What are riffs? (Iam a begginer) and how do to read them?

i tired but i have windows xp i doesnt say its for xp.

Just get the latest Windows version. I run it on XP.

Go here: http://www.power-tab.net/downloads.php

I also have XP and it worked for me.

how do u use it? I got it working

Go here: http://www.powertabs.net/pta.php?page=search and find the Tab you want.

Then download (un-zip) and save it in the PTabEditor Folder.

i cant find the PTABEditor folder where is it

for some reason when i download it it wont make an icon how do i open it or what

never mind those 2 questions i cant find the TAB i downloaded

Okay, you have the Powertab editor working, right? You just need to download the tab.

Download it wherever the heck you want, but remember where you put it. If you don't, it will end up with all the socks and ballpoint pens you've lost, and never be seen again. You'll have to download it again in that case.

It will have the extension .zip. An extension is the part of the file's name that comes after a dot ("."). A .zip file is a kind of container file (stop me if you know this [too late!], but I'm trying to be thorough) that holds other files. In this case, it will hold a file with the extension .ptb. It is the actual tab. You'll need another program, such as 7-zip http://www.7-zip.org/ , to get the tab out of the .zip. Windows XP may do this on its own, or you may already have software to open the .zip installed, in which case your job is easier.

Use Windows Explorer to browse to the folder you downloaded the .zip to (you did remember it, right?) and double click on the .zip file. It will open if you have software to handle it. Click the extract button (look for it, its location will vary depending on the program you opened the .zip with). A dialog box will appear, prompting you for a place to put the extracted file. Pick one, and make sure to remember it.

Go to the place you extracted the .ptb file to, and double click it. It will open in the Powertab Editor.

If choosing locations for the .zip file and the .ptb file is beyond your technical abilities, the desktop is a good place to put them. I don't put things there, since it's messy, but you can if you must.

Back to the original question - a riff is simply a collection of chords or notes.......

All Right Now
Sunshine of your Love
Brown Sugar
Born to be Wild
Smoke on the Water
Paranoid
More than a Feeling
Black Dog

all these are built round repetitive chord sequences.......

and just looking at that list, the first few riffs that came to mind,Wes Inman's tabbed the first four for the easy song database.......

And one I like a lot, which I just remembered .....

Since you've been Gone by Rainbow.......definitely gets the award for most original use of G/Em/C and D.......