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What's the best guitar riff of all time?

Or just your personal favorite "Licks" are ok t...
boyish unhinged box office dysfunction
  09/17/22
Crazy Train
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Money for nothing
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I'm a believer by the Monkees
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TiQUnxNEDqk
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Tucker intro song
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Sweet child o mine
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Evenflow
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  09/17/22
Money for Nothing Beat It
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Money for nothing, ran here
Cheese-eating liquid oxygen turdskin
  09/17/22
It's not even the most culturally embedded Dire Straits lick
Erotic Striped Hyena
  09/19/22
Money for Nothing is what immediately comes to mind when i h...
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  09/19/22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucTg6rZJCu4
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  09/17/22
sup jimmy
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  09/17/22
the verses in unchained by van halen
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Snow is really good too
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Yeah that was a good album. Kind of the last good record fro...
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Money for nothing, Stranglehold
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not the all-time best, but damn if i don't love the intro to...
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opening to Panama - van halen or Poundcake van halen or any...
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Ain’t talking about love is great. But Eruption flowin...
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  09/18/22
VH is just CR when it comes to riffs and I don't even like V...
Ruddy persian
  09/19/22
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  09/17/22
Tony Iommi #1. Jimmy Page #2 for riffs
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  09/17/22
I like the Pantera - Floods outro
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  09/17/22
sorry, but some people in this thread don't know what riffs,...
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  09/17/22
Please give us a music lesson
elite diverse university telephone
  09/17/22
example - sweet child o' mine is a lick, not a riff
flushed bawdyhouse codepig
  09/17/22
this doesn’t sounds right, but caring about it is stup...
Trip Yellow Corner
  09/17/22
The part at the very beginning?
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  09/17/22
Lol not sure if this is skillful trolling or absolute retard...
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  09/17/22
Can i get a lesson? I will fully admit I'm a retard who does...
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  09/19/22
titcr 'riffs' are played on the low E string. anything high...
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46 & 2
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outnumbered gas station kitty
  09/18/22
too many riffs to decide
Vigorous doctorate
  09/17/22
I'll just throw out some instantly recognizable ones: Bad...
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  09/17/22
Come As You Are
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"Taking Care of Business" plays as Jay Leno crashe...
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Breakin’ The Law
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surprised this doesn't get more love on XO, especially with ...
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  09/17/22
Money for Nothing is probably the most prestigious widely-kn...
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  09/17/22
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  09/17/22
Satisfaction is a good one
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Day Tripper
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Opening riff of Barracuda is a strong contender
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t4KLOm7pO0
big useless brakes
  09/18/22
Eh, doesn't really do it for me.
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Jumpin Jack flash
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I hate to give an award like this to a bunch of prancing fai...
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Slash. pick any of them.
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going to sound stupid, but ive always loved the opening to t...
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The opening is great, but the guitar part by itself would be...
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  09/19/22
Magic Man is super underrated. Not my #1 all time but defin...
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Devil in a New Dress - Kanye West
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Beast of Burden. Try it now with headphones - wow. Even if y...
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Raining Blood or Angel of Death
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you're not wrong
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motley crue is generally terrible, but kickstart my heart is...
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Intro to “Blurry” by Puddle of Mudd
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Sweet child O'mine
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more a hook than a riff.
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Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
Erotic Striped Hyena
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a lot of people saying Money for Nothing. interestingly Mone...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xrNaTO1bI https://www.y...
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yeah, but none of it's any good. that's the difference. ...
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Money for Nothing riff always instantly reminded me of Life ...
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Opening of Ziggy Stardust is pretty damn iconic
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good pick
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Could go with Rebel Rebel as well. Jean Jeanie, Sufragette ...
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agree with bowie over most itt. smiths is another i'd sugges...
French Macaca
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underrated. I love that opening.
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Yeah, that's a good one.
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The Man Who Sold the World must have spawned thousands of fl...
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Godzilla - Blue Öyster Cult
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Hey Bulldog is highly underrated
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This Charming Man
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One of the first ones I thought of too when reading the titl...
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Monkey Man is awesome though kind of on the nose for them at...
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Date: September 17th, 2022 12:28 PM
Author: boyish unhinged box office dysfunction

Or just your personal favorite

"Licks" are ok too for the guy below. Just no solos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45185909)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 12:30 PM
Author: sapphire concupiscible forum azn

Crazy Train

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Date: September 17th, 2022 12:34 PM
Author: outnumbered gas station kitty

Money for nothing

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Date: September 17th, 2022 12:36 PM
Author: laughsome geriatric idea he suggested



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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:33 PM
Author: Cheese-eating liquid oxygen turdskin

