Top 25 BADASS Guitar Riffs | Through The Years

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[@PaulDavids]

I know I 'missed' a lot of awesome songs and probably agree with the song you are about to mention but let me clearify a little bit on how this video came to be: I came across some oldish really fun riffs, and wanted to make a video about that. I noticed a lot of em were played in the key of A, or E with powerchords, the I-iii-IV or the I-IV-V chords, and some other similarities. The list grew and grew, and I finally transformed it into just badass riffs, because I didn't really know a better name :) But sure, keep the suggestions coming!

[@jeroenleeuwerke6585]

Plug in baby - Muse Ball and biscuit - The White Stripes Supernaut - Black Sabbath Who did you think I was - John Mayer

[@gamestvandmore]

Paul Davids any song from appetite for destruction by Guns n roses

[@PermatragoGamer69]

reapers by muse and hysteria!

[@sonnyrosen7172]

smells like teen spirit....

[@freakflip8416]

Paul Davids I'm a metal head but I love watching your videos! You inspired me to play blues. :)

[@page2877]

This is every Chevy or ford commercial in a nutshell

[@admiralrng6506]

*The New Ford Raptor* *get yours today at your local dealership*

[@jacksonbrewer2380]

Keep this man at 420

[@jatinbajpai3472]

Especially at 6:42

[@A1Cpadilla]

And a few Viagra and Cialis commercials!

[@memoiscray7776]

Yo I got a FORD ad when reading this!

[@MetroCrunch]

After Thanos wiped out half the universe, Captain America decided to follow his childhood dream and become a rock-star.

[@HonestFarmerLigue1Fan]

Yaron Grushka Rock music didn't exist in 1940's

[@2000anandhu]

robiansah huda sanusi party poopaaa

[@victor_rodriguez]

Lmao

[@harukanaa]

There are rock in 1940's. Kanye West with first rock hit "Whole Lotta Love"

[@omarhenriquez2344]

静音 HAHAHAHAHA

[@lucasmoc47]

0:17 - Bad To The Bone (George Thorogood & The Destroyers) 0:33 - Boogie Chillen (John Lee Hooker) 0:47 - Rumble (Link Wray) 1:01 - Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker) 1:15 - Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream) 1:32 - Crossroads (Cream) 1:56 - Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf) 2:09 - Voodoo Child (Jimi Hendrix) 2:27 - Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin) 2:47 - Oh Well (Fleetwood Mac) 2:56 - La Grange (ZZ Top) 3:12 - Rebel Rebel (David Bowie) 3:19 - Walk This Way (Aerosmith) 3:27 - Barracuda (Heart) 3:42 - Back In Black (AC/DC) 4:03 - Bad To The Bone (George Thorogood & The Destroyers) 4:22 - 2 Minutes To Midnight (Iron Maiden) 4:37 - Money For Nothing (Dire Straits) 4:55 - Killing In The Name (Rage Against The Machine) 5:07 - Are You Gonna Go My Way (Lenny Kravitz) 5:26 - A Corpse Without Soul (Mercyful Fate) 5:41 - Ball And Biscuit (The White Stripes) 5:59 - I Don't Need No Doctor (John Mayer) 6:16 - I Got Mine (The Black Keys) 6:30 - Psycho (Muse) 6:45 - No Good (KALEO) 7:20 - Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple)

[@aminabesic9693]

Bless you

[@rezawildan]

Thanks man

[@mjtrace8391]

Im sure you and PD know but Mercyful Fate is the band. For some reason he lists the Metallica medley of 4 Mercyful Fate songs.

[@lucasmoc47]

@@mjtrace8391 Mercyful Fate is also a band but what was played in the video was the song by metallica.

[@mjtrace8391]

@@lucasmoc47 let me elaborate. The song by Metallica was a cover of 4 Mercyful Fate songs.

[@tomj2064]

I can play like a bad ass, just without the bad

[@DMSProduktions]

So you play like ass?

[@helbern7557]

lmao

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

I can play bad ass too, just remove the ad

[@helbern7557]

s l a p p n o i c e

[@anonyms1092]

😭😭💀

[@rohanpradhan6317]

0:34 Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker 0:47 Rumble - Link Wray 1:01 Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker 1:15 - Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream 1:32- Crossroads - Cream 1:57- Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf 2:10 - Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix 2:27 - Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin 2:48 - Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac 2:57 - La Grange - ZZ Top 3:11 - Rebel Rebel - David Bowie 3:19 - Walk This Way - Aerosmith 3:30 - Barracuda - Heart 3:42 - Back In Black - AC/DC 4:03 - Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood 4:23 - 2 Minutes To Midnight - Iron Maiden 4:38 - Money For Nothing - Dire Straits 4:55 - Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine 5:08 - Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz 5:26 - Merciful Fate - Metallica 5:41 - Ball And Biscuit - The White Stripes 6:00- I Don't Need No Doctor - John Mayer 6:17 - I Got Mine- The Black Keys 6:30 - Psycho - Muse 6:46 - No Good - Kaleo 7:20- Smoke on the water - Deep Purple

[@veltsob6657]

You're a legend thank you!

