FYI: 50 Greatest Guitar RIFFS in ROCK ‘n’ Roll
Posted by Jason Persse
Persse defines a riff as a short repeating musical theme. He simply needs to say a Riff is a repeated chord progression.
A Lick is a short series of notes associated with the melodic lines.
A Riff or a Lick can be used as the bases for an entire song.
According to the list we have had two (2) Great Rock & Roll Riffs beginning in 2000 to date and 43 from the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s, and 5 from the 90’s.
No-one will ever agree which 50 are the greatest/best of all time, because everyone appreciates music in a different way. However there seems to be some controversy regarding the definition of a RIFF or LICK? See if you agree. Make comments directly to the list at:
Here is his Top 50:
50 “ALIVE” - Pearl Jam (1991)
49 “Girl U Want” - Devo (1980)
48 “Dig Me Out” - Sleater Kinney (1997)
47 “My Girl” - The Temptations (1965)
46 “Plug In Baby” - Muse (2001)
45 “Feel The Pain” - Dinosaur (1994)
44 “The Trooper” - Iron Maiden (1983)
43 “In-a-Gadda-da-Vida - Iron Butterfly (1968)
42 “Beat It” - Michael Jackson (1983)
41 “Cinnamon Girl” - Neil Young (1969)
40 “Sweet Home Alabama
39 “Teen Age Riot” - Sonic Youth (1988)
38 “Life In The Fast Lane” - The Eagles (1976)
37 “Oh Pretty Woman” - Roy Orbison (1964)
36 “Aces of Spades” - Moterhead (1980)
35 “Sharp Dressed Man - ZZTop (1982)
34 “Mr Tambourine Man” - The Byrds (1965)
33 “Smells Like Teen Spirit” - Nirvana (1991)
32 “Raining Blood” - Slayer (1986)
31 “Le Freak - Chic (1978)
30 “Killing in the Name” - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
29 “House of the Rising Sun” - The Animals (1964)
28 “Seven Nation Army” - The White Stripes (2003)
27 “Crazy Train” - Ozzy Osbourne 1980)
26 “Ain’t Talkin ‘Bout Love - Van halen 1978
25 “Sing A Simple Song” - Sly & The Family Stone (1968)
24 “Walk This Way” - Aerosmith (1975)
23 “Jessica” - The Allman Brothers (1973)
22 “Boom Boom” - John Lee Hooker (1961)
21 “I Wanna Be Your Dog” - The Stooges (1969)
20 “Funk 49” - James Gang (1970)
19 “Look-Ka Py Py” - The Motors (1969)
18 “Layla” - Derek & The Dominoes (1970)
17 “Smoke On The Water” - Deep Purple (1972)
16 “20th Century Boy” - T. Rex (1973)
15 “The Charming Man” - The Smiths (1983)
14 “Hit It And Quit It” - Funkadelic (1971)
13 “Rebel Rebel” - David Bowie (1974)
12 “Sunshine Of Your Love” - Cream (1968)
11 “Daytripper” - The Beatles (1965)
10 “Enter Sandman” - Metallica (1991)
9 “Money For Nothing” - Dire Straits (1985)
8 “Back In Black” - AC/DC (1981)
7 “Sweet Child O’Mine” - Guns & Roses (1987)
6 “You Really Got Me” - The Kinks (1964)
5 “Johnny Be Goode” - Chuck Berry
4 “Heartbreaker” - Led Zepplin (1969)
3 “Iron Man” - Black Sabbath (1970)
2 “Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix (1968)
1 “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” - The Rolling Stones (1965)
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