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“The first 4 songs are played so often that staff in guitar stores can no longer hear them”: New research reveals the world’s most Googled guitar riffs and chord progressions

By Phil Weller published

A total of 271 songs and 2,314,336 Google searches were analyzed, with a riff many believe to be played on bass claiming the top spot

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“The guitar riff is dying out”: New survey suggests the ‘majority’ of music fans believe the riff is on its way out

By Matt Owen published

A new research piece has concluded the humble riff may be on its deathbed – and identified Prince's Purple Rain as the second greatest riff of all time

Scarlett Johansson and Kelly Clarkson

Scarlett Johansson and Kelly Clarkson flex their guitar knowledge in superb new talk show game Catch a Riff of This

By Matt Owen last updated

The Academy Award-nominated actress battled it out against the premier American Idol champ to determine who was stronger in the way of the riff

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Is this the most baffling "greatest guitar riffs" list ever assembled?

By Matt Owen published

Containing two basslines, a horn melody and a one-and-a-half-hour album, the latest fan-voted attempt to identify the greatest riff of all time is anything but predictable

The 20 best guitar riffs of the decade

By Jonathan Horsley published

We’ve got scuzzy blues-rock, skronky indie, a whole bunch of heavy and some funk, too... But was the winner worth the wait?