10 Insanely Fun 60s Riffs You Must Learn Now
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
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Here are 10 insanely fun guitar riffs from the 1980s that are essential learning for any respectable guitar player. Each riff is ranked in difficulty level from 1-10 but ALL of these riffs are within reach of players of ANY skill level. I encourage beginners to give all of them a shot. For more seasoned players, see if you can nail each of these riffs in one sitting. What better way to put in some quality practice time than to challenge yourself to learn these classic riffs? Included are riffs by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Byrds, Cream, the Hollies and more. If you'd like FREE TABS for any of the songs, just shoot me an email at markaranalli@gmail.com. Must you learn them now? It's up to you...but I would.
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Truly the best musical decade of all time Mark, great sounds and played well, as usual 🎸🎸🎸🙂
Iconic, recognizable riffs! Now if I just could learn to play the rest of each song!!
I always tell my students to try to learn entire songs but there's nothing wrong with breaking out some great riffs. They go over well at parties (especially if you don't sing!)
These 60's song are fun riffs to enjoy on the guitar.
Excellent, Mark!
I'm actually answering comments this am. :)
Good riffs!
Great choices. Thanks!
Thanks. The acoustic one is going to be even more fun. :)
@@8MinuteAxe Looking forward to that!
I grew up in the 60s, and agree that it was the best decade for rock. Your choices and playing were excellent, as always.
You're always so kind Bob. I sincerely appreciate it. It looks like your channel is doing well. Way to go! It's not easy. Enjoy the rest of your week. Mark
Bloody marvelous!
Let's catch up soon. I'm around this weekend. Nobody else is here.
Glad to see pleasant valley Sunday in there.
Consistently fabulous🙌🏼Thank you Mark.
Well played Mark. It’s amazing how much great music comes out of this small island! 🇬🇧
I was just saying yesterday that it really is crazy how many great musical artists have come from the UK and Canada which combined aren't even a third of the US. I couldn't agree with you more. Thanks for always supporting. Mark
Great job, Mark. The thing about these top 10 lists is there's no wrong answer with the wealth of options!
Hey Carl. I should do a list of the top 100 songs I've cut from top 10 lists. LOL. There are quite a few decent ones to say the least. Take care. Mark
60s music is the greatest. I grew up in the 60s and how you got to 10 is beyond me as there are many,many greats.
Looking forward to the acoustic riffs.
I actually put 12 in the video. Luckily, we're all musicians and don't count that high. :)
great video. I'm glad you chose all "doable" songs. I'm sure the majority of guitar players that watch youtube are at some stage of beginner or intermediate. Thanks.
I'll give you a shout today.
Thanks for the wonderful music and have a great week. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
Hey Anthony. I love the positive comment. I hope you have a great week as well. Please take care. Mark
I don’t know - but Satisfaction just seems so timeless. Not that the others are dated or anything, but cranked up, that one just stands out.
I get that. There's a poignancy to it for sure (without getting overly sentimental or romanticizing). I think many Beatles tunes are the same especially acoustic riffs like Here Comes the Sun. Thanks for a great comment. Take care. Mark
If the 60s are the greatest decade for music, what was the greatest 10yr run? 67-77 for me i believe
Can’t argue there. You get The Beatles great album period, Zeppelin, Stones with Mick Taylor (their best period, IMO), the start of heavy rock, even early metal foundations like Black Sabbath, great American bands like Boston, Eagles, Chicago, Kansas, Elton’s best work, progressive rock like Yes, Motown going less R&B and more rock and funk, some great solo Beatles stuff, tons of other bands I’m not mentioning, and you cut it off right before the disco phase! Perfect!
Awesome Mark. 60’ s. Yah!!!✌️.
Hey Don. Much appreciated. I was cleaning out old emails and I found some of the first email blasts that I sent out back when I was sending each one at a time (I only had 600 subs and about 20 "fans"). You were on the list. :)
Thanks Mark,, Good use of the 12 string for most of those riffs! Will wait for Part 2.
-Gary
This is the first time ever that I have a video (part 2) halfway done just 2 days after uploading another video. I am the most consistent procrastinator I know!
Nice selection. Looking forward to the acoustic riffs
Thanks so much Shari. I actually enjoy playing the acoustic songs from the 60s more. And, I didn't know until recently that Keith played Jumpin Jack Flash on an acoustic with distortion so I will probably give that one a try. Take care and enjoy the rest of your week. Mark
As usual outstanding video. you make it look so easy.
Hey Robert. Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's a struggle. I keep practicing though. :)
well played. nice strap lock.
Thank you kind sir.
It's so nice to give the decade which changed music forever it's due. Loved all of your choices. Hope you can included George's A Hard Days Night in a future posting. Thanks once again Mark.
