Top Ten Greatest Guitar Riffs
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1)
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
“co-o-ol”
“The easiest riff to play on guitar yet the coolest”
“Absolute classic. Its unbeatable. So simple yet so awesome.”
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“never heared such a ’deathly’ riff...”
“the best song with the best riff ever, no doubt about it”
“This one blows all of the options awaaaay! Hands down the best rock song and riff ever to hit the airwaves to this day.”
listen to Enter Sandman - Metallica on iTunes
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3)
Hells Bells - AC/DC
“This should be #1 it’s better than Enter Sandman!”
“One of the classics!”
4)
Raise Your Hands - Bon Jovi
“Really amazing riff listen to it now”
“the whole song is a guitar masterpiece!”
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5)
Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses
“the most memorable riff I’ve ever heard”
“coolest guitar riffs esp the solo part”
“The riff alone gives me a smile and a peaceful feeling. It’s like there’s nothing left in the world that matters but that song.”
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6)
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
“AMAZING. Thats all I can say”
“jimmy page is the best... the horny sound in the middle of the song is sexy;)... other bands like GNR had copied this idea”
7)
Unholy Confession - Avenged Sevenfold
“great riff, I like it better than the rest.”
“best riffs ever, best guitarist ever, best band EVER!
A7X RULES!”
“the riff in this song is amazing, zacky and syn are the best...”
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“i dont think so. maybe number 50”
listen to Walk This Way - Aerosmith on iTunes
9)
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
“This is easily the best song of the nineties. Can Smoke on the Water say that about the eighties?
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“smells like teen spirit is one of the best songs of all time, and it’s refreshing to see a list where HEART isn’t in the top ten”
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“I understand smoke on the water being first, but this one needs to be second, you can’t go a week w/out someone singing it.
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“THE most Rockin guitar riff of all time. Sunshine of your love should also be much higher and there should be more ACDC in the top ten”
listen to Iron Man - Black Sabbath on iTunes
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