10 Acoustic Songs Every Guitarist Should Know (easy to IMPOSSIBLE)

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    0:00 Introduction
    1:21 WE ARE GOING TO BE FRIENDS THE WHITE STRIPES
    2:30 WISH YOU WERE HERE PINK FLOYD
    3:38 HIGH AND DRY RADIOHEAD
    4:36 FAST CAR TRACY CHAPMAN
    5:46 I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD TEN YEARS AFTER
    6:59 MASTER EXPLODER TENACIOUS D
    8:05 NOTHING ELSE MATTERS METALLICA
    9:23 CLASSICAL GAS MASON WILLIAMS
    11:00 MEDITERRANEAN SUNDANCE AL DIMEOLA
    12:28 WHY GEORGIA

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  • @MusicisWin
    @MusicisWin  3 роки тому +1424

    What is your favorite acoustic guitar song?

  • @Daniel_j0
    @Daniel_j0 3 роки тому +6876

    His house is literally a PRS shop

    • @kingstring853
      @kingstring853 3 роки тому +23

      yeah xD

    • @robertferns10
      @robertferns10 3 роки тому +83

      I wish my house were literally a PRS shop.

    • @Muckers.
      @Muckers. 3 роки тому +48

      He is a PRS bum-boy

    • @jzzkhalil6492
      @jzzkhalil6492 3 роки тому +26

      My house is just a mess 🤣

    • @arpannaskar7462
      @arpannaskar7462 3 роки тому +30

      Nah... He just likes 'more' Pauls than Les Paul in his sextoy room...

  • @sachinkoshy2738
    @sachinkoshy2738 3 роки тому +1788

    10. We are going to be friends - The White Stripes
    9. Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
    8. High and dry - Radiohead
    7. Fast car - Tracy Chapman
    6. I'd love to change the world - Ten years after
    5. Master exploder - Tenacious D
    4. Nothing else matters - Metallica
    3. Classical gas - Mason Williams
    2. Mediterranean Sundance - Al dimeola
    1. Why Georgia - John mayer

    • @cowboybill.2433
      @cowboybill.2433 3 роки тому +46

      Thank you sir,you made me save some time!🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

    • @alexlazarescu3869
      @alexlazarescu3869 3 роки тому +116

      Thanks, now i dont have to listen to prs man with hotwife for 15 minutes

    • @jacobarmstrong5308
      @jacobarmstrong5308 3 роки тому +37

      I wonder if he's contractually obligated to mention John Mayer (PRS)

    • @peelz69
      @peelz69 3 роки тому +11

      @@alexlazarescu3869 alright this comment was very very funny

    • @metalheadblues
      @metalheadblues 3 роки тому +4

      John mayer over al di meola , wow! And al is known as the super shredder guy!

  • @Digdarshann
    @Digdarshann 2 роки тому +77

    Here’s my top 10
    Everlong
    Here without you
    More than words
    Nothing else matters
    Stop this train
    Fast car
    I see fire
    Wonderwall
    Stairway to heaven ofc🤟🏽😂
    Heart of life

    • @chimeziechristian7416
      @chimeziechristian7416 2 роки тому

      Can you teach me to play them

    • @Digdarshann
      @Digdarshann 2 роки тому

      @@chimeziechristian7416 lol there are plenty of great channels out there to learn from. Cifra Club is my favorite. You can learn them from there. I started playing like 3 years ago and now I’m 17. Much more to learn

    • @greysonyoung3501
      @greysonyoung3501 2 роки тому

      100% agree

    • @yvettevaldez8002
      @yvettevaldez8002 2 роки тому

      random dude: “pLaY wOnDeRwALL”
      me: .-.

  • @CrimsonDeathBed
    @CrimsonDeathBed 3 роки тому +126

    Growing up listening to this man, I think Jim Croce is often overlooked on these lists. Not only was he an amazing songwriter, but Maury Muehleisen was incredible. Look at Operator, I Got a Name (My fav song of all time) and so many others, they were an amazing duo on acoustic. I'd love to see some break downs of their music.

  • @wazzamattau
    @wazzamattau 3 роки тому +1216

    OP: Here's 10 songs every guitarist should know
    Commenters: I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU MISSED THESE 257 SONGS!!

    • @toms6564
      @toms6564 3 роки тому +51

      Welcome to the internet. First time?

    • @FoxInTheBasement
      @FoxInTheBasement 3 роки тому +13

      I mean his videos are quite a bit of musical gate-keeping and maintaining of the status quo. His channel is called MusicIsWin, but he exclusively talks about guitar music for Straight-White dudes. I mean I'm a straight white dude who plays guitar too, there's nothing wrong with making a youtube music channel geared towards mainstream guitar-centric music. His EVERYONE needs to know videos almost exclusively fall in the Metal/Classic Rock camp. For people who play alternative, jazz, punk, funk, world and indie it's frustrating seeing the same riffs, same top 10 greatest guitarists being heralded. It kind of sends to message that the only music of merit for that last 60 years has been the stuff featured on the cover of Rolling Stone or Guitar World. Compare that to Adam Neely and Paul Davids, who don't declare themselves the "Music Man" yet they explore an array of genres and styles, and avoid the gate-keeping of statements. Such statements like "Everyone needs to know how to play Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here" or "Metallica is required learning for ANY guitar player", instead of say "I recommend Pink Floyd's wish you were here because it's great for beginners because it 's a great transition point between playing straight chords, and adding lines between". are really indicative of the elitist bent. With this channel everything's the GREATEST ever, and not coming from a place of personal opinion or holistic love of music.
      I'll concede part of that boils down to his own personal taste. in one video he'd never even heard of 'This Charming Man'., an incredibly popular indie classic. His then attitude about the song was to learn 80% of the song by ear, and then shit talk it. Famously, there is a video of Steve Vai talking about how much he struggles with This Charming Man, and he's among the most technically proficient guitarists on earth. So for OP to learn a nuance-free version of the song, then write it off when Steve Vai says it's tough, is unbelievably arrogant. Just cause it's not your thing doesn't mean it doesn't have merit.
      The other part of the frustrating format is just business. People are less likely to click on a video titled '10 Classic Rock riffs that will develop your technique', then 'GREATEST RIFFS EVER'. As well they're more likely to stick around when you give the masses what they want. Look at those *whispers quietly so the nerds don't hear me* mediocre Marvel movies, it's pure fan service. That's just capitalism baby. He certainly wouldn't be making the living off of UA-cam he currently is if he went off the beaten path, started doing videos breaking down Can and Televison riffs.
      If this channel doesn't scratch your itch I'd recommend:
      For Jazz: Jens Larsen, Troye Sivan
      For Indie: Anyone Can Play Guitar, Spin's 100 Greatest Guitarist list, Gemini Guitar

