100 Greatest Guitar Riffs Of All Time (Part 1) 

youtube needs a respect button. this hardwork is respected.

"owh shit I didn't press record!"

I remember being fucked up after a surgical operation and some more shit about 5 years ago and finding this video by chance. It motivated me to order a guitar and start playing while recovering at home for months. I don't think my life would be the same without this hobby. Thanks for your awesome work

WOW, as a 70 year old, this to me is real life as I lived it. I am stunned by this guy.

0:06 Layla (Derek & The Dominos) 0:30 Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple) 0:46 Sweet Child O'Mine (Guns N' Roses) 1:17 Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 1:37 Money For Nothing (Dire Straits) 2:04 Still Loving You (Scorpions) 2:25 You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC) 2:55 La Grange (ZZ Top) 3:20 All Right Now (Free) 3:35 Ain't Talkin' `Bout Love (Van Halen) 3:53 Every Breath You Take (The Police) 4:26 Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne) 4:46 Hold The Line (TOTO) 5:04 Money (Pink Floyd) 5:25 Iron Man (Black Sabbath) 5:40 Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) 5:54 Learn To Fly (Foo Fighters) 6:07 Take On Me (a-ha) 6:25 Thunderstruck (AC/DC) 6:55 Beat It (Micheal Jackson) 7:09 Back In Black (AC/DC) 7:30 Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf) 7:50 Day Tripper (The Beatles) 8:04 Scar Tissue (Red Hot Chili Peppers) 8:24 Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana) 8:42 Jump (Van Halen) 9:03 Eye Of The Tiger (Survivor) 9:38 Message In A Bottle (The Police) 9:51 Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin) 10:18 La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) 10:41 Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton) 11:01 Paranoid (Black Sabbath) 11:19 The One I Love (R.E.M) 11:34 Breaking The Law (Judas Priest) 11:46 Owner Of A Lonely Heart (Yes) 12:05 Hells Bells (AC/DC) 12:34 Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas) 13:01 Alive (Pearl Jam) 13:30 Master Of Puppets (Metallica) 13:51 Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz) 14:16 The House Of The Rising Sun (The Animals) 14:42 Gyönghajú Lány (Omega) 15:07 Seek And Destroy (Metallica) 15:37 Cemetery Gates (Pantera) 16:03 Billie Jean (Micheal Jackson) 16:28 Hey Joe (Jimi Hendrix) 16:58 A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Procol Harum) 17:25 Sweet Dreams (Marylin Manson) 17:47 Seven Nation Army (The White Stripes) 18:01 Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix) 18:19 Ace Of Spades (Motörhead) 18:46 Whola Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin) 19:02 Zombie (The Cranberries) 19:27 Black Night (Deep Purple) 19:40 Cocaine (Eric Clapton) 20:02 Nothing Else Matters (Metallica) 20:35 Rock You Like A Hurricane (Scorpions) 21:07 Highway To Hell (AC/DC) 21:44 Just Like Heaven (The Cure) 22:08 Rainbow In The Dark (Dio) 22:25 Don't Fear The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult) 22:38 Smooth (Carlos Santana) 22:54 Californication (Red Hot Chili Peppers) 23:14 Fade To Black (Metallica) 23:49 Tears In Heaven (Eric Clapton) 24:00 The Final Countdown (Europe) 24:50 Wind Of Change (Scorpions) 25:10 Dream On (Aerosmith) 25:48 Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming (Deep Purple) 26:08 Sultans Of Swing (Dire Straits) 26:31 Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 (Pink Floyd) 27:03 Aqualung (Jethro Tull) 27:25 Fear Of The Dark (Iron Maiden) 27:51 Pretty Fly (The Offspring) 28:04 Kayleigh (Marillion) 28:34 Pride (U2) 29:08 YYZ (Rush) 29:38 Samba Pa Ti (Carlos Santana) 30:13 Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 30:27 Poison (Alice Cooper) 31:00 Knocking On' Heaven s' Door (Guns N' Roses) 31:15 More Than Words (Extreme) 31:35 Are You Gonna Go My Way (Lenny Kravitz) 31:57 Barracuda (Heart) 32:11 Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) 32:26 Misirlou (Dick Dale) 32:52 Symphony Of Destruction (Megadeth) 33:18 To Be With You (Mr. Big) 33:43 Cats In The Cradle (Ugly Kid) 33:55 I'm Alright (Neil Zaza) 34:08 Tom Sawyer (Rush) 34:34 Pull Me Under (Dream Theater) 35:12 Losing My Religion (R.E.M) 35:28 One (Metallica) 36:06 Dust In the Wind (Kansas) 36:36 Clocks (Coldplay) 36:55 Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top) 37:10 Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry) 37:27 Welcome Home (Coheed And Cambria) 37:53 Afraid To Shoot Strangers (Iron Maiden)

the bad thing about this video is that now I want to listen almost 100 songs

to remember all those notes without any mistakes is truley more than impressive!

