How Many Can You Play? Top 10 Acoustic Guitar Riffs

🎸► Top 10 Acoustic Guitar Riffs That Made Me A Better Player
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In this video I'll be counting down 10 of my favourite acoustic guitar riffs that made me a better player as a developing guitarist. For each riff I'll be playing through the Positive Grid Spark Mini to showcase how it performs with acoustic guitars as I've had people ask me in the past if it's suitable for acoustic - spolier alert - it's awesome for acoustic too!
🎸► TIMESTAMPS
00:00 INTRODUCTION
00:48 #10 ACOUSTIC SONG/RIFF
02:02 #9 ACOUSTIC SONG/RIFF
03:25 #8 ACOUSTIC SONG/RIFF
04:35 #7 ACOUSTIC SONG/RIFF
06:10 #6 ACOUSTIC SONG/RIFF
07:09 #5 ACOUSTIC SONG/RIFF
08:30 #4 ACOUSTIC SONG/RIFF
09:43 #3 ACOUSTIC SONG/RIFF
11:08 #2 ACOUSTIC SONG/RIFF
12:13 #1 ACOUSTIC SONG/RIFF
🎸► RESOURCES
Shape Of My Heart Tutorial - • Shape Of My Heart Guit...
Sting Interview With Rick Beato - • The Sting Interview
Dust In The Wind Tutorial - • Dust In The Wind Guita...
Blackbird Tutorial - • Blackbird Guitar Lesso...
Wish You Were Here Tutorial - • Wish You Were Here Gui...
Tears In Heaven Tutorial - • Tears In Heaven Guitar...
Here Comes The Sun Tutorial - • Here Comes The Sun Gui...
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[@upalhasan]

0:48 - Shape of my Heart 2:02 - Master of Puppets 3:25 - Dust In The Wind 4:35 - BlackBird 6:10 - Wanted Dead or Alive 7:09 - Stop the Train 8:30 - Babe I’m gonna leave you 9:43 - Wish You Were Here 11:08 - Tears in Heaven 12:13 - Here comes the sun

[@leishaallen95]

Thank you 😊

[@kenyamayes1490]

Loved this style of video!!! Please do a 10 finger picking songs all guitarists should learn!

[@johanjoestarthethird9928]

Yes please

[@TBroGaming]

That would be awesome!!!

[@juzzie]

Yes!!

[@laurarl9261]

Yes!!

[@SteveMacLive]

And the corresponding settings for the Spark mini!

[@PrakharSrivastav]

What a video, Dave! Loved everything about it - the song selection, the tabs, the playthroughs and the short stories in between. Keep it up! Would love to see more such videos :)

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks Prakhar

[@claymore9359]

Please do more of this style of video! I love learning these songs that teach fundamentals

[@CampfireGuitarHero]

Epic video Dave. This one will blow up. Great song choices and beautifully played. Congrats 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@raghavbajaj3813]

Loved the way you gave small/fascinating facts about every song!

[@grantsmith8878]

Awesome video! Really cool that you did the history of each song!

[@leevanschalkwyk3831]

Wow, Dave, I love this! Your playing and presentation is great of course, but having the addition of the facts about the songs is a nice extra spice!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks Lee :)

[@wjimz]

Wow! I loved listening to you play those songs. Absolutely perfect!!

[@gerdagregerson]

Fabulous video! You’re such a pro, Dave! 😃👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@certifiedhoodclassic7833]

I love these type of videos and i look forward to seeing more from you

[@GBHP]

Also the acoustic part of Pink Floyd’s “is there anybody out there” is a great piece to play

[@joepetrosky3411]

Absolutely epic Dave, great guitarist and teacher

[@minthihasoe92]

Only one song I learned so far out of these top ten, it’s #8 Dust in the Wind. Will try to learn more.. Thank you so much for keeping up the tutorials with very clear guidance!

[@wsavage3696]

I love all of these ❣️ I can only play part of dust in the wind. I need to go back and refresh and finish learning it completely. It is a great one! This is a great video and much appreciated! Thank you!!!