CR

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Date: September 17th, 2022 8:01 PM
Author: claret thriller set



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Date: September 17th, 2022 12:38 PM
Author: iridescent space multi-billionaire



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Date: September 17th, 2022 1:03 PM
Author: misunderstood laser beams elastic band

I'm a believer by the Monkees

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Date: September 17th, 2022 1:04 PM
Author: misunderstood laser beams elastic band

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TiQUnxNEDqk



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Date: September 17th, 2022 1:04 PM
Author: Irradiated drab skinny woman preventive strike

Tucker intro song

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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:31 PM
Author: underhanded exhilarant church genital piercing



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Date: September 17th, 2022 1:04 PM
Author: exciting factory reset button stock car

Sweet child o mine

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Date: September 17th, 2022 1:04 PM
Author: disgusting resort boistinker

Evenflow

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Date: September 17th, 2022 11:04 PM
Author: 180 frum principal's office



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Date: September 17th, 2022 1:12 PM
Author: Marvelous parlour goal in life

Money for Nothing

Beat It



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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:32 PM
Author: Cheese-eating liquid oxygen turdskin

Money for nothing, ran here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187637)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 5:16 PM
Author: Erotic Striped Hyena

It's not even the most culturally embedded Dire Straits lick

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45197319)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 5:45 PM
Author: passionate marketing idea area

Money for Nothing is what immediately comes to mind when i hear the term "guitar riff"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45197495)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 1:27 PM
Author: big useless brakes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucTg6rZJCu4

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Date: September 17th, 2022 1:50 PM
Author: Vigorous doctorate

sup jimmy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45186293)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:30 PM
Author: autistic crackhouse

the verses in unchained by van halen

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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:44 PM
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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:33 PM
Author: crimson histrionic hissy fit

fruiscante scar tissue

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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:48 PM
Author: maniacal razzle-dazzle sanctuary

Snow is really good too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187729)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 11:13 PM
Author: ungodly fiercely-loyal school cafeteria



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Date: September 18th, 2022 12:33 PM
Author: exciting factory reset button stock car

Yeah that was a good album. Kind of the last good record from them and really the only good consistent record from them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45190496)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:35 PM
Author: Light stag film

Big fan of Iconic Images by Allegaeon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1mg_xrLkSE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187648)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:39 PM
Author: mauve school community account

Money for nothing, Stranglehold

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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:40 PM
Author: underhanded exhilarant church genital piercing

not the all-time best, but damn if i don't love the intro to "street fighting man"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187675)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:41 PM
Author: fluffy excitant fortuitous meteor lay

opening to Panama - van halen

or Poundcake van halen or any van halen

my fav 'aint taking bout love' cuz it just sounds so good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187684)



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Date: September 18th, 2022 12:35 PM
Author: exciting factory reset button stock car

Ain’t talking about love is great. But Eruption flowing into You Really Got Me is basically peak life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45190504)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 5:47 PM
Author: Ruddy persian

VH is just CR when it comes to riffs and I don't even like VH that much.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45197507)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:43 PM
Author: pink aphrodisiac blood rage

sultans of swing

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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:46 PM
Author: flushed bawdyhouse codepig

Tony Iommi #1. Jimmy Page #2 for riffs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187718)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:51 PM
Author: elite diverse university telephone

I like the Pantera - Floods outro

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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:52 PM
Author: flushed bawdyhouse codepig

sorry, but some people in this thread don't know what riffs, licks, arpeggios are

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187748)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 7:57 PM
Author: elite diverse university telephone

Please give us a music lesson

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187767)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 8:02 PM
Author: flushed bawdyhouse codepig

example - sweet child o' mine is a lick, not a riff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187784)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 8:05 PM
Author: Trip Yellow Corner

this doesn’t sounds right, but caring about it is stupid

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187804)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 8:08 PM
Author: elite diverse university telephone

The part at the very beginning?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187820)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 8:14 PM
Author: jade crotch theatre

Lol not sure if this is skillful trolling or absolute retardation (but it’s definitely one or the other)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187853)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 2:59 PM
Author: Comical candlestick maker

Can i get a lesson? I will fully admit I'm a retard who doesn't know the difference. Same with a "hook"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196440)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 3:01 PM
Author: gold irate prole ticket booth

titcr

'riffs' are played on the low E string. anything high up the fretboard like sweet child o' mine is a 'lick'.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196456)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 8:03 PM
Author: Beady-eyed sickened meetinghouse gay wizard

46 & 2

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Date: September 18th, 2022 12:31 PM
Author: outnumbered gas station kitty



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Date: September 17th, 2022 8:19 PM
Author: Vigorous doctorate

too many riffs to decide

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45187894)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 10:29 PM
Author: Vigorous doctorate

