How to play guitar like Ace Frehley

Equipped with a Les Paul and his own unique style, Ace Frehley provided the rock and roll guts that allowed Kiss to become ...

“It was a challenge to myself: ‘I’m not gonna have a chorus in this song’”: How Jack White created the riff of the century

Seven Nation Army was so named because the young Jack once misheard the name of the Salvation Army. According to White, the ...
American Songwriter

3 Riffs From the 1960s That Made Us All Want To Pick up a Guitar

There’s a song for all of us that made us want to be musicians at some point in our lives. Whether it’s a short-lived childhood musing or a long-standing dream, the right song can instill a sense of ...
loudwire

What’s the First Guitar Riff Everyone Learns?

What's the first guitar riff that new players always learn? Even the greatest guitar players have to start somewhere. We've asked countless shredders what the first riff they ever learned was, and one ...
The Boston Globe

How chasing viral guitar riffs made Will Paquin a TikTok sensation

The Boston University alum has half a million followers, but before he joined the app, he had never even written a song When Will Paquin first recorded a short video of himself playing guitar, he was ...
American Songwriter

Eric Clapton’s Most Influential Guitar Riffs of the 1970s

Eric Clapton was part of a few bands during his heyday, one of which was Derek And The Dominos in the 1970s. The album version of “Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?” isn’t exactly a fan favorite, but ...

The Led Zeppelin riff Dave Grohl struggled to play: “It has these wicked turnarounds”

Dave Grohl may have a percussionist's approach to a drumkit, but this song is one of the greatest guitar showcases of all ...