10 Best Hard Rock Guitar Riffs From The 2000s
2. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (2003)
If you are ever at a party there's a few general rules of thumb when picking up a guitar. Never play Wonderwall, under no circumstances play any Nickelback and if you possibly can, try not to wear out the bottom E string with your version of Seven Nation Army.
It's becoming painful to site this as one of the best riffs of all time, in many ways it has become the second Smoke On The Water. It's the song that anyone born after the year 2000 learned on the guitar first. It genuinely has almost become a cliché to strum it out, which is a shame because it's a banger.
The White Stripes made a name for themselves utilising three components in their music, Jack White's vocal, Meg's drum kit and a single guitar. Although this riff sounds like it's played on a bass, don't be mistaken. White used a semi acoustic guitar plugged into a DigiTech whammy pedal to lower the octave of the notes, resulting in the most simple but effective of guitar riffs.
No matter your taste in music you'll recognise this riff and whether you know the words to the song or not, you'll more than likely join in when everybody chants the melody.