Easy Lead Guitar Riffs – A Few You May Want 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.

If you really want to be able to play easy lead guitar riffs well you need to learn how to read guitar tabs. If you don't have the ability to read guitar tabs then actually playing music on your guitar becomes more difficult. Once you have been able to master reading guitar tabs then you will find it so much easier to play the kinds of lead guitar riffs we mention in this article.

1. Smoke On The Water is a very popular guitar riff that people who are only just starting to play this particular instrument will attempt to learn. The reason for this is that this is a very simple song to learn.

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 by AC/DC as well as being a rock anthem classic is also one of the simplest of all lead guitar riffs that you are someone just starting to play the guitar can learn. Be aware that you may find that you have problems playing this particular riff simply because the tempo (speed at which it should be played) is quite fast. Normally this piece of music when played by AC/DC is played at 96 beats per minute.

So if you really do want to learn how to play this riff well then you should start off playing at a much slower speed than it would normally be played. The best way to do this is get yourself a metronome and then use this to slow down the beats per minute at which you should be playing this particular lead guitar riff. Only when you start to feel more confident in your playing skills should you then begin to increase the speed at which you play it.

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 looked at three easy lead guitar riffs that you will find details of how to play online and which are worth you thinking about learning when you start playing the guitar. But in order for you to further improve your guitar playing you will need to dedicate as much time as you can to practicing what you learn including easy lead guitar riffs.