Period/Style: Minoan. Location: Crete, Greece. Material: fragment of a fresco. Function: The walls of Minoan palaces and houses, both on Crete and the island of Thera, were painted with frescoes showing various aspects of Minoan life and images taken from nature.
guitar riffs. A riff is a cluster or sequence of notes or chords. A riff is used in a song. It can be repeated over and over again, but it may only be heard once, say for instance, in a lead guitar solo. Riffs can be minor decorative elements or they can be the basis of a song.
Definition of 'bass guitar'. Word Frequency. bass guitar (beÉªs ) noun. a guitar that has the same pitch and tuning as a double bass, usually electrically amplified. Example sentences containing 'bass guitar'. Then comes the thunder of a bass guitar and the rattle of drums from the shed at the bottom of the garden.