Legendary Licks You Think Are Easy (but aren't)

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[@MusicisWin]

What're some other famous licks that sound easy but are actually difficult?

[@e5elite]

Cafo - animals as leaders

[@playforpassion7111]

Hot for teacher (solely because of the stretch)

[@donprater6944]

Music is Win if you would have asked before this video I would have said "Every breath you take" brutal.

[@lausymaus9856]

im playing guitar for only about a year ( but all the time and by ear ). one of the first licks i taught myself to play is every breath u take, i play it on the strings E A G wich is not as uncomfortable!!! awsome stuff.

[@fulcrumpointftt]

intro to "my curse" from killswitch engaged. The chords themselves are easy but transitioning between them cleanly and the picking pattern is difficult, i have seen videos of Adam sort of botching it live.

[@Gretev1]

I never thought "Snow (Hey Oh)" sounded easy.

[@leonskum.5682]

I agree that it sounds hard to pick but I didn't realise how hard the chords were aswell!

[@somelifelessdude4491]

It scares me whenever i see someone play it

[@derekeleeson7194]

When i first learned to play i i thought it was easy. I learned fast that i made a mistake...

[@sorrenblitz805]

I didn't have as much problem with the chords but when I saw the tablature for the snow hey oh main riff I was like this guy wants my hand to die.

[@boseifrit5480]

If u use a capo on 4th fret, it becomes easier. The picking pattern us still hard tho

[@B20C0]

Damn, Every Breath You Take gave me anxiety as a teenager. "Hey can you play that song in 2 weeks at your cousin's wedding?" - "Sure, sounds easy enough." Famous last words.

[@lukasaoo88]

B20C0 you’d have to be using a finger stretcher for those two weeks

[@longjumpingad3721]

were you able to end up doing it?

[@eczenarosa4396]

Who play's that song in a wedding?

[@nickspirit2023]

@@longjumpingad3721 still not

[@ilikechicken8403]

You should have cheated using a capo it's a very easy song that way.

[@manifestgtr]

Here’s the best one ever....literally ever. Play TNT by AC/DC and sing the “oy” at the same time. It’s an old Paul Gilbert exercise I do with my students sometimes. It’s a serious, serious mind melt the first few times you try it. But it sounds SO easy...

[@JockbroGaming]

bro that’s so true not enough people talk about that😂

[@zubrhero5270]

hardest. thing. ever. no. joke.

[@dbuck01]

Yep. Tried it. Brutal. The problem is I can't really torture my students with this until I can do it myself...

[@manifestgtr]

PhabTribute Haha yeah man....and convincingly. There’s nothing worse than playing something half baked in front of students

[@owenf2835]

@Bird-Mans Music ... i hate whenever something isnt right about a culture it always means AMERICANS they might be but stop fucking assuming makes you seem so petty

[@mykilpee]

Hardest thing to play: stairway to heaven in any guitar store.

[@MishaDark]

^

[@mykilpee]

@@nathanlibertyreal honestly, I don't know stairway to heaven... I know the entertainer, and sandstorm on the guitar... But not stairway, and don't want to (because I'll want to play it at the store.)

[@Swordonator]

Kill the employees and youre golden

[@BennyBeatz214]

lol

[@timbock3169]

@@nathanlibertyreal I don’t think you got the joke

[@MilesPerGaming]

every stretch you take, every ligament you break

[@Cain_Abyss]

MilesPerGaming Hahaha 😂

[@benguitardrums9569]

Stevie T😂

[@wansyah93]

hahahaha nice one

[@redditshorts4151]

Lol

[@otavio048]

Stevie t

[@s1esteve]

How do get a guitar player to stop playing? Give him sheet music.

[@james6234]

Haha. Exactly

[@Chair400]

Steven Anderson sheet music is for nerds

[@noobplaysleague7552]

How do you try to get likes? Use and overused joke.

[@s1esteve]

OH WE GOTTA TOUGH GUY HERE

[@insomniostudios4359]

@@Chair400 Most of the time is necessary if you want to play a song/piece in a very accurate way. Tabs doesn't really do a good job on setting note duration and "advanced" techniques used in the music

[@MrTNT49]

1:05 Snow (Hey Oh) 4:50 Every Breath You Take 7:26 Back in Black 10:05 For Whom The Bell Tolls

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

I may be stepping over my bounds here as a guitarist, but the intro bass line to 'I Was Made For Loving You' by KISS is quite challenging to play.

