American Songwriter

Meaning Behind the Spontaneous Guns N’ Roses Hit “Sweet Child O’ Mine”

With an unmistakable guitar riff opening and more than one billion streams on YouTube alone, it’s safe to say that the Guns N’ Roses song, “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” is an enduring classic. With only a ...
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Slash Reveals the True Origin Story of ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Riff – ‘It Wasn’t a Warm-Up Exercise’

There are sometimes stories that take on a life of their own, but during a recent interview with Eddie Trunk, guitar great Slash revealed that the story of the guitar riff for the Guns N' Roses' ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2004, Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child o’ Mine” Was Somehow Voted Best Riff in Rock History (Opinion)

On this day (May 2) in 2004, readers of Total Guitar Magazine voted that Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child o’ Mine” had contained the best guitar riff ever. Thousands of readers cast their votes, putting ...
The Mirror

Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child O' Mine voted greatest guitar riff of all time

Slash's iconic opening riff topped a Sky Arts poll for the launch of Guitar Star - with Smoke On The Water and Johnny B. Goode making up the top three Chart-topper: Slash's riff was voted the greatest ...

Sweet Child o’ Mine is Guns N' Roses' most iconic song, but Slash originally wasn't a fan

Sweet Child o’ Mine may be Guns N’ Roses’ calling card – and for many guitarists, their entry point into the band and even Slash’s repertoire. However, the Les Paul slinger admits he wasn’t so keen on ...