The TOP 10 EASIEST SONGS to Play on Guitar (according to WatchMojo)

[@MusicisWin]

What’s ACTUALLY the easiest song to play? No, it’s not 368

[@teagenbinder948]

Wonder wall Or any church song with a capo and not in the key of Bb... lol

[@seansalvo4544]

0 3..... You know it...

[@yeeeeeeeee_e]

tendinitis

[@porterhart9438]

You should do a bass vid sometime

[@vapingcringe]

Good morning

[@justincarbone8715]

Honestly can't believe he hasn't heard House of the Rising Sun. Especially someone so entrenched into music for essentially their entire life!

[@Grogfury777]

First song I learned... 👍🏻

[@j.r.huffnstuff3549]

@@Grogfury777 in a book I used to learn as a teen one of the songs was the original from the 1930's. Interesting that he didn't at least recognize it passively.

[@July-gj1st]

ikr it's really iconic.

[@matthashobbies]

I've never heard of it until this song until this video, I've probably heard this song in passing but I couldn't recognize it if it came on the radio

[@hunterjo118]

And especially when the band has a member associated with Jimi Hendrix.

[@garmen-]

“I’ve never heard House Of The Rising Sun” has the same energy as “I’ve never heard Smells Like Teen Spirit”

[@vecitax5213]

Never heard Smells Like Team Spirit 💀

[@Hankerang]

@@vecitax5213 Yeah whats that

[@RRDD3]

Please dont bring up nirvana

[@SneedNation248]

@@RRDD3why

[@ZorrotheArtist]

@@RRDD3 I think on a guitar video about the easiest guitar riffs, the time to talk about Nirvana is In Bloom.

[@leonide8683]

"Just because you can play the main riff, doesn't mean you can play the song" Imma pretend I didn't hear that

[@angle.0255]

Same here mate i’m suddenly deaf

[@lukemadden4434]

@@angle.0255 did someone say something? I didn't hear anything

[@n1ghtmar3mach1n3]

Eh? Whazzat?

[@shawndeen8187]

Yeah I didn’t hear that my speaker cutout

[@noah6787]

What are u talking about? He never said that

[@suttonssuperstars7679]

House of the rising sun is literally impossible to not know.. as a musician.. this is my favorite song. This song builds to such an incredible crescendo.. just amazing.

[@octtrinittolavg]

No it's not. Actually nothing is impossible to not know, neither Smoke on the water. I also barely know "Loosing my religion". About House of rising sun: I accidentaly heard that song on some youtube top list, but it never was on the radio/tv/any random playlist, neither many people mention it unlike Smoke on the water, Smells like teen spirit or Nothing else matters. So no, it's not impossible to not-know, and that kind of reactions will just demotivate and stop him of will to hear it for the first time.

[@AcousticOlli]

he never said he didn`t know the song. he even said it`s like one of the oldest songs in existence. i think he means he didn`t know this particular version which to be fair, is still kinda unbelievable as it`s by far the most famous version ever performed i`d say.

[@Josh-ne7qy]

Maybe like enter sandman

[@arietcela3481]

I can't believe he actually didn't know house of the rising sun.

[@lordlorzius]

That's bait of excellent quality!

[@adamcoutts9591]

He said that he had heard the song plenty of times, but not the Animals' recording of it

[@benryck]

@@adamcoutts9591 the animals version is by far the most famous no way he’s not heard it

[@burnsZY85]

The first song i ever learned, that d major chord to the f major chord nearly ended my early guitar days lol.

[@borinightmare]

I have played House Of The Rising Sun for many years on my guitar. I can't believe he didn't know how to play that one.

[@Raerofficial]

Gotta admit, when I started the guitar, I was so against becoming the “douchebag with a guitar that only knows Wonderwall” guy, that I still haven’t learned how to play it

[@leo_9599]

Same

[@illumi2331]

I just learned it so that anytime someone gets on my nerves I can annoyingly interrupt then by saying *anyways here’s wonderwall* and then play like the first 4/5 seconds Works wonders, even on Discord

[@scottsetzke7967]

I felt that way for years but I used Wonderwall as a great warm up.

[@JML7534]

I didn't even know wonderwall when I started

[@reedthegr8andpowerfullm797]

I went two years not playing but I learned that it can be used as a pretty effective form of torture.

[@elirutter3075]

"These lists are not made by real guitar fans, at least not guitar aficionados like you and i" "I've never heard of the Animals"

[@waynecribb4922]

You need to check them out. Great band.

[@elirutter3075]

@@waynecribb4922 I have, I was quoting Mr. Wino

[@canucks2017]

Yeah I can't believe he never heard that song, crazy.

[@DogeDelecto]

Michael Angelo Batio described it as the song that got him interested in Sweep Picking.

[@10vingers]

Can't believe you'v never heard the House of the Rising sun. It's almost as famous as Hotel California.

[@danteuk8024]

I still can't get over you not knowing House of the Rising Sun, it's a classic! great song and chord sequence, fairly simple too. I see most people play Smoke on the Water wrong because of the key , or they use a pick ( Ritchie mostly uses two finger to pinch the two strings for the riff or pick and finger to pinch them ) he also frequently moves it around on the neck. The hard part is actually getting the rhythm right in the verse, it's mainly just Gm but then has that F on the 3rd beat of the last bar of each line for just one beat.

[@oldrrocr]

Geez, 1st any song that was a hit in the '60s. OR check Keith Urban's "30 songs in 30 days" lessons for the specifics. (never heard of House of the Rising Sun"?... ok then)

[@ltcuaa]

or maybe he has and now we are posting on his channel making him money by more clicks

[@TobeyFairre7861]

That was a bold statement about House of the Rising Sun. People aren't going to like that lmao

[@bvlad5215]

@@musicbooksexplained Agreed!

[@ricimercury9490]

Like it’s a song has been covered by so many artist from Bob Dylan to Animals

[@Swedishoutlaw]

@@ricimercury9490 The Animals made the song

[@alexrutz3036]

@@Swedishoutlaw no they didn’t, the song is a folk song probably at least 100 years old. Animals weren’t even the first to cover it, leadbelly recorded it 20 years earlier and Clarence Ashley even earlier some time in the 1930’s.

[@alsatia1]

@@alexrutz3036 I never actually knew that! Great info!

