25 pop songs from the 2010s with ACTUAL COOL GUITAR

25 pop songs from the 2010s with ACTUAL COOL GUITAR - Brandon D'Eon
These are songs that I think have alright to good guitar okay. They were made in the 2010s yes they were.
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[@BrandonDeon]

Fun fact: This video was filmed on my phone (Galaxy S9)

[@texanerection492]

Fun fact: I didn’t know that.

[@stefaneduard8169]

Lol

[@stefaneduard8169]

You need friends, buddy

[@stefaneduard8169]

Thanks for the vids

[@Mr.300kingpin]

That's neat

[@nicoleseal5869]

I can’t decide if you’re 17 or 27

[@zekeisunique1128]

r/13or30

[@sharko3211]

Both

[@carringtonbybee4876]

Plot twist: he’s actually 7

[@airconditioningunit9777]

He’s 4

[@bellchattin]

Probably more like 37

[@topnotch3232]

2:19 you may think that pick merely left the shot, but it actually left the universe entirely.

[@zacharywilliams3631]

Electric guitar needs to be popular again. Seriously.

[@deusherbert-noel2424]

Strongly agree

[@kurosan0079]

Every song sounds better when there's an actual person playing them.

[@patafanmarti2913]

it isn't?

[@zacharywilliams3631]

It's definitely not. No electric guitar in the trending songs. They're all rap songs.

[@V12509]

Rap should've stopped with Pac, that was a bar hard to raise...

[@jacobbreyofficialmusic7806]

“Don’t let me down by the cigarette smokers”🤣🤣🤣

[@harleygrace332]

i saw that too🤣

[@annisafah1ra]

LOL IM CONFUSED AT FIRST

[@areeanachowdhury9070]

My personal favorite was It Ain't Me by Selena Gopher

[@murglysimp3048]

I thought his type cigarettes after sex😭

[@Tedward506]

3:12 Bruno Cars

[@BrandonDeon]

Who saw the pick drop at 2:19 tho

[@DetectiveAme]

wise choice.

[@grigorisgiannikos4999]

I was so ready to comment this but you stole my comment. Its like you saw the video before it was uploaded or something goddammit

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

I did

[@felipegonzalezpoblete3751]

You'll never find it again 😈

[@entityd3895]

I wanna get a Jazz degree so I can do this!!!

[@Metavid16]

'"songs that u can actually play at parties"

[@dabj9546]

Yeah my drop c metal didn't get me very far...

[@methdxman]

There are other songs you can play at parties besides Wonderwall?

[@thejkyle]

mateo wagon wheel, duh.

[@longinuscyclone213]

well I mean I play messhuggah they can’t “psychically” stop me

[@iherduliekmudkipz5540]

*plays Pumped Up Kicks at a party*

[@chelseayun1309]

the people who don't know these songs are gonna be so confused when they search them up

[@KeepAutismWeird]

2010's: the decade when strumming became illegal

[@123akash121]

Actually most songs just uses the four chords of a key

[@yannickandrle7402]

​@@123akash121 ... four chords of a key? What's dat? Let's take a look at the good old major scale... hmmmm... C major... (German musical education, sorry for the German terms) - 1 (Tonika) C major 2 (Subdominantparallele) d minor 3 (Dominantparallele) e minor 4 (Subdominante) F major 5 (Dominante) G major 6 (Tonikaparallele) a minor 7 h (diminished) (This position is usually modified for function) This is without any modified chords. Now, obviously, some keys have more/less/different chords and this is a simplified explanation, but I dunno what your ''four chords of a key'' are supposed to be. It should be 7 or 8 chords of a major key.

[@ewan_grnc]

@@yannickandrle7402 Yannick Andrle I think he was talking about the various permutations of the I V vi IV chord progression that are used in most pop songs

[@HyenaFox]

@@yannickandrle7402 he was doing that stupid hot take where you point out how most pop music uses the same chord progression, 1, 4, 6, 5. I don't know why this is somehow like a unique or shocking thing to point out, because jazz has been using variations of 2-5-1 and 6-3-2-5-1/6-2-3-5-1 progressions for EVER.

