brian may is a goddamn genius .

@davep8221

5 жыл бұрын

And a PhD in astrophysics. I love '39; best song about relativity I've ever heard.

@tanerylmaz6214

5 жыл бұрын

Zaa

@Kbarismath

5 жыл бұрын

@@tanerylmaz6214 olum film harikaydı lan

@tanerylmaz6214

5 жыл бұрын

Ewt harikaydı ben de izledim

@dimihamuzu

5 жыл бұрын

Literally !

So glad he included Stone Cold Crazy. Underrated riff.

@indianaboyz57

5 жыл бұрын

I think the song has a descent following, especially because of Metallica adopting it too

@TheBlackQueen

5 жыл бұрын

To bad he played it wrong. He plays B natural instead of B flat for one of the notes and it really changes things, and not in a good way.

@indianaboyz57

5 жыл бұрын

The Black Queen actually the B natural is correct. It makes the end of the riff chromatic instead of fitting in with the chord scheme

@TheBlackQueen

5 жыл бұрын

@@indianaboyz57 The original follows the G blues scale, which is played with a B flat. The first measure is not chromatic for sure. The second measure is slightly harder to hear clearly, but I am quite certain it's also a B flat.

@indianaboyz57

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlackQueen First measure is Bb yes but the second is for sure a B natural. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pqWrx66Ycd2XkZM.html

Doctor Brian May is one of the most underrated guitar players. Not only did he build his red special guitar from spare parts in his garage ah la a jedi crafting his own lightsaber he was one of the first to really experiment and push the boundaries of what a guitar can sound like.

@elliebrooke3987

5 жыл бұрын

And his ideas with guitar layering and effects, and not to mention the Deacy Amp

@jazg5939

5 жыл бұрын

Also - he played with a coin

@willmorris12345

5 жыл бұрын

He’s not underrated at all. He’s widely regarded as one of the top 20 or so guitarists of all time. And rightly so.

@SeyyahKebuter

5 жыл бұрын

I would disagree with the "first to really exxperiment" part. That title goes to Jimi Hendrix.

@aml1418

5 жыл бұрын

Kain Theo yeah and Eddie Van Halen really fucked with everything, even more than both imo

For anyone who doesn't know, Brian May wrote most of the guitar riffs, but arguably the most iconic one from Bohemian Rhapsody was written by Freddie!

@sweetlady7317

5 жыл бұрын

Daffa Hazza Brian May himself admitted it in an audio commentary of Queen documentary. so was the riff in Another Bites The Dust by John Deacon

@aljo9872

5 жыл бұрын

So was another famous Queen riff, Death on two legs

@roverwaters3875

5 жыл бұрын

would you believe these days stupid millennial believe Freddie wrote the BohRhap guitar solo

@y_______8608

5 жыл бұрын

Brian compuse Bohemian Rhapsody's riff

@jca111

5 жыл бұрын

@@y_______8608 No Brian did the solo, but Freddie composed the heavy riff and outro on the piano.

Wanna be my “AAaAAaaaAaAA” to my, “lap of the gods”?

@supercalvo9997

4 жыл бұрын

Woah woah lalalala

@anaespiritu4609

4 жыл бұрын

Sure

@marswithdiamonds7611

4 жыл бұрын

I liVe my LiFe FoR yOu

@rogerinataylor1091

4 жыл бұрын

I'll be the cheese to your Toast

@chickenboy2182

4 жыл бұрын

How about my “AAaaAaAaAaaaAA” to my “My Fairy King”?

Seeing innuendo on the list made me happy

@BSan23

5 жыл бұрын

Corbin Colvin bruh same

@laurencegray2477

5 жыл бұрын

Corbin Colvin innuendo is such an overlooked masterpiece

@johncooper2265

5 жыл бұрын

Same with The Hitman off the same LP

@kikioliveer

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, my favorite... 😍

@alexanderblain4236

5 жыл бұрын

It was a nice inclusion, but that wasn't a riff, that was the guitar solo so it irked the pedantic part of my brain.

Brian May is the Bob Ross of guitar.

@obi-wancorleone5678

4 жыл бұрын

*?*

@junkhead_92

3 жыл бұрын

@@obi-wancorleone5678 because he is a wholesome gentleman and has long curly hair.