[@Dynamit-fy7hw]

"I've never heard you and there's probably a reason why" never before have I jumped to a comment section faster

[@pressonc]

Seriously. How can he not know the Animals or that song??!! It’s a mainstay in music competitions for a very good reason.

[@DMSProduktions]

@@pressonc Trololo!

[@pheadrus77]

Animals were a great band, great songs, singing by eric burdon

[@DMSProduktions]

@@pheadrus77 DON'T spill the wine!

[@georgemijatovic4060]

@@pheadrus77 and someone thought their approach was animalistic

[@gandalfthegrey7146]

Literally how is it even possible to not have heard House of the Rising Sun by The Animals?

[@Redhotquagmire]

How are you not white yet?

[@james_Apple27]

A lot of people have heard it before but just don't really remember the name or song untill hearing it again

[@JanderVK]

@@Redhotquagmire I didn't read the name right away, and was like "You can't just ask someone why they're not white!" lol

[@tedburgbear7005]

Mithrandir

[@gandalfthegrey7146]

@@tedburgbear7005 Olorin

[@flossyphp]

I do love how people who've never picked up a guitar say how easy everything is. I've just started only playing 2 months and atm everything feels hard.

[@dwaynowilli6822]

Practice practice practice... don't stick with one band or genre, make sure to bounce around. And get a decent guitar, and amp. Having a shitty sounding instrument will discourage you. Best advice I got.

[@ryanmillsap8645]

I've been playing for one year...& I still feel like everything is a reficulous hard challenge

[@Mike_Daddy]

A little trick I learned to do when I felt like I wasn't getting any better. To remember how clueless you were day one, turn the guitar over, ala Hendrix, and play something. Ahhh....now I remember!!! I AM GETTING BETTER!!! 😁

[@electrictears3512]

Well, the hard truth is that every little step will feel difficult and only becomes easy with practice. That's the thing with playing guitar, there's a million steps you can take. Learning new techniques and gaining theoretical knowledge are leaps and practice the actual steps to get there.

[@nathanjasper512]

Thats what she said.

[@SheepHairOG]

The fact that Tyler has never heard House of the Rising Sun and then suggesting that The Animals had a forgettable vibe is more atrocious than the watchmojo video

[@EbonyPope]

I really hope he's trolling. How aren't more people commenting on this???

[@byron5150]

love your stuff, Tyler, but not knowing HOTRS is lamentable, and on you, brother...

[@logan-wq5ub]

same thing with the smiths and saying this charming man is a “nothing song” when in reality i’d say the smiths are one of the most influential bands, it could be that the smiths aren’t as known in the states but still

[@mobsiesixsixsix9785]

@@logan-wq5ub Smiths are shite. Marr was ok but in the wrong band.

[@EbonyPope]

@@logan-wq5ub No he's right about the Smiths. Most v of 80's music is sterile sounding crap.

[@alfiebuxton7054]

Tyler: owns an SG Also Tyler: plays AC/DC on a PRS

[@acashicrecords4947]

He only uses the sg for country

[@MrDussek]

i noticed that too and have never felt so disappointed

[@acashicrecords4947]

@@MrDussek right? 😏

[@mattgale1058]

...and Sabbath.

[@DMSProduktions]

Trololooo!

[@RC32Smiths01]

When you see Watchmojo, you run for the hills. Bless you Tyler for your sacrifice to the guitar community..........

[@Larry_Ibarra]

I don't run for the hill when I see Watchmojo guitar videos...they make for great (unintentional) comedy.

[@xanderbucher9625]

Run to the hills, run for your life

[@eog5217]

@@xanderbucher9625 Soldier Blue in the barren wastes

[@xanderbucher9625]

@@eog5217 galloping hard on the planes

[@lommedegroote6262]

@@xanderbucher9625 no*Hunting and killing's a game

[@shakeyoulikehaiti]

Power chords ARE one of the easiest things to learn. Maybe not for somebody on their first day or even week, but it's definitely one of the first things many guitarists learn.

[@derekpine5686]

They were a little hard for me to learn, but once you've mastered it, then they're easy

[@AcousticOlli]

usually the power chords aren`t the difficult part to learn, it`s the right hand techniques. the strumming, the muting, picking patterns etc. just because a song uses power chords, doesn`t mean the song is easy to play which was the whole argument of watchmojo and they are completely wrong with that.

[@derekpine5686]

My problem was I was 15 and my hands weren't full grown yet. So it was a stretch for me.

[@pnut3844able]

Yes they were easy for me 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[@vermillion2023]

omg did you say stretch on purpose?@@derekpine5686

[@cj.sabella]

Tyler: “Only after one has mastered sweep picking should one even ATTEMPT power chords.”

[@beveryofa2546]

I had a friend in high school that may have actually followed this philosophy to the letter, could solo circles around anything in real time but could not be asked to play more than one note at a time.

[@frankgreaves3811]

I love how he said "aficionados like you and I" and I just took it like I'm not a teenager with medium experience

[@mangoefromyoutubedotcom]

just use your pinky

[@markgoodwin5306]

Haha that’s hilarious. I’m not fantastic at sweep picking and I’m not impressive, but I do it as a warm up exercise and I find that it’s a nice little tool.

[@zackaryjackson4568]

@@frankgreaves3811 keep practicing and playing my man

[@TheUnmitigatedDawn]

Watchmojo Logic: The opening riff/one part is easy, therefore the whole song is easy.

[@gabrielw2706]

I correct you: The whole song doesn't even exist

[@nesfan8]

I know right. Pisses me off for some reason

[@isaacgleeth3609]

If that's the case, "Nothing Else Matters" should be the easiest. After the open-string opening, that's when you find out it's a Metallica song.

[@wendersonmauricio1721]

Van der graaf generator 😍

[@aprilkurtz1589]

Smells Like Teen Spirit is not an easy song to play. You have to get your chick-a chickas right and he does play all the open strings at one point.

[@AG-de8be]

Never having heard of The Animals literally has to be bait there’s no way

[@benryck]

Ya he’s for sure kidding, no rock fan in history hasn’t heard that song, it’s one of the most influential of all time

[@HeadbangoO]

@@benryck By influential you mean the worst earworm ever, right?

