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Lionel Mandrake

(4,121 posts) Mon Dec 16, 2013, 05:59 PM Dec 2013

The power of the bassline [View all]

Last edited Fri Dec 20, 2013, 03:06 PM - Edit history (1)

In all musical styles, there are pieces you remember mainly for the bassline. It creates the foundation upon which everything else is built. Here are examples from jazz, rock, and classical music. If none of these is your type of music, please supply your own example.

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The power of the bassline [View all] Lionel Mandrake Dec 2013 OP

Example, from one of our jam sessions here in Lajares, Fuerteventura Ghost Dog Dec 2013 #1

Oops. Lionel Mandrake Dec 2013 #3

Thanks for sharing. Lionel Mandrake Dec 2013 #2

Thanks for being here Ghost Dog Dec 2013 #4

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