Iconic bellwether...the riff is the song.

 

Along the same lines... these are Great Riffs (tm) because you can pick up a guitar for the first time and play them yourself in a couple hours and experience THE POWER OF RAWK

 

This is a great riff for beginners...

 

Don't know if this counts, but....
The Who - Who Are You
released in 1978

 

this intro lives 4ever

 

All over the world, from the mini european tour by Strange Fruit.

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The Ventures covering the Shadows, Apache

 

a couple of brick layers from Seattle heard Chet Atkin play this, but they couldn't figure it out
since they wasn't finger pickers

walk don't run

so they did this "simplified" version, notice the footwork

 

The Shadows, covering the Ventures cover of the Shadows Original, Apache (warning !! contains cigarette smoking,
tobacco may be hazardous to your health)

and if you want the Full Monty

 

and finally, for those who prefer a touch of that mellow sustain,
Bill Nelson, a peachy guitarist, who walked away and became an electronic keyboard musician

many many cds, later it was a bit like this

 

Here's mine too.

 

March Of The Chrome Police (A Cold Clammy Bombing)

 

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Zombie Warfare (Can’t Let You Down)

 

Abstract Nympho

 

Keith Merrow - Pillars of Creation

 

 

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How about your favorite violin solo, should we also make a separate thread for that?

 

this 'marcin' guy reminded me of rodrigo y gabriela