[@albinospino3089]

@@HeadbangoO The worst earworm? Mate Rising Sun is a great song, and if you think they are a bad earworm you've clearly not heard any music from the last decade. Then again, that would technically be a good thing.

[@DMSProduktions]

@@albinospino3089 He has worms in his EARS! (& in his arse as well!)

[@albinospino3089]

@@DMSProduktions A good laugh I got from that one.

[@lsimmo78]

I'm not a guitar player - the musical instrument that was given to me by my elementary school teacher was the Triangle, but I find these videos incredibly entertaining and make me smile.

[@lojzelojze12345]

triangle is the goat of instuments

[@Lithuania8634]

"We don't know anything about guitar, so here's a list based on its difficultly."

[@aristotlefromebay]

I ruined the 69 likes

[@aaronwillis6179]

@@aristotlefromebay do you want a medal

[@Salokin92]

"So anyway, here's Wonderwall"

[@Just2532yd]

It’s impossible to not have heard house of the rising sun at some point in your life

[@artojhannula]

This.

[@adamcoutts9591]

He said that he had heard the song plenty of times, but not the Animals' recording of it

[@benryck]

@@adamcoutts9591 animals version is by far the most famous, he’s definitely kidding

[@bernardblood9447]

One killer vocal .Not a guitar song to me

[@EbonyPope]

@@benryck I really hope so. I would be shocked. I'm even more shocked that the comments aren't FLOODED with it.

[@hibernian797]

"Such a nothing song" "This band has a similar vibe, never heard of them, probably for a reason" British music began and ended at wonderwall for this man.

[@alessandroolding969]

So The Animals and The Smiths are all british rock before 1995...?

[@Bacca839]

But he knows Deep Purple so obviously that’s wrong.

[@J.Shambles]

That's an over-the-top response. Tyler has talked in-depth in videos about most of the really big British bands like pink Floyd and zeppelin

[@eoghancasserly3626]

The big fella himself in the comments. I think he's just troll baiting, there's no way he doesn't know them

[@maximecrytes5219]

honestly can't even beleive he doesn't know this somg im in canada and its been in my playlist since 6th grade 😂

[@Rookieshot]

Learning power chords was really simple for me personally to learned because I have long fingers. The problem was taking a month to figure out how to play power cords without having random strings ringing out

[@m1ghtycs]

Neon by John Mayer is the easiest thing to learn in the world, everyone knows that.

[@dornomac]

Never heard of it

[@oopok6122]

@@dornomac should give it a listen. Takes 3 seconds to learn.

[@dornomac]

Just listened. Yup, piece of cake.

[@Kyush4]

Must be a nothing song

[@mnkeeper0611]

How could anyone not be able to listen to it and be able to play on the first try

[@lawrenceklein3524]

"House of the rising sun" was the first real song I ever learned to play on guitar. I was thirteen years old, and the year was 1963. If that doesn't date me, then I don't know what!

[@paddytguitar]

That’s awesome. You still playing?

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

Same here but it was 1968 when I turned 13 and started guitar lessons.

[@thearbiter6350]

Oh so that's not a skull in the pic that's just you than.

[@tylerbird9301]

It does date you sir. You're 71

[@ettat.3806]

That's really cool, because it's also the first song that I learned to play after getting a guitar on my 13th birthday, but in 2019 rather than '63.

[@renstar100]

This charming man being a nothing song and never hearing house of the rising sun is complete bait come on

[@_black_bird]

I sure hope it is

[@paulsandor3522]

You're right. Unfortunately, I took the bait n made a hasty comment.

[@tomb4575]

Understand his age but the song is still being played. If he had listened to the whole song I'm sure he would have picked it up pretty click. The opening riff is legendary but the rest of the song is taken over by lead organ.

[@justindevoe9556]

I’ve never heard a single Smiths song because the only person I know who’s into post punk hates them, house of the rising sun has gotta be bait tho the animals version has been in like every form of media ever

[@JoyGrenade]

​@@justindevoe9556 The Smiths are fucking great. Don't just take your friend's word for it.

[@HannahsMusicAndNovels]

The way you just switch between chords so effortlessly is overwhelmingly impressive! I say overwhelmingly bc my blood pressure rises over the thought of switching between normal chords on my acoustic guitar lol 😂

[@connarkent282]

I've just started and know the feeling 😂

[@mannreelmen2601]

"Just because you can play the main riff, doesn't mean you can play the song" The Kinks: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@xsitied2708]

lmaoo

[@a_random_guitarist2189]

Riff*

[@xsitied2708]

@@a_random_guitarist2189 riff

[@jagannathaniyengar4369]

Kinks ain't joke… it is really harmful…

[@iBoss818]

You really got me with that one

[@aidanbouw5224]

Tyler, 0 3 5 isn't referring to 0 3 5 on the E string, but on the D and G string which contain the same notes as the powerchords of G A# C

[@joelnilsson6938]

How. How can this not be more upvoted? Maybe if he spent more time researching the way you actually play smoke on the water instead of making the "I am a god" edit he would know

[@joelnilsson6938]

Banter aside. Love his content though

[@guitarhero01234]

@@joelnilsson6938 Pretty sure Blackmore played the songs on the A and D strings anyway, so wouldn't it be 5 8 10?

[@iangrant8290]

@@joelnilsson6938Agreed! He could have mentioned that this is the easiest song that nearly everyone plays wrong. Let's start with the fact that it's not even played with a pick.

[@trippythecat1113]

It's actually 5 3 5

[@cybertronguy98]

That string break is what you get for disrespecting Johnny Marr lol

[@JohnCena-wx1he]

He even called it a “nothing song.” THE AUDACITY!!

[@shadowtrooper45360]

@@JohnCena-wx1he Honestly ive heard many a things in my tiime but this was down right disrespectful

[@Chronoire]

Marr is by far my favorite guitarist he shows that you don't need to play as fast as possible or shred like crazy. He keeps it simple, clean and melodic and for me that´s when music is the best.

[@JesusRodriguez-zj2zk]

Bro for real

[@LittleDaveGuitar]

Calling it a nothing song then saying 13 seconds to learn it properly.. 🙈 Made me stop watching.

[@terryelder9573]

House of the rising sun was the first song I ever learned to play by ear. And I did that after only a few months of playing. It is totally worth being on this list. There’s only one chord in there that’s not a day one chord.

