by Dr.Jimmy2 August 10, 2010
by Urmomther December 24, 2007
1. Music, mainly guitar: A musical phrase based on or around musical scales*. Riffs can be pre-prepared and repeated, or improvised on the spot and of indefinite length based loosly around the melody of the song.
Scales are a way of arranging musical notes so that they a cool to listen to. Basic scales for guitar include:
Major
Minor
Pentonic
Blues
2.There is also an Arabic people called Riffs.
Scales are a way of arranging musical notes so that they a cool to listen to. Basic scales for guitar include:
Major
Minor
Pentonic
Blues
2.There is also an Arabic people called Riffs.
The lights went down and the lead guitarist then played a long, slow, sweet blues based riff that had the hairs standing up on the back of peoples necks.
by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004
A person who tucks their tracksuit bottoms into their socks. They also commonly wear Rockport shoes, Burberry scarves and Stone Island caps. Can be found outside the Spar uttering phrases such as:
"Ere mate, will you go to the shop for us?"
Answer - "No, fuck off you riff"
Or "Do us two's on that Lambert".
Answer - "No, fuck off you riff"
Or "Do us two's on that Lambert".
by Steve@Hallam January 22, 2004
An "I dunno" type of attitude. The type of attitude where someone could set up an elaborate mechine, and have it blow up, whithout anything more than "oops."
Derrived from Riff, of the webcomic wordSluggy Freelance/word
Derrived from Riff, of the webcomic wordSluggy Freelance/word
by Psychic Jack September 10, 2003
a person who can create and execute mind blowing guitar riffs
originally said by the prince of darkness himself Ozzy Osbourne when talking about Tony Iommi in an 1980's interview
ozzy osbourne - "..whatever I've said about Tony Iommi in the past, was a lot of anger, a lot of bitterness on both parts, but I've got to be truthful to you, he was one of the greatest all time riff merchants, I mean, he came up with some classic heavy metal riffs"
originally said by the prince of darkness himself Ozzy Osbourne when talking about Tony Iommi in an 1980's interview
ozzy osbourne - "..whatever I've said about Tony Iommi in the past, was a lot of anger, a lot of bitterness on both parts, but I've got to be truthful to you, he was one of the greatest all time riff merchants, I mean, he came up with some classic heavy metal riffs"
man: what track is this?, that riff is insane
man 2: it's sabbath!
man: who's the lead guitarist?
man 2: you idiot.. thats Tony Iommi, he's probably metals' best riff merchant!
man 2: it's sabbath!
man: who's the lead guitarist?
man 2: you idiot.. thats Tony Iommi, he's probably metals' best riff merchant!
by planet_telex July 13, 2012
Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
by Ryhoth March 15, 2020