Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs


A British guitar magazine recently polled it readers to compile a list of the greatest guitar riffs. Guns 'N Roses "Sweet Child of Mine" came in at the number spot. Here's a link to the poll results. As you can see the list is entirely metal oriented.

My list would include:

The Chuck Berry intro
The Chuck Berry rhythm
The Bo Diddley beat
Temptations - My Girl
Kinks - You Really Got Me
Steely Dan - Reelin' In the Years
Sam & Dave (Steve Cropper) - Soul Man
Stone Temple Pilots - Plish
Beatles - I Feel Fine intro
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze intro

Is it my fault that nearly all the great riffs are pre-1980?

What's on your list?
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T. Rex - Get it On
Foghat - Slow Ride
Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll Hoochie Coo
Neil Young - Ohio
Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
Rush - Limelight
Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane
George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone
Steve Miller - The Joker
Aerosmith - Last Child
Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good
Van Halen - Ain't Talkin''Bout Love
Bob Seger - Her Strut
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
Boston - Smokin'