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The rhythm section is often contrasted with the roles of other musicians in the band, such as the <a href="/wiki/Lead_guitarist" class="mw-redirect" title="Lead guitarist">lead guitarist</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lead_vocals" class="mw-redirect" title="Lead vocals">lead vocals</a> whose primary job is to carry the <a href="/wiki/Melody" title="Melody">melody</a>. </p><p>The core elements of the rhythm section are usually the <a href="/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">drum kit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">bass</a>. The drums and bass provide the basic pulse and <a href="/wiki/Groove_(music)" title="Groove (music)">groove</a> of a song. The section is augmented by other instruments such as <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboard instruments</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitars</a> that are used to play the <a href="/wiki/Chord_progression" title="Chord progression">chord progression</a> upon which the <a href="/wiki/Song" title="Song">song</a> is based. The bass instrument (either <a href="/wiki/Double_bass" title="Double bass">double bass</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Electric_bass_guitar" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric bass guitar">electric bass guitar</a>, or another low-register instrument such as the <a href="/wiki/Synth_bass" class="mw-redirect" title="Synth bass">synth bass</a>, depending on the group and its style of music) plays the low-pitched <a href="/wiki/Bassline" title="Bassline">bassline</a>. The bassline is a musical part that supports the <a href="/wiki/Chord_progression" title="Chord progression">chord progression</a>, typically by playing a musically interesting bassline that outlines the important notes of the harmony, often by emphasizing the root, fifth, and third of each chord. </p><p>The term is common in modern <a href="/wiki/Musical_ensemble" title="Musical ensemble">small musical ensembles</a>, such as bands that play <a href="/wiki/Jazz_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Jazz music">jazz</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-HDict_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HDict-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a>. <a href="/wiki/Orchestra" title="Orchestra">Orchestras</a> that play <a href="/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">popular music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soundtrack" title="Soundtrack">film soundtracks</a> (often called a "pops orchestra"), or <a href="/wiki/Musical_theatre" title="Musical theatre">musical theatre</a> orchestras may also feature a rhythm section (at a minimum drum kit and electric bass/amplified double bass, but possibly including keyboards and guitar) that performs with the larger ensemble. The rhythm section provides a rock or pop feel and sounds that would be difficult to recreate with orchestral instruments. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Instruments">Instruments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_section&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Instruments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A typical rhythm section comprises one or more <a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitars</a> (either <a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitars</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock music</a> bands; <a href="/wiki/Acoustic_guitar" title="Acoustic guitar">acoustic guitars</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">folk music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a> or both electric and acoustic in some bands); and/or a <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboard instrument</a> (<a href="/wiki/Piano" title="Piano">piano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electric_piano" title="Electric piano">electric piano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hammond_organ" title="Hammond organ">Hammond organ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizer</a>, etc.) a <a href="/wiki/Double_bass" title="Double bass">double bass</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Acoustic_bass_guitar" title="Acoustic bass guitar">acoustic bass guitar</a>, or an <a href="/wiki/Electric_bass_guitar" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric bass guitar">electric bass guitar</a> (depending on the style of music), and <a href="/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">drums</a> (usually acoustic, but in some post-1980s styles, the drums may be <a href="/wiki/Electronic_drum" title="Electronic drum">electronic drums</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-HDict_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HDict-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In some styles of music, there may be additional <a href="/wiki/Percussion_instrument" title="Percussion