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Noun Concept
Categories: Accompaniment, Formal sections in music analysis
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riff  guitar riff  guitar riffs  Jazz riff  List Of Riff-Driven Songs
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A riff is a repeated chord progression or refrain in music ; it is a pattern, or melody, often played by the rhythm section instruments or solo instrument, that forms the basis or accompaniment of a musical composition. Wikipedia
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A riff is a repeated chord progression or refrain in music ; it is a pattern, or melody, often played by the rhythm section instruments or solo instrument, that forms the basis or accompaniment of a musical composition. Wikipedia
A brief relaxed musical phrase repeated over changing melodies Wikipedia Disambiguation
Example of ostinato, a short, repeated musical phrase. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Repeated chord progression or refrain in music Wikidata
A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. Wiktionary
Repeated instrumental melody line. Wiktionary (translation)
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Listen to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time! Wiktionary
IS A
theme
phrase
PART OF
music
HAS INSTANCE
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SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
ostinato
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