[@mrheadhunter23]

Dave, you done it again. Awesome, absolutely love it.

[@arkadyromanov7803]

I noted Tears in Heaven in number 2. I'm learning that one now via your lesson program and its going well. Nearly 2 years in, starting in my 30s, I've been learning from the beggining using your lesson plans. Never thought I'd find myself playing as many songs as I do, or doing fingerstyle and the like. Just dropping in to say good work - got me playing guitar where other methods failed.

[@Deano14G]

I love the acoustasonic guitar! It looks so clean!

[@johne.1011]

Great list Dave...thanks for all you do!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks John

[@luvyou2]

Waiting for stop this train tutorial 😭

[@botnaruionut1498]

When I heard here comes the sun I instantly started smiling. Great compilation, Dave!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thank you 😊

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ died for your sins please repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand11727363119356

[@pucek365]

Hey man, really enjoyed the storytelling!

[@israeldominguez1651]

beautiful songs! I definitely have to learn some of these

[@stanleykostrzewski7222]

Great video , thanks !

[@mcdonnellkieran68]

Great song choices, great playing, great video!

[@hanaleibay6648]

So nice - Thanks for the great songs I can hopefully learn and get good at, ALL terrific / Spot on selections. Love the backgrounder too. I heard George Harrison talk about Here Comes The Sun just as you reported. What a cool bit of content you added there__ again Mahalo!

[@izharma1739]

Here come the sun is my favorite too. I learned that song from your video. Thank you so much, Dave.

[@karenduan6]

I like your professional and detailed guitar tutorials. I need more time to practice.

[@darkswif]

The best as always!!

[@Asiasushja]

I have learned 8/10 of these songs from your channel. Thank you

[@sleboeu]

Some awesome selections and great playing.

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

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[@chloefauchere3038]

Hi I never comment anything but you're videos are for me the most easy way to learn and I've been learning songs with your videos for years! anyway I've been trying to learn narcotic by liquido several times and I never find "satisfying" tutorials, It would be amazing if you could do a tutorial on that song! thank you again for your videos!

[@Guitar_Sound93]

Здорово, спасибо, обязательно займусь обучением этих рифов!!

[@The_Fitness_Vault]

Very cool video, I'm gonna go learn all of these now. A little surprised Fade to black didn't make it on the list but some cool picks nontheless.

[@singingballer9082]

Would absolutely love a full Tutorial of Stop This Train! Such a great song

[@arjunpandita3406]

I love this song so much but it's so hard to perfectly play it with all slaps and rhythms . It would be awesome to see a tutorial on it

[@saab39jasgripen35]

Wait he liked this that means he’s doing it! I love Dave

[@jayquanvo5134]

Good choices. Here Comes the Sun is absolutely quintessential acoustic guitar playing.

[@esaus.p3770]

Amazing Video , we’ll love a Stop this train tutorial soon please

[@ralphfenzlaff890]

Awesome video. One of my favorites for warm ups is Tennessee whiskey that I learned from your tutorial. The solo is usually on electric guitar but I think it sounds great on acoustic.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Love that tune!! So relaxing 😌

[@draytonthomasjaymes8944]

Nancy Wilson's acoustic intro to Crazy on You.

[@egarcialopez]

This is a great video. Do more of this type!

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

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[@firelanderinoportarlino7437]

We need full lesson on Stop this train

[@ethanarndtmusic]

YES

[@afranks4384]

My favorite riff is when John Mayer said “good evening.” It’s the most doable riff imo

[@hagarfarouq]

Hey dave just wanted to mention that I've been watching your videos since i started playing guitar more than 2 years ago. You're probably the main reason behind my progress man! Me and my friends love you

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Aw that’s so awesome to hear :) keep it up!

[@hagarfarouq]

@@GuitarZero2Hero thank you!!😁

[@marktew]

Great stuff - you hit all the top songs

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks Mark

[@gordonbezanson4710]

That dark guitar though 😍 .

