riff
US /rɪf/
・UK /rɪf/
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n.NounShort series of repeated notes in music
The band was known for its catchy riffs
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To play a riff or series of riffs.
The band started to riff on the main theme.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To improvise or elaborate on a theme or idea.
The comedian began to riff on current events.
v.i.Intransitive VerbTo chat or converse in a relaxed, informal manner.
They were just riffing, not really discussing anything serious.
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Top 10 BEST Rip Off Songs Of All Time
- Joke's single, 80s, which features a similar guitar riff.
Joke's single, 80s, which features a similar guitar riff.
- But its release nearly didn't happen, as Kurt Cobain was reportedly worried about Killing Joke's single, Eighties, which features a similar guitar riff.
But its release nearly didn't happen, as Kurt Cobain was reportedly worried about Killing Joke's single, Eighties, which features a similar guitar riff.
Top 10 Most Air Guitar Rock Songs Of All Time
- Number 10 – Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana Featuring perhaps the most instantly recognizable guitar riff of all time, Kurt Cobain's Magnum Opus is commonly regarded as one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded, although you'd be forgiven for hearing the resemblance to
Number 10 – Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana Featuring perhaps the most instantly recognizable guitar riff of all time, Kurt Cobain's Magnum Opus is commonly regarded as one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded, although you'd be forgiven for hearing the resemblance to
- Cobain himself initially referred to its timeless riff as cliché, to which bassist Chris Novoselic agreed.
Cobain himself initially referred to its timeless riff as cliché, to which bassist Chris Novoselic agreed.
One Direction Meets a Superfan
- - THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE RIFF RAFF ROOM
- THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE RIFF RAFF ROOM
- There's someone in the riff-raff room named Karina Romero,
There's someone in the riff-raff room named Karina Romero,
Why Strategy Always Beats Talent (w/Seth Godin)
- So how are you going to talk to somebody about the riff number 147?
So how are you going to talk to somebody about the riff number 147?
- So I'm going to number riff 147.
So I'm going to number riff 147.
Zootopia DELETED SCENES & Rejected Concepts EXPLAINED
- Judy's reply that it's a "safe house" with a space in the middle, a house that is safe, is a fantastic riff on Nick's earlier words to Judy that he was not falsely advertising the redwood he sold the rodents, as it was actually "red wood" with a space in the middle, wood that is red.
Judy's reply that it's a "safe house" with a space in the middle, a house that is safe, is a fantastic riff on Nick's earlier words to Judy that he was not falsely advertising the redwood he sold the rodents, as it was actually "red wood" with a space in the middle, wood that is red.
- a space in the middle, a house that is safe' is a fantastic riff on Nick's earlier words
a space in the middle, a house that is safe' is a fantastic riff on Nick's earlier words
Everyone In China Is Getting A 'Social Credit Score'
- ( LAUGHTER ) ( PIANO RIFF )
( LAUGHTER ) ( PIANO RIFF )
- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )
If Disney Cartoons Were Historically Accurate - Disney Musical Parody - With Rachel Bloom
- (guitar riff)
(guitar riff)
Trump Hits Les Miz, Elon Repents & RFK Jr. Infects CDC’s Vaccine Committee | The Daily Show
- It's hearing Jordan Klepper bomb another audition trying to nail the riff in Defying Gravity.
It's hearing Jordan Klepper bomb another audition trying to nail the riff in Defying Gravity.
- Desi, I'll tell you the only thing protesters fear more than the Marines right now is hearing Jordan Klepper bomb another audition trying to nail the riff in Defying Gravity.
Desi, I'll tell you the only thing protesters fear more than the Marines right now is hearing Jordan Klepper bomb another audition trying to nail the riff in Defying Gravity.
What did Ozzy Osbourne mean for heavy metal? | DW News
- Oh, that riff.
Oh, that riff.
- Oh, that riff.
Oh, that riff.
Kendrick Lamar - DNA.
- And that's a riff gonna bleed this case.
And that's a riff gonna bleed this case.
- ♪ AND THAT'S A RIFF, GONNA PLEAD THIS CASE ♪
♪ AND THAT'S A RIFF, GONNA PLEAD THIS CASE ♪