[@Maximo-Maximus]

A fun fact since you didn’t know the band The Animals, the bassist of said band (Chandler) was Jimi Hendrix’s manager. He got JH out of the US and got him to the UK, gave him the papers and since he was a friend with Eric Clapton he was the reason they met. Years later Chandler steals a whole bunch of JH money.

[@unacuentadeyoutube13]

This has to be pinned

[@subzero308]

Chaz never stole jimis money... Ur thinking of Michael jefferys.

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

@@subzero308 That and "years later" means what? Less than two years? Chaz quit in '68 I belive.

[@frankperricone2065]

@@subzero308 I was just going to say that, Chas basically left Jimi because of Michael Jeffries, he and Eric Burdon tried to tell Jimi that Jeffries was no good because he stole Animals money, but this guy here never hearing of the song or the Animals kills me.

[@joemanning8416]

Not sure if you’re being facetious about The Smiths, but Johnny Marr has some of the most beautiful arpeggios ever in rock music. It’s rare to have a pop/rock band have a guitarist that completely steals the show, but Johnny does. Definitely worth checking out some of their other stuff. The Headmaster Ritual is the open E arpeggiation anthem

[@007wars6]

Finally, another Johnny fan! His solo stuff is so awesome as well. And his son Nile is amazing too! Both extremely skilled guitarists and songwriters

[@robertoladrondeguevara3873]

So fucking boring xD

[@123nonce9]

@@robertoladrondeguevara3873 boring people get bored

[@keysersoze657]

Yeah that really pissed me off, Johnny Marr is so fucking talented. He didn't play the riff right. He didn't bother to learn the whole song either, the chorus is harder than the verse and main riff, I think. 99% learnt correctly my arse.

[@olivermiller8943]

He did a nice tutorial of headmaster ritual with fender

[@jcmartin1978]

Dude, I was with you until shitting on the Animals. They were one of the best BI bands of the 60’s, and the singer Eric Burden was an absolute beast. “We’ve gotta get out of this place”, “Don’t let me be misunderstood” are both great songs.

[@megaknight6958]

i cant believe this guy, he disses the smiths then he disses the animals

[@sbeity]

@@megaknight6958 right

[@Analymous]

“Skypilot” is also a great song by Eric Burden about the Vietnam war.

[@peter.harding]

Ok X er. House of the Rising Sun is what the kids played when kids actually sat around the neighborhood corner and "hung out."

[@CaseyBDook]

House of the rising sun was definitely a must know when I learned to play. There are a million versions of the song and the chord progression is helpful for getting used to changing chords once you can make them.

[@Shevchenko_DBR9]

I can’t be the only one who was genuinely shocked when he snapped his string.

[@Judasinchains]

I was just surprised he managed to snap his A string out of the 6, the string I've ever had snap was the high E

[@Shevchenko_DBR9]

@@Judasinchains yeah lol

[@kyan226]

I laughed my ass off😂

[@luvmuppets]

@Rock God Have you ever played a 12-string? I can snap any of the 12 at any time.

[@ventury7636]

@@Judasinchains actually snapped my high e a few hours ago

[@photoshopcafe]

As far as riffs go, Cocaine is one of the easiest I know. But, to play it correctly is a whole different thing. Same goes with many of the songs on this list. Playing them correctly isn’t easy, even wonder wall. Hardly anyone gets the right chords and strumming.

[@talastra]

Also, with Cocaine, who the hell wants to play Crapton. That won't get you laid around the campfire.

[@noahmoomate2781]

Isn't that a Johnny cash sone

[@ghost93700]

I actually got laid one time after I played “tears in heaven”. I was just 3 months into learning guitar

[@radiactive4986]

The easiest sniff cocaine or riff cocaine

[@ripperplaysclon152]

@@noahmoomate2781 Nope. Johnny Cash did Ring of Fire.

[@TetrisShark70]

I like how Tyler forgot that the 0-3-5 is referring to the G and D strings. He thought he had us beat like a JoJo villain but we all know the truth Tyler.

[@BlueHourProductions]

He said at the beginning, E string being king.

[@georgemijatovic4060]

Jojo Gunne??

[@TetrisShark70]

@@georgemijatovic4060 Jojo's bizarre adventure

[@pedro-e-o-lobo]

Also, it's wrong anyway. Blackmore doesn't play the first chord with the open G and D strings. He plays it with the A and D strings on the 5th fret and it sounds way better

[@phillynott6811]

@@pedro-e-o-lobo Yep played with the fingers plucking both strings at once starting on the 5th fret of the and d strings

[@ricardomeadows8232]

14:46 I don’t know who’s editing your videos (you or someone else) but whoever it is is getting better and better with every video!!!👍 Also yes! As a guitar teacher myself, anytime a student of mine (usually the kids) tries to make a genuine argument that it’s not in G minor, I do, in fact, die a little inside.😂

[@cjxj2202]

Tyler: “A guitar player didn’t write that....” Me: “Welcome to WatchMojo!”

[@danielsmith1662]

Lol

[@arambha09]

Lmao

[@DMSProduktions]

WTF do WM know about anything really?

[@danielsmith1662]

@@DMSProduktions true

[@DMSProduktions]

@@danielsmith1662 ;o)

[@jcw231]

I have to disagree with the statement that "power chords AREN'T easy to learn" I found them incredibly easy when I was starting and actually inspired me to keep going in a way. The shape of a power chord is natural. The fingers want to go there. And, maintaining the distance between fingers when the fingers naturally sit in that position is easy as well. I was learning all kind of punk songs days after I learned what a power chord was. So, for that reason I kinda disagree.

[@marmota7615]

I agree, I am a huge fan of complex chords, like the ones used in Bossa Nova (the brazilian equivalent to Jazz). But human hands seem like they were made to do power chords

[@KinnySonata]

I do agree with that to some degree, but that can also be because you both seem to have the natural talent to do so. For a lot of people who aren't that gifted, they may find power chords hard to do themselves. So I, myself, wouldn't say they are hard or easy, just that some people pick it up naturally and some don't. I picked up power chords fast myself, but I didn't find it too easy to begin with.

[@sailorgibbens3301]

Yeah, I mean sliding them was difficult. But literally a week at most and you can slide them keeping them in alignment.

