Top 20 Best Guitar Riffs
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1.
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
81 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
2.
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
The riff on this song will be played throughout history, although not sure if it truly is a stairway to heaven or hell.
71 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
3.
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
A classic that will never die.
70 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
4.
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
66 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
5.
Black Sabbath - Iron Man
63 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
6.
AC/DC - Back In Black
54 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
7.
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
With Kurt Cobain dead at a young age and the top of his career, this guitar riff will be known for awhile.
45 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
8.
The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
I can't get no guitar riffs better than this.
44 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
9.
Van Halen - Mean Street
43 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
10.
Guns 'n Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
40 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
11.
Metallica - Master of Puppets
36 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
12.
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
35 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
13.
Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower
32 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
14.
purple haze
great riff
30 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
15.
Black Dog
Aaron K posted this
22 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
16.
Derek and the Dominoes - Layla
21 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
17.
Unholy Confessions - Avenged Sevenfold
18 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
18.
Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way?
17 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
19.
Layla
great song from clapton
11 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
20.
Aint Talkin Bout Love- Van Halen
Great riff
By Aaron
11 points - added 1 year ago by guest -
21.
Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade
11 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
22.
Beatles - Day tripper
7 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
23.
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
This is a classic that revolutionized MTV at the time.
7 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
24.
Marilyn Manson - Beautiful People
6 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
25.
Beast and the Harlot - Avenged Sevenfold
4 points - added 2 years ago by guest -
26.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
2 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
27.
Smashing Pumpkins - Zero
1 point - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
28.
Beast and
-1 point - added 2 years ago by guest -
29.
Green Day - Brain Stew
-18 points - added 2 years ago by BrendaKaye -
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