" It rolls in like a storm, drums galloping over the horizon into ear shot, guitar riffs slicing with terse dexterity while a tale about a pair of vagabonds unfolds ," writes Kot.

Brown's style of funk in the late 1960s was based on interlocking syncopated parts: funky bass lines, drum patterns, and iconic guitar riffs.

The main guitar ostinatos for " Ain't it Funky " ( c. late 1960s ), and " Give it Up or Turn it Lose " ( 1969 ), are examples of Brown's refinement of New Orleans funk ; irresistibly danceable riffs, stripped down to their rhythmic essence.

All three of these guitar riffs are based on an onbeat / offbeat structure.

According to Steve Erlewine, its memorable guitar riffs, lumbering rhythms, psychedelic blues, groovy, bluesy shuffles and hints of English folk, made it " a significant turning point in the evolution of hard rock and heavy metal ".

Part of this reputation depends on the bands use of distorted guitar riffs on songs like " Whole Lotta Love " and " The Wanton Song ".

Often riffs were not doubled by guitar, bass and drums exactly, but instead there were melodic or rhythmic variations ; as in " Black Dog ", where three different time signatures are used.

A band like Hunters & Collectors, for example, saw their sound harden from their arty origins ( which included a brass-section, experimental percussion and complex arrangements ) to a more straightforward rock sound with emphasis on drums, bass and simple guitar riffs ; a sound that more suited the beer barns they were to play in over their extensive touring career.

In the same period, particularly on the West Coast and in the Midwest, the development of jump blues, with its guitar riffs, prominent beats and shouted lyrics, prefigured many later developments.

* Rock music, form of popular music, that normally includes guitar riffs.

This rock classic consists of Akkerman's guitar chord sequence used as a recurring theme, with quirky and energetic interludes that include alto flute riffs, accordion, guitar, and drum solos-along with Van Leer's whistling, nonsensical vocals, falsetto singing, and yodeling.

The instrumentation of the recordings was primarily acoustic guitar, occasionally accompanied by brief electric guitar riffs or a small drum set played with brushes.

Religious people in many regions of the United States did not want their children exposed to music with unruly, impassioned vocals, loud guitar riffs and jarring, hypnotic rhythms.

Since instruments were little used, a cappella arrangements used wordless onomatopeia to mimic instruments ; the bass singing " bom-bom-bom ", a guitar rendered as " shang-a-lang " and brass riffs as " dooooo-wop-wop ".

It uses repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals.

Musically and lyrically, the album was very abrasive, characterized by overt noise and feedback, chaotic guitar riffs, graphic lyrics, and a variation of Love's vocals ranging from whispers to guttural screaming.

Allmusic identifies indie rock as including a number of styles that are: " too sensitive and melancholy ; too soft and delicate ; too dreamy and hypnotic ; too personal and intimately revealing in its lyrics ; too low-fidelity and low-budget in its production ; too angular in its melodies and riffs ; too raw, skronky and abrasive, wrapped in too many sheets of Sonic Youth / Dinosaur Jr ./ Pixies / Jesus & Mary Chain-style guitar noise ; too oblique and fractured in its song structures ; too influenced by experimental or otherwise unpopular musical styles.

Named for the band members ' tendency to stare at their feet and guitar effects pedals onstage rather than interact with the audience, acts like My Bloody Valentine, and later Slowdive and Ride created a loud " wash of sound " that obscured vocals and melodies with long, droning riffs, distortion, and feedback.

Even in these early days, he used the acetate-disk setup to record parts at different speeds and with delay, resulting in his signature sound with echoes and birdsong-like guitar riffs.

The song shares some of the same guitar riffs as the song " Controller ".

One of the album's tracks, " Lady in Black ", described as " a stylishly arranged tune that builds from a folk-styled acoustic tune into a throbbing rocker full of ghostly harmonies and crunching guitar riffs ", became a hit in Germany upon its re-release in 1977 ( earning the band the Radio Luxemburg Lion award ).

This use of cyclical, chiming guitar riffs was repeated on DeShannon's late 1963 recording of her own composition " When You Walk in the Room ".

A synth-infused album that focused less on guitar riffs and more on keyboards, it was produced by Steve Osborne, who had worked with Happy Mondays and New Order.

The foremost example of this style is the Gibson J-200, but like the dreadnought, most guitar manufacturers have at least one jumbo model.

However, other styles of guitar have been introduced and enjoy moderate popularity, generally in more specific genres:

The steel-string acoustic guitar evolved from the nylon-or gut-string classical guitar, and because steel strings have higher tension, heavier construction is required overall.

Luthiers have been experimenting with redesigning the acoustic guitar for these players.

As prices for vintage Martins continue to rise exponentially, upscale guitar enthusiasts have demanded faithful recreations and luthiers are working to fill that demand.

"' Po Boy ', scored for guitar with lounge chord jazz patterns, ' almost sounds as if it could have been recorded around 1920 ," says Riley.

These instruments have three double courses similar to the stringing of the mandolin and often use a " guitar " tuning.

Albéniz and Granados were central to this movement ; their evocation of the guitar was so successful that their compositions have been absorbed into standard guitar repertoire.

* Machine heads at the headstock of a classical guitar point backwards — in contrast to most steel-string guitars, which have machine heads that point outward.

The sound hole is normally a single round hole in the top of the guitar ( under the strings ), though some have different placement, shapes, or numbers of holes.

Stories have been told about the very young Chet who, when a friend or relative would come to visit, and if that person played a guitar, would crowd in and put his ear so very close to the instrument that it became difficult for that person to play.

" Slap style " may have influenced electric bass guitar players who, from the mid-sixties ( particularly Larry Graham of Sly and the Family Stone ), developed a technique called slap and pop that used the thumb of the plucking hand to hit the string, making a slapping sound but still letting the note ring, and the index or middle finger of the plucking hand to pull the string back so it hits the fretboard, achieving the pop sound described above.

Electric guitar amplifiers typically have built-in reverb and distortion, while acoustic guitar and keyboard amplifiers tend to only have built-in reverb.

With numerous people experimenting with electrical instruments in the 1920s and early 1930s, there are many claimants to have been the first to invent an electric guitar.

In the 21st century, European avant garde composers like Richard Barrett, Fausto Romitelli, Peter Ablinger, Bernhard Lang, Claude Ledoux and Karlheinz Essl have used the electric guitar ( together with extended playing techniques ) in solo pieces or ensemble works.

Some are sung unaccompanied while others usually have guitar or other accompaniment.

The modern word guitar, and its antecedents, have been applied to a wide variety of cordophones since ancient times and as such is the cause of confusion.

Although the word guitar is descended from the Latin word cithara, the modern guitar itself is not generally believed to have descended from the Roman instrument.

The Spanish vihuela or ( in Italian ) "", a guitar-like instrument of the 15th and 16th centuries, is widely considered to have been a seminal influence in the development of the guitar.