Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs

You’ve started learning the guitar—what’s the first thing you want to play? A monster riff, of course! Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs provides a solid repertoire of the most recognizable riffs in the pantheon of rock, pop, and acoustic music. The riffs throughout also come with performance tips, settings for your amp and pedals so you can nail the tone, and juicy tidbits on the origins of the music. And the online media includes MP3s that demonstrate what each part should sound like, plus Alfred’s TNT 2 software so you can slow down the audio and loop sections for more focused practice. From the twangy swagger of “James Bond Theme” and the rockabilly groove of “Shakin’ All Over,” to the driving chug of Sabbath’s “Paranoid,” the thunder of Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades,” and the pentatonic strut of “Play That Funky Music,” this book will get you playing recognizable music instantly. Titles: 20th Century Boy (T. Rex) * 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago) * Ace of Spades (Motorhead) * All Along the Watchtower (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) * Babe I’m Gonna Leave You (Led Zeppelin) * Back in Black (AC/DC) * Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood and the Destroyers) * Bawitdaba (Kid Rock) * Beginnings (Chicago) * Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) * Black Dog (Led Zeppelin) * Bron-Yr-Aur (Led Zeppelin) * Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones) * Can’t You Hear Me Knocking (The Rolling Stones) * The Chain (Fleetwood Mac) * Chuck E’s in Love (Rickie Lee Jones) * Classical Gas (Mason Williams) * Closer to the Heart (Rush) * Copperline (James Taylor) * Dirty Water (The Standells) * Do You Feel Like We Do (Peter Frampton) * Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey) * Everybody Wants You (Billy Squier) * Falling Slowly (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova) * Far Cry (Rush) * Friday on My Mind (The Easybeats) * From Me to You (The Beatles) * Hold the Line (Toto) * Hold Your Head Up (Argent) * If It Makes You Happy (Sheryl Crow) * If You Talk Too Much (My Head Will Explode) (People in Planes) * James Bond Theme (John Barry Orchestra) * Jumpin’ Jack Flash (The Rolling Stones) * Kashmir (Led Zeppelin) * Last Resort (Papa Roach) * Limelight (Rush) * Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney and Wings) * Lola (The Kinks) * Moby Dick (Led Zeppelin) * Money (Pink Floyd) * One Thing (Finger Eleven) * Over the Hills and Far Away (Led Zeppelin) * Paint It, Black (The Rolling Stones) * Paralyzer (Finger Eleven) * Paranoid (Black Sabbath) * Pick Up the Pieces (Average White Band) * Pinball Wizard (The Who) * Play That Funky Music (Wild Cherry) * Ramble On (Led Zeppelin) * (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) * The Seeker (The Who) * Shakin’ All Over (Johnny Kidd and the Pirates) * She Loves You (The Beatles) * Short Skirt / Long Jacket (Cake) * Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum) * The Spirit of Radio (Rush) * Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) * The Story in Your Eyes (The Moody Blues) * The Wanton Song (Led Zeppelin) * Watch Your Step (Bobby Parker) * What If (Creed) * Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin) * Wipe Out (The Surfaris) * With Arms Wide Open (Creed) * You Can’t Always Get What You Want (The Rolling Stones).