For me it has to be Smoke On The Water, purely because of how many times I have heard it! Sometimes after listening to this song the riff is still going around in my head a full day later!
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20 responses to “What Is The One Guitar Riff You Wish You Could Never Hear Again?”
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If I had to pick the riff that guitar players most jokingly wish would disappear forever…
It’s also “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple.
That opening riff is basically the first thing everyone learns:
— simple
— instantly recognizable
— and played… endlessly… in every guitar shop on earthIt’s gotten to the point where it’s almost a running joke—walk into a music store, and someone somewhere is playing it, slightly out of tune, with great confidence 😄
Honorable mentions that get the same “please no more” reaction:
• “Stairway to Heaven” intro by Led Zeppelin (so overplayed it was literally banned in some shops)
• “Sweet Child O’ Mine” intro by Guns N’ Roses
• “Seven Nation Army” by The White StripesBut yeah…
“Smoke on the Water” is the final boss of overplayed riffs. -
Can’t say I have one that I wouldn’t want to hear again. A decent riff is the hook to get you listening. Sometimes a riff will bring back memories of friends or places. So whilst some can be over used I wouldn’t want to stop hearing them. That said I do have some favourites but that’s for another thread.
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I get what you’re saying entirely! 🙂
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Very true!
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