TikTok Guitar Riffs That Will Leave Your Fingers Sore

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[@NamHoang-cf2sx]

Bro do the Better Call Saul theme with Hector Salamanca expression 💀💀

[@osurukgurmesi1752]

he already did in the video

[@grulsrown]

😐🥴😐🥴😐🥴

[@Tytb_]

😂😂😂

[@Dwindke]

Better call hector

[@EddieMusic8]

I said that in a comment section once and got over 40k likes and replies idk why 💀

[@crashedwin]

Bro just called free bird a tiktok riff and im a little heated.

[@Delmisen]

you're the guy he was calling out

[@kylebunseelall7487]

He's an idiot. Don't let it get to you

[@JMGMusic]

The Free Bird solo is vastly overrated.

[@jon.bo_]

@crashedwin i mean shit dude imagine how i felt when “Roundabout” was making the rounds as the to be continued memes after being made fun of in middle/high school for listening to prog rock

[@crashedwin]

@@JMGMusic i wont disagree

[@alex_o704]

Bro called the free bird solo a riff 😭😭😭

[@domzell]

lmfao

[@okalright3941]

its a collab of several blues licks

[@jxiioxic]

@@okalright3941yes, that’s called a solo

[@k1zer100]

define a riff for me

[@s3b_Leney]

​@@k1zer100 a short repeated phrase in popular music and jazz, typically used as an introduction or refrain in a song. Definition from Oxford Languages

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

I tried to learn the Better Call Saul theme a few weeks ago and one my strings literally broke even though i just installed it an hour before 💀💀💀

[@elkrumb9159]

That’s probably because you didn’t stretch them or didn’t lock them

[@terminatorcat1692]

the string broke bad

[@Andres-fh3em]

What brand and gauge?

[@pina4583]

perhaps too much tension?

[@Meshhz]

You probably bought cheap strings

[@electroAM]

He really just called Free Bird a TikTok riff

[@wish8486]

clearly that was a joke.

[@asphaleios6197]

Yeah. He was joking lmao

[@d21bash]

He literally said don’t get mad you little snowflake 💀

[@inseonmicah]

imagine gatekeeping mediocre rock music edit: glad i got all the divorced dads angry

[@a.geddes6201]

@@inseonmicah … mediocre… damn man… I think gatekeeping justified on this one now buddy.

[@-adamplayz6-466]

Bro played captive fowl ☠️

[@cheeseburger5716]

LMFAO

[@pip-pip5029]

Hahahah

[@Absolumabsolute]

“Try my best to avoid tik tok sounds” *is a tik tok player*

[@razzb3rri3]

but he doesnt really do tiktok sounds

[@Jaccckyl]

You're the one guy I wont yell "play free bird" at

[@TheNuke7]

The hardest tik tok guitar “riffs” is a laid back tv show theme and one of the most famous guitar solos of all time? 💀

[@imoldgregg7009]

it's raw dog like 4 notes on 2 strings and not that fast, it's tutorial shit lmao

[@juiceboxconsumer5533]

⁠@@imoldgregg7009play the entire solo with only 4 notes on 2 strings I dare you

[@landhomer4627]

I'm still waiting for the most challenging riff

[@jimthethirdprobably]

i'm still waiting for something slightly difficult

[@andrepalomaro353]

Yeah lol neither of these are riffs

[@JustaThing]

"Now watch me play free bird" every dude who picked up a guitar in highschool

[@JohnSmith-ov5uj]

bro defiled one of the most known guitar solos of all time… “Lord knows I can’t change”

[@ryhard8620]

"unique fingering patterns" had me laughing 😂

[@mindaxiom3651]

I laughed so hard at the "lesser" known as free bird.

