- MTV
... re immediately followed by the original MTV theme song, a crunching guitar riff written by [[Jonathan Elias]] and John Petersen, playing over a montage of ...
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- Lead guitar
... plays [[rhythm guitar]], which consists of accompaniment [[chords]] and [[riff]]s, often played with a [[distortion]] [[effect]]. In some, with two guita ...
... es are created using [[call and response (music)|call and response]]-style riffs that are embellished with string [[bend]]ing, [[vibrato]] and [[slides]].
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- Bass guitar
... es. In [[heavy metal music|metal]], the bass guitar may perform complex [[riff]]s along with the rhythm guitarist or play a low, rumbling [[pedal point]] ...
... style. In a rock band, a bass break may consist of the bassist playing a [[riff]] or [[lick]] during a pause in the song. In some styles of metal, a bass ...
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- Tremolo arm
... the use of the tremolo bar is the song "Seven Seas" by TNT. In the guitar riff for this song, [[Ronni Le Tekro]] presses the tremolo bar against his gui ...
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- Fill (music)
In [[popular music]], a '''fill''' is a shortened musical passage, [[riff]], or rhythmic sound which helps to sustain the listener's attention duri ...
... tic fill passages, such as short scalar [[lick (music)|licks]], runs, or [[riff]]s. Musicians are expected to be able to select and perform stylistically ...
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- Main Offender (song)
... eased again on the compilation ''[[Your New Favourite Band]]''. The guitar riff bears a similar resemblance to their previous single "[[Hate To Say I Told ...
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- Disturbed
... eeping chorus that suddenly stops in its tracks and turns into a winding [[riff]] that recalls the work of vintage [[James Hetfield]]".
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- The Who
[[The Clash]] incorporated the riff of "I Can't Explain" into "[[Clash City Rockers]]" and "[[Guns on the Roof ...
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- Guitar Hero Trivia
... tage diver's shirt says "Bom Chicka Wah Wah", which is a well-known guitar riff popularly associated with porn films.
... song sections for Impulse are all hyperboles (heaviest riff ever, funkiest riff in history, incredibly beautiful solo)
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- Smoke On The Water
... itar Hero series]]. Its riff is very well known, and many people know the riff without knowing what song it is from.
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- Iron Man
... m) the song will be much easier. The first half of this song features the riff multiple times. The solo is fairly difficult, but nothing a little star p ...
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- Symphony of Destruction
The song is relatively easy with the repetitive riff from the intro however, in the middle of the song there is a very big solo ...
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- Ace Of Spades
The chorus riff is relatively easy, with somewhat fast green notes followed by an orange, ...
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- Fire It Up
... akk Wylde makes frequent use of a talk box, primarily for playing the main riff, which has a unique "moaning" sound.
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- All Day and All of the Night
... the song relies on a simple sliding power chord riff, although this song's riff is slightly more complicated, incorporating a B Flat after the chords F an ...
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- Slash
... ce as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. To this day, many of his riffs and solos are still featured in "best of" lists around the world. With 15 ...
... angerous''. He performed guitar on two hit singles, "Black or White" (main riff) and "Give in to Me". He later appeared in the "Give in to Me" video with ...
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- Anna Molly
... otes at a very fast Tempo.The hardest part of the song for many is the Jam Riff,and it can be an exceedingly hard part to Master.
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- Heart-Shaped Box
... ''but'' chords, including three button chords of Red-Yellow-Blue. The solo riff is relatively non-complex, but features opportunities for [[Hammer Ons and ...
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- Jet Airliner
The opening riff has a tricky hammer on section, and this repeats many times throughout the ...
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- All Right Now
... seconds of the two tracks before Rodgers' "Whoa, whoa, whoa". The jazzier riff is apparent throughout the entire recording; there are also several slight ...
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