May 6th, 1965, guitarist Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones was fast asleep at home in his flat in Carlton Hill. Richards ...

The greatest opening guitar riff in rock history didn't come from hours of rehearsal or studio experimentation, but was ...

A great rock song doesn’t need to have an iconic guitar riff. Everyone from Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty to Oasis and Wilco has strummed through simple chord progressions on many timeless hits.

Led Zeppelin engineered some of the catchiest guitar riffs ever.

Many guitar riffs are so good that the lyrics don’t matter. They are powerful enough to move listeners at a primal level, and the louder the better. But occasionally, a classic riff obscures great ...