Guns N' Roses riff best - fans

The Guns N' Roses pop rock anthem Sweet Child O' Mine has the greatest guitar riff of all time according to music fans.

The famous track came top of a poll of 100 Greatest Riffs Ever voted for by readers of Total Guitar magazine.

Hits by Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy Osbourne and Nirvana all make it into the top 20.

But tracks by the Rolling Stones and the Sex Pistols failed to make it into the 20 favourites.

Grunge rockers Nirvana once made Guns N' Roses look outdated, but their track Smells Like Teen Spirit is now in second place.

Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love was third followed by the Deep Purple track Smoke On The Water.

Guns N' Roses also has another track in the top 20 - Paradise City at number 19.

But lead guitarist Slash and singer Axl Rose will not be celebrating - the pair do not speak to each other.

Long-haired rocker Rose started the group in 1984 with guitarist Izzy Stradlin, before drummer Steven Adler, bassist Duff McKagan and Slash joined later.

But Rose fell out with Slash, who was born in England and whose real name is Saul Hudson, in the mid 1990s and the pair have not talked since.

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