[@jazzram_]

Agree

[@emmysgaminghub7978]

Try Muse's Hysteria Bassline at 100BPM (The original is 85-ish)

[@bearflores4433]

Emmy's Gaming Hub learning that right now. True agony

[@TannerBartko]

Why would you play that turkey to begin with?

[@schizophreniathesociopath400]

With a pick, yes. Fingerstyle, it’s fine I hope I didn’t just miss an obvious joke

[@antekk7435]

Wtf where's smoke on The water?

[@prophet8087]

Antek K factssss

[@asherb4032]

Antek K you saying smoke on the water is hard?

[@momsspaghetti7874]

@@asherb4032 it's a fucking joke you normie

[@TimTrOn3000]

@@momsspaghetti7874 you're a fucking joke, because your comedy sucks really bad. Hope you play better than that at least

[@TimTrOn3000]

@@momsspaghetti7874 "I retell other people's bad jokes because I'm too stupid to realize I'm lame, and derivative."

[@viammortis]

I timestamped the riffs for people who just want to get to the effin point: 1:09 - Snow - RHCP 5:05 - Every Breath You Take - The Police 7:55 - Back in Black - AC/DC (bridge riff) 10:12 - For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica The hardest thing for a guitar player to play is playing "nothing" and he says it at 12:29. He was trolling.

[@JT_1]

Hmm, is it just me or does for whom the bell tolls sound a little bit like Tom Sawyer?

[@gblopes000]

Real MVP Right here y'all

[@frippyyy1021]

I bet you're fun at parties

[@PatricHerrera]

Thank you, I was getting tired of hearing this dude suck himself off.

[@baartbman2390]

@@PatricHerrera Haha, I think you speak for many of us! :D

[@xijinvegg]

Here's a really REALLY cheap trick for Every breath you take: Use a capo on the 2nd fret It's really cheap but it works.

[@strowbowse]

It's not cheating. It's smart ...

[@sib1272]

Cheers Linus

[@rizvanxd8724]

@@strowbowse c’mon basically every indie band lmao

[@hatchlingone]

Amen to capo cheating

[@joshhuffman6826]

I do the exact same thing because I have small hands😂😂

[@diobutimnotdiobutitisidio1273]

Legendary licks that make her eyes roll bac- sorry, my bad, wrong site

[@Os0911]

Kono Dio da

[@adithyaanil2823]

at 9:47 he does a good imitation!

[@kentvincentllano]

Give us the site or you wont get the like

[@vr-virtualreality8875]

@@kentvincentllano He is obviously talking about p sites.

[@fourstarshit]

@@vr-virtualreality8875pick? ive lost all my others please let me know the site

[@topnug7626]

I gotta say I have very small hands and I never found the chords used in Every breath to be difficult. And I'm talking so small that some girls I know have longer fingers than me. But I make up for it by having a tiny penis as well.

[@THX-vp9fz]

However, size dusnt matter, its whatya doin withit ;)

[@zanechaos]

Hahahaahhaahshshahahshshaha

[@swapode]

@Fernando Cunha You know what they say about chicks with big hands...

[@twiv1312]

yo wtf ur literally me lol

[@topnug7626]

@@swapode Big feet

[@captaincabbage1895]

“so stay tuned.” *PUN INTENDED*

[@andrewbrown1936]

this man sold his soul to fender play

[@jds2056]

Andrew Brown really?

[@livewire5208]

Fender play is youtube but only guitar videos and you have to pay for it. Just use KZbin!

[@cattamalon]

nah he sold his soul to PRS

[@johndorcic4488]

Yeah, he should be living in Mom's basement, trolling youtube videos and moaning to his friends about musical purity as they sit huffing glue in a 92 corolla with no 2 doors the same color. THAT"S where it's at.

[@andrewbrown1936]

@@johndorcic4488 haha 😂 that actually made me laugh out loud

[@manacondamuffmangler4232]

Snow has really forced me to decide if I want to be a guitarist or not

[@juanpablogaleano5559]

Snow made the decision easier for me: I mastered it in a couple weeks

[@Thisisnttravis]

A lot of it gets demystified over time but it can look daunting. I found strengthening my pinky and ring finger was a big step to holding those kind of positions and doing triads. Do pull offs and hammerons with just the pinky and ring finger, or get the finger exerciser on Amazon

[@DavidSantibanez111]

@@juanpablogaleano5559 probably sounds like booty

[@Evan11of10]

No idea how anyone could think any RHCP song is easy. John Frusciante is a goddamn maniac.