[@mikkelhansen3714]

Yannick Andrle he doesn’t mean “the” four chords of a key as he writes. He means that most pop songs only uses ‘the same’ four chords of any given key which is quite true and really repetitive to listen to. The repetitiveness and lack of melody is why pop music has gone down the drain even though it in aome cases surprisingly sounds good.

[@penelopeashe9385]

Why is nobody talking about how he renamed some of the song titles and artists, lmaooo

[@cristyargueta2577]

Rewatched the whole video just for that 😂

[@sadramoqadam8356]

I felt so stupid after I found out about it while looking for 'Don't Let Me Down' :)))

[@ohhellothere6494]

Lol like t swifto

[@alishamohamed8178]

justin cheaper

[@masonglover6590]

I was bouta say... who tf is cCigarette Smokers?

[@NoahOD_22]

The only thing I don’t really like about most of these songs is that, although they are some pretty cool guitar parts, they just loop that same guitar part over and over in a lot of them to the point that they just feel boring and uninspired. Great playing though, and awesome video my dude

[@seflw9666]

thats why i prefer older pop songs

[@Leuhan513]

Well that's almost every rock song too, that's why riff exist, is to be used again

[@dayshawna]

that’s how songs usually work

[@mehranmahdlou4375]

It's actually pretty useful if you want to work on your vocals. You can just play something simple and jam away.

[@PauloLimaFS]

I mean... Satisfaction doesn't change that much throughout the song...

[@saraht3196]

i love that song “send my nudes” by adele and love yourself by justen cheaper 😍

[@dhammdeepbhagatdd]

Justen cheaper 😂😂😂.

[@toastboom]

and that other one by Juston Beaver

[@오메가-l5r]

*BEEBZIE WEEZIE*

[@joseoquendo3995]

Bruno Cars too

[@adwitapurkayastha3817]

Haha

[@eehiz]

you're the first guitarist that i have seen with beautiful fingers and nails on youtube

[@BrandonDeon]

That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me

[@nicholas_eras]

@@BrandonDeon how do you keep them clean? My gets dirty always

[@Imwalkinhea]

mattias krantz on here has beautiful hands too😍

[@AlbeHxT9]

I prefer tim henson's transgender nails

[@MiloMenta]

Not prettier than Stevie T's

[@jamminjim]

Hi Brandon. I'm a 65 yr old jazz guitarist who has been a teacher and performer all my adult life. I have had to retire early due to several serious health issues. You've done a great job of getting the reality out there on what it takes just to be ok or better in the music world. Your time into this is very obvious to me and just wanted to say "hi" and wish you continued success. The angry guitar guy works in my opinion since it's done in a tongue in cheek fashion. Keep it up. Happy everything !

[@griffa00]

0:10 Let Her Go - Passenger 0:26 Bloom - Paper Kites 0:48 Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur 1:00 Renegades - X Ambassadors 1:15 We Are Never Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift 1:28 Attention - Charlie Puth 1:37 Titanuim - David Guetta 1:53 Don't Let Me Down - The Cigarette Smokers 2:05 This Girl - Cookin' On 3 Burners 2:13 Waves - Mr. Probz 2:20 Let It Go - James Bay 2:34 Eastside - Benny Blanco 2:44 Cold Water - Major Lazer 2:54 Prayer In C - Robin Schulz 3:03 It Ain't Me - Selena Gomez 3:12 Treasure - Bruno Mars 3:20 Crazy All My Life - Daniel Powter 3:36 Jealous - Chromeo 3:44 The Way I Am - Charlie Puth 3:52 Wake Me Up - Avicii 4:00 Send My Love - Adele 4:11 Love Yourself - Justin Bieber 4:21 Adventure of a Lifetime - Coldplay 4:30 Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People 4:38 Am I Wrong - Nico & Vinz 4:50 Lucid Dreams - Juice Wrld

