Legendary Licks You Think Are Easy (but aren't)

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  • @MusicisWin
    @MusicisWin  5 років тому +2999

    What're some other famous licks that sound easy but are actually difficult?

    • @e5elite
      @e5elite 5 років тому +215

      Cafo - animals as leaders

    • @playforpassion7111
      @playforpassion7111 5 років тому +167

      Hot for teacher (solely because of the stretch)

    • @donprater6944
      @donprater6944 5 років тому +89

      Music is Win if you would have asked before this video I would have said "Every breath you take" brutal.

    • @lausymaus9856
      @lausymaus9856 5 років тому +32

      im playing guitar for only about a year ( but all the time and by ear ). one of the first licks i taught myself to play is every breath u take, i play it on the strings E A G wich is not as uncomfortable!!! awsome stuff.

    • @fulcrumpointftt
      @fulcrumpointftt 5 років тому +79

      intro to "my curse" from killswitch engaged. The chords themselves are easy but transitioning between them cleanly and the picking pattern is difficult, i have seen videos of Adam sort of botching it live.

  • @Gretev1
    @Gretev1 4 роки тому +5995

    I never thought "Snow (Hey Oh)" sounded easy.

    • @leonskum.5682
      @leonskum.5682 4 роки тому +228

      I agree that it sounds hard to pick but I didn't realise how hard the chords were aswell!

    • @somelifelessdude4491
      @somelifelessdude4491 4 роки тому +173

      It scares me whenever i see someone play it

    • @derekeleeson7194
      @derekeleeson7194 4 роки тому +87

      When i first learned to play i i thought it was easy. I learned fast that i made a mistake...

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 4 роки тому +34

      I didn't have as much problem with the chords but when I saw the tablature for the snow hey oh main riff I was like this guy wants my hand to die.

    • @boseifrit5480
      @boseifrit5480 4 роки тому +26

      If u use a capo on 4th fret, it becomes easier. The picking pattern us still hard tho

  • @B20C0
    @B20C0 4 роки тому +4023

    Damn, Every Breath You Take gave me anxiety as a teenager.
    "Hey can you play that song in 2 weeks at your cousin's wedding?"
    - "Sure, sounds easy enough." Famous last words.

    • @lukasaoo88
      @lukasaoo88 4 роки тому +84

      B20C0 you’d have to be using a finger stretcher for those two weeks

    • @longjumpingad3721
      @longjumpingad3721 4 роки тому +66

      were you able to end up doing it?

    • @eczenarosa4396
      @eczenarosa4396 4 роки тому +239

      Who play's that song in a wedding?

    • @nickspirit2023
      @nickspirit2023 4 роки тому +3

      @@longjumpingad3721 still not

    • @ilikechicken8403
      @ilikechicken8403 4 роки тому +90

      You should have cheated using a capo it's a very easy song that way.

  • @mykilpee
    @mykilpee 3 роки тому +2957

    Hardest thing to play: stairway to heaven in any guitar store.

    • @MishaDark
      @MishaDark 3 роки тому +12

      ^

    • @mykilpee
      @mykilpee 3 роки тому +31

      @@nathanlibertyreal honestly, I don't know stairway to heaven... I know the entertainer, and sandstorm on the guitar... But not stairway, and don't want to (because I'll want to play it at the store.)

    • @Swordonator
      @Swordonator 3 роки тому +29

      Kill the employees and youre golden

    • @BennyBeatz214
      @BennyBeatz214 3 роки тому +2

      lol

    • @timbock3169
      @timbock3169 3 роки тому +6

      @@nathanlibertyreal I don’t think you got the joke

  • @manifestgtr
    @manifestgtr 4 роки тому +1919

    Here’s the best one ever....literally ever.
    Play TNT by AC/DC and sing the “oy” at the same time. It’s an old Paul Gilbert exercise I do with my students sometimes. It’s a serious, serious mind melt the first few times you try it. But it sounds SO easy...

    • @JockbroGaming
      @JockbroGaming 4 роки тому +109

      bro that’s so true not enough people talk about that😂

    • @zubrhero5270
      @zubrhero5270 4 роки тому +113

      hardest. thing. ever.
      no. joke.

    • @dbuck01
      @dbuck01 4 роки тому +124

      Yep. Tried it. Brutal.
      The problem is I can't really torture my students with this until I can do it myself...

    • @manifestgtr
      @manifestgtr 4 роки тому +35

      PhabTribute
      Haha yeah man....and convincingly.
      There’s nothing worse than playing something half baked in front of students

    • @owenf2835
      @owenf2835 4 роки тому +27

      @Bird-Mans Music ... i hate whenever something isnt right about a culture it always means AMERICANS they might be but stop fucking assuming makes you seem so petty

  • @MilesPerGaming
    @MilesPerGaming 5 років тому +13041

    every stretch you take, every ligament you break

  • @s1esteve
    @s1esteve 5 років тому +3876

    How do get a guitar player to stop playing?
    Give him sheet music.

    • @james6234
      @james6234 5 років тому +45

      Haha. Exactly

    • @jacksonmuralt5604
      @jacksonmuralt5604 5 років тому +149

      Steven Anderson sheet music is for nerds

    • @noobplaysleague7552
      @noobplaysleague7552 5 років тому +164

      How do you try to get likes?
      Use and overused joke.

    • @s1esteve
      @s1esteve 5 років тому +56

      OH WE GOTTA TOUGH GUY HERE

    • @insomniostudios4359
      @insomniostudios4359 5 років тому +61

      @@jacksonmuralt5604 Most of the time is necessary if you want to play a song/piece in a very accurate way.
      Tabs doesn't really do a good job on setting note duration and "advanced" techniques used in the music

  • @diobutimnotdiobutitisidio1273
    @diobutimnotdiobutitisidio1273 4 роки тому +384

    Legendary licks that make her eyes roll bac- sorry, my bad, wrong site

    • @Os0911
      @Os0911 3 роки тому +4

      Kono Dio da

    • @adithyaanil2823
      @adithyaanil2823 3 роки тому +4

      at 9:47 he does a good imitation!