[@drakescousin34]

Rohan Pradhan yeah no shit the titles and artists are already on the screen when he starts playing bitch

[@erikdenwalt4801]

Dont be an asshat bud. He's just trying to help out.

[@ethancarter3488]

Rohan Pradhan x

[@sahilsiddiqui2912]

Desi nibba 👊

[@stefanorolfo8002]

Has anybody noticed the pick transfer from thumb to middle finger at 6:00 and how he then readjusted it back to normal? That's more difficult to me than all the riff Paul just played. He's a MUGICIAN

[@Obamas_LastName]

Wtf

[@adamgreenan30]

I dont think hes using a pick

[@stefanorolfo8002]

@@adamgreenan30 If you slow down the speed you can see he's got a purple pick, bro

[@coryc0213]

Ya it seems hard but just like with all other things guitar it eventually becomes second nature, the key is to practice your balls off...at least touch it for an hour a day if you're not willing to seperate your balls from your body as a result of excessive practice

[@postsomething9108]

yea thats insane

[@stick-itproductions.3307]

Before I started playing guitar at the end of last year, I was in pure awe of this video and its bad assery. Now I'm still in awe, but having a better understanding of guitar also helps this badassery seem more achievable as well. This video also played a huge role in pushing me towards the guitar.

[@zachary963]

Keep at it!!

[@oliviagrace6914]

you are so talented! I am sure that it took so much time and effort to get to that point so good job! God bless and Jesus loves y’all

[@dizzy967]

1948 - Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker 1958 - Rumble - Link Wray 1962 - Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker 1967 - Sunshine of your love - Cream 1968 - Crossroads - Cream 1968 - Born to be wild - Steppenwolf 1968 - Voodoo child - Jimi Hendrix 1969 - Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin 1969 - Oh well - Fleetwood Mac 1973 - La Grange - ZZ Top 1974 - Rebel rebel - David Bowie 1975 - Walk this way - Aerosmith 1977 - Barracuda - Heart 1980 - Back in Black - AC/DC 1982 - Bad to the bone - George Thorogood 1984 - 2 Minutes to midnight - Iron Maiden 1985 - Money for nothing - Dire Straits 1992 - Killing in the name - Rage Against The Machine 1993 - Are you gonna go my way - Lenny Kravitz 1998 - Merciful Fate - Metallica 2003 - Ball and biscuit - the white stripes 2006 - I don't need no doctor 1966 - John Mayer 2008 - I got mine- The Black Keys 2015 - Psycho - Muse 2016 - No Good - Kaleo 1972 - Smoke on the water - Deep Purple Thanks for Awesome Riffs, Paul Davids

[@cliffdweller]

This comment needs to be pushed to the top. Why only 5 likes? Thanks, Prashanth...you saved me a lot of googling time.

[@dizzy967]

Clifford Dweller thanks man I appreciate it

[@me-bj3cb]

This man is goin places

[@FaberEurico]

Thanks Bro

[@hiuryfogasso1854]

thanks!!

[@mina-hs6br]

*angrily takes off crocs*

[@kevinvoisine1922]

Is there any other way?

[@zacharylynskey]

Kevin voisine yes

[@jackaller5112]

Lisen hre u lil shit

[@iMarzie]

Idk why but this made me fucking die

[@jackaller5112]

@@guusverschuuren8495 i drink liquids and i am 6ft.

[@nikaletsmith1746]

the chord into the headphones instead of input had me, i felt that on a personal level.

[@vincentmusic09]

Your pfp: cursemit

[@nalezy2584]

Try setting up a e-drumset and keep the wires organized.

[@NadsRads]

Fr!!

[@JasonGabler]

Man, you're so precise. It's a pleasure to watch you play. I'm following what you're doing on the fretboard and think to myself, "Oh, wow. I never knew that was so easy to play." Then I pick up my own guitar and think "Oh, wow. It's not as easy as Paul makes it look."

[@jacoblang9915]

Some honorable mentions: Black dog - Led Zeppelin Carry on Wayward Son - Kansas Ain't talkin bout love - Van Halen

[@Spark-lw1kd]

Jacob Lang you mean songs that shoulda been on there

[@Yourfriendlysuburbanstoner]

*Supernatural fans have entered the chat*

[@Adrian-yi8fl]

Good call

[@ajmalbinnizam]

which was the riff at 0:18 please reply anyone i have been searching for it past few days

Iron Man - Black Sabbath

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

One of the very first 'Badass' guitar riffs ever: 'Toad' by Cream, from their debut album, 1966. That riff is super heavy!

