Top 50 Guitar Riffs of All Time

Top 50 Guitar Riffs of All Time
Submitted by Jason on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 05:38.
. M" U  B5 |) S9 mGibson have finished the final 10 in their series of top guitar riffs, but should all of these be in the list? Are they all genuine riffs?
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Here in the Hitsquad / GuitarSite.com office, we had a bit of a discussion on what really constitutes a riff. Should a mostly chord based thing be a riff or should it only be counted if it's mostly notes (melodic doesn't seem to be the right word here)? And should it be played lower on the fretboard for extra grunt?

For example, 'Sunshine of Your Love' is what we consider to embody the best in what aught to be considered a riff. While on the other hand, 'Sweet Child O’ Mine' is too far up the fretboard and should be more thought of as a lead rather than a riff.6 S* T& {: P7 K/ ~9 R" a6 q

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Anyway - here's what Gibson came up with:
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1. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” The Rolling Stoneswww.gita.idv.tw; Z! I5 ~1 x3 ]* l

2. “Smoke on the Water,” Deep Purple
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3. “Whole Lotta Love,” Led Zeppelin
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4. “Iron Man,” Black Sabbath
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5. “Back in Black,” AC/DC【最新吉他譜】自學電吉他、木吉他、古典吉他、貝斯的園地【線上購買吉他,網路買吉他首選】9 T: U! {( K# K. L+ r" ^

6. “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Nirvana
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7. “You Really Got Me,” The Kinks小新吉他館-自學木吉他、電吉他、烏克麗麗、貝斯、木箱鼓、電子琴、採譜教學網站& V- m1 v& \) j  V
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8. “Day Tripper,” The Beatles小新的吉他館1 F( j- i, d" H: I/ v9 c
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9. “Walk This Way,” Aerosmithwww.gita.idv.tw% |4 A# ]8 y$ J9 Y" s$ s# N
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10. “Sunshine of Your Love,” Cream
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11. “Crazy Train,” Ozzy Osbourne
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12. “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” Guns N’ Roses
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13. “Layla,” Derek and the Dominos小新的吉他館! u% F5 H" }  @* @+ l
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14. “Purple Haze,” The Jimi Hendrix Experiencewww.gita.idv.tw1 Z5 |" [' z3 |" Q$ e% {
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15. “Enter Sandman,” Metallica小新的吉他館2 X9 m7 D6 Y' E/ D

16. “Heartbreaker,” Led Zeppelin
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17. “Black Dog,” Led Zeppelin
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18. “Oh, Pretty Woman,” Roy Orbison
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19. “Johnny B. Goode,” Chuck Berry
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20. “Foxy Lady,” The Jimi Hendrix Experience

21. “I Feel Fine,” The Beatleswww.gita.idv.tw  E, n8 i. N: `

22. “Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love,” Van Halen
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23. “Seven Nation Army,” The White Stripes
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24. “Ticket to Ride,” The Beatles

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26. “Shakin’ All Over,” Johnny Kidd and the Pirates【最新吉他譜】自學電吉他、木吉他、古典吉他、貝斯的園地【線上購買吉他,網路買吉他首選】$ O: S9 [' t8 H+ ]" B: @7 ~
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27. “Rebel Rebel,” David Bowie
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28. “Mannish Boy,” Muddy Waters
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29. “Bo Diddley,” Bo Diddleywww.gita.idv.tw; i0 F5 ]- N8 x' C( |
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30. “Welcome to the Jungle,” Guns N’ Roses【最新吉他譜】自學電吉他、木吉他、古典吉他、貝斯的園地【線上購買吉他,網路買吉他首選】9 f" i6 M; H- A, A. N* R; a

31. “Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” The Jimi Hendrix Experience

32. “Wild Thing,” The Troggs
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33. “T.V. Eye,” The Stooges小新吉他館-自學木吉他、電吉他、烏克麗麗、貝斯、木箱鼓、電子琴、採譜教學網站+ m4 V# j2 c* S! B$ Y
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34. “Rock You Like a Hurricane,” Scorpionswww.gita.idv.tw! i7 c" D) ^# O
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35. “Rock and Roll,” Led Zeppelinwww.gita.idv.tw1 e/ u- i; J$ c: G

36. “Panama,” Van Halen

37. “Rumble,” Link Wray & His Ray Men

38. “Teenage Kicks,” The Undertones
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39. “Sultans of Swing,” Dire Straits

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41. “I Fought the Law,” Bobby Fuller Four

42. “Susie Q,” Dale Hawkins( [1 I8 u3 C1 X& F

43. “Somethin’ Else,” Eddie Cochran
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44. “Peggy Sue,” Buddy Holly小新吉他吉他譜吉它結它音樂教室電吉他學吉他貝斯蘆洲小新的吉他館6 d! s3 m) m7 z/ m) ~$ {7 n
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45. “Cat Scratch Fever,” Ted Nugent小新吉他館-自學木吉他、電吉他、烏克麗麗、貝斯、木箱鼓、電子琴、採譜教學網站2 n2 G* R7 w1 W) e: y; u; a/ }

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47. “Born on the Bayou,” Creedence Clearwater Revival【最新吉他譜】自學電吉他、木吉他、古典吉他、貝斯的園地【線上購買吉他,網路買吉他首選】$ R+ q: N, u7 z6 t
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48. “Louie Louie,” The Kingsmen小新吉他吉他譜吉它結它音樂教室電吉他學吉他貝斯蘆洲小新的吉他館  \! _" c8 i8 b; z. P) d

49. “School’s Out,” Alice Cooper小新吉他館-自學木吉他、電吉他、烏克麗麗、貝斯、木箱鼓、電子琴、採譜教學網站7 X3 s8 C* O$ ^2 L% R

50. “Guerilla Radio,” Rage Against the Machinewww.gita.idv.tw" t" L. ~& L0 X

You can also find the Gibson Reader's Poll top 25 at Full Top 50 Riffs List, Readers Poll Revealed.
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The Top 50 Riffs is republished here courtesy of Gibson Lifestyle