Songs Intermediate Players Should be able to Play

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[@BrandonDeon]

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[@navjotsingh7360]

Whoa.

[@exavier5342]

You remind me alot of Davie504

[@theonlyrobot]

Playing with bugs is more fun than playing sting's solo catalog, and isn't pretentious at all.

[@aryansengupta6674]

These look easy but they are deceptively challenging.

[@deorty]

Rude

[@a7xanimals]

Well, looks like I'm a beginner now

[@philippebaillargeon5204]

I've been a begginer for about 10 years now

[@pra9avzackso987]

😂😂😂same here

[@Heihachi8]

​@@philippebaillargeon5204 That hits kinda diffrent 😭🤧

[@SockiThePoser]

Do I have to pull my socks up to my knees to play these riffs?

[@FzPura]

You could probably play it, just not as clean

[@otaldogostosao2.021]

"if you're intermediate, you can play this!" *plays Through the fire and flames*

[@ElJefeRules]

Plays Arpeggios From Hell

[@Antoronyx_]

*_plays playing god_*

[@PowerfulBaconlol.]

That’s actually a really easy song.

[@Anonymousdumbus]

​@@PowerfulBaconlol.Then record yourself playing it

[@juiceboks2862]

I can’t even play that song on guitar hero😂

[@Esk8antdawg]

“ Here are 4 songs for intermediate guitar players.” *plays Snow*

[@yobrethren]

Yeah, that's pushin it Comfortably numb as well, damn if that ain't a hard solo Thunderstruck riff is just tipping toes in shredding territory, though it's not as difficult as one might think Shape of you is fair game, just a few fancy chords with fingerstyle

[@mattolmstead6150]

​@@yobrethrenyeah exactly. The hardest part about the Comfortably Numb solo is nailing the tone and the emotion of Gilmours playing. He has a very unique style.

[@catsexual3412]

i think he is saying that mechanically those songs are intermediate. there are classic pieces that are 8000x harder than any rock song even with fast tapping, bending and arpeggios. there is also bossa nova songs with 70 insane chords in just one songs with different rhythms for the right hand.

[@Annon667]

Its easy

[@ianmac3469]

@@catsexual3412 That sounds hilariously exhausting.

[@Runtow]

Bro Comfortbly Numb solo is like one of the hardest solo's ever. Hitting the notes aint that hard. But playing it and deliver it as it should. Thats some God tier shit man.

[@donovan3211]

I got a fair few floyd songs down. Im not the best at solos hard time with that one

[@dddkkk5242]

Yeah, it's hardest one here

[@optiTHOMAS]

Indeed! Dude has so much inflection and emotion! Really makes every song and solo sing! Love it! 😁👌🏻 one of my favorite pink floyd songs! Another favorite is a song called marooned on the division bell album! No lyrics at all, just all sweet passionate, emotional, and beautiful guitar through the whole thing! Piano too! Such a masterpiece! 😁👍🏻

[@jrusovich]

I was gonna say. Notes are easy. The feeling and touch are a next level.

[@connorbayford316]

Was about to say playing the notes in that solo aren’t hard but hit each one exactly right is hard af Gilmores bends are ridiculous

[@Markleadguitar]

Anyone who thinks Thunderstruck is harder than Snow obviously never tried to play Snow.

[@Neckmold]

Idk if I just have a weird sense of what hard or not but I never had any difficulty learning or playing that song

[@DaanOnlineGaming]

He even played an easier version

[@timg2727]

He also played Thunderstruck the wrong way

[@Midnight_Gust]

man I tried playing snow its quite easy

[@terpahoy6837]

to being a good guitarist and hardly makes a living. Typical narcissist wants everyone to think he’s always been great. And with all honesty his playing is nothing special whatsoever. He can hit the right notes, but plays them shitty and sloppy and without any soul

[@UGCP744]

Not bro playing Shape of My Heart incorrectly 💀

[@christianlarson4201]

He played Thunderstruck wrong as well. Every note is picked.

