Noun
bassline (plural basslines)
(music) The low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.
A typical early performance featured Lowe in the background playing the bassline on a Fairlight synthesiser keyboard and Tennant singing, but otherwise passive, in the foreground. Source: Internet
He eschewed a bass player, and played all the bass parts himself using the pedals,sfn generally using a walking bassline on the pedals in combination with percussive left hand chords. Source: Internet
Every part of Adamski’s production is perfectly designed: the sad chords, the funkily interrupted alien transmission of the synths, the prodding bassline with its edges almost imperceptibly corroded by acid. Source: Internet
He cut it directly off the tape, so that the song is basically "just bassline and hiss". Source: Internet
For Typical boogie woogie bassline on 12 bar blues progression in C, chord roots in red. Source: Internet
Starting off on an introspective note, before coming a more upbeat rock track through its stunning bassline and guitar riffs, the tune offers a brilliant reflection on the vocalist’s former life in Tuscon, Arizona. Source: Internet