"Music is not a competition." Wise words from a wise man!
@mk.57064 жыл бұрын
Rap music is. At least when it comes to the battle.
@Alang_4924 жыл бұрын
Kirk hammer learned by competition with his buddies
@vlogress11c814 жыл бұрын
I like the idea that it is. If it wasn't people wouldn't constantly try and push new high quality content. Nothing would ever have evolved.
@matthewcitty22924 жыл бұрын
Music is like fireworks, it's not a competition until someone else comes in with a bigger boom
@spacegrass66324 жыл бұрын
@@vlogress11c81 It's a competition in a certain sense, you need to be better than the other band to get better gigs- but in terms of songwriting and playing music for the sake of it? absolutely not, I like alot of music that most people would call shitty and poor quality
@4strokeperro9494 жыл бұрын
My guitar journey: 1) Smoke on the water 2) Stairway to heaven 3) Sweet Child o'mine Then I got kicked out of the guitar store
@schiggy1824 жыл бұрын
4 Stroke Perro the forbidden riffs
@mr.commander72984 жыл бұрын
Oilers
@NaBiN674 жыл бұрын
Haha
@foreverbooked29644 жыл бұрын
Well that escalated quickly.
@lakshyarajput28544 жыл бұрын
According to u u played those songs Cuz if they heard those tunes they'd be making videos
@TheSuperwireman2 жыл бұрын
I love how Paul is a bona fide guitar god and yet he has no pride issues in recalling how hard it once was just to play power chords
@Corn3liu2 жыл бұрын
My milestones: 1. Smoke on the water 2. Cowboy chords 3. Fade to black and intro to Nothing else matters 4. Seek and destroy 5. Death - pull the plug (a lot of work) and Crystal Mountain (double work!) 6. First solos: nothing else matters, black magic woman, stairway to heaven 7. Learning theory and fretting notes 8. Under the bridge and frusciante-style strumming Thank you for such an inspiring and insightful journey!
@francobaby10054 жыл бұрын
You're pretty good on that giant ukulele
@jonathanmcdermott62174 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂😂
@michaelionkin74654 жыл бұрын
its called bass
@ideasonek33744 жыл бұрын
Michael Ionkin it's called grand piano
@iceman98674 жыл бұрын
It's a baritone ukulele lol
@ryanmcdermott36044 жыл бұрын
Jonathan McDermott Nice last name
@thevastexpanse28734 жыл бұрын
MY RIFF JOURNEY - smoke on the water on one string - smoke on the water on 2 strings - smoke on the water on an electric guitar - smoke on the water with a drum backing track. - smoke on the water with my band. - smoke on the water with my band infront of my crush. - smoke on the water infront of my crush and her parents . - smoke on the water , playing in a wedding band at my crush's wedding. - smoke on the water while really really drunk after my crush's wedding. - smoke on the water while smoking my last ciggerate and drowning in a lake. R.I.P me
@shrekthesoviet31874 жыл бұрын
The Vast Expanse are you ok
@thevastexpanse28734 жыл бұрын
@@shrekthesoviet3187 i am cool mate, thanks. I am playing Highway to hell now.
@luettexiv4 жыл бұрын
@@thevastexpanse2873 oh god he's evolved
@zachdaguitarguy47894 жыл бұрын
sorry for your loss...😔
@bernhardsonn89964 жыл бұрын
:(
@MidianVGC4 жыл бұрын
Started learning by myself during quarantine. I’m 29 and I’ve wanted to play all my life and only now on christmas 2019 my gf bought me one for our 8th anniversary like « ok enough talking about it. Here’s a guitar. » Currently I’m practicing : - Pieces (Sum41) - Je t’aimais, je t’aime, et je t’aimerai (Francis Cabrel) - Father and son (Cat Stevens) - Wonderwall (Oasis) - Heart of Gold (Neil Young) - Let it be (Beatles) - Someone you loved (Lewis Capaldi) - Over the Rainbow (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole) -Hurt (Johnny Cash) And I SUCK at all of them. Like, really really suck. Chords transitions are painfully slow and I sound like a turd but I swear to god I’ve never felt so complete in my life.
@Jasper-eu4ne3 жыл бұрын
Are you still playing? And if so, what do you play now?
@MidianVGC3 жыл бұрын
@@Jasper-eu4ne Still playing. Trying to nail bar chords now like Cm and F. B is out of my reach for the time being. Too difficult. So I try to play songs like Torn (Natalie Imburglia), Nour El Ain (Amr Diab), Snuff (Slipknot), Canon in D (Pachelbel), California Dreamin (Mamas and the Papas), House of the rising Sun (The Animals) etc.
@ILOVEDRAGO3 жыл бұрын
@@MidianVGC don`t learn too many songs at once, bruh! concentrate on 1 to 3.
@JackLeeTheFirst3 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget theory! So important
@sundaywalker32902 жыл бұрын
I'm seeing your comment now, a year later.... Covid is still raging here... how did your guitar journey go?
@GrahamDavenport3 жыл бұрын
00:21 1. When I Come Around 00:58 2. Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) 02:23 3. Whats My Age Again? 03:25 4. Fade To Black 04:31 5. Last Resort 05:27 6. Transylvania 06:13 7. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here 07:16 8. The Test That Stumped Them All 08:37 9. Who Did You Think I Was 09:46 10. Little Wing
@selpak31383 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@Curse_of_the_moon3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@simonberman75793 жыл бұрын
👍
@idontfallaway2 жыл бұрын
Legend
@sebastiankroneder27744 жыл бұрын
My hardest song to learn was: F chord
@kylemundy88714 жыл бұрын
RIP pinky finger
@BibleStorm4 жыл бұрын
@@kylemundy8871 It just sits there hanging out with ring finger. It's RIP wrist and tendons if you don't have the right technique.
