Re: learning how to write a good bass line

> Before you dismiss root notes as boring, or easy, consider this; there are
> almost 100 combinations of a single note in a bar using 1/2s, 1/4s, 1/8s and
> rests. The mathematical possibilities grow expontentially as you add other
> notes and every one of the patterns will fit a song somewhere.

perhaps i dismiss "root" playing as boring because the players i've
seen
playing just roots _are_ a little boring. yeah, i know it's worship
music,
so it's not supposed to be over the top or anything, but i do like some
variation and something unusual thrown my way - it helps me, as a
musician, to be more spiritually open and nourished if the music that's
being played isn't the lowest common denominator... ie, just chords
and roots. it's nice, but i'm not going to get a high off of it.

yeah, i know most people probably don't care, but that's because
they're
not musicians. screw 'em. if you lead, they'll follow.


Saul

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