Favorite Iron Maiden riff?

[asphyXy]

Right now, my favorite riff is the one at 3:42 of Paschendale.

 

[Profanity]

The one which runs throughout Powerslave.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Main riff of Rime.

And the bridge riff in The Duellists is occasionally peeking through my brain as well.

 

[Richter_Belmont]

I love pretty much all of Infinite Dreams, as a bass player thats a great song to play, the riff towards the end of Sign of the Cross i love too, i wish i could hear that for the first time again

 

[Profanity]

Most Maiden riffs sound the same.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Not...really.

 

[duckattack]

The main riff in Prowler. Simple yet brilliant.

 

[Profanity]

Prowler's the second best IMO. The best Maiden riffs all belong on the first album.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

The riff in Phantom Of The Opera(you know which one), or Charlotte The Harlot, maybe?

 

[metal17]

fav. riff I can't say...but fav harmonies I would say in Brave New World and Blood Brothers!...ohhh and The X Factor has some kick ass melodies too!

 

[Prowler121]

Well my favorite part to play on guitar is

Pre-chorus-riff:
Running scrambling
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|
A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E-------------------|-------------------|

flying
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|--5-4--------------|
D-------------------|------7-5-7-5-4----|
A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----------------5--|
E-------------------|-------------------|

Rolling turning
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|
A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E-------------------|-------------------|

diving going in again
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|--5-4--------------|
D-------------------|------7-5-7--------|
A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|

My favorite to listen to is Sea Of Madness.

The hardest Maiden riff to play is easily the begining of Back in The Village.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

I heard the intro to Out of the Silent Planet's pretty tough also.

 

[Razorhead95]

Most Maiden riffs sound different, but enough of them sound alike enough that it's sort of a 'characteristic' (due to lack of a better term) of the Maiden Sound.

My fave maiden riffs:
Intro to "Only the Good Die Young"
Intro to "Die with your boots on"
The part of "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" right before (and during the first part of it) the guitar solo
Intro to "Wasted Years"
The part during the solo of "Heaven can wait"

 

[Profanity]

The hardest Maiden riff to play is easily the begining of Back in The Village.

Thanks for that information.

 

[Prowler121]

Thanks for that information.

Say hi to the comic book guy, he is obviously your idol.

 

[Stormwatch]

Powerslave, or 11:58, just after the solo and the riff comes back in.

 

[[0hr]Sunlapse]

haven't listened to Maiden in a while, but now when i think of this question it seems almost impossible to answer just by memory. I must listen to a ton of Maiden now, and I will return later with the answer.

 

[CRUSHING THE SCEPTER]

The intro to Murders in the Rue Morgue. Hell, the entire song.

 

[Profanity]

The Killers riff - Du der der De du De der der der der oi

 

[[0hr]Sunlapse]

Either the main riff of Prowler or the opening riff of Back In The Village