@levibeam1004 жыл бұрын
Kyle Mundy if you bar the two high strings with your pointer finger you don’t have to use your pinkie at all
@TheJanvicgwaps4 жыл бұрын
Fuck that Chord srsly
@campbellgoforth76744 жыл бұрын
Mood
@JsJustace4 жыл бұрын
Davie: SLAP Paul: gently press
@georgedelgado45734 жыл бұрын
paul's guitar: gently weeps
@alex4pov4 жыл бұрын
OH! EM! GEE!
@OudSlayer4 жыл бұрын
SLAY
@georgea.57294 жыл бұрын
Now lets remember which instrument is Davie playing and which instrument is Paul playing
@krystofsofilkanic81584 жыл бұрын
Checkmate bassist
@Bru9463 жыл бұрын
This man makes me motivated to play more and more. The video quality and the playing quality is out of this world.
@andrewriordan4 жыл бұрын
In some sort of order: - Day Tripper - Back In Black - Stairway To Heaven - Hey Joe - Hide Away (by Stevie) - Future People (by Alabama Shakes) - Crazy Train - Mary Had A Little Lamb (also by Stevie) - Little Wing - the intro to Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
@lynninzerella32333 жыл бұрын
Aight we got one in common. solid list
@McDShaleee2 жыл бұрын
day tripper is on my list 💪💪💪
@loudenvier4 жыл бұрын
I'm 44 years old and I'm trying to learn the guitar so that my autistic, 5 years old toddler can enjoy along with me (he loves music). Today I was trying to play the Fade to Black Intro and I felt just the same the first time it started sounding a little like the record itself :-) This video left me with a smile all the way through it and beyond! Thank you for the inspiration!
@blainetrain22994 жыл бұрын
Fade to black was one of my very first songs I learned. It was magical to me when it sounded correct. I played it for hours and hours every day for weeks on end. I lost a lot of loved ones that week i think lol. But it is what made that guitar my best friend in the whole world for 20 years now Happy for you.
@iansath29134 жыл бұрын
good luck sir! just started two days ago
@clenjones57484 жыл бұрын
loudenvier are you more likely to have a child with autism if you’re an older man? Older woman? Thanks.
@loudenvier4 жыл бұрын
@@clenjones5748 the odds are bigger relatively, but still very small. It depends on the age of the mother tio (either older or much Younger increases the odds). The exact age when the odds increases is not known precisely. It's known that this is not a factor that contributes tô the increase of autism cases occuring recently. These studies also fail to provide statistics on the severity of the child's autism (my son autism is very mild and he is already able to socialize albeit with some difficult). But, No matter your age the odds are still very low.
@clenjones57484 жыл бұрын
loudenvier ok cool have many beautiful white children
@ketash4 жыл бұрын
my guitar journey: 1. wonderwall 2. i changed my intsrument to the ukulele
@Hougified4 жыл бұрын
big facts
@firstname_lastname35074 жыл бұрын
Every teenage white girl ever
@prakharthapliyal46584 жыл бұрын
@@edcrow9190 then he played somewhere over the rainbow. and that was it. The End
@NateHolms4 жыл бұрын
Ya boi started off with the uke
@fizzlyn3x1504 жыл бұрын
I started 8 years ago with piano, moved on to ukulele 2 years ago then took on guitar (bought a squire) two months ago mainly to take my mind off getting gcse results, now I’ve really taken to it I’ve gone and bought a beautiful Les Paul
@cagethefoxtrick38524 жыл бұрын
My riff journey: 01 - Neon No, wait..
@RobinBatmanand3 жыл бұрын
Literally me
@tyblu76672 жыл бұрын
haha fkkkkk that ish
@blakejones60124 жыл бұрын
Everything about this man speaks smooth
@jamoatkins51294 жыл бұрын
1- smoke on the water 2- do i wanna know 3- more than words 4- smells like teen spirit 5- a certain romance
@malcolmforsythe43294 жыл бұрын
I love a certain romance
@g2tennis4 жыл бұрын
What Ever People Say I am that's what I'm not has some very fun guitar lines to play
@malcolmforsythe43294 жыл бұрын
@@g2tennis Ya, my favorite to play is probably I bet you look good on the dancefloor, but I haven't tried playing all of them
@g2tennis4 жыл бұрын
@@malcolmforsythe4329 all are fun to play
@sergiosantos93554 жыл бұрын
A Certain Romance is incredible to play both on bass and guitar. I like to loop the bass line on my looper guitar and then do the main guitar riff. So much fun!
@station2station5444 жыл бұрын
Your tone in the Hendrix little wing riff is impeccable
@GR-sg2lv4 жыл бұрын
Station 2Station I was planning to say this ! You beat me to it!
@SwingCritic1414 жыл бұрын
It’s close
@arbuthnotmumsboy81784 жыл бұрын
I'd been playing "Wing" crap since playing from Axis when it came out. I was 14 and knew only a "cowboy chord" version then. I gradually evolved that into an almost recognisable version over the next 20 odd years. Then, when KZbin came along I finally learnt a more pukka rendition. STILL CAN'T GET THAT BLOODY BRILLIANT JIMI TONE THOUGH! ARGH.
@jeresey4 жыл бұрын
Dont write off the The Legend Pilky27
@hedekbass4 жыл бұрын
Neck pickup. Volume at 70%. Fuzz Face volume 100% fuzz 80%. The rest is in the fingers.
