Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A musical part consisting of a sustained series of the lowest pitched notes in the piece or composition.

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  • noun music The low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.

Etymologies

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bass +‎ line

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Examples

  • : Another great post digging into the remix - I'd never equated stealing off the bassline from a Jazz song, which then gets sampled for a hip-hop record, and then used for a Mashup on a podcast as similar to buying clothing from different stores and thus remixing and mashing up my identity into one digital hole - A huge part of the identity process is to consume culture, mix it and personalize it, and share that with our friends because it has identity implications.

    To Remix is to Create is To Remix. Nothing New. Ben Barren 2005

  • : Another great post digging into the remix - I'd never equated stealing off the bassline from a Jazz song, which then gets sampled for a hip-hop record, and then used for a Mashup on a podcast as similar to buying clothing from different stores and thus remixing and mashing up my identity into one digital hole - A huge part of the identity process is to consume culture, mix it and personalize it, and share that with our friends because it has identity implications.

    Archive 2005-10-01 Ben Barren 2005

  • So you heard for example at times an almost dub bassline, with a Miles Davis horn solo sampled from vinyl and looped over the top.

    David J badger 2001

  • "Pickup Truck" is a haunting, capacious ballad set to a wiggly dub bassline and one of several tracks that play with rhythm and atmosphere in a manner that bodes well for Kings of Leon's continued creative vitality.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Ben Rayner 2010

  • I think the bassline could be a little worked out, love the guitar sample though, adds a lot of life.

    unknown title 2009

  • is a haunting, capacious ballad set to a wiggly dub bassline and one of several tracks that play with rhythm and atmosphere in a manner that bodes well for Kings of Leon's continued creative vitality.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Ben Rayner 2010

  • "This neck is impeccable," Dargahi exclaims as he works his way through a walking bassline.

    Theo Spielberg: On The Road With Free Energy And The Postelles: San Francisco Theo Spielberg 2011

  • "This neck is impeccable," Dargahi exclaims as he works his way through a walking bassline.

    Theo Spielberg: On The Road With Free Energy And The Postelles: San Francisco Theo Spielberg 2011

  • Billed as the first event of its kind to take place in Northern Ireland, the mini-festival provides a creative space for like-minded musicians of musical styles from house, drum'n'bass and techno to jungle, bassline and dubstep.

    Clubs picks of the week 2011

  • Summer's multi-tracked voice floats over a kick drum, an arpeggiated bassline and sumptuous synths, with Giorgio Moroder's sublime production at the heart of this record.

    Donna Summer's I Feel Love 2011

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