The classic song was inspired by a Jimi Hendrix concert and went on to become one of the most recognizable riffs ever ...

These guitar riffs from the 1980s are still floating around in the minds of 80s kids. Feel free to play along with your air ...

Guitar solos tend to get all the glory, but we’d argue that guitar riffs are even more important. These melodic snippets often define an entire track and, in the case of these six iconic riffs, entire ...

A great rock song begins with an unbelievable riff. These 33 songs are elite examples of exactly that, with some that might ...

A catchy riff — whether it be on guitar, bass, synthesizer or some other instrument — can take a song from good to legendary. Just ask some of the artists we've listed below. These are riffs that in ...

A 1970 rock classic was named among the greatest guitar riffs of all time and it told the story of true - and forbidden - ...

You know the riffs, but you may not associate these guitarists with them. But there's no doubt these iconic riffs inspired a whole new generation of guitarists who are tearing it up today. While at ...

Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” tops Guitar World’s greatest guitar riffs list. Jimmy Page’s double-string riff is praised as “the distilled essence of rock guitar.” The song's relentless, iconic ...

Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” boasts one of the most iconic guitar riffs in rock history — four notes in G minor, famously played on a Fender Stratocaster, and powerful enough to send an arena ...

While music lovers will probably never stop engaging in heated debates about which rock guitar legend can claim the title of "best of all time," one name that always comes up in the context of that ...