When you’re learning to play guitar you need to practice chords, strumming patterns, fingerpicking patterns, songs and scales in order to become an an accomplished guitar player. That stuff can be hard sometimes so it’s obvious you also need a break now and then.
Indulging in some easy awesome guitar riffs is good for your spirit. It’s motivating and will keep the fun alive while working on your regular practice workout.
It’s time to plug into your overdrive and distortion pedals, turn on the amp and just go for it.
Here are some of the most easy and timeless guitar riffs and intros that will make you sound like a badass!
Click on the song title to watch the video. Click on “Tabs” to see the tablature and click “More Tabs” to find more of the original tablature and artist.
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Have fun!
1 – Smoke on the Water – Deep purple Tabs – More Tabs
2 – Seven nation army – White Stripes Tabs – More Tabs
3 – I will follow – U2 Tabs – More Tabs
4 – Satisfaction – Rolling Stones Tabs – More Tabs
5 – Beat it – Michael Jackson Tabs – More Tabs
6 – Come as you are – Nirvana – Tabs – More Tabs
7 – Sunshine of your love – Cream Tabs – More Tabs
8 – Enter sandman – Metallica Tabs – More Tabs
9 – Fortunate son – CCR Tabs – More Tabs
10 – You really got me – The Kinks Tabs – More Tabs
11 – Daytripper – The Beatles Tabs – More Tabs
12 – Zombie – Cranberries Tabs
13 – Breaking the law – Judas Priest Tabs – More Tabs
14 – Redemption song – Bob Marley Tabs – More Tabs
15 – Heart of gold – Neil Young Tabs – More Tabs
16 – Other side – RHCP Tabs – More Tabs
17 – The one I love – REM Tabs – More Tabs
18 – One – Metallica Tabs – More Tabs
19 – Roadhouse blues – The Doors Tabs – More Tabs
20 – Plush – Stone Temple Pilots Tabs – More Tabs
21 – Heartbreaker – Led Zeppelin Tabs – More Tabs
22 – By the way – RHCP Tabs – More Tabs
23 – Chasing cars – Snow Patrol Tabs – More Tabs
24 – Ticket to ride – The Beatles Tabs – More Tabs
25 – The man who sold the world – David Bowie / Nirvana Tabs – More Tabs
Do you know some really easy guitar riffs? Please share in the comments.
Hi Klaus,
I always wanted to learn easy riffs and intros.The tabulature is easy to learn.My favourite riffs are heart of gold ,the one i love and sunshine of your love.Thanks for sharing.
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Hi
I am a beginner, how to read this riffs?? I know how to read basic Tab but the above given are very difficult. Can you please help how to read them
Hi Klause, great post as always, I’ve been reading your blog for more than a year now,
just thought to let you know that the youtube link for 21 – Heartbreaker – Led Zeppelin has been removed by youtube – you might want to put another ;)
cheers and keep up!
Hi Andrzej,
Thanks for mentioning. I appreciate that. I just put up another link for “Heartbreaker”.
And thanks for reading Guitarhabits!
Best regards,
Klaus Crow
Hey another easy song to learn and is awesome is:
Sweet Dreams – Marilyn Manon
Mister Superstar –
Marilyn Manson
Those 2 songs are easy to play. You can pick them up fast and sound like a rockstar in like 10 minutes. Fun to play along too.
Add the good the bad and the ugly, it is so simplr and easy to learn, possibly too easy ? zephyr song by red hot chilli peppers is pretty easy too
Hi,
None of these links work.
Hi Klaus
Could you please post a video on youtube for easy country licks and intros
dont know if im on the right forum for this request, im new here
Thank you ever so kindly
Stan
Great Works thanks
Good list of nice guitar riffs that are easy to play even for a beginner. But some of these songs are a bit harder to master even there are easy riffs. I’d suggest to learn these full songs, it’s a good practice as well!
Fantastic tabs
So greatful for them
The walking theme from Bully by Shawn Lee is easy
It’s basically one hand shape across 4 frets
I havent seen a good tab on the internet, so I will attempt to male a tab for it