Berda

Chord Inversion

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Theory

Inversions rearrange chord tones while keeping chord identity. For triads: root position: root in bass first inversion: third…

Walking bass

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a bass line that moves steadily in a rhythm contrasting to that of the upper parts; in jazz, a walking bass usually moves by…

Basso ostinato

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ground bass, a pattern repeated several times over in the bass line to accompany one or more ever varying upper parts

Bass bar

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a strip of wood glued under the belly of a sound board to support one foot of the bridge and to improve the instrument's bass…

Bass fiddle

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double bass

Lamento bass

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term from the eighteenth century to describe a bass line that falls successively by a half step to denote grief or sadness

Rhythm section

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the performers using percussion instruments; when applied to a jazz band, the rhythm section includes piano, double bass (or…

Bassa

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Italian

low, deep, bass