double-bass
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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…
Bass fiddle
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double bass
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…
Bull fiddle
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double bass
Alteration
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the raising or lowering of a note by means of an accidental a double sharp, sharp, double flat, flat or natural sign
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…
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