Hey Howard. I'm not sure if I ever told you about the ridiculous accusation that some guy made last year (it happened to be on the same day that my wife was diagnosed with MS) but I ended up doing the solo over again because some guy claimed that I ripped off his version even though his version came out after mine. It was my first lesson about reality vs perception. He even went so far as to respond to people in my comment section telling them that I don't play my own parts. I asked him why would I possibly use his solo on A Hard Day's Night when I can play Cliffs of Dover? I don't play it well and one has nothing to do with the other but if I was going to nick somebody's performance it wouldn't be that. LOL. I hope you're well. Have a great day and take care. Mark
Mark, I did a pro-bono gig with a few others for a Senior Citizens group in Hanover NH. They loved Mr. Tambourine Man played on my Taylor 12 string.I used a previous video for inspiration. I was beautiful.
That's great Dennis. I sent you an email yesterday. I really appreciate you letting me know. We need to form an 8 Minute Axe sub-community of all the New Englanders. :)
I bought the Rok Lok and I love it! Great riffs too!
Hey Ron. I REALLY appreciate you letting me know. I've been overwhelmed at the incredible response to it. I wouldn't have even bothered giving a go at it if I didn't genuinely think that it's better than the alternatives. I'm working on a couple of small design changes that should make it even more universal. One thing I've learned is that nothing happens overnight. Even the smallest change takes months to bring to market. UGH. Thanks for being so supportive. I'm sincerely grateful for your time. Take care. Mark
Hey Bulldog is a sweet pick.
It could have been a contender.
Hi Mark, Nice job on "8 Miles High" - Byrds!
That one was a bitch to work out and I've gotten better over the last year since I originally did it and now I only hear the flaws. I was very happy with it when I originally nailed it...on take 8! :). Mark
Another great video! Almost 50K subscribers! :)
It's been a grind but I am definitely proud of it. It's a lot harder than people think and waaaaaay more work. You've been a tremendous supporter for years and I couldn't be more grateful. Please take care and have an amazing week. Mark
Brings me back to my stoner days and garage band.🎉❤
Happy 4th of July 🎉🎉🎉
Most people refer to my stoner days as the 90s and 2000s. I vaguely remember it. The last 10 years are very clear though! :)
Hey Mark! I once read an interview with Roger McGuinn
Where he talked about that riff from 8 miles high… he said he was trying to cape sounds of a saxophone, or clarinet with the valves opening and closing, while playing jazz…
A la John Coltrane, I believe?
Either way it sounds cool!
I've seen a similar interview (I believe on youtube). It was difficult to get 8 miles note for note so I ran through some Coltrane scales myself to try to get a good balance between being faithful to the original with a little bit of improvisation. I'm going to take some time and rework it as close to note for note as I can get it sometime soon. It's one of the few classics that doesn't have a great lesson available on YT. Thanks so much for checking it out and for the kind words. Have a great week. Mark
hey, mark - thanks for another great inspirational video - i really need to get these chops down! and - are those 'lok tees available? 😊
I literally wrote on my whiteboard "need to get rok-lok tees ordered this week" about 12 minutes ago. No but almost.
Hey, Mark, enjoyed the 10 riffs and always enjoy your playing, well done! BTW, I bought two packs of your RokLoks, they're great!
Hey Dave. I really appreciate that. I'm so glad you like them. It's way more work than I thought it would be. I'm glad people like it. The number one lesson I've learned in the journey is that everything takes at least three times as long as I expect it to. LOL. Have a great week! Mark
Hope your weekis great too!
I own a 12 string Rick. So I dig how many songs with twelvr strings you put on this. And I never knew how many different types of 12s there were. Nice!
Hey Gary. I've done about 100 different videos on the 12-string specifically. When I did my first 12-string video about 5 years ago I remember making a list of all of the 12-string songs I could think of. There were 67 songs on the list and I thought I was being incredibly comprehensive. To date, I've performed over 150 12-string songs on the channel and I believe that's only scratching the surface. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you have a great week. Please take care and be well. Mark
I would be interested in hearing your favorite 80’s metal riffs.🤘🏻
Clickety clack - 60’s are back!
don't talk back.
Good thing about this guitar is that it is loaded with alnico instead of ceramic pickups that most guitars at this price range have.
Well, I will consider subscribing if you actually do more music contents say like backing tracks or songs.
Great observation. It seems like the chinese companies are continuing to put better and better components in their guitars. It makes you wonder how big the profit margin is with the high end models. If you're looking for tremendous bang for the buck, take a look at Sire guitars. I'm blown away so far. Everything about my Sire L7 (which I inexplicably bought on Thomann for $250 less that it sells for everywhere here) is top notch. If they spent an extra 10 minutes polishing the frets just a bit more, it would rival any high end guitar I have. The fretwork is spectacular and the picks have great clarity through the entire range. I used to do a lot of complete covers (I had a series called covering the classics) and a lot more lessons. It's been about 4.5 years and I find that I go in cycles. People enjoy the countdowns and the reviews. Reviews require the most work because I don't like to say something about a guitar unless I've played it a lot. I won't do reviews for payment but I can't say my reviews are completely unbiased as I've received guitars that are crappy and I simply send them back. Thanks so much for your time. I do appreciate it. I hope you have a great week. Mark
Ops, I just realised I comment on the wrong video, I must have opened multiple videos while checking your content.
