A great rock song begins with an unbelievable riff. These 33 songs are elite examples of exactly that, with some that might ...

The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

This classic riff is based around just three guitar chords, played as arpeggios: A5, G and F5. Technically, the chord names are more complicated than this -thanks to extra open string notes- but keep ...

The loss of Peter Green has us reflecting on his incredible gifts, not just as a guitarist but a songwriter and vocalist too. Fleetwood Mac's Oh Well is an example of his greatest strengths combining ...

As with any other hobby or skill, every guitarist has to start somewhere. For most of us, it all started by playing air guitar along with some of our favorite songs and wishing we could play like our ...

Virtuoso guitar playing has come to define rock ‘n’ roll. Greg Kot looks back at its colourful history. Rock guitar solos? Often they’re overblown, overrated and a waste of precious notes. To those ...

With this being Halloween week, IGN Music decided to compile a list of ten of the creepiest guitar riffs in rock and metal. There's everything from death-metal to college-rock on this countdown so it ...