[@isa.almoayed]

How am I the first reply??

[@kanisama6596]

@@isa.almoayed cause you replied first??

[@aidynrobson1790]

Yeah I agree toads a great riff

[@duvan-solis]

@@kanisama6596 true

[@AppByDesign]

My 6 year old thought she had mastered the drums. Not anymore :)

[@Alex-cu2yn]

Nothing can't be more badass than Here Comes the Sun

[@Alex-cu2yn]

Waters I hope! 😂 Nothing Can be more badass than a Beatles song!

[@laynetryba863]

alex how bout the number of the beast iron maiden

[@Alex-cu2yn]

hmmmm not bad but The Beatles are better xD

[@Lindforce1]

money for nothing for sure, the riff is outstanding trust me.

[@peelslowly28]

alex what about Helter Skelter?

[@joshharvey9658]

My son is in love with “badass” rock & roll and learning guitar. Oddly enough he freaked when he seen you lace up your boots and is now begging for a pair for himself, literally begging! Even said he will quit wearing sweatpants every day if he can get some “sick” boots like yours 😂!

[@elliotz2434]

we need to normalize rocking in sweat pants

[@tylerwilkes2638]

Get that boy some boots.

[@Mikere5]

*saw not seen!

[@carotee7918]

​​​​@@Mikere5 *slang not proper english!

[@travistotle]

Wow dude, you sure can rip a mean guitar, but shouldn't you be preparing for your fight against Floyd Mayweather next week??

[@ZepHoffman]

travistotle lol wtf

[@GEORGETHOMAS2001]

travistotle Holy shit he does look a lot like Conor

[@christianf.9538]

😂

[@zaikoztu195]

daaaamn dude he really look like Connor

[@calebwestbrook4662]

travistotle Fook Mayweather! Lol

[@callofhuggsh2]

BEST. INTRO. EVER.

[@PaulDavids]

Thanks, really appreciate it :) I'm going for an Oscar next year, what do you think?

[@blackguitar226]

Paul Davids you absolutly deserve it! 👏👏👏

[@bestboy897]

haha

[@popalexis]

What was the song called?

[@nicstevens3638]

popalexis here comes the sun by the Beatles

[@dadcooks1347]

Rumble is so amazing. Four chords, one basic scale, but it’s so iconic and beautiful. Drums and bass are sick too. Always crank that when I hear it.

[@kedduff1814]

25 riffs.... 26 copyright claims!!!

[@danaanderson3375]

Rip

[@jeffreymtorres]

💀💀💀

[@hansandhismp-4033]

Ahahahahah 🤣

[@sealofapproval4688]

make that 50

[@cartonflesh9961]

F

[@UCFElCarnicero]

Why does your bass have 6 strings?

[@LieGIItiBarII]

Weird

[@redjanTV]

Ohh hi slapper

[@Ray-mf8vy]

SLAP LIKE RIGHT NOW

[@sammy8592]

Davie504 sent you didn’t he

[@asherramachandran8017]

Ikr so odd

[@sovietapples6122]

Alternate title: 25 badass riffs you hear in every commercial, movie, show, or game even if they are unnecessary.

[@hajzan3325]

Where have u seen money for nothing? Just curious

[@throatymetal]

hajzan kingsman

[@dandiaz19934]

@@hajzan3325 so overplayed on the radio

[@adakwhidbey9418]

It was really great hearing all these iconic guitar riffs played back-to-back -- and it certainly proves that rock 'n' roll isn't all the same as my Dad would claim!

[@ethandaly5594]

He almost changes songs as fast as my drunk friends on the aux cord.

[@Lady1177L]

Lmao.

[@itzplant3196]

*ALMOST* .... b r u h

[@jayjoeie]

loooool

[@reversetranscriptase126]

Alright, so this was funny af😂

[@francisg.3797]

Literally why they gotta change the song so much 😂

[@amitchait3611]

i have never known mcgregor was able to play the guitar till now

[@shreyasguha9457]

From call of duty 2?

[@greatbritishedits6602]

Shreyas Guha no Connor mcgregor as in a boxer

[@liamlyda2116]

@@greatbritishedits6602 no Connor Mcgregor the Mixed Martial Artist

[@greatbritishedits6602]

@@liamlyda2116 hello my good sir, I would to apologise for making a severe and continuous lapse of my judgment as I was completely unaware of who mcregor really is. I had no idea that was a mixed martial artist, which to me is pretty Impressive. On that note I would like to ask if you could please accept my apology, I would also like to thank you for taking the time to read this.

[@liamlyda2116]

@@greatbritishedits6602 lmfao made my day

[@heikowallauer]

25 riffs that show that a Telecaster is a very versatile guitar.