Yes I understant that it is difficult to cut a niche since so many people are doing covers, reviews get more watch if you review things people hadn't already reviewed.
I will repost the same thing there, anyway when is the ending date for entry for the giveaway?
i get hung up spending too much time working on solos etc. but these licks i forget about. fairly easy for the most part. i need to shift to theses and some techniqes. been working on chugging and palm muting. why can't i palm mute?
anyway. how's this for a top ten guitarist list from that livestream a few weeks ago: (no particular order)
Gary Moore
Peter Green from the real Fleetwood Mac
Jimmy Page
Alex Lifeson
David Gilmour
Vivian Campbell
Toni Iommi
Neil Young
Joe Perry
Pete Townsend or Keith Richards...
It drives me nuts that the recording of "Ticket to Ride" is not in 440 tuning.
Hey Sean. Full confession. I had another Beatles song in there that got blocked so I dropped in Ticket to Ride last minute and I dropped in the wrong one (I have 4 or 5 recordings of it and this was an early one and is horribly out of tune). I apologize. I know it's hard to listen to. I may end up just snipping it out (youtube now allows you to make slight edits of your videos after uploading. Thanks for checking it out. I do appreciate your time. Take care. Mark
@@8MinuteAxe I meant the original recording. No one seems to know if they mastered the song with the tape slowed down intentionally or not. Either way, it's not worth the effort to re-tune my 12 string just to play along with that one song.
That red 12-string with the mirror pick guard - what brand and model? Looks like a Gretsch, but the headstock logo looks different. Thx!
Hey Carl. It's an Eastwood Classic 12. Eastwood also makes the Rivolta guitars which are quite a bit more expensive. I've never played one but I've been told great things about them. The Eastwood really does get a great sound and comes reasonably close to the Rick. I've only played a couple of Gretsch guitars and never a 12. Gretsch is kinda all or nothing. Either entry level or VERY expensive. :). Mark
@@8MinuteAxeThanks, Mark! BTW, of your impressive, almost unprecedented collection of electric 12 strings, which is your fav?
You left out Day Tripper
I didn't. I couldn't get it past the copyright blocker. I tried cutting it down. I tried getting rid of the backing track. It's hit or miss sometimes. The funny thing is that I've done Day Tripper on the channel at least 20 other times. I don't know what changed. Maybe my playing is getting so accurate that the algorithm thought it was the original? lmao. Yeah right. :). Thanks for checking out the video. I do appreciate your time and comment. Take care and be well. Mark
How many 12 strings does he have?
I just sent my brother my ovation 12 so I'm down to 14. Yikes. I do know 3 people who have more than I do...at least that's what they tell me. LOL. Have a great day! Mark
Mark, i hate to quibble over these top 10 lists, because there are always more than 10, and your taste is usually impeccable. But if it's a 60's list, then i can quibble over Led Zep having 3 out of the 10. By date, indeed Led Zep came out w/ their 1st album in Jan 1969, but they are really a 70's band. So they get three? And the Stones only one? No Beach Boys riffs? No Animals riffs? No The Who? No Guess Who riffs? No CCR riffs? ? I could go on and on. Led Zep are not the sound of the 60's. For the 60's I think there are plenty of other riffs which reflect the 60's better.
I agree 100%. Help Me Rhonda, It's My Life, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Get Off My Cloud, Undun, I Can't Explain, Substitute, Pinball Wizard, and Jumpin Jack Flash were all considered. The last two were cut when I decided to distinguish between electric and acoustic riffs. Help Me Rhonda was too short (my version at least). I actually had the Jackson 5 (I Want You Back) and Evil Ways in there and then I started having to battle the copyright gods. I left Living Loving Maid in by accident. I meant to play 10 songs and there are 12 total I believe. I need to do a better job of planning earlier in the week. I feel like I'm always rushing. I do appreciate the comment and although Zep's two 60s albums are killer they are for sure a 70s band. :)
@@8MinuteAxe thanks for your attention to your fans. could you explain a little bit what are the copyright limitations? you are only playing a few seconds, after all.
Insanely fun...???
_uh... sure, I suppose... but since playing them I feel like I should be in an asylum... 😮😮😮HAHAHA
Hey Jeff. So...after never trusting anything A.I (at least not yet) I decided to take A.I's advice and title a video "10 Insanely Fun Acoustic Riffs You Must Learn Now". While I'd like to think it was the content that drove the video's success, the video has received about 300k views. And it looks like you're a youtuber as well so you know how hard it is to make anything work and when it does you gotta milk it, especially if it's as harmless as a bit of a silly title...ok a REALLY silly title! Thanks for checking it out. I do appreciate your time and comment. Take care and enjoy the rest of your week. Mark