    • @worldpeace1386
      @worldpeace1386 3 роки тому +23

      @@FoxInTheBasement what

    • @idk-oh8fr
      @idk-oh8fr 3 роки тому +4

      @@FoxInTheBasement Finally! Someone has said it! Anyone Can Play Guitar is honestly the best guitar channel in my opinion. This dude, Music is Win... didn't even mention a John Fahey song for acoustic guitar? Get real.

    • @jackdirksen
      @jackdirksen 3 роки тому +3

      As a guitar player I can say this, everyone thinks I know every ( populair ) song in the world 🙃

  • @tiborzilizi2134
    @tiborzilizi2134 3 роки тому +230

    Radiohead - Street spirit (Fade out), Metallica - Unforgiven, Fade to black, Sting - Shape of my heart, The Beatles - Blackbird, Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle, Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There, Red Hot Chili Peppers - Breaking the girl, Chris Cornell(Prince cover) - Nothing Compares 2U, Scorpions - Send me an angel.

    • @dakotaashe3184
      @dakotaashe3184 3 роки тому +2

      Stairway????

    • @tiborzilizi2134
      @tiborzilizi2134 3 роки тому +1

      @@dakotaashe3184 I like that song , but I don t really take in every guitarist repertoire.

    • @dizzyz8485
      @dizzyz8485 3 роки тому +5

      rhcp road trippin as well

    • @user-xw5bp2pd4u
      @user-xw5bp2pd4u 3 роки тому +1

      From the beginning-ELP

    • @irnbruboy9442
      @irnbruboy9442 3 роки тому +3

      Street Spirit isn't acoustic (obviously you can play it on an acoustic, but it's very much an electric song).

  • @joepalooka2145
    @joepalooka2145 3 роки тому +81

    You get top marks for listing Ten Years After "I'd Love To Change The World". I was a big Alvin Lee fan back in the '70s and I agree with you totally---- it's a beautiful song, and Alvin's electric solo is truly one of the most beautiful ever recorded. For some reason it's not as well known as it should be, but it stands up as great as ever all these years later.

    • @lovetogolf4184
      @lovetogolf4184 3 роки тому +1

      Best !

    • @ejej6934
      @ejej6934 2 роки тому +3

      I'll keep hoping Rick Beato does a "What Makes This Song Great" video about it. The guitar playing is breathtaking and the vocals are perfectly suited to the song. It's not just the solo but the guitar throughout the song as well.

  • @guitartutos
    @guitartutos 3 роки тому +316

    I love this channel :), I think in it more as an electric guitar channel, but the effort is sweet with the acoustic :D

    • @drj602
      @drj602 2 роки тому +1

      He’s a gtr Smurf from Middle Earth.

    • @nes1202
      @nes1202 2 роки тому

      Thanks for the info. Now i don't have to watch this video

    • @cal.anonymous7970
      @cal.anonymous7970 4 місяці тому

      Finding David Bennett, great for theory too, though I am a guitar, mostly harmonica

  • @judyhopps4090
    @judyhopps4090 3 роки тому +216

    “This song is timeless”
    I officially dare YOU to play “wish you were here” by Pink Floyd for an entire day.
    Thank you

    • @CiggyRat
      @CiggyRat 3 роки тому +4

      Lets get this man to top comments I need this to be done

    • @10stripmusic
      @10stripmusic 3 роки тому +4

      and don't play the basic chords, play the real ones! they're not as simple as your difficulty rating leads people to believe!

    • @nicholasselke5214
      @nicholasselke5214 3 роки тому +1

      Also, most guitar players know that the bulk of the song is played on a 12 string guitar, so don’t play those parts on a 6 string

    • @CiggyRat
      @CiggyRat 3 роки тому +4

      @@nicholasselke5214 Yeah, well. Some of us don't have 12 strings. Sometimes a simple 6 string will have to do the trick.

    • @G_Demolished
      @G_Demolished 2 роки тому +1

      @@CiggyRat Yeah just play it twice on a 6 string. 😝

  • @nixo_o
    @nixo_o 3 роки тому +399

    Watching this at night when EVERYONES asleep is difficult I get the guitar temptations

    • @kennethjuarez5384
      @kennethjuarez5384 3 роки тому +29

      Thats what the unplugged electric is for bro, you can scratch that itch a little more quietly lol

    • @brandonreid959
      @brandonreid959 3 роки тому +6

      I feel your pain man.

    • @Kobe_Smith806
      @Kobe_Smith806 3 роки тому +5

      The struggle is real my dude

    • @swopenation3483
      @swopenation3483 3 роки тому +2

      Me too😂😂😂

    • @ali965
      @ali965 3 роки тому +2

      we do this to ourselves😂

  • @danlewis7707
    @danlewis7707 3 роки тому +4

    Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
    Blackbird- The Beatles
    Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You- Led Zeppelin
    Hotel California (Live) -The Eagles
    Not necessarily songs you left off but great songs that are fun and challenging to play on acoustic.
    Great List. Keep Shredding.

    • @tracythompson5960
      @tracythompson5960 3 роки тому

      All these are blockers so it's hard to get any of these to stick on UA-cam, especially the Eagles.