[@arandomchannel2957]

I would have used a strat but a telecaster is also god tier

[@jacobchum43]

my telecaster can drive a car

[@dantenero2606]

Guitarist*

[@idigmusic4405]

TELETELETELETELE

[@JosephStalin1941]

Every guitar is versatile if you have the skills

[@Swigg2ty]

The smile on his face during the Money for Nothing riff says it all cause thats such a good riff

[@reinotsurugi]

It's hard to pick just one for the best, but if I had to, Money for Nothing could certainly be a contender.

[@mtnmotoadv]

WTF no spongebob theme??

[@tomt-c9610]

Frankenscuzz ikr what the hell!!??

[@RapidCycling07]

Frankenscuzz No spongebob?!?! Unsubscribed...that'll show em u don't mess wiff mah nigga from da sea!

[@lithx7370]

wait man spongebob theme is toooo havy

[@xBABYxSHAKERx]

Frankenscuzz toooooo djent bro

[@nathandials5810]

It's a ukulele I believe. Not an electric guitar.

[@martin9707]

Try to guess what this comment said based on the comments on it

[@beanodrach6412]

Yeah

[@jayphilpot2909]

Stairway to heaven is like rick rolling the guitar store employees

[@topic260]

Yes

[@jacksonbrooks4347]

035

[@Stop_The_Car]

@@jayphilpot2909 No Stairway? Denied!

[@leonlx564]

Lmao at all the people saying bs like "why isn't this song here?" Was he supposed to include very single semi-popular ever made? Ever heard of opinions?

[@StuartBeatty]

Leonlx ha ha. Stones? Semi-popular?

[@PaulDavids]

Lots of folks are always looking for others to confirm their opinions, instead of broadening their views. But I am happy about all (well, most off 'em) the comments!

[@jnaz3thirty1]

Paul Davids well said , fella

[@swergdach]

Paul Davids You would be right, if the video title had the word "MY": MY top 25 BADASS Guitar Riffs. But you didn't add "MY" not because without this words in the title still mean that this is YOUR top. No, sir. You consciously (or perhaps subconsciously) not added "MY" because the video will have more views. The psychology of the masses. "People don't like telling you things. They love to contradict you." (Sherlock s1e3)

[@nalezy2584]

This man didnt just play sick riffs. He just sparked a career in music for hundreds. This video was actually why i dropped the drums and played the guitar.

[@way240]

When I saw you plug your guitar into headphones, I chuckled and immediately subscribed.

[@ramonbradshawlogan7204]

Way ♕ same

[@muhammadkrishnapranajulian7750]

Ikr. I did it all the time

[@tjardarosendaal4109]

Part 2 pleasee

[@BigPuffyNipples]

Tjarda Rosendaal 👆👆

[@gabrielcapistrano663]

This time with Immigrant song

[@inixreyesguzman9042]

And also Space Truckin'

[@christinaanderson6853]

Tjarda Rosenda1p0m uumkkkp001namkplppl11włwpqąbja 2ykKAIAIIOAOÓPL

[@narta11]

Ha ha!! This is basically me in high school just playing all the recognizable riffs and not the song in its entirety.

[@kennedyy4916]

me right now as a high schooler realizing it’s an actual problem😅

[@inkestrel]

Kennedy Y +1 :D

[@connorcallahan4855]

Man I started the same way lol

[@RC-bs6eb]

This is me at 39 and still doing the same shit way too often 😂

[@silversword4849]

Same

[@SupremeTele]

Thanks Sir of Sauce I repost it so that it stays on top. 0:17 - Bad To The Bone (George Thorogood & The Destroyers) 0:33 - Boogie Chillen (John Lee Hooker) 0:47 - Rumble (Link Wray) 1:01 - Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker) 1:15 - Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream) 1:32 - Crossroads (Cream) 1:56 - Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf) 2:09 - Voodoo Child (Jimi Hendrix) 2:27 - Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin) 2:47 - Oh Well (Fleetwood Mac) 2:56 - La Grange (ZZ Top) 3:12 - Rebel Rebel (David Bowie) 3:19 - Walk This Way (Aerosmith) 3:27 - Barracuda (Heart) 3:42 - Back In Black (AC/DC) 4:03 - Bad To The Bone (George Thorogood & The Destroyers) 4:22 - 2 Minutes To Midnight (Iron Maiden) 4:37 - Money For Nothing (Dire Straits) 4:55 - Killing In The Name (Rage Against The Machine) 5:07 - Are You Gonna Go My Way (Lenny Kravitz) 5:26 - A Corpse Without Soul (Mercyful Fate) 5:41 - Ball And Biscuit (The White Stripes) 5:59 - I Don't Need No Doctor (John Mayer) 6:16 - I Got Mine (The Black Keys) 6:30 - Psycho (Muse) 6:45 - No Good (KALEO) 7:20 - Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple)

[@carloszetina9532]

Holy fuck the headphone jack this is so fucking relatable😂😂😂😂

[@revulvermodz7510]

ik lol

[@eddiehardt1260]

Carlos Zetina I just made that mistake today

[@emmanueljensen604]

Carlos Zetina I know when me and my bro are practicing we start and there's no sound from the guitar we check everything legit everything except where the cord goes

[@tenderjuicy1509]

Then you will think your guitar is broken when you didnt realized

[@ThePrymates]

We once spent an hour till we found out our guitarist had plugged his guitar into the footswitch.