[@maxwellslivr2969]

I would say there much easier chord shapes than power chords. I mean most open chords are easier than power chords

[@vonkouva2619]

For some weird ass reason I actually cannot play power chords cleanly, for some reason I do not understand (and even though im a punk, punk rock fan), I have an easier time playing Bossa Nova chords than power chords. It may be because I can't rotate mi wrist very well, and Bossa chords just feel more natural in my weird wrist, but yeah, I have a hard time with them

[@nolanbrown4300]

I mean he's a professional guitarist and never heard of the smith's or the animals. Or heard house of the rising sun. Wtf

[@zachm5286]

Also the notion that he cant be a professional guitar player without knowing those bands is a flawed logic considering those bands didnt need to hear themselves to write their music either lol they just wrote what inspired them same as any musician that has put alot of time into their craft. Dont need to practice every "legendary" bands songs just the ones that you enjoy playing and helps you be creative understand your style.of music the best

[@timmholtt]

original comment never said that man. You gotta admit it's a shock that a professional guitar player and obviously giant rock enthusiast has never heard of The Animals or of this song...

[@acaian2274]

To be fair, he’s not from the south where it’s played religiously. Sometimes music just doesn’t reach people and that’s okay

[@brandonnavarre3360]

@@acaian2274 He's baiting comments like these. he's heard of them. that's also why he was so unnecessarily passive about the smiths song

[@konstantinos7480]

@@acaian2274 Because he lives in the same country just a little bit more north lmao? I live in Greece and I have heard of them. I think he is trolling

[@TotallyNotUni]

to be completely honest about Power Chords, I learned them pretty quickly thanks to my years of playing Guitar Hero. You know how to combo Green and Yellow together for chords in that? basically the same premise, but the string you use the other finger on is below the one your first one is on. that’s basically how I learned it.

[@jackreichel2180]

The animals have a lot of good songs even though the are old I wouldn't underestimate them

[@GRiNDZoMBi]

Not to mention Eric Burdens later contributions like War

[@born2lose803]

I’d even say Eric Burdon, behind Mick Jagger, is the best singer/frontman from the 60s

[@nichomoore8196]

Johnny Marr is one of the greatest guitar players especially when he was apart of The Smiths

[@cornflakesyuh3235]

He’s such a talented player and so melodic and gifted but he’s an idiot who doesn’t listen anything other than shitty metal

[@MaquiladoraIII]

Exactly. I also have two words for you: 'girl' & 'afraid'.

[@ivanbastos4963]

@@MaquiladoraIII Some girls are bigger than others is just magnifique too. I felt obliged to dislike the video as soon as he said This charming man was a "nothing song" and said he could have played perfectly with 13 more seconds invested into it. Well, to that I say, if it was that easy, why not take the 13 seconds to play it perfectly and not sound like an idiot?

[@MuAlexJS]

i feel like the people that hate on it only listen to distortion guitar and think that any song with clean tone is for rookie noobs

[@DBarns]

“Does it sound right?” .... “Yes?” man I felt that

[@jimkirk2527]

Exactly!

[@warchild4974]

9:22 That's a good point, because sometimes when I'm just jamming I accidentally end up playing the riff to Brain Stew, so of course it's so easy I stumbled upon it

[@Florian-vr7ib]

"I have never heard you and there is probably a reason why." excuse me?? How dare you speak ill of this song.

[@paulallenscard8553]

Yeah I thought that made him sound somewhat unnecessarily like a douche

[@frankiek733]

@@paulallenscard8553 honestly that is nothing new.

[@l-wook]

How does he not know The Animals??

[@commentfreely5443]

quick break where you FF instead of listening to plug for nord [which i already have]

[@Paindriller]

i felt that. how dare he

[@keef7224]

House of the Rising Sun may have easy chords, but picking those arpeggios consistently and perfectly in time is not easy at all!

[@megahdlp611]

lol he didnt know the smiths, one of the most influential bands that literally have johnny marr on guitar, then proceeded to shit on it

[@gpah58]

Yeah that goes under one of Tyler’s worse takes along with the Mark Knopfler one. Still love the content though.

[@johnnolan4312]

Shameless streaming media plugs then proceeds to downplay the genius of Johnny Marr mmmm

[@gpah58]

@BillowsPillow rated him 6/10 in his “Rating 50 Guitar Players” video

[@joeybrewer9360]

In his defense... they're an ok band at most, imo

[@megahdlp611]

Joey Brewer unbased opinion dont respect it

[@mattsaint8606]

So the irony of the “Smoke On The Water” thing, is that for being the “most played beginner riff” or whatever, in reality, no one knows how to play it. Even when they do manage to play it in the right key, it’s still wrong most of the time. Everyone plays 0-3-5 on the D and G strings simultaneously, and so on, but the real way that Blackmore played it was 5 and 5 on A and D, then 3 and 5 across D and G. Basically everyone plays the whole riff on D and G strings, and then they go “this is how its really played”. Wrong. Everything is played on D and G strings, except the G chord, which is played on 5th fret A and D strings. Theres no open strings being used in the whole riff.

[@RushfanUK]

The reason Ritchie played it that way is because he plucks the strings on the opening rather than using a plectrum, he has said most people get this bit wrong.

[@rx5022]

Yup, fourths played upstrokes all the way, with plectrum obviously

[@zaphod77]

Actually, he plays the riff in MANY spots. sometimes he goes clear up to strings 6 and 5, and does 10 8 10, 10 8 11-10, 10 8 10, 10 8. Truth is, you play it at whatever spot sounds best.

[@jacobarmstrong5308]

"Does it sound right?" "I don't - Yes?" Reminds me of lessons when I was younger lol

[@mikegogel78]

If it wasn't for the Animals bassist we wouldn't have known the Jimi Hendrix we all love

[@6183matt]

I know right. I love this channel and I'll never be half as good on guitar but I can't believe he didn't know the animals.

[@NullVoidgone]

Thank you. I am the same age as this guy and I can't believe he never heard of them...

[@patrickstorm3589]

"If I can't play it right away, it's not easy." Feels a bit like a flex to me but I guess he earned it.

