bass note

collocation in English

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bass
adjective[before noun]
uk
/beɪs/us
/beɪs/
playing, singing, or producing the lowest range of ...
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note
noun
uk
/nəʊt/us
/noʊt/
a short piece ...
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(Definition ofbassandnotefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbass note

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The key is determined by thebassnote.
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Sometimes the figured bass number changes but thebassnoteitself does not.
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It was built around a single, emphaticbassnotefollowed by a rapid succession of lighter notes.
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When the fifth is thebassnote, or lowest note, of the expressed chord, the chord is in "second inversion".
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When the third is thebassnote, or lowest note, of the expressed triad, the chord is in "first inversion".
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Occasionally this pattern is reversed by placing the chord on the downbeat andbassnote(s) on the upbeat.
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When the second is thebassnote, or lowest note, of the expressed chord, the chord is in "third inversion".
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They do not express tones in upper voices that double, or are unison with, thebassnote.
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When the fourth is thebassnote, or lowest note, of the expressed chord, the chord is in "first inversion".
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When the seventh is thebassnote, or lowest note, of the expressed chord, the chord is in "third inversion".
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The implied basslines are created with low notes of short duration that many listeners perceive as being thebassnoteof a chord.
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Players use this pedal to sustain a singlebassnoteor chord over many measures, while playing the melody in the treble section.
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More generally, it can be any chord that consists of these same intervals: augmented fourth, augmented sixth, and augmented ninth above abassnote.
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For each such open or barred chord, the overtones reinforce thebassnote, increasing the guitar's volume of sound and resonance.
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In the tremolo technique, the thumb plays abassnotefollowed by the fingers which play the same treble note three times: "pami, pami, pami" etc.
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It consists of a single chanter ("puntero") holding a double reed which plays the melody, and single drone ("ronco"), which has a single reed and plays a constantbassnote.
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This can pose a significant challenge to the guitarist as he or she needs to attend to eachbassnotetwice, once to start it and once to stop it.
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As the upper extensions (7th, 9th, 11th) constitute a triad, a dominant eleventh chord with the 3rd and 5th omitted is often notated as a triad with abassnote.
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