  • @thiscommetwastyped8695
    @thiscommetwastyped8695 3 роки тому +147

    1) 1:56 - We are going to be friends
    2) 2:44 - Wish you were here
    3) 4:06 - High and dry
    4) 5:08 - Fast car
    5) 6:28 - I'd love to change the world
    6) 7:31 - Master exploder
    7) 8:38 - Nothing else matters
    8) 10:19 - Classical gas
    9) 11:35 - Mediterranean Sundance
    10) 12:28 - Why Georgia

    • @antoniodiazm1234
      @antoniodiazm1234 3 роки тому +5

      Tysm

    • @carlneoh5843
      @carlneoh5843 2 роки тому +14

      I hope both sides of your pillow are cold every night

    • @thiscommetwastyped8695
      @thiscommetwastyped8695 2 роки тому +2

      @@carlneoh5843 Thank you !
      May your blood glucose never spike no matter how much sweet you ever consume ☺

    • @OP_-pk9hm
      @OP_-pk9hm 2 роки тому +1

      i literally love you...this dude talked SO MUCH

  • @jeremythelad
    @jeremythelad 3 роки тому +213

    Part 2
    Wonder wall - oasis
    Time of your life - Green Day
    Drive - Incubus
    Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin
    Blackbird - Beatles
    Tears in heaven - Eric Clapton
    These songs are pretty well known but you gotta know them.

    • @frangolemac1160
      @frangolemac1160 3 роки тому +11

      Tears in Heaven was my first ever fingerstyle song on acoustic, beautiful but gut wreching song

    • @danendraaryasatya2299
      @danendraaryasatya2299 3 роки тому +5

      Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles also sounds great.

    • @JamesMcAlindon
      @JamesMcAlindon 3 роки тому +6

      Also dust in the wind

    • @zfelps
      @zfelps 3 роки тому +2

      more than words by extreme

    • @techfreak244
      @techfreak244 3 роки тому +2

      @@frangolemac1160 gut wrenching in all the sad ways.

  • @ScottFree4all
    @ScottFree4all 3 роки тому +169

    I think The Black Crowes “She Talks to Angels” acoustic intro is lovely and should be on the list

    • @ruebenwooster8686
      @ruebenwooster8686 3 роки тому +4

      It does open E

    • @LPCliftonMusic
      @LPCliftonMusic 3 роки тому +2

      @Auxiliary Stream Services I believe the original is in open E but it can be played in standard tuning to a similar effect.

    • @pcs6905
      @pcs6905 3 роки тому +1

      That’s a good one

    • @chadcoady9025
      @chadcoady9025 2 роки тому +1

      @@LPCliftonMusic I've tried...it's hard to play it in standard tuning and doesn't sound very good. It's beautiful and easy in Open E

  • @brandonbandstra226
    @brandonbandstra226 2 роки тому +1

    This is exactly what I needed. Thank you for how much effort you put into making this video

  • @Viepeo22
    @Viepeo22 2 роки тому +5

    I can't believe I finally saw someone recommending Ten Years After. They don't get the love they deserve

  • @oldbalreask
    @oldbalreask 3 роки тому +64

    My suggestions would be in no particular order (First few that came to mind - So so many to choose from)
    Oh Well (intro) - Fleetwood Mac
    Here comes the sun - George Harrison
    Shape of my Heart - Sting (Dominic Miller)
    Paranoid Android (Intro) - Radiohead
    Private Investigations - Dire Straits
    Hurt (NIN cover) - Johnny Cash
    Road Trippin' - RHCP
    Wonderwall - Oasis
    Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
    Angie - The Rolling Stones
    Kansas - Dust in the Wind
    Passenger - Let Her Go
    California Dreaming - The mamas and the Papas
    Needle and the damage done - Neil Young

    • @imacmadman22
      @imacmadman22 3 роки тому +2

      Nice list, with a couple of exceptions.

    • @chowderwhillis9448
      @chowderwhillis9448 3 роки тому +1

      Never going back again by Fleetwood and fuck stairway do over the hills and far away way better

    • @oldbalreask
      @oldbalreask 3 роки тому +1

      @@chowderwhillis9448 Let's split the difference and go with "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" :)

    • @calibadgerdude6082
      @calibadgerdude6082 3 роки тому +1

      Man, I love Shape of my Heart and would love to play it, but you need hands the size of dinner plates to pull it off. XD It's like a constant 5 - 6 bar stretch, brutally physical, and my hands just aren't big enough to play it.

    • @Dante-xf1mu
      @Dante-xf1mu 3 роки тому +1

      All the old songs. Good songs overall, some not that good. But there are tons of songs which have been composed after that time too.

  • @dylanbevilacqua1814
    @dylanbevilacqua1814 3 роки тому +455

    I’m still waiting for tears in heaven.

    • @alfiebenzie2315
      @alfiebenzie2315 3 роки тому

      I was just about to comment this

    • @georgetowle8903
      @georgetowle8903 3 роки тому +9

      @Hugh Jorgen I think he’s saying it should be on the list maybe? I haven’t seen the vid yet so I could be wrong

    • @StefanGBucher
      @StefanGBucher 3 роки тому +3

      I’m still waiting for it to go away forever. 😂

    • @kubanturan9406
      @kubanturan9406 3 роки тому

      Damn man, you got internet in heaven?

    • @tomkaroudo3756
      @tomkaroudo3756 Рік тому

      It was originally played with a classic guitar

  • @tinnerman14paul43
    @tinnerman14paul43 Рік тому +3

    I'm much older that you, and therefore love a lot of 60's and 70's stuff. Love the fact that you played Classical Gas and Ten Years After, "I'd Love to Change the World". Listened to them both on 8 track! There are tons you could include here, but a couple of my favorites are ELP's (Greg Lake) "From the Beginning" and a kind of one hit wonder, Mason Profit and "Two Hangmen". Great stuff and keep up the good work!

  • @jdholland2009
    @jdholland2009 3 роки тому

    From the beginning. It always puts me in a good place. I love strumming it. Greg, you are always missed.

  • @PetarBladeStrok
    @PetarBladeStrok 3 роки тому +203

    Listen to Tommy Emannuel's Classical Gas. It's insane!