[@ivanbastos4963]

I mean, I have the same thought process. If I can't play a song right away it's not an easy song. At the very least it's mildly intermidiate, but not you've been playing for a month easy. This doesn't mean I play really well though, it just means the song is indeed harder than it would seem to others

[@King6ix5tring]

Johnny Marr is an extremely respected and successful guitarist with some of the most beautiful melodies written, he's very humble and all around just a great guy. None of his work that he did with the smiths should ever deserve to be called a "nothing song". Come on man.

[@ltcuaa]

never heard of the smiths

[@angelricchi1321]

@@ltcuaa you live under a rock then

[@tararay7007]

Tyler: Power chords are not easy for beginners Also Tyler: Beginners should play Brain Stew

[@BigDish101]

They forgot part of their sentence. "Drop D Power Cords are Easy for Beginners"

[@jessedeleon4123]

Plus brain stew is like three chords all in drop D

[@sollybrown8217]

He wasn't saying beginners learn it. Just that it is easier.

[@lolimimpostor1238]

Yes power cords aren’t easy but what he meant is if your new to power cords that is the song you should play

[@yuseftumli5923]

@@jessedeleon4123 It’s not in drop d

[@nark3607]

Tyler: “Is there a better intro than” *plays TNT intro* Little Wing: “Do I mean nothing to you?”

[@dirtydanthesecretsauceman8519]

Highway to Hell: “Do I mean nothing to you?” Thunderstruck: “What am I, chopped liver?” Up Around The Bend: *Has entered the chat* La Grange: *knows their worth. Needs no praise*

[@TheOnlyHollywood1]

Crazy Train: Paranoid: Welcome To The Jungle: Peace Sells: Hit The Lights: Mr Crowley: Children Of The Grave:

[@dirtydanthesecretsauceman8519]

@@TheOnlyHollywood1 If I would pick a Black Sabbath intro, it would be “Into the Void”

[@JiraiyaTheGallant44]

Up on Cripple Creek: Am I a joke to you?

[@aaronpenhaligon6885]

@@dirtydanthesecretsauceman8519 *cough* money for nothing

[@adrianr2312]

"nothing song", I love Tyler but that was a lot of disrespect towards the legendary Johnny Marr :(

[@adrianr2312]

@Joey Macaroni Totally agree, his name should be known by all guitar players!

[@cornflakesyuh3235]

Johnny Marr is legendary

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

@Lickah yeah because in the video where he learns it he plays it wrong lmao

[@Y2M8te]

vouch!

[@spursspurs7489]

See that's my problem with most of these youtube guitarists. They talk about and amire a lot of guitarists who I don't care about and the ignore a Johnny Marr or Steve Cropper or Brian Setzer

[@Mr.IrishCoffee]

No one forgets their first; mine was Wonderful Tonight, followed by Stairway of course, then Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard, some Kinks tunes. The House of the Rising Sun, was after Hotel California... I didn't have an electric at the time, it was a Spanish Classical something or another, this was pre-internet days, spent hours in guitar stores reading music books since that was the only way (aside from by-ear) to learn new tunes, those were fun times...

[@Matt-zu2lu]

How most people play iron man intro: *bends the low E string behind the nut* How Tony plays it: *bends the 5th fret on the low E string* How Tyler plays it: *breaks the A string*

[@sexualfarts4783]

BEST ALBUM MAN LOVE KING DUDE

[@steverok67]

Your offhand dismissal of a song and guitar part by Smiths legend Johnny Marr has me wondering "who are you and why am I watching this" ?

[@russl9029]

Actually, who the hell are "The Smiths?" Honestly, I have never heard of them. I may have heard the name....but then its so generic, I'm not even sure of that...

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

@@russl9029 Instead of showing your utter ignorance like a proud mouth breather why don't you just look them up on Wikipedia instead of making a moronic comment? The comment you responded to told part of the story yet you insist on showboating stupidity as if it makes you cool. Hint. It does just the opposite.

[@Bonita146]

Memes in 2025 ‘Anyway here’s nordvpn and raid shadow legends’

[@sledgehammer3989]

You forgot world of tanks and ball shaving machines.

[@Bonita146]

@@sledgehammer3989 ‘manscaped your balls will thank you’

[@kennethparker1347]

Dude! When your string broke…I lost it! I think I pee’d a little I laughed so hard!! Thank you for all your content! It’s feeding my passion for guitar I haven’t had in a while! Keep shredding brother!

[@StockportJambo]

Ironically, "House of the Rising Sun" was the 2nd song I learned on the guitar.

[@logankeilty4529]

Pretty much same

[@quentinmelis4250]

It was one of my first, however it took a few steps because that strumming can be pretty tricky for a beginner (especially in 6/8). I had to start with just regular strums, then went to arpeggio picking and then finaly to the correct pattern

[@OpenGPlayer]

Haha awesome. It was literally the first song I learned to play as well

[@UltimateMTB]

Same here. First was the classic smoke on the water riff, then this

[@MaquiladoraIII]

If AskMojo do include a version of _House of the Rising Sun,_ then why not plump for Dylan's take on his debut album, as it's the same chords but is strummed, not an arpeggio.

[@toro5280]

I always knew and loved "The house of the rising sun". I think it is a song that is very easy for an experienced player, but definitely a hard one for a beginner.

[@stonemanguitars]

Tyler said it was not easy because he played an F barre chord instead of the simpler open F shape which is used in the song. It's a very easy song.

[@IPursuePeppers-CTH]

my guitar teacher wants me to learn and practice this, i can play it easily, i just hate the song so i won’t play it 😂

[@BraydonMiso]

I audibly laughed out loud when he broke the string playing Iron Man

[@straben2666]

Same lol

[@danielban1555]

I inaudibly laughed out loud

[@nathancalloway4719]

i was dying I found it fuckin hilarious

[@jasonpoole5132]

I have to disagree about power cords. For me, they were the easiest thing to learn and actually play well consistently. In fact, they are still about all I can play haha.

[@theshadowknows6969]

The first song that I was “taught” was House of the Rising Sun (very good song imo). Then the beginning of Sweet Child Of Mine. I am very thankful that he taught me those songs first. It made me a better player for sure.

[@dilliam1272]

bro you learned sweet child o’ mine when you first started out?💀

[@theshadowknows6969]

@@dilliam1272 I did! After house of the rising sun the opening to sweet child of mine took me 4 weeks of practice of 4 hours a day. I'm glad he started me out with it.

