5 Iconic Indie Guitar Riffs (With Tabs)

Modern Indie Rock

[@mikeandike2021]

It's crazy how a lot of indie rock songs get made into memes

[@f4keinternetgrll820]

I know right! Like youngest daughter by Superheaven

[@Tiziorandomico]

@@f4keinternetgrll820 Isn't superheaven grunge/shoegaze crossover?

[@MrOoYT]

@@Tiziorandomicoshoegaze is a Subgenre of indie 😊

[@Tiziorandomico]

@@MrOoYT i always think that was a subgenre of punk lol

[@syl5047]

​@@Tiziorandomicopunk is another indie subgenre😅

[@scylax4091]

Playing them all masterfully is one thing, getting the perfect tone for every riff is crazy

[@tuggleworm2690]

Fr these riffs aren't hard to do but getting the right tone is nearly impossible 😂

[@scylax4091]

@@tuggleworm2690 yeah exactly, I'm a beginner guitarist and I recently learned the Let It Happen solo but I still can't figure out how to get that tone lol, might be easier with a fuzz pedal though which I don't have

[@cazza710]

@@scylax4091 fuzz and octave pedals

[@scylax4091]

@@cazza710 I do have an octaver on my amp but fuzz pedal I'll have to buy someday, thanks for the confirmation

[@Ap-ql7em]

​@@tuggleworm2690not if you actually bother to look up pedals and get some

[@Rawkenday1]

The tone on all of these were so clean!

[@elsorrera4890]

not the one on flurescent adolescent

[@pixeliien]

fr, the let it happen one sounded perfect. he always has pretty spot on tones

[@ManowarMasino]

I love how this dude is the opposite of tiktok guitarrists. He just play guitar with that depressing face.

[@RandomVideoGuy02]

I feel this, my wife tells me whenever I perform I look angry. When I’m focused, my face is just stone cold stoic, not playing up ridiculous faces for the camera/people’s attention lol

[@costcofreesample]

This is the first time I’ve seen fluorescent adolescent in a guitar video which I dearly love

[@giganigga7520]

The tone is too clean🔥

[@poofy9203]

Bro just described my playlist

[@benicioharnos7902]

Thats unfortunate for you

[@poofy9203]

@@benicioharnos7902 why?

[@benicioharnos7902]

@@poofy9203 Bc this dude clearly snuck onto your music app, who knows what else he knows abt you

[@onion4042]

Same dude

[@hicclesilly]

same, literally all of these are on my playlist besides arctic monkeys

[@blogchvs4164]

Я не представляю как эти рифы были придуманы, они все такие яркие и запоминающиеся ...

[@icecreampimpdeux]

That Eyedress riff is lowkey Joy Division... hell, it's all Joy Division. There wouldn't be alternative/indie stuff without them

[@slixnoir]

Music in general is lowkey animals... hell, it's all animals. There wouldn't be music without them 🔥🔥🔥

[@nolanjohnson5398]

And the Smiths 🙌

[@Redfedskull]

Thank youuuu finallyyyy, but the eyedress number 4 is post punk anyway

[@AG-fv9od]

@@nolanjohnson5398not rlly 😭

[@BatDadx]

Bauhaus

[@thesoniclion6023]

Tame impala made one of my favorite bass riffs of all time but everyone wants to talk about let it happen

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

That Mac DeMarco song is so trippy and good. 😍

[@ckovu3382]

THE TONE ON FLUORESCENT ADOLESCENT IS SO PRECISE OMG

[@najlis1784]

On all of them

[@kungfluhustle2475]

Indie guitarist rule 1: Never use the pinky!

[@ghost__chips]

blues guitar players have been avoiding the pinky for decades

[@ChristianVazquez12]

Unless you're playing the A shape maj7 chord, that's the only time you get to use it

[@deadroses19]

Fun fact the lead singer for Surf Curse is my friend

[@grayzxs]

Wow, that’s really cool!

