4 Pop-Punk Guitar Riffs to Learn This Weekend


Pop punk wouldn't be the same without these classic guitar riffs. Punk tunes have caused so many air guitar jams and power-chord basement rock-outs that if you had a dollar for every one, you would rule the world...

For many guitar players of the 1980's thru 1990's and even early 2000's it was the introduction to pop punk guitar playing that got them started playing guitar. It's not the most advanced kinds of riffs to play, but you just had to learn them, because they were super catchy and relatively easy to play for any beginner guitarist. And, a lot more fun than "Happy Birthday," or "Twinkle-Twinkle."

That means these riffs in this style deserve honorable mention for the influence they have had (over decades) on aspiring guitar players all around the globe.

RIFF #1). DAMMIT - Blink 182
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You could consider this song to be the cornerstone of the late pop punk riff world from the late 1990's.  For many this riff was the introduction to pop punk guitar playing.






RIFF #2). Flavor Of The Weak - American Hi-Fi
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Formed in Boston in 1998 the band released their first major album in 2001 and had a smash pop-punk hit with this song.





RIFF #3). LONGVIEW - GreenDay
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Formed in 1986 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt the band had major success with their 1994 release "Dookie." They sold over 10 million copies. The song "LongView," became a massive guitar-punk hit among both beginner guitar players and bass players who wanted to master their power chords and punk bass lines.





RIFF #4). Social Distortion - Story of My Life
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Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California.They are one of the most Iconic of the California punk groups. Their hit song "Story of Mt Life," blends power chords along side strumming to create a great work-out in this style.


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