[@DUSTINBARTRUM]

Dude just butchered free bird

[@fridge713]

He really hit the ground running on it yeah

[@charlie2224ffd]

the fact that it was probably one of his better takes amazes me as well

[@guillermodelanada1677]

Yeah low key

[@kevlar_mullet3742]

I was looking for this comment 😂

[@Sheel443]

he just said that it was hard to replicate 😭

[@Schizniit]

I always like to play the melody in pop music and dance music. Best ideas for leads

[@P-Tree]

Nah this ain’t it by a long shot

[@Punttipate62]

​@@P-Tree why not

[@caleballen226]

Bro just called a southern rock classic a tik tok song 😭

[@ytgshlung]

fr i felt physical pain when he called it the "spinning rat song"

[@ducttape9940]

@@ytgshlung not just that. bro said "lesser known as"

[@Baldchoppa]

@@ducttape9940you do realize most people who use youtube shorts/ tiktok have little to NO musical culture? If you get some kid to listen to free bird he’d probably recognize it as the spinning rat song so he is technically right, free bird is (from the audience watching this) more commonly known as the song from the spinning rat meme. Also he’s just saying that the sound is fucking popular on tiktok, no shit it’s not a tiktok song. Im so fed up by seeing EVERYONE attack this guy in his own comment sections

[@ducttape9940]

@@Baldchoppa ngl bro i genuinely forgot about this video and my reply. You're correct, but I don't think what I or the people I replied to said was insulting enough to warrant this response. The way I see it, he meant this lightheartedly to relate to his audience, and said audience is taking jabs at that. We aren't attacking him, but we're attacking the very notion that someone would recognize this as the "spinning rat song."

[@Baldchoppa]

@@ducttape9940 fair enough but when i talked about people attacking him i was talking about the whole comment section

[@crazyfutureradio]

Bro's skill to move like a disney npc surpasses his guitar skills

[@ebvren]

Ik why is it the way he always waves his hands like that in the beginning just annoys me??😂

[@jaydengutteridge10]

@@ebvrenyeah and him just smiling that too

[@GyzelE]

Mississippi Queen!!! It's definitely a meme here on KZbin, usually accomplished with the inner mechanics of firing a gun.

[@geoschilling]

I hate tiktok so much.

[@rafacatito]

Redditor

[@hissingtoast8864]

Why are you on yt shorts then???

[@sandik964]

@@hissingtoast8864 fr

[@geoschilling]

@@hissingtoast8864 impossible not to but even though shorts are for bagels it’s a million times better then tiktok

[@alanakbar1665]

@@geoschilling ongg

[@SplitMyLungs]

What is harder about free bird, is that this solo is basically at least 2 or more guitars playing at the same time. I still am amazed that they remember this solo almost note to note somehow

[@voltic7133]

im pretty sure the original recording Allen Collins uses the same recording and just layered them for that sound. Thats why the live performances when he plays freebird something sounds like it is missing.

[@lordrathut]

​@@voltic7133 I believe they had three guitarists, I wouldn't be surprised if they all played on it

[@aadeniscool]

I mean it's not hard to forget, you can just mess around in the F minor pentatonic shape

[@SplitMyLungs]

@@aadeniscool yes, but guitarist played it live basically note to note.

[@donmatthew7877]

You see it as a spinning rat. I see it as a spinning Bocchi

[@oyashirosamabrasileiro]

i see it as a spinning Erika Furudo

[@immaxbtw996]

I see it as well… fucking free bird…

[@ultraballstudios5221]

I wanna learn the freebird solo so bad but it’s so fricken long

[@armando6169]

Same, people say its actually easy and it probably is but when i get to lear the final part i would probably have forgotten the begining

[@ultraballstudios5221]

@@armando6169 yeah, it’s really something you have to lock into your mind to get it right.

[@voltic7133]

@@armando6169 Its easy to learn each individual riff in the solo. The solo is. basically a bunch of blues riffs all tied together. That being said, being able to seamlessly transition between all of the licks for 5 min straight is the hard part.

[@mayhem9052]

@@voltic7133yea it’s a matter of endurance really

[@arandomsupra]

Learn it lick by lick, and practice the transitions between them. This is how you should learn any long or complex songs, bit by bit until you get it implanted into your brain.

