A bassline (also spelled bass line) is the term used in many styles of popular music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass or keyboard. Basslines in popular music often use "riffs" or "grooves", which are usually simple, appealing musical motifs or phrases that are repeated, with variation, throughout the song.

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  • A bassline (also spelled bass line) is the term used in many styles of popular music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass or keyboard. Basslines in popular music often use "riffs" or "grooves", which are usually simple, appealing musical motifs or phrases that are repeated, with variation, throughout the song. Bassline riffs usually emphasize the chord tones of each chord (usually the root note, the third note, the fifth note, and the octave of a chord), which helps to define a song's key. At the same time, basslines work along with the drum part and the other rhythm instruments to create a clear rhythmic pulse. The type of rhythmic pulse used in basslines varies widely in different types of music. In swing jazz and jump blues, basslines are often created from a continuous sequence of quarter notes in a mostly scalar, stepwise part called a "walking bass line. " In latin, salsa music, jazz fusion, reggae, electronica, and some types of rock and metal, basslines may be very rhythmically complex and syncopated. In bluegrass and traditional country music, basslines often emphasize the root and fifth of each chord. Minute rhythmic variations by the bass can dramatically change the feel of a song, even for a simple singer-songwriter groove. Though basslines may be played by many different types of instruments and in a broad musical range they are generally played on bass instruments and in the range roughly at least an octave and a half below middle C. In classical music, basslines play the same harmonic and rhythmic role; however, they are usually referred to as the "bass voice" or the "bass part."
  • Die Basslinie ist in mehrstimmiger Musik die tiefste Stimme, die in besonderer Weise die Harmonien des Musikstückes trägt.
  • Basová linka označuje v hudbě instrumentální part nebo melodickou linku, která se hraje v basovém nebo nižším rozsahu. Zní proto hlouběji než ostatní nástroje. Je součástí rymické sekce. V hudbě má basová linka mezi ostatními hlasy velmi důležitou úlohu. Říká se „basa tvrdí muziku“. Hlavním úkolem podpořit a definovat harmonický pohyb hudby. Basová linka může být v principu hrána jakýmkoliv nástrojem, který je schopen zahrát tón, který leží jeden a půl oktávy pod středním C (c1).
  • Em música, a linha do baixo (também linha de baixo) é a parte instrumental, linha, na qual está o baixo, a parte grave, as partes mais graves do que as demais, e a seção rítmica. "O baixo difere das demais vozes, por causa do papel particular que ele desempenha de apoiar e definir o movimento harmonico. Ele o faz nos níveis de organização do inteiro trabalho". O termo é mais utilizado na música popular sendo conhecido como a voz ou parte do baixo, em música clássica. Embora qualquer instrumento possa executar uma linha do baixo em qualquer ponto de sua extensão, geralmente ela é executada por instrumentos de tessitura grave e numa extensão aproximada de, no mínimo, uma oitava e meia abaixo do Dó médio. Embora as linhas do baixo sejam bastante variadas, o termo se aplica principalmente a uma melodia repetida.
  • Basgång, brukar man kalla den musikaliska "melodi" som en bas, exempelvis tuba, kontrabas eller elbas, spelar i ett musikstycke. Kända basgångar är "Another One Bites the Dust" av Queen och "Billie Jean" av Michael Jackson.
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  • A bassline (also spelled bass line) is the term used in many styles of popular music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass or keyboard. Basslines in popular music often use "riffs" or "grooves", which are usually simple, appealing musical motifs or phrases that are repeated, with variation, throughout the song.
  • Die Basslinie ist in mehrstimmiger Musik die tiefste Stimme, die in besonderer Weise die Harmonien des Musikstückes trägt.
  • Basová linka označuje v hudbě instrumentální part nebo melodickou linku, která se hraje v basovém nebo nižším rozsahu. Zní proto hlouběji než ostatní nástroje. Je součástí rymické sekce. V hudbě má basová linka mezi ostatními hlasy velmi důležitou úlohu. Říká se „basa tvrdí muziku“. Hlavním úkolem podpořit a definovat harmonický pohyb hudby.
  • Em música, a linha do baixo (também linha de baixo) é a parte instrumental, linha, na qual está o baixo, a parte grave, as partes mais graves do que as demais, e a seção rítmica. "O baixo difere das demais vozes, por causa do papel particular que ele desempenha de apoiar e definir o movimento harmonico. Ele o faz nos níveis de organização do inteiro trabalho". O termo é mais utilizado na música popular sendo conhecido como a voz ou parte do baixo, em música clássica.
  • Basgång, brukar man kalla den musikaliska "melodi" som en bas, exempelvis tuba, kontrabas eller elbas, spelar i ett musikstycke. Kända basgångar är "Another One Bites the Dust" av Queen och "Billie Jean" av Michael Jackson.
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