I'll just throw out some instantly recognizable ones:

Bad to the Bone

Seven Nation Army

Day Tripper

Sunshine of Your Love

Back in Black

Peace Sells

No One Knows

Today

Sweet Home Alabama

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188612)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 10:29 PM
Author: Brindle territorial roast beef kitchen

Come As You Are

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188614)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 11:14 PM
Author: ungodly fiercely-loyal school cafeteria



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Date: September 17th, 2022 8:21 PM
Author: racy wine wagecucks

"Taking Care of Business" plays as Jay Leno crashes semi into schoolbus full of kids

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Date: September 17th, 2022 8:22 PM
Author: supple travel guidebook



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Date: September 17th, 2022 8:26 PM
Author: jade crotch theatre

Breakin’ The Law



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Date: September 17th, 2022 11:06 PM
Author: 180 frum principal's office

surprised this doesn't get more love on XO, especially with the HALFORD connection

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188823)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 10:15 PM
Author: Lake Den Voyeur

Money for Nothing is probably the most prestigious widely-known riff. Great composition, great technique (which is complicated with the droning string/octave fingerpicking, which Knopfler supposedly talked to Billy Gibbons to come up with—this isn’t shit you hear guys break out at guitar center, and actually I haven’t ever heard a cover at a bar), prominent placing within the song given the drama created by the “I want my MTV” vocal riff followed by the drum intro, and the fact that it generates a driving rhythm that sets the pace and theme/feel for the whole song.

Other possible contenders:

ZZ Top La Grange. Shares a lot in common with Money for Nothing, which I think is a better song.

Enter Sandman is obviously iconic, but the riff itself is too simplistic to make the list. Probably the same thing for Paranoid. Free All Right Now too. Honorable mention to Stranglehold, which is a 180 riff/song but nobody is giving Ted Nugent the GOAT riff title. AC/DC probably falls into this bucket too.

Gotta run through Van Halen. Panama has a great riff, same for Unchained and Jamie’s Crying. I think Unchained could be the GOAT, but EVH feels more well-known for his solos and the riff is a little bit “thin” compared to my ultimate GOAT candidate (see below).

GNR is up there with sweet Child of Mine. But it’s really just a pentatonic warmup drill played on the 12th fret. If you listen to the riff a few times, it really grates.

Jimi Hendrix has Purple Haze, Voodo Chile, All Along the Watch Tower, Machine Gun. Great songs, but like Van Halen, these veer more into the solo lane than riffs.

In terms of pure riffs and their power/impact, I’d say Led Zeppelin Black Dog may be the POTUS. It’s a riff-driven song with an interesting time key, very powerful song with guitars doubling the riff at times (as well as the bass), with John Bonham drums holding it down and Robert Plant reaching into the upper register vocal-wise. It’s not my favorite Led Zeppelin song, but I think it’s probably the POTUS riff. But what do I know?



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188538)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 10:21 PM
Author: cocky rough-skinned market alpha

Satisfaction

smoke on the water



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Date: September 17th, 2022 10:28 PM
Author: Brindle territorial roast beef kitchen

Satisfaction is a good one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188604)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 10:27 PM
Author: Brindle territorial roast beef kitchen

Day Tripper

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Date: September 17th, 2022 10:57 PM
Author: garnet people who are hurt deer antler

Opening riff of Barracuda is a strong contender

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188762)



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Date: September 18th, 2022 11:35 AM
Author: Provocative quadroon affirmative action



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Date: September 18th, 2022 11:37 AM
Author: big useless brakes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t4KLOm7pO0

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Date: September 19th, 2022 2:35 PM
Author: garnet people who are hurt deer antler

Eh, doesn't really do it for me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196311)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 11:03 PM
Author: Wild adulterous nowag hell

Jumpin Jack flash



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188802)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 2:37 PM
Author: Erotic Striped Hyena

I hate to give an award like this to a bunch of prancing fairies like the Stones but this is a strong contender, especially when you take production methods into account.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196321)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 11:04 PM
Author: Wild adulterous nowag hell



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188806)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 11:12 PM
Author: bright state

Slash. pick any of them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188843)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 11:17 PM
Author: Curious Arrogant Pozpig

going to sound stupid, but ive always loved the opening to the magnum pi theme.

and despite it being so simple, virtually everyone fucks it up.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188872)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 2:36 PM
Author: garnet people who are hurt deer antler

The opening is great, but the guitar part by itself would be severely lacking.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196318)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 11:35 PM
Author: odious institution volcanic crater

Magic Man is super underrated. Not my #1 all time but definitely in my top 10

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188960)