@gabrielchrist9710

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao freedi

@gabrielchrist9710

3 жыл бұрын

Fried hnow Friends

0:32 - One Vision . 1986 0:58 - Let Me Entertain You . 1978 1:22 - Fat Bottomed Girls . 1978 1:48 - The Hitman . 1991 2:22 - Now I’m Here . 1974 2:32 - Tie Your Mother Down . 1976 3:10 - I Want It All (Extended Version) . 1989 3:47 - Innuendo . 1991 4:18 - Stone Cold Crazy . 1974 4:40 - Bohemian Rhapsody . 1975

@R4FAEL

3 жыл бұрын

Thk baby

@R4FAEL

3 жыл бұрын

Ou melhor tmj lek

@jahircalderon3490

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh yes, all the good stuff

My favorite guitar youtuber playing my favorite band. God bless this day.

@DaniloVicari

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🏻

@kasewiesel

5 жыл бұрын

The Mad Quacker :)

Hey, just here to add: Brian plays with a coin.

@elliebrooke3987

5 жыл бұрын

@Charlie Foster it's not, he played with an old coin. I believe it's either a sixpence or a shilling

@Quattro79

5 жыл бұрын

Eddie Bingham it’s a sixpence that’s been filed into a point on one edge

@steelyjero435

5 жыл бұрын

@@elliebrooke3987 Yeah, actually it is 😄. He is playing since 1974 with the same coin! Its crazy.

@lukasjohansen2746

5 жыл бұрын

A jill Sandwich no, he plays with them as they are

@lukasjohansen2746

5 жыл бұрын

SteelyJEro he hasn’t played with the same coin since 1974. He says he drops like 10 of them every concert

This should read the top 10 Queen guitar riffs. To play the top Queen riffs, you'd need a bass.

@masOnLifts1530

5 жыл бұрын

Only two of the most popular songs by queen uses a bass

@sebastiangonzalez995

5 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t John Deacon always use baselines in every Queen song? Just wondering.

@fennelburbidge5040

5 жыл бұрын

Mr Potato you can’t always hear him and his parts can be extremely minimal but yes . He did participate in more or less every song

@sebastiangonzalez995

5 жыл бұрын

To0nzy . Okay. Thanks for the info. Sometimes I wouldn’t hear the bass at all and wonder if was even involved.

@fluffycat702

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah like some of my favorite queen songs/riffs are with bass like Another One Bites The Dust

A kind of magic is fucking underrated,guitar work at its best and Freddies vocals are unreal.

@aquilaballetmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Song or album??

@ryanwilliams4223

5 жыл бұрын

@@aquilaballetmusic Song

@grroppen2140

5 жыл бұрын

Have you listened to Who Want's The Live Forever he said he had a hard time doing the songs high notes

Amazing list, would’ve loved to have seen Hammer To Fall on here though, that song doesn’t get enough recognition

@rebinmohammadi4426

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@DaniloVicari

5 жыл бұрын

I started to make a list, I had 18 songs, I needed to make some tough choices, Queen has so many amazing riffs and songs!

@gavinblacksher1106

5 жыл бұрын

Danilo Vicari No worries! Queens catalogue is unmatched, you did a great job of narrowing it down to just 10 songs

@ammongarrett4192

5 жыл бұрын

@@DaniloVicari Sweet Lady Father To Son Sweet Lady White Man Sweet Lady The Loser In The End Sweet Lady

@feeno1188

5 жыл бұрын

tbf hammer to fall is not that great imo

If someone want to hear some more queen riffs, I recommend especially: Dead on Time, Liar, Keep Yourself Alive, Ogre Battle, Son And Daughter, Brighton Rock, Death on Two Legs, The Prophet's Song and If you can't Beat them join 'em.

@m_stu

5 жыл бұрын

Awkward brighton rock is a fucking sick song! i first heard it in baby driver, just like a lot of people haha

@bill2527

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah Dead on Time is ripping and would have been cool and have to put Dragon Attack on the list!!

@henrywhittaker9794

5 жыл бұрын

Imo keep yourself alive is the best riff the ever made.