[@theshadowknows6969]

To be honest I'm a little embarrassed that it took me so long to get it down.

[@jackslts]

My first songs were everlong and carry on my wayward son

[@LegoBeachtrooper]

@@jackslts Though it wasnt the first song I learned, Everlong was the first song I learned in Drop D

[@elviseinstein3503]

"there's a terrible curse that plagues guitar players once they reach the intermediate stage"

[@doomerius1300]

🥲

[@gabrielthefallen]

I literally just learned my first solo and that’s Nutshell. I’m finally progressing after years of the same old thing🥲 Edit: not to say I haven’t soloed before, it was just basic scales

[@Morphoidism]

"I think someone, wants to sell me something"

[@LDXReal]

“I call it guitar playing limbo”

[@stevenatwood3426]

House of the rising sun is probably late beginner level.

[@Wanders_luke]

Yeah, that's when I learned it too

[@Thought0Ninja]

@@Wanders_luke Same.

[@gewittervonwahrheit5032]

The arpeggio pattern is tough for beginners. It also has a lot of chords compared to, say, TNT. So I agree with this assessment. A lot of the complete noobs who learn HOTRS as their first song only can play the chords, and play them badly.

[@mattyk7726]

Easy Songs List 10. T.N.T. - ACDC 9. Knocking on Heavens door - Bob Dylan 8. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana 7. Wonder Wall - Oasis 6. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day [alt Brain Stew] 5. House of the Rising Sun - Animals 4. Zombies - The Cranberries 3. Iron Man - Black Sabbath [alt Paranoid] 2. Seven Nation Army - White Stripes 1. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple (368)

[@Alexk-1259]

10:24 My dude... are you for real? How had you never heard of the smiths or the animals, especially the song house of the rising sun?

[@squierplayer]

He didn’t say he had never heard of The Smiths, he had never heard that particular song by The Smiths.

[@TheAbsorbant]

*sun

[@carlbaumeister3439]

@@TheAbsorbant sun of a gun ;-)

[@chairmankaga101]

Eric Burdon is the guy who essentially broke Jimi, and who also played Jimi’s last gig with him. You should know The Animals for that fact alone.

[@simongunkel7457]

@@TheAbsorbant I assumed this was a reference to the commonly misheard opening lines of How soon is now?

[@mylastchannelgotdeleted6213]

I’m not here for this smiths slander

[@calvin3230]

nor the animals slander.

[@taylora8743]

“At least not guitar aficionados like you and I” *nods in agreement even though only picking up a guitar once in elementary school and never again after that*

[@Supposedlyimrightwingnow]

I play guitar a little bit. Very limited to a few songs and instrumentals but the first one I taught myself was Queen crazy little thing called love. Rythym guitar section.

[@cormacquinn9058]

no need for smiths slander one of the best most influential guitarists from britain, people like john frusciante looking up to marr

[@leonl1559]

Johnny marr influenced todays indie Sound a lot

[@marvinholub4675]

The solo of Iron Man is not easy at all, this is not an easy song!

[@spectre6275]

Interlude parts are easy. And the intro though, very interesting...

[@sadbucket233]

bruh they said iron man, and me and tyler just simultaneously went "noooope"

[@marvinholub4675]

@-- Baptiste -- That‘s true, but the video title is easiest songs and not riffs, couse a riff is a just riff, a song is a whole song

[@myless.5493]

I figured 'Come as you are' would be there rather than 'Teen Spirit'

[@davius1911]

tuning down to match the record is not a beginner move but otherwise i agree

[@PureCellx]

Come

[@MetallicA7102]

Sing at the same time...

[@samuelson2461]

For me it would be about a girl.

[@myless.5493]

@@davius1911 Yeah, but Kurt plays it live in standard tuning sometimes, so the tuning doesn't really matter

[@Domanda896]

The first song I attempted to learn on guitar was chop suey by SOAD. I learned the intro very quickly. Then gave up, After that, it was learning in the end by linkin park. Within the first week of playing I tuned my E string down to D and from there I just learned bar chords for a while except I used 3 fingers for them lol anyone else have a funny way of doing bar chords early on that was self taught?

[@edwinniz]

"I've never heard that, and probably there's a reason why" Well, you dont need to be that arrogant, you know? The Smiths and The Animals are great bands. And all that "nothing song" bs

[@thoth_amon]

he was probably too busy jamming out to creed and nickleback to notice those bands

[@jesselawson224]

Are you kidding me, the animals are amazing! We gotta get outta this place, when I was young,don’t bring me down, sky pilot, see see rider, it’s my life and how can anyone forget don’t let me be misunderstood!! They have so many great songs! It’s time for Tyler to explore, some of these older groups, that had powerful music!

[@OkayyyIGetIt]

Amazing, no. Decent at best, yes.

[@l-wook]

They were sick, so heavy for they’re time too (my observation)

[@benryck]

@@OkayyyIGetIt they are literally one of the most influential bands ever. Watch what Brian Mays says about them

[@procrastinator6902]

5:16 I suppose the idea is that you need your thumb to press against the back of the neck. If you don't believe that, go ahead and try playing power chords (or any chords really) without your thumb contacting the guitar at all.

[@pre-seasoner]

tyler plz give the smiths a genuine listen they have some absolute bangers in there discography...I recommend listening to their album "the queen is dead" its a great album

[@lincolnjezek4370]

Strangeways here we come is better

[@aub6120]

from what I've gathered he's a guitar guy, not really a music guy. i don't think he'd appreciate it for what it is

[@jer8525]

he only likes boring fast shredding lol

[@lacucaracha3694]

@@jer8525 what the fuck do you say? He is into classic rock and blues too . Why ever the smiths fan is so fucking annoying ?

[@duncannortier7079]

Did this dude just call “This Charming Man” a nothing song?

[@delhurworth6001]

Dude needs to show some respect to Johnny marr!it’s not an easy song to play at all,sorry we are not all virtuosos🎸🎸

[@10jonchannel]

I sincerely hope he was joking

[@Briansgate]

Not everyone likes what you like.