[@pilsner_film614]

this is the video that got me into guitar. I wanted to be able to do this so i found my moms old acoustic guitar and started playing. thanks man

[@Nergal_Slayer]

That's awesome! You're going to be able to play them! Not immediately, but after a couple of months, you're gonna learn them piece by piece! Keep practicing! 👍🤘

[@vishwajitmahesh]

Trust me bud, once you start getting good and loving it, you won't wanna stop XD

[@zachary4670]

pilsner_film dude, awesome!!! Rock on!

[@BakedNConfused]

How are you fairing now?

[@Nick-qf7vt]

@@BakedNConfused I'd like to know as well.

[@joaquindoynel.oficial3511]

0:25 guitarists' life in a nutshell

[@spacedude0569]

Very under rated comment

[@bradlivey7867]

Nah get a real amp and headphone jacks aren't a thing 90% of the time

[@c_sparks_1002]

brad livey good for you

[@error-dc2ox]

brad livey ok Bradley

[@aarxv_s1042]

500th like

[@mrgreen1198]

I bought a Kemper Stage Profiler during my pandemic lockdown and was pleased to see you roll through a bunch of presets on yours. Well done. The fact that you managed that in one take is mysterious.Do I have to check for punch ins and video edits? Well done. That's a lot of groove changes flawlessly.

[@addiibooh7486]

When your sims level up their guitar skill.

[@chrisw4997]

🦵

[@ЕгорТрифонов-с4щ]

A-ha h

[@TheFloridaPappy]

And my brother gets mad at me because I never play a song all the way through.

[@destrosdiablo]

Me too!🤣🤣

[@destrosdiablo]

Me too!🤣🤣🤣

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

When I was taking lessons, this is what I "hoped" I sounded like...just playing riffs and intros...no boring lessons. ( On my Les Paul Jr. solid body ) oh, the good old days.

[@gedekariana5870]

Haha, same here!

[@slowfire69]

555th like

[@darylfisher6932]

One of the most entertaining clips I have seen in ages! With almost 18 million views I am obviously not the only one! Well done man, awesome guitar!!

[@MovieRiotHD]

Two awesome and relatively similar ones: Reapers - Muse Hot for Teacher - Van Halen

[@mathis.bertrand3154]

Totally! Reapers!!

[@Trx-ep7rg]

Both are ripped off from some classical composer. Oh and add Flash to the Blade by Iron Maiden to the list.

[@ca2275]

"Merciful Fate" is from a Mercyful Fate song called "A Corpse without a Soul" that was released in 1982.

[@danilofreitas4942]

thank youuu!

[@MsSummi1]

The fact that I know most of these thanks to my dad's band... Rip dad, thanks for making me grow up with this amazing music 💛

[@gergemall]

Sunshine of your love . One of my first songs on electric guitars. Thank you I really enjoyed hearing you play many old songs I used to love . I need to play guitar again .

[@GerardoRodriguez-dn3zn]

He looks like if Conor McGregor and Chris Evans had a kid

[@DMSProduktions]

Who?

[@DMSProduktions]

@That One Guy You Walk Past What hard to read?

[@DMSProduktions]

@That One Guy You Walk Past LOL! I'll live! You had to be THAT guy right?

[@DMSProduktions]

@That One Guy You Walk Past Sorry mate? I didn't why at all! DW, it's all good! Cheers!

[@wasaysiddiqui4527]

Lol

[@nosmartmoneyhere]

0:25 Lmao this is way too relatable :D

[@vin3084]

MyNameJeff your gf breakup with you or something.

[@drewwigginton381]

MyNameJeff chill bro you mom big gay

[@daviddenava7319]

MyNameJeff did someone finally tell you your edits are shit😢🤕

[@imortalfawn4531]

@@polpottopg i don't know if we should listen to the guy who has a sheldon account pic

[@polpottopg]

All i read was nothing but opinions that meant nothing to me, come at me with a decent point next time x

[@livefromthemotherland]

Man in the box - Alice In Chains . Welcome to the jungle - Guns N' Roses Smells like teen spirit - nirvana Should I stay or should I go - the clash Bang your head - quiet riot Lonely is the night - billy squier TBH. There are tooooooo many amazing riffs. Your list was dope. Those were just some off the top of my head

[@DozIT]

Live From The Motherland also some pink Floyd, maybe time... Shine on you crazy diamond..? Ooh in the flesh! :)

[@trwht]

You can't have a list of badass riffs without Back in Black.

