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4Dec/09

7 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time

According 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

See the full list here.

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  1. 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)

  2. And where's "Satifaction"???

  3. Black Sabbath's War Pigs. 6:30 into it. Amazing riff and fun to play.


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