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

The chainsmokers

[@drakeonyou]

*Bruno Cars

[@cheeseisjar3058]

I found this comment after I watched the whole video

[@larry_g1195]

Why doesn’t this have more likes

[@rileyh.4554]

Linus S chain smokers

[@musiicogirl62]

You can tell which artists he doesn’t have respect for by how he spelled their names lol

[@DeluxeCabin]

bruno cars being my personal favourite

[@pose4s]

what about justen cheaper

[@amylouise1888]

selena gopher

[@pau5263]

T swifto HAHAHAHAJ

[@alloveragain8592]

The cigarette smokers are my personal favorite

[@PeterJamesVillegas]

Chainsmokers? Nah dude, I prefer The Cigarette Smokers.

[@joegarrison5911]

Chainsmokers are people who smoke multiple cigarettes in a row... Chain smoking.

[@iliketrains3495]

I prefer The Chain Chokers

[@MusicByCatchphrase]

Don’t think you understand what the work Chainsmokers means lol

[@jasminejackson3485]

the comment was a joke bc he put the title as cigarette smokers instead of chainsmokers 😑

[@RunescapedYa]

The amount of woosh here

[@MartinBritRock]

It's kind of sad that Coldplay is on a "actual cool guitar" list when they used to be very instrumental and have an amazing guitarist.

[@moiseslopez5185]

They're still great, did you hear their last album?

[@emani_]

The artist and song names were on point 👍🏽👌🏽

[@rishabhjain8170]

But who tf is JUSTON BEAVER ?!

[@rishabhjain8170]

In cold water

[@thirstfast1025]

I saw the title, and thought, "He's gonna have to rush these". Then you started talking before playing and I was sure it was going to be hard to pull off 25 songs in 6 minutes. Then you're done before 5 minutes, and it didn't feel rushed at all.

[@D-Man_Jam]

Petition for Brandon to rename his channel to: Brandeon. Instead of Brandon D'Eon

[@mtrps_]

Brandeon Stark!

[@TopazBeast]

Or he can just name himself whatever he wants since it’s his channel

[@D-Man_Jam]

@@TopazBeast Well, obviously. I was just giving a suggestion.

[@beluga5855]

BranD'Eon

[@D-Man_Jam]

@@beluga5855 ye

[@nvlogs6207]

4:20 You can thank Jonny Buckland for that amazing little riff :)

[@ted6303]

best part of the whole video imo

[@dankcitrus42]

were no strangers to love

[@emani_]

you know the rules and so do i

[@dylanmurphy5309]

A full commitments what I’m think of

[@LucTwo]

You wouldn't get this from any other guy

[@orange_guice]

IIIIIIIIIIII just wanna tell you how I’m feeling

[@danielt9744]

Gotta make you......understand

[@gh0ulgh0ul37]

This should be named 'how to move a capo without going out of tune"

[@aaronmichaelmusic_]

Wdym? I move Capos on and off w/o having to retune

[@gh0ulgh0ul37]

@@aaronmichaelmusic_ yes us mere mortals can't do that

[@kingbuckyduck5669]

I flipping LOVE the “This Girl” guitar riff. It fits the song perfectly.

[@mimikal7548]

oi that's my profile picture!

[@calloo7843]

​@@mimikal7548 not anymore

[@denniswalsh8476]

Great video Brandon. Your talent, love of music and love of guitar is obvious. Best wishes going ahead with you tube and your course/lessons. Cheers.

[@horizon5417]

T swifto

[@toastboom]

Justen Cheaper

[@saralin9849]

Selena Gopher

[@justsomehumannamejamwhatev3201]

COLDPLACE

[@wrldjuice9272]

“The cigarette smokers” lmao Juston beaver

[@craigcormier8635]

2:18 Welp he's never finding that pick

[@leetledrummerboy]

translation: 25 songs to cover at pubs and make stacks

[@veronikafedorova4493]

I thought this all would be John Mayer’s songs.