[@Alfin_d24]

Did you watch the video?

[@ayaanhaque6340]

@@Alfin_d24 What suggests that he didn't? He was simply stating that you can't have a list of badass riffs without Back in Black. Whether or not it is in the video doesn't change that.

[@Alfin_d24]

@@ayaanhaque6340 oh true haha

[@joelstephen815]

Guitar skills 100% Editing skills 100% I don’t do math

[@marcohaase1]

Math 5%

[@ЕгорТрифонов-с4щ]

👍

[@DR-nh6oo]

200% shit hot

[@cathoare8935]

Lol

[@hitmobi]

That pick grab at 6:00 was smooth as hell

[@aafjeyakubu5124]

I missed it the first run through. Very niiiiiiice.

[@MyNameZef]

Where even, i can’t find it

[@oliverslicey]

Endrik End how the hell did he do that

[@kendallglaser1804]

money for nothing is my all time favorite riff that shit just goes _hard_

[@w_4ca]

Kendall R A very underrated guitar riff. My favorite as well. A close second is the intro to Ain’t Talking Bout Love by Van Halen

[@JohnnyNowhere]

That Rebel Rebel intro really never gets enough love. And Two Minutes to Midnight was a pleasant surprise as well. Kudos.

[@paul_davids63]

Dm let 👆👆let talk I got something special for you🎊💯

[@paul_davids63]

Dm let 👆👆let talk I got something special for you🎊💯

[@guitarsandgaming332]

I flicked my pick against the wall, caught it and carried on playing :) felt pretty badass

[@avinci3116]

No one cares

[@guitarsandgaming332]

@@avinci3116 poor you. You are screaming for some form of validation probably staring at your phone the past three hours waiting for a reply. Lighten up man, or get a life either one :)

[@oliverfanene751]

holy shit that's amazing

[@dAviN31]

@@guitarsandgaming332 you should not have replied..

[@jaxy9466]

@@dAviN31 agreed

[@damango4307]

Me: decides to learn the guitar Simply guitar: let me introduce myself

[@swagman1278]

Lol

[@vipervidsgamingplus5723]

Simply Guitar: pay this much to continue.

[@logurt_5618]

That amp fail was funny

[@guitarlogy5506]

Yes

[@drewwigginton381]

Lohon gaming true facts haha

[@markusbarkholt3099]

Where? Didn’t notice

[@drewwigginton381]

Markus Barkholt he accidentally plugged the power cord into the audio port

[@guusverschuuren8495]

Andrew Wigginton it’s not the power cord. It’s the jack cable. But i understand what you mean

[@ctc_tv]

3:43 HELL YEAH MY FAVORITE ROCK N ROLL SONG!!🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@thegameplayelite2]

DAMN he rocked that voodoo child riff

[@prpwnage9296]

chile

[@osvaldorivera269]

What about that merciful fate tho

[@charliedronfield5835]

Watching this at 16 having just learnt my first chord on the guitar (Em), I have one big journey to go on 😋

[@osirismockingjay72]

Don't we all?

[@moggioz7165]

You got this!

[@robertcronin6603]

How's it going?

[@MarcWijesuriya]

Good luck with it man!

[@sixslinger9951]

I started at age 12 and am 56. The journey NEVER ends. That's a beautiful thing.

[@a.azarcon]

I like how he wore crocs at first, when we was playing calm acoustic, and then he changes them to boots. badass XD Nice playing btw!

[@heidiroe2426]

You need run to the hills by iron maden

[@markb3480]

nice to see rebel rebel in the list and the riff that made me fall in love with the guitar Back in Black

[@JohnSmith-mk8hz]

Haha Smoke on the water. The first guitar song I ever learned in1973. I guess all these years later it's still popping beginner guitarists cherry.

[@DavidoggL]

John Smith I started playing guitar this summer and Smoke on the water was the first I learned!

[@emllik2155]

Everyone pretty much learns smoke on the water first, lol

[@keenanjones5450]

John Smith

[@jamesprice2163]

John Smith the first riff i learned was la grange and its the only one i know

[@coolrocknroll]

Deep Purple's 'Black Night' blows Smoke on the Water out of the water.

[@edwardjons8684]

Great job man. Great sound and nicely played. Can't believe some people are dissing you simply because it's not their 25. As if this is anything other than a cool piece of fun.

[@Poats]

4:40 I think this is my favorite riff.

[@Adsman100]

Poats money for nothing dire straits....a legendary song

[@guzinthings8183]

3:20 is my favriot

[@jona5678]

Yeah I love dire straits too

[@winklenator]

You could see the joy in his face when playing money for nothing. That is such a fun riff to play

[@sschmidtevalue]

Good to see Obi Wan again... 😆

[@samuraifugitivo]

Steve Schmidt the force is with him.

