Some Easy Lead Guitar Riffs For You To Attempt
In the beginning when you first start to learn how to play the guitar you may become frustrated. This is because you want to be able to play songs just like your favorite guitarist but are not able to. There are many songs which you would like to play and which prove difficult, but there are also plenty of easy lead guitar riffs that you could attempt instead.
For you to be able to play any sort of lead guitar riffs you need to be able to read guitar tabs first. If you cannot read guitar tabs then even learning easy lead guitar riffs becomes much more difficult for you. Anyone who has mastered reading guitar tabs will tell you just how much easier you will find it to play lead guitar riffs including the ones we mention in this article.
1. Smoke On The Water is an extremely popular guitar riff that people who are only just learning how to play this instrument will attempt. This particular riff is one of the simplest songs that you will be able to learn when you just start to play the guitar.
First off you start by playing both the D and G strings open, which means that you will not have placed any of your fingers on to the guitars frets. The next thing you need to do is you place your index finger on to the third fret of the D string and your middle finger of to the third fret of the G string. Before you actually play these two strings together you need to make sure that you have positioned your fingers correctly and then play them only once before moving on to the fifth fret. Then you need to leave these two strings open once more before you then move back to the third fret and then fifth fret again. It is best when you are learning how to play this lead guitar riff you do so using the index finger and thumb of your other hand rather than a pick.
2. Hells Bells as well as being one of the greatest rock anthems to come from AC/DC is also one of the simplest lead guitar riffs that you are as a guitarist can learn to play. The reason why you may actually find this song a little difficult to play in the beginning is that the tempo (speed at which it is played) is fast. This particular piece of music needs to be played at 96 beats per minute to be played properly.
The best way of actually learning to play this particular lead guitar riff is through playing it at a much slower tempo (speed) than it would normally be played. To do this you need to get yourself a metronome and then use this to count out the beats at a much slower pace when you are practicing how to play this particular riff. As you gain confidence in your playing ability then you should start to increase the number of beats per minute at which you then play this particular riff.
3. Another lead guitar riff that you could learn to play is Love Me Tender which really isn’t classed as a rock riff. But when you are first learning how to play the guitar this is a simple one for you to attempt. For you to be able to play this song you will only need to use your middle, index and ring fingers. However, don’t expect to actually be able to get your fingering position correct straight away it will take lots of practice before you find yourself playing the notes in this song the right way.
Above we have shown you three easy lead guitar riffs that you may want to think about learning when you first start to play the guitar. However, in order that you improve the way you play this instrument you will need to dedicate as much time as you can to practicing on it.