Notorious Guitar Riffs
 

well, I couldn't find a thread about this (or course there probably is one:laugh: ) but I was thinking about famous guitar riffs. You know, the ones that as soon as they start, you know exactly what song it is. Lets see how many we can come up with.

Right off the top of my head:
of course-edge of 17-stevie nicks
Sweet Home Alabama-lynard skynard
Back in Black-AC/DC
JetAirliner-Steve Miller Band


what else?

I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett
Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Rain Fall Down - Rolling Stones
Start Me Up - Rolling Stones

All that I could think of for the moment.....

OH WELL - Fleetwood Mac
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Foxy Lady - Jimi Hendrix
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
Crossroads - Cream (which Steve Miller stole for "Jet Airliner")
Day Tripper - The Beatles
Paperback Writer - The Beatles
I Feel Fine - The Beatles
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
La Grange - ZZ Top
Tush - ZZ Top
Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Jumpin Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds
Eight Miles High - The Byrds
Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band
One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band
Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
Life In The Fast Lane - The Eagles
Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Pipeline - The Chantays
Walk Don't Run - The Ventures
Hawaii Five O - The Ventures

walk this way-aerosmith

barracuda-heart

hit me with your best shot-pat benatar

last single post of numerous riffs:lol:

Freebird! :lol:

Loads of early Black Sabbath stuff. A few examples such as:

Black Sabbath
NIB
Paranoid
Iron Man
Into The Void

Layla - Derek and The Dominos. Absolute killer riff

Aqualung - Jethro Tull

Since You Been Gone - Rainbow

Maybe (Don't Fear) The Reaper as well? If you count it as a riff...

EDIT: Didn't see Chilli had list DFTR. I guess it does count :)

One of these nights-The Eagles. HOw Don Felder did that 2 guitar thing stuns me.

I can't believe I forgot "dont fear the reaper" and "iron man"

DOH!!!

jack and diane-john cougar
walk this way-aerosmith
hair of the dog-nazareth

sorry-heard these songs today on my 12 hour drive. I'm definately bored

Bad Company-Bad Company
Rock and Roll all night and party every day-Kiss
Do You Feel Like We do-Peter Frampton
In A Gadda Da Vida- Iron Butterfly
Piece of My Heart--Janis Joplin/Big Brother and the Holding Co.
Born to Be Wild-Steppenwolf
Down on the Corner(Willie and the Poor Boys)--CCR
Wheel in the Sky--Journey
Lido--Boz Skaggs
Lowdown--Boz Skaggs
Give me that old time Rock and Roll--Bob Seger

Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana