A bass part in 4/4 time in which a note is played on each beat of the bar and which typically moves up and down the scale in small steps.
〔乐〕行走低音
count nounbluesy on a grooving, walking bass
mass nouna muted horn over walking bass
Example sentencesExamples
Personal re-invention is at least as much a part of the blues landscape as mournful harmonicas, stinging guitars or walking bass lines.
His skill at maintaining walking bass lines whilst soloing is very apparent on the more boppish tracks, particularly the interpretation of Coltrane's ‘Lazy Bird’.
For the anxious jazzers, Parker's walking bass and Cleaver's lurching swing on The Key is as close to the music's deepest roots as free jazz gets.
Irresistibly propelled by its walking bass, Mirrors of Fire is a driving, dramatic piece which never loses its superbly focused energy.
The left-hand plays broken chords most of the time or has a walking bass pattern, while the right-hand carries the melody.
Definition of walking bass in US English:
walking bass
nounˈwôkiNG ˌbās
Music
A bass part in 4/4 time in which a note is played on each beat of the bar and which typically moves up and down the scale in small steps.
〔乐〕行走低音
count nounbluesy on a grooving, walking bass
mass nouna muted horn over walking bass
Example sentencesExamples
The left-hand plays broken chords most of the time or has a walking bass pattern, while the right-hand carries the melody.
Personal re-invention is at least as much a part of the blues landscape as mournful harmonicas, stinging guitars or walking bass lines.
Irresistibly propelled by its walking bass, Mirrors of Fire is a driving, dramatic piece which never loses its superbly focused energy.
For the anxious jazzers, Parker's walking bass and Cleaver's lurching swing on The Key is as close to the music's deepest roots as free jazz gets.
His skill at maintaining walking bass lines whilst soloing is very apparent on the more boppish tracks, particularly the interpretation of Coltrane's ‘Lazy Bird’.