[@lackeyhimself]

Steve Schmidt exactly what I was thinking!

[@PoisedGuitar417]

That riffs still on the high ground

[@jja6050]

Steve Schmidt doesn't look close to ewan McGregor to me

[@iiiiiALEX]

I pay my Internet to read things like this.

[@noscil9403]

4:55 ratm couldn't exist without their bass, you can hear how crucial it is for the sound.

[@jan_the_man]

Noscil it sounded weird because killing in the name of has a downtuned E string. Paul played it with regular tuning.

[@illusionclan8104]

Drop D

[@bimshake]

Every rock band won't exist without bass, it's like the cornerstone of rock music.

[@RC-bs6eb]

@@bimshake damn right but good luck getting that through a lot of guitar player's heads lol

[@jhay3966]

@@RC-bs6eb yeah, especially jackass shredders

[@Zacharydderrick]

Only problem with this video is that I stopped recognizing the riffs at the end. Now I feel old!

[@NickBirge]

I'm young and don't know any post 03 lol

[@billhader8404]

Zachary Derrick so you don’t listen to any of the amazing guitarists and bands that play today? That actually play good music?

[@NickBirge]

@@billhader8404 no dude, we just don't know these obscure riffs........

[@billhader8404]

Nick Birge Metallica, the white stripes, John Mayer, the black keys, and muse aren’t obscure bands or artists. They’re very well known.

[@NickBirge]

@@billhader8404 Muse is for Radiohead fans, which I'm not. The Black Keys is for hipster, which I'm not. New Metallica is for guys with leather vest at a bar, that drive a Subaru, which I'm not. The White Stripes................. Yeah no. John Mayer got chops tho.

[@JammoJay]

Sweet playing dude. Always enjoy your vids. Defo needed the addition of "Aint talkin bout love". One of the best hard rock/guitar riffs ever written imo, and of course it is only my opinion👌🏻

[@Mythiqoeatsbreadladdd]

"I always wanted to learn how to play the guitar but the beginning just seemed so slow and frustrating"

[@hanshummel2092]

i once was a badass guitarist like him but then i got an arrow to the knee

[@joshuam9205]

A d b l o c k O P

[@ciarankeirle-singer1036]

but with yousician...

[@VirtuousDon]

Lmao I hate that ad

[@spiriteNsh1]

Isn’t that how is it with most things? 😅

[@taekbrowley5370]

4:40 rip glass slide...

[@mrmolamola6163]

he did look like a badass killing it though.

[@suatissever2152]

niceeeeee :X

[@sp00nf33d]

why not aryllic?

[@erinmilroy8046]

Vitor Luccena I

[@chesteraracena9561]

Pretty sure that wasn't a glass slide

[@mitchumparker3058]

Thank you for being the only "top riffs" guy to actually remind people that there were badass guitar players prior to 1960! 🎸😎

[@iliketrains3495]

And after 1990

[@warren4110]

Mitchum Parker, good point!!! 👍🎸

[@mmates007]

You make it look so easy. You have so much talent it's insane

[@gazebo9730]

You said talent. The proper word is skill. Practice would also be acceptable.

[@brunsomarrr]

This video is literally, "less talk, more rock!" Freakin' awesome. And I love that it's all played on a tele! (with the same signal, even??)

[@olirisky2217]

Now I know Steve Rogers is a badass in every way ;)

[@ceilingfanenthusiast6041]

Stfu His name is Conor Mcgregor

[@briannaclark9615]

LOL

[@lolololollll123]

No Johnny test

[@miuthanhthao9581]

Ka..ka...Maybe Jimmy Hendrix !! Is he still single??

[@viannovian8042]

Leo messi?

[@DanielBeverly]

i didnt know Conor McGregor had a secret youtube channel

[@oraciogarcialeonjr.2802]

Adonai 💀💀😭 I’m weakk

[@mike_honcho_92]

Looks more like bearded chris Evans

[@johnlondon3766]

😂😂

[@supertonyjr8903]

😂😂😂

[@DanielBeverly]

Damn, my comment lit af

[@anthonyantonek5794]

i am 23 watching this. cheers to the journey ahead !

[@emrekara4032]

Well done McGregor! :D

[@USisTHEbest121]

Emre Kara Good I thought I was the only one

[@Rosekelmelodia]

Anthony R btw

[@electricshoes]

Emre Kara he's into music now?

[@Dert26]

I agree, Ewan McGregor is good at guitar.

[@gokberk6493]

iyi denemeydi mayweather

[@ASMRconKiki]

Very cool riffs! I need to learn them all!

