bassline
Song's rhythmic floor
A bassline is the low-pitched musical part that anchors a piece of music, typically played by bass guitar, synthesizer, or double bass.
In popular music, the bassline provides rhythmic foundation and harmonic structure: That song has an iconic bassline.
In electronic and dance music especially, a strong bassline drives the track's energy and groove.
Depression or groove music
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- dubAdd replacement audio
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- houseResidential building
techno · dubstep · disco · soul · jazz · electronic · dancehall · afrobeat
Electronic tone generator
- 808Legendary drum machine model
- FenderElectric guitar brand
- MoogAnalog synthesizer brand
- fretlessHaving no fingerboard dividers
upright · electric · amplifier · pickup · strings · fretboard · neck · four-string
Depression or groove music
- slapOpen-handed blow
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- flowUnbroken forward movement
pocket · thump · punchy · walking · fingerstyle · pluck · bounce · lock
Recurring arrangement or template
- loopCurve closing on itself
- ostinatoRepeating musical figure
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- repetitionAct of redoing
downbeat · syncopation · shuffle · swing · dotted · rest · anticipation · polyrhythm
funk
Depression or groove music
house · techno · dubstep · disco · soul · jazz · electronic · dancehall · afrobeat · boogie
synth
Electronic tone generator
fretless · upright · electric · amplifier · pickup · strings · fretboard · neck · four-string · five-string
funk
Depression or groove music
- slapOpen-handed blow
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- swingSuspended recreational seat
flow · pocket · thump · punchy · walking · fingerstyle · pluck · bounce · lock · drive
pattern
Recurring arrangement or template
repetition · downbeat · syncopation · shuffle · swing · dotted · rest · anticipation · polyrhythm · off-beat
foundation
Underlying support structure
underpinning · glue · bed · bottom-end · low-end · framework · core · pulse · drive · grounding
root
Underground absorbing structure
interval · tonic · chromatic · arpeggio · drone · resolution · key · minor · major · modal
- Drum and Bassjungle drums, breakbeat, breakbeats, jump up, halftime
- music productioncomposing, autotune, synthesizer, producing, arranging
- electronic musictechno, house, synthesizer, drum machine, EDM
- Technotechno, Detroit techno, 808, four-on-the-floor, kick drum
- UK MusicBritpop, British rock, UK drill, grime, dubstep
- UK GarageArtful Dodger, Wookie, Pied Piper