instrument">percussionists</a> playing instruments such as the <a href="/wiki/Djembe" title="Djembe">djembe</a> or <a href="/wiki/Shaker_(musical_instrument)" title="Shaker (musical instrument)">shakers</a>. Some styles of music often have two electric guitarists, such as rock genres like <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk rock</a>. Some styles of music use multiple keyboard instrument performers simultaneously (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Piano" title="Piano">piano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hammond_organ" title="Hammond organ">Hammond organ</a> or <a href="/wiki/Electric_piano" title="Electric piano">electric piano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizer</a>) for a fuller sound. A rhythm section could be as small as two or three instruments (e.g., a guitarist and a bassist or a <a href="/wiki/Power_trio" title="Power trio">power trio</a> of bass, drums and guitar) or it may be a fairly large ensemble with several keyboardists, several guitarists, auxiliary string players (<a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ukulele" title="Ukulele">ukulele</a>, etc.), a drummer and percussionists. </p><p>The largest rhythm sections may be led by a <a href="/wiki/Bandleader" title="Bandleader">bandleader</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Conducting" title="Conducting">conductor</a> who indicates the <a href="/wiki/Tempo" title="Tempo">tempo</a> of each song, starts each song, leads <a href="/wiki/Ritardando" class="mw-redirect" title="Ritardando">slow-downs</a> of the music at <a href="/wiki/Cadence_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cadence (music)">cadences</a> (sections of songs where the music comes to rest on a chord), and indicates when to change soloists and how and when the song will end. </p><p>The instrumentalists used in a rhythm section vary according to the style of music and era. Modern pop, rock and jazz band rhythm sections typically consist of a drummer, a bass player, and one or more players of chordal instruments (e.g., a pianist, guitarist, etc.).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term <i>rhythm section</i> may also refer to the <a href="/wiki/Musical_instruments" class="mw-redirect" title="Musical instruments">instruments</a> in this group (named collectively the "rhythm section instruments"). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Klezmer" title="Klezmer">Klezmer</a> bands rarely have percussion, but rely heavily on a bass instrument, often brass, and a piano or accordion. Traditional dance music bands from Central and Eastern Europe often build their rhythm section around a <a href="/wiki/Double_bass" title="Double bass">double bass</a> and <a href="/wiki/Viola" title="Viola">viola</a> - the musician designated with the German term "Bratscher". </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Music_industry" title="Music industry">music industry</a> parlance, the amplifiers and some of the instruments are nicknamed the "<a href="/wiki/Backline_(stage)" title="Backline (stage)">backline</a>." Backline instruments are commonly provided for bands at <a href="/wiki/Music_festival" title="Music festival">music festivals</a> and other concerts where several bands will play during an event. By providing these backline instruments, the changeover process is quickened when new bands take the stage. The backline typically includes large and heavy items that are hard to transport, including large <a href="/wiki/Bass_amplifier" title="Bass amplifier">bass amplifiers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guitar_amplifier" title="Guitar amplifier">guitar amplifiers</a> and their <a href="/wiki/Speaker_cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker cabinet">speaker cabinets</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">drum kit</a> (usually minus the <a href="/wiki/Cymbal" title="Cymbal">cymbals</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Snare_drum" title="Snare drum">snare drum</a>, which each drummer brings from home), a <a href="/wiki/Hammond_organ" title="Hammond organ">Hammond organ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stage_piano" title="Stage piano">stage piano</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_amplifier" title="Keyboard amplifier">keyboard amplifier</a>. </p><p>Even when a venue or festival provides a backline amplification, musicians must still supply some instruments themselves, such as guitars, an electric bass, and in some cases the cymbals and/or the snare drum. The venue informs musicians about which instruments are supplied as the backline for a specific concert or stage and in many cases, the <a href="/wiki/Contract" title="Contract">contract</a> signed by the band and the venue/promoter contains an explicit list of the backline gear that will be on stage, even specifying brand names and model numbers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roles">Roles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_section&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In