@marcellociampiconi77703 жыл бұрын
My riff journey: - Knockin' on heaven's door - 21 Guns - Cocaine - Back in Black - Oye como va - Misirlou - Transylvania - Comfortably Numb - Dani California - Summer Song
@victorsevs4 жыл бұрын
that little wing cover.. holy Hendrix, you put so much emotion in that
@laloquaint4 жыл бұрын
My musical journey through songs I felt accomplished after learning in order: 1: White Stripes - Seven Nation Army 2: Pixies - Where is my Mind? 3: Weezer - Say Ain't So 4: Van Halen - Runnin' with the Devil 5: Santana - Black Magic Woman 6: Zappa - Black Napkins 7: Rush - YYZ 8: Yes - Mood for a Day 9: Soda Stereo - Nada Personal 10: Invisible - El Anillo del Capitan Beto Of this list I would highly recommend learning 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Those really stuck with me.
@juanemilioavendano4734 жыл бұрын
Sodaa!
@franlapietra8854 жыл бұрын
Vamos sodaa
@davidpapovich46074 жыл бұрын
I can play yes- mood for a day perfectly and it's so satisfying to play.
@turnleftaticeland4 жыл бұрын
steve howe guitar parts are insanely rewarding to learn. working on starship trooper now
@Persys4 жыл бұрын
Aguante Soda, say it aint so te hace sentir genial
@christianvalerio43284 жыл бұрын
I’ve never related more to something than when he started playing fade to black
@dilldowschwagginz26744 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@dilldowschwagginz26744 жыл бұрын
"one" is also an awesome song when learning to play
@christianvalerio43284 жыл бұрын
Dilldow Schwagginz I learned One on my classical! It was the reason i bought my first electric guitar
@HawksNHabsPC4 жыл бұрын
Same here. I remember nailing that main open chord progression!
@jeremiebeaulieu85014 жыл бұрын
it is one of the firsts riff that I learned and the feeling yo get after you just play it right for the first time is just awesome. It took me weeks to learn, but it was worth it.
@fordrac1ng813 жыл бұрын
It's sad, after 25 years I've forgotten more songs than I remember. I'll hear a song I haven't heard in a decade or two and then I'll start trying to remember it again. A lot of it comes back within the first 1-2 times I play the song which is wild.
@JohnDoe-ij7et2 жыл бұрын
this is exactly what happened to me. it does my head in in my teens n early twenties I was like a jukebox for all my favourite bands, I had no appreciation for it, then I just forgot about guitar for work, n somehow ended up not even owning one, n now I just hear songs n think, fuck I gotta play that again, sometimes I’m no chance, other times I don’t even know what my fingers r doing n I somehow remember it.
@bleeding_rose1990 Жыл бұрын
Yes it's weird, but it usually comes back quick when you check some tabs if you've already learned it. I dropped the guitar for almost ten years and within about a year of playing it has all come back. I can even figure songs out by ear I learned when I was in high school, the other day just Jammin alone I played a bunch of riffs from voodoo Chile Sligh return, how many more times Les zeppelin it all came back flooding in, it was so strange
@roeulogy Жыл бұрын
I had something similar. Played a lot, set it down in for 15ish years, got MS. Was at a friends house, hadn't even held a guitar in years, or bass (I started on bass) and he convinced me to strap up and just jam and have fun. It blew my mind how much came back, and how fast it came back, it just felt like home so to speak. Roll forward 2 years and I have 4 guitars here and make a point of playing for a minimum of an hour a day, but it almost always rolls over to two or three.
@BOB101404 жыл бұрын
I don't know many songs, but I'm glad I took the time to learn Fade to Black. All time favourite song
@charlesoxley72424 жыл бұрын
Songs that defined my playing that I attempted to tackle when starting out include: 1. Pearl Jam - Jeremy 2. Rush - Dreamline 3. Rush - Limelight 4. Rush - The Spirit of Radio 5. Soundgarden - Spoonman 6. Metallica - the Unforgiven 7. Judas Priest - Breaking the Law 8. Joe Satriani - the Crush of Love 9. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 10. Alice in Chains - Them Bones
@RC32Smiths014 жыл бұрын
It's never wrong to go back to learn or relearn past riffs or practice concepts that you need to get back into ship shape! Really incredible of ye to go back to you learning roots and explain their importance to you!
@tombrackettjr.93082 жыл бұрын
Paul you are absolutely my favorite guitar teacher on the internet.
@barrymorgan81644 жыл бұрын
I am still very much at the start of my guitar journey due to infrequent practice. I have finally started committing to seeing it through and will keep up the practice regularly from now on. 1. I won’t back down 2. Free Bird (intro) great for learning chords and helping left/right hand technique 3. Hurt 4. Back in Black 5. Paranoid
@overlook237 Жыл бұрын
Both versions of Hurt are epic and it's nice to play.
4 жыл бұрын
Loved the storytelling that came with each riff. It felt like talking to a friend over a cup of coffee. Well done!
@theoddmeter_4 жыл бұрын
Damn ...I thought it was jus me who felt that🤭☺️
@warren41104 жыл бұрын
Jorge Alexandre, thanks; I couldn't put my finger on it but, that's the exact feeling! 🍰☕️🎸
@TheNastyPS4 жыл бұрын
My 10 go to riffs I play everyday are: - Purple Haze - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - Snow - Under the Bridge - Voodoo Child - Little Wing - Dani California - Believe - Drive - Sultans of Swing I've been playing for only 2 years so some of them do need some more practice but those are a couple of the riffs that keep me playing.
@Cool3reeze4 жыл бұрын
Frank Castle we are the same person except instead of purple haze I play bold as love
@kilgoretrout3214 жыл бұрын
As long as you do them in time! Don't be like the guy at Guitar Center the other day...he played riffs from really cool songs and nailed every melodic note. Except his rhythm....he kept on starting and stopping and did it all playing really really loud Lol
@nicholasmurner75234 жыл бұрын
Frank Castle I’m a 2 year boy myself Frank :) dig your list
@GabrielNardinMusic4 жыл бұрын
Definitely a "Strat Guy", huh? :)
@NoName-jh7yj4 жыл бұрын
how the fuck is everybody playing these riffs with 2-3 years of practice???