[@UGCP744]

​@@christianlarson4201 he got the notes right at least, for SomH he got like nothing right

[@Creativeusername617]

​@@UGCP744brandon likes to act like he's above everyone despite making constant mistakes

[@skay1992]

“Intermediate guitarists, listen up-“ *plays AC/DC*

[@Itzz_Ace]

I mean if you put enough practice to it you can play thunderstruck as an intermediate player. Hell I still call myself a beginner but I can sorta play it

[@marvintimke3978]

​@@Itzz_Ace Every beginner is able to learn Thunderstruck. Takes some time in the beginning, but it's really not too hard. An Intermediate player should be able to play thunderstruck, without any problems.

[@who3033]

its literally just pull offs i learned it in a month of learning guitar

[@Itzz_Ace]

@@who3033 In the acc recorded song you can hear the individual notes being picked individually so it's not just pull-offs

[@thomasm7919]

@@Itzz_Ace it’s quite obvious that he’s pulling off the strings dude. What makes you think he’s picking every note?

[@pat-1235]

Snow is probably one of the most difficult riffs ever written and bro is out saying you should be able to play this as an intermediate player

[@Tex-el7kk]

Homie just called me intermediate....I'm honored

[@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll]

He didn’t. He said if you’re intermediate you should be able to play the songs. He didn’t say that if you could play them then you’re intermediate.

[@plutoisreal]

@@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll dont crush his dreams man :(

[@rockethito]

@@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll damn bro you’re mad dumb to not realize what he’s saying.

[@camranwatkins287]

@@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll let bro have his moment

[@Sabllica]

@@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll 🤓🤓🤓

[@kirby5780]

“you can play these songs as an intermediate guitar player” *casually puts Snow*

[@yarek549]

Plays thunderstruck wrong like a boss

[@arthursoulza1]

Yeah, pulling off the open B note instead of alternate picking it is tecnically cheating. It is a good song/exercise for someone whos struggling with hand sync when alt picking

[@luznis139]

Seeing as angus young plays it with hammer ons and pull offs live i wouldnt call it wrong, just not how he does it in the studio version

[@yarek549]

@@luznis139 still for a guy to offer guitar courses and says you should be able to play these songs it’s a bit funny to play it the easy way

[@878manu]

​@@luznis139I thought he played it live with tapping so he could smoke while he's playing, but smoking was prohibited in the studio

[@ACDCofthe21stcentury]

@@luznis139 I’ve seen AC/DC live plenty of times, and watched pretty much every live recording of Thunderstruck, and never once seen (or heard) him tap it! The only version where you can see him tapping is the music video, but even then, you can clearly hear that the recording is all picked

[@TomCamp-l6x]

This guy used to really annoy me. He has grown on me. I really enjoy his content. Now get him out OF MY FEED!!!

[@AutumnsNoise]

Now play Can’t Stop, but the RIGHT WAY.

[@jamppa8105]

still easy as fuck

[@donkeyabstract9086]

Its muting time

[@tom-lh7mg]

cant stop is not that hard just mute with one finger behind the notes like youre playing a barre chord and use the other fingers for melody - easy asf that way

[@ciantwofort3105]

Mute with index only and play all low notes with it too, and then use your middle and pinky for the high notes, the song becomes way easier, Frusciante’s way just provides extra difficulty with no real reward

[@donkeyabstract9086]

Brandemonium

[@dragonflyx9]

Telling someone to quit is terrible..ive been playing about 45 years but have never played 1 solo...i play all rythym ....should i just qiut......only 930 comments maybe you shoud quit youtube....see how that works

[@alonragozin1192]

Every guitarist has their own progress

[@alexmaga9655]

I am very pro grass

[@macspectre]

Love grass

[@69hunter55]

69 Likes? NOICE!! 🦗☘️🌱⛳

[@autumnwinter1462]

Grass is my fav 🌱

[@Dante_yo_son_of_sparda_yo77]

Yeah I like emo and indie more

[@Lander-bo2rq]

bro just called comfortably numb intermediate, it is definitely not because of the speed and technique and pinch harmonics! well try playing live gdansk version that is professional level and way harder or even live at royal alburt hall which both use even faster playing more technique and something you dont have a whammy bar >:)

[@Will-lh4lh]

Nah bro what is Snow doing here this is advanced

[@I-am-duck]

fax

[@castleanthrax1833]

No. It's crap. All the RHCP songs are 🐩💩

[@sansisntness]

thats the joke

[@tomczak44]

Fax it requires great pickslanting technique and a lot of stamina to play it

[@wookieezzz2551]

Same with Comfortably Numb. I guess they're 'easy' to learn the notes but to do it effectively with good technique is advanced as.

