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    Creating Basslines: Preliminary Task: Create Bass Track

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    1) Create a bass track and select a bass instrument. 2) Create a basic root-note bassline by playing the root notes of each chord in the sequence. Follow the harmonic rhythm. 3) Create a bass groove or rhythmic pattern and record the root-note bassline.

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    1) Create a bass track and select a bass instrument. 2) Create a basic root-note bassline by playing the root notes of each chord in the sequence. Follow the harmonic rhythm. 3) Create a bass groove or rhythmic pattern and record the root-note bassline.

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    1) Create a bass track and select a bass instrument. 2) Create a basic root-note bassline by playing the root notes of each chord in the sequence. Follow the harmonic rhythm. 3) Create a bass groove or rhythmic pattern and record the root-note bassline.

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    1) Create a bass track and select a bass instrument. 2) Create a basic root-note bassline by playing the root notes of each chord in the sequence. Follow the harmonic rhythm. 3) Create a bass groove or rhythmic pattern and record the root-note bassline.

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    Creating Basslines

    Preliminary Task: Create Bass track

    a) Click plus symbol:

    b) Add software instrument: click


    ‘create’

    c) Select bass & choose your bass


    instrument from list. (Finger-style Bass recommended):
    Task 1: Basic Root- Note Bassline

    a) Work out the root notes to the chords in your


    sequence.
    This can be done in the edit region by clicking the bottom note of
    each chord in your sequence:

    A2

    These are the notes for your bassline!

    b) Using your bass instrument practice playing the


    root notes in the order of your chord sequence.
    Follow the harmonic rhythm!!!!!!

    c) Create a bass groove (rhythmic pattern for bass to follow)

    Tip: follow bass drum pattern if you are unsure


    d) Record!!!!
    Task 2: Adding other notes

    Create Funkier Basslines by:

    a) Adding the highest note of a chord into your bass


    line just before harmony changes to the next chord:

    C chord: F chord: F chord:


    Dm chord: D
    C

    A
    G G G
    F F
    D D
    C C

    b) Running Ocatves: Popular in disco, this bassline


    uses root note of chord and the same note 8 notes
    higher in a running 8th note pattern:

    F
    C

    C
    c) Note run/ Scalic pattern: use notes in between
    each chord to create a run just before harmony
    changes (sometimes known as ‘walking bass’):

    C chord F chord Dm chord G chord

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