modern rock music, a <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_guitar" title="Rhythm guitar">rhythm guitarist</a> specializes in rhythmic and chordal playing (as opposed to the melodic <a href="/wiki/Guitar_solo" title="Guitar solo">guitar solos</a> and lead melody lines played by the <a href="/wiki/Lead_guitar" title="Lead guitar">lead guitar</a>), often repeating <a href="/wiki/Quaver" class="mw-redirect" title="Quaver">quaver</a> (eighth-note), half note or whole note <a href="/wiki/Chord_(music)" title="Chord (music)">chords</a>. In the louder genres, such as <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk rock</a>, rhythm guitarists often play <a href="/wiki/Power_chord" title="Power chord">power chords</a> with <a href="/wiki/Distortion_(music)" title="Distortion (music)">distortion</a>. Rhythm guitarists often strum <a href="/wiki/Open_chord" title="Open chord">open chords</a> in pop, rock, country, and folk music and play <a href="/wiki/Barre_chord" title="Barre chord">barre chords</a> in many pop and rock styles. </p><p>Although rhythm sections spend much of the time providing <a href="/wiki/Accompaniment" title="Accompaniment">accompaniment</a> (backing parts) for <a href="/wiki/Song" title="Song">songs</a>, in some cases they provide other musical roles. In some songs or styles of music, instruments from the rhythm section may play soloistic roles on occasion (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Guitar_solo" title="Guitar solo">improvised guitar solos</a> or <a href="/wiki/Bass_run" class="mw-redirect" title="Bass run">solo breaks</a>) or play a melodic role (e.g., a rhythm guitarist may play a lyrical <a href="/wiki/Countermelody" class="mw-redirect" title="Countermelody">countermelody</a> behind a singer or a melodic intro line before the lead vocalist starts to sing). Since rhythm sections generally provide the background music for lead instruments and solo singers, rhythm sections are typically not as prominent as a singer or soloist. However, since rhythm sections provide the underpinning for a good performance by the lead instruments and vocalists, good rhythm sections are valued in the <a href="/wiki/Music_industry" title="Music industry">music industry</a>. Some of the most accomplished rhythm sections have become famous, such as <a href="/wiki/The_Band" title="The Band">The Band</a>, the <a href="/wiki/E_Street_Band" title="E Street Band">E Street Band</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sly_Dunbar" title="Sly Dunbar">Sly Dunbar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Shakespeare" title="Robbie Shakespeare">Robbie Shakespeare</a> (the latter in <a href="/wiki/Reggae" title="Reggae">reggae</a>). In some popular bands, all of the band members, including rhythm section members, have become famous as individuals (e.g., the rhythm section members of <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a>, etc.). </p><p>In almost all genres of <a href="/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">popular music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">traditional music</a> that use rhythm sections, ranging from rock to country to jazz, the rhythm section members are expected to be able to <a href="/wiki/Musical_improvisation" title="Musical improvisation">improvise</a> (make up) their parts or prepare their own parts for a given song by listening to the CD at home. Once the bassist and chord-playing instruments are provided with the <a href="/wiki/Chord_progression" title="Chord progression">chord progression</a> on a <a href="/wiki/Lead_sheet" title="Lead sheet">lead sheet</a> (in which chords are typically named using the root note of the chord and its quality; e.g., C Major, d minor, G7, etc.), they are expected to be able to improvise or prepare a <a href="/wiki/Bass_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Bass line">bass line</a> and chord <a href="/wiki/Voicing_(music)" title="Voicing (music)">voicings</a>, respectively, that suit the style of the song. </p><p>In each style of music, there are different musical approaches and styles that rhythm section members are expected to use. For example, in a country music song the guitarist will be expected to be able to perform a chord progression using an intricate <a href="/wiki/Fingerpicking" class="mw-redirect" title="Fingerpicking">fingerpicking</a> style; in a heavy metal song, the guitarist will be expected to play <a href="/wiki/Power_chord" title="Power chord">power chords</a> and complex, precise rhythmic patterns; in a <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> song, a guitarist will be expected to be able to play "jazz voicings" of the chords, which emphasize the third, seventh and often the sixth or ninth chord tones (this contrasts with the <a href="/wiki/Barre_chord" title="Barre chord">barre chord</a> voicings used in pop and rock, which emphasize the root, fifth, and to a lesser degree, the third of the