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how do you all write bass lines for songs? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For me, once I get a drum beat and know what notes the guitarist is playing I just sorta noodle around on the scale or arpeggio until I get something that sounds good. Maybe I'll spend some time refining it on my own.

What about you guys? Is there a certain process you follow?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't really think with scales, I think of what would work well to write over, trying to create a starting platform for the rest of whatever song. I almost exclusively create baselines when I songwrite tho