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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?
128x128onhwy61
john_fink
140 posts
 
The Stones version: "Oh Carol"
The Stone Roses: "Drivin' South"
Echo & The Bunnymen: "Do it Clean"
Adrian Belew: "Momur"
Humble Pie: "I Don't Need No Doctor"
Mountain: "Mississippi Queen"
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mejames
986 posts
 
Mountain: "Mississippi Queen" this song totally rocks.
Dire Straits "Money for Nothing"
AC/DC "Hell's Bells"
Scorpions "The Zoo"
Led Zeppelin "Bring it on Home"
tkmetz
91 posts
 
Wow, how'd we all miss this one, this might be the most famous of all......

Sweet Home Alabama - Skynyrd

or out of obscurity....

Hocus Pocus by Focus

another killer.....

Mississippi Queen

Tkmetz
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