chord). Drummers and percussionists are expected to be able to improvise or prepare rhythm parts that suit the style of a given song. In some cases, an <a href="/wiki/Arrangement" title="Arrangement">arranger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orchestration" title="Orchestration">orchestrator</a> or <a href="/wiki/Composer" title="Composer">composer</a> will provide a written-out bass part or drum part written in <a href="/wiki/Music_notation" class="mw-redirect" title="Music notation">music notation</a> (the five-line staff in which the notes are round symbols with or without stems). It is rare in jazz or rock for chords to be written out in music notation; the arranger or songwriter typically writes the chord symbol and expects the guitarist to improvise the appropriate chord voicing. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_roles">Other roles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_section&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rhythm section members may be expected to sing <a href="/wiki/Backing_vocalist" title="Backing vocalist">backup vocals</a> or <a href="/wiki/Harmony" title="Harmony">harmony</a> parts in some styles of music. In some styles of music, notably 2010s-era pop, <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop music</a> and funk, rhythm section members may be required to perform a rhythmic dance routine, which may range from a simple body movement to a complex <a href="/wiki/Choreography" title="Choreography">dance choreography</a> that requires significant dance skills. In some types of <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal music</a>, rhythm section members (guitar, bass, drums) may be expected to be able to <a href="/wiki/Headbanging" title="Headbanging">"headbang"</a> (move their head in an up and down fashion in time with the beat) while performing. Less commonly, some rhythm section members may sing <a href="/wiki/Lead_vocals" class="mw-redirect" title="Lead vocals">lead vocals</a> (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> or <a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a>). In some groups, one rhythm section member may have other roles, such as <a href="/wiki/Bandleader" title="Bandleader">bandleader</a> (e.g., jazz bassist <a href="/wiki/Charles_Mingus" title="Charles Mingus">Charles Mingus</a>), <a href="/wiki/Conducting" title="Conducting">conductor</a> (often the case in 2010s-era musical theatre shows), <a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">songwriter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Composer" title="Composer">composer</a> or <a href="/wiki/Arranger" class="mw-redirect" title="Arranger">arranger</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Components">Components</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_section&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jazz">Jazz</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_section&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Jazz"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Duke_Ellington_-_Hurricane_Ballroom_-_rhythm_section.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Duke_Ellington_-_Hurricane_Ballroom_-_rhythm_section.jpg/220px-Duke_Ellington_-_Hurricane_Ballroom_-_rhythm_section.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Duke_Ellington_-_Hurricane_Ballroom_-_rhythm_section.jpg/330px-Duke_Ellington_-_Hurricane_Ballroom_-_rhythm_section.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Duke_Ellington_-_Hurricane_Ballroom_-_rhythm_section.jpg/440px-Duke_Ellington_-_Hurricane_Ballroom_-_rhythm_section.jpg 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="455" /></a><figcaption>Two members of <a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington" title="Duke Ellington">Duke Ellington</a>'s rhythm section at the Hurricane Ballroom: a jazz guitarist and an upright bass player.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the case of <a href="/wiki/Big_band" title="Big band">swing bands</a>, the classic rhythm section comprises a quartet of <a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Piano" title="Piano">piano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Double_bass" title="Double bass">double bass</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">drums</a>; a noted example is that of the <a href="/wiki/Count_Basie_Orchestra" title="Count Basie Orchestra">Count Basie Orchestra</a> with <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Green" title="Freddie Green">Freddie Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Count_Basie" title="Count Basie">the Count</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walter_Page" title="Walter Page">Walter Page</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jo_Jones" title="Jo Jones">Jo Jones</a>. Earlier jazz bands had used <a href="/wiki/Banjo" title="Banjo">banjo</a> in place of guitar, and other bass instruments such as the <a href="/wiki/Tuba" title="Tuba">tuba</a> for <a