[@OtavioFesoares]

Little Barrie is brilliant. Barrie Cadogan is currently the most proficient rock guitar player in the world. Go listen to their “King of the Waves” album. It’s incredible.

[@itssslashhere5245]

Bro what if you did that but in a Hendrix style?

[@Grey-sq7dy]

Did that sometime ago. Of course if you’re talking about BCS theme, man it sounded sick lol. Basically just made a bit modified version of the riff, but ended it with the original theme. With all the chk-chk’s

[@SubterraneanBruh]

Honestly the tone on the first song was crazy

[@gob5974]

The better call Saul theme is legitimately so fucking good. Like it has no right being as legitimately fantastic of a track, the guitar tone that comes in during the verse RAHHH

[@themusicman1556]

I've never understood people thinking that the freebird solo is hard to play

[@Moist_________________Pancakes]

Not necessarily hard just need to be precise for it to sound right and it’s long so a bit of room for error but I’ve never thought it was specifically hard though

[@mikeypiscopo]

No hate to any of my Ice Spice fans out there

[@mr.wyrzykowski7522]

​@@parallelsclipswth😊

[@cboisandlin9601]

Full hate to all ice spice fans

[@soldierman3828]

Are you a munch?

[@ilovemaccaroni]

Lol

[@boredasf-zy8bj]

Tf is that free bird tone😢

[@djmcc83]

Yes... free bird was just sitting around in obscurity until tiktok found it and made it known....

[@trystanbooth3816]

the last thing i would ever think when picking up my guitar, “what can i play from tik tok”

[@thelemon2177]

Is the better call Saul theme just called that or does it have an actual name

[@jochem420]

i think its just called that

[@Sebgeetarman]

It’s literally just called better call Saul theme 💀

[@HXD90]

Breh

[@loganstrickler]

I think it's called baby blue, but I'll have to look it up Edit: never mind, baby blue just another breaking bad song, i think it is just the better call saul theme

[@j.b.55]

Little Barrie

[@TheWeebMusician-Music]

pls don't call these songs tiktok riffs.

[@abitrrs4403]

Flawless thank you for delivering ❤

[@project45yt]

Great tremolo! Most mfs who cover this spam the absolute fuck out of the whammy bar like it’s remotely close to what it sounds like

[@kyle-9893]

I can guarantee free bird is more commonly known as free bird than the spinning rat meme

[@guitarfox8316]

Better call Saul is a great riff as well as a beautiful example of a newer song perfectly replicating the vintage feel

[@sussyboiimpooster5066]

Little Berrie is one of my favorite bands of all time. They have some amazing stuff

[@jime2568]

As a skynyrd fan. I can swear I wont freak out.

[@loganstrickler]

No, please freak out, this troglodite just called freebird a tiktok song

[@elainehammond3147]

It's time to freak out. The Skynyrd fans shall send an army and regain the respect we've lost 🫡

[@anthonydusome5447]

''The soundtrack to the spinning rat theme, LESSER KNOWN AS-'' that was when i lost it@@loganstrickler

[@loganstrickler]

@@anthonydusome5447 ong, couldn't handle it after that

[@antonbagel]

Idk I figured out a pretty simple way to play Better Call Saul, probably not how it's actually played, but sounds almost the same.

[@juancontreras2711]

How can this man be able to play CHILL AF SONGS even MORE CHILL WTF i love it and hate it

[@thenormalminecrafter2720]

A more recognizable example of something sampling free birds riff would be the bill nye intro

[@isaacavendanob4492]

Neon-John Mayer

[@Aesthetic_Sparkle]

Is anyone going to talk about the guitar neck he was waving around💀 like how do you just have the neck?

[@headlessnotahorseman]

The neck is usually just bolted on so it can be removed.

[@Pico-Gaming]

You can’t start playing the free bird solo and not Finish it, I started getting excited

[@user-gz2uf7tk7e]

Free bird is definitely one of my top 5 favorite songs I've been trying to lean the lead guitar part forever

[@aadeniscool]

bro can barely play freebird 💀

[@MinutesFromVegas]

Not to flex but a lot of my riffs on TikTok got some bite to em.

