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alternating bassline

German translation: Wechselbass

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English term or phrase:alternating bassline
German translation:Wechselbass
Entered by: Regina Freitag

02:06 Dec 19, 2008
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / Anleitung zum Gitarrenspiel
English term or phrase: alternating bassline
At first learn some basic bluegrass guitar. Learn how to play an alternating bassline. In a song that's in 4/4, typically the bass line is on the 1 and 3, and you strum the chords on the 2 and 4.

Ist das einfach die alternierende Basslinie?
Regina Freitag
Germany
Local time: 20:04
Wechselbass
Explanation:
"Alternierende Basslinie" ist einfach wörtlich übersetzt. Auf Deutsch heißt es m.E. "Wechselbass".
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Erik Freitag
Germany
Local time: 20:04
Grading comment
Vielen Dank an alle!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +3Wechselbass
Erik Freitag


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Wechselbass


Explanation:
"Alternierende Basslinie" ist einfach wörtlich übersetzt. Auf Deutsch heißt es m.E. "Wechselbass".

Erik Freitag
Germany
Local time: 20:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 97
Grading comment
Vielen Dank an alle!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: http://www.gitarrenlinks.de/workshops/rhybass.htm
19 mins
  -> Danke!
agree  Annette Scheler
1 hr
  -> Danke!
agree  Barbara Wiebking
1 day 16 hrs
  -> Danke!
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