FabSwingers.com forum: greatest guitar riffs

By *attykit OP Woman
over a year ago

leeds

Bbc4 right now. Thoroughly enjoying some Roses folks gold and excited about what's to come!

K xx

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By *attykit OP Woman
over a year ago

leeds

Stone Roses fools gold. Ffs!!!!!

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By *uck knows41Man
over a year ago

Arbroath

Im watching it as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Me me! I'm watching too. Some awesome tracks!

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By *attykit OP Woman
over a year ago

leeds

Nice they are including 90s stuff too. Xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stone roses definitely, but blur's "there's no other way", violent femmes "blister in the sun", pixies "debaser" and beck "loser" are good also rans...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The problem with these show is that they never really include the greatest guitar riffs, just the most popular.

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By *icked weaselCouple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..

love the start of queens "one-vision" but the rest of the song is terrible !!

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By *etitesaraTV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale

Jonny Marr - great musician.

Morrissey on the other hand i could never get tired of slowly torturing him with a bunsen burner!

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By *rinking-in-laCouple
over a year ago

Bristol

ACDC showed the power of a good hard simple riff.

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By *asmanian TigerMan
over a year ago

lala land

Led Zeppelin stairway to heaven

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Drop Dead Legs by Van Halen...

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By *etitesaraTV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale

"ACDC showed the power of a good hard simple riff. "

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By *ilthydirtyfuckersCouple
over a year ago

Bristol

Guns and roses , Slash , sweet child o mine .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Agree with the above GnR Sweet child of mine & AC/DC Back in Black.

Mind you for the oldies on here intro to Lips & Hips by the Electric Boys is a catchy one too.

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By *otsoSnowWhiteWoman
over a year ago

My Ice Castle! South Wales

"Guns and roses , Slash , sweet child o mine . "

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Repeated on BBC 4 now

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

"Today" by the Smashing Pumpkins had that kind of catchy hook about it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

More Than A Feeling by Boston

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Onto the next prog now, but although there have been some awesome Rock riffs over the years, they haven't included many Blues tracks which also include many hidden gems

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nice and Sleazy THE STRANGLERS bass is fab

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Jean-Jacques Burnel wrote many a good riff

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

sylvia .. jan akkerman from focus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jean-Jacques Burnel wrote many a good riff

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Check my Brain by Alice in Chains...it's only one note that gets bent out of shape a little but it's a fucking great note!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Check my Brain by Alice in Chains...it's only one note that gets bent out of shape a little but it's a fucking great note!"

It's a great tune. Jerry Cantrell is a master of those droning riffs.

I'll add another to the greatest riffs list:

Perpetual Burn by Jason Becker. It's a masterpiece of virtuosity...

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

I think we've had the Universal Mind conversation before!

It also has the best ending of any song ever!

Liquid Tension Experiment - live in LA - Universa…: http://youtu.be/26RqwXEFpLU

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think we've had the Universal Mind conversation before!

It also has the best ending of any song ever!

Liquid Tension Experiment - live in LA - Universa…: http://youtu.be/26RqwXEFpLU

John Petrucci is an animal! I'm currently working my way through The Best Of Times solo. It starts off easy then gets ridiculously hard then back to easy again, there's also a hidden modal shift which caught me by surprise too.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Gary Lee Conner (Screaming Trees) knew how to knock out a riff as well. Can't remember exactly which track had me mesmerised when I saw them live, think it was Dying Days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Slash's solo in november rain, knophler in sultons near the end of the track, claptons layla, bits of voodoo chile, endless. Just shit on radio now. Speaks volumes when ya work with an 18 year old lad that will only listen to absolute 80's n 90's !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has to be 'Smoke on the water' (Deep Purple)

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Has to be 'Smoke on the water' (Deep Purple)"

Never heard of it...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Has to be 'Smoke on the water' (Deep Purple)

Never heard of it..."

You've got to be kidding!

It has topped many polls since the 70's

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Has to be 'Smoke on the water' (Deep Purple)

Never heard of it...

You've got to be kidding!

It has topped many polls since the 70's"

No, it's a new one on me, I'll check it out though if you reckon it's worth a listen.

Is it as good as 'Walk' by Pantera or 'Unsung' by Helmet though?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Has to be 'Smoke on the water' (Deep Purple)

Never heard of it...

You've got to be kidding!

It has topped many polls since the 70's

No, it's a new one on me, I'll check it out though if you reckon it's worth a listen.

Is it as good as 'Walk' by Pantera or 'Unsung' by Helmet though?"

Never heard of them....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Has to be 'Smoke on the water' (Deep Purple)

Never heard of it...

You've got to be kidding!

It has topped many polls since the 70's

No, it's a new one on me, I'll check it out though if you reckon it's worth a listen.

Is it as good as 'Walk' by Pantera or 'Unsung' by Helmet though?"

This might help...

http://youtu.be/c9JACki7Y8Y

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

The main man for Riffs has to be Toni Iomi

songs like ..

Never say die

Hole in the sky

Fairies wear boots

Black Sabbath

God is dead

war pigs

to name a few the man is a pure Genius the Master of the riff

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Has to be 'Smoke on the water' (Deep Purple)

Never heard of it...

You've got to be kidding!

It has topped many polls since the 70's

No, it's a new one on me, I'll check it out though if you reckon it's worth a listen.

Is it as good as 'Walk' by Pantera or 'Unsung' by Helmet though?

This might help...

http://youtu.be/c9JACki7Y8Y

Aaaaahhhh...the 'NA NA, NER' song! I know that one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Although I find it really cheesy now, THE song that made me realise that I only really like guitar music (and that consequently shaped the person I am, the clothes I wear, the places I like to go, and the people I've met) was 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Although I find it really cheesy now, THE song that made me realise that I only really like guitar music (and that consequently shaped the person I am, the clothes I wear, the places I like to go, and the people I've met) was 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'"

Which was a (done on purpose) straight lift of 'More than a Feeling' anyway!

