Related Words for riff

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thumb
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Noun, Noun
flick
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Noun, Noun
flip
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Noun, Noun
riffle
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Noun, Noun
leaf
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Noun, Noun
melody
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Noun
intro
/x
Noun
song
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Noun
guitar
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Noun
melodic
x/x
Adjective
chords
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Noun
chorus
/x
Noun
coda
/x
Noun
lyric
/x
Noun
raff
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Noun
ballad
/x
Noun
solos
/x
Noun
syncopated
/xxx
Adjective
motif
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Noun
fill
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Verb
rhapsody
/xx
Noun
line
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Noun
tune
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Noun
repeat
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Verb
verse
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Noun
rhythm
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Noun
catch
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Noun
lick
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Noun
singsong
/x
Noun
vamp
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Noun
refrain
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Noun
sequence
/x
Noun
ground
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Noun
rhythm section
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
hook
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Noun
trope
x
Noun
beat
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Noun
leitmotif
/xx
Noun
groove
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Noun
recitation
xx/x
Noun
sketch
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Noun
rattle
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Noun
chant
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Noun
rock
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Noun
variation
xx/x
Noun
theme
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Noun
ditty
/x
Noun
ride
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Noun
troll
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Noun
metre
/x
Noun
ruff
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Noun
wrest
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Verb
burden
/x
Noun
figure
/x
Noun
rote
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Noun
rondo
/x
Noun
idea
x/x
Noun
sample
/x
Noun
strum
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Noun
note
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Noun
track
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Noun
instrument
/xx
Noun
slurring
/x
Noun
pattern
/x
Noun
interpolation
x/xxx
Noun
instrumental
xx/x
Adjective
lead
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Noun
trill
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Noun
canon
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Noun
phrase
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Noun
skip
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Noun
rendition
x/x
Noun
voluntary
/xxx
Adjective
interlude
/xx
Noun
smear
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Noun
bridge
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Noun
point
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Noun
soundtrack
/x
Noun
double
/x
Adjective
fugue
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Noun
flag
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Noun
fret
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Noun
part
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Noun
break
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Noun
measure
/x
Noun
support
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Noun
rocker
/x
Noun
noodle
/x
Noun
bend
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Noun
opening
/xx
Noun, Verb
stab
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Noun
chuck
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Noun
improvisation
xxx/x
Noun
consecutive
x/xx
Adjective
windmill
/x
Noun
chorus line
/x/
Phrase, Noun
rapping
/x
Noun
spiel
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Noun
catchy
/x
Adjective
funky
/x
Adjective
repetitive
x/xx
Adjective
rhythmic
/x
Adjective
playing
/x
Verb
sounds
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Verb
extended
x/x
Adjective
musical
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Adjective
quick
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Adjective
familiar
x/x
Adjective
classic
/x
Adjective
kind
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Noun
famous
/x
Adjective
simple
/x
Adjective
begins
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Verb
main
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Adjective
electric
x/x
Adjective
just
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Adverb
little
/x
Adjective
heavy
/x
Adjective
use
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Noun
short
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Adjective
heard
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Verb
basic
/x
Adjective
did
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Verb
blues
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Noun
afghan
/x
Adjective, Name
aria
/xx
Noun
blackface
/x
Noun
bout
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Noun, Verb
calypso
x/x
Noun, Verb
combo
/x
Noun, Verb
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
detested
x/x
Adjective
dis
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Noun, Verb
duet
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Noun, Verb
forgotten
x/x
Adjective, Noun
incantation
x//x
Noun
lesson
/x
Noun, Verb
melodious
x/xx
Adjective
operetta
xx/x
Noun
quintet
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Noun
quote
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Noun, Verb
rush
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
staccato
x/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
story
/x
Noun, Verb
trek
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
headlines
/x
Noun
tell
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Verb, Noun
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
pidgin
/x
Noun
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
aisle
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Noun
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
gloss
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Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
bog
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
maypole
/x
Noun, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
oh
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Noun, Verb