OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34162

riff

/ɹɪf/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
riff
A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.
Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has been named the greatest guitar riff of all time, 41 years after it was recorded, in a poll by website Music Radar.
Listen to one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time!
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