Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Ramones’ classic makes it onto the list – but which is it? - Roberta Bayley/Redferns We’re going to fall out about this, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Pedro Gomes/Redferns “Everything comes from someplace, ya dig?” Vernon Reid asks Guitar ...

This main riff in “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” is deeply memorable and insatiably catchy. Though the vocal melody is equally as enticing, it’s really Lennon’s playing that gives this song its wings.

When we think of iconic rockers, Keith Richards is one of the first to come to mind—if for nothing else but sheer time put in. The Rolling Stones are one of the most enduring rock groups ever. While ...

Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t noise pollution. In fact, what makes so many legendary rock songs memorable is the guitar riff, whether it’s layered with heavy reverb or ear-crunching distortion. The first patent ...

It’s no secret that the guitar is the backbone of pretty much every song. Whether it’s a railing, electric solo that makes listeners want to break out their best air guitar, a stripped-down acoustic ...

Keep in mind that this isn’t just a list of the best guitar players of all time but also of influential lead guitarists, meaning we favored rock and country musicians over solo blues or folk musicians ...

A new poll for the oft-debated topic of Greatest Guitar Riffs has some stupefying results. The U.K. study done in March 2022 by music content and software provider Muse (also owner of Ultimate Guitar) ...

There are a number of factors that might make a song immediately recognizable—a whisper, a cough, a G note… But nothing gets our little black hearts racing quite as rapidly as a guitar riff we know ...

The Rolling Stones’ immortal "Satisfaction" has those lyrics of frustration and need, but it's the guitar riff's opening equivalent of a flame-thrower that scorches a path for them on the ground.