[@marky9441]

fun fact this is actually true

[@deadroses19]

@@grayzxs yep. He’s friends with a friend of mine from Hetta, a portuguese band. When they played here last summer on Primavera Sound I think, he bought us a shirt and wore it for the set. Pretty cool dude too.

[@Bah-bv1yz]

damn
this is good
also that tone is PEAK

[@sleepylivyyy]

had let it happen's riff stuck in my head for weeks, didnt know what it was from

[@bradleyarnup8340]

I like to put peanut butter on my guitar strings so that they don’t go to waste when they snap

[@emmynother1164]

bro what?

[@bradleyarnup8340]

@@emmynother1164 I feel like I was pretty clear

[@bansedits2736]

do you slurp them like spaggheti?

[@therealkarlmarx1818]

Real

[@hamzaahmad129]

If mads mikkelsen and kurt cobain did a fusion dance, it'll be this guy.

[@Augrills]

You’re a sick guitarist, man. I’ve seen you do way more complicated things but just how you can dial in all these sounds is cool too

[@orelotus]

3. Better call Saul!
4. Gus flashbacks

[@Tearsofaclown01]

One day I want to find out what this man is nodding his head along to at the start of every short

[@leroyjenkins09]

Mac DeMarco, spot on.👍

[@chrism456]

im so happy freaks is included.

[@KingBoner]

Im so fucking sick of that song

[@NathanWoyessa]

@@KingBoner lol

[@beeswithteeth5615]

All of these are on my playlist lmao

[@KurtCobainSolos]

Tame Impala is psychedelic

[@manuelduranc1621]

Let It Happen the best, whether as guitar or bass.

[@SGOTTI666]

I’m hope your channel explodes dawg this is good content

[@dr.derplols8312]

The tone thoooo is on point with all of them 🔥🔥🔥

[@starvbugs]

The drums-money

[@SmallGroundsStudios]

Thx for the tabs

[@doapin7438]

Damn, this hits hard as an indie fan

[@Pride_comes_before_destruction]

They’re all in e standard

[@Chonky--]

They're*

[@Pride_comes_before_destruction]

@@Chonky-- ya my bad 😂

[@bigd120]

Yeah except with Let It Happen I believe that the lower part is usually played on bass

[@ohladthekewlkid1467]

well its transcribed to guitar lol@@bigd120

[@riba69]

@@bigd120no its played on guitar with an octave pedal originally but can be played on bass

[@CharlieJenkins-ot5cp]

as soon as i saw this i was like hell yeah i gotta do this and i spent three hours doing it…i’ve barely gotten any decent riffs so far and my fingers are dying

[@ac_14ac]

As a beginner I learned how to play all of these ❤❤❤❤

[@nightshadow6321]

U got my subscription

[@TeVoyAMear]

El este video presenciamos postpunk,new wave,psicodélico y indie

[@ragem8884]

Thank you

[@thejaeger02]

I was noodling around an found myself playing surf curse with out peeping at the tab 😂

[@val8645]

The fact that i know every one of these songs word for word 😨😨

[@jakeparker6610]

Strong The Cure vibes from Eyedress imo

[@YouTubes_NPC]

I got so excited with Fluorescent Adolescent lol

[@alecjones4909]

Dude shreds

[@BrandonGrin]

This Charming Man - The Smiths

[@phenomenal712]

I never knew I was into indie rock

[@PugiTheDogYT]

The first riff has me hasta la madre from hearing it

[@William_Afton_AFTONROBOTICS]

Freaking out the neighborhood was sooo clean

[@dcrdvn_]

this guy so real

[@Julaa]

Oh God fluorescent adolescent and jealous love it

[@JaimeGuajardo]

Great content!n

[@baum9494]

The drums - Money

[@Metal-Mai]

Dude you’re so cool 😦😭

[@cornflaek7394]

Good

[@vvgames5927]

Holy moly 😮😮🎉🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

[@jpettltd]

cool

[@MM715S19]

i hate that i know 4 of these from tiktok and all 5 are on tiktok

[@brandocommando5535]

Love this! could you do speeding 72 by momma?