    • @kentvincentllano
      @kentvincentllano 3 роки тому +4

      Give us the site or you wont get the like

    • @vr-virtualreality8875
      @vr-virtualreality8875 3 роки тому

      @@kentvincentllano He is obviously talking about p sites.

    • @fourstarshit
      @fourstarshit 12 днів тому

      @@vr-virtualreality8875pick? ive lost all my others please let me know the site

  • @andrewbrown1936
    @andrewbrown1936 4 роки тому +434

    this man sold his soul to fender play

    • @jds2056
      @jds2056 4 роки тому +5

      Andrew Brown really?

    • @livewire5208
      @livewire5208 3 роки тому +4

      Fender play is youtube but only guitar videos and you have to pay for it. Just use UA-cam!

    • @cattamalon
      @cattamalon 3 роки тому +3

      nah he sold his soul to PRS

    • @johndorcic4488
      @johndorcic4488 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah, he should be living in Mom's basement, trolling youtube videos and moaning to his friends about musical purity as they sit huffing glue in a 92 corolla with no 2 doors the same color. THAT"S where it's at.

    • @andrewbrown1936
      @andrewbrown1936 3 роки тому

      @@johndorcic4488 haha 😂 that actually made me laugh out loud

  • @antekk7435
    @antekk7435 5 років тому +3060

    Wtf where's smoke on The water?

    • @prophet8087
      @prophet8087 5 років тому +36

      Antek K factssss

    • @asherb4032
      @asherb4032 5 років тому +35

      Antek K you saying smoke on the water is hard?

    • @momsspaghetti7874
      @momsspaghetti7874 5 років тому +166

      @@asherb4032 it's a fucking joke you normie

    • @TimTrOn3000
      @TimTrOn3000 4 роки тому +14

      @@momsspaghetti7874 you're a fucking joke, because your comedy sucks really bad. Hope you play better than that at least

    • @TimTrOn3000
      @TimTrOn3000 4 роки тому +10

      @@momsspaghetti7874 "I retell other people's bad jokes because I'm too stupid to realize I'm lame, and derivative."

  • @topnug7626
    @topnug7626 5 років тому +1937

    I gotta say I have very small hands and I never found the chords used in Every breath to be difficult. And I'm talking so small that some girls I know have longer fingers than me. But I make up for it by having a tiny penis as well.

    • @THX-vp9fz
      @THX-vp9fz 5 років тому +34

      However, size dusnt matter, its whatya doin withit ;)

    • @zanechaos
      @zanechaos 5 років тому +5

      Hahahaahhaahshshahahshshaha

    • @swapode
      @swapode 5 років тому +49

      @Fernando Cunha You know what they say about chicks with big hands...

    • @twiv1312
      @twiv1312 5 років тому +11

      yo wtf ur literally me lol

    • @topnug7626
      @topnug7626 5 років тому +9

      @@swapode Big feet

  • @xijinvegg
    @xijinvegg 3 роки тому +261

    Here's a really REALLY cheap trick for Every breath you take:
    Use a capo on the 2nd fret
    It's really cheap but it works.

    • @strowbowse
      @strowbowse 3 роки тому +35

      It's not cheating. It's smart ...

    • @sib1272
      @sib1272 3 роки тому +5

      Cheers Linus

    • @rizvanxd8724
      @rizvanxd8724 3 роки тому +4

      @@strowbowse c’mon basically every indie band lmao

    • @hatchlingone
      @hatchlingone 3 роки тому +7

      Amen to capo cheating

    • @joshhuffman6826
      @joshhuffman6826 3 роки тому +4

      I do the exact same thing because I have small hands😂😂

  • @MrTNT49
    @MrTNT49 Рік тому +27

    1:05 Snow (Hey Oh)
    4:50 Every Breath You Take
    7:26 Back in Black
    10:05 For Whom The Bell Tolls

  • @captaincabbage1895
    @captaincabbage1895 5 років тому +124

    “so stay tuned.”
    *PUN INTENDED*

  • @Evan11of10
    @Evan11of10 5 років тому +2309

    No idea how anyone could think any RHCP song is easy. John Frusciante is a goddamn maniac.

    • @Kapodastr18
      @Kapodastr18 5 років тому +146

      Californication?

    • @skeletor8169
      @skeletor8169 5 років тому +14

      Klio Life Don’t forget “Desecration Smile”

    • @eshaman3334
      @eshaman3334 5 років тому +7

      maniac..

    • @luispaez5728
      @luispaez5728 5 років тому +60

      Cool response and everything, but notwithstanding how good Frusciante is, he himself woould call himself a minimalist in many of his approaches, and, sorry to tell you, that means it ain't that hard to play.

    • @sephiroth666zack
      @sephiroth666zack 5 років тому +49

      some are , but you are right, he is a goddamn legend.

  • @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy
    @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy 4 роки тому +394

    I may be stepping over my bounds here as a guitarist, but the intro bass line to 'I Was Made For Loving You' by KISS is quite challenging to play.

    • @jazzram_
      @jazzram_ 3 роки тому +9

      Agree

    • @emmysgaminghub7978
      @emmysgaminghub7978 2 роки тому +4

      Try Muse's Hysteria Bassline at 100BPM (The original is 85-ish)

    • @bearflores4433
      @bearflores4433 2 роки тому +2

      Emmy's Gaming Hub learning that right now. True agony

    • @TannerBartko
      @TannerBartko 2 роки тому +2

      Why would you play that turkey to begin with?

