FIVE WAYS TO… WRITE A CLASSIC RIFF
Jun 04, 2021
3 minutes
Our Top 50 riff list reads like a who’s who of the history of rock, with classic acts hitting the heady heights of, well, pretty much the entire Top 50 if we’re honest. Newer acts received far fewer votes by comparison. Perhaps it’s just a matter of renown; it’s just harder for younger bands to be as well-known as acts who may have been around for 40 or 50 years. Here we’re looking how those classic riffs were written. These aren’t exactly songwriting secrets. More, common themes and threads. Techniques and musical devices that can be recycled and reimagined when you write your own
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