[@niekvanwensen]

Алиса Котова John Mayer has a lot of blues songs but still, I’d put the whole list full of his songs😂

[@suriyaap5011]

Read my mind m8

[@90AlmostFamous]

This list is just plucking, not really riffs

[@JoseARosas-wl1fx]

90AlmostFamous if you,listen to emoji of a wave, free fallin, heart of life, or queen of California, you’ll see he has excellent fingerpicking skills

[@bderrick4944]

His older songs seem like an alternative blues/rock/pop mix and less of just pop

[@eriksterenfeld4049]

Quick tip for you, bro! Place the mic pointed to the 12th fret, the bass and the treble will be better balanced! Great video

[@PutingPinoy]

You have chosen well, sir....but you left out Of Monsters and Men and Bon Iver...and Mumford & Sons who basically sparked the whole indie Folk pop scene.

[@YaBoiiiTrent]

So cool that you chose Bloom. That song made me get into finger picking and helped me write my first song.

[@thesadweez]

I just want to add that many Japanese Pop Rock songs from the 2010s also got great guitar lines

[@katresan1059]

Well jpop and jrock always were heavily influenced by jazz and funk music. One trope I really love about 10s jpop and jrock tho are fast-paced riffs, I think we should thank wowaka (RIP) for it.

[@thesadweez]

@@katresan1059 I couldn't agree more. If you've got some spare time, check out yorushika, zutomayo and eve. Would love to hear your suggestions as well 😁

[@ryoo1234]

@@thesadweez that's my spotify playlist lol

[@o0...957]

​@@thesadweez N-buna really knows how to write his guitar phrases.

[@acediaethos4469]

so many of these songs have become some of my favourite songs and this video has helped me realise that i tend to consider a song to be good as soon as it has a groovy fuckin guitar riff

[@frenchy9894]

4:21 had me celebrating! Love Coldplay.

[@ronanhayes2881]

“Still feel like your man” should’ve been on here...

[@niekvanwensen]

Ronan Hayes actually any John Mayer song in my opinion, although they’re not really pop songs but more blues-ish

[@weirdbro6597]

@@niekvanwensen i mean what even is pop at this point? One day you got a bassline heavy song from billie eilish or dua lipa, the next day you got some dance music from random artist like tones and i and now you got synthpop from the weeknd.

[@oscarkjlstad7422]

Niek Van wensen Lol John Mayer’s main genre is pop, not blues.

[@ale14zoppi]

3:13 Oh yeah I love Bruno Cars too 😂

[@amiterez1356]

2:33 Is it just me or does this sound like welcome to the black parade?

[@dominikschvarckopf6918]

in welcome to the Black parade these notes keep going lower and lower, while in EastSide they loop

[@juliangonzalez4038]

@@dominikschvarckopf6918 reallllyyyy?????

[@ilovedrawingstudios]

🤣🤣 'Juston beaver' , 'The Cigarette Smokers' , 'Selena Gopher', 'Bruno Cars', and 'Justen Cheaper'

[@LightningFox2407]

First time I have heard 'Bloom' by the Paper Kites in a video like this - was very glad to see it featured :)

[@michelledyer731]

I love your music don't stop playing your amazing at it. 💖💖

[@therunawaykid6523]

This really shows how talented of a guitarist he is

[@jameseaster9259]

Get lucky with the legend Nile Rogers:(

[@amaurylannes]

That song is too good to be a pop song

[@dr.corneliusq.cadbury6984]

Lose Yourself to Dance also

[@rezarf2052]

Lad, I wish I had half the talent you have! Keep it up mate!! Big up from the UK

[@mrtonyrogersmedia]

Haha, the look you gave when your capo fell to the floor!