@danwhitehurst95924 жыл бұрын
For me getting the Nevermind full album Tab book(pre internet era, ‘94) and learning every song and playing the whole album start to finish with my head phones plugged into my amp as to not wake my parents was a crowning achievement in my early years learning. Round 2 of that was learning from the same books the first 3 albums by Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, and Alice In Chains. Acoustic enters the scene and it was The Beatles, Zep, Dylan, Niel Young etc. But my best 2 accomplishments in hindsight was playing Thunderstruck and Little Wing, full song.
@kfox1532 жыл бұрын
I've liked Paul for a year or two now, but he won my heart with the Porcupine Tree riff!!!! Mad props to you, Paul. Much love brother, you just exceed my expectations over and over. Thank you!
@suppiluiiuma57694 жыл бұрын
It's interesting to see where you come from musically. I would have never had you as a punk fan; I didn't expect to hear you play heavy metal either. My musically journey interestingly enough started with Black Sabbath and Metallica, but I don't know if you would expect that of a guy who plays classical,flamenco and folk music most of the time.
@B_Rowen4 жыл бұрын
I think its great to have a wide variety. Ive learned so much for country guitar by practicing funk and soul techniques.
@ryankelsey96464 жыл бұрын
I get that a lot. I play Clapton and John Mayer, but when I tell people I wouldn't be half as good as I am if it wasn't for Green Day and Blink-182, I get the weirdest looks! lol!
@bernardo5694 жыл бұрын
i think its quite expecting..
@realtimerage67794 жыл бұрын
I am a little surprised he didn't have any black Sabbath riffs on there like I would but then again I am 56 and Paul is much younger.
@yarpenzigrin36844 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I watch Paul for not that long (some months maybe) but I was surprised and delighted too ;) Respect!
@user-mx8nr3sp6n4 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, - Come As You Are - Lithium - Heart Shaped Box - Say It Ain't So - Nothing Else Matters - Wind Cries Mary - Under The Bridge - Tears In Heaven
@kieranjackson92064 жыл бұрын
Nirvana 🎸✌✌
@Braden-xu5ef4 жыл бұрын
Weezer!
@JordanQuinn944 жыл бұрын
This is INCREDIBLY close to the first riffs I got, too. Great minds.
@jjj-qj8lu4 жыл бұрын
You love nirvana dont you
@joshualee60834 жыл бұрын
Lmao I’m almost identical
@charlieroberts59613 жыл бұрын
My journey: 1) G.O.A.T by Polyphia And my progress a year later: 2) G.O.A.T by Polyphia
@prandz4203 жыл бұрын
lol good luck maybe try something a bit more for beginners like snow by rhcp
@ryanp77823 жыл бұрын
Thats me but with ...And Justice for All by Metallica
@sebastianlagundzija80013 жыл бұрын
hahah thats way too hard dude especially if you're a beginner....impossible to play
@rurtrd62863 жыл бұрын
First i learned basic chords, then GOAT, then The Worst riffs. Then i decided I gotta learn guitar basics.
@thewisegoat29543 жыл бұрын
Some good stuff if G.O.A.T. s are in it
@sampat973 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, the Fade to Black riff was What made me wanna learn guitar.
@jacekpierzynski10384 жыл бұрын
Amazing how similar our initial music interests were. I started playing in the early 90s so mostly it was GnR and Metallica. So my list included: - house of the rising sun - sweet child of mine - patience - dont cry - you could be mine (that was a big one!) - stairway to heaven (how obvious!) - over the hills and far away - nothing else matters - one - fade to black - little wing And many many more...
@tay56582 жыл бұрын
Yeah I’m learning Sweet child of mine and Patience right now, switching between my electric and acoustic. The bending in the solos for Patience is really kicking my ass.
@gwJoey1418 Жыл бұрын
oh yeaaah that first song of the list bring me back to the past ! i asked a guitar at 18 yo cause i really wanted to do at first "house of the rising sun" .. and all ACDC and hard rock stuff . still my favourite songs to play . Everybody tried smoke on the water and nirvana songs i think
@caiowilli18134 жыл бұрын
From what I recall, in chronological order: Smoke on the water - Deep Purple Come as you are - Nirvana Killing in the name - RATM Some Metallica riffs. Mostly from ride the lightning Chop suey - SOAD Rainmaker - Iron maiden 3's & 7's - QOTSA Stricken - Disturbed The sound of truth - As I lay dying The Metal - Tenacious D I wanted to play some of these for a long time, but were just too hard at the time (rainmaker for example).
@Max-bf9lm Жыл бұрын
1) Twist and Shout 2) About a Girl 3) Black Dog 4) The Entertainer (first and last classical song I've learnt) 5) Nutshell 6) Wish You Were Here 7) Where is my Mind 8) Californication Then dawned the Hendrix era... Hey Joe, Castles & Vodoo Child And now I'm onto SRV - Lenny. Blaady hell it's gorgeous
@jozsefhomoki37254 жыл бұрын
My journey: 1. House of the rising sun - Basic accords 2 Nothing else matters - FIngerpicking 3 Fade to black - in progress....
@teun47673 жыл бұрын
How is the progress going?
@jozsefhomoki37253 жыл бұрын
@@teun4767 I didn't have time to pick up the guitar lately.... No progress at all. :(
@karthikrox63103 жыл бұрын
@@jozsefhomoki3725 oh no, difficult job?