    • @schizophreniathesociopath400
      @schizophreniathesociopath400 2 роки тому +3

      With a pick, yes. Fingerstyle, it’s fine
      I hope I didn’t just miss an obvious joke

  • @manacondamuffmangler4232
    @manacondamuffmangler4232 4 роки тому +195

    Snow has really forced me to decide if I want to be a guitarist or not

    • @juanpablogaleano5559
      @juanpablogaleano5559 2 роки тому +7

      Snow made the decision easier for me: I mastered it in a couple weeks

    • @Thisisnttravis
      @Thisisnttravis 2 роки тому +2

      A lot of it gets demystified over time but it can look daunting. I found strengthening my pinky and ring finger was a big step to holding those kind of positions and doing triads. Do pull offs and hammerons with just the pinky and ring finger, or get the finger exerciser on Amazon

    • @DavidSantibanez111
      @DavidSantibanez111 Рік тому

      @@juanpablogaleano5559 probably sounds like booty

  • @brazycastard7083
    @brazycastard7083 5 років тому +247

    *Oh man now I have to try*

    • @EddieB-ready
      @EddieB-ready 5 років тому +2

      He's officially an anime character

  • @BrianBadBass
    @BrianBadBass 5 років тому +1565

    The hardest lick for any guitarist is sight reading.

    • @vegaslowblower8781
      @vegaslowblower8781 5 років тому +99

      Sight reading becomes useless when you can pick up the song by ear

    • @blockhead-gm5ry
      @blockhead-gm5ry 5 років тому +18

      Honestly thou, you right. 100 percent

    • @didds8869
      @didds8869 5 років тому +83

      got any tabs for that lick?

    • @BrianBadBass
      @BrianBadBass 5 років тому +11

      @@didds8869 that would be cheating...

    • @nathannguyen4440
      @nathannguyen4440 5 років тому +11

      Or reading sheet music

  • @jessmitchell8948
    @jessmitchell8948 4 роки тому +75

    The Snow riff is what made me want to play guitar 6 years ago. Still cant play it consistently.

  • @lukasaoo88
    @lukasaoo88 4 роки тому +199

    Lmao my guitar instructor made me learn message in a bottle on acoustic so basically I am an octopus now

    • @ryanboshell6124
      @ryanboshell6124 4 роки тому

      Goat that’ll get ya

    • @nehemiahzo_
      @nehemiahzo_ 4 роки тому

      Lmao

    • @harleck9119
      @harleck9119 4 роки тому +10

      I learned that riff on an accoustic first and that's when I discovered my long-stretching ability

    • @randomguy263
      @randomguy263 3 роки тому +8

      I feel you, I've been trying to learn Every Breath You Take on classical guitar

    • @nehemiahzo_
      @nehemiahzo_ 3 роки тому

      Random Guy oof

  • @paulkhederchah8228
    @paulkhederchah8228 5 років тому +1597

    Snow is the horror for a debutant who thinks that's its simple

    • @th3gr81
      @th3gr81 5 років тому +64

      paul khederchah
      I play the bass line, it’s super easy.

    • @sombal1999
      @sombal1999 5 років тому +75

      its also really exhausting

    • @maxonmendel5757
      @maxonmendel5757 5 років тому +28

      It sounds super easy cause it’s in the key of Am which is good for beginner guitarists and it sounds like just arpeggiated power chords with added 7s on top of the chord
      Guess it’s not in Am. I was wrong. But it is a pretty simple four chord progression

    • @westinmcclister1507
      @westinmcclister1507 5 років тому +59

      Am I the only one who heard it and thought it would be brutal?

    • @ionianblue31
      @ionianblue31 5 років тому +23

      Westin Mcclister No. When I heard it for the first time, I thought it was going to be tricky too. And oh it was! I STILL have a hard time with it. I think part of what makes it a challenge is, in addition to alternate picking it, which is how John Frusciante played it, it's the hammer-ons and pull-offs. I tend to think of it as quarter note triplets superimposed over 16ths. Challenging still is how to get the right feel and keep it from sounding like straight arpeggios.

  • @Brian-Martin
    @Brian-Martin 5 років тому +135

    With "Every Breath You Take", it's all muted so you can individually fret each note without having to maintain the chord. You can play it like a scale.

    • @ozekistyle
      @ozekistyle 5 років тому +23

      That's how Andy Summers plays it live

    • @blockhead-gm5ry
      @blockhead-gm5ry 5 років тому +23

      I'm so happy that I have freakishly long fingers that I can play this with ease, in fact I can play from the 1st fret on the low e to the 7th fret on the a sting.

    • @Myhabbonameisjer6000
      @Myhabbonameisjer6000 5 років тому +64

      @@blockhead-gm5ry what the fuck

    • @blockhead-gm5ry
      @blockhead-gm5ry 5 років тому +2

      Minor Second 😂😂😂

    • @jaylinsa
      @jaylinsa 5 років тому +4

      You mean, like an arpeggio...

  • @AllenGarberGuitarFun
    @AllenGarberGuitarFun 4 роки тому +207

    I’m sure someone else has mentioned this, but Andy plays “Every Breath You Take” in a very easy way. You just don’t barre and hold down all the notes in the chords...simply fret the low notes on the 6th string with your index finger, then move the index fingertip from the 6th string to the 3rd string to complete the arpeggio and then back down to the 6th string to start the cycle again. It has puzzled players for years, but Andy revealed this simple trick long ago...the same trick applies to “Message In A Bottle”...

    • @jaguarcarrera
      @jaguarcarrera 3 роки тому +4

      Not so secret though... It's clearly visible in the official video. Andy looks in the camera when he plays it.

    • @AllenGarberGuitarFun
      @AllenGarberGuitarFun 3 роки тому +10

      @@jaguarcarrera Exactly, yet time and again for decades, the overwhelming majority of people fail to play it correctly. There are umpteen live examples as well, including the Synchronicity concert video and the reunion tour, but nearly everyone still fails to play it right.

    • @GertvanderDoes
      @GertvanderDoes 2 роки тому +3

      Came here to say that. Andy moves the index finger for the arpeggios. But the Fm9 still kills my hands because it's still a 4 fret stretch at the long end of the board and all of them are still hard to play cleanly. So to say he plays it in a " very easy way"... Not really.

    • @AllenGarberGuitarFun
      @AllenGarberGuitarFun 2 роки тому +1

      @@GertvanderDoes It’s easy for me I should say. I’ve never had a problem playing it as Andy plays it. For me, it is a very comfortable and easy way to play it.

