Folk music, such as American country music or Irish folk, will often use the root note and fifth of a chord (with a chord of C major, this is C and G). In blues and jazz, a walking bass line is ...

tenmami / Shutterstock People also refer to the bass clef as the F clef because it's centered on the fourth line of the staff — the same line that represents the F note below the middle C note.

These famous bass lines prove that sometimes, a bass can easily overshadow even the best guitar work in rock music.

One of the most recognizable bass lines is the one on the Talking Heads hit “Psycho Killer,” performed by Tina Weymouth. She also had notable grooves on “Once in a Lifetime,” “Uh Oh ...