[@Kapodastr18]

Californication?

[@skeletor8169]

Klio Life Don’t forget “Desecration Smile”

[@eshaman3334]

maniac..

[@luispaez5728]

Cool response and everything, but notwithstanding how good Frusciante is, he himself woould call himself a minimalist in many of his approaches, and, sorry to tell you, that means it ain't that hard to play.

[@sephiroth666zack]

some are , but you are right, he is a goddamn legend.

[@facerip2222]

Great video. I'd really like to see you do one about Legendary Licks that you think are hard, but really they are hard, but you think they're easy, and really they are easy for that guy who used to live down the street from your apartment when you were going through that ugly break-up with that crazy girl who stole your tv and then called the cops and then the cops took your side but turns out you had an outstanding warrant from 2 counties over from that one time your ex-best friend took too many xanax and punched a glass window out and since you were drunk you got charged with disorderly conduct but you never showed up for court because you couldn't take off work and really you didn't have any money to pay the fines anyway. I know that video has been done to death on KZbin already, but I'd be interested to hear your take on that classic concept.

[@annaholland1777]

😂😂😂

[@willbezerra7416]

We gotta get him to actually do this one lmao

[@zapantalambda]

hahahaa

[@7James77]

Someone's speaking from life experience

[@ICDedPeplArisen]

Bruh, who hurt yo... Oh, wait. I know...

[@jessmitchell8948]

The Snow riff is what made me want to play guitar 6 years ago. Still cant play it consistently.

[@maksimkirandziski9660]

damn, you must suck ass at guitar

[@user-qz5jj3nv3r]

@@maksimkirandziski9660 Broo💀💀💀💀💀

[@fourstarshit]

based joeyy fan

[@AllenGarberGuitarFun]

I’m sure someone else has mentioned this, but Andy plays “Every Breath You Take” in a very easy way. You just don’t barre and hold down all the notes in the chords...simply fret the low notes on the 6th string with your index finger, then move the index fingertip from the 6th string to the 3rd string to complete the arpeggio and then back down to the 6th string to start the cycle again. It has puzzled players for years, but Andy revealed this simple trick long ago...the same trick applies to “Message In A Bottle”...

[@jaguarcarrera]

Not so secret though... It's clearly visible in the official video. Andy looks in the camera when he plays it.

[@AllenGarberGuitarFun]

@@jaguarcarrera Exactly, yet time and again for decades, the overwhelming majority of people fail to play it correctly. There are umpteen live examples as well, including the Synchronicity concert video and the reunion tour, but nearly everyone still fails to play it right.

[@GertvanderDoes]

Came here to say that. Andy moves the index finger for the arpeggios. But the Fm9 still kills my hands because it's still a 4 fret stretch at the long end of the board and all of them are still hard to play cleanly. So to say he plays it in a " very easy way"... Not really.

[@AllenGarberGuitarFun]

@@GertvanderDoes It’s easy for me I should say. I’ve never had a problem playing it as Andy plays it. For me, it is a very comfortable and easy way to play it.

[@bach5150]

here's the thing though...YES..we see him move his fingers around in the vids and live performances... and there is no doubt that he plays it that way to save hand strength...BUT...... when you listen to the original recording, you can clearly hear that the lower notes have RING on them indicating that they are being held throughout the chord. i suspect he recorded it with the full chords and made the decision AFTERWARDS to try to economize the way he would play it for live performance. so both ways are COMPLETELY in play here...

[@thegreenbaizevampire]

John Frusciante is a masochist to come up with that for a ballad. He could have played quavers in an arpeggio. Maybe that's why he's a legend.

[@leetledrummerboy]

@Jugizet the vox rhythm is right on top of the guitar. this song is deceptively easy to sing and play at the same time

[@WiseFoolTrading]

leetledrummerboy agreed it really is, once you’ve got the guitar part down, you could sing the lead vocals whilst playing the lick if you really wanted to.

[@Brian-Martin]

With "Every Breath You Take", it's all muted so you can individually fret each note without having to maintain the chord. You can play it like a scale.

[@ozekistyle]

That's how Andy Summers plays it live

[@blockhead-gm5ry]

I'm so happy that I have freakishly long fingers that I can play this with ease, in fact I can play from the 1st fret on the low e to the 7th fret on the a sting.

