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Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs

A British guitar magazine recently polled it readers to compile a list of the greatest guitar riffs. Guns 'N Roses "Sweet Child of Mine" came in at the number spot. Here's a link to the poll results. As you can see the list is entirely metal oriented.

My list would include:

The Chuck Berry intro
The Chuck Berry rhythm
The Bo Diddley beat
Temptations - My Girl
Kinks - You Really Got Me
Steely Dan - Reelin' In the Years
Sam & Dave (Steve Cropper) - Soul Man
Stone Temple Pilots - Plish
Beatles - I Feel Fine intro
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze intro

Is it my fault that nearly all the great riffs are pre-1980?

What's on your list?
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richard_stacy
686 posts
 
The Afghan Whigs "Now You Know" from Gentleman...a close second to "Debonair", same album.

My favorite rock album of all time and if you had a chance to see it live....just wow. I was lucky enough to see Greg Dulli Saturday night doing his solo stripped down thing and he still has the magic. Anxiously awaiting the new Twilight Singers record due out shortly.
achilles
135 posts
 
Aerosmith - Walk This Way (yes, they used to have good songs)
dayglow
1,979 posts
 
The Trooper- Iron Maiden
corazon
210 posts
 
Anything from "Fillmore East" and "Mountain Jam"
Steely Dan "My Old School"
John Mayer Trio has a few good grooves on "Where the Light Is" DVD
Just saw this guy on Jimmy Kimmel, Quinn Sullivan. The song he played had a great groove.
"Thick as a Brick"
These are just a few that came to mind as I stumbled across this thread.
There are just so many along with all the great mentions above.
achilles
135 posts
 
Corazon, you know there's a Jethro Tull song from way back called "Thick as a Brick". I wonder if Mr. Sullivan was covering it. As I recall, the song is pretty catchy.
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