[@elhanannahimov8220]

Great video!!🔥 But honestly I expected to see Layla unplugged in this video

[@seanwilson8745]

very cool vid and definitely a couple of songs I have to add to the list. I was hoping to see Suicide is Painless, the theme from MASH. I've always found that a beautiful riff to play and listen to.

[@ladyjmarie5569]

love it, I play a few of those and lots of others

[@markmartin3221]

Positive Vibes always Dave! All good tunes! Can play two of them. Bon Jovi and David Gilmour but all have big time credibility. So many versions but like to hear your House of the Rising Sun and Can’t you see? Sweet Baby James too Much, much thanks

[@brandonmiles8174]

So glad you put Tears in Heaven. That song was the reason I bought an acoustic. It was the first finger picking I learned and it's still one of my favorite songs to play still.

[@laurarl9261]

Good video! I'm learning "Love of my life" with your tutorial and I can say that it's my favorite song to play in the guitar by now. I have to say that I am a beginner yet (even after more than a year 😅) and it is helping me with barre chords.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

That was very close to making the list haha!

[@laurarl9261]

@@GuitarZero2Hero I knew it! Haha, thanks for your great work, it really helps!

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

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[@blindtomdiy5918]

Very pretty songs! You do a great job.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks!

[@misteramerica3610]

Opener for "master of puppets" is a great excercise for reaching bass strings! So simple and satisfying!

[@Danny-zb1ze]

Hey Dave, you are the absolute best guitar teacher! I wish you would make an extensive tutorial on how to play "Babe I’m gonna leave you". I really want to play that song. Cheers Danny

[@SteveMacLive]

A great, interesting, inspiring video! Thanks for sharing your select 8. I'm jealous of that acoustatonic! And my positive grid mini amp came defective, so I'm waiting for the replacement...ugh.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Ah sorry to hear Steve! Hope they sort that out for you ASAP :)

[@gnoll1812]

I would love to see some city and color tutorials!

[@stevehughes240]

Awesome vid. Not sure if you've got enough guitars though.

[@daytekblue]

Was holding my breath to see what your number was...here comes the sun, a worthy track...However mine would be, never going back again! keep up the great channel.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks Pat! Great pick!

[@stavros693000]

out of these songs i can only play blackbird, tears in heaven and here comes the sun!.......though i always wanted to learn stop the train...... here with out you 3 doors down is a lovely finger picking song. one of my favs on the guitar.

[@haha-ty3ef]

Dope!

[@jourdainfisher3642]

Could you do a full tutorial for Stop This Train, please?

[@eliovarese5606]

Bravo bravo bravo. Worderfull

[@samcutrona3976]

Need that wanted dead or alive full tutorial! Such an awesome track!

[@Brownebas]

You should look at some days of the new (Travis Meeks). Theyre an absolute gold mine for acoustic rock, and just acoustic perfection. A great song to check out would be Die Born, or Days In our Lives.

[@rcglinski]

That was a great video and those songs are great. In the vein I really like Street Spirit by Radiohead. It's functionally a lot like Dust in the Wind.

[@Riverala775]

Great video! You should definitely make a video on “Who Says” by John Mayer

[@aaronsussex383]

What model is the Taylor on Dust in The Wind? It’s gorgeous!

[@ezz4361]

Do a tutorial on Stop This Train! Such a beautiful song!

[@user-in8yb3bb7i]

Hey Dave, do you think you could do a tutorial on Cannonball by Damien Rice? Thanks!

[@Sammmuel8]

this background would be cool for the tutorial videos too

[@jerosemepico6365]

Nice

[@PramestiHattak]

Hi Dave, please do MCR - Cancer. It's very hard to find good tutorial for that song. Anyway good work!

[@rohitpr3887]

Love ya brooo....