    • @MBrulla
      @MBrulla 3 роки тому +2

      Bucket List accomplishment right there...

    • @tientje98
      @tientje98 3 роки тому +2

      I feel like he plays it just a tad to fast, like he's rushing it a little bit. But yeah his arrangement of that piece is nuts

    • @LPCliftonMusic
      @LPCliftonMusic 3 роки тому +7

      Everything he plays is insane.

    • @backyardblacksmith3090
      @backyardblacksmith3090 3 роки тому

      I'm trying to play it on my classical...I sound like trash

    • @stepitupandgo67
      @stepitupandgo67 3 роки тому +7

      his 'somewhere over the rainbow' is epic...

  • @joeanimates7853
    @joeanimates7853 3 роки тому +137

    Tyler: "Up next we got the greatest riff ever written..."
    Ad: "FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY"

    • @AaronGRandall
      @AaronGRandall 3 роки тому +3

      AdBlockers are essential these days. After my first 10 minute non-skippable ad a few years ago, I got adblocker. To hell with google ad space lol

    • @joeanimates7853
      @joeanimates7853 3 роки тому +1

      @@AaronGRandall 😂😂😂 i feel you. I usually just press on the "dont show this ad" button while it's playin and it usually closes it.

    • @Alberto-ny7kf
      @Alberto-ny7kf 3 роки тому +1

      @@AaronGRandall 10 min unskippable? wow

    • @dreamliner1977
      @dreamliner1977 3 роки тому

      What are ads?

    • @apple_boy8973
      @apple_boy8973 3 роки тому

      @@dreamliner1977 basically commercials that just interrupt your video random (some UA-camrs put like 50 of in their videos just to get money)

  • @chriscranker
    @chriscranker 3 роки тому

    Just picked back up the ole guitar after only 20 years, loving this 🙏

  • @mhfxfxr
    @mhfxfxr 2 роки тому

    Outrageous, I spent the last hour plus going through all the recommended tunes! Great video and super friends with excellent songs. Thanks

  • @louiszaffino4071
    @louiszaffino4071 3 роки тому +116

    ik neon doesn’t technically count. but COME ON the concert live version is just 🤌🏿👌🏿

    • @Atinajoshi
      @Atinajoshi 3 роки тому +2

      fr fr

    • @daviepaige1352
      @daviepaige1352 3 роки тому +6

      the whole live concert in general is amazing

    • @Atinajoshi
      @Atinajoshi 3 роки тому +3

      @@daviepaige1352 by far my favorite album ever

  • @eog5217
    @eog5217 3 роки тому +385

    Calling it Blackbird will be on it haven’t fully watched yet
    EDIT: RIP no it’s not

  • @dispozablehero9829
    @dispozablehero9829 3 роки тому

    I just bought my first PRS and I love it. Such a beautiful sound and design

  • @fanofjazz2
    @fanofjazz2 2 роки тому

    Awesome man. Loved it. Thanks for the video.

  • @aarxv_s1042
    @aarxv_s1042 3 роки тому +179

    Slow dancing in a burning room is like heaven to ears(purposely)

  • @UltimateExpress
    @UltimateExpress 3 роки тому +365

    “Babe, Im gonna leave you”- Led Zeppelin

    • @deathwolf6328
      @deathwolf6328 3 роки тому +2

      That is the exact song I was hoping for in this video

    • @dr.richardjurica8029
      @dr.richardjurica8029 3 роки тому +7

      No Neil Young, America, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Zeppelin. No ELP, no Heart. I could go on and on. I don't find his list very good. There are a couple decent songs but he missed a whole lot more.

    • @ernisluksys4783
      @ernisluksys4783 3 роки тому +3

      @@dr.richardjurica8029 Copyright

    • @TheAde2
      @TheAde2 3 роки тому

      Super hard to dicifer that song but I agree

    • @dr.richardjurica8029
      @dr.richardjurica8029 3 роки тому

      @@ernisluksys4783 I don't think that applies. He isn't playing entire songs, he isn't really demonstrating how to play them and he isn't providing written sheet music or tabs. I would think copyright problems would apply more to more recent songs, of which he plays several. You may be right, but it just doesn't seem right to me.

  • @deveryshepardson3640
    @deveryshepardson3640 Рік тому +3

    Al Dimeola is an amazingly gifted guitar player and love to see him get some love. The G3 album with Paco Delucia and John McLaughlin is an amazing album with three of the very best.

  • @TheNinnyfee
    @TheNinnyfee 3 роки тому +9

    I loved your list, thank you for sharing and providing new goals! ♥️ If you do a part 2, could you add "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas (my favourite right now) and/or "Stop this Train" by John Mayer?
    With "Mediterranean Sundance" you can see how much posture, guitar position, and the thumb behind the neck matter re "classical" pieces like this. Sitting up straight and left knee heightened to angle the guitar neck make a lot of of difference for the poor stretched hand. I started with classical nylon guitar, I still play classical pieces like this to relieve the hand hand give it more room.

  • @orionmartin6908
    @orionmartin6908 3 роки тому +27

    “I’d love to change the world” is a under appreciated classic rock song!!!

    • @v1ncepupp1o7
      @v1ncepupp1o7 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly! Beautiful song, love ten years after

  • @nolaninman8245
    @nolaninman8245 3 роки тому +232

    No stairway. Denied

    • @geraldhenrickson7472
      @geraldhenrickson7472 3 роки тому +3

      OMGoodness. You are right. I completely missed that. This may be my first thumbs down!

    • @stephenonguitars
      @stephenonguitars 3 роки тому +3

      Because he knows many people would be expecting it, so he has an excuse to upload a part 2.

    • @slickbrick5907
      @slickbrick5907 3 роки тому +3

      I was actually expecting "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" instead for some reason

    • @jonahdab2491
      @jonahdab2491 3 роки тому +1

      I think they must be to complicated for him to play them.

