What does bassline mean?
Bassline means (music, countable) The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music..
Bassline
/ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn/ · noun
Meaning
(music, countable) The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music..
Definitions by Sense
- (music, countable) The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.
- (music, uncountable) A music genre, closely related to UK garage, that originated in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands in the early 2000s, having a four-on-the-floor rhythm and a strong emphasis on bass, with chopped-up vocal samples and a pop music aesthetic.
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- basslines
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