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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"Whisky Train" - Procul Harum
"Drop Dead Legs" - Van Halen
"Can't You Hear Me Knocking - The Rolling Stones
"That's All You Need" - The Faces
"All Right Now" - Free
"Narcotic Prayer" - Chris Whitley
"Roadhouse Blues" - The Doors
"Ma Ma Belle" - Electric Light Orchestra
"I Don't Need No Doctor" - Humble Pie (Rockin' The Fillmore)
"Love and Happiness" - John Mellencamp
"Melting Pot" - John Mellencamp
"Do Ya" - The Move
"Start Me Up" - The Rolling Stones
"Shattered" - The Rolling Stones
"Cinnamon Girl" - Neil Young
"The Pusher" - Steppenwolf
"Love Like a Man" - Ten Years After
"Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns N' Roses
"Silver Paper" - Mountain
"Hope You're Feeling Better" - Santana
"Lawyers Guns & Money" - Warren Zevon
"Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
"Bridge Of Sighs" - Robin Trower
"Can't Hardly Wait" - The Replacements
"I Ain't Superstitious" - Jeff Beck
"Come As You Are" - Nirvana
"Sweet Emotion" - Aerosmith
"Alive" - Pearl Jam
"You Got The Love" - Rufus with Chaka Kahn
...and so and so on.....

Grateful Dead- Tennessee Jed
Doors- Blood on the streets
Wilco- Via Chicago
My Morning Jacket- Gideon