[@randomname123456789]

Ikr. And he said that given 30 more seconds he would have it completely nailed, but I'm not convinced - from what be actually played in that video (about the Mojo top 10 HARDEST guitar songs) I honestly don't think I would have even recognised what sing it's supposed to be. He's clearly more comfortable with shedding and metal, don't think he's got the feel and appreciation for that style of song. I would genuinely be interested to hear him try and do it properly. He probably could if he put his mind to it, might learn more appreciation for the Smiths too in the process...

[@George-ob3vh]

Ya know what I liked Tyler until I just heard this and honestly it’s disrespectful a virtuoso doesn’t criticise other great, in fact fucking masters such as Johnny Marr it’s shitty how he did that

[@mrmrb04]

0 3 5 works on the middle 2 strings. that’s the way my teacher taught me 0 3 5 0 3 5

[@iamacharliest]

Yeah I'm not sure why he was playing it on the low E. Weird

[@TheAbsorbant]

My thoughts exactly. That's how it sounds when Blackmore plays it.

[@LexanderMiller]

Yeah it’s just inverted power cords on the D and G string.

[@peterwinters8587]

Correct. He also played it with his fingers.

[@mrmrb04]

BOom Tyler, schooled by a 16 yr old kid thats only been playing guitar for a handful of years!

[@6strings22]

Honestly, for me, one of the first songs I learned with a barre chord was Have You Ever Seen the Rain by CCR. It's a good song with simple chords, that after a few months of playing, you should be able to master easily

[@momodolape]

Claim here your ticket for: "How dare you compare the smiths to the animals"

[@AlexTerek]

"Let it be written, I am the king, I have spoken, goodnight." I loved that whole bit there. But SLIGHTLY was disappointed at the missed opportunity to say "let it be written, let it be done" lol

[@yoursensei8837]

I love you Tyler, but how do you not know House of the Rising Sun?

[@GRiNDZoMBi]

I am unsubbing, he is such a turd and that shows his lack of true knowledge.

[@Happylink75]

@@GRiNDZoMBi he doesn't know a band and 1 song even though he's probably way better at guitar than you

[@shreddykrueger2408]

That Berkley knowledge is shining through lmao

[@GRiNDZoMBi]

@@Happylink75 Lol both of you are posers

[@Happylink75]

@@GRiNDZoMBi how exactly am I a poser

[@sunnyray7819]

Funny that house of the rising sun is one of the first that I learned but I definitely wouldn't recommend it to a beginner. I think it sorta depends on the individual learning what songs are easier, kind of depending what chords they can pick up easier.. I started playing before the internet so I learned whatever stuff I could find in guitar magazines and the few people I could learn from. Some were oldies. I think heart of gold by Neil Young was a decent one for me. I felt like I could play something...lol.. Hendrix was my main influence really so I tried to play some of his stuff.. Actually always did pretty good at picking up Hendrix for some reason.. maybe because I wanted it so bad...lol . Another obsessed by the Man... But I mainly learned anything I could from anyone to advanced back then.. I remember getting guitar magazines and the cd that came with it. Mostly licks.. you might learn a song or two if you were lucky but a lot of licks and parts of songs.. and some months weren't as great as others for selection but usually always something to learn. It was what we had and books and cd's or videos . I really don't remember seeing many videos.. You could find books with cd's at music stores.. I feel like I could get much better much quicker these days with available resources. The internet and all.. But you need someone to help you get started at least. Maybe a few people have done it without help but it would be much easier to get going.. Then jamming with people! Even if it's bad at first, it's gonna get your timing more in the pocket.. Sorry for the ramble, just my experience.. As a self taught player mostly...

[@ScottXC91]

According to Ritchie Blackmore himself Smoke on the Water was actually played by finger picking the d and g strings on open 3 and 5. No pick was used. Fun fact.

[@spacecraft4926]

“Just because you can play the main riff doesn’t mean you can play the whole song” that one hit home ngl

[@siteofdaniel]

we are many.

[@ac1dnet]

fr

[@CARBr6]

But disappointed that you've never heard of The Animals and "House of The Rising Sun"

[@DeadShred9]

I have heard it plenty never cared to learn it same for the other song . But I can Play the whole Steve Vai Crossroads Guitar duel both parts . Does the cover The Animals and the Smiths songs . We all learn what speaks to us not whats easiest took me about 7 months to learn the Crossroads Duel because it interested me The Animals and Smiths do not ......

[@Floppa-oz1kp]

@@DeadShred9 I just think he meant it as surprising because of Tyler’s knowledge of music and guitars and that was a pretty popular song so it was odd for him to not know it.

[@micharekosiewicz8660]

Right? I thought this is the most popular song in the world history... Especially the guitar pattern

[@evanmiller3787]

5:19 likely they mean muting the low E and possibly A string with your thumb. I know I do that a lot with power chords

[@hyperdrive282]

WatchMojo: “this is probably the hardest song on the list” Also WatchMojo: *puts it towards the end of the list*

[@LydianMelody]

Blackmore’s replacement Steve Morse is an astonishing guitarist.

[@ldfox11]

When the Animals covered the song, "House of the Rising Sun" had already been covered by Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Roy Acuff and, just a couple of years earlier, by Nina Simone and Bob Dylan. But for some reason, most think the Animals wrote the song.

[@theragingplatypus4743]

The Animals version is thendefi itive version. A lot of songs are like that. For example, I Will Always Love You is associated with Whitney Houston ut was a Dolly Parton song. Personally, I like Dolly's version better.

[@talastra]

@@theragingplatypus4743 Crazy is a Willie Nelson song, I like Patsy's. Love Hurts isn't even originally Roy Orbison, but I like Nazareth's. Back in the day, doing covers was a thing.

[@ldfox11]

@@talastra Doing covers, it's most of the songs on KZbin now.

[@talastra]

@@ldfox11 Yeah, I didn't mean to imply that people have stopped doing covers. Thanks for pointing that out *heeh*

[@ldfox11]

@@talastra It goes through cycles, we just happen to be in another "covers" cycle. KZbin made it easy.

[@andrewshalawylo8930]

Good Riddance was actually the first song I learned when I decided to pick up the guitar. Perhaps I chose a bad first song to learn, but I picked it up fairly quickly and I'd say it fits on the list. Taught me 5 of the basic chord shapes and got me familiar with how to pick accurately.