What is the most played guitar riff?

1: Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water (1972)
Not only does it top our list of the best guitar riffs, but Deep Purple's legendary Smoke On The Water is arguably the most important rock guitar riff of them all – the one that every self-respecting rock guitarist has to master in order to get off the blocks.
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What is the most famous guitar riff ever?

The Best Guitar Riffs of All Time Collection
  • "My Girl" - The Temptations.
  • "Smoke on the Water" - Deep Purple.
  • "Rebel Rebel" - David Bowie.
  • "Mannish Boy" - Muddy Waters.
  • "When I Come Around" - Green Day.
  • "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" - The Rolling Stones.
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What is the most iconic rock riff?

The Top 40 Greatest Rock Riffs of All Time as voted for by YOU are:
  • Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water. Black Sabbath - Paranoid. Uriah Heep - Gypsy. ...
  • Black Sabbath - Symptom Of The Universe. AC/DC - Highway To Hell. ...
  • Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile. Metallica - Enter Sandman. ...
  • AC/DC - Riff Raff. Guns N' Roses - November Rain.
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What is the most famous guitar intro?

Here, we pay homage to some of the greatest acoustic guitar intros of all time.
  • “Jack and Diane” John Mellencamp. ...
  • “Love Song” Tesla. ...
  • “Mama I'm Coming Home” Ozzy Osbourne. ...
  • “More Than a Feeling” Boston. ...
  • “Stairway to Heaven” Led Zeppelin. ...
  • “Tears in Heaven” Eric Clapton. ...
  • “Wanted Dead or Alive” Bon Jovi. ...
  • “Wish You Were Here”
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Who is the king of guitar riffs?

Jimi Hendrix taught himself to play the electric guitar and, because he was left-handed, he would play the guitar upside down with the strings in reverse order. One of the most influential musicians in history, he was best known for edgy guitar riffs.
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20 ICONIC ROCK RIFFS



Who invented the riff?

The Early Guitar Riffs

Several musicians transformed rock 'n' roll in the late 1950s with growing tempos and complex rhythm and blues. Some of the musical pioneers who created the very first guitar riffs include Chuck Berry, Link Wray, and Dave Davies.
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What is the best guitar solo of all time?

1. "Stairway to Heaven" — Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin (1971) Since its release in 1971, "Stairway to Heaven" has topped numerous lists as the best rock song and best guitar solo of all time, and it's primarily thanks to the masterful architecture of Jimmy Page's guitar solo.
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Who is the greatest guitarist of all?

Jimi Hendrix has been voted the Greatest Guitarist Of All Time by readers of the Louder website. Over 70,000 votes were cast in the poll, with Hendrix topping a list of 50 guitarists, followed by Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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What is the hardest song to learn on the guitar?

Top 5 Most Difficult Guitar Songs
  • Joe Satriani – The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing.
  • John Petrucci – Damage Control.
  • Steve Vai – Juice.
  • Eddie Van Halen – Eruption.
  • Animals as Leaders – CAFO.
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What is the longest guitar solo in a song?

Playing for 24 hours and 55 minutes, with a Guinness approved five minute break every hour, DiDonato set a new record that beat the previously set 24 hours and 17 minutes.
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Which band has the best guitar riffs?

And now, here are some of the best guitar riffs of all time.
  • 5: Guns N' Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine (1988)
  • 4: Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water (1972)
  • 3: The Rolling Stones: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction) (1965)
  • 2: Chuck Berry: Johnny B Goode (1958) ...
  • 1: Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
  • The best of the rest.
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What rock song has the best intro?

Here are a dozen that we rate as some of the best vocal intros to a rock song...
  • Led Zeppelin - "Black Dog"
  • Talking Heads - "Road To Nowhere"
  • Jethro Tull - "Songs From The Wood"
  • Eagles - "Seven Bridges Road"
  • Yes - "I've Seen All Good People"
  • Boni Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name"
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What are the easiest guitar riffs to learn?

10 Easy to learn guitar riffs for beginners
  • “COME AS YOU ARE” by Nirvana. ...
  • “DAY TRIPPER” by The Beatles. ...
  • “PARANOID” by Black Sabbath. ...
  • “(I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION” by The Rolling Stones. ...
  • “SMOKE ON THE WATER” by Deep Purple. ...
  • “BACK IN BLACK” by AC DC. ...
  • “ONE” by Metallica. ...
  • “REDEMPTION SONG” by Bob Marley.
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What song starts with a guitar riff?

Guitar riffs from 100 awesome tunes, including: Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love • Barracuda • Crazy Train • Detroit Rock City • Free Ride • Heartbreaker • I Feel Fine • La Grange • Life in the Fast Lane • Message in a Bottle • Paranoid • Pride and Joy • Rebel, Rebel • Revolution • Say It Ain't So • Silent Lucidity • Stairway ...
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Who is best female guitarist?

6 Best Female Guitarists of All Time
  • 1 Mother Maybelle Carter.
  • 2 Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
  • 3 Lita Ford.
  • 4 Nancy Wilson.
  • 5 Sharon Isbin.
  • 6 Yvette Young.
  • 7 Finding your inspiration in history.
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Is Jimi Hendrix underrated?

Jimi was so groundbreaking as a guitarist, that much like his friend and rival Eric Clapton, his singing and songwriting are overlooked. So, to bring it back to the title of this article, is Jimi Hendrix underrated? The answer is yes due to people mostly recognizing Jimi for his guitar talents only.
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What is the hardest guitar riff ever?

Here Are the Hardest Guitar Solos Ever
  1. Through the Fire and Flames by DragonForce (Herman Li) ...
  2. Dissimulation by Born of Osiris (Jason Richardson) ...
  3. Aviator Feat by Polyphia (Jason Richardson) ...
  4. Spanish Fly by Eddie Van Halen. ...
  5. In the Name of God by Dream Theater (John Petrucci) ...
  6. Domination by Pantera (Dimebag Darrell)
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What's the hardest guitar solo?

  • Intervals – Libra.
  • Megadeth – Tornado of Souls. ...
  • Plini - Electric Sunrise. ...
  • Unprocessed - Prototype. ...
  • Born of Osiris - Follow the Signs. ...
  • Pantera – Domination. ...
  • Metallica - One. ...
  • Born of Osiris - Dissimulation. "As soon as the, in my opinion, strongest Born Of Osiris album came out, I tried to learn the solo and failed. ...
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What is the most difficult guitar chord to play?

The six-string F chord is one of the hardest standard chord shape to play on the guitar. When many people try to play the F chord on guitar (and often succeed) it's with far too much struggle and effort than is actually necessary. Even extremely influential guitarists can have a hard time with barre chords.
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Who is the best guitarist alive?

1. Mark Tremonti. Mark Tremonti's Track record as a songwriter is close to unmatched in modern heavy music - the Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist, who we'll call Captain Riff, has sold more than 50 million records over his career.
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Who did Jimi Hendrix think was the best guitar player?

Douglas asked Hendrix: “What's it was like to be the best rock guitarist in the world?” Jimi then beautifully responded, “I don't know, you'll have to ask Rory Gallagher”. For that reason alone, he could easily be considered Jimi's all-time favourite.
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Who does Eric Clapton think is the best guitar player?

However, the greatest, according to Eric Clapton, the bonafide guitar god, is Albert Lee. The guitarist has worked with some big names, including Emmylou Harris and The Everly Brothers. Considering Clapton's appraisal, we all should be listening to Lee: “He's the greatest guitarist in the world.
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Who is the fastest guitar player ever?

The world's fastest guitar player Sergei Putyatov demonstrated his skills by playing 330 notes in 10 seconds in the Crimean city of Yevpatoria on Friday. Sergei Putyatov set the world record by playing 27 notes per second in May 2011, outdoing Russian and Brazilian artists Victor Zinchuk and Tiago Della Vega.
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What is the fastest guitar solo ever?

Indian Musician Sets World Record With Guitar Solo Played at an Astonishing 1600 Beats Per Minute. An Indian man named Nirvana B. set a Record Setter world record for the fastest guitar solo played after he performed “Flight of the Bumblebee” at an astonishing 1600 beats per minute (bpm).
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Who is the greatest rhythm guitarist?

The Best Rhythm Guitarists of All Time
  • Keith Richards. (The Rolling Stones) genaro garcia. ...
  • Pete Townshend. (The Who) theENID. ...
  • Malcolm Young. (AC/DC) acdcVEVO. ...
  • James Hetfield. (Metallica) Metallica. ...
  • John Lennon. (The Beatles) TheBeatlesVEVO. ...
  • Joan Jett. blackheartrec. ...
  • Nile Rodgers. BBC Music. ...
  • Albert Hammond Jr. & Nick Valensi.
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