Originally published June 6, 2013, lightly edited for clarity.
When creating a bass line it’s always important to break it down to simplest component, what I like to call the groove denominator. I define this to be the simplest thing you can do in a bass line, both rhythmically and harmonically for the music to survive. Developing your bass line from this place always insures that your line will do and feel the best for the song. The following video touches on this point and other things to listen for when creating a bass line. Bass-line construction is one of the fundamentals I teach. For one-on-one help building bass lines, online bass lessons via Zoom are available.