[@Myhabbonameisjer6000]

@@blockhead-gm5ry what the fuck

[@blockhead-gm5ry]

Minor Second 😂😂😂

[@jaylinsa]

You mean, like an arpeggio...

[@lukasaoo88]

Lmao my guitar instructor made me learn message in a bottle on acoustic so basically I am an octopus now

[@ryanboshell6124]

Goat that’ll get ya

[@nehemiahzo_]

Lmao

[@harleck9119]

I learned that riff on an accoustic first and that's when I discovered my long-stretching ability

[@randomguy263]

I feel you, I've been trying to learn Every Breath You Take on classical guitar

[@nehemiahzo_]

Random Guy oof

[@Michu_-sk7fr]

"To play nothing is the most difficult thing to play on the guitar" True words.

[@jomomma193]

Funnily enough, the "play nothing" thing is also a huge part of AC/DC. Lots of guys just want to fill in the empty spaces with random blues licking but the songs really call to back off now and again.

[@MrJohnlennon007]

420weedwizard69 Let There Be Rock is a perfect example

[@austinsadler1403]

The thing that separates AC/DC from all the hacks who think they can play AC/DC because it’s just three chords is that phrasing and sense of space.

[@BrianBadBass]

The hardest lick for any guitarist is sight reading.

[@vegaslowblower8781]

Sight reading becomes useless when you can pick up the song by ear

[@blockhead-gm5ry]

Honestly thou, you right. 100 percent

[@didds8869]

got any tabs for that lick?

[@BrianBadBass]

@@didds8869 that would be cheating...

[@nathannguyen4440]

Or reading sheet music

[@Floyd9779]

"So, just get the rythm down!" * Reggae version of Snow (Hey Oh) kicks in *

[@icemediapro]

I just discovered this channel a few days ago and I’ve been watching a lot of them. Not only very entertaining with some great humour, but this guy is an amazing musician that’s for sure. Congratulations on all of your success,Tyler

[@brazycastard7083]

*Oh man now I have to try*

[@EddieB-ready]

He's officially an anime character

[@paulkhederchah8228]

Snow is the horror for a debutant who thinks that's its simple

[@th3gr81]

paul khederchah I play the bass line, it’s super easy.

[@sombal1999]

its also really exhausting

[@maxonmendel5757]

It sounds super easy cause it’s in the key of Am which is good for beginner guitarists and it sounds like just arpeggiated power chords with added 7s on top of the chord Guess it’s not in Am. I was wrong. But it is a pretty simple four chord progression

[@westinmcclister1507]

Am I the only one who heard it and thought it would be brutal?

[@ionianblue31]

Westin Mcclister No. When I heard it for the first time, I thought it was going to be tricky too. And oh it was! I STILL have a hard time with it. I think part of what makes it a challenge is, in addition to alternate picking it, which is how John Frusciante played it, it's the hammer-ons and pull-offs. I tend to think of it as quarter note triplets superimposed over 16ths. Challenging still is how to get the right feel and keep it from sounding like straight arpeggios.

[@serdawg4247]

“Stay Tuned” definitely a pun that I never heard of before about a million times already

[@goobersquad6008]

Ser Dawg what’s the profile pic? I always see people with it, but what is it, what does it mean? Whoever answers my question will get a gram of cocaine shipped in the mail for free

[@DannyBoi2112]

@@goobersquad6008 The Real Background KZbinr MaximilianMus started the trend when uploading a video to KZbin meme-ing how to be successful in life and in all your ventures.

[@DannyBoi2112]

@@Happylink75 well??

[@DannyBoi2112]

@@Happylink75 my free gram of course😂

[@justinharshbarger4761]

You're actually playing the bridge section just like Angus Young, good man

[@anusrepairman]

Through the fire and flames looks easy when you play it on hard difficulty.

[@josh5041]

😂😂😂

[@thaedleinad]

Damn nigga, you are everywhere

[@themetalmemeboi5429]

Anus Repair Man ur everywhere man

[@Bafooba]

through the fire and flames looks easier when you play the smash hits version.

[@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

I'm not saying it's easy, but it is not nearly as hard as guitar hero makes it seem.