href="/wiki/Sound_recording_and_reproduction" title="Sound recording and reproduction">recording</a> purposes prior to the advent of <a href="/wiki/Microphone" title="Microphone">microphone</a> technology in studios. </p><p>As <a href="/wiki/Bebop" title="Bebop">bebop</a> evolved, smaller jazz groups dropped the guitar, and many <a href="/wiki/Free_jazz" title="Free jazz">free jazz</a> ensembles dropped the piano as well. Auxiliary <a href="/wiki/Percussion_instrument" title="Percussion instrument">percussion</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Claves" title="Claves">claves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bongos" class="mw-redirect" title="Bongos">bongos</a> or <a href="/wiki/Maracas" class="mw-redirect" title="Maracas">maracas</a> can also be used, especially in music influenced by strains from <a href="/wiki/Latin_America" title="Latin America">Latin America</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Salsa_music" title="Salsa music">salsa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samba" title="Samba">samba</a>. In theory any instrument or instruments can provide a steady rhythm: for example, in the trio led by <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Giuffre" title="Jimmy Giuffre">Jimmy Giuffre</a> the late 1950s, the <a href="/wiki/Clarinet" title="Clarinet">clarinet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trombone" title="Trombone">valve trombone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitar</a> all switched between lead and supporting roles. </p><p>In the 1950s, some jazz bandleaders began to replace the double bass with the then-newly invented electric bass. However, the electric bass made a big impact on jazz in the 1970s, with the advent of jazz rock and <a href="/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Electric_bass" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric bass">electric bass</a> was much easier to amplify to stadium-filling volumes using large <a href="/wiki/Bass_instrument_amplification" class="mw-redirect" title="Bass instrument amplification">bass speaker cabinets and amplifiers</a> than an upright bass. The electric bass also began to be used as an expressive solo instrument, as exemplified by the performances of <a href="/wiki/Jaco_Pastorius" title="Jaco Pastorius">Jaco Pastorius</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Clarke" title="Stanley Clarke">Stanley Clarke</a>. </p><p>In the 1970s, the main chordal rhythm instruments were often electric instruments such as the <a href="/wiki/Rhodes_electric_piano" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhodes electric piano">Rhodes electric piano</a> or electric clavinet, often run through <a href="/wiki/Effects_unit" title="Effects unit">effects units</a> such as fuzz, phasers, or wah-wah pedals and amplified through loud <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_amplifier" title="Keyboard amplifier">keyboard amplifiers</a>. The jazz fusion rhythm section followed the lead of the rock rhythm sections of the era, and used banks of speakers and powerful <a href="/wiki/Instrument_amplifier" title="Instrument amplifier">amplifiers</a> to create a massive sound large enough for stadium concerts. In the later 1980s and subsequent decades, jazz fusion bands such as the <a href="/wiki/Chick_Corea_Elektric_Band" title="Chick Corea Elektric Band">Chick Corea Elektric Band</a> used <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizers</a> in the rhythm section, both for chordal <a href="/wiki/Accompaniment" title="Accompaniment">accompaniment</a> and for <a href="/wiki/Synth_bass" class="mw-redirect" title="Synth bass">synth bass</a> parts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="R&B,_rock_and_pop"><span id="R.26B.2C_rock_and_pop"></span>R&B, rock and pop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_section&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: R&B, rock and pop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dni_Miko%C5%82owa_-_Organy_Hammonda1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Dni_Miko%C5%82owa_-_Organy_Hammonda1.jpg/250px-Dni_Miko%C5%82owa_-_Organy_Hammonda1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Dni_Miko%C5%82owa_-_Organy_Hammonda1.jpg/330px-Dni_Miko%C5%82owa_-_Organy_Hammonda1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Dni_Miko%C5%82owa_-_Organy_Hammonda1.jpg/500px-Dni_Miko%C5%82owa_-_Organy_Hammonda1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a><figcaption>This Polish group's rhythm section consists of a Hammond organist, an electric bassist, and a drummer.