Many people believe the best part of a great rock song is the guitar ‘riff,’ the unmistakable guitar signature of that song. Sure, melody and lyrics are nearly as important, but it’s crucial to have that riff down while playing the air guitar. What are the best guitar riffs in all of rock? Here’s our list…
1. Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple
2. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
3. Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
4. Layla – Derek And The Dominos
5. Oh Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
6. Iron Man – Black Sabbath
7. Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry
8. Heartbreaker – Led Zeppelin
9. You Really Got Me – The Kinks
10. Free Ride – Edgar Winter
11. Hazy Shade of Winter – Simon and Garfunkel
12. Are You Going My Way? – Lenny Kravitz
Prologue: Notice that most of the tunes come from the 60s and 70s, “Smoke On the Water” and “Layla” still rock. Chuck Berry started the trend with his iconic song, while Lenny Kravitz takes us to modern day.
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