[@ColeRolland]

Brilliant video concept. Also that strat is 😍

[@renthlei6282]

Omg i am a huge fan of yours🤩🤩

[@anishkarnik]

Aayooo huge fan Sir

[@vangoghsseveredear]

When I first kinda got into guitar a long time ago, I remember thinking snow sounded hard, but figured it wouldn't be too bad cause I played a lot of metal. Woo boy was I wrong lmfao

[@TheBulletsOfFire1]

When you said at the end "this is the hardest thing that guitarist deal with" and the yousician play along ad came along... I almost died of laughter hahahaha

[@osmarortega610]

4:24 now play it while you're singing .. God, i sweer frusciante is son kind of cyborg !

[@leetledrummerboy]

u could seriously probably do it bro the rhythms are right on top of each other. The fucked up songs to sing and play are things like the tragically hip where the vocal rhythm has nothing to do with the guitar work

[@thegangbrothers1700]

Singing isnt hard if you get the rhyrhm

[@BeatleJWOL]

Next up - licks that sound hard..and are! First nomination: Spirit of Radio - Rush

[@floki1715]

Jm - neon !

[@YepMarko]

Nice idea, Yes-Clap mine suggestion.

[@rzultypies]

@Shrill Bear the first tapping part ain't difficult, but later.. oh god

[@Marie-qv6on]

Zomby Woof - Frank Zappa

[@TundraCH]

Intervals - Fable main riff

[@memoire-30jm09]

Honorable mention, Shape of my Heart by Sting. The chords position and progression are hard 😆

[@joshhuffman6826]

Licks that sound easy but are hard: back in black was a difficult one. Licks that sound hard but are easy: ERUPTION.

[@mulfss]

The only easy part of eruption is the tapping even tho most people do it wrong anyways

[@lucascruze416]

huh eruption is easy ? bruh

[@andymandy8862]

In what universe is eruption easy bro?

[@Gizerwizard]

"This is the hardest thing to play" * ad starts immediately after* hahaha that was great timing

[@thejmrexperience2349]

I find Mr. brightside to be incredibly tough. The picking takes some time, but its these super unusual chord positions that go from cramped hand to over stretch that I personally really struggle with. My drummer has been asking for it for years....

[@reevesyboy5581]

The JMR Experience I know!! It’s harder than every breath you take for me

[@psychedpanda3333]

I agree

[@telebruel]

had to do this in a band I was in and I found the same was such a hard chord hand set was sooo hard - I had said the same comment before reading down so glad I wasn’t alone

[@Bigheadgamer-df3uo]

The intro or the whole song?

[@beeeennnnnnn]

Wow I never even really thought about it but just thinking about it, it does sound tough

[@coleelwell4079]

I’ve only been playing guitar for about a year and I learned every breath you take cuz I thought it was a cool song. so to hear you say it’s a challenge made my day haha

[@lastlight05]

I feel kinda proud after seeing this. I taught myself that Metallica riff with tabs when I was much younger. Not saying I'm any good, because I can't play at all, but I did manage that riff which is kind of cool looking back. Sweet vid!

[@redditshorts4151]

Oi look at that. Someone played something besides the Solo and intro of Back In Black.

[@maddenstutts2953]

Chris Fusina that part of the song is the best part

[@2k13Ghost]

I got attached to that particular part because of Muse doing it after they perform Hysteria, and eventually performing it with Brian Johnson. Bridge still cooler than Back in Black's solo and main riff imo

[@cofiddle]

_proceeds to play back in black intro_ 9:20

[@dismountman3932]

@@2k13Ghost MUUUUSE but yeah, the performance with Brian Johnson is glorious

[@sl_eep_0859]

this man relaxes me. thank you.

[@domukaz]

The intro to "This Charming Man" sounds pretty cheap and easy but is surprisingly difficult to count and leads into a really busy verse line. It's great.

[@L34VITT]

Johnny Marr has a lot of really good licks that are harder than they seem for sure

[@davidtilling2614]

The Lil Wayne-Solo sounds easy... but its not, Only Lil Wayne can pull that one off ;)

[@epicmonkey3347]

can't*

[@davidtilling2614]

Yuporn Fukadong Hes like.. Above us, like a god or something.

[@634983]

The notes are easy. But getting that of timing feeling makes it really hard, 😂

[@riccardosantoro1346]

It's so hard to get his time, and even his way to play. Is too easy but because is easy it becames hard...

