Axe for 'guitar'?

[Nancy Elliott]

For me, the difference between a run and a riff is that in a riff, the
direction that the pattern of notes might take isn't specified, but in a
run, the notes go from lower to higher or from higher to lower, and often
stepwise.



> From: Joseph Carson <samizdata at earthlink.net>
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> Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 02:54:58 -0700
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> Subject: Re: Axe for 'guitar'?
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> Would someone define the differences between the omnipresent (but flexibly
> applied) musical terms "riff" and "run," too?