[@JesseOrSomething]

I checked out your channel and and damn bro keep that shit up ❤️🙏🤘

[@georgeprice4212]

It’s not the riff that gets me with Free Bird…it’s the speed at which Allen Collins plays a lot of the motifs in the solo.

[@YAMMAS]

The free bird revival was amazing. I've always loved the song and now gen z and gen alpha do too 🔥🔥

[@Leo._...]

bro literally plays tik tok trending music

[@andrewmprouty]

Lesser known as Freebird................ tf?

[@nejc2426]

Mississippi queen is pretty good too imo

[@Catsmakemeselfconscious]

Don’t ever make the facial expression again

[@sherrygoldsmith947]

Thats called a passion, somethihg only true guitarists understand

[@dearpercocet.]

its guitar face, its not easy to get rid of.

[@Catsmakemeselfconscious]

@@dearpercocet. I know what it is.

[@Catsmakemeselfconscious]

@@sherrygoldsmith947 It’s just a joke, I know what guitar face is.

[@dearpercocet.]

@@Catsmakemeselfconscious then quit hating?

[@dimitrisvill1411]

if any of those leave your fingers sore then you’re not a guitar player

[@joiningmarmot3812]

mkay bro

[@loganstrickler]

Real

[@slav4335]

he is a guitar player just not a very good one

[@kian_moghaddam123]

Rare footage of Mikey using humbuckers

[@RLxDRMpG]

Free bird literally has every single possible blues lick you can think of in a solo lol

[@jacobwarmack8751]

I’m starting to notice that he only picks simple or moderately difficult riffs and shares opinions about them being “harder than they seem”. My assumption is that he’s playing into the unpopular opinions algorithm hack and exploiting the naivety of viewers to appear more knowledgeable about guitar than he actually is. If this is the case, it’s very smart and obviously working and I hope it continues to bring him success

[@brin57]

I think you nailed it. He's a reasonably decent player, but continually spews some very dubious information, actually hilighting his lack of actual knowledge to anyone who knows otherwise.

[@ryanskenard]

Bro just bro’d bro a bro bro 💯 fr fr bro’s bro

[@Zach_Martini_Music]

Sick edits dawg

[@BCCustoms]

These two are legendary! The Saul Goodman theme was amazing!

[@1dmourg]

Every dad from the 70s is looking for you

[@cavehonson]

Bro called the solo a riff!! Irredeemable monster.

[@Slippin_Jimmy846]

Pure masterpiece

[@manjuchauhan9874]

Unique fingering pattern 🫴🥵

[@jayalexander7657]

Hmm. For some damn reason, I've found myself watching and listening to this guy's countless shorts, he posts almost daily. I'm not a hater. I'm definitely not trying to be spiteful, cruel, or mean. Tastes change over time as you grow older. This younger generation of guitarists seem to mostly be practicing, trying to play as fast as humanly possible, and kind of disregarding playing rhythm guitar as crisp and clean and consistent as possible. This topic isn't really talked about very often, but, King Edward (Van Halen) was a very underrated rhythm player. Eds rythum play was always kind of overlooked, or at least mostly not talked about, when it came to his rhythm play. Maybe because all of his songs had such ground breaking, epic solos, it's always been kind of overlooked. Ed is a perfect example of what I'm about to say. Today's young guitarists get caught up with always just wanting to play fast, and strangely technical. Almost no thought about making sure that it's still melodic friendly, and works really well with the entire song, like it totally belongs there. Playing crazy fast, obscure scales, does not automatically make you a great 🎸 guitarist 😮. Almost from day one, the first thing that i noticed was Ed's rhythm play was absolutely flawless in every way, especially all those melodic fills, and, pick attacks.These young guitarists don't focus on writing great melodic songs, for their solos. It was always about the song, first. Personally, ive always thought that Ed was the greatest rythum guitarist of all time, also the greatest soloist of all time hands👇 down. And, one of the greatest songs writers of all time. This guy here, reminds me of that dude who loves to stand in front of his mirror all day. It became obvious to me that theatrics are more important, than writing, and playing great songs. It's now more like a contest, to see how many likes they can get on Tic toc, and comments calling them the fastest gun in the world 🌍. This gentlemen isn't even half as good as he thinks he is. I guess you don't know what, you don't know. Yes, the Freebird solo is not very technical, or impossible to play. This guy doesn't quite seem to understand why this famous solo is so iconic. Jeez, what a shame.

