It’s no secret that the guitar is the backbone of pretty much every song. Whether it’s a railing, electric solo that makes listeners want to break out their best air guitar, a stripped-down acoustic ...

There are a number of factors that might make a song immediately recognizable—a whisper, a cough, a G note… But nothing gets our little black hearts racing quite as rapidly as a guitar riff we know ...

One of the most defining factors of rock music is the guitar riffs. Throughout the genre’s history, there have been several songs defined by the musicianship, particularly guitarists. In the musical ...

The 1965 track is driven by a catchy, killer guitar riff which went on to be one of the most covered of all time ...

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 ...

They've become some of the most popular YouTube personalities while gracing your screen with their guitar mastery, but what are the riffs that helped define the playing of the online heroes? Loudwire ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Most dreams are forgotten within seconds of waking. The world of rock 'n' roll can thank Keith Richards for keeping his tape player running. It was 50 years ago that the Rolling ...

There’s a difference between “good” and “recognizable.” Not that the two can’t be mutually exclusive, but, well, let’s put it this way: you’d probably notice Kim Kardashian in a crowd before you would ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...