonyyofchaos]

My fav youtuber

[@yeshuaislord3058]

That's the best I've heard time wise and playing on money for nothing man. Good job

[@falsegawd9050]

Damn dude you’re getting way smoother with your playing

[@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970]

Me at first: “that ain’t working” Me after some practice: “that’s the way you do it!”

[@Beevaldi]

Yess!!! Here comes the sun was very hard for me😂

[@89kilemal]

Not the stretch cam we were after.

[@user-vt6or4tm7r]

Could you do top 5 iconic harmony sections?

[@AdamDavidDunlop]

Money For Nothing's riff is basically a banjo roll at three quarter speed

[@gumballthechewy]

Dude, MAJOR props for playing Dire Straits finger style!

[@milqu3toast]

You look like the type to play guitar in the best way possible.

[@chalksmiles4036]

The frustration of confidently going in to learn money for nothing and then finding out how much of a ball ache it actually is well never leave me.

[@tugfa0]

who has ever though this charming man sounds easy I'd like a word (it was one of the first songs I learned but Man was it a learning experience)

[@AstroSully]

I remember I wanted to learn here comes the sun as one of my first songs 😂 huge reality check

[@hansemilnolde]

You're a excellent guitar player imo

[@warzonesbestsniper5988]

I have been trying to get the tone for money for nothing forever and this man prolly took 2 minutes and it sounds spot on

[@nope110]

This charming man always felt fine to me, but it’s a song I’ve seen a good few people say they found tough

[@Not_james_hetfeild]

Day 11 of asking for iconic mayhem riffs

[@lanadelriver]

One of the best recreations of money for nothing I have ever seen, nice one

[@developer2]

dear god the mfn tone

[@GregScribner-bs3ec]

I love that dude send me some more stuff about you I love the way you teach awesome thank you so much gas man loves you

[@haidynwendlandt2479]

The insane part about this charming man too is that Johnny Marr loves open tunings so there is a distinct chance that this was played on some stupid ass tuning and the fretting is hard on top of the phrasing

[@machinotaur]

It's written in F# standard

[@notname6546]

Me a beginner on guitar trying here comes the sun discovering now that it is not that simple

[@shotgunsam23]

Johnny Marr wrote such great riffs that even Johnny Marr couldn’t play them.

[@codymccormick7317]

Ok how tf did you get the money for nothing tone so spot on

[@user-jh7ki9sn5h]

Mr. Friggin brightside😂😂

[@shangrila_la_la]

siempre me doy cuenta que te esfuerzas mucho en tocar los riff de forma perfecta, pero dios mio el de Money For Nothing lo hiciste increible!! saludos

[@english-tudor]

Johnny Marr is just something different

[@LHMediaFPV]

The maddest thing about Johnny Marr’s riffs in all of The Smiths tracks, is that he wrote the majority of them when he was 18/19 😅

[@karllaerika2879]

YEEEESSSS! MOTHER MOTHER MENTION! LETS GO

[@sessioning_]

This charming man shouldn’t be in the list. It sounds hard af 😂

[@Jinseng]

Never going back again by Fleetwood Mac

[@jupyterkin]

I remember being so hyped to learn to play Every Breath You Take and then giving up 10 minutes in because it was not at my skill level at the time lmao.

[@baalgaang1925]

You’re one of the only ppl I’ve seen getting the phrasing down that well on money for nothing

[@omnijem5042]

Me realizing I’ve been playing every breath wrong this whole time 😂

[@user-rn6us4oq7f]

SUWEEET!

[@grumpygrandpagaming1975]

Nice fingerpicking on the Dire Straits song!

[@zattiyaa]

long distance by all 😭 i’ve almost mastered megadeths tornado of souls solo but still manage to heavily struggle playing this song

[@tonyattardo9350]

I concur. Notice the lack of distortion, saturation, and resonance. Nowhere to hide. I suppose reverb (the Police being a good example) is a bit of a safety net but not comparable.

[@seanjones2524]

They sound easy if you don't play guitar. When I started to play my dad kept asking me to play Sultans of Swing - he thought it sounded easy.

[@samkittredge7353]

Would kill for the rest of the Dire Straits cover

[@stevewilliams8590]

Money for Nothing has the greatest opening of a song ever.

[@TheMovieMadman212]

The intro to how high the moon by les paul sounds easy but the fast chord changes are kind of tricky

[@Ian666peace]

This Charming Man doesn't sound easy in any universe

[@fluffygrey4073]

I'm waiting for Tigercub to be mentioned.

[@ALIENCHASE-qv9ei]

MAD PROPS FOR DIRE STRAITS BUD 🤘🏻🤘🏻💯

[@metalfreak9666]

Money For Nothing took me a long time for me to play

[@J0_n_0]

I dont know why but the lil solo that repeats in whom the bell tolls it's only like 3-4 notes but the picking pattern/timing makes it tricky for me

[@user-zi1zm3el6i]

This is my love language

[@void0094]

Sometimes a riff might seem easy to play but getting the subtle things right is difficult. I feel like early R.E.M. songs are like that on guitar and bass.

[@Disc_012]

MOTHER MOTHER mentioned

[@user-ph2os8vb3d]

Do a7x riffs next

[@igornaimoli7321]

I think I had never seen someone play Money for Nothing this close to the original

[@leninistefrancophonefache]

Here comes the sun is the first thint i learned on guitare.

[@Epipen278]

Mother Mother!