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Learning Riffs, how long?

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  • GuyBodenGuyBoden Frets: 724
    GuyBoden said:
    I get confused about what is a Riff and what is a Lick. They sound the same. :)
    Riffs are the main motifs that happen usually in the intro of a song and sometimes/often throughout it as well. 

    Licks are just phrases, often within solos. "Licks" is a stupid word and I don't think I've ever used it outside of this post. 

    But. I play Jazz.
    "Music makes the rules, music is not made from the rules."
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  • YorkieYorkie Frets: 934
    stickyfiddle said:
    GuyBoden said:
    I get confused about what is a Riff and what is a Lick. They sound the same. :)
    Riffs are the main motifs that happen usually in the intro of a song and sometimes/often throughout it as well. 
    That’s a turnaround in my language :lol: 
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  • digitalkettledigitalkettle Frets: 2587
    Yorkie said:
    GuyBoden said:
    I get confused about what is a Riff and what is a Lick. They sound the same. :)
    Riffs are the main motifs that happen usually in the intro of a song and sometimes/often throughout it as well. 
    That’s a turnaround in my language :lol: 
    I get confused about what is a Turnaround and what is a Reacharound. They sound the same. 
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  • guitarjack66guitarjack66 Frets: 1397
    digitalkettle said:
    Yorkie said:
    GuyBoden said:
    I get confused about what is a Riff and what is a Lick. They sound the same. :)
    Riffs are the main motifs that happen usually in the intro of a song and sometimes/often throughout it as well. 
    That’s a turnaround in my language :lol: 
    I get confused about what is a Turnaround and what is a Reacharound. They sound the same. 
    One is hard,the other is...hang on...
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  • Tp200023Tp200023 Frets: 2
    digitalkettle said:
    Don't want to sound patronising but make sure you understand what you are playing...something deeper than a sequence of numbers in tab...then it has more chance of getting ingrained, e.g. key, underlying chords, time sig, tempo, etc.
    +1 for this

    I had a similar issue to the OP and went and (finally!) got some lessons. They helped embed the concept of pentatonic scales, arpeggios etc and now I find riff learning significantly easier as I can recognise shapes and patterns quicker.

    Clearly my own lack of talent is the issue now - it turns out it's more frustrating knowing what you're supposed to play (but can't!) rather than not being able to learn it in the first place!  =)
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