Guess the Riff: Ear Training Game
- Gabriel Tudorica
- 12 minutes ago
- 2 min read

Guess the Riff is a recurrent ear training game where we take famous riffs, disguise them and challenge you to identify them!
How Guess the Riff works
The Musical Challenge
In the video, you'll hear a famous riff (can be any genre, any instrument), but it's obfuscated - meaning it's hidden through various techniques like: slowed down, played in reverse, played on another instrument, no rhythm, usage of heavy effects, missing notes - any combination that makes it tricky, which of course you will not be told up front 😈.
Your job? Guess the Riff!
Two Rounds
Round 1: you will get a few hints to guide you to the answer.
Round 2 (few days after Round 1): you will get more hints and MAYBE, a less obfuscated audio with the riff.
Answer reveal (few days after Round 2): clean riff, reveal song and shoutout to the top correct guessers.
How to play
🎥Watch the Round 1 video on our social media (follow to get notified when we release a new episode).
👁️🗨️Read the hints.
👂Listen to the obfuscated riff.
💭Comment your guess on the post.
⏰Wait for Round 2 if you're stuck.
⏰Follow so you don't miss the answer reveal.
Episode 1 is LIVE
Episode 1 Round 1 is already live on our social media. Check it out and drop your guesses in the comments.
Episode 1 Round 2 drops in the next few days with additional hints.
Bonus challenge
Think you can #PlayTheRiff once you've guessed it?
Record yourself playing it and post it in our Discord community as a challenge with the #PlayTheRiff tag. Show us your skills and inspire other musicians to join it!
Keep the game going
Let's keep our ear training in shape! Good luck!







