Mark Knopfler's iconic opening riff helped turn "Money for Nothing" into a chart-topping hit, and the song went on to make ...

A blistering opening riff helped make Motörhead's biggest hit a heavy metal landmark—and later introduced the band to a new generation in WWE.

For recognizability (not best ever), Nirvana's Smells like teen spirit is hard to top. As far as Dire Straits is concerned, I'm quite partial to the intro to Private Investigations. Not as in your ...

The greatest opening guitar riff in rock history didn't come from a rehearsal room, a studio session or years of refinement. It came from a dream. According to Somuchgreatmusic.com, the "greatest ...

These guitar riffs from the 1980s are still floating around in the minds of 80s kids. Feel free to play along with your air ...

61 years ago during the evening of May 6th, 1965, guitarist Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones was fast asleep at home in his flat in Carlton Hill. Richards heard a melody in a dream, briefly woke ...

Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" features the greatest guitar riff of all time, according to a ranking from Guitar World. Jimmy Page's iconic double-string riff narrowly beat tracks like "Crazy Train ...

Part of what made grunge so likable in the 1990s was its focus on gritty, fuzzy, distorted guitar riffs. It was only natural that rock music would evolve in grunge’s direction. And while the genre’s ...