As a birthday present to The Human Riff, The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards we thought we'd bring you his 10 best riffs of all time from his illustrious career.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spare a thought for Guitar Center staff. The poor folk who have to hear the same riffs over and over again, 9 til 5, ad infinitum.

Few sounds in music are more distinct and compelling than the rich, textured din of a Guitar Center. Riffs stacked upon riffs, noodling tangled up in more noodling, shredders going wild while, in the ...

This little essay used to be called “most iconic opening guitar riffs,” but that title would have been a lie. I try not to lie, unless it is absolutely convenient. So I took out the "most." You see, ...

Eric Clapton is on the short list of greatest guitarists of all time, laying down some of the nastiest guitar riffs and solos of all time. Perhaps his greatest work came in at No. 11 on Guitar World's ...

Guitar solos tend to get all the glory, but we’d argue that guitar riffs are even more important. These melodic snippets often define an entire track and, in the case of these six iconic riffs, entire ...

That decision paid dividends as "Start Me Up" became an instant hit. The song peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Eric Clapton's "Layla" was inspired by love for Pattie Boyd and features iconic guitar riffs. Eric Clapton and George Harrison dueled on guitar over Boyd; Clapton "emerged as the victor." Boyd later ...

View post: 29 Years Ago Today, One of the 'Best Rock Bands' Released Their Hit Live Album That Debuted at No. 1 Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” tops Guitar World’s greatest guitar riffs list. Jimmy ...

Jimi Hendrix might be the most well-known left-handed guitar player of all time, but Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi is often considered the godfather of metal guitarists. His work on Iron Man landed him ...