10 days of riffs - recommend me some riffs to learn

Balrog68

Bloodsucker-Deep Purple 

tone1

Sweet home Alabama.... I thinks it’s in D.... not wait is that G?......

tone1

I like learning some intro’s like Funk#49 James Gang, Midnight Rambler and Gimme Shelter by the Stones, intro and fill licks like Lady Writer by Mark Knopfler, Sex Pistol songs are quick to learn and instantly recognisable with a short solo so can be done without getting bogged down too much, 

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

Just learned the main riff to John Mayer's Good Love Is On The Way earlier today. Wasn't really familiar with the song beforehand but saw a vid of a band I know doing a 'Skype Jam' with the track on Facebook and it sounded way catchy.

Fun little riff to play, and simple so can be learned in minutes!

Hendrix's (or John Mayer's) Think I better Wait TIl Tomorrow is another one with a good funky, fun to play riff.

duotone

The intro to “Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming” by Deep Purple

Flanging_Fred

EricTheWeary said:

Not the most complex at all but Cars by Gary Numan. If you find his live versions from the last few years on YouTube the main synth riff is usually played by guitar. 
There is a secondary slightly twiddlier riff as well, there aren't really any solos or strummy bits in the song.
There's a Fear Factory version which, I think, is in something like drop D. 

Hehe, here’s my attempt...

https://youtu.be/acpL6snyOgM

RonnieHotdogs

This Charming Man 

Nunogilberto

An oft forgotten one - Vegas Two Times by the Phonics.

BloodEagle

Metallica - Battery

PolarityMan

Missed some days but Day 6 Update:

Satriana - Satch Boogie - First half of the intro riff
Sea Horses - Love i the Law - Intro riff
Offspring - Million Miles Away - Intro Riff
Clutch - Electric Worry - Verse Riff
Fear Factory / Gary Numan - Cars - Main Riff
AC/DC - Back in black - Main / intro riff     (although i hate ACDC I figured I should prob know this)

Haych

Loads of great riffs in this tune, and damn how crisp do Nikko's drums sound!

randella

Bit late to this party, but you know when something pops into your head completely unexpectedly and you have to have a go at it...

Just spent ten minutes properly learning James Gang's Funk #49.  There's a nice time to the little blues lick at the start.  Probs won't take you long but it'll put a smile on your face, or it did mine anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKFO8Mwpdng

SteveF

I learnt Good one comin on by Blackberry Smoke today. That’s a fun little intro to play. 

SteveF

(Although I think my Mrs hates it now....   )

FX_Munkee

Deep Purple - Lazy

AC/DC - Gone Shootin

Van Halen - Feel your love tonight

I'll be starting on Satch Boogie in the morning

Headphones

Lazy I've always loved, but for some reason I can never get the riff right!  Something about the descent from the high F seems to get twisted and it never seems to work for me - what's the secret?

That said, I notice Mr Blackmore has morphed it a bit over the years too, so I gues it's not just me (I'm clearly just as able...).

donbot

How about some Nike Rodgers funk? Sister Sledge, Thinking of You...

FX_Munkee

Headphones said:

Lazy I've always loved, but for some reason I can never get the riff right!  Something about the descent from the high F seems to get twisted and it never seems to work for me - what's the secret?

That said, I notice Mr Blackmore has morphed it a bit over the years too, so I gues it's not just me (I'm clearly just as able...).

That bit *is* the tricky bit, combination of string skipping and a double time part (only first time through).

This guy has it right, if you want to copy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8d0pZoeuFY

PolarityMan

Totally slipped on this over the past week but hopefully resume over the next few days. It's funny how even being on lockdown if you have kids you can somehow not have enough time for 30 mins of guitar a day....