Originally Posted by: markc2005can someone explain these terms and what they are and the differances for me please:
tune
song
rythme
riff
lick
chop


mainly the differance between the last three

Riff, lick and chop are somewhat interchangeable as terms. Generally, a riff is a run of notes that sound good together, either as part of a song or just a little something clever a guitarist will come up with. You will sometimes hear people talk about "riffing", which is basically like saying "jamming" or "free-forming".

A lick and a chop are really the same as a riff, but they're usually just used differently. Lick is usually heard when someone says "Hey, check out this lick!", or in the case of chop, "Man, that guy's got some chops".

Basically all 3 can be used to describe musical "chunks" that make up components of songs or jamming. Hope that clarifies it a little.