[@joseywhales5534]

I can play all of them except shape of my heart, and that’s because I’ve never tried to learn it

[@man_in_black7665]

Now try playing the snow riff for 3 minutes straight without messing up

[@swagmoneybuge]

really not the hardest riff. a lot of metal would put it to shame

[@man_in_black7665]

@@swagmoneybuge yes the riff itself is easy but good once you learn it, but playing it perfectly, without mistake, for over 3 minutes long in the song, is what makes it difficult

[@notkwcly1368]

​@@man_in_black7665 yea that's why it's put in intermediate and not beginner

[@seanupton709]

this guys pretty good at guitar, doubt he would have a problem

[@brycynhalterman1613]

Lil late on this but recently got into guitar again but i can do snow fine but only slow not fast and its been like 2 weeks lol 😅 and i usually learn fast

[@CalebthegiganticMariofan]

“If you’re a beginner, you should be able to play this” proceeds to play eruption and then cliffs of dover

[@ShadowsOfLight_]

That AC/DC one is actually super simple, just fast. Probably the easiest of all the ones he just played tbh

[@ioannesbasbas8216]

If you want to play it like on the record, it is not simple. because he uses a pick instead of hammer on/pull offs

[@_pablo4727]

okay but can we talk about how your socks almost reach your knees

[@rain_stuff]

Whats wrong with that?

[@2good2Bbad]

💀💀💀

[@re21638z]

The higher the socks the downer the foo

[@FiveofEyes]

Where else are you gonna store all your picks

[@engineeringartist4801]

LOL!

[@nonhabemuspapam]

I thought "twinkle twinkle little star" was intermediate... Darn! That means I'm still a beginner!

[@annonymouslibertairian9120]

The guy who wrote "Shape of my heart" doesn't even play it as it's recorded live because it's too difficult.

[@circumcizednun1814]

Lmao really

[@annonymouslibertairian9120]

@@circumcizednun1814 Paul Davids did a whole video on it.

[@niekvanwensen]

"that guy" is Dominic Miller and he can play it like the original. He just plays a different inversion of one of the chords to make it slightly more comfortable to play. Its not harder or easier, just less of a stretch for a single chord

[@floydnut5908]

bro thats not even true

[@Ringshifter]

Also this guy played it wrong

[@Nick_Sigi_Music]

He be sayin snow isn’t hard???? And thunderstruck isn’t played with tabs This isn’t a hate comment i love your channel dude keep it up

[@Noonyez_]

bro played lucid dreams and thought we wouldn’t notice

[@Rainetarrant67]

Juice world sampled it from them If you're not joking

[@straight-outta-jutta]

​@@Rainetarrant67no sting clearly copied juice world

[@user-cj4fu8qq9b]

bro played shape of my heart, the message and lucid dreams at the same time and thought we wouldn't notice

[@Rainetarrant67]

@@user-cj4fu8qq9b facts

[@b0rrista]

@@straight-outta-jutta facts, cant believe some of these idiots, gosh.

[@JosephBallinin313]

Haha I play acoustic with steel strings and my fingers have no skin on them anymore G E T O N M Y L E V E L

[@kobisonego6008]

When bro stops playing shape of my heart right before the crazy difficult chord

[@jonnyroxx7172]

He played the 5th chord wrong

[@kruse8888]

And he still got it wrong. The C# goes up half a step to a D the second time.

[@tatertot2068]

Lucid dreams is legit the same as the second song

[@0_ozz.X]

I assume JuiceWRLD sampled it

[@michaelcantu6071]

No shit he sampled it lmao

[@SmokeySabata]

Sure if u play comfortably numb without any vibrato on bends and do half step bends on frets above instead of step and a half it is easy but it is a pretty hard solo to play well even for master guitarists

[@sirTANKhunter]

Imo, the full solo is the most difficult compared to the others, Thunderstruck is easy, Snow not bad, but Gilmour, matching his expressive playing is challenging.

