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When you first begin to play the guitar you may find yourself becoming frustrated because your skills are not all they are cracked up to be. You will find that you would like to be able to play the kinds of songs that your favorite guitarists are able to, but which you can’t. In fact there are plenty of songs that you are going to find difficult playing in the beginning. So it is a good idea if you spend some time learning a few of the easy lead guitar riffs first.

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.

To play this particular lead guitar riff you start off with playing the D and G strings open, so none of your fingers will be in contact with the guitar strings and the frets underneath. Once you have played these two strings together you now take your index finger and place it over the third fret on the D string and your middle finger over the third fret on the G string. Again play these two notes together making sure your fingers are positioned correctly before moving on to the next note to play. The next note to play requires you to put your index finger over the fifth fret on the D string and your middle finger over the fifth fret of the G String. Once played you return to the open position before repeating the same notes again. When learning to play any lead guitar riffs including this one it is better not to use a guitar pick but rather just your index finger and thumb.

2. Hells Bells which was written by AC/DC as well as being one of the greatest rock anthems of all time is also one of the easiest songs that you as a guitarist can learn to play. Although be aware that you may find this song a little difficult to play initially because of the speed at which it should be played. Normally this easy lead guitar riff should be played at a speed (tempo) of 96 beats per minute and which is why you may find it so hard to play initially.

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 riff for you to attempt is Love Me Tender although this isn’t classed as a rock riff it is another simple song for you to learn when you have only just started playing the guitar. In order for you to play this simple song you will only need to use your index, middle and ring fingers. But you will find that it is going to take you some time before you are able to play the notes in the correct order, however if you practice a lot and regularly you will soon be able to achieve this.

In this article we have looked at three easy lead guitar riffs that you should consider learning how to play when you first begin playing the guitar. If you really do want to improve the way that you play this instrument then you will need to spend lots of time practice these riffs.

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