# Most widely copied riffs in popular music **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 3, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-widely-copied-riffs-in-popular-music/682750 "2014-03-03T13:59:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-widely-copied-riffs-in-popular-music/682750/21 "2014-03-08T09:08:59Z")
How about those 3-same-note endings by Ellington, with the last one anticipating the beat? ---
**Author:** ![I-VI-ii-V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@I-VI-ii-V](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-VI-ii-V)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-widely-copied-riffs-in-popular-music/682750/22 "2014-03-10T06:17:02Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > How about those 3-same-note endings by Ellington, with the last one anticipating the beat? I think you mean the Basie ending. I associate Ellington with the “A Train” ending: | 8 - 3 - 4 - 4# | 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 | R ~~~~ \> ---
**Author:** ![I-VI-ii-V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@I-VI-ii-V](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-VI-ii-V)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-widely-copied-riffs-in-popular-music/682750/23 "2014-03-10T06:29:41Z")
The “Day Tripper” riff is also used on the John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (with Clapton) version of “What’d I Say” on the _Beano_ album. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW91zp0qNNg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW91zp0qNNg) 3:36 after the drum solo [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-widely-copied-riffs-in-popular-music/682750.md?page=1)