[@jibraeeldanish5121]

Well there is some major syncopation and hammer ons that are very complex so........Yeah

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

I remember being a beginner looking up the tab to snow (hey oh) and I was like wtf is going on here

[@danwhitehurst9592]

Yeah me too. Totally put it in the “well, I’ll never play this riff” catagory. Came upon the tab 7 years after starting and it’s now in the maybe I’ll play it catagory.

[@pickles_mcgickle6583]

Every breath you take is the og for this video. We all thought it’d be easy before we learned the chords

[@TheCrimsonIdol987]

The minor add9 chord is my favorite chord, without a doubt, it sounds so hauntingly beautiful.

[@bobafett6215]

5:57 he’s pointing the middle finger

[@SpedSpedding]

Good idea for a video man. Pretty sure Andy played Every Breath without barring though. It’s all palm muted so when I do it, I fret every note individually. Makes it easier

[@robin_holden]

From the live footage I've seen, it seems like he keeps the same hand position around the different chords, but uses the first finger to alternate fretting the bass note and the major / minor third.

[@lawrencewalton7136]

Great video man love it

[@iamlol799]

5:24 is the moment where he realises he needs a thumbnail.

[@jackm7933]

You actually made Snow look easier than it sounds. How?

[@tms1305]

Thats what years of practice looks like dude

[@uncomfortableshirt3870]

That riff has never sounded difficult.. because it's not.

[@bobwilkinsonguitar6142]

It took me 3 years to get this up to tempo

[@aj1533]

@@uncomfortableshirt3870 it isn't easy at all

[@uncomfortableshirt3870]

@@aj1533 If you're a regular guitar player, and learning "snow" is hard for you... you need to practice a lot more

[@robertbisset6991]

Although I'm a bassist, not a guitar player, I would say the song that drove me insane was Get Lucky by Daft Punk. I agreed to perform it with one of my friend's bands for a show they were doing. I'd only been playing bass for less than a year, but I thought it was an easy riff and that I could learn it in a few days. Oh boy was a wrong. Part of the difficulty was the fact that I also was supposed to sing it because the singer of the band said that he just couldn't hit the high notes, but it was so difficult to focus on playing this bassline I barely knew and singing the song. The funny thing was, the show was cancelled last minute due to bad weather conditions, so after hours of me stressing out and trying to learn the part, I didn't even get to play it.

[@psm914]

damn!

[@donmanuel8917]

Post a video cover of it while singing man!

[@stevstrums23]

post a cover haha

[@FrancisVincent967]

got me curious how hard could it be so I searched for a video and dang... + singing? I commend you kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKi2ZZ-OZbVjY7M

[@josephbenedictlacerna2945]

Singing while playing bass is hard af mate cuz u using ur pulse.

[@tugsman5]

DUDE! My parent's went on a cruise for a week when I was in high school and somewhat new to learning guitar. My buddy brought his half stack over and we jammed the whole week and learned back in black (with my keyboard as drums) and For Whom The Bell Tolls. I was tasked with that riff and it's just weird but I got it after a couple days!

[@imactuallyonfire4114]

I remember trying to learn Snow (Hey Oh) back in highschool, thinking it sounded cool and not to hard, I had just learned how to play too. It drove me absolutely nuts.

[@THE_TOOTH77]

I was hoping I wasn't the only person who thought that For Whom the Bell Tolls riff is difficult even though it sounds easy. It's the first riff I thought of when I saw this title, and I'm glad you included it. I still mess it up to this day. The length of how long Kirk does it doesn't help.

[@Fede_uyz]

3:44 no kidding my left pinky started to hurt when you said "the pinky holding the heaviest string

[@cazmodean1]

Thanx man, I finally got to figure out Snow :) I think keeping the rythm in this part is somewhat challenging also, practicing it with a metronome helped.

[@Dmitry9000YT]

Watched this video 3 years ago, and am finally coming back to it able to play every riff showcased. :D

[@tomarom1927]

Snow sounds so sick the way you play it, good stuff dude

[@Phlacc]

Every breathe you take - If you watch the original video, through the main riff, you can see Andy summers move his main finger between two positions as he plays, INSTEAD of barring the chord. Really interesting, check it out.

[@cosmodcat]

Entertainingly funny and educational. I watch ur videos. Keep it up!

[@JO-bz4kc]

Nice sounding strat, Tyler!

[@ritualdeathmetal]

When you played snow I thought you played the studio recording

[@topnug7626]

Yeah even the subtle palm mutes are there.