    • @bach5150
      @bach5150 Рік тому +3

      here's the thing though...YES..we see him move his fingers around in the vids and live performances... and there is no doubt that he plays it that way to save hand strength...BUT...... when you listen to the original recording, you can clearly hear that the lower notes have RING on them indicating that they are being held throughout the chord. i suspect he recorded it with the full chords and made the decision AFTERWARDS to try to economize the way he would play it for live performance. so both ways are COMPLETELY in play here...

  • @Michu_-sk7fr
    @Michu_-sk7fr 4 роки тому +34

    "To play nothing is the most difficult thing to play on the guitar" True words.

  • @thegreenbaizevampire
    @thegreenbaizevampire 5 років тому +562

    John Frusciante is a masochist to come up with that for a ballad. He could have played quavers in an arpeggio. Maybe that's why he's a legend.

    • @leetledrummerboy
      @leetledrummerboy 4 роки тому +8

      @Jugizet the vox rhythm is right on top of the guitar. this song is deceptively easy to sing and play at the same time

    • @WiseFoolTrading
      @WiseFoolTrading 4 роки тому +2

      leetledrummerboy agreed it really is, once you’ve got the guitar part down, you could sing the lead vocals whilst playing the lick if you really wanted to.

  • @jomomma193
    @jomomma193 5 років тому +143

    Funnily enough, the "play nothing" thing is also a huge part of AC/DC. Lots of guys just want to fill in the empty spaces with random blues licking but the songs really call to back off now and again.

    • @MrJohnlennon007
      @MrJohnlennon007 5 років тому +4

      420weedwizard69 Let There Be Rock is a perfect example

    • @austinsadler1403
      @austinsadler1403 5 років тому +3

      The thing that separates AC/DC from all the hacks who think they can play AC/DC because it’s just three chords is that phrasing and sense of space.

  • @Floyd9779
    @Floyd9779 3 роки тому +22

    "So, just get the rythm down!"
    * Reggae version of Snow (Hey Oh) kicks in *

  • @serdawg4247
    @serdawg4247 4 роки тому +89

    “Stay Tuned” definitely a pun that I never heard of before about a million times already

    • @goobersquad6008
      @goobersquad6008 4 роки тому +2

      Ser Dawg what’s the profile pic? I always see people with it, but what is it, what does it mean? Whoever answers my question will get a gram of cocaine shipped in the mail for free

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 4 роки тому

      @@goobersquad6008 The Real Background
      UA-camr MaximilianMus started the trend when uploading a video to UA-cam meme-ing how to be successful in life and in all your ventures.

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 3 роки тому

      @@Happylink75 well??

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 3 роки тому

      @@Happylink75 my free gram of course😂

  • @viammortis
    @viammortis 5 років тому +2513

    I timestamped the riffs for people who just want to get to the effin point:
    1:09 - Snow - RHCP
    5:05 - Every Breath You Take - The Police
    7:55 - Back in Black - AC/DC (bridge riff)
    10:12 - For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica
    The hardest thing for a guitar player to play is playing "nothing" and he says it at 12:29. He was trolling.

    • @JT_1
      @JT_1 5 років тому +18

      Hmm, is it just me or does for whom the bell tolls sound a little bit like Tom Sawyer?

    • @gblopes000
      @gblopes000 5 років тому +49

      Real MVP Right here y'all

    • @frippyyy1021
      @frippyyy1021 5 років тому +22

      I bet you're fun at parties

    • @PatricHerrera
      @PatricHerrera 5 років тому +114

      Thank you, I was getting tired of hearing this dude suck himself off.

    • @baartbman2390
      @baartbman2390 5 років тому +14

      @@PatricHerrera Haha, I think you speak for many of us! :D

  • @anusrepairman
    @anusrepairman 5 років тому +292

    Through the fire and flames looks easy when you play it on hard difficulty.

    • @josh5041
      @josh5041 5 років тому +3

      😂😂😂

    • @thaedleinad
      @thaedleinad 5 років тому +1

      Damn nigga, you are everywhere

    • @themetalmemeboi5429
      @themetalmemeboi5429 5 років тому +1

      Anus Repair Man ur everywhere man

    • @Bafooba
      @Bafooba 5 років тому +1

      through the fire and flames looks easier when you play the smash hits version.

    • @FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS
      @FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS 5 років тому +2

      I'm not saying it's easy, but it is not nearly as hard as guitar hero makes it seem.

  • @justinharshbarger4761
    @justinharshbarger4761 4 роки тому +28

    You're actually playing the bridge section just like Angus Young, good man

  • @vangoghsseveredear
    @vangoghsseveredear 3 роки тому +23

    When I first kinda got into guitar a long time ago, I remember thinking snow sounded hard, but figured it wouldn't be too bad cause I played a lot of metal. Woo boy was I wrong lmfao

  • @facerip2222
    @facerip2222 5 років тому +444

    Great video. I'd really like to see you do one about Legendary Licks that you think are hard, but really they are hard, but you think they're easy, and really they are easy for that guy who used to live down the street from your apartment when you were going through that ugly break-up with that crazy girl who stole your tv and then called the cops and then the cops took your side but turns out you had an outstanding warrant from 2 counties over from that one time your ex-best friend took too many xanax and punched a glass window out and since you were drunk you got charged with disorderly conduct but you never showed up for court because you couldn't take off work and really you didn't have any money to pay the fines anyway. I know that video has been done to death on UA-cam already, but I'd be interested to hear your take on that classic concept.

  • @redditshorts4151
    @redditshorts4151 5 років тому +419

    Oi look at that. Someone played something besides the Solo and intro of Back In Black.

