He's got a secret cave, I see...' She played another short riff.

I commented to Sonny that no one would ever be able to play steel at the speed of a fiddle or banjo player, except for short riffs.

Looping effect pedals can be used to record a short riff or chordal accompaniment, which the guitarist can then solo over.

Eventually the saxophone and the trumpet would join in, punching out short riffs.

The first piece, based on a regular song form with a few inserted short riffs, moved from Latin to swing.

During basketball games, a short riff is played by the drum set and bass players after every point scored.

Perhaps these poems should be described as short riffs on set themes.

He reminisces about how all the pop groups back in the day would play short riffs to one another and exchange ideas.

They send hummable short riffs plinking and repeating over a beat.

The tracks are characterized by short, repeated riffs by both the rhythm section, horns accompaniment, and bass lines.