05 Basslines

Basslines

(A) Dance Bassline 1

(B) Pulsing Bassline (can be used for Synthpop / Synthwave)

(Tip: Copy and paste the same pattern 7 steps up (major fifth) and 12 steps up (octave) to create a chord pattern)

(C) Deep House Bassline (can be used for Hip Hop at slower speed)

Use a sustained bass sound for this

(D) Daft Punk Style Bassline

(E) Pop House Bassline (in 2 stages)

Stage 1 - create the rhythm

Part 2: Create the chord progression

(F) More basslines

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dotted eights, quarter, and sustain 

dotted eighths and eighths

quarter note, 3 dotted eighths, break

2 quarter notes and 3 dotted eighths

Riffs

Riff 1

Use a synth lead sound for this. Once you have gotten the pattern, duplicate the loop and move the notes up and down

Riff 2

Same as above

Links to more resources

You can find more patterns and tips at the Electronic Music Lab Blog (EML Blog)