This video explores how popular guitar riffs are often learned incorrectly at first, and then demonstrates the "right way" to play them for a more authentic sound and improved technique. The presenter, Mike, revisits 14 examples, highlighting common mistakes and demonstrating the more challenging but rewarding authentic methods.
The presenter initially learned "You Shook Me All Night Long" incorrectly. He explains that the common tablature played it on the high strings, resulting in a "wimpy" sound. The authentic way to play it, he demonstrates, is higher up on the "fatter strings," which gives it a more powerful sound. He also discusses "Thunderstruck," initially believing Angus Young only used his fretting hand, but later learning it required picking every note. For "Back in Black," he notes the common beginner approach with power chords and open positions, but the connecting riff, which he initially thought was easier, requires a difficult stretch and a jump for the last note, unlike his simplified version.