@lalo4642

5 жыл бұрын

Add the intro of Gimme The Prize Imho Dead On Time is the best Brian May riff ever

@henrywhittaker9794

5 жыл бұрын

Lalo I’m not a big fan of gimme the prize but dead on time is a great riff

Queen riffs feel like a mix between Led Zeppelin and AC/DC riffs, Brian May is an amaizing guitarist.

@barbara4214

5 жыл бұрын

Only they were before ac/dc and after led zeppelin

@mitchmarq428

5 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Queen was specifically trying to bring that Led Zeppelin grit into their glam-rock setting, and created/pioneered Glam Metal (which youtube recognizes as a genre, by the way!) before moving on to pop, hard rock, and weird stuff like basically all of A Night at the Opera. Not to sound like WatchMojo or anything...

@joaquinlezcano2372

4 жыл бұрын

@@mitchmarq428 actually the genre is glam rock. Like David Bowie

@rowboat5294

4 жыл бұрын

No they weren’t

@gabrielchrist9710

3 жыл бұрын

School rock. Finaly

Let's face it - 4:47 is the moment we all sang the lyrics.

@allyjenny672

5 жыл бұрын

how did you know

@aghastinagharta

5 жыл бұрын

@@allyjenny672 it's a kind of magic.

@abanano-343

5 жыл бұрын

@@aghastinagharta ohhh I see what you did there xD

@Orangeboy1345

5 жыл бұрын

I sang the lyrics to all of them, huh ...

@jakfrost25

5 жыл бұрын

Was doing it, then I saw this comment and it momentarily really freaked me out

My dumbass brain forgot I was watching a top ten QUEEN riffs video, so I hear one vision start playing and I’m like ooh yeah bit queen to start off, good choice, good choice. Then I realised

Nice to see Stone Cold Crazy getting some recognition.

@kasewiesel

5 жыл бұрын

Ned D. I KNOW

@yoannam.2243

5 жыл бұрын

Yesterday I literally learned it on bass :D

Wow! Never realized queen had so many shred riffs. I know Brian May is an amazing guitarist but damnnnnn some of that stuff was like almost Van Halen-ish. Love it

@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020

5 жыл бұрын

Stone Cold Crazy is often credited as being the song that gave birth to thrash metal.

@Olliemets

5 жыл бұрын

The First 2 Albums are wild. Check em out. Some over the top stuff, but some crazy Guitar licks. "Great King Rat", "Modern Times Rock N Roll", Ogre Battle- Serious shredding.

@bill2527

5 жыл бұрын

Van Halenish? C'mon do all you pinheads have to compare everyone to him. Brian is English and was rockin' and recording way before VH

@peterstewart9376

5 жыл бұрын

@@bill2527listen here pinhead, im dirty dan.

@peterstewart9376

5 жыл бұрын

@@bill2527 eddie van halen was way better than this guy okay just be smooth with it

Best band in the world. Change my mind

@katalucic4431

5 жыл бұрын

same

@J.4855X

5 жыл бұрын

Go d we cant

@overkilsjack888

5 жыл бұрын

I love Queen but Jimi Hendrix is just as good

@zlegend9628

5 жыл бұрын

Led Zeppelin

@demise314

5 жыл бұрын

@@overkilsjack888 Jimmy Hendrix was a legendary guitar player, but their sounds are so different it's impossible to compare the two. And he wasn't a band

As a massive Queen fan (and as someone who's extremely excited for the Bohemian Rhapsody movie), I loved this. Brian May is such a great guitarist and he's one of my personal favourites so this was awesome to see, awesome job dude. How about Top 10 Riffs - Ghost soon?

@4xdblack

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly Brian May's solos are what got me started on queen.

@Heritage6292

4 жыл бұрын

All of those also bcoz of Freddie.

I think hammer to fall shouldve been included. Other than that great job

Queen really were the greatest

@darkjesy7736

4 жыл бұрын

No, they weren't

@atomic4650

4 жыл бұрын

@@darkjesy7736 yes they were

@jasonteqja7262

4 жыл бұрын

Debatable

@jazzram_

3 жыл бұрын

They weren’t the greates They are the greatest

@JDP2104

3 жыл бұрын

My 2nd favorite only after Guns N Roses

as a fellow musician may i say i have never heard any Queen stuff played so perfectly. well presented too..excellent.

