seriously, the most reconizable riff in history is...

[semagic]

I read in rolling stone magazine it was "layla" from clapton. I personally think it would be Deep Purple's "smoke on the water". but what do i know? what would it be if you disagree with rolling stone magazine?

[jackson1]

Unchained! Well, i wish it was.

[toejam]

Crazy Train.
I'd also go with Cream's Sunshine Of Your Love over Layla.

[RacerX]

Iron Man



Dah dah dah dah dah.....

[Newc]

Cat Scratch Fever. When I played out that was the only song everyone in the bar recognized in the first three notes, and we were playing lots of other covers that were well known (Sweet Home Alabama, etc).
Wish we woulda done some Deep Purple, but nobody else wanted to play 'em

[shreddermon]

Iron Man



Dah dah dah dah dah.....

+1

[YetAnotherOne]

Black Dog.

[Jack The Riffer]

Back In Black

[RobRR]

Enter Sandman.

[Joe_Steeler]

Smoke in the water
Back in black
Iron man
Hotel California
Stairway to heaven

[rjohnstone]

Smoke in the water
Back in black
Iron man
Hotel California
Stairway to heaven

And the answer is: "What are riffs that are banned from being played in any respectable guitar store..., Alex" :ROTF:

[StukaJU87]

All riffs that are banned from being played in any respectable guitar store. :ROTF:

Dude, no Stairway.:ROTF:

[toejam]

Denied!

[SGplayer]

Iron Man & Riff intro paranoid!!

[BTB007]

Iron Man