As with any other hobby or skill, every guitarist has to start somewhere. For most of us, it all started by playing air guitar along with some of our favorite songs and wishing we could play like our ...

A solid guitar riff makes songs memorable, and Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, and these others delivered some of the best riffs of the '70s.

On paper, writing a great guitar riff doesn’t appear to be difficult. Many classic riffs are simple to play. A few notes, a handful of chords, and the next thing you know, you’ve composed “Whole Lotta ...

This little essay used to be called “most iconic opening guitar riffs,” but that title would have been a lie. I try not to lie, unless it is absolutely convenient. So I took out the "most." You see, ...

The most iconic songs in rock n' roll history are bolstered by the greatest guitar riffs and solos of all time and AC/DC's Back in Black is no exception. "As Angus recalled: 'Malcolm's idea was that ...

Some guitar riffs are so iconic that listeners can identify them within seconds. According to Fender, one of the most instantly recognizable rock riffs ever recorded belongs to Cream's 1967 classic ...