@daveythehand49644 жыл бұрын
God, that little wing still gives me chills... just, fantastic, plucked from the higher plane, melodic and rhythmic ideas
@matsuretro4 жыл бұрын
Some of the more key things I've learned over the years (mostly when starting): Metallica - Nothing Else Matters Green Day - Espionage Weezer - Hash Pipe Rush - Fly By Night Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven System of a Down - [almost the entire Toxicity album] Weezer - Dope Nose Eagles - Hotel California (Hell Freezes Over) Clutch - Electric Worry Dream Theater - Wither I recently picked guitar back up and am gonna hit these back up a bunch, alongside things like Rush's YYZ and some other stuff to actually get my lead chops going. May even pick up some of the ones mentioned in this video as I see a few skills in some of these that I could *definitely* use the practice on.
@absoledge4 жыл бұрын
Haven't heard of a few of these tunes will defo check them out as the ones I do know from the list I really like, cheers!
@cianmcguigan76544 жыл бұрын
This could be a pretty epic list for a dj
@SuperCullen694 жыл бұрын
Fly by night was so huge for me too
@galaeron4 жыл бұрын
“Music is not a competition” - Said in the context of a band contest :D
@lactate8008s4 жыл бұрын
That's the joke lol
@bart20193 жыл бұрын
For new bands, music competitions are the only way to get a live gig. "Music isn't a competition" just means that the result of the contest isn't as important as the fact they played a live gig.
@danbutler7840 Жыл бұрын
Paul brings so much joy in what it is to play guitar with his videos. I always have a smile on my face as I watch, and I am really grateful for these. Thanks, Paul!
@guitarf6664 жыл бұрын
Well, I suppose my journey is something like this (playing for 15 ish years now?) 1. The Beatles - Black Bird. One of the first songs I learned from my dad. No clue what I was doing yet. 2. Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sheriff Those damned barre chords!! 3. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile. This is where I started focusing on soloing a bit more. Also big abuse of the Wah. 4. Muse - ALL THE SONGS. Playing along to Muse taught me more chord shapes, to understand harmony a bit, led me to improve technique (bit of tapping etc), and familiarized me with drop tunings. This was the period where I felt I could play any (mainstream) song if I wanted to. BOI was I wrong. 5. Gary Moore - Still got the blues. If ever I want to pour my heart into a solo, this is what I'd put on. Perfect for teenage angst. 6. Biffy Clyro - Some Kind of Wizard. More drop tunings. More complex time signatures. Embraced the raw sound of overdriven single coils. Still play the Biff a lot. 7. Slipknot - Psychosocial. Brief metal phase. Goddamnit I still want to nail that $&%@ solo. Got more control over my pinky though, and improved knowledge on different scales/modes and practiced pinch harmonics a lot. 8. Michael Jackson - Beat It. Legendary solo. Had to learn it for a gig. Spent SO much time on it, only to learn I had to transpose it to B because the singer couldn't reach Jackons's vocals. Good thing I had just bought a 7-string guitar... 9. John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room. Back to blues baby. More focus on perfecting my tone and technique. Blues is life. 10. Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing. One of those songs/intros I ALWAYS wanted to learn. I can die happy now.
@ZiaTheGeek4 жыл бұрын
Papa Roach is from my hometown. When Last Resort came out, everyone was learning to play it. Such a great guitar riff!
@chevyguy55253 жыл бұрын
I mean of course I began with fairly simple songs like Smoke on the Water and Enter Sandman, but I moved into more chord-based territory with House of the Rising Sun and Stairway to Heaven (which I'm still not sure how I learned so quickly 4 years later). Lately I've been really beginning to build my fingerstyle method with "Dee" by Randy Rhoads and just speeding up my metal rhythm with "Battery" and "Hardwired to Self-Destruct" by Metallica. Really cool to reflect on where I've been and where I am now!
@joaquinpinochet37194 жыл бұрын
My guitar journey: - Time of your life (green day) - The man who sold the world (nirvana cover) - Hysteria (muse) - The view from the afternoon (arctic monkeys) - Sinfonia de cuna (chancho en piedra) - Purple haze (jimmy hendrix) - I appear missing (qotsa) - The wolf is loose (Mastodon) - Manhattan (eric johnson) - Luminol (steven wilson)
@zephmad84984 жыл бұрын
Joaquín Pinochet it’s Jimi Hendrix
@VinslomBardy4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear the Porcupine Tree tune, “Arriving Somewhere...” on the list. The entire Deadwing album, from which this track came, is astoundingly good.
@F1rstResponder4 жыл бұрын
highly underrated. I found PT through Xbox 360 when that featured "Shallow" and I vividly remember being like 9 years old blaring that on the TV while playing Bo1 campaign when my parents weren't home. good times!
@turnleftaticeland4 жыл бұрын
F1rstResponder xbox is a god to me
@tronlady14 жыл бұрын
F1rstResponder.... I honestly never thought I would hear the day when people discover Porcupine Tree via Xbox. I’m a huge Porcupine Tree fan but cannot even remember how “shallow” goes! First album I heard was “on the Sunday of life”! I haven’t dared myself to even listen to personal shopper yet!
@bradfuerst4 жыл бұрын
Some of my favorite riffs to play: Iron Man - Black Sabbath, the whole damn song is full of great riffs Sweater Song - Weezer, intro/main riff A Cloak of Elvenkind - Marcy Playground, intro/main riff Fade to Black - Metallica , James' late bridge/outtro riff (no one but me can save myself...) War Pigs - Black Sabbath, again, full of awesome riffs Be All, End All - Anthrax, Scott's intro/main riff Imperial March - John Williams (Star Wars) , sounds awesome with lots of fuzz Seven Nation Army - White Stripes, might be cheesey/cliche', but it's a great riff Aerials - SOAD, chorus riff (aerials...in the sky...) Whole Lotta Love - Zeppelin, I mean, duh
@thecampeans13644 жыл бұрын
Began the guitar journey on a bass and I’m still at home when I pick up a bass. Guitar is still a mysterious temperamental lady to me. It’s nice when l I get to discover new tricks and tips from teachers such as yourself.