[@anthonyschultz296]

fr tho lmao it sounded amazing

[@Punttipate62]

@@anthonyschultz296 for real tho laughing my ass off it sounded amazing?

[@j_freed]

It's a cool tune. I do like Castles Made Of Sand better. That one is hard to nail!

[@Chico50445]

Who would ever assume that Snow is easy? Even in high school I was impressed to see one person able to do it at full speed.

[@maxrav1831]

Every breath you take brings back memories. I remember that chord. Jez what a stretch to get it clean. I wasn't the best guitar player but I eventually got it and like anything else you put the effort into it became second nature. Gave up guitar completely in my mid twenties and never really touch one again for a quarter of a century but two weeks ago I suddenly had a notion for playing again so I bought a cheep little Tanglewood acoustic, my fingers are in a hell of a state lol. It's amazing what pops into your head again after all these years but I tried that chord again and was no where near it lol.

[@FrozenLemur]

5:23 Me every day.

[@nichyboi]

Snow is such a beautiful song. Definitely wanna learn it once I get some more experience under my belt.

[@SpongeBath_ShitPants]

I always notice that there seems to be this prevalent fallacy when people discuss Rush: Alex just plays basic guitar and Geddy is the one playing all the hard riffs. Try out some of those arpeggiated chords Alex plays; they aren't easy to memorize. The guy is a low-key genius.

[@MongerOfStrings8222]

I never thought of Alex's playing as basic

[@johnnymoles318]

Great video man 👌

[@mississippiken4133]

you are one cool guy,. i listened to you all eve. last night a lot of fun tks. Ken...

[@edwardcleary1985]

I can’t believe anyone thumbed this down. Dude, you kill it.

[@newharleymama]

Keep up the good work I love ur videos great to watch before school and work.

[@bestpasswortinworld]

MRSAVAGE -56 and before playing guitar as well?

[@jordanpride1337]

The algorithm is really putting i. Work for you, your videos have been at the top of my recommended a couple weeks now

[@PilotFlo]

I guess the hardest thing to do for a guitar player is reading sheet music

[@elixtido1448]

The Metallica riff is actually a version of Tony Iommi at the end of Fairies Wear Boots. I loved that riff the second I heard it in '70. The guys in Metallica must have also.

[@boohiss]

Totally right. I never put that together even though those are two songs I've loved since I was about 12 or 13.

[@metal4lifewp]

Yes they loved the fuck out of Sabbath

[@brianelkins8604]

Yeah I noticed that to way back when I learned them. But I learned them both in 7th grade and never found either one hard.

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

Elix Tido and what’s funny in Black Sabbath version of it is even faster and it’s in the key of G.

[@brianelkins8604]

Alex Williamson's blind adventures Gm, but yeah it is a lil faster but I always thought was easier.

[@kyle2841]

Just watching how you played "every breath you take" hurt my fingers

[@Thomasringpetersen]

So cool having the car “Kit” from knight rider behind you When you’re playing guitar. 💪

[@AchievingAchievement]

So I'm completely self taught when it comes to guitar. I've been playing instruments my whole life and was never really all that determined to sit down and play guitar up until about 2 years ago. I thought because I know enough about music theory from my time on drums and piano that it wouldn't be THAT difficult to pick up and learn. So there were only a couple things I used when I first started. Tabs, to get ahold of how the guitar worked, and my snarkman to figure out the notes on the fretboard. From there I started learning all the various beginner songs, and some songs that I love (such as Roulette by SoaD). Here's where my problem came in. I tried using a pick the first two weeks, and found that I felt more comfortable just using my fingers. And here I am 2 years later. I still don't know how to use a pick. Everyone I know has always told me that I can't use finger style to play songs like Unholy Confessions and Snow (Hey Oh) but somehow I've been able to do it and I honestly don't know if what I've done is good or bad. I have recently tried to use the pick and teach myself to use it, but just get frustrated and throw it onto my desk. Is the pick really that integral to guitar that I should learn to use it? Or am I fine without, and have just found my unique style of playing? I honestly have no idea.

[@ufotofu9]

Having learned most Dave Matthews songs (I was in high school) I've become I immune to my fret hand burning after a few seconds seconds. Cry Freedom and especially Crash into me.

