1986 in 8 Riffs: Metal, Glam and Top Gun - Video

The 8 biggest guitar riffs of 1986, each on its own guitar.

1986 - Shot in the Dark - Ozzy Osbourne: Ozzy's first Billboard Hot 100 single (#68)
1986 - Master of Puppets - Metallica: Back with Stranger Things 4 in 2022
1986 - Top Gun Anthem - Harold Faltermeyer: Grammy 1987 for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
1986 - Yankee Rose - David Lee Roth: Roth's solo debut, #16 on the Billboard Hot 100
1986 - Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi: #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks
1986 - Peace Sells - Megadeth: its bass intro became the MTV News theme
1986 - Wasted Years - Iron Maiden: written on a guitar synth
1986 - Raining Blood - Slayer: #8 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Metal Songs

Tab: Songsterr — https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/tab-s15986
"ibanez jem guitar" 3D model by abazibiz (Sketchfab user abazibiz) — https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/daeadd913644438aa3096bb357a02016 (modified)
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"Gibson Explorer re-issue" (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/d694c8499f2b4e7b83adc840f99725da) by niko.rummukainen (https://sketchfab.com/niko.rummukainen) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Tab: Songsterr — https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/tab-s37261
Tab: Songsterr — https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/tab-s23892
Tab: Songsterr — https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/tab-s3131
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Tab: Songsterr — https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/tab-s17904

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