@uweschramm4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! One of the first riffs I tried to nail - long time ago, was "The Story in your Eyes" by Moody Blues (1971) ... it was very challenging for my that time, but I still like to play it.
@animalsoverpeople_4 жыл бұрын
No real order: -What’s My Age Again -Say It Ain’t So -Santeria -One -I Could Have Lied -Runnin With The Devil -Master Of Puppets -Smells Like Teen Spirit -Voodoo Child -Sunshine Of Your Love
@drsavage32624 жыл бұрын
You're literally playing every song I learned when I started playing guitar myself lol. What a throw back. You're awesome man.
@crutz30642 жыл бұрын
I started off with a lot of Fingerpicking, went over to Hendrix Style/Frusciante Style, then wanted to start learning solos and theory for improvisation, and well, thats where i am now :)
@noahcosijns7318 Жыл бұрын
to have actually palyed a lot of these, and just today having learnt the first bars of Little Wing, feels amazing when someone like this lists them as his journey to learn guitar. I've put in hundredds upon hundreds upon hundreds of hours playing a load of different styles, starting with classical guitar, going through rock, punk, metal, funk, soul and jazz and ending at Polyphia with Jimi Hendrix on the side because I don't have time to learn another Polyphia level song for my guitar exam. I may have taken longer to get here than some, or be far below some people's levels, but I can honestly say I've never been prouder about my guitar skills.
@MaxPower27194 жыл бұрын
“Early 2000s...” “Still a kid.” Making me very old there.
@imacmadman224 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for him to say something about a song from pre-1980, I guess I'm an old fart now.
@bluesdealer4 жыл бұрын
I remember being in grade school at that time and you could impress girls by playing Creed riffs... it’s so bizarre looking back.
@AlfredHugecokk4 жыл бұрын
I feel the same...
@kovalsky3604 жыл бұрын
For me: 1. Don't Cry - I once heard a friend at hight school playing the intro and I decided to learn guitar in this exact moment 2. More Than A Feeling 3. In A Little While (U2) 4. Smoke on the Water 5. Any acoustic intro that I heard 6. Any melodic riff like Affraid to shoot Strangers I wish I played more!
@miloskostic73184 жыл бұрын
Last one is pure iron maiden perfection!!!
@rohitchaoji3 жыл бұрын
I started at 21 and didn't bother seriously starting to learn it until the age of 24, but I'm happy to see I wasn't the only one who just wanted to start out with power chords because I liked heavy riffs. Now I'm trying to play all sorts of stuff. Still getting there, but I'm going to keep at it.
@sebastianwhite5844 жыл бұрын
This is literally the most relatable video I ever watched 1. My guitar teacher recommended as my first song when I come around By Green Day which I learned on guitar and later bass 2. Blink was my favorite band while learning guitar and played tons of their songs 3. That fade to black riff was taught to me by my dad because I loved the song so much and he learned to play when he was younger 4. I can remember playing last resort in my room after hearing it for the first time bc that guitar was so iconic and cool in that song. I Can’t believe how much my guitar journey mirrored his. As I was watching my jaw dropped as soon as he said almost my exact journey song by song
@nachopagani4 жыл бұрын
Pushed “Like” before the video starts. Then you started playing “When I Come Around” and had no choice but taking out that like and putting it again.
@hamimabd4 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Kinda wish we can add multiple like 😅
@Alex-eo9of4 жыл бұрын
My 10 riff journey was probably like: Linkin Park - Crawling (first I ever learned) Chevelle - The Red Papa Roach - Last Resort Johnny Cash - Hurt Guns’N’Roses - Paradise City Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven Metallic - The Unforgiven Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge Led Zeppelin - Ramble On Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
@jaydenjhammer4 жыл бұрын
I didn't expect arriving somewhere but not here!! So underrated
@CarlosRuiz-ce7gl Жыл бұрын
Mr. David’s, I’m a soon to be 62 year old man that’s been playing guitar for 45 years or so. I’ve had the pleasure of attending over 50 Rock concerts. The best concert, guitar speaking-wise would be the Jeff Beck /Stevie Ray Vaughan show at the Paladium on 14th street in New York. The show was Fantastic ! Those are two of my favorite guitarists, Stevie being my number one. If I may, Paul, now you are one of my favorites ! I’m learning so much from you and your U tube videos. Thank you so much !! I’d like to send you an E-mail but on a more private platform if possible. Sincerely, Tom Kurpiewski
@ethanowen1594 жыл бұрын
"No, I think you're going to nail it, man" I love this so much
@flatbill24 жыл бұрын
Some riffs that define how I play now: 1. Sweet home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd (I had little theoretical understanding but I made it work) 2. Love song for a savior, Jars of Clay (open chords and Harmonics) 3. Jesus Freak, DC Talk (yes I was a Church kid, power cords). 4. Johnny b Good, Chuck Berry (double stops and unison bends) 5. Call of Cthulhu / Sanitarium, Metallica (chord inversions). 6. Transposing songs at church (solidified understanding of inversions and chords up and down the neck) 7. My victory, Dave Crowder (tasteful, melodic, passionate lead lines)
@donniehba795 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video -- as it was both informative and sentimental in that it reminded me of when I first started playing in 1965 and the songs/riffs I learned. I love you playing especially your versatility as it seems you play almost every style very well. Keep up the great work! And beautiful Les Paul -- just gorgeous!
@Floofian3 жыл бұрын
The Fade to black intro has always tickled a particular niche of my brain
@caiorezei4 жыл бұрын
I never expected him to be a punk rocker starter just like myself. Listening to all these "starter-punk" songs was so surprising but really awesome.
