4Dec/09
7 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time
TweetAccording to a MusicRadar survey, "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitar riff of all time. Here are the top 7:
1. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child
2. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
3. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
4. Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
5. Derek and the Dominos - Layla
6. AC/DC - Back In Black
7. Metallica - Enter Sandman
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December 9th, 2009 - 17:31
great list!! Here's some more food for thought:
Sunshine of your Love (Cream)
All Your Loving (Bluesbreakers w/Clapton)
Manic Depression (Jimi)
Aqualung (Jethro Tull)
Led Boots (Jeff Beck)
The Rover (Led Zeppelin)
Life in the Fast Lane (Eagles – Joe Walsh)
Traveling Riverside Blues (Robert Johnson)
Moanin' (Wes Montgomery)
All Night Long (Kenny Burrell)
January 4th, 2010 - 04:51
And where's "Satifaction"???
January 25th, 2010 - 00:57
Black Sabbath's War Pigs. 6:30 into it. Amazing riff and fun to play.