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Whats your MOST favourite Guitar riff or intro?

Bulletguy1Bulletguy1 Posts: 18,429
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I have many favourite Guitar riffs but the one which has long remained my most favoured is Led Zeppelins "Black Dog".

What i then like to do is scour YouTube for the best cover by non-professional guitarists.

This is a "Black Dog" cover instrumental only (no vocal). It helps that the guy is not only a damn good Guitar player, he also plays it on a Gibson Les Paul!

What's your favourite and is there a quality cover on YouTube?
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    BadLadAshBadLadAsh Posts: 28,516
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    I don't know much about guitars but I'd say the one in Freebird. Is that a riff?
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    Phoenix LazarusPhoenix Lazarus Posts: 17,306
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    Those for the Sweet tracks Love Is Like Oxygen; Fox on the Run; Action. Also, the one for Feels Like The First Time, by Foreigner.
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    ElyanElyan Posts: 8,781
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    The Master. RIP

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZULcD7qI_U
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,606
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    Man, so many.

    Sweet Child O'Mine's main bridge riff is AMAZING considering Slash was off his tits on heroin at the time.

    Special mentions though for....

    Voodoo Chile
    There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (virtually impossibly to copy even by the finest guitarists)
    Life On Mars - simple, but very effective
    most of Nile Rogers' Chic work - it's completely iconic
    Heartbreaker by Led Zep
    D'Ya Know What I Mean by Oasis - Noel's best solo IMHO

    I could go on.....
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    Pumping IronPumping Iron Posts: 29,891
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    Guns and roses sweet child o mine.
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    Chris FrostChris Frost Posts: 11,022
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    Purple Haze - Jimmy Hendrix
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    kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    #8
    Sunshine of your Love - Cream
    Thunderstruck - AC/DC
    Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
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    Hugh JboobsHugh Jboobs Posts: 15,316
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    The one in the chorus of Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd.

    Or the one in Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. The guitar actually sounds like it's weeping. Classic.
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    Phoenix LazarusPhoenix Lazarus Posts: 17,306
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    5-7-0-5, by City Boy, and Don't Pay The Ferryman, by Chris De Burgh, both contain great guitar riffs.
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    BastardBeaverBastardBeaver Posts: 11,903
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    I wouldn't call it a riff but 'Nothing Else Matters' by Metallica makes me emotional. Its simple but effective.

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cbV190MjKiU

    the whole song is ace, but the guitar really tells a story.
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    Bulletguy1Bulletguy1 Posts: 18,429
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    BadLadAsh wrote: »
    I don't know much about guitars but I'd say the one in Freebird. Is that a riff?
    Yep....Lynryrd Skynyrd.
    Got that on a 12" double A sided single (Sweet Home Alabama on the other).
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    benjaminibenjamini Posts: 32,066
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    The late Paul Kossof ... Come Together In The Morning.
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    kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    Can we include guitar solos or bridges? If so, the solo from "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd is great.
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    Phoenix LazarusPhoenix Lazarus Posts: 17,306
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    The Who tracks Join Together, Won't Get Fooled Again, and You Better You Bet all contain absolutely brilliant riffs.
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    Jesse PinkmanJesse Pinkman Posts: 5,794
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    Layla
    Killer Queen

    Oh way too many to mention.
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    kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    I'm going to also say "Fool's Gold" by The Stone Roses.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 477
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    It's got to be Deep Purple, Smoke on the Water :)
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    SaddlerSteveSaddlerSteve Posts: 4,325
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    Most of my favourites are by John Squire.

    Waterfall - Stone Roses
    Love Spreads - Stone Roses
    Love Is The Law - Seahorses

    I quite like "Over The Hills And Far Away" by Led Zep too. Jimmy Page was just a dictionary of great riffs through the 70's.
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    DavidMarqDavidMarq Posts: 331
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    #20 
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    RebelScumRebelScum Posts: 16,008
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    Sweet Child O Mine...of course, I did go through a period when I could no longer stand it anymore because I had played it to death. Thankfully I'm over that now and can enjoy it again.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 10,625
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    #22
    Samba Pa Ti
    Santana
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    kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    RebelScum wrote: »
    Sweet Child O Mine...of course, I did go through a period when I could no longer stand it anymore because I had played it to death. Thankfully I'm over that now and can enjoy it again.

    I can't listen to it because it was played at a mate's funeral who died at the age of 22 from complications due to Cystic Fibrosis. It is just associated with that for me, even 21 years later.
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    SaddlerSteveSaddlerSteve Posts: 4,325
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    DavidMarq wrote: »
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    Is that "Don't Fear The Reaper"?
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    LibitinaLibitina Posts: 2,430
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    #25
    Nirvana- Smells like Teen Spirit.


    Or anything by Muse :D:D:D
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    farmer bobfarmer bob Posts: 27,595
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    Phoenix Lazarus wrote: »
    The Who tracks Join Together, Won't Get Fooled Again, and You Better You Bet all contain absolutely brilliant riffs.

    Could I also add Pinball Wizard to the list.
    :-)
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