[@optiTHOMAS]

​@@sirTANKhunterindeed! Dude has so much inflection and emotion! Really makes every song and solo sing! Love it! 😁👌🏻

[@terpahoy6837]

to being a good guitarist and hardly makes a living. Typical narcissist wants everyone to think he’s always been great. And with all honesty his playing is nothing special whatsoever. He can hit the right notes, but plays them shitty and sloppy and without any soul

[@tiamelancholyjeoncockity]

Bro I’m barely intermediate or consider myself that but I snow is a lot easier to play than what most ppl say, idk what y’all r on 💀☠️

[@Josh-yk4ry]

"Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour" You're just asking for Roger Waters to come beat you up 😭

[@yohaielia7]

I mean like roger has nothing to do with the solo

[@-MrCrowley-]

@@yohaielia7 frfr

[@guityler2]

@@yohaielia7 i think they said that because the other songs are labeled with the band rather than just the guitarist

[@haydensings2592]

In a beginner and can play all of these I got my first guitar 2 weeks ago

[@gillzemach5721]

Pull off/hammer on thunderstruck or picking thunderstruck?

[@serenedarkness6257]

Ur supposed to pick it

[@gillzemach5721]

@@serenedarkness6257 thats how he plays it in the recording but live he does pull offs/ hammer ons

[@marw9541]

@@gillzemach5721 I think you're confusing "live" with the official music video where he plays it one handed. He plays it correctly by picking when actually playing live.

[@gillzemach5721]

@@marw9541 you are absolutely right, just had one guy tell me that he played it that way live and never checked it, I now see that I shouldve checked it

[@FiveofEyes]

How about no thunderstruck at all

[@thinfish42]

"Intermediate songs" *plays fucking snow*

[@jonathanreddish8590]

the shape of my heart is a Bm chord.

[@DustinJames-tb2ul]

Only one that's "intermediate" is Thunderstruck. 😂 David Gilmore solos are Not for the Weak 😂

[@LordRB-08]

Imagine playing it on an acoustic,which is the only guitar i have

[@jeanpierrepolnareff9919]

Thunderstruck is fairly easy imo, snow is insane actually

[@MrMetalhorse]

I'm going to have to call you out on thunderstruck. You pussied out. It's supposed to be all picked. It's deceptively trickier that way. Not for me, an intergalactic shred deity, of course, but for most people.

[@vexbagel4023]

You're joking right?

[@gazjonesy1]

Aw bless your fragile little ego

[@AZ-vo7jh]

you telling me that Juice WRLD sampled sting?

[@corenik2166]

Tho i consider myself a beginner, we should all play the songs we like. Dont assume that we all have the same music taste.

[@lesipapo7876]

bro don't take a tiktok seriously

[@carlossantana7209]

True words

[@idk9637]

hes saying u should be able to play them. not that u know how to play them.

[@corenik2166]

@@idk9637 ohhhh..... Okay i see. I get it.

[@jebronlames5997]

What kind of songs do you play? I kinda thought every guitar player had at least tried to play snow or thunderstruck lol

[@iluvdarkthrone]

Thunderstruck was the first riff I learned, lmao. I have played for 1 year and 2 months

[@Hello_there_obi]

You played thunderstruck wrong lol 😂 And snow is actually quite hard! Because you have to play that riff for a long duration so it’s a workout. The trill is very energetic too.

[@rafaelhadad7383]

I am playing for only 7 months (without teacher) and i can play shape of my heart, thunderstruck and snow😅

[@overthinkingloki]

Snow is way harder than you make it seem. It's so ridiculously fast.

[@Yosh370]

It's fun to practice with tho, i always play it before the actual... Play??? English is not my best friend, sorry.

[@Ode423]

Welp… guess I’m not intermediate 🤷‍♂️

[@duffmanfunktromb8114]

You misplayed shape of my heart.. JUST LEAVE!

[@inthenameofcontractlendmem983]

Wait Juice Wrld sampled that Sting's song?

[@maximusking1751]

Snow is (quite) easy when you play riff a few times, but when it comes to playing the whole song it's so difficult.

