0 in jazz or popular music, a tune that continues or appears regularly in a piece of music while other parts change or are added: --
The song is punctuated by long guitar riffs.
1 something that is slightly different to the usual form: --
2 in jazz or popular music, to play a short, repeated series of notes : --
3 to speak for a long time on a particular subject, especially in a humorous way: --
He strutted and riffed on topics from global warming to parenthood.
4 (in popular music) a simple tune that is used as a pattern for creating more complicated musical patterns --
The song is very instrumentally based, with numerous bass and guitar riffs and a long instrumental introduction.
Instrumentally, the band introduced a more melodic mix than the previous albums, filled with crunchy riffs and speedy guitar solos.
The distinctive music in the album is a speedy fusion of jazz and rock, with lightning-fast guitar riffs intermixed with lyrical acoustical passages.
The band are known for their powerful guitar riffs, great vocal melodies and groovy drums.
The music tended to be technology-centric, keyboard-ladden, melodic, with funk-oriented bass lines, synth riffs, dub music aesthetics, and background jazzy or blues-y piano layers.
Drum parts are often written to follow the guitar riffs in a way that is unusual for most death metal.
There are no other songs that have that bluesy riffing.
Bands may also incorporate guitar solos and even riffs that are influenced by metalcore.