[@lilvince9647]

Man's got more gear than guitar center and can't come up with an acceptable lead tone for free bird 💀

[@rileysalem6229]

Thanks to Allen Collins for that amazing solo may he rest in peace

[@dimitripf]

did bro really say free bird was discovered by tiktok? c'mon

[@leechild4655]

Free Bird. A crazy exercise in string bending.

[@therandomdj124]

DAMNNN BRO, I LOVE THE TWANGY SOUND AND THE WHAMY BAR ON THE FIRST SONG

[@firemonkey1015]

I feel like electric guitar must be pretty easy if you’re not playing thrash or metal. These “riffs” *cough* one solo, is very relaxing to me.

[@LordsteervOfficial]

Did bro just called the theme song of the best tv show , a "tik tok riff " ?

[@Eagle_Federation]

Saul:But youre honor my client was litsening to free bird. Judge:sir you’re client just ran over 50 children. Saul:i am saul, saul goodman evrything i say is used against the judge and not my client.

[@kitrocks8058]

The most challenging part of this video is trying to take that guy serious while talking he’s into a guitar.

[@masterd151]

Little Barrie are great. I recommend the album Shadow for a starting point

[@corbinlloyd8922]

Trying to learn free bird as a 1 month beginner and this dude comes along and says it’s the hardest tiktok riff 😅

[@rjjames19]

Free birds guitar solo is half a century old. Wild.

[@IHeighway]

Free Bird Is 50 years old this year, as well as another masterpiece Bohemian Rhapsody

[@brandonproctor3639]

I’m always playing the BCS theme 😂 I love it

[@bunsenn5064]

“This is one of the more intricate riffs” he says about a solo that is just a repeating bend.

[@tuckerguthrie]

Absolutely love that first theme

[@scottishguyig2105]

The best guitar face i've seen in a while, relatively normal compared to others 😂

[@CPTVinny]

The guitar solo in freebird takes up as much song as the words take

[@Guitarify]

Okay, you won my subscription, haha

[@YouDonWannaKnoMyName]

Bro played caged birb

[@Ronald_rump]

The faces he makes

[@Major_Arachnid_1]

Theres actually four riffs going on at the same time after the 4.5 minute mark so one person playing them all at once is amazing

[@TrainMedia00]

I just yelled out Free Bird out loud when I hear the solo 💀

[@likeagoodneighborstayove-om9lu]

this is the first video i’ve seen by mikey and ngl the disembodied guitar neck jump scared me

[@1Airoez]

The better call saul was literally the first riff i learned that used barring

[@onnetid4016]

free bird is currently my favourite song

[@Dan.Solo.Chicago]

The intro of the Better Call Saul Theme had some Brian Jonestown Massacre vibes at first.

[@joshuagarcia7501]

I laughed at the spinning rat one 😭💀

[@Taydutt13]

Even with humbuckers that strat still sounds so thin

[@GloryToMasterKohga.]

I finally found what it was called.. “Better Call Saul” theme

[@Cawplayz]

I don’t know how he said the better call Saul riff difficult to replicate, it’s so easy I learned it in 10 minutes 💀

[@Aidtrnr]

Free Bird solo memes are the best😂

[@kat-wy9nn]

I love freebird me and my grandpa used to go speeding (speeding to me when i was younger was anything faster than 20mph) down the road on the way to our favorite restaurant but unfortunately the restaurant closed and my grandpa can no longer drive so now we blast the song well we play tic tac toe