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1. The year is 1986 (song released in 1987). An unknown band of future legends is in their communal house when the lead guitarist starts playing a string-skipping exercise, nothing more than a playful practice pattern. Another guitarist begins strumming along and soon the drummer joins in. Sitting in another room, a bandmate overhears the music and starts writing lyrics inspired by his girlfriend, the daughter of a famous singer. The result is one of the defining songs of the 1980s.
2. It's Spring 1976 (song released in 1977). During rehearsals for a landmark album, a well-established guitarist begins warming up with a finger exercise played countless times before.
Another band member immediately stops the rehearsal and says, "What's that?" The guitarist shrugs it off as a practice lick, but the band hears something bigger. Within days, the riff becomes the foundation of one of the signature rock songs in the group's catalog.
3. It's early 1977 (song released in 1978). A progressive-rock guitarist is practicing fingerpicking patterns at home when his wife overhears what sounds like a complete song. He insists it's only an exercise designed to improve technique. She convinces him otherwise, and the simple pattern becomes the band's biggest hit.
4. It's early 1975 (song released August 1975). A hard-rock guitarist develops a riff during a soundcheck while preparing for another concert. The band's singer later adds lyrics inspired by a comedy film, and the song evolves into one of the most famous guitar-driven hits in rock history.
5. It's the late 1980s (song released 1990). A Texas-born guitarist is warming up before another performance, running through a series of picking exercises and melodic phrases he has practiced for years. One particular sequence catches his attention. He develops it into a full instrumental that eventually becomes one of the most celebrated guitar recordings ever released. Its title was inspired while observing a famous landmark.
6. It's Winter 1971 (song released 1972). A British hard-rock band is staying near Lake Geneva when disaster strikes - a casino catches fire during a concert. Later, while reflecting on the event and casually jamming, the guitarist stumbles into a song from a jam riff. The result becomes one of the most recognizable guitar songs ever recorded.
7. It's early 1979 (song released September 1979). An English guitarist is experimenting with a difficult arpeggio pattern while practicing and warming up. The repeated sequence sounds interesting, but it's really intended as a technical exercise to stretch his hands and improve his accuracy. The band begins building a song around the pattern, transforming a simple practice idea into one of the most recognizable guitar intros.
8. It's late 1972 (song released in 1973). A rock trio spends countless hours jamming on traditional blues grooves. During one of those sessions, a simple rhythm pattern emerges and gradually develops into one of the band's signature songs.
9. The year is 1977 (song released in 1978). A young California band is still refining songs in local clubs. One of the guitarists has been using a particular riff to warm-up during soundchecks. The band eventually expands the idea into a full song that becomes one of hard rock's most enduring anthems.
10. It's Spring 1971 (song released November 1971). During rehearsals, the lead guitarist begins experimenting with unusual call-and-response patterns and guitar phrases. His hard-rock band is looking for a way to make a new song feel different from everything else on the radio, and this discovery may be perfect. The resulting riff becomes one of the most famous in rock history.
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