What's the greatest guitar riff of all time?

What's the greatest guitar riff of all time?

As our Top Ten Guitar Riffs feature shows, rock music has produced some memorable guitar riffs over the years. But do you agree with the ten we've chosen? Perhaps you thought The Beatles should be in there. Maybe Metallica, Muse or even Motorhead. Let us know what you think are the greatest guitar riffs ever created...

 

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  1.  
    mark from manchester says:
    Oct 30, 12:08

    needled 24/7, follow the reaper - children of bodom
    Redneck, laid to rest - lamb of god
    enemies of reality, born, the river dragon, inside four walls, narcosynthesis - Nevermore
    iron man, black sabbath, paranoid, sabbath bloody sabbath - black sabbatth
    raining blood, war ensemble, mandatory suicide, south of heaven - salyer
    seek and destroy, no remorse, enter sandman, sad but true, creeping death, master of puppets - Metallica
    holy wars, tornado of souls, sweating bullets, in my darkest hour - megadeth
    be quick or be dead, number of the beast, the wickerman, phantom of the opera - iron maiden
    black star, far beyond the sun - Yngwie malmsteen
    satch boogie, surfing with the alien - joe satriani
    for the love of god, bad horsie - steve vai
    all of those are better than most of the ones mentioned already come on people you can do better. Treeza and Peter kudos on the yngwie he is the king of sweden

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    jessifern from belguim, brussels says:
    Oct 30, 09:40

    Deep purple - smoke on the water

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    da from uk says:
    Oct 30, 05:34

    motley crue rule !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Karen from Manchester says:
    Oct 29, 19:56

    Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone
    Iron Maiden - any song they've ever done but especially Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, Run to the Hills, The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
    Pantera - Walk
    Metallica - Enter Sandman, Sad but True, For Whom the Bell Tolls
    Saxon - Denim and Leather and everything else they've performed
    Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction
    Judas Priest - Breaking The Law
    Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
    Firewind - Maniac
    White Snake - Still of the Night, Here I go again and everything else
    Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
    Slayer - Angel of Death
    Trivium - Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr, Fire

  5.  
    Bill from Loughborough says:
    Oct 29, 17:51

    1. Should I Stay or Should I Go (the Clash) - Brings you to attention
    2. Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen) - takes you off on a ride through the streets
    3. Famous Flower of Serving Men (Martin Carthy - you try playing it??) - takes you through mediaevil England)
    4. Layla (EC) - stops you in your tracks
    5. the C/Am/F/G riff that is the basis of so many songs you can't name them and has stood the test of time since the 50s!
    But lets understand the difference beteen a riff and a solo shall we?

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