    • @manuelbarros4898
      @manuelbarros4898 3 роки тому

      @@stephenonguitars It’s a meme on his channel. Search for “forbidden riff”. ;)

  • @twigd3825
    @twigd3825 2 роки тому +2

    a youngster of your age giving props to ten years after. i'm impressed. I grew up in that generation of rock and the majority of rockers from that era do not know who they are. the most over look band and especially Alvin Lee the most overview looked rock guitarist of his time. truly one of the greatest. as the saying goes from that time, hope you (turned on) a whole bunch of new people to them.

  • @PhilWithCoffee
    @PhilWithCoffee 2 роки тому +11

    Classical gas was the first actual song I ever learned. Took me some 2 months to get it right, but it was worth it and such a rewarding feeling when I mastered it. Great pick. Same with DiMeola, really good choice

    • @daved3256
      @daved3256 2 роки тому +2

      Same here!

    • @truthtuube
      @truthtuube 2 роки тому

      Tommy Emmanuel gives it a decent try, too.

    • @brandonwhite6421
      @brandonwhite6421 Рік тому

      I've been working on Classical Gas on and off for 20 years. Sigh...

  • @TNTsnyper
    @TNTsnyper 3 роки тому +57

    perfect timing cuz I've been getting into acoustic recently

    • @nehemiahzo_
      @nehemiahzo_ 3 роки тому +3

      Same, no clue why.

    • @scaredycat8685
      @scaredycat8685 3 роки тому

      Me too. I bought an Orangewood Oliver. Can’t put it down

    • @scaredycat8685
      @scaredycat8685 3 роки тому

      I thought you were gonna pull out a Martin or Taylor, of course your using a PRS acoustic lmfao what was I thinking

  • @acquitz2208
    @acquitz2208 3 роки тому +43

    Over the hills and far away helped my hammer ons and pull offs soooooo much

    • @briank6789
      @briank6789 3 роки тому +2

      Great point!

    • @GraveyardghouI
      @GraveyardghouI 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah, this would certainly be my addition to this list. This was the song that made me want to pick up a guitar in the first place. So it was of course one of the first things that I tried to play and at the time it seemed impossible. Turns out, it's actually very easy! But it sounds so nice to the ears and is always my "go-to" when I'm just noodling around.

    • @chowderwhillis9448
      @chowderwhillis9448 3 роки тому

      @@GraveyardghouI yeah that and never going back again are the two that got me into playing acoustic

  • @nickriffle3880
    @nickriffle3880 2 роки тому +2

    this has to be the clearest and beautiful recording I've ever heard

  • @mattbrown352
    @mattbrown352 2 роки тому

    Cheers man, helped me pick the next few songs I should learn, great list!

  • @samstring6827
    @samstring6827 3 роки тому +32

    Kansas - Dust in the wind?
    if you learn this song you'll learn the whole travis picking, country picking and finger style... most important song to learn

    • @mdasikkhan1610
      @mdasikkhan1610 3 роки тому +1

      Agree

    • @frizzman1991
      @frizzman1991 3 роки тому +1

      Even simply for its iconic status as an legendary acoustic jam; it's just gotta be on the nest list.

    • @freesk8
      @freesk8 3 роки тому +1

      I agree. Just wish the lyrics weren't so depressing.

    • @JL897139
      @JL897139 3 роки тому +2

      Working on it, well, Eddie Vedder's interpretation

    • @netcatfulful
      @netcatfulful 3 роки тому +1

      Agree.

  • @TheConfusedCyclops
    @TheConfusedCyclops 3 роки тому +34

    Cry of Achilles intro by Alter Bridge
    Never Go Back Again by Fleetwood Mac
    Both of these come to my mind when I think cool acoustic guitar

  • @flashh_inc8287
    @flashh_inc8287 Рік тому +1

    bro you played i'd love to change the world and I was happy because i adore and love playing that riff... BUT THEN YOU HIT ME WITH SOME TENACIOUS D!! I appreciate this man i never comment but you just blew my mind. rock on man keep it up

  • @EggsAreGreat
    @EggsAreGreat 4 місяці тому +1

    i love wish you were here, its takes up a really special place in my heart for loads of reasons. And personally, i can play it from start to finish, and i know it does take a while- but i would really appreciate if people started to play the full intro. It's really beautiful, and i would definitely recommend checking it out if you dont know what im yapping about.👍👍

  • @brooksschumacher7463
    @brooksschumacher7463 3 роки тому +223

    Honestly "Never Going Back Again" By Fleetwood is the greatest finger picking song of all time IMHO.

    • @Skibbidyboobop
      @Skibbidyboobop 3 роки тому +7

      next level. not to mention Lyndsey sings through it. " Big Love" specifically from The Dance album may change your mind.

    • @berttorpson2592
      @berttorpson2592 3 роки тому +3

      I never listened to rumors all the way through and never caught it on the radio, only heard it for the first time last year and it’s easily one of my favorite songs now

    • @Noir0rioN
      @Noir0rioN 3 роки тому +1

      Kay... this is weird. My name is Brooks, and I ALSO live in South Carolina. (So your logo/avatar/whatever it's called) really tripped me out!

    • @Peter-cm8vi
      @Peter-cm8vi 3 роки тому +3

      Agreed. I never really appreciated that song until I saw Lindsay Buckingham play it live. Seen him play it live twice and both times it was perfect. Very thankful.

    • @bertiec1593
      @bertiec1593 3 роки тому +4

      Maybe the best in rock. But in my opinion it doesn’t hold a candle to the fingerpicking done by folk players like Bert Jansch and Tommy Emmanuel.

  • @ctyligad
    @ctyligad 3 роки тому +94

    Dust in the wind should definitely be somewhere in there, it's probably the next most classic acoustic guitar song after wish you were here.

  • @claybone799
    @claybone799 Рік тому +14

    I’m a little late to the game, but my suggestion if it hasn’t already been mentioned is the intro to Diary of a Madman. It is one of my all time favorites. It is just such a haunting melodic song with all the different timings. Epic song by Randy Rhoads!

