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Guitar riff you could play all day long

armanHammerarmanHammer Posts: 471
edited April 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
I would say rearviewmirror intro or Yellow Ledbetter. I find myself playing Ledbetter without even realizing I'm moving my hands, all the riffs in there are like instinct for me now. What riff could you play all day long?

Other riffs I like are Baba O'Riley (the e-11-12-14 thingey) and 'Down' solo #1 and probably some others I forgot.

(I know the Down solo isn't a riff though)
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  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    Mike's riff near the end of Porch is always a good time. You know, the cool little solo ditty while ed is singing (touch you, hold you, feel you in my arms never again, yeah yeah)

    yeah, it's fun.

    I also love playing Paranoid Android...the rythm, the solos, it's all a good time.

    and the intro to Bone Machine by the Pixies is fun too.

    i dunno...there are so many...
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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    The riffs/songs I find myself playing the most are Corduroy, Long Road, Alive, Hail Hail, Sometimes, Animal, RVM, STBC, Whipping and a few others.
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  • oyster jellyoyster jelly Posts: 107
    My old standby, Back in Black intro. I love that !
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  • evenflowevenflow Posts: 401
    Every time I pick up a guitar, it seems like I've got to play the intro to Alive. Also Fade To Black, thats a fun one.
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  • puremagicpuremagic Posts: 1,907
    Roundabout, it has both a solid bass riff and guitar riff.
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  • SteveMurraySteveMurray Posts: 66
    lately its been 'QOTSA - Tangled up in plaid'... that C tuning is so slinky and cool, i love it
  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    The Ocean - Led Zeppelin
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    oyster jelly wrote:
    My old standby, Back in Black intro. I love that !


    I was going to say the same thing... pretty much any AC/DC riff is worth playing all day!
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Tom KTom K Posts: 842
    I am Mine, Intro to Over the Hills and Far Away, or the intro to carry on wayward son......
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  • KillerIsMeKillerIsMe Posts: 208
    yea both those zeppelin songs for me. oh and the no rain riff.
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  • Eddie_Vedder_83Eddie_Vedder_83 Posts: 281
    I Am Mine
    Every Breath You Take (Police)
    Rearviewmirror
    It's Ok (PJ version)
    The Future (Leonard Cohen)
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  • KwyjiboKwyjibo Posts: 662
    I play led better constantly too! I think my roommate wants to shoot me some times.
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  • All_Five_HorizonsAll_Five_Horizons Posts: 15
    Alright...I'm always playing Black and Evenflow...Animal and Courdoroy too Yellow Ledbetter is instinct too.

    As for non-PJ, Machinehead and Glycerine by Bush, and Welcome to the Jungle by GnR.
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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    I'm always playin Alive, Betterman, and to a lesser extent Back in Black and Roadhouse Blues too.
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  • goto_lgoto_l Posts: 1,189
    Oh so many:Electric
    Light Up the Sky-Van Halen
    Whole Lotta Love-Zep...the first riff I play everytime I p/u a guitar
    Coast to Coast-Scorpions
    Sunflower-A song from a past band life

    Acoustic:
    Love Song-Tesla...the opening piece
    Wish you were here-Pink Floyd
    Machinehead-Bush...love how it sounds acoustic
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  • bebopbebop Posts: 2
    (Bassist here)

    WMA
    Blood
    Ramble on (Zeppelin)
    Heart of the Sunrise (Yes) mostly the spacey jam
    YYZ (Rush)
    Haitian Fight Song (Charles Mingus)
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  • StinkfootStinkfoot Posts: 546
    Go
    DTE
    Geek USA - Pumpkins
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  • Superfuzz_BigmuffSuperfuzz_Bigmuff Posts: 8
    anything on the meat puppet's huevos, it's all so catchy and could play out the cd over and over again, especially automatic mojo...
    for pearl jam tunes, i think i could play last exit until my fingers bleed
  • given to jamgiven to jam Posts: 57
    i play also play yellow ledbetter nearly every time i pick a guitar, the solo too. also black dog by zeppelin, i could play that main riff all day.
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  • DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    The Mars Volta - Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt
  • Chemical IntercourseChemical Intercourse Posts: 5
    corduroy. any positon you play it in, it sounds good. keep finding myself playing "needle and the damage done". experiment alot with that one, but it never sounds exactly right.
  • BeavBeav Posts: 223
    DaytimeDilemma wrote:
    The Mars Volta - Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt

    Is there an accurate tab for that anywhere? Great song
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  • SOLATfanSOLATfan Posts: 3
    I usually bust out some........

    State of love and trust
    black
    Do the evolution (love the hallejuah stone part)
    wishlist
    rearviewmirror
    ROCKIN IN THE FREE WORLD (Everytime i ever play)
    Crazy Train
    Alive
    Betterman

    ok thats it for now
  • SweetHarmonicsSweetHarmonics Posts: 290
    Ledbetter, Santeria, all the E major stuff is great

    let's also mention the In Hiding riff, never get tired of that one
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  • KillerIsMeKillerIsMe Posts: 208
    what the hell have i? - alice in chains. i literally played that riff all day long yesterday.
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  • HeavyMetalNygeHeavyMetalNyge Posts: 144
    Besides most of the ones already posted, I'd have to add
    Man in the Box - AIC
    Stardog Champion - Mother Love Bone
    Garden - PJ
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