I honestly love all the riffs and how he included some less popular Queen songs, nice job.

I reckon Brighton rock is one of the most underrated queen songs and guitar riffs.

You deserve ways more followers. All of youre videos have such an incredible quality, always perfect playing, tones nailed, just absolutely professional.

The millionaire waltz riff is extremely underrated

I was very happy when I saw The Hitman!!!

@rodger3352

4 жыл бұрын

Me too :)

Innuendo è un capolavoro che speravo avresti proposto prima o poi. Grande!! 🤘🏼

Thanks for including Hitman ! Very underrated song ^_^

1:01 I love Let Me Entertain You’s riff it’s so cool

"Son and Daughter" and "Dead on Time" some of the greatest and unknown riffs by Dr May

The guitar tone is fucking amazing 😱😱😱

@MakelBelieve

5 жыл бұрын

David Rubén Lora Chi that's cause software does the work

@james2155

5 жыл бұрын

So smooth

@danyrszz

5 жыл бұрын

I think he recorded it from the physical amplifier, not simulated software

@simonheerze3085

5 жыл бұрын

@@MakelBelieve there's nothing wrong with that, is there?

@MakelBelieve

5 жыл бұрын

@@simonheerze3085 nope nothing at all. I like Smoth and pure guitar sound

Davvero bravissimo, complimenti. È stato un piacere guardare questo video e sentirti suonare.

This is terrific!! Super choices! Great job!

Most impressive, young friend. And I know every single note of Brian's riffs. But never, ever could'nt played them ! In almost 40 years !

top 10 riffs: dio

@UmberBee

5 жыл бұрын

KONO DIO DA

@irlendyorville1705

5 жыл бұрын

holy diver rainbow in the dark

@marcinmrozowski6703

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah!!!

@martinhroch344

5 жыл бұрын

We Rock Rainbow in the Dark Holy Diver

@thijs.keyveehts

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Angel

That was fantastic! Your playing is exceptional. Just makes me appreciate Brian even more. What a genius, what a guitar god!

Fantastic song choices!! Love 'em

I liked how you put so many underrated riffs, my favourite is Now I'm Here. Son And Daughter riff would be a good one too!

Brian is one of the most underrated and to my opinion the best guitarist all the time❤️🎶

Absolutely SOLID vid, great editing, great choices from Queen! Thanks for this! Now I'mma go learn em XD

awesome job dude, so many good ones

Nailed the tone! Bryan May is a riff legend. Well covered.

@eddiem4868

5 жыл бұрын

Part of his tone is his coin pick

The Live Killers version of Let Me Entertain You is the most rocking thing they ever did. Fantastic.

Nicely done. Multi-tracking definitely thickens up the sound, which, of course, Brian does all the time.

That is absolutely magnificent!!!

Innuendo was a fantastic album! My favourite along with Night at the Opera and Day at the Races.

Top 10 riffs : Pink Floyd

@ramix04

5 жыл бұрын

Es mas complejo de todos. .

@lennard9616

5 жыл бұрын

@Syd Barret 17 Comfortably Numb the 2nd guitar solo *-*

@goplanit

5 жыл бұрын

They don't have 10 top riffs... they're shit.

@owendeweese6389

5 жыл бұрын

Cristaux FEUR no one could watch an hour long video like that

@MrDoudoune21

5 жыл бұрын

@@goplanit what a senseless comment... even if they were shit, there would still be a top ten

Well done, I really enjoyed this video... You are the best...

This band just give me chills whenever I listen to any of their songs❤God gifted band. Just love their pure music ...

I'm glad he put in The Hitman, because it's a very underrated song

Congrats on 100k subs you deserve it

@DaniloVicari

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!!

wonderful guitar and playing :)

*Congrats for your 100k Subs! I think you deserve more than that, just keep up the good content and everything. Congrats again!*

@DaniloVicari

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!!

Love playing the ‘Now I’m Here’ Riff @ 2:21

QUEEN FOREVER 💙❤️💚

Absolutely fantastic. Great job .

Superb instructional. Professional to a tee......, intensely interesting, and very polished.

The Rolling Stones please

Pretty surprised to see Hitman, though I'm pretty happy it was in there. Honestly, I was kinda surprised you did open up with Keep Yourself Alive, that is always a good riff to start with when doing Queen.

