Melodies and Riffs

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Riffs and melodies are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Riffs" with "Melodies", this words are similar.

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Melodies and riffs are semantically related. You can use "Melodies" instead a noun "Riffs".

Leitmotif: Ashtray Rock has several reoccurring riffs and melodies that serve this purpose.

Source: Music / Joel Plaskett
Also, his "xenochrony" method of lifting guitar riffs and melodies from either himself or others (he was a big fan of the "Louie Louie" riff) and inserting them in other songs.

Source: Music / Frank Zappa
A Trick Of The Tail opens with "Dance on a Volcano" and ends with "Los Endos", which both have many of the same riffs and melodies.

Source: Book Ends / Music

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