The Greatest Riffs.....ever
This list is of the most famous riffs in Rock/Blues History - ones that people from every corner of the world will know and recognise and put some of these artists on the map! |
| 1 | Muddy Waters
Mannish Boy
Everybody has heard this riff, whether they have heard of Muddy Waters or not - it is the quintessential blues riff and covered to the max. |
| 2 | Elvis
Heart Break Hotel
If you dont know this riff you must be the most sheltered person in the world! |
| 3 | Deep Purple
Smoke on the water
This is such a simple riff, and one that every budding guitarist learns to play almost immediately! |
| 4 | Free
Alright Now
Another simple one, but the raw simpleness makes it stick in the mind |
| 5 | Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Not the best Sabbath song by any means, but this riff packs a punch and what a punch! |
| 6 | Cream
Sunshine of Your Love
Jack Bruce discovered the riff playing an old double bass, immediately picked up his bass and played it on there. When Clapton heard it he decided he need not write anything and just replicated Bruce from there Sunshine of your love was born - amazingly simple! |
| 7 | Motorhead
Ace of Spades
Like Black Sabbath its raw power gets you hooked from the first line |
| 8 | The Knack
My Sharona
Awful band, but this riff is another world famous hit (and i had to include something else from the 80s to balance the list abit) |
| 9 | Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Lets face it, the song defined a generation, brought a shift in rock music and made Nirvana the biggest band in the world. All from a slightly altered Boston riff! |
| 10 | AC/DC
Highway to Hell
Well can you name me another riff that is more well known and not listed above cos i was running out of ideas... |
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