{"id":3755,"date":"2017-03-09T17:41:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T22:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2023-01-25T15:28:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T20:28:43","slug":"intermediate-guitar-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/intermediate-guitar-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermediate Guitar Songs to Learn Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been playing guitar for a while, it can be tempting to slip into a sense of complacency. You\u2019ve mastered some basic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/easy-guitar-chords\/\">chords<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/g-major-scale-on-guitar\/\">scales,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/how-to-read-strumming-patterns\/\">strumming patterns<\/a>, so what else is there to learn? A whole lot, as it turns out. There\u2019s some phenomenal intermediate guitar songs out there that can help kick your guitar prowess up a notch, and we\u2019ve picked out a few of them to teach you in this article.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/guitar-silhouette-171x300.jpg\" alt=\"intermediate guitar songs\" width=\"171\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/guitar-silhouette-171x300.jpg 171w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/guitar-silhouette-768x1349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/guitar-silhouette-583x1024.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/guitar-silhouette.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/>Intermediate Guitar Songs Vs. Beginner Guitar Songs<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Intermediate guitar songs and intermediate guitar materials can mean many things ranging from bar chords, challenging riffs, fingerpicking patterns, complex chord voicings, and so much more. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/beginner-guitar-songs\/\">Beginner guitar material<\/a> rarely moves from the first three frets of the guitar, but more complex material begins to explore the range of the guitar. As always, we recommend playing everything we show you today to the steady click of a metronome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u201cDaytripper,\u201d by The Beatles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaytripper\u201d features not only one of the best riffs of all time, but is also a great intermediate guitar song for someone to learn something more challenging than songs with simple chords. The song\u2019s chord structure is a variation on the 12-Bar Blues, and the main guitar\u2019s syncopated rhythm is likely to get stuck in your head for months. In addition to chords, we\u2019re going to show you how to play the main riff of the song. Here\u2019s the chords paired with the lyrics for the verse and chorus. The chord structure here repeats two times throughout the song.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HB6pVG2OmVU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Riff 1:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Daytripper-riff-1.png\" alt=\"Intermediate Guitar songs riff for daytripper\" width=\"878\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Daytripper-riff-1.png 878w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Daytripper-riff-1-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Daytripper-riff-1-768x123.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Riff 2:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daytripper-riff-2.png\" alt=\"Guitar riff for Daytripper\" width=\"879\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daytripper-riff-2.png 879w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daytripper-riff-2-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daytripper-riff-2-768x118.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daytripper-chords.png\" alt=\"Guitar tabs for Daytripper \" width=\"817\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daytripper-chords.png 817w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daytripper-chords-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daytripper-chords-768x525.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Verse)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(Riff 1)<\/span><br \/>\nGot a good reason, for taking the easy way out<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Riff 2)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> (Riff 1)<\/span><br \/>\nGot a good reason, for taking the easy way out<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Chorus)<\/strong><br \/>\nF#<br \/>\nShe was a day____ tripper, one way ticket yeah<br \/>\nA7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G#7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C#7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B7<br \/>\nIt took me so____ long to find out, and I found out<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Solo)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u201c1979,\u201d by The Smashing Pumpkins<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It only takes a few seconds of listening to \u201c1979\u201d to hear why The Smashing Pumpkins are widely recognized as being one of the most important bands in modern music. During the 90\u2019s, this Chicago-based band took heavy grunge music and expanded it into gorgeous, sprawling songs that are dreamlike in nature. \u201c1979\u201d is one of the best intermediate guitar songs to learn, because it features challenging rhythms and interesting chord shapes up the neck of the guitar. For this song, you\u2019ll need to tune your guitar a half step down to Eb tuning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4aeETEoNfOg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Intro and Verse Riff:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3759 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-intro-and-verse-riff-e1489095958324.png\" alt=\"1979 Smashing Pumpkins Intro Riff\" width=\"894\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-intro-and-verse-riff-e1489095958324.png 894w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-intro-and-verse-riff-e1489095958324-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-intro-and-verse-riff-e1489095958324-768x134.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Pre Chorus Riff:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-pre-chorus-riff.png\" alt=\"Pre Chorus Riff 1979 guitar\" width=\"878\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-pre-chorus-riff.png 878w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-pre-chorus-riff-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-pre-chorus-riff-768x128.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Chorus Riff:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-chorus-riff-e1489096190116.png\" alt=\"Chorus Guitar Riff for 1979\" width=\"877\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-chorus-riff-e1489096190116.png 877w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-chorus-riff-e1489096190116-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-chorus-riff-e1489096190116-768x145.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Bridge Riff:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-bridge-riff.png\" alt=\"1979 Smashing Pumpkins Guitar Bridge Riff\" width=\"878\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-bridge-riff.png 878w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-bridge-riff-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1979-bridge-riff-768x113.