A
bassline (also known as a
bass line or
bass part) is the term used in many styles of
popular music, such as
jazz,
blues,
funk,
dub and
electronic, or traditional
music, for the low-pitched
instrumental part or line played by a
rhythm section instrument such as the
electric bass,
double bass,
cello,
tuba or keyboard (
piano,
Hammond organ, electric organ, or synthesizer). It is also used sometimes in classical music. In solo performance, basslines may simply be played in the lower
register of any instrument such as
guitar while
melody and/or further
accompaniment is provided in the middle or upper register.
