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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Smrex,

If you're gonna go all "Thin Lizzy" on this one, you should add "Jailbreak". 
Ok, so I haven 't read this whole thread but here's an obscure reference...

Buckethead - Soothsayer (the whole tune)

(2) for me;


Day Tripper- The Beatles

Midnight Rambler (live)- The Rolling Stones

OMG jafant---Of course, "Day Tripper"! One of the first I learned (after "Wipeout" and "Money").