    • @maddenstutts2953
      @maddenstutts2953 5 років тому +16

      Chris Fusina that part of the song is the best part

    • @2k13Ghost
      @2k13Ghost 5 років тому +5

      I got attached to that particular part because of Muse doing it after they perform Hysteria, and eventually performing it with Brian Johnson. Bridge still cooler than Back in Black's solo and main riff imo

    • @cofiddle
      @cofiddle 5 років тому +3

      _proceeds to play back in black intro_ 9:20

    • @dismountman3932
      @dismountman3932 5 років тому

      @@2k13Ghost MUUUUSE
      but yeah, the performance with Brian Johnson is glorious

  • @icemediapro
    @icemediapro 3 роки тому +12

    I just discovered this channel a few days ago and I’ve been watching a lot of them. Not only very entertaining with some great humour, but this guy is an amazing musician that’s for sure. Congratulations on all of your success,Tyler

  • @memoire-30jm09
    @memoire-30jm09 4 роки тому +27

    Honorable mention, Shape of my Heart by Sting. The chords position and progression are hard 😆

  • @BeatleJWOL
    @BeatleJWOL 5 років тому +389

    Next up - licks that sound hard..and are! First nomination: Spirit of Radio - Rush

    • @floki1715
      @floki1715 5 років тому +2

      Jm - neon !

    • @YepMarko
      @YepMarko 5 років тому +3

      Nice idea, Yes-Clap mine suggestion.

    • @rzultypies
      @rzultypies 5 років тому +5

      @Shrill Bear the first tapping part ain't difficult, but later.. oh god

    • @Marie-qv6on
      @Marie-qv6on 5 років тому +5

      Zomby Woof - Frank Zappa

    • @TundraCH
      @TundraCH 5 років тому +3

      Intervals - Fable main riff

  • @osmarortega610
    @osmarortega610 5 років тому +126

    4:24 now play it while you're singing ..
    God, i sweer frusciante is son kind of cyborg !

    • @leetledrummerboy
      @leetledrummerboy 4 роки тому +5

      u could seriously probably do it bro the rhythms are right on top of each other. The fucked up songs to sing and play are things like the tragically hip where the vocal rhythm has nothing to do with the guitar work

    • @thegangbrothers1700
      @thegangbrothers1700 3 роки тому +1

      Singing isnt hard if you get the rhyrhm

  • @joshhuffman6826
    @joshhuffman6826 3 роки тому +25

    Licks that sound easy but are hard: back in black was a difficult one.
    Licks that sound hard but are easy: ERUPTION.

    • @mulfss
      @mulfss 3 роки тому +5

      The only easy part of eruption is the tapping even tho most people do it wrong anyways

    • @lucascruze416
      @lucascruze416 3 роки тому +1

      huh eruption is easy ? bruh

    • @andymandy8862
      @andymandy8862 2 роки тому

      In what universe is eruption easy bro?

  • @PilotFlo
    @PilotFlo 4 роки тому +47

    I guess the hardest thing to do for a guitar player is reading sheet music

  • @ColeRolland
    @ColeRolland 5 років тому +254

    Brilliant video concept. Also that strat is 😍

    • @renthlei6282
      @renthlei6282 3 роки тому +1

      Omg i am a huge fan of yours🤩🤩

    • @anishkarnik
      @anishkarnik 2 роки тому +1

      Aayooo huge fan Sir

  • @thejmrexperience2349
    @thejmrexperience2349 5 років тому +305

    I find Mr. brightside to be incredibly tough. The picking takes some time, but its these super unusual chord positions that go from cramped hand to over stretch that I personally really struggle with. My drummer has been asking for it for years....

    • @reevesyboy5581
      @reevesyboy5581 5 років тому +3

      The JMR Experience I know!! It’s harder than every breath you take for me

    • @psychedpanda3333
      @psychedpanda3333 5 років тому

      I agree

    • @telebruel
      @telebruel 5 років тому

      had to do this in a band I was in and I found the same was such a hard chord hand set was sooo hard - I had said the same comment before reading down so glad I wasn’t alone

    • @Bigheadgamer-df3uo
      @Bigheadgamer-df3uo 5 років тому

      The intro or the whole song?

    • @beeeennnnnnn
      @beeeennnnnnn 4 роки тому

      Wow I never even really thought about it but just thinking about it, it does sound tough

  • @TheBulletsOfFire1
    @TheBulletsOfFire1 3 роки тому +9

    When you said at the end "this is the hardest thing that guitarist deal with" and the yousician play along ad came along... I almost died of laughter hahahaha

  • @iamlol799
    @iamlol799 4 роки тому +32

    5:24 is the moment where he realises he needs a thumbnail.

  • @YouCanCallMeReTro
    @YouCanCallMeReTro 5 років тому +33

    I remember being a beginner looking up the tab to snow (hey oh) and I was like wtf is going on here

    • @danwhitehurst9592
      @danwhitehurst9592 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah me too. Totally put it in the “well, I’ll never play this riff” catagory. Came upon the tab 7 years after starting and it’s now in the maybe I’ll play it catagory.

  • @pickles_mcgickle6583
    @pickles_mcgickle6583 2 роки тому +3

    Every breath you take is the og for this video. We all thought it’d be easy before we learned the chords

  • @domukaz
    @domukaz 4 роки тому +8

    The intro to "This Charming Man" sounds pretty cheap and easy but is surprisingly difficult to count and leads into a really busy verse line. It's great.

    • @L34VITT
      @L34VITT 6 місяців тому +1

      Johnny Marr has a lot of really good licks that are harder than they seem for sure

  • @bobafett6215
    @bobafett6215 5 років тому +45

    5:57 he’s pointing the middle finger

  • @davidtilling2614
    @davidtilling2614 5 років тому +436

    The Lil Wayne-Solo sounds easy... but its not, Only Lil Wayne can pull that one off ;)

    • @epicmonkey3347
      @epicmonkey3347 5 років тому +6

      can't*

    • @davidtilling2614
      @davidtilling2614 5 років тому +8

      Yuporn Fukadong Hes like.. Above us, like a god or something.

    • @634983
      @634983 5 років тому +6

      The notes are easy. But getting that of timing feeling makes it really hard, 😂

    • @riccardosantoro1346
      @riccardosantoro1346 5 років тому +2

      It's so hard to get his time, and even his way to play. Is too easy but because is easy it becames hard...