And the riff from 'Sweet Child of Mine' is a bit too close to 'Xanadu' by Rush to be a coincidence too.

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By *r and mrs willingCouple
over a year ago

SOUTH WEST & WALES

"Nice and Sleazy THE STRANGLERS bass is fab

And Peaches !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jimi hendrix, purple haze.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Apart for one or two exceptions, this is as predictable as the TV programme was

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i like crazy train by ozzy osborne

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't fear the reaper

Paranoid

I want it all

Don't damn me

Nighttrain

You could be mine

Dust n bones

Communication breakdown

Whole lotta love

Heartbreaker

Rock n roll

Black dog

The ocean

Ramble on

The rover

I could go on n on n on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i like crazy train by ozzy osborne "

Awesome riff also over the mountain

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

Sweet child if mine... Please dont talk shite..

in a huge Gn'R fan but that song sucks if you gona name a slash riff you got loads to name

My Michelle

Rocket Queen

Civil war

night train

prety tied up

coma

rite next door to hell

BUT NOT that sweet child shite

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"i like crazy train by ozzy osborne "

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcoweoZ6jpM

Randy Rhoads was pretty awesome

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"i like crazy train by ozzy osborne "

crazy, but that's how it goes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Has to be 'Smoke on the water' (Deep Purple)

Never heard of it...

You've got to be kidding!

It has topped many polls since the 70's

No, it's a new one on me, I'll check it out though if you reckon it's worth a listen.

Is it as good as 'Walk' by Pantera or 'Unsung' by Helmet though?

This might help...

http://youtu.be/c9JACki7Y8Y

Aaaaahhhh...the 'NA NA, NER' song! I know that one

That was played using the 'Les Dawson' technique...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tony Iommi, god of the rift

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Having this year been educated in guitars and rock music, I have to say that whilst it doesn't count as a riff some of the stunts Eddie Van Halen pulled were incredible....

But favourite riffs:

Sweet Child Of Mine

Smoke on the Water

Don't Stop (because it was the first one my bro learned!)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He-man Woman Hater-Extreme

Unchained-Van Halen

Nantucket Sleigh Ride-Mountain

Rock Candy-Montrose

Oh Well-Fleetwood Mac

Hot For Teacher-Van Halen

Blame It On The Boom Boom-Black Stone Cherry

Made Of Scars-Stone Sour

Black Rose-Thin Lizzy

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Tony Iommi, god of the rift

fuck YES!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Having this year been educated in guitars and rock music, I have to say that whilst it doesn't count as a riff some of the stunts Eddie Van Halen pulled were incredible....

But favourite riffs:

Sweet Child Of Mine

Smoke on the Water

Don't Stop (because it was the first one my bro learned!)"

One minute and forty four seconds that changed the way the guitar was played..

http://youtu.be/sI7XiJgt0vY

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Having this year been educated in guitars and rock music, I have to say that whilst it doesn't count as a riff some of the stunts Eddie Van Halen pulled were incredible....

But favourite riffs:

Sweet Child Of Mine

Smoke on the Water

Don't Stop (because it was the first one my bro learned!)

One minute and forty four seconds that changed the way the guitar was played..

http://youtu.be/sI7XiJgt0vY

Double handed picking - see I remembered!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pantera - Cowboys From Hell is always the riff that comes to my mind when asked this question.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Having this year been educated in guitars and rock music, I have to say that whilst it doesn't count as a riff some of the stunts Eddie Van Halen pulled were incredible....

But favourite riffs:

Sweet Child Of Mine

Smoke on the Water

Don't Stop (because it was the first one my bro learned!)

One minute and forty four seconds that changed the way the guitar was played..

http://youtu.be/sI7XiJgt0vY

Double handed picking - see I remembered!

Close enough...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Having this year been educated in guitars and rock music, I have to say that whilst it doesn't count as a riff some of the stunts Eddie Van Halen pulled were incredible....

But favourite riffs:

Sweet Child Of Mine

Smoke on the Water

Don't Stop (because it was the first one my bro learned!)

One minute and forty four seconds that changed the way the guitar was played..

http://youtu.be/sI7XiJgt0vY

Double handed picking - see I remembered!

Close enough...

It was nearly "he does funky things with all of his fingers!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sweet child if mine... Please dont talk shite..

in a huge Gn'R fan but that song sucks if you gona name a slash riff you got loads to name

My Michelle

Rocket Queen

Civil war

night train

prety tied up

coma

rite next door to hell

BUT NOT that sweet child shite"

Couldn't agree more, estranged too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anything from The Black Crowes first album. Sooundgarden: rusry cage, Alice In Chains: Rooster. Danzig: dirty black summer. Fudge tunnels version of Sunshine of my love. To name a few.

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Sweet child if mine... Please dont talk shite..

in a huge Gn'R fan but that song sucks if you gona name a slash riff you got loads to name

My Michelle

Rocket Queen

Civil war

night train

prety tied up

coma

rite next door to hell

BUT NOT that sweet child shite

Couldn't agree more, estranged too"

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

On BBC4 again now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is there any different rift from last year!.

I'm thinking Cameron defo hates clegg more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"On BBC4 again now

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thanks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shine on you crazy diamond ~ Pink Floyd

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By *esusWeptMan
over a year ago

Rising Son, God's own County

Floyd as above and one of my other favourites is Frank Zappa - Watermellon in Easter Hay

http://youtu.be/OcDHUeCPs0c

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whiskey in the jar..Thin Lizzy,,sadly 2 of the best guitarists no longer with us,,big shout for Out in the Fields too

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