@jamespanter16864 жыл бұрын
Love the journey man. Here is my ten I guess 1 started with the intro to One by Metallica 2 open chords with House of the Rising Sun this song becomes important later as I begin singing with the guitar and that changes my journey 3 iron man. Learned this whole song heck Learned a lot of Black Sabbath 4 Stairway to Heaven. Had to learn this so I could get kicked out of music stores 5 Foreclosure of a Dream megadeth loved the open string drone in this song let me learn the value of fretboard knowledge 6 Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac this was the first song I ventured into signing with the guitar which changed my journey for the better. I was never going to be a technical wizard on the guitar and this song allowed my to attack learning guitar as a compliment to learning a song 7 wish you were here by Pink Floyd first foray in pink land and found that rhythm playing has as much to do with what you don’t play 8. A Room with a View by Death Angel just loved that song on a personal level and can now sing and play it. 9. Put your lights on by Santana because it’s Santana 10. Ghost riders in the sky traditional my first foray into country and expansion of my playing My playing became more influenced when I decided to sing with the guitar playing. I started out in rock and metal and moved along to country music. Lately I have been yearning to try either a mandolin or a banjo. Deeper into bluegrass I go
@joem41064 жыл бұрын
No stairway!? Denied!
@jimduffy97734 жыл бұрын
@@joem4106 #4
@jimduffy97734 жыл бұрын
I love adding Mandolin into songs. My best effort is You can't always get what you want. 3-4 parts covered by Mandolin.
@joem41064 жыл бұрын
@@jimduffy9773 Thanks dude! But I know! Have you seen Wayne's World? There's a scene in a guitar shop kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHWUfKSYecmgq6c Wait, was that not a Wayne's World reference @James Panter ?
@jamespanter16864 жыл бұрын
Yes sir indeed. I will not repeat will not cover dreamwraver tho
@kacodamn3 жыл бұрын
It is so cool to see that you listened and tried to play many songs that I listened to and tried to play, and now you listen and play many songs that I am interested in and want to play. greetings from Brazil!!!
@lateguitars2 жыл бұрын
Wow Paul. Fun learning with you on the acoustic and electric guitars! Thanks man............
@kellenb18404 жыл бұрын
There have been a few songs that I wanted to learn, and when I did it made me feel incredible: Deadbolt - Thrice Travesty - Haste the Day Domino the Destitute - Coheed and Cambria Seeing your progression makes me feel so much better about myself. Onward.
@jasonbarrie64734 жыл бұрын
you freaking nailed Little Wing.
@donovanrobinson58114 жыл бұрын
Going from power chords to fast paced string skipping is what you would consider a very big step👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@graysonofthewood37472 жыл бұрын
Hearing that Paul started learning on punk rock and metal makes me feel a lot better about my self taught highschool days. And if they’re cool enough for Paul David’s to learn on… maybe I should pick guitar back up and finish learning to play.
@sandyamaulana23174 жыл бұрын
"Pretty Fly" was pretty hot when it came out. Even kids who couldn't play guitar, like me, wanted to play the riff.
@lollol96204 жыл бұрын
Being an apprentice fingerpicker my list goes: 1. Smoke on the water 2. Beat it 3. Thinking out loud 4. Fade to black 5. Landslide 6. Stop this train 7. Who says 8. Big love live at The Dance (still learning though)
@shamicentertainment12622 жыл бұрын
How'd u go with big love? I wanna play it one day but man looks incredibly difficult. The live version that is
@EdEddnEddyMercury3 жыл бұрын
Man I keep coming back to this video to hear that little wing tone again. Seriously awesome
@liam2x44 жыл бұрын
1-Crazy Train 2-Wish you were here 3-Stairway 4-Fast Car 5-Blackbird 6-Big love (still trying to nail that one, thanks for the helpful vid Paul!)
@xmypantsx4 жыл бұрын
Aerials from System of a Down was one of the first i learned. The “drone” open strings are so fun to play
@user-oj8ij2pg5e4 жыл бұрын
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@jacobpitt62754 жыл бұрын
Same here. That and hypnotize
@xmypantsx4 жыл бұрын
Jacob pitt hell yeah, hypnotize was also one of the first. And also Roulette on acoustic!
@harryelliott43634 жыл бұрын
My guitar learning journey so far has gone like this: 1. Smoke on the water - Deep Purple 2. whole Lotta Love - Led Zep 3. Purple Haze - J. Hendrix 4. Crossroads - Cream 5. Good Times - Chic 6. Lenny - SRV 7. Little Wing - J. Hendrix 8. How Blue Can you Get (live at the regal) - B.B. King 9. It Runs through me - Tom Misch 10. Misdirected Blues (Solo) - Robben Ford
@sharko32114 жыл бұрын
Harry Elliott fun fact, no one ever taught me Smoke on the water, I learned 7 nation army first, I ended up figuring it out on my own later
@harryelliott43634 жыл бұрын
Shark 321109 to be honest I might have learned seven nation army first as well, I can’t really remember
@Stillkickingarse4 жыл бұрын
Mr Davids!! You’re a formidable player... 2 thumbs up !!!
@bargendler75283 жыл бұрын
this is my second time watching this video. first time I could only play the first 3 riffs and now I can play at least to riff 7
@archibaldhamm4 жыл бұрын
1)Highway to hell (AC/DC) 2)Satisfaction (The Rollings Stones) 3)Some songs that we wrote with my band (also more then like on place 5 and 8) 4)Twist and Shout (The Beatles) 5)Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd) 6)Rockstar (Nickelback) 7)Smells Like Teens Spirits (Nirvana) 8)Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) 9)Wish you were here 10)All along thé watch tower (Jimy Hendrix)
@mn-mq6ml3 жыл бұрын
I'm learning another brick in the wall atm, a lot of fun to play :)
@karterwalker54334 жыл бұрын
Some riff that defined my playing 1. You’ll never get to me 2. Immigrant song 3. Under the bridge 4. Battery 5. Wind of change 6. You’ve got another thing comin 7. G.O.A.T.