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Date: September 17th, 2022 11:38 PM
Author: magenta blathering yarmulke

Devil in a New Dress - Kanye West

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45188978)



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Date: September 18th, 2022 12:04 AM
Author: carnelian native sex offender

Beast of Burden. Try it now with headphones - wow. Even if you don’t care for the song itself, what a riff…

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45189133)



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Date: September 18th, 2022 11:39 AM
Author: self-centered international law enforcement agency

Raining Blood or Angel of Death

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45190325)



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Date: September 18th, 2022 11:41 AM
Author: Light stag film



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45190333)



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Date: September 18th, 2022 11:43 AM
Author: Glassy Dashing Temple

Cr it’s obviously slayer. Take ur pick

https://youtu.be/zWEPBgFSw5I

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45190337)



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Date: September 18th, 2022 2:19 PM
Author: Vigorous doctorate

you're not wrong

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45190944)



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Date: September 18th, 2022 11:40 AM
Author: big useless brakes

motley crue is generally terrible, but kickstart my heart is killer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45190330)



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Date: September 18th, 2022 12:00 PM
Author: citrine bisexual lodge brethren

Intro to “Blurry” by Puddle of Mudd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45190386)



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Date: September 18th, 2022 1:31 PM
Author: Lilac gaping

Sweet child O'mine

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45190755)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 5:46 PM
Author: passionate marketing idea area

more a hook than a riff.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45197501)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 2:42 PM
Author: Erotic Striped Hyena

Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196342)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 2:56 PM
Author: gold irate prole ticket booth

a lot of people saying Money for Nothing. interestingly Money for Nothing might have been the very *last* 'classic rock' riff of all time. i don't think there was another world class riff after that, one that feels continuous w/ all the classic riffs of the 60s/70s. a few other dinosaur classic rock bands survived past 1985 (Van Halen, Aerosmith) but had ceased creating memorable riffs and essentially became top 40 bands.

the hard rock that came after 1985 was mostly hair metal followed by grunge, and none of those riffs are on a par with the golden age riffs (Whole Lotta Love, Sunshine of Your Love) of the 60s/70s. they were very much a devolved form.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196431)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 3:01 PM
Author: big useless brakes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xrNaTO1bI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIuZUCpm9hc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOzs1FehYOA

basically all of RATM is re-worked zeppelin riffs. 90s still had tons of classic rock influences. and in the 21st century there's stoner rock, an entire genre devoted to ripping off black sabbath riffs. and of course, white stripes and all the garage and psych rock that followed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196454)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 3:09 PM
Author: gold irate prole ticket booth

yeah, but none of it's any good.

that's the difference.

bands rehashing led zeppelin and doing 15th generation rip-offs of their riffs is exactly what i meant by 'devolved forms.'

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196496)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 3:05 PM
Author: Adventurous place of business

Money for Nothing riff always instantly reminded me of Life During Wartime even though it's obviously more technically complex than anything in that song so it's hard for me to call it "world class"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196473)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 3:03 PM
Author: French Macaca

karnevil number 9

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196463)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 3:10 PM
Author: Vermilion jewess

Opening of Ziggy Stardust is pretty damn iconic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196500)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 3:10 PM
Author: French Macaca

good pick

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196502)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 3:16 PM
Author: Vermilion jewess

Could go with Rebel Rebel as well. Jean Jeanie, Sufragette City are also great. Bowie had an ear for a good opener.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196528)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 3:19 PM
Author: French Macaca

agree with bowie over most itt. smiths is another i'd suggest (e.g. this charming man).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196544)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 4:25 PM
Author: Vermilion jewess

underrated. I love that opening.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45197034)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 4:31 PM
Author: garnet people who are hurt deer antler

Yeah, that's a good one.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45197072)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 8:30 PM
Author: Vigorous doctorate

The Man Who Sold the World must have spawned thousands of fledgling guitarists.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45198291)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 3:16 PM
Author: gold irate prole ticket booth

Godzilla - Blue Öyster Cult

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45196526)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 5:44 PM
Author: Brindle territorial roast beef kitchen

Hey Bulldog is highly underrated

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45197489)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 5:50 PM
Author: seedy apoplectic stage generalized bond

This Charming Man

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45197527)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 5:55 PM
Author: Ruddy persian



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45197557)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 6:01 PM
Author: Stubborn cream jap

One of the first ones I thought of too when reading the title

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45197589)



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Date: September 19th, 2022 5:51 PM
Author: odious institution volcanic crater

Monkey Man is awesome though kind of on the nose for them at that point in their career. Still love that song. Also slayer take upthread is a /thread CR.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5194027&forum_id=2#45197532)