Every single one of these examples is what most modern music is missing. A HOOK.

38 minutes, 100 riffs.. I thought to myself "ill check a couple out"... ended up watching the whole thing!, you rock dude!

what talent and what a tremendous memory

Love to watch a real artist at work. So fluid from one riff to another. Sir, you are the real deal and I salute you.

This is like a declaration of war against RU-vid's copyright policy.

That was incredible! You sat there for 38 minutes and never flinched. You, sir are a real pro. Thank you so much for sharing. Wayne Colorado

So smart of him to count up, you know if he counted down ppl would assume it’s supposed to be in order and all the wholesome comments about his playing would be replaced with hate about their fav song being too low

"Money for nothing" is the song I'd most want to be able to play on this list. Pure fire..

I love how Layla is the first one here 👌

The guys at Guitar Center must hate this guy.

Well done man, that's all we love In a single videos.!! I can't imagine how hard was to learn all these riffs. Congrats!!

As I sit in my office chair, criticizing your selection (too easy),your putting it together (not easy),and playing it, demonstrating great technique, and silky smooth segues.Great job !

4:43 that transition from crazy train to hold the line though!!

I'm 66 and I've enjoyed every single second of these guitar riffs. These are the best little parts of the most beautiful songs in the history of music. Congrats Man!

I cant get over how damn smooth the finger movement is. looks beautiful.

10:17 oh my gosh don’t ever stop playing guitar you are a flipping beast

I’m buying a guitar tomorrow at 41 years old. This is cool shit. Respect!

so happy there’s not an annoying woman talking during the solos

Unbelievable. A one man concert!

This is great for doing exercise. I was about to quit a set, but tt

Something I think is underappreciated is just how smooth the transitions are between no-mild-heavy distortion on the different riffs. This is amazing mate.

the fact not one jump cut, you sir are a legend

Really enjoying learning and practicing with the tabs. Thanks so much!

Even with the short sections, this video was a trip through almost 55 years of my music loving life. (tbh, didn't notice what the oldest was but I am 55 loll) So much memories. Thank you.

As a mediocre at best guitar player, watching people play 100 songs in a row memorized, with no mistakes, to me is like trying to run a marathon blindfolded because you had to memorize the route. Keep rockin dude

We need a part two

This frickin' guy is awesome, learning and playing all these riffs!!

The guitar is so diverse, all those nuances. Super duper!

thank you because I won the talent show while playing these riffs!

These made me smile, I’m so getting a guitar

Love that you stayed with each riff and let us enjoy it for a bit before moving on to the next one.

His playing seems effortless. Amazing.

Guys at Guitar Stores must love him

So impressive to not only link all these riffs, but also to play them perfectly, uninterrupted for 40 min.

I'm so glad you gave Carlos Santana some shine!! One of the best and hardest Guitar Players to get right

dude those were the most badass riffs I've ever heard. keep up the good work

Love how so many people hate on this cause he played a song differently. Oh he improvises to play according to his style, and everyone suddenly becomes a music critic. I think he played amazingly regardless of changes to the song or notes.

Didn’t play Dire Straits with a pick... Legend 🤘

The fact you played the Dire Straits riff without a pic deserves the utmost respect

How come you're not famous yet?! You rock 🙏

Which took longer: Recording the video or typing the description?

Did this guy just play these all in a row without a break from memory?!? God level!

Thanks RU-vid for recommended this video! Loved it! ❤️ One riffs more iconic than others! 🤘🤘🎸

That was a VERY smooth transition from Crazy Train to Hold The Line. Good work, man!

Finally, someone giving Afraid to Shoot Strangers some well-deserved attention.