@Aurion2544 жыл бұрын
I think mine was: Wonderwall (the shame) Everybody hurts (introduced me to picking) Heart-shaped box (drop tuning) Smells like teen spirit (power chords) Hurt (open chords) Nothing else matters (first decent solo) Drive (bar chords) Tears in the rain (those stretches and transitions!) Master of Puppets (advanced solo) The Trooper (the gallop) Honourable mention goes to Don't Fear the Reaper. Didn't really improve my guitar playing but taught me that you always need more cowbell.
@DS-zo8xs Жыл бұрын
I already love this video because these aren't overplayed songs. But yet they are super catchy.
@daniel.phoenix Жыл бұрын
I would really appreciate it if you give me your opinion about the last music I made.
@sammills92774 жыл бұрын
For me: 1: The Cure- Boys Don’t Cry 2: The Courteeners- Not Nineteen Forever 3: Arctic Monkeys- Do I Wanna Know 4: Blue Öyster Cult- Don’t Fear The Reaper 5: Metallica- Enter Sandman 6: Avenged Sevenfold- Nightmare 7: Bullet For My Valentine- Hearts Burst Into Fire 8: The Smiths- This Charming Man 9: Fantastic Negrito- Plastic Hamburgers 10: Cream- Crossroads
@nebula93394 жыл бұрын
crossroads is a banger
@FutureJacket4 жыл бұрын
Rocksmith?
@madeye35144 жыл бұрын
My guitar journey in 1 and a half months : -Smoke on the water (duh) -Personal jesus -Enter sandman (intro) -Beat it (i was only using one finger and downpicking and after correcting that i jumped a bit) -Iron man -Raining blood -Into the void -Crazy train -Enter sandman (riff) -Paranoid -tornado of souls (intro) -Ain't talking 'bout love Right now i am trying to get my pinky involved because its lazy af and trying to improve speed and accuracy ,plus learning chords ,wish me luck !
@mr65704 жыл бұрын
My pinky is my biggest issue also. It doesn't properly move and it almost like snaps into place rather than a nice gentle motion
@madeye35144 жыл бұрын
@@mr6570 update ,i i try learning riffs where you have to jump from lets say first to 4th fret in fast motion to train my pinky ,and its working!,i also tried tying my 3 other fingers and just using the pinky but its a bit tough
@lennartbehrendt7884 жыл бұрын
Nice list! I just started playing too and will definetely try the ones I haven't yet. If you can play crazy train you should try Sweet Dreams by Marylin Manson, it has similarities and is just a little harder for your pinky.
@itsraiid80934 жыл бұрын
🎣🎣🎣
@Killstapp4 жыл бұрын
You know, I bet it's not your pinky but your ring finger. Everyone I've ever talked to that plays an instrument, it's almost always the ring finger. It's just how hands are built. The ring finger is bound to the ones next to it and has less independence and range of moment.
@MezzUK4 жыл бұрын
1. Sunshine of your love - Cream - Primary school Spanish guitar 2. Enter Sandman - Metallica 3. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica (played along with S&M album for hours :))- Fingerpicking for the win 4. Lots of more Metallica 5. Kid's Aren't Alright - Offspring ... 6. Re-picking up the guitar after on and off for far too many years.
@bryansandreaperez1712 Жыл бұрын
I've been playing guitar for just over a year, and the first riff I ever played was seven nation army bass, then smell like teens spirit and then I learnt the solo of highway to hell. now I am playing rhythm guitar from bands like sabaton, like Bismarck or to hell and back
@mrendall904 жыл бұрын
6:57 Pretentious Wanking is my next jazz fusion band.
@randolphgallagher79423 жыл бұрын
Mine is Machine Elves Rule.
@LOLLYPOPPE4 жыл бұрын
I still can’t get over how great Hendrix was, and how big impact he made being active like 4 years..
@juanfer.wav994 жыл бұрын
My riff journey: Jesus of Suburbia (punkrock era) (with a cheap acoustic) Stairway To Heaven (being that one beginner kid at stores) Master of Puppets (metalhead phase) Unholy Confessions (metalcore stage starts) Tears Don't Fall (metalcore stage ends) Crazy Train (learning overplayed songs starts) Sweet Child o Mine (learning overplayed songs ends) Black Dog (blues era starts and hasn't ended) Blackbird (learning more acoustic and fingerpicking) Money for Nothing (using the right hand fingers a bit more)
@CanavanOfficial Жыл бұрын
Alright Paul, since you asked nicely! My top songs along my music journey were Radiohead - Karma Police The Beatles - Blackbird Led Zepellin - Babe Im gonna leave you Radiohead - Paranoid Android Tracy Chapman Fast Car Pink Floyd - Wish you were here Fleetwood Mac - Big Love Kasabian - Underdog Fleetwood Mac - Never Going Back Again These were the songs what gave me the desire to learn the fantastic, the marvelous six string machine, and I havent looked back!
@chris_redd24534 жыл бұрын
2:57 I knew you were going to say metallica🤘🏽
@aljosanpedro34244 жыл бұрын
“I remember hearing John Mayer’s ‘Continuum’ for the very first time...” ikr. I’ve never been the same again after that one too 😂
@chinobr2 жыл бұрын
this is a cool video, always wondered what other guitarists try to get better
@swedeonwheels85193 жыл бұрын
I was 15 when Clapton did his unplugged show. Soon after I bought my first acoustic and the tab book from that album. Just started practicing song after song. Still remember the feeling the first time I was able to play tears in heaven with the CD (won't say how long it took to get there 😉) Things really changed since then with KZbin tutorials and the internet in general.