    • @jibraeeldanish5121
      @jibraeeldanish5121 5 років тому +1

      Well there is some major syncopation and hammer ons that are very complex so........Yeah

  • @lastlight05
    @lastlight05 4 роки тому +7

    I feel kinda proud after seeing this. I taught myself that Metallica riff with tabs when I was much younger. Not saying I'm any good, because I can't play at all, but I did manage that riff which is kind of cool looking back. Sweet vid!

  • @TheCrimsonIdol987
    @TheCrimsonIdol987 3 роки тому +4

    The minor add9 chord is my favorite chord, without a doubt, it sounds so hauntingly beautiful.

  • @skylarhandley1115
    @skylarhandley1115 5 років тому +20

    "This is the hardest thing to play" * ad starts immediately after* hahaha that was great timing

  • @jackm7933
    @jackm7933 5 років тому +103

    You actually made Snow look easier than it sounds. How?

    • @tms1305
      @tms1305 5 років тому +7

      Thats what years of practice looks like dude

    • @uncomfortableshirt3870
      @uncomfortableshirt3870 5 років тому +2

      That riff has never sounded difficult.. because it's not.

    • @bobwilkinsonguitar6142
      @bobwilkinsonguitar6142 5 років тому +3

      It took me 3 years to get this up to tempo

    • @aj1533
      @aj1533 5 років тому

      @@uncomfortableshirt3870 it isn't easy at all

    • @uncomfortableshirt3870
      @uncomfortableshirt3870 5 років тому

      @@aj1533 If you're a regular guitar player, and learning "snow" is hard for you... you need to practice a lot more

  • @coleelwell4079
    @coleelwell4079 2 роки тому +2

    I’ve only been playing guitar for about a year and I learned every breath you take cuz I thought it was a cool song. so to hear you say it’s a challenge made my day haha

  • @FrozenLemur
    @FrozenLemur 3 роки тому +14

    5:23 Me every day.

  • @tpfomabunghole
    @tpfomabunghole 5 років тому +301

    It would be difficult if you have BIG MEATY CLAWS

  • @ritualdeathmetal
    @ritualdeathmetal 5 років тому +515

    When you played snow I thought you played the studio recording

    • @topnug7626
      @topnug7626 5 років тому +27

      Yeah even the subtle palm mutes are there.

    • @anthonyschultz296
      @anthonyschultz296 5 років тому +10

      fr tho lmao it sounded amazing

    • @Punttipate62
      @Punttipate62 5 років тому +9

      @@anthonyschultz296 for real tho laughing my ass off it sounded amazing?

    • @j_freed
      @j_freed 5 років тому

      It's a cool tune. I do like Castles Made Of Sand better. That one is hard to nail!

  • @sl_eep_0859
    @sl_eep_0859 3 роки тому

    this man relaxes me.
    thank you.

  • @tugsman5
    @tugsman5 2 роки тому +1

    DUDE! My parent's went on a cruise for a week when I was in high school and somewhat new to learning guitar. My buddy brought his half stack over and we jammed the whole week and learned back in black (with my keyboard as drums) and For Whom The Bell Tolls. I was tasked with that riff and it's just weird but I got it after a couple days!

  • @GarlicTaters3
    @GarlicTaters3 5 років тому +194

    I like the sound of the strat he is using

    • @Beserker3737
      @Beserker3737 5 років тому

      I have this exact same Strat. I love it!

    • @milesswigart8727
      @milesswigart8727 5 років тому

      @@Beserker3737 is it an American Special? just curious, i love the 70s head stock?

    • @ohmyprettygirl
      @ohmyprettygirl 5 років тому

      agreed. I couldnt help but get distracted by the thought that I absolutely love the sound of that first guitar he was playing

    • @mylesthebot8924
      @mylesthebot8924 5 років тому

      Yea me too I’m not really big on fender either

    • @behindthen0thing525
      @behindthen0thing525 4 роки тому

      Я like the sound of you shutting the fuck up

  • @NeoN-PeoN
    @NeoN-PeoN 5 років тому +230

    Did anyone really think Snow was easy? GTFO.

    • @all_invite_0hm
      @all_invite_0hm 5 років тому +3

      Uhhhhh how long have you been playing, cowboy? lol

    • @cmolty9582
      @cmolty9582 4 роки тому +31

      @@all_invite_0hm even for experienced guitar player it's no seven Nation army.

    • @venomousalex8383
      @venomousalex8383 4 роки тому +3

      @@cmolty9582 Well said

    • @savingark1528
      @savingark1528 3 роки тому +2

      I mean, yeah. If you already have good alternate picking it doesn’t sound very difficult because what’s hard about it is the chords which you don’t really recognize just hearing it.

    • @someperson9052
      @someperson9052 3 роки тому +1

      What does gtfo mean?

  • @imactuallyonfire4114
    @imactuallyonfire4114 4 роки тому +5

    I remember trying to learn Snow (Hey Oh) back in highschool, thinking it sounded cool and not to hard, I had just learned how to play too.
    It drove me absolutely nuts.

  • @lukeaitken564
    @lukeaitken564 Рік тому +7

    Yeah I thought snow would be easy but I saw chilis live literally last night and I was in the golden circle so I could see everything he was doing, and holy shit his hands were moving so fast I had no idea it was that difficult😂😂

    • @theafterlife474
      @theafterlife474 Рік тому

      Bro he's played Snow at every show since the UL Tour started, its crazy.

  • @SpedSpedding
    @SpedSpedding 5 років тому +85

    Good idea for a video man. Pretty sure Andy played Every Breath without barring though. It’s all palm muted so when I do it, I fret every note individually. Makes it easier

    • @robin_holden
      @robin_holden 5 років тому +1

      From the live footage I've seen, it seems like he keeps the same hand position around the different chords, but uses the first finger to alternate fretting the bass note and the major / minor third.