[@thomaspark7119]

This is literally a list of my favorite pop songs from the 2010s. You can always here a sick riff shine through 🎸🔥

[@lorcanoreilly8338]

I wish my fingers where that long

[@sweeteaking]

thanks for giving me new ideas for my playlist

[@ThoseSkinnyGuys]

If Hayden Christensen played guitar this is what he would look like

[@PauloSouzaJr1997]

Revenge of the Picks

[@SDCB754]

Haha he does look like Anakin Skywalker

[@notmidnight_sun6056]

I really felt nostalgic listening you play and remember all the popular song we listened until we had enough

[@Nick-Foster]

I don't think you ever made a video without your X ring, making Nova Scotia proud :D

[@mavisevelyn618]

The way you played Let it Go sounds like it’s about to be a post-rock song, sounded awesome

[@1000mitja]

Shape of my heart is probably one of my all time favourites to play

[@ed-xq5jd]

The song title and artist changes are the real star of this video

[@travisisabotlol7555]

I like that he didnt change the name of Wake Me Up or his name. R.I.P. AVICII

[@notyourplateofbiscuit]

Omg not only you're a good guitar player but also an entertaining person with a self-deprecating humor (which I don't usually like) but bruh you damn cool 💁

[@poorsquidnl9323]

Lucid dreams is actually a shape of my heart by sting

[@billyfox1468]

did... did you not watch the video

[@RohanBahadur]

Titanium is actually Message in a bottle by sting.

[@sledgit4099]

@@RohanBahadur its not message in a bottle, it's every breath you take.

[@mikekohary1075]

Thanks for the tips. I'm a teacher and, honestly, an older guy and not so hip with what's popular any more. Sometimes I struggle to come up with good modern material to teach kids, this list helps a lot.

[@nothingman-]

Did frusciante made all this riffs in secret?

[@shabazeldagon9488]

Lol

[@jfw1991]

What?

[@feñarvna]

Frusciante?? Wtf?

[@trent3902]

Doesn't really sound like Frusciante at all

[@ralphenriqueserrano5755]

WWII History -come on it has frusciante written all over

[@XarezX]

Oh god thank you so much. For the video in general and the song at 2:55 which I was desperately looking the name for

[@Dripht]

I love it, but I’m really not digging the GarageBand drum sounds lmaoo... trust me, those samples are burnt in my memory. But this is still incredible. Subscribed instantly

[@nicolassamanez6590]

this is easily your best video. keep it up man!

[@anelisdeabreu4771]

never mind this is just for me later :) 0:49 say you won’t let go 1:15 we are never getting back together 2:05 this girl 2:15 waves 2:45 cold water 3:14 treasure 4:31 pumped up kicks

[@lucky4035]

Wow!! So elegant. Didn't expect Taylor to be here though XD

[@angelacao1511]

His naming system is legendary. I prefer Justen cheaper or beaver any day

[@danivee8572]

I know this was 3 months ago and I'm really late, but I just found Bloom by The Paper Kites a week ago, and I was super happy to find you played it here!

[@herewegoagain3750]

LMAO “T Swifto” “The cigarette smokers” 😭😭

[@NickZoOoR]

Love that hair, oh and also the guitar playing ;)

[@jeiljams]

Some people just have “it” and let me tell you this guy has “it” big time. I would kill to have his hair

[@Rick_Frigate]

Hey an X ring! Greeting fellow maritimer. Keep up the good work 👍

[@uhhdoodoopenislol8974]

I'm such a cardiovascular wHore. the veins on his arms had me 😳

[@the_air_is_thick_with_magi6880]

W h a t

[@a1fie.b264]

These songs bring back so much nostalgia❗️

[@guguigugu]

friendly reminder that daft punk was putting funk licks in pop music 20 years ago, but the world only now caught up with it.