    • @weber247
      @weber247 11 місяців тому

      You know they say that Randy was etuding to a composition by Leo Brouwer, might be #6

  • @ZaneLeeGold
    @ZaneLeeGold Рік тому +1

    Thank you very good vid. Love the TD PICK that will be a must for me.

  • @einojamsa5343
    @einojamsa5343 3 роки тому +70

    I would add two songs to this list: Crazy On You by Heart, and the live intro to Fleetwood Mac's Big Love 😍

    • @anthiondel
      @anthiondel 3 роки тому +4

      Crazy on you is amazing, I'm surprised it wasn't here

    • @littleraven28
      @littleraven28 3 роки тому +2

      Yes. I love Heart and Big Love by LB is awesome

    • @oh4539
      @oh4539 3 роки тому

      Yes! Both amazing intros

  • @BlueL1n3
    @BlueL1n3 3 роки тому +40

    I'm not sure I can pick just one...in no particular order:
    "Drive" by Incubus. (This was the song my sister told me I needed to learn to play like the week I started playing guitar. Talk about intimidating then, but now I find it a really fun song to play. )
    "Big Love" by Lindsey Buckingham
    "The Heart of Life" by John Mayer
    "Bella" by Jack Johnson
    "The General" by Dispatch
    "Don't Wait Too Long" by Madeleine Peyroux
    "The Hand Song" by Nickel Creek
    "The Shankill Butchers" by The Decemberists

    • @marth_6126
      @marth_6126 3 роки тому +3

      Drive definitely should be in anyone's list. And just some Decemberists in general.

    • @zachvitto5831
      @zachvitto5831 3 роки тому +1

      Barenaked Ladies-Pinch Me❤️❤️

    • @BlueL1n3
      @BlueL1n3 3 роки тому

      @@zachvitto5831 good one! I forgot about that one

    • @kylewoody7511
      @kylewoody7511 3 роки тому +1

      Belle is a great one

    • @BlueL1n3
      @BlueL1n3 3 роки тому

      @@kylewoody7511 that's one I never get tired of playing. You get in a groove with it and it just flows.

  • @rockyourworld5374
    @rockyourworld5374 2 роки тому +8

    I guess as a guitarist these are rewarding to play. However, playing with someone else or a band and an audience. I want for anyone to be familiar with the song. Because to play to yourself is fun. But others can contribute to who you are as a musician. So recognisable songs with some cool rifs definately need be in a top ten. So others can feel that they are a part and can contribute to the music.

  • @b.wiggins714
    @b.wiggins714 2 роки тому

    Awesome. Got some new songs to learn. Thank you.

  • @AKOsiMORRIS
    @AKOsiMORRIS 3 роки тому +53

    Something To Say - Harem Scarem
    Stop This Train - John Mayer
    Black Bird - The Beatles
    Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
    Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
    Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
    River Flows In You - Yiruma
    Big Me - Foo Fighters
    Aubrey - Bread
    Vincent - Don McLean

  • @dualtahunter4043
    @dualtahunter4043 3 роки тому +109

    The intro to "I Stay Away" by Alice in Chains sounds so magical

    • @djent5592
      @djent5592 3 роки тому +8

      Aic best band. The whole ep is amazing

    • @josh1253
      @josh1253 3 роки тому +4

      Alice In Chains rocks, every album was a masterpiece

    • @josh1253
      @josh1253 3 роки тому +1

      Especially the EP

    • @wornstrat5517
      @wornstrat5517 3 роки тому +2

      I was just listening to that, what an ep! *chef's kiss

    • @kushalchhetri2516
      @kushalchhetri2516 3 роки тому

      True but very easy to play

  • @doesntmatter2744
    @doesntmatter2744 3 роки тому +17

    John Mayer is a God damn beast on guitar.

  • @vilaskerezius6470
    @vilaskerezius6470 2 роки тому +2

    I'd love to change the world is defo the best for me. Loved it, good for practice. I've been playing for just 6 months now starting to improvisse solos but sometimes acoustic is fun.

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 3 роки тому +23

    You absolutely had me at Tenacious D! Acoustic is always fun to get into!

  • @Plums72
    @Plums72 3 роки тому +8

    I could listen to that Tracy Chapman progression for hours. So beautiful in its simplicity

  • @thomassparks8294
    @thomassparks8294 2 роки тому +1

    I agree Nothing Else Matters is a beautiful acoustic intro. It and One are my two favorite Metallica songs. Both have great acoustic parts.

  • @newhampshirelifestyle4233
    @newhampshirelifestyle4233 2 роки тому +2

    Great job and good selection! For a part II acoustic list I would recommend adding : Led Zeppelin "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" and Yes "The Clap" by the great Steve Howe!

  • @RachelFromEurope
    @RachelFromEurope 3 роки тому +25

    I miss Crazy on You - Heart, More Than a Feeling - Boston and Jolene by Dolly Parton. Great video anyways, thanks for the inspiration!

  • @SuperRambo111
    @SuperRambo111 3 роки тому +22

    Tommy Emmanuel did a pretty good cover of classical gas. I recommend learning his version ;P

    • @niekvanwensen
      @niekvanwensen 3 роки тому

      Pretty perfect to say the least😂 that guy is a beast on the acoustic

    • @frizzman1991
      @frizzman1991 3 роки тому +3

      Indeed, I was stunned that he didn't mention my boy Tommy!

    • @HeadbangoO
      @HeadbangoO 3 роки тому

      @@frizzman1991 He plays acoustic like a metal boy, of course he won't play some TE 😂

    • @jamisf914
      @jamisf914 3 роки тому

      Ya Tommy’s classical gas is fairly attainable, couple hours practice and should be able to nail it

    • @SuperRambo111
      @SuperRambo111 3 роки тому

      @@jamisf914 my thoughts exactly :D

  • @jeffa.evans-fineart1711
    @jeffa.evans-fineart1711 Рік тому +2

    I like your choices. I also like some of the suggestions I saw below. They may have been suggested?, but here’s a few for your part two 😊: over the hills and far away (zeppelin), pick a CSN&Y song - almost any song, fire and rain (James Taylor), Ventura Highway (America), Eric Clayton’s unplugged version of Layla, wildflowers (Tom Petty)

  • @MiniTruckMatt
    @MiniTruckMatt 3 місяці тому

    I like that slide into the second chord on Why Georgia. Gonna have to give that a shot.

