Rock's Greatest Guitar Riff

[triplets_93]

My choice for the Greatest Rock guitar riff of all time is . . .

"Heartbreaker" by Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin II

 

[darthseinfeld]

My choice for the Greatest Rock guitar riff of all time is . . .

"Heartbreaker" by Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin II

Ive always been partial to Layla

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Will not say the greatest, but some good ones, with some many have not even heard. Some bands like ACDC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Ozzy, Sabbath, Deep Purple and ZZ Top could have lists by themselves.
Some of these are staples of someone first starting to play guitar.

Just got Paid - ZZ Top
Say what you will - Fastway
Sunshine of your love - Cream
Seek and Destroy - Metallica
Cowboys from Hell - Pantera
Walk this Way - Aerosmith
Money for nothing - Dire Straits
Crazy Train - Ozzy
Voodoo Chile - Hendrix
Iron Man - Black Sabbath
Smoke on the water - Deep Purple
Back in Black - ACDC
Rock N Roll - Led Zeppelin
Sweet Child of Mine - Guns and Roses
I wanna be your man - LA Guns
Bad to the Bone - George Thourogood
Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
Breaking the Law - Judas Priest
South of Heaven - Slayer
Holy Wars - Megadeth
Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
Day Tripper - The Beatles

Heck....I could go on for days.

 

[Hardline]

The 30 minute guitar riff on Zeppelin's Dazed and Confused from the Song Remains the Same live recording. Where he also plays with a violin bow.

 

[nightrain]

Little Wing - Hendrix

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Ive always been partial to Layla

The 3-minute outro in Layla is magnificent

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

The 30 minute guitar riff on Zeppelin's Dazed and Confused from the Song Remains the Same live recording. Where he also plays with a violin bow.

The music Doc It Might get loud
Jimmy Page
Jack White
Edge from U2

Good stuff if you like guitar stuff from those artists.

 

[Hardline]

The music Doc It Might get loud
Jimmy Page
Jack White
Edge from U2

Good stuff if you like guitar stuff from those artists.

I love those guitarist.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I love those guitarist.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Seven Nation Army.

When you have the entire globe humming a riff from your song as if it’s a chorus that ends the argument.

 

[Plankton]

 

[timb2]

 

[maxdogg]

I think Jimmy

 

[jsb357]

Sunshine of your love - Cream
Seek and Destroy - Metallica
Money for nothing - Dire Straits
Crazy Train - Ozzy
Voodoo Chile - Hendrix
Rock N Roll - Led Zeppelin
Sweet Child of Mine - Guns and Roses
Bad to the Bone - George Thourogood
Day Tripper - The Beatles

all excellent choices...

 

[pete026]

I pondered a response for awhile and in that time, realized I would probably need an acoustic and electric version. It got so difficult I decided to consult, the YTer Rick Beato. Side Note: he plays all but one on these two videos. Not a bad guy to subscribe to; classic rock guitar/music videos and some interesting interviews.

 

[morasp]

 

[Khartun]

I pondered a response for awhile and in that time, realized I would probably need an acoustic and electric version. It got so difficult I decided to consult, the YTer Rick Beato. Side Note: he plays all but one on these two videos. Not a bad guy to subscribe to; classic rock guitar/music videos and some interesting interviews.

That's funny he wasn't going to mess up Nancy Wilson's.

 

[CowboyChris]

The music Doc It Might get loud
Jimmy Page
Jack White
Edge from U2

Good stuff if you like guitar stuff from those artists.

which riff?

 

[DarkVader33]

Too many to list but this is near the top. You’ll have to go at least half into the song to get to it

 

[YosemiteSam]

To continue some of the great ones already listed:

• Pretty Reckless - Take Me Down
• Clutch - Tight Like That (Basket of Eggs) - the driving bass is gold also.
• Pink Floyd - Money
• Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King (technically, it's Edvard Grieg's riff)
• Van Halen
  • Mean Streets
  • Runnin' with the Devil
  • Unchained
  • Ain't Talkinabout Love
  • Beautiful Girl
  • ...
• Judas Priest - Electric Eye
• Rammstein - Du Hast
• Danzig - Twist of Cain
• Megadeth
  • Holy Wars
  • Symphony of Destruction
  • Angry Again
  • Wake Up Dead
  • Addicted to Chaos
• Pantera
  • Drag the Waters
  • Revolution is My Name
  • Domination
• Audioslave - Show Me How to Live
• Rage Against The Machine
  • Killing in the Name Of
  • Gorilla Radio
  • Freedom
  • Down Rodeo
• Metallica
  • Battery
  • Orion
  • Creeping Death
  • Leper Messiah
  • Enter Sandman
  • Shortest Straw
  • Cyanide
  • King Nothing
  • Hero of the Day
  • Bleeding Me
  • Ain't My *****
• Ted Nugent
  • Stranglehold
  • Cat Scratch Fever
• Joe Satriani
  • Always with Me, Always with You
  • Satch Boogie
  • Surfing with the Alien
  • War
  • Circles
  • Strange
  • this could go on and on...

This could go on and on.