[@papi1050]

Smoke on the water is actually the hardest song to play on the guitar

[@Markus-pv7cf]

Yeah, because its the first song you play as noobie XD

[@mr.purple250]

Lmao

[@eirjadmar]

Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin so much is harder

[@chuggsworth6283]

You tried ANY DragonForce song? 😂

[@bradleymiller1139]

@@chuggsworth6283 here come the flashbacks

[@luckyjinxer]

Each chord change changes which direction you pick, thats what got me. First set starts on a down stroke, second on the up. Break it down real slow and get the feel for making sure you alternate pick every picked note, you play with the most efficient path, and you can go faster.

[@ericfreack]

Assuming you are talking about snow: you can always start on a down stroke because the hammer on pull off thing is twice as long as the other notes so you start and end that part with a down stroke

[@lukeaitken564]

Yeah I thought snow would be easy but I saw chilis live literally last night and I was in the golden circle so I could see everything he was doing, and holy shit his hands were moving so fast I had no idea it was that difficult😂😂

[@theafterlife474]

Bro he's played Snow at every show since the UL Tour started, its crazy.

[@Gus-oi4bt]

On snow i always keep my pinkie on top, and that really helps me. If any of you are having difficulties i would recommend trying that way.

[@dlhdonn]

Pet peeve for me is that hardly anyone...including Chuck Berry in later versions...ever play the Johnny B. Goode intro correctly. There's a reason that lick is so iconic but it's always over simplified and played in the wrong key. His original recording is rarely matched by anyone.

[@dahahni]

Chuck is God. I want everyone here to go play with their ding-a-ling!

[@RaiderLacrosse29]

I agree with Snow being on this list. When I was learning it, I realized that it was deceptively more difficult than I expected it to be. Sounded easy. So I underestimated it.

[@melianhe13]

the metallica "From whom the bell tolls" part from your video, is a bit easy for me. Maybe its because i'm not as skilled as you and that's why is easier for, because you are a experimented guitar player and your tendecy is to do something but the lick commands you not to do that. Its very interesting when you are used to do something in a way and then you have to do it another way. I understand you, it has happened to me before. Thanks for your video, its awesome.

[@herbertweixelbaum]

every breath you take "this is the nine here" - it's the third, actually. andy summers doesn't play it like this. he doesn't stretch his fingers that much, but rather lifts his index finger.

[@GarlicTaters3]

I like the sound of the strat he is using

[@Beserker3737]

I have this exact same Strat. I love it!

[@milesswigart8727]

@@Beserker3737 is it an American Special? just curious, i love the 70s head stock?

[@ohmyprettygirl]

agreed. I couldnt help but get distracted by the thought that I absolutely love the sound of that first guitar he was playing

[@mylesthebot8924]

Yea me too I’m not really big on fender either

[@behindthen0thing525]

Я like the sound of you shutting the fuck up

[@Happyheart146]

Try message in a bottle on a nylon acoustic! THAT'S PAIN LOL! I can get through it but it's no fun. Gave up playing it years ago. Love that first video, thanks for that.

[@bradobannon3289]

YES! I was hoping that the "For Whom the Bell Tolls" lick would make it on here. Listening to it I always thought, "Ok. Once you get the notes it just repeats itself over and over, how hard could it be?" ...My fingers still second-guess themselves when they play it. 15 years later. Finger-twister, indeed.

[@NeoN-PeoN]

Did anyone really think Snow was easy? GTFO.

[@all_invite_0hm]

Uhhhhh how long have you been playing, cowboy? lol

[@cmolty9582]

@@all_invite_0hm even for experienced guitar player it's no seven Nation army.

[@venomousalex8383]

@@cmolty9582 Well said

[@savingark1528]

I mean, yeah. If you already have good alternate picking it doesn’t sound very difficult because what’s hard about it is the chords which you don’t really recognize just hearing it.

[@someperson9052]

What does gtfo mean?

[@jondowe5252]

9:48 Smelled a fart.

[@TheHuskyK9]

Lmao

[@kenobibryant1637]

That was hilarious!

[@themopedmetallist]

Fan of TN4P or Sons of Arkham? Deaf people appreciate a good toot too

[@monkeyrobotsinc.9875]

lmfao

[@cookieman876]

I’ve been working on Snow(Hey oh) for over two years now. Just can’t seem to get the endurance to accurately do that for roughly 3 mins straight basically. Frusciante is a wizard Harry

[@Savage-us2ff]

Such a beautiful strat...