What I like about this one is that he actually gives a lot of time for each riff, allowing you to better appreciate them. In a lot of similar videos it's just 3-5 seconds of the riff, and sometimes you don't even recognize them.

That spalted maple top is so beautiful.

A huge amount of effort has gone into this. Awesome job mate.

FINALLY SOMEONE ACKNOWLEDGES HOW GODLY AFRAID TO SHOOT STRANGERS IS. THANK YOU, MY GOOD MAN.

"Oh I didn't press record!" "Which is the next one?" Man that was so freaking good

I keep coming back to this because I still can't wrap my mind around how insanely great this is.

You just named some of my favorite rock songs I’ve heard growing up. Thank you so much

'This list doesn't match mine, so I'm going to bitch about it.' 95% of this comment section.

your knowledge about old songs from everywhere is kinda amazing

As a drummer I’ve always wanted to learn guitar 😭 This was fire🙌🏽

As somebody already mentioned, RU-vid should provide a 'Respect Button' for someone like you. Magnificent work, lad. You really got my attention. 👍👍👍👍🧤🧤

Amazing how many unique sounds can be made from 6 strings. Well done, enjoyed this very much.

OMG!!! Thank you so much for including Omega gyöngyhajú lány ( havent heard it for quite some time ) and Procol Harum. Amazing list and playing!

Out standing thinking and beautiful progress !!! God bless you!!!

You play so effortlessly -it's very inspiring.

I would love to see The Doo make a video of himself doing this

38 minutes and 21 seconds, the condensed soundtrack to my life! Thank you

what great memories! thank you for this great performance !!!💋💯

Subscribed in 5 minutes. This compilation is a wonderful prism giving overfeel - as in overview - of the vast variety of musical vibes, delivered through guitar.

1979 Smashing Pumpkins, Killing in the name by Rage Against the Machine, Under the Bridge by Red Hot just on top of my head.

A spotify playlist with all of the songs: play.spotify.com/user/dhlocutus/playlist/4IlhGHNWe74Wtl72H1bTsr

Entire decade.. wat a decade that was, thank you man ... I am old now, ur work made me feel 20 yrs younger now.. going for a ride now...🤟

Which song is --- This-- ru-vid.comu8OedaM7UQ0?feature=share

going through a tough time and somehow this made me really happy

Im learning how to play a guitar at 15 years old now, this was amazing! edit: over a year later, I have my own white mexican fender now 😁

Great and recognizable sounds. Thanks for this mega compilation. 😍😁❤‍🔥

Just after 3 riffs, i have to like this video already...cant hold back my tears

congratulations for including "Sometimes I feel like screaming" man. Great Riff, amazing solo, great song

I remember this being one of the first videos I watched after I had just started playing; I was looking for good riffs to learn. Thanks for this video, it definitely had a big impact on my guitar journey.

Wow man, that was an excellent video! I Really enjoyed you sharing your talent with us. Well done 🎸🎼🎶🤘👏🖖

Man! He is not human! He is a superhyperbot with 100 teras of memory!! Congratulations dude!!

I sat & listened to the whole video. Absolutely seamless invetween riffs. He looks so relaxed though aswell, hard work, passion & dedication is displayed in its finest form here. Much respect! 🤝💯

Opens with Eric Clapton, immediately knows the video is gonna be epic.

This Video is in the top 10 of the best RU-vid Videos of all time

Very good video to give ideas of pieces to learn when you are a guitarist. Thank you very much for all these great ideas and congratulations !

The best 38 minutes I've spent in a long while thank you.

So many of these are from my time period! It was like being transported back in time for an instant, standing in the front of the stage with thousands of sweaty teens shoving me - I love it!

You're amazing. You inspire me to keep playing and learning guitar man! :) Thank you.

Gänsehaut pur! Thanks bro, music connects all over the world!

5:04 the entrance from hold the line to money is nuts

Ive watched/listened to this 10 times easy, even more

The Part One Just popped Up ! Thank You !! Xx

What’s so great about this... I (and probability every listener) knows EACH AND EVERY one of them!

Now i wanna learn how to play the guitar.AWESOME video

Please please please make more of these

Your seemless transitions to make this a huge medley is incredible.

You’re still the absolute best my man! I remember watching this when I was a teenager and now my little kids rock to this.

12:34 "Previously on Supernatural."