Favorite rock&roll opening guitar riff

LennyLowrent

Haven't checked, so apologies if similar thread already exist.
Your top three if you please.
Mine:
3. Satisfaction - Stones
2. Sunshine of your love - Cream
1. Day tripper - Beatles

Baldybonce

Joe Satriani

Flying in a blue dream

Stig

There must be hundreds, the two in my mind ant the moment are:

Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive
Kings of Leon - Red Morning Light

SuedeAdidas

When I'm cleaning windows

Davo55

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar

SuedeAdidas

Not sure if it counts.....but.....

Jenny Was a friend of mine - Killers

i_b_b_o_r_g

Loose Fit - Happy Monday's

raytreacy69

Smoke on the water -Deep Purple
No particular place to go -Chuck Berry
Last time -Stones

Missed It

Vapour Trail - Ride

addickfanatic

Thunderstruck-AC/DC

seth plum

They're all good.

Not particularly favourites but

Layla Clapton
Money Floyd
Communication Breakdown Zeppelin

I love zillions of others too.

i_b_b_o_r_g

Back In Black - ACDC

DaveMehmet

Smoke on The Water
Back in Black - ACDC

MrOneLung

Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones

Alex Wright

Layla
Whole lotta Rosie
Can't explain
You really got me

i_b_b_o_r_g

Arctic Monkeys do a couple, but I can't think if the names of the songs of the top of my head

EastTerrace

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Oh_Yoni_Boy

Hair of the Dog - Nazareth

Friend Or Defoe

FavoUrite.

Some of the best have already been named which leaves.
Metallica - Who Whom the Bell Tolls.
Alice in Chain - Bones

Dave2l

Sweet child o mine

man_at_milletts

Blues, not RnR

Dimples or Boom Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker.

man_at_milletts

One of the best riffs has been adapted for use at football.

Seven Nation Army - White Stripes

Valiantphil

Renee Rebel - Bowie
I Feel Fine - Beatles

LennyLowrent

man_at_milletts said:

Blues, not RnR

Dimples or Boom Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker.

All count, even Villa Lobos preludes

McBobbin

Not my favourite song by any means but "ain't talkin bout love" by van halen gets off to a flying start.

Also, Love Spreads by the Stone Roses

Lesser known but Orpheus by Ash

Henry Irving

You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Everything else that came after is just a pale copy

McBobbin

Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - Jimmy Hendrix Experience.

Epic beyond words

man_at_milletts

Mary Had a Little Lamb - Stevie Ray Vaughan is an ear candy.

25May98

Enter Sandman - Metallica

Southendaddick

She Bangs The Drums - Stome Roses

Rizzo

The Trooper - Iron Maiden