[@kenjiponcelopez1286]

But I'm an acoustic * At this moment, I knew that I was in dangerous territory*

[@stipuledorange4]

so...am I supposed to be able to play them correctly? or just good enough like in this video?

[@mellikyun9924]

Real

[@md167]

mfs like this are what's wrong with the music industry. when intermediate "musicians" get a platform and tell others they're not good enough 🤣 yet they can't even get a gig irl

[@7wikDaBusta]

​@@md167 this guy's whole persona is "if you can't do this you're shit" I mean there are other guitarists who sell courses too like Scott but he's way ahead of this guy in terms of both comedy and skills

[@mitch5944]

Great question cause Gilmour stuff is very easy to get good enough but very hard to get to sound like the record.

[@Joe.Shmo.Eskimo]

What if i dont like any of these songs/bands..? Am i just stuck at being a beginner forever?

[@justinhe2261]

My man that is the most fricked up version of thunderstruck I’ve ever heard in my life

[@wardrunaragnar5031]

Thunderstruck is all picked my friend. He only does hammers and pull offs for the video

[@Itzz_Ace]

I can't hear shape of my heart now without thinking "I STILL SEE YOUR SHADOWS IN MY ROOM!!"

[@69hunter55]

How to tell everyone that you are too young without saying anything about your age:

[@fifthdagger]

​@@69hunter55 honestly im the same though, that song was huuuuge and it played so often. such a vibe

[@theflyingj8957]

John Frusciante is the most talented guitarist that has ever existed and snow is the hardest song that has ever been written it is 10,000× as hard as any polythia song and how did you live to 250 years old to start practicing snow before John was even born

[@mareco7854]

genuinely didnt think i could play these but i can and i guess that means im finally not the worst guitarist anymore

[@_Zom]

You’d consider these intermediate? Kind of high praise for these songs lol

[@NutsBeStinky]

john frusciante played it by plucking every. single. note.

[@tazmon122]

when you're intermediate, but can't play any of these songs cuz they hold absolutely no interest so you don't find any point in practicing them.

[@xxczerxx]

I've been playing guitar for like 15 years and I don't know how to play any song off the top of my head. I have had to learn songs for gigs but I just forget them instantly.

[@zeroforced1853]

Then you don’t love what you are playing lol

[@singletakecovers9740]

Me too!!!

[@gianluca8488]

how are some people not recognizing the satire

[@taymalhalabi9418]

Well I guess I gotta quit now 😭

[@geceergen]

You missed the harmonic at the start of comfortably numb

[@t-bagbagwell1327]

As an air guitar player, am honored.

[@lukasnebesky717]

Hey I was just wondering, is it possible to still be a beginner player after playing for 5 years?

[@SniperFrog_]

And i was so happy that i could finally play 7nation army-

[@Idolikethis]

ill never put myself in a position of others music to define my skill. i play just fine being dumb and fumbling

[@idietoyou12]

Snow hey oh it's kinda in between in intermediate and advanced for me.. it's easy to see but it's hard to play properly.

[@Elemy69]

It's actually a pretty difficult song if you want to play it cleanly. I would definitely put it in the advanced category just for the technique and stamina it requires.

[@mikey24788]

@@Elemy69 yeah I can play it pretty decently for about a minute and then my hand dies the quality drops and I give up and play something else

[@jessepettit5058]

Agree bro. Been playing for 16 years and am currently working on snow. It’s taken me weeks to get it up to .75x speed. My biggest struggle was forcing myself to alternate pick it rather than economy pick it

[@kermitthefrog4830]

My beginner ass trying things out of its league and failing miserably: :D

[@la8920]

Agree. Snow is the one I would place like half a tier up

[@sheesh7719]

The stuff you play at 14 when you haven't had guitar lessons yet.

[@mitch5944]

True lol as a self taught comfortably numb and shape of my heart were literally the first two songs I tried to learn 😂. Btw I'm trash if you are wondering

[@sonnynewman9615]

If you want to play like Angus pick every note no pulloffs

[@vry.design]

I can play shape of my heart!

[@maninacave]

Kinda awkward that he didn't play Shape of my Heart correctly....😮

[@maninacave]

Yep, bit arrogant there wasn't he?!

