London, Aug 11 - Hit song 'Sweet child Of mine' by the rock band Guns 'N Roses has been voted the greatest riff in music in a poll.

Thesun.co.uk reports that the song released in 1988 beat the classic 1971 hit 'Layla' by guitar legend Eric Clapton.

The rest of the top ten are:

3 Aersomith's 'Walk this way'

4 Michael Jackson's 'Beat it'

5 Motorhead's 'Ace of spaces'

6 The Jimi Hendrix Experience's 'Voodoo child'

7 Queen's 'Another one bites the dust'

8 Nirvana's 'Smells like teen spirit'

9 Deep Purple's 'Smoke on the water'

10 Green Day's 'American idiot'