Top 23 Iconic Guitar Riffs on One String: easy guitar lesson for beginners
- Intro
- 7 Nation Army (The White Stripes)
- Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones)
- Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple)
- Another One Bites The Dust (Queen)
- Come As You Are (Nirvana)
- Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)
- Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
- Eye Of The Tiger (Survivor)
- Layla (Eric Clapton)
- Bad To The Bone (George Thorogood)
- Let's Do Wild Things (The Troggs)
- All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix)
- Mission Impossible (Lalo Schifrin)
- Peter Gunn Theme (Henry Mancini)
- Cocaïne (Eric Clapton)
- Summer Nights From "Grease" (John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John)
- You Really Got Me (The Kinks)
- I Love Rock'n Roll (Joan Jett)
- Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
- Fell Good Inc. (Gorillaz)
- Under Pressure (Queed & David Bowie)
- Fever (Peggy Lee)
- Misirlou (Dick Dale)
- Outro
What you will learn in this lesson
In this free video lesson, our CoachGuitar teacher plays Top 23 Iconic Guitar Riffs on One String on guitar. Several songs in a row with the same easy chords: a great way to build a repertoire quickly and to practise chord changes.
The lesson uses the CoachGuitar visual method: colours on the fretboard show you exactly where to put your fingers, with a backing track so you can play along from the very first try. No music theory or tab reading required.
Tips for playing this medley
Learn one song of the medley at a time. Use the chapter links to jump to the one you want, play it several times in a row without a mistake, then add the next one.
Keep the same strumming pattern throughout and change chords on the first beat of each bar: a steady rhythm matters more than speed.
How to practise with the video
Play along with the backing track as soon as you can follow the colours. Playing with the track is the best way to lock in your rhythm.
Once you know the video by heart, open the songs in the CoachGuitar app to get the interactive tablature, loop any section, slow the tempo down further and track your progress.