  • @robertbisset6991
    @robertbisset6991 5 років тому +106

    Although I'm a bassist, not a guitar player, I would say the song that drove me insane was Get Lucky by Daft Punk. I agreed to perform it with one of my friend's bands for a show they were doing. I'd only been playing bass for less than a year, but I thought it was an easy riff and that I could learn it in a few days. Oh boy was a wrong. Part of the difficulty was the fact that I also was supposed to sing it because the singer of the band said that he just couldn't hit the high notes, but it was so difficult to focus on playing this bassline I barely knew and singing the song. The funny thing was, the show was cancelled last minute due to bad weather conditions, so after hours of me stressing out and trying to learn the part, I didn't even get to play it.

    • @psm914
      @psm914 5 років тому +2

      damn!

    • @donmanuel8917
      @donmanuel8917 5 років тому +8

      Post a video cover of it while singing man!

    • @stevstrums23
      @stevstrums23 5 років тому

      post a cover haha

    • @FrancisVincent967
      @FrancisVincent967 5 років тому +2

      got me curious how hard could it be so I searched for a video and dang... + singing? I commend you
      ua-cam.com/video/bwS4lX0P0-Q/v-deo.html

    • @josephbenedictlacerna2945
      @josephbenedictlacerna2945 5 років тому

      Singing while playing bass is hard af mate cuz u using ur pulse.

  • @cazmodean1
    @cazmodean1 3 роки тому +2

    Thanx man, I finally got to figure out Snow :) I think keeping the rythm in this part is somewhat challenging also, practicing it with a metronome helped.

  • @maxrav1831
    @maxrav1831 2 роки тому +1

    Every breath you take brings back memories. I remember that chord. Jez what a stretch to get it clean. I wasn't the best guitar player but I eventually got it and like anything else you put the effort into it became second nature. Gave up guitar completely in my mid twenties and never really touch one again for a quarter of a century but two weeks ago I suddenly had a notion for playing again so I bought a cheep little Tanglewood acoustic, my fingers are in a hell of a state lol. It's amazing what pops into your head again after all these years but I tried that chord again and was no where near it lol.

  • @BlasterJunos
    @BlasterJunos 5 років тому +91

    When you see the SG, you know that AC/DC is coming

    • @morrisonsbeard1810
      @morrisonsbeard1810 5 років тому +6

      Or the doors 🎸

    • @adamrees400
      @adamrees400 5 років тому +3

      Weirdly as soon as I saw the SG, highway to hell started playing in my head. I wasn't far off 🤘

    • @metalslugfest
      @metalslugfest 5 років тому +4

      I guessed back in black as soon as I saw it, but I thought it was gonna be the main riff, not the bridge. Getting the main riff's bend so close to the nut was super difficult as a new player

    • @TRex266
      @TRex266 5 років тому +1

      All the delay and reverb he put on it wasn't very AC/DC-like though... They usually just crank up their amps and that's it

    • @leochang3328
      @leochang3328 5 років тому

      Radiohead :) but thom doesn't do hard licks so

  • @Chico50445
    @Chico50445 5 років тому +27

    Who would ever assume that Snow is easy? Even in high school I was impressed to see one person able to do it at full speed.

  • @Dmitry9000YT
    @Dmitry9000YT Рік тому

    Watched this video 3 years ago, and am finally coming back to it able to play every riff showcased. :D

  • @RobertKarabetianNikotian
    @RobertKarabetianNikotian 4 роки тому +8

    I 've been trying to play that Snow (heyoh) song at its supposed speed many years now with no success...

  • @kyle2841
    @kyle2841 5 років тому +120

    Just watching how you played "every breath you take" hurt my fingers

  • @Fede_uyz
    @Fede_uyz 5 років тому +14

    3:44 no kidding my left pinky started to hurt when you said "the pinky holding the heaviest string

  • @Thomasringpetersen
    @Thomasringpetersen 3 роки тому +3

    So cool having the car “Kit” from knight rider behind you When you’re playing guitar. 💪

  • @slavikcher95
    @slavikcher95 4 роки тому +8

    Why does youe bass have 2 extra strings??

    • @megajlaing
      @megajlaing 4 роки тому

      I shall add to your joke..*BECAUSE IT'S A SIX STRING BASS, BRAH"*

  • @papi1050
    @papi1050 5 років тому +353

    Smoke on the water is actually the hardest song to play on the guitar

    • @Markus-pv7cf
      @Markus-pv7cf 5 років тому +37

      Yeah, because its the first song you play as noobie XD

    • @mr.purple250
      @mr.purple250 5 років тому +3

      Lmao

    • @eirjadmar
      @eirjadmar 5 років тому +4

      Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin so much is harder

    • @chuggsworth6283
      @chuggsworth6283 5 років тому +12

      You tried ANY DragonForce song? 😂

    • @bradleymiller1139
      @bradleymiller1139 5 років тому +2

      @@chuggsworth6283 here come the flashbacks

  • @SpongeBath_ShitPants
    @SpongeBath_ShitPants 5 років тому +26

    I always notice that there seems to be this prevalent fallacy when people discuss Rush: Alex just plays basic guitar and Geddy is the one playing all the hard riffs. Try out some of those arpeggiated chords Alex plays; they aren't easy to memorize. The guy is a low-key genius.

  • @ryankelsey9646
    @ryankelsey9646 4 роки тому +32

    This charming man by the smiths. Brutal for a lovely song.

    • @matthewdavidklein
      @matthewdavidklein 3 роки тому

      Ryan Kelsey A lot of Johnny Marr’s guitar work sounds simple but is deceptively difficult

    • @daviddockery8962
      @daviddockery8962 3 роки тому

      Think that’s hard? Try playing the Headmaster Ritual

  • @jordanpride1337
    @jordanpride1337 3 роки тому

    The algorithm is really putting i. Work for you, your videos have been at the top of my recommended a couple weeks now

  • @THE_TOOTH77
    @THE_TOOTH77 5 років тому +8

    I was hoping I wasn't the only person who thought that For Whom the Bell Tolls riff is difficult even though it sounds easy. It's the first riff I thought of when I saw this title, and I'm glad you included it. I still mess it up to this day. The length of how long Kirk does it doesn't help.