[@robinphillips2354]

Man I love your playing and the video's so cool up til the chat at the end.... I'm looking for something to show a sensitive youngster to inspire him. And the vibe at the end isn’t right for that ... Loved listening to the music 🙏🏼❤️

[@benvel3392]

2:49 "Juston Beaver"

[@EGIMSL]

Actually the guitar in “Attention” is a one shot sample that puth used a stereo shaper on and made with midi, he talks about it in the production interview.

[@londonlutt2604]

he’s like a younger, guitarist davie504 in a way lol

[@wikitheory3010]

How dare you, there will only ever be one.

[@londonlutt2604]

Wiki Theory sorry man, had to say it

[@jesustherat2526]

I agree though

[@juanpringle297]

London Lutt but does he SLAPP BASS?!?!? I don’t think so

[@lucianafaria7921]

not epico

[@petruccidude]

Great video man! I would have to disagree on a bunch of these songs however because they are only memorable for being a hit song, some were just revamped and reused old chord progressions. Some of these were absolutely spot on though good job!

[@dogbatter563]

Pop songs: *exist* Capo: Allow me to introduce myself

[@grillzmacoy]

Bloom is legit one of my fave songs to chill and play. Super satisfying

[@washere3432]

Finally someone who appreciates the Prayer In C guitar :D

[@RohitKavuluru]

That transition from This Girl to Waves was probably the most satisfying thing i've ever seen

[@TheCitizenmax]

Yes, I thought it was exquisite especially as they're probably the 2 best riffs of the bunch

[@alexandra5513]

“Don’t call me if ur poor”

[@limaddams]

I love your guitar 🖤 the 'it ain't me' part slaps

[@re.liable]

I think my guitar experience would change drastically if I had an electric guitar

[@Yuri-mh8yh]

To be honest this Video inspired me so much I started playing the guitar again it was very lame with my teacher I had lessons for 9 years and didn't really learn much that I wanted to. Now I stopped with lessons and I got mich better and love to play again

[@anulekshmi6466]

03:28 his face reminded me of Ross playing the keyboard 😂

[@adamhunt5506]

I love that you did Bloom

[@textnumbers22]

The fact that this doesn't have the Devil in a new dress solo is a travesty

[@brianhill2171]

it’s not a pop song

[@FuraFaolox]

@@brianhill2171 It's Kanye. I think it counts.

[@marcusgoosey8343]

Real nice! Great song choices and perfect effects :)

[@redsoxfan7111]

thinking 2013 wasn't too long ago then realized it's 2020 already

[@ThatBoyBrian]

Great playing man. These songs are incredibly nostalgic

[@ezracordova8653]

I only realised at “Juston beaver” that the names were messed up and I had to go back to the start and actually pay attention to what he wrote lmaoo

[@dave0574]

2:19 i love how he just dropped the pick and start picking with his fingers

[@calebrose4607]

wow Brandon. i never thought we'd get a second microwave reveal at 100k subs lol. seriously though, i think Davie504 helped you in possibly the best way possible with that shoutout. i used to be one of the only people to comment on your videos, and now you've got almost 69k(haha nice) subs! can't wait for the apartment tour! that's gonna be neat!

[@mateotierno3780]

Don't you mean lmao instead of nice

[@zeekmx1970]

Lord Brandon, After watching this video learned some new things. That you and I both seem to like number 22 and 23 I think it's because 22 is Bach style and 23 is arpeggiated. Very useful.

[@HeitorGustavo1999]

"pop songs" ... I know almost none, miss rock

[@rensje]

I mean, you’re still free to listen to as much rock as you like

[@maxsmith8196]

To be fair, rock was basically just the pop of the 80s

[@broskiez2641]

@@maxsmith8196 I think the 80's was not very rock heavy, tech started being used, mostly pop music with synth was the mainstream. Still was rock, but not as much as the 60's and 70's

[@heavyweaponsscout9990]

So... you dont go outside?

[@clvrker]

Love the content Mate!