8 Classic '90s Riffs
To Pick & Strum
- Paul Andrews
- July 10, 2019

Song 1: Zombie
Zombie was recorded by the Irish rock band The Cranberries. It is a protest song written about the 1993 IRA bombing in Warrington, and in memory of two young victims, Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry. This is a great beginner song as it is essentially just four chords all the way through, Em, C, G & D.
Song 2: Wonderwall
This song is a 90’s classic, it only contains a few chords and you can keep two fingers down most of the way through but the strum pattern is quite difficult, so take your time and go slow.
Song 3: Lucky Man
The song itself only has a few chords but it is the 16th note strum pattern that makes it difficult.
Song 4: Runaway Train
This song contains just four simple open chords, C, G, Am & Em but does also contains the ‘F’ chord which is a more advanced chord.
Song 5: High and Dry
This song starts with a cool octave riff which means you are only holding down two strings, sounds easy but you also want to hear open strings so take care when placing fingers.
Song 6: Everlong
Everlong is one of my favourite songs. The song starts with a great riff played in Drop D so you will need to tune your low E string down to D.
Song 7: Smells Like Teen Spirit
This is another 90s classic and only consists of four chords. The strum pattern is a bit tricky but shouldn’t take too long to get down.
Song 8: Are You Gonna Go My Way
There we have it a collection of 90s classics to help transport you back in time. What is your favourite 90s song? I would love to know, drop it in the comments below.