Favorite guitar riff?

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Pantera CFH, 5 minutes, I'm Broken, planet caravan (sabbath cover), WALK.
Slayer dead skin mask, seasons, Angel of death
Machine head imperium
Lamb of God laid to rest
Offspring Peanut was just a chord swinging fool.
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Riff - House of the Rising Sun intro

Underrated/overlooked solo - Aqualung
pfo
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Steve Miller Band.... Jet Airliner
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Reggie on "Sugar, Sugar", when Betty was into him.
Just like Clapton w/Layla. Guitar gently weeps.
Back when Archie and Veronica rarely left the flat except to get animated drugs. Sad, the redhead's downward spiral.
"Behind the Music-The Archies".
Great run by a great band. Why not Cleveland? H...O....F!
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Not sure if already posted, but one of my favorite guitar lines is U2 - "Pride (In the name of love)" at the very beginning when it gets going before the vocals.
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Some of y'all, no, most of y'all, don't know the difference between:

A chord progression

A signature guitar riff in a solo

Those are not RIFFS as the OP was probably asking for...

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ApachePilot
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Reminds me of high school wrestling practice.

ApachePilot
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Enjoy
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Simple but this will always be my favorite

ApachePilot
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From the greatest movie of All Time!!

G Martin 87
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ApachePilot said:

Enjoy

Not much of a riff. But I'm willing to make an exception because you brought visual aids.
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Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky

Funk #49

Life in the Fast Lane

Rocky Mountain Way

Life's Been Good

Lay Down Sally

Whiskey Drinkin Woman

Up Around the Bend

Fortunate Son

Gimme Three Steps

Sweet Home Alabama

Ballad of Curtis Lowe

Tuesday's Gone

Call Me The Breeze

The Stroke

Lonely is the Niht

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Yo! said:

Some of y'all, no, most of y'all, don't know the difference between:
A chord progression
A signature guitar riff in a solo Those are not RIFFS as the OP was probably asking for..
Yo, we're just having fun. Not bragging on our axe-skills or bothering to get the lingo right.
OK?
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Quote:

Some of y'all, no, most of y'all, don't know the difference between:
.waiting patiently for the explanation......
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Quote:

http://truefire.com/blog/sevens/the-7-greatest-guitar-riffs-of-all-time/

A guitar riff is defined as a cluster or sequence of notes or chords that is used in a song. It can be repeated over and over again, or it may only be heard once in, say, a lead guitar solo. Riffs can be minor decorative elements or they can be the basis of a song. Many riffs are very memorable they usually are the most immediately recognizable thing about a song and that is why they are so important.
From this definition is sounds like a chord progression is considered a riff by some.
My definition of a riff would be a sequence of guitar sounds that can be mimicked by Beavis & Butthead.
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What's the name of that one Jimmy Page riff?
88jrt06
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Apache said:

Quote:

http://truefire.com/blog/sevens/the-7-greatest-guitar-riffs-of-all-time/

A guitar riff is defined as a cluster or sequence of notes or chords that is used in a song. It can be repeated over and over again, or it may only be heard once in, say, a lead guitar solo. Riffs can be minor decorative elements or they can be the basis of a song. Many riffs are very memorable they usually are the most immediately recognizable thing about a song and that is why they are so important.
From this definition is sounds like a chord progression is considered a riff by some.
My definition of a riff would be a sequence of guitar sounds that can be mimicked by Beavis & Butthead.


Can live with that. Good research, kudos.
There is NO firm definition of a "riff". Thank God.

So, keep posting, dudes. This is fun.
BTW- Cocktail Slippers...check 'em out.
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texags08 said:

Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky

Funk #49

Life in the Fast Lane

Rocky Mountain Way

Life's Been Good

Lay Down Sally

Whiskey Drinkin Woman

Up Around the Bend

Fortunate Son

Gimme Three Steps

Sweet Home Alabama

Ballad of Curtis Lowe

Tuesday's Gone

Call Me The Breeze

The Stroke

Lonely is the Niht



No way you're an SEC guy, right? Wish Skynerd plane didn't go down, plus Duane Allman. I'll add, "Green Grass and High Tides"...Outlaws.
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Good question with lots of great answers. The first one to come to mind for me was Frank Ferdinand's "Take Me Out"

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Amie - Pure Prairie League
ApachePilot
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AggiePride07 said:

Amie - Pure Prairie League


Great one!!! Love this song.

 
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