The Beauty Of The "One Note Bass Line"

This week we’re going to look at something I was inspired to discuss by something I saw on the great Cover Solutions Youtube Channel: https://youtu.be/kLjwITboahA
Sebastian recently covered Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush, obviously inspired by the recent surge in interest created by Stranger Things. The bass line isn’t exactly a conventional bass guitar riff. It’s more a percussive synth line but for most of the song it’s a simple one note figure on C.
Now because the cover is pretty much that one note played round and round, the comment section erupted with sarcastic statements about how it’s a pointless video.
So today I’m going to address those comments with a little look at how a single note or short phrase is often the best choice for creating a bass line and why it can ironically create a lot more interest than more notes.
We're also going to look at bass lines like Everyday People by Sly & The Family Stone, Running With The Devil by Van Halen and Higher & Higher by Jackie Wilson.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
1:25 Running Up That Hill
2:53 Why It Works
4:08 The Important Things
4:50 Everyday People
6:03 Running With The Devil
6:41 Higher And Higher

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