  • @MatthewWilkie_
    @MatthewWilkie_ 3 роки тому +26

    a great radiohead acoustic song is paranoid android, slightly complex intro to begin with but once you pick it up it sounds fantastic!

  • @wakzyon
    @wakzyon 3 роки тому +14

    Eric Clapton - Layla
    The Eagles - Hotel California
    Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
    The song you can't play in guitar stores - Be Excellent to each other ;)

  • @GMan-pi4or
    @GMan-pi4or 2 роки тому +2

    I learned how to play Moonlight Mile by the Stones from the Sticky Fingers album and it is my opus LOL! Absolutely love open G tuning, it makes hacks like me sound competent. Great content thank you.

  • @athenianheretic3395
    @athenianheretic3395 2 роки тому

    The Ten Years After pick was awesome choice. Kudos to you for recognizing and old beauty from a great guitarist {Alvin Lee) and a great band lethally underrated. A "kid" of the 70s salutes you.

  • @coleklaire3846
    @coleklaire3846 3 роки тому +39

    Notice how he says “what I consider to be the easiest” everyone is different and so they will find different things to be difficult/easy, go at your own pace and don’t get down on yourself if something that’s “easy” takes you a while to get, it’s all part of the process!

    • @bushman6964
      @bushman6964 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah, back when i was learning guitar I got hey joe (solo included) down in one week, but back in black was hard as hell to me for some reason lmao

    • @filipczo
      @filipczo 2 роки тому +1

      @@bushman6964 To me it was literally the exact opposite to you! You're right cole avon

  • @natem9890
    @natem9890 3 роки тому +73

    No one ever puts “crazy on you” on their list ;/

    • @dookieshoe2905
      @dookieshoe2905 3 роки тому +4

      I can nail that intro...on guitar hero.

    • @danepresley7851
      @danepresley7851 3 роки тому +3

      Literally one of my favorite intros

    • @danepresley7851
      @danepresley7851 3 роки тому +2

      @@stuffandjunkanduhh5049 I think Tyler could get pretty damn close but even Nancy Wilson said she does it a little different every time

    • @chowderwhillis9448
      @chowderwhillis9448 3 роки тому +4

      Fleet wood macs never going back again is way better tho but crazy on u is still amazing

    • @calibadgerdude6082
      @calibadgerdude6082 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, I was hoping. I've been trying to learn that one for a month now, and I just can't get it, even playing it at half speed. I can get the main lick, but it's the stuff in between that kills me every time.

  • @bigjimstream
    @bigjimstream 10 місяців тому

    There are a few good songs in the mix. Thanks for posting.

  • @juddery
    @juddery Рік тому

    All great songs that I love, but I subscribed for Master Exploder! Great video.

  • @OurTimeIsNowBand
    @OurTimeIsNowBand 3 роки тому +40

    Gotta do “Crazy On You”
    Song’s intro is a beast.

    • @chrisv791
      @chrisv791 2 роки тому

      Came here to say this^^^

  • @noahr4951
    @noahr4951 3 роки тому +28

    Last time I was this early my Bigsby was in tune

  • @facepalmdaily4404
    @facepalmdaily4404 2 роки тому

    I played electric guitar for about a year before I got my first acoustic and the first 3 songs I learned on it was "Wish you were here", "Hey there, Delilah", and "Nothing Else Matters".

  • @mallorydaniellemusic
    @mallorydaniellemusic 3 роки тому +2

    To be honest this list was a lot different than what I thought it was going to be I think this would be considered more of an alternative rock top 10 list because I was really expecting to see some classic rock on this list but it's your channel man have fun with it!

  • @eduardorodriguez4899
    @eduardorodriguez4899 3 роки тому +133

    Tommy Emmanuel’s version of classical gas is the hardest thing ever

    • @vincentreyes6154
      @vincentreyes6154 3 роки тому +1

      Oh my gosh, underrated comment. It took me a month to learn just the main riff!

    • @blazingmonolith4323
      @blazingmonolith4323 3 роки тому +1

      That opening solo into the riff is unreal.

    • @tomasprochazka2333
      @tomasprochazka2333 2 роки тому

      Have you ever heard of grysha goriachevs almoraima

    • @seojumbo589
      @seojumbo589 2 роки тому

      Anything of Tommy Emanuel is the hardest song to play lol

  • @danidelanava
    @danidelanava 3 роки тому +26

    Dust in the wind
    Shape of my heart
    “The forbidden guitar store song”...

  • @tylergooch8087
    @tylergooch8087 Місяць тому

    Wish you were here is the first song I’m learning in the guitar, I’ve got the intro, first solo, and verse down so far!

  • @brendajeannewyche2294
    @brendajeannewyche2294 Рік тому

    Thank you. These are great!❤️😁

  • @frizzman1991
    @frizzman1991 3 роки тому +9

    I can't believe you didn't mention Tommy Emmanuel when you talked about Classical Gas! Also, I'd bet money that plenty of people have said this - but Dust In the Wind is required material for the next episode. Much love dude, keep rockin'

  • @Mg-vy6lh
    @Mg-vy6lh 3 роки тому +13

    “Brain Dance” by Animals as leaders is an incredible acoustic song and is one of my favorites. Thank you so much Tyler for inspiring me to play guitar and you’re the best

  • @canadaeast8358
    @canadaeast8358 3 роки тому +3

    Nothing else matters is my favourite song to play probably the one I’m the best at . You do a amazing job at it man

    • @cal.anonymous7970
      @cal.anonymous7970 4 місяці тому

      Yippee, & new chop man, Matteo Mancuso ❤️😎🔥

  • @peterking1270
    @peterking1270 3 роки тому

    Have seen about 20 of your clips and hate (envy) you just a little more everytime. Amazing

