The Most Recognizable Licks/Riffs/Melodies Of All Time

[TSJMajesty]

Post 'em if ya got 'em.

 

[sleewell]

hahahhaha thats funny, i saw the thread title and was going to post that one. those are 4 notes that if you hear them its like oh yea!!!!

 

[TSJMajesty]

hahahhaha thats funny, i saw the thread title and was going to post that one. those are 4 notes that if you hear them its like oh yea!!!!

What's your 2nd choice?

There's... SOCD, then
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All the rest!

 

[sleewell]

i dunno man, that is tough!!!

maybe the beatles here comes the sun??

pantera walk??

 

[hemmelight]

Sweet Home Alabama?
That's like the electric guitar equivalent of Baker Street's sax line. Everybody knows it, even if they can't name the song.

 

[James Freeman]

Stairway to Heaven
Happy Birthday

 

[Achilles]

Ask Jack White and The Edge. Jimmy evens adds a clam so its sound authentic.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Yep, Whole Lotta Love would've been my next choice.

 

[James Freeman]

A lot of the classical melodies people remember are Mozart or Vivaldi.

 

[ptb1]

Smoke on the water

 

[TSJMajesty]

Sometimes effects contribute to what makes a riff recognizable/iconic. Like here, when Peter Frampton kicks in his Leslie:

 

[Achilles]

 

[la szum]

Cool topic!

 

[Stone]

Just way too many

 

[FuzzyAce]

Throwing out some oldies...

 

[Achilles]

 

[Byrdman]

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

Not a big Stones fan. But Satisfaction has to be on the list.

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

hahahhaha thats funny, i saw the thread title and was going to post that one. those are 4 notes that if you hear them its like oh yea!!!!

Even two notes can be quite recognizable.