[@-MrCrowley-]

aye the second one is juice wrld

[@ojasgabgotra3835]

I love Comfortably Numb and I can play as well lessgo

[@uxiz8805]

I am not even happy because I easily learned those song so I am above intermediate. But because i finally found a good version of “shape of my heart”

[@chrischanneltvthebestvideo622]

im a begginwr and i already know thunderstruck

[@MansurS16]

To be honest, the average player can play these songs without too much trouble. By the way, they are well chosen, you didn't just make the top 4 songs, you made the top 4 unique songs

[@marcusstrymon693]

How clean can they play snow tho in reality

[@MansurS16]

@@marcusstrymon693 you just need some more practice

[@hippiejesusman]

Im advanced fingerstyle, can play all of theese songs easaly and after 7 years or literatly half my life i still think im a bigginer

[@easternag16]

He's no doubt 22-23 years old

[@leviticusguy]

Can can play thunderstruck but nothing else( got any tips to be a better guitarest)

[@gregolord]

An intermediate guitarist should be able to play one of the most iconic guitar solos in history?

[@seagull6636]

Why not

[@Skvm]

None of these songs are particularly difficult. I’d say Californiacation might be the hardest cause of chord shapes.

[@Skvm]

Snow*

[@oliverb.8995]

@@Skvm californication is easy

[@castleanthrax1833]

Same as Stairway and Bo-rap. They're iconic solos that aren't too difficult.

[@diddykid9838]

Wait up… THATS JUICE WRLD 💀

[@Goober_39]

I still consider myself an intermediate guitarist even tho I lost a fingertip. I had to acknowledge come chord shapes I can no longer do but I adjusted and now use my pinky way more than I ever did before. It also helped switching to alternative open tunings and learning Midwest emo riffs

[@pedronerd8116]

I may be late but for you I can only say one thing: Tony Iommy Style😎😎😎

[@madhuchaudhary8011]

If you can't play these songs then like here

[@jamesokeeffe3216]

I’ve been playing guitar professionally for 20 years and I can’t play them , some of the greatest music I have heard is people who are not great players or singers, but they’ve got good feeling , and they just love the song they are singing ☘️

[@dddkkk5242]

What do you play? How much are you earning? I'm thinking of becoming a pro, but mom is against it and says that I end up in a noname bar playing same popsongs and making no money

[@jamesokeeffe3216]

You need the experience of doing it for awhile, and then you will realise if it is for you or not. Best of luck☘️❤️☘️

[@jamesokeeffe3216]

I stopped playing professionally I prefer working at other things but I do miss it sometimes. Not ever gig you do is good.

[@Terasiax]

I can play theses songs but can't handle the tempo on Snow, i always come back to it, try for 15/20min and then my hand hurts and i give up 😂 Really hard song for me

[@michaelhudson3643]

Except you played Thunderstruck wrong - Maybe YOU should leave! It’s not legato, you pick each note!

[@silentfox8]

dont listen to the dude telling you to quit because you dont play red hot chili peppers and boomer bends

[@mellikyun9924]

Real

[@fryingpanda9103]

I think he was just joking

[@mitch5944]

Boomer bends haha nice

[@Bybys_Kiausai]

Dotted 8th notes and 32nd notes? Fuck this

[@immortalcoils93]

If you are a beginner, study this hard. Do NOT get pissed off or depressed. Don't just try to play what he showed. Seek out what you CAN play in the song and come back to work on harder parts as you grow.

[@junitadhar2969]

I don't have an electric guitar🥲

[@TheGoutMan1000]

You’re basically calling David, John, and Angus intermediate..

[@jamesabarritt]

u play shape of my heart wrong !!

[@69hunter55]

"Just quit!!" -BrandonDeon Words of wisdom that should be found hanging on every musical course's walls!

[@mysticmarksman9217]

Today i found out i am in fact a begginer 😂

[@joeldevereaux804]

Today I learned I am not an intermediate guitar player.

[@fredmanM]

i think this is a joke, snow is definitely not an intermediate song

[@LandonJ-t9q]

snow isn’t THAT hard, until you play it for 3 minutes straight

[@mitch5944]

Exactly lol the challenge is the endurance with that one