[@valentinch0]

Was hoping to hear There She Goes by the La’s

[@Modeus1991]

😍

[@galangbs7766]

Its basically the representation of all my wife listens to

[@professored7169]

Surfcurse ❤

[@melancholic_eyes]

Indie is the real shit!!!

[@ChilledFriend.]

Gimme more indie rock pls

[@WaffleDaBomb]

He is just a fish

[@jhansam8757]

Sin querer me hice fan de la música indie. Las conozco todas😂

[@budaroddy]

Back in my days 21 pilots and Interpol was indie rock

[@diegocriticas2460]

🎉

[@PlappyEmo69]

DONT CRY I AM JUST A FISH

[@Out_of_session]

Notion by the rare acations

[@Jake-hs6wy]

"Hi I'm Will"

[@bazotaeee]

eyedress was my first riff i learned

[@lucasemanoel4509]

The Tame Impala one us actually good

[@spederm0n283]

You can’t tell me that tame impala hasn’t written the same song for every song they’ve ever made

[@edchong25]

he*

[@MellonCollielikesmelons]

...
*GODAMNIT I JUST WANNA SLEEP BUT NOOOO I JUST HAVE TO SEE A GUITAR VID LIKE THIS AND TRY THE SONGS OUT BECAUSE I HEARD THEM LIKE ONCE ISTGGGTGGSHSHXG I HAVE SCHOOL IN A FEW HOURS AND WORK IMMEDIATELY AFTER BAHHHHHHHH*

[@nickphaux]

I AM JUST A FISH 🗣️🗣️❗🎵

[@jakemccallum1695]

Varg vikernes? you have another channel?

[@t1me992]

5 iconic TikTok indie guitar riffs (with tabs)

[@detrimentalist_]

Where’s Can I Ride by Polvo

[@RLxDRMpG]

I am just a fish

[@Fedot93]

your guitar looks cool and looks like a Soviet URAL electric guitar, is that it?

[@user-yq5gu7yn6f]

Tiktok guitar riffs 😂

[@Pupinski711]

what effect is used for tame impala

[@sct27271]

Play “Deep Marsh” by 5ive Style

[@leoptx4145]

Heroes del silencio

[@parkerfisk3377]

how did you get the tone to let it happen?

[@wheatleygaming3652]

he actually has a tutorial on his channel

[@supersonic4863]

i am just a fish...

[@zantetsuken-zero]

let it happen is actually a bass riff 😊

[@mickmars7603]

Let it happen is actually a guitar riff with an octave pedal 😊

[@meroinheroin]

Doesn't really sound like a bass riff.

[@MCCHRISSYG]

Can you play an OASIS solo?

[@a1saucin221]

Jerry Cantrell?

[@ProbablytheRyan]

Do some duster

[@leeshapon]

these are all good but isn’t the let it happen solo on bass?

[@riogrande163]

Its a guitar ran through an octave pedal, but you could play on a bass and itd sound fine

[@therealkarlmarx1818]

That Jazzmaster looks a bit familiar…

[@ironicockxssleep64290]

Can you do any Song from Grizzly bear ? I would like to hear Knife from them

[@RLomoterenge]

Isn’t 3 played on guitar but sounds like a bass?

[@aaatsug7337]

how do you get a perfect tone for all those?

[@aiden_studios3658]

Dude I would love to see you do scream by avenged sevenfold, day 3

[@josku5]

Cringe song

[@aiden_studios3658]

It’s okay that you think that but I really like the song.

[@zantetsuken-zero]

avenged shitfold

[@aiden_studios3658]

That’s okay

[@landonbaker4075]

I’m just a fish 🐟

[@Ramikad]

this is just further proof to me that indie is just hippie post punk

[@bautistaramirez184]

2 part?

[@SaroOficial]

Back In Black AC:DC

[@overratedelements7381]

Bro looks like dan swano