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(Intro and Verse Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Shakedown 1979, cool kids never have the time<br \/>\nOn a live wire right up off the street<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Pre Chorus Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You and I should meet<br \/>\nJune bug skipping like a stone<br \/>\nWith the headlights pointed at the dawn<br \/>\nWe were sure we&#8217;d never see an end to it all<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Pre Chorus Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">(Chorus Riff)<\/span><br \/>\nAnd I don&#8217;t even care to shake these zipper blues<br \/>\nAnd we don&#8217;t know just where our bones will rest<br \/>\nTo dust I guess<br \/>\nForgotten and absorbed into the earth below<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(Verse Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Double cross the vacant and the bored<br \/>\nThey&#8217;re not sure just what we have in the store<br \/>\nMorphine city slippin&#8217; dues, down to see that<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Pre Chorus Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">(Chorus Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t even care, as restless as we are<br \/>\nWe feel the pull in the land of a thousand guilts<br \/>\nAnd poured cement, lamented and assured<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">(Bridge Riff)<\/span><br \/>\nTo the lights and towns below<br \/>\nFaster than the speed of sound<br \/>\nFaster than we thought we&#8217;d go, beneath the sound of hope<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(Verse Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Justine never knew the rules<br \/>\nHung down with the freaks and the ghouls<br \/>\nNo apologies ever need be made<br \/>\nI know you better than you fake it, to see<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Pre Chorus Riff)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">(Chorus Riff)<\/span><br \/>\nAnd I don&#8217;t even care to shake these zipper blues<br \/>\nAnd we don&#8217;t know just where our bones will rest<br \/>\nTo dust I guess<br \/>\nForgotten and absorbed into the earth below<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(Verse Riff)<\/span><br \/>\nThe street heats the urgency of sound<br \/>\nAs you can see there&#8217;s no one around<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit,\u201d by Nirvana<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nirvana\u2019s blistering contribution to music was the perfect accompaniment to the angst, discontentment, and disillusionment so many young people were already feeling in the early 90\u2019s. Nirvana and their first hit \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d changed the musical landscape forever because the release of the song propelled alternative rock into the mainstream where it\u2019s remained ever since. This song is as fiercely powerful as it is simple, and it\u2019s a perfect introduction to power chords and string muting. Power chords are simple shapes on the guitar that leave the note out of the chords that determines if the chord is major or minor. To mute the strings, simply relax your left hand fingers slightly and strum the strings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hTWKbfoikeg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Intro and Chorus Riff<\/span> (mute strings between chords):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3764 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Smells-Like-Intro-Riff.png\" alt=\"Smells Like Teen Spirit Intro Guitar Riff\" width=\"473\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Smells-Like-Intro-Riff.png 473w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Smells-Like-Intro-Riff-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Verse Riff<\/span> (play the same notes at a faster rhythm during pre-choruses):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3765 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/smells-like-verse-riff-1024x283.jpg\" alt=\"Smells Like Teen Spirit Guitar Riff\" width=\"640\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/smells-like-verse-riff-1024x283.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/smells-like-verse-riff-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/smells-like-verse-riff-768x212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/smells-like-verse-riff.jpg 1674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Bridge Riff:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/smells-like-bridge-riff.png\" alt=\"Smells Like Teen Spirit Bridge Riff\" width=\"879\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/smells-like-bridge-riff.png 879w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/smells-like-bridge-riff-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musikalessons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/smells-like-bridge-riff-768x133.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(Intro and Chorus Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Verse Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Load up on guns<br \/>\nBring your friends<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s fun to lose and to pretend<br \/>\nShe&#8217;s overboard, self-assured<br \/>\nOh no I know, a dirty word<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Verse Riff)<\/span><br \/>\nHello, hello, hello, how low [x3]<br \/>\nHello, hello, hello<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(Chorus Riff)<\/span><br \/>\nWith the lights out, it&#8217;s less dangerous<br \/>\nHere we are now, entertain us<br \/>\nI feel stupid and contagious<br \/>\nHere we are now, entertain us<br \/>\nA mulatto, an Albino<br \/>\nA mosquito, my libido, yeah<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">(Bridge Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hey, yay<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Verse Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m worse at what I do best<br \/>\nAnd for this gift, I feel blessed<br \/>\nOur little group has always been<br \/>\nAnd always will until the end<\/p>\n<p>Hello, hello, hello, how low [x3]<br \/>\nHello, hello, hello<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(Chorus Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the lights out, it&#8217;s less dangerous<br \/>\nHere we are now, entertain us<br \/>\nI feel stupid and contagious<br \/>\nHere we are now, entertain us<br \/>\nA mulatto, an Albino<br \/>\nA mosquito, my libido, yeah<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\">(Bridge Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hey, yay<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Verse Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And I forget just why I taste<br \/>\nOh yeah, I guess it makes me smile<br \/>\nI found it hard, it was hard to find<br \/>\nOh well, whatever, never mind<\/p>\n<p>Hello, hello, hello, how low [x3]<br \/>\nHello, hello, hello<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(Chorus Riff)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the lights out, it&#8217;s less dangerous<br \/>\nHere we are now, entertain us<br \/>\nI feel stupid and contagious<br \/>\nHere we are now, entertain us<br \/>\nA mulatto, an Albino<br \/>\nA mosquito, my libido<\/p>\n<p>A denial, A denial, A denial, A denial, A denial<br \/>\nA denial, A denial, A denial, A denial<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hope learning these intermediate guitar songs has been fun. 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