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a> groups in the 1950s emphasized rhythm, so their <a href="/wiki/Backup_band" title="Backup band">backup bands</a> generally consisted only of the standard swing band rhythm section of guitar, piano, bass, and drums supporting a <a href="/wiki/Singer" class="mw-redirect" title="Singer">vocalist</a>, and in some cases omitting the keyboards. The <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">bass guitar</a> took over from the double bass in the 1950s, and had almost completely taken over the bass role in the 1960s. As the 1960s progressed the term "rhythm section" as used in a pop music context sometimes came to refer to just the bass and drums. For example, <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ringo_Starr" title="Ringo Starr">Ringo Starr</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Beatles" class="mw-redirect" title="Beatles">Beatles</a> were referred to as the band's rhythm section. </p><p>In the 1970s, <a href="/wiki/Chord_(music)" title="Chord (music)">chordal</a> instruments such as the electric and/or acoustic guitar and various <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboards</a> (piano, <a href="/wiki/Electric_piano" title="Electric piano">electric piano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hammond_organ" title="Hammond organ">Hammond organ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clavinet" title="Clavinet">clavinet</a>) continued to be used to augment the bass and drums in <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Reggae" title="Reggae">reggae</a> groups. The sound of late 1960s and 1970s rhythm sections was often given a unique tone and sound due to the use of <a href="/wiki/Effects_unit" title="Effects unit">effects units</a>. Funk bass players would play through <a href="/wiki/Auto-wah" title="Auto-wah">auto-wah</a> or <a href="/wiki/Envelope_follower" class="mw-redirect" title="Envelope follower">envelope follower</a> pedals. Reggae guitarists would plug into echo pedals. Rock guitarists would run their electric guitars through distortion and <a href="/wiki/Wah-wah_pedal" title="Wah-wah pedal">wah pedals</a>. Electric piano or clavinet players also used effects. </p><p>In the 1980s, many rock and pop bands continued to be based around the basic rock rhythm section established by 1960s and 1970s bands: electric bass, drums, and electric guitar or keyboards. In the 1980s, the first widely-affordable digital <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yamaha_Corporation" title="Yamaha Corporation">Yamaha</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Yamaha_DX7" title="Yamaha DX7">DX7</a>, was released. The distinctive <a href="/wiki/Frequency_modulation_synthesis" title="Frequency modulation synthesis">FM synthesis</a> tone of the DX7 is a key part of the sound of many 1980s pop and dance singles. </p><p>As electronic effects became more sophisticated, with the development of <a href="/wiki/Digital_signal_processing" title="Digital signal processing">digital signal processing</a>, during the 1980s, there was some crossover between the roles played by electronic keyboards and electric guitar. Even though electronic keyboards or organs were the standard instruments used to create sustained "pads" of sound (e.g., held backing chords) for ballads, with the introduction of digital delay pedals and other modern effects, electric guitars could produce similar "pads" or "<a href="/wiki/Wall_of_Sound" title="Wall of Sound">walls of sound</a>". <a href="/wiki/The_Edge" title="The Edge">The Edge</a>, the guitarist from the rock band <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a>, often used digital delay and reverb-drenched electric guitar arpeggios (chords played one note after the other) to create a shimmering, sustained "pad" for the group. These arpeggio pads created a sustained sound that was similar to the sound of an electronic keyboard. By the late 1980s, the price of digital effects pedals dropped, making these effects units available to the general public. </p><p>During the 1980s era, rhythm sections in some styles of pop took an increasing turn towards <a href="/wiki/Electronic_musical_instrument" title="Electronic musical instrument">electronic instruments</a>. A 1980s-era dance pop band might be backed up by a rhythm section of a <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer#synth_bass" title="Synthesizer">synth bass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electronic_drum" title="Electronic drum">electronic drums</a> (or <a href="/wiki/Drum_machine" title="Drum machine">drum machine</a>) and various <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizer</a> keyboards. In some 1980s and 1990s bands, live human rhythm sections were sometimes replaced by <a href="/wiki/Music_sequencer" title="Music sequencer">sequenced</a> <a href="/wiki/MIDI" title="MIDI">MIDI</a> synthesizer rhythm tracks made in the studio. In the 1980s and 1990s, the <a href="/wiki/Roots_rock" title="Roots rock">roots rock</a> scene went in the opposite direction from dance pop; roots rock favoured traditional instruments in the rhythm section such as acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, <a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pedal_steel_guitar" title="Pedal steel guitar">pedal steel guitar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Acoustic_bass_guitar" title="Acoustic bass guitar">acