riffage

British  

/ ˈrɪfɪdʒ /

noun

1. (in jazz or rock music) the act or an instance of playing a short series of chords

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Example Sentences

Grammy-winning guitarist Adrian Quesada, best known for his riffage in Texas bands Black Pumas and Grupo Fantasma, ventured out on his own this summer with the release of his Latin soul album “Boleros Psicodélicos.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Debuting April 20, The Living Podcast will explore the band and the early-’80s Seattle music scene, where a fusion of punk and hard rock riffage helped fuel what would come to be known as grunge.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2021

“I didn’t have his riffage, but I could write something simple,” Pop said.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 26, 2019

The group found Aerosmith’s original version, with its tongue-twisty vocals and heavy riffage, incomprehensible.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2018

I Wanna Break You in Half has the heavy riffage of Black Sabbath and sounds as though Messrs Iommi and Ward dropped by the shack where they recorded it to help out.

From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2013