(Video embedded below the break.) A few simple parts later (Arduino, MP3 shield, magnetic door reed switch) and a tiny bit of code to randomize which bass riff plays, and it’s a done deal.

Naming the single greatest guitar riff of all time is ridiculous. However, a better one does not exist. “Whole Lotta Love” opens Led Zeppelin’s second album with a blues-rock masterpiece.

Get to know the minor pentatonic scale (made up of five notes) and blues scale (made up of six notes) and you’ll be well on the way to writing riffs which sit well alongside other pop classics.

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You know the riffs, but for this edition of Loudwire's Gear Factor we have some of your favorite guitarists playing the metal riffs that inspired them. "I didn't realize how big of a signature ...

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