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Top 20 Best Guitar Riffs

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Rated 1 point - posted 15 years ago by BrendaKaye in category Music.
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Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water Report Abuse
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Black Sabbath - Iron Man Report Abuse
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Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven Report Abuse
The riff on this song will be played throughout history, although not sure if it truly is a stairway to heaven or hell.
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Green Day - Brain Stew Report Abuse
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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama Report Abuse
A classic that will never die.
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Led Zeppelin - Kashmir Report Abuse
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The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction Report Abuse
I can't get no guitar riffs better than this.
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AC/DC - Back In Black Report Abuse
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Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower Report Abuse
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Van Halen - Mean Street Report Abuse
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Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Report Abuse
With Kurt Cobain dead at a young age and the top of his career, this guitar riff will be known for awhile.
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purple haze Report Abuse
great riff
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Jethro Tull - Aqualung Report Abuse
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Guns 'n Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine Report Abuse
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Layla Report Abuse
great song from clapton
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Metallica - Master of Puppets Report Abuse
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Dire Straits - Money For Nothing Report Abuse
This is a classic that revolutionized MTV at the time.
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Aint Talkin Bout Love- Van Halen Report Abuse
Great riff By Aaron
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Marilyn Manson - Beautiful People Report Abuse
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Moby Dick - Led Zeppelin Report Abuse
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Beatles - Day tripper Report Abuse
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Black Dog Report Abuse
Aaron K posted this
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Derek and the Dominoes - Layla Report Abuse
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Unholy Confessions - Avenged Sevenfold Report Abuse
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Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way? Report Abuse
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Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade Report Abuse
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Beast and the Harlot - Avenged Sevenfold Report Abuse
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge Report Abuse
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Smashing Pumpkins - Zero Report Abuse
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Beast and Report Abuse
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