[@frankstahle9287]

Great video, Dave … can you please do a complete tutorial of „Wanted Dead Or Alive“ would love this 🤩😊🎵

[@gab895]

Can you do a tutorial for The Strumbellas - Spirits. Pretty pleaaase, my brother loved that song, I wanna sing it to him this coming Christmas.

[@soul2squeezy439]

Hey Dave, any chance you could do a lesson on the song. "Emily" by From First to Last?

[@victhewitch9319]

Love this style of video, get this man a knighting or something

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks mate

[@williammclean3870]

Hi Dave, have you checked out the acoustic guitar song 'Citizen' by Wye Oak. quite tricky to play.

[@graemon9791]

After I finished the song I'm currently practicing I'll do the Blackbird by The Beatles

[@rileyburns6971]

Love your videos can you please do half a man by dean lewis

[@_paytoncassidy_]

You’re amazing

[@waynetozer3881]

Fantastic song choices Dave! But where is your “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi tutorial? Would love to learn that from you. ❤️👍

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks Wayne!

[@Brownebas]

I was looking to get the same Cole Clark as you (angel 2 blackwood I believe it is?), would you recommend it Dave? Really looking forward for a new guitsr at Christmas

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Yes. Great guitar :) sounds amazing plugged in. But go test for yourself :) that’s always the best thing to do. You might find that another guitar is more suitable for you, won’t know until you play it :)

[@Brownebas]

@@GuitarZero2Hero Ok thankyouuuuuuuuuu

[@LabLover677]

Thank you for your videos. What are your thoughts on the Yamaha FX335C? Looking to purchase it but I realized that it's a not solid top. I'm still learning to play. I saw it at Guitar Center and liked it a lot but I'm not a expert on guitars. Just wondering if you thought it would be a decent guitar or pay more for a solid top. Thank you.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Yamaha make excellent entry level guitars. Don’t worry about whether it’s solid top not. If you like the sound and it felt good for you, go for it!

[@LabLover677]

Thank you! 🥰

[@clust11]

Thick as a brick by Jetro Tull is epic acoustic guitar

[@jakelamott4030]

what tone setting are you using on the Spark amp

[@kmac_99]

Would you please do a lesson on my thoughts on you by the Band Camino? You’re the only person worth asking on you tube and I can’t find a video or tab.

[@mauriziosantini7261]

NICE VIDEO . MAYBE NEXT TIME ...... ANGIE ( ROLLING STONES ) AND SOME OF JAMES TAYLOR SONGS .... THANKS

[@agamyofe8553]

starway, back in black, hotel california, nothing else matter

[@corruptor4007]

Hi! Can you make a tutorial for Like real people do by Hozier pls? that would be amazing. keep up the good work you are amazing

[@n.007gaming9]

Only 1 lol... actually my guitar is just too old to play advance stuff... hopefully would get a brand new in January

[@sejaljassal8370]

love this!! for your next guitar tutorial can you maybe to The 30th or TV both by Billie Eilish? Ive been trying to find a lesson and cant seem to find one I understand!

[@yeetkid1530]

Can you pls do a tutorial on hotel california pls, great vid btw.

[@wiggleme1]

Hey just a question could you do a tutorial of burn Witcher burn I only ask cause you in my opinion teach in “my style” but yeah thanks

[@deeemigaming9089]

Plz make a total tutorial on master of puppet. I would love to learn that song man

[@grahamdeckers659]

Can you make a guitar tutorial for “Love Like That Word From Her”? I’ve been wanting to play it but I can’t find a tutorial anywhere

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

"Based off a reworked sample?" Haha. That's the most polite way of saying "ripped off" I've ever heard. ;-)

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Well Sting makes the majority of royalties from the song so he’s not mad about it haha

[@ethanallain2913]

Here to request “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor! Would love a tutorial !

[@sarahbernier8617]

Yes! "Carolina in My Mind" would be great too!

[@christianaaronxd6425]

Can you do a tutorial on "baby you wouldnt last a minute on the creak acoustic" by chiodos

[@Levelheadd]

💙 You’re my boy Blue!! 🥹

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

😂😂😂