5 Easy Guitar Riffs on a Single String Online Guitar Lessons for Kids

5 Easy Guitar Riffs

In this free online guitar lesson for kids, I will teach your child how to play five easy guitar riffs on a single string. The lesson includes a full video tutorial with onscreen guitar tabs designed especially for kids. Plus, the songs have been arranged so that any child can learn these five riffs as efficiently and effectively as possible. If you’re ready to get started, tune up your child’s guitar, crank up the distortion, and prepare to hear your child rock!


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5 Easy Guitar Riffs

When your child is just getting started, the guitar is a difficult instrument to learn. Fingers hurt, frets buzz, and the six strings have letter names and number names. Not to mention, there are so many other musical skills to learn, like rhythm, guitar tab, and standard notation. It’s no wonder more than 90% of people quit the guitar within the first twelve months of picking it up.

Easy Guitar Riffs Make Quick Wins

That’s where the concept of quick wins comes in. These five easy songs will help your child acquire quick wins. Quick wins are great because they help your child develop confidence, build momentum, and experience success. With five quick wins under your child’s belt, he or she is more likely to fall into the second category of guitarists: that 10% of guitarists who stick with the guitar for life and gaining the lifelong benefits of playing a musical instrument in the process.

What are the Best Easy Guitar Riffs?

These five easy songs are the best guitar songs for beginners for three reasons: First, they’re easy to play. Second, they’re instantly recognizable. Third, they sound awesome!

  1. The Peter Gunn Theme by Henry Mancini
  2. Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple
  3. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
  4. Iron Man by Black Sabbath
  5. I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll by Joan Jett

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Brian Parham
Brian Parham

Brian Parham is the founder and creator of the Rock Dojo, an award-winning guitar program for kids. He’s also the author of three guitar method books for kids, the 2018 Teacher of the Year by Lessons.com and the 2018 Rising Star of Oregon by the Small Business Administration. He’s currently pursuing a Guitar Professional Advanced Certificate from Berklee College of Music. When he’s not rocking out on the guitar, Brian enjoys reading comic books, binge-watching Cobra Kai, and spending time with his wife.