  • @stuartsutherbaker
    @stuartsutherbaker 5 років тому +67

    There is a misconception that Andy Summers plays this with a rigid left hand, he doesn't. He moves his index finger to reach the first & last notes making the riff 1% easier than a rigid hand.

  • @Neko91485
    @Neko91485 Рік тому +1

    I think the riff from Edgar Winter group’s “Free Ride” is particularly difficult, and thought it sounds really easy.

  • @JO-bz4kc
    @JO-bz4kc 4 роки тому +2

    Nice sounding strat, Tyler!

  • @gregaaron89
    @gregaaron89 5 років тому +129

    I find Mastodon riffs hard and they sound easy, but I also suck so it could just be that

    • @muffcopter
      @muffcopter 5 років тому +20

      gregfox they’re not necessarily hard, but they are definitely weird af and that might be why they seem hard

    • @troysmithfr
      @troysmithfr 5 років тому +2

      Mastodon likes to use open strings a LOT.

    • @yaboi2500
      @yaboi2500 5 років тому +2

      Fantano's Red Flannel Now we know you’re worse.

    • @Heavywall70
      @Heavywall70 5 років тому

      You probably don’t suck those two are BEASTS
      I saw them live up close and the only I picked up was
      a Billy K pick off the floor

  • @nichyboi
    @nichyboi 5 років тому +6

    Snow is such a beautiful song. Definitely wanna learn it once I get some more experience under my belt.

  • @cookieman876
    @cookieman876 3 роки тому +6

    I’ve been working on Snow(Hey oh) for over two years now. Just can’t seem to get the endurance to accurately do that for roughly 3 mins straight basically. Frusciante is a wizard Harry

  • @danielkabakov
    @danielkabakov 4 роки тому +2

    Every breath you take was the first song I learned when I started to play fingerstyle guitar XP

  • @Phlacc
    @Phlacc 5 років тому +11

    Every breathe you take - If you watch the original video, through the main riff, you can see Andy summers move his main finger between two positions as he plays, INSTEAD of barring the chord. Really interesting, check it out.

  • @ryannicholls3662
    @ryannicholls3662 5 років тому +41

    I think reminding guitar players that they're allowed to get out of the way of the other musicians is pretty important

    • @Slappaccino
      @Slappaccino 5 років тому +1

      Unless it's the bassist

    • @PCMESS
      @PCMESS 5 років тому

      A concept Frusciante was a master of

  • @scottpierson4627
    @scottpierson4627 3 роки тому +3

    Actually if you watch Wendy play her part of Purple Rain, it’s intense on your fingers if you play the Eb portion as x681086 because you’re barring the 8th fret with your second finger and trying to arch your pinky enough to get the 10th fret.
    Even if you tried to fret the 8th string notes with your second and third fingers, then the pinky, it’s intense.
    Not only that, she has a funky F shape she only plays once in the song at the beginning THATS a stretch as it’s 135211. It’s mostly because the song was written on piano.

  • @Savage-us2ff
    @Savage-us2ff 3 роки тому

    Such a beautiful strat...

  • @jondowe5252
    @jondowe5252 5 років тому +205

    9:48 Smelled a fart.

  • @gman981000
    @gman981000 5 років тому +324

    oh cmon everyone knows the hardest thing to play is smoke on the water

    • @calvinlee8103
      @calvinlee8103 5 років тому +31

      Judging by the fact that 99.9999% of people don't play it anywhere close to correctly, you might be right.
      (Seriously, why do so many people play it with power chords? It's so irritating.)

    • @RohannvanRensburg
      @RohannvanRensburg 5 років тому +6

      I don't get that either. There are videos of Ritchie himself explaining that it's played with fourths and with fingers. Furthermore, just listen to it and it's not that hard to tell.

    • @Ken19700
      @Ken19700 5 років тому +1

      Sweet home Alabama.

    • @Wallychans
      @Wallychans 5 років тому +2

      The correct answer is actually Real American - Hulk Hogan Theme Song.

    • @watersensei1
      @watersensei1 5 років тому +2

      @@Wallychans idk that nwo theme song is pretty gnarly

  • @DoctaRon
    @DoctaRon 3 роки тому +27

    I always thought the intro to 'Sweet Child of Mine' sounded easy but was a little tricky.

    • @steamfend333
      @steamfend333 3 роки тому +2

      I personally never found it too hard to play tbh

    • @vaclavpfleger5038
      @vaclavpfleger5038 3 роки тому +3

      sweet child o mine was one of the first leads i learned, welcome to the jungle is a tricky one

    • @shalashaska6658
      @shalashaska6658 3 роки тому +1

      @@vaclavpfleger5038
      Yeah, Welcome to the jungle’s intro is pretty tricky to play

  • @lawrencewalton7136
    @lawrencewalton7136 2 роки тому

    Great video man love it

  • @tomarom1927
    @tomarom1927 5 років тому +8

    Snow sounds so sick the way you play it, good stuff dude

  • @herbertweixelbaum
    @herbertweixelbaum 5 років тому +12

    every breath you take
    "this is the nine here" - it's the third, actually. andy summers doesn't play it like this. he doesn't stretch his fingers that much, but rather lifts his index finger.

  • @luckyjinxer
    @luckyjinxer 3 роки тому +1

    Each chord change changes which direction you pick, thats what got me. First set starts on a down stroke, second on the up. Break it down real slow and get the feel for making sure you alternate pick every picked note, you play with the most efficient path, and you can go faster.

    • @ericfreack
      @ericfreack 11 місяців тому

      Assuming you are talking about snow: you can always start on a down stroke because the hammer on pull off thing is twice as long as the other notes so you start and end that part with a down stroke

  • @cosmodcat
    @cosmodcat 4 роки тому

    Entertainingly funny and educational. I watch ur videos. Keep it up!