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1351:Ground bass
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1245:synthesizer
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1037:chord roots
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443:World music
420:, producer
414:ZynAddSubFX
347:house music
331:organ trios
300:jazz fusion
291:bass guitar
287:double bass
277:Instruments
247:instruments
220:electronica
212:jazz fusion
208:salsa music
135:synthesizer
115:double bass
95:traditional
1980:Categories
1897:Partimento
1527:References
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316:jump blues
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202:line". In
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1902:Jazz bass
1867:Bass note
1860:Fuzz bass
1845:Bass clef
1788:Guitarrón
1783:Euphonium
1733:Bass drum
1387:, p. 45.
1333:Wind bass
1316:bluegrass
1280:kickdrums
1249:saxophone
1214:wah pedal
1210:fuzz bass
1014:Play in G
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695:bass runs
671:improvise
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463:auditions
436:balalaika
267:bass clef
194:jazz and
188:syncopate
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1833:notation
1798:Octobass
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