[@ballcheeese]

Milk

[@likse456]

@@ballcheeese possibly yes

[@jairorivera394]

Where’s Queens riff

[@the___dude]

@@jairorivera394 fuck Queens

[@allieamv4585]

@@the___dude fuck YOU

[@ethan7744]

All these great songs and then Jimi Hendrix comes along with Voodoo Child in 68 and blows everyone’s minds

[@hippo5346]

You know you`re getting old when you recognise nothing after 2000 .

[@HAL_9000__]

Tell me about it brother! 🙄

[@cruzer2727]

Your tone is lovely

[@PinkFloydrulez]

but not very badass

[@ryanmaplerm]

Shoulda played a les paul

[@tyleradams4047]

Was terrible on heartbreaker! Sounded to clean and just wrong...

[@brandonanderson4604]

very sick tone.

[@stefanburlacu8803]

*Puts on crocs* Everyone: I see you're a man of culture as well *takes off crocs* Everyone: nooo, leave them

[@AB-vn2jc]

opeth is life no one will ever ask anyone to put there crocs back on

[@emmajones25]

@@AB-vn2jc hi

[@Adrian-yi8fl]

By everyone obviously you mean everyone who is a douchebag.

[@achoo5276]

Crocs for all

[@wilhelm__3713]

Crocs = Useless rubber shoe shaped object

[@stanrendering7099]

This dude can play

[@robertofascina4996]

You really got me by the kinks.the First hard rock riff ever recorded...and still rockin' After 57 years

[@saiancantin7667]

dude, please do a tutorial on all these great licks! I mean i would watch every single one and learn it

[@justmebeingbored1794]

“Ah man forgot smoke on the water” PROCEEDS TO PLAY IT USING A PICK

[@bigboym9771]

just me being bored ummm... it’s uh, it’s played with a pick

[@jeremiahbontjes7014]

It’s literally supposed to be played with a pick😂

[@coyotejohn3101]

Yeah...you missed the mark on that one, bud. If there was one riff to be played without a pick, it was Money for Nothing.

[@lukemadden4434]

@@jeremiahbontjes7014 I think Ritchie Blackmore said in an interview that it should be played without a pick but I could be wrong

[@bren4871]

Its supposed to be played with a pick

[@Staffy_]

His life looks perfect

[@MarkPalladino]

Dylan Staff no ones is!

[@derekwhite5945]

Mark Palladino Who hurt you?

[@MarkPalladino]

Derek White No one, recently! Just saying we see many great things on social media and people usually portray the good parts of their life. But as well know, we all have our stuff and therefore, no ones life is perfect! Cheers!

[@sir_snipperii2992]

Dylan Staff but never forget, looks can kill or be deceiving

[@AlexProgOfficial]

Of curse... My life would be better if I had that tone lol

[@Ripoff_Productions]

This just goes to show that the guitar never lost it’s touch

[@lamech006]

Boogie Chillen is the most badass riff ever written. None surpass it. RIP John Lee Hooker. I will not be taking questions at this time.

[@dinosaur7616]

I knew it was over as soon as he put on the crocs

[@noahbathgate7133]

Dino Saur but he takes them off

[@ganjaleana5243]

It sounds just soo chill but funky too.. Love it! I like especially the song of Dire Straits and John Mayer (;

[@Saccillia]

Its like having nostalgia shots poured every 15 seconds

[@quantumonions]

When we're done with COVID, must have friends over to watch this.. Every time Paul plays an A or E....chug! 🥴 They'll have to relenquish their car keys and sleep over of course!

[@centravanti.]

eargasm. this has just become a spotify playlist.

[@MrAmendo22]

centravanti put the playlist link here, please...

[@centravanti.]

look up for #legacy

[@TheDocV627]

i am SO GLAD you added No Good by Kaleo on this list because that song absolutely SLAPS

[@peterjoker2]

0:24 I once thought my amp was fucked but then realised i was plugging in the headphones. *shame* ahahahah

[@megananderson4841]

Yeah.. I once kinda started panicking because I plugged my amp in a different part of the house and it wasn't working. That outlet has never worked...

[@asol3887]

Hahaha I once turned on amp,picked guitar and amp wasn't working,I cheked everything,and screwing aroun about 20 minutes,then I found out that my headphones are plugged in.

[@peterjoker2]

I feel that bro Hahahaha

[@cameronnorman8562]

I was also wondering why my guitar amp wasn't working. I had many pedals which had all the lights on, then I realised I hadn't plugged the other end of the lead into the guitar.

[@UberMadSkills]

One time I thought I had mono for a whole year, turns out I was just really bored.

[@johnniecalhoun4640]

I love how you don’t stop and keep transitioning to different songs. Dope video bro

[@haveguitar]

Of course you cant fit in all the cool riffs in 25 picks - Id say you did a good selection! 👍

[@JaxonIrving]

Not initially a guitar riff, but Hey Bulldog's piano riff is so badass.