  • @CaptBaker
    @CaptBaker 3 роки тому +12

    One of my go to favourites to play on my acoustic, is Jose Gonzalez Heartbeats, its such a great song to play and gets you playing with the capo and alternate tunings as well

  • @michaelperrone9823
    @michaelperrone9823 3 роки тому +1

    These are some of my favorite acoustic guitar songs. Not that everyone should learn, but I encourage players to seek them out and at least lisen to them. Listed approximately from easiest to hardest, for those who like a challenge.
    Lianne La Havas - Au Cinema (Beautful song, she often plays on an acoustic
    electric, but great fingerstyle and use of dynamics.
    Stan Rogers - Harris and the Mare (It may sound pretty easy, but it is not easy
    to be so in the pocket while singing so well.)
    Burt Jansch - Oh My Babe (No wonder it has been said he was a real influence
    on Jimmy Page. Hard to find, but just a huge favorite of mine.)
    Larry Coryell and Steve Kahn - Spain (by Chick Corea ..Yes, two acoustics,
    but their "conversation" and energy are infectuous.)
    Chris Whitley - Light Rain (by Sun House) (Does a resonator count as
    acoustic? C Whitley famously never had a formal "guitar
    lesson". His own compositions are beautiful and intricate, but
    this is a show of utter mastery. Found on an Import of a
    German solo acoustic concert - Bremen, I think - caled "On AIr",
    late in his career.
    Erik Mongrain - Fearless (Percussive madness)
    Roland Dyens - A Night in Tunisia (by Dizzy Gillespie.

  • @MaidOMatic
    @MaidOMatic 2 роки тому

    I love this channel! You are so charismatic and play so well, plus... you are funny!

  • @keithmcduffie7182
    @keithmcduffie7182 3 роки тому +6

    Behind Blue Eyes, Blackbird, The Needle & The Damage Done, Time In A Bottle, Scarbrough Fair,

  • @maxh.1085
    @maxh.1085 3 роки тому +23

    Tyler: John Mayer - The Master of difficult fingerstyle guitar...
    Andy McKee, Michael Hedges, Tommy Emmanuel, Paco de Lucía, etc. : Are we a joke to you?

    • @BlueL1n3
      @BlueL1n3 3 роки тому +2

      ...Luca Stricagnoli. Those guys are in a totally different stratosphere of fingerstyle.

    • @chowderwhillis9448
      @chowderwhillis9448 3 роки тому +2

      Lindsey Buckingham fingerstyle is way better and so is Fleetwood Mac

    • @chowderwhillis9448
      @chowderwhillis9448 3 роки тому

      Fleetwood Mac has sold 120 million records Johns sold only 16 he is a dust bunny in the fucking trash can in comparison to “mainstream” success

    • @viniciusmarcilio3194
      @viniciusmarcilio3194 3 роки тому

      He can’t play like them, so he pretends they don’t exist .. simple as that.

    • @MisterTargetNL
      @MisterTargetNL 3 роки тому

      Harry sacksioni?

  • @AlexM-fq5nb
    @AlexM-fq5nb 2 роки тому +11

    Two of the first songs I learned on acoustic were Simple Man by Lynard Skynard and Dust in the Wind by Kansas

  • @BrianAz
    @BrianAz 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this! As a beginner... I need to be able to play anything to keep me motivated.

  • @TheChewyWun
    @TheChewyWun 3 роки тому +116

    No "Here comes the sun"? Would think that'd be a standard for sure.

    • @miratparmar6779
      @miratparmar6779 3 роки тому

      By bill wurtz?

    • @TheChewyWun
      @TheChewyWun 3 роки тому

      @@miratparmar6779 The Beatles/George Harrison one. Was there another? Is there some kind of theory that George Harrison didn't write that song? If so I'm not aware.

    • @miratparmar6779
      @miratparmar6779 3 роки тому

      @@TheChewyWun no no, nothing like that. There's a UA-camr named bill wurtz, he released music video titled "here comes the sun" 3 months ago. Your comment is also 3 months old, so I thought maybe you were a fan. I also didn't know the Beatles song existed.

    • @Gromper69
      @Gromper69 2 роки тому +8

      @@miratparmar6779 bro what in the fuck lol you didn’t know the Beatles wrote that but know about bill wurtz

    • @EduardA-xs8ls
      @EduardA-xs8ls 2 роки тому

      @@Gromper69 lmao

  • @Michael-uk3pj
    @Michael-uk3pj 3 роки тому +27

    Dire straits
    Romeo & Juliet
    Maybe tears in heaven too

  • @travisturner5963
    @travisturner5963 2 роки тому

    Love your videos man. They're entertaining and insightful. Keep on keeping on and if you ever just want to give one of those gorgeous guitars just send it my way brother 😆

  • @blazingmonolith4323
    @blazingmonolith4323 3 роки тому +2

    So glad you did High and Dry and not Karma Police.
    Also the Rain Song by Zepp

  • @ronaldo13AZ
    @ronaldo13AZ 3 роки тому +5

    I think Helplessly Helping by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young should be on the list. The finger picking just opens up so many new horizons players.

    • @jsmoker10
      @jsmoker10 3 роки тому +2

      That song makes me tear up

  • @richardsantangelo8815
    @richardsantangelo8815 3 роки тому +7

    Crazy On You by Heart should absolutely be on a part 2 of this list!

    • @RachelFromEurope
      @RachelFromEurope 3 роки тому +1

      I was looking for this comment. Absolutely beautiful and (almost) impossible

    • @richardkarakozian3800
      @richardkarakozian3800 3 роки тому +1

      Love that song and am learning it right now

  • @jpanbe
    @jpanbe Рік тому +1

    Great list. I would say 'Blackbird' is a song that every acoustic player should check out..For advanced players: never going back again (Fleetwood mac), solsbury hill (peter Gabriel)

  • @brandonnorris1196
    @brandonnorris1196 2 роки тому +1

    Who hasn’t heard “ten years after”? I hear it 3 times a day on the radio at work. Great song none the less