@dbd31463

5 жыл бұрын

The opening riff was One Vision. I didn't hear any Keep Yourself Alive.

@FilipinoWaylon26

4 жыл бұрын

@@dbd31463 sorry, that was a typo. I meant I'm surprised that he didn't open with Keep Yourself Alive.

Great cover on those songs great job

Fantastic loved it 👍

Brian may rocks! Fantastic job with this video

Keep Yourself Alive should’ve been on here but I forgive bc he included Stone Cold Crazy

I literally love you for making this video

Bellissimo, complimenti😍

The Hitman & I want it all (extended version) = super like!!!

L’inizio è un’opera d’arte!!! 🎸🎸🎸

Grande Danilo! Sei bravissimo, che talento ...e tanto studio immagino!

Grande video... Bravissimo!!! Super le canzoni che hai scelto. God Save the QUEEN!!!

Top 10 Riffs: Scorpions

@derekbells

5 жыл бұрын

Sails of charon have to be close to number 1

@masonmackinnon952

5 жыл бұрын

Top 5 would be better

@Slaker02320

5 жыл бұрын

Soooooo many good riffs

@adamr1987

5 жыл бұрын

We burn the sky and Fly to the rainbow are kick ass ones as well.

@orlandoveronez3886

5 жыл бұрын

Por favooorrrrrr

Top 10 riffs:Judas Priest

@benguitardrums9569

5 жыл бұрын

Diego Otero electric eye #1

@diegootero7277

5 жыл бұрын

@@benguitardrums9569 Could be...

Me encantó tu vídeo !!! I like it !!!

This was an awesome video! Bri is truly a genius 😄

brian may's a genius

Realmente Bray May é o cara. Parabens por ele ter deixado esse legado.

@danielpinto6165

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/onxouMSEkdW2YMY.html

Bravo Danilo! Complimenti!

@DaniloVicari

5 жыл бұрын

Grazie mille!

Amazing!! Great guitar player

Queen are a fantastic band

I only know a few of the songs after 1985 or that area, and I enjoyed the ones that I know.

Great stuff man!

Great cinematography, you’re very talented

Finally my prayers have been answered, thank you for this maybe do Pink Floyd next? Like if Queen and Pink Floyd are the two greatest bands of all time!

@varunbhattacharyya9356

5 жыл бұрын

Please do Pink Floyd

@alexcraft7548

5 жыл бұрын

Id say the top 3 are 1. Queen 2. Black Sabbath 3. Pink Floyd But thats just me

@TDJbobiste

5 жыл бұрын

@@alexcraft7548 to me 1 Jimi Hendrix experience 2 Pink floyd 3 Led zep 4 Queen

@octtrinittolavg

5 жыл бұрын

For my taste, here's my personal list 1. Deep Purple 2. Queen 3. Whitesnake 4. Led Zeppelin 5. Rainbow Without offense for anybody, I really like Pink Floyd but I don't look on them them as the biggest. But Queen, I really do. 😊

@mouloudo

5 жыл бұрын

@exposed love that just means the beatles are the pioneers, but Queen took it to the next level... Pink Floyd next

Liar is a pretty good one, I can’t believe it’s not here

@starlinyn9292

4 жыл бұрын

They can't all be or it wouldn't be top 10

Bellissimo video!

Bravo Danilo. Top 💎

Excellent choices! I'd've liked to've heard either Keep Yourself Alive or Great King Rat or ... I think you basically need to do "10 more Top Ten Riffs." Also, in case you didn't know, Steve Howe did the ~wandering minstrel guitar somewhere near the middle.~ Yes, Queen, Mike Oldfield: in a class of their own.

para mí faltó "its late" es mi riff favorito de Queen

You'are so good, thanks made my day!

Oh man...this is so good !!

Brian May is a GOD!

Let's Rock My Friend!!!

brian may can literally play anything and is quite underrated . From thrashy riffs of stone cold crazy to shreds and basically anything.

great video thank you Danilo

Awesome list and skills. Was hoping Dragon Attack would make it in here.

Do a U.F.O. list...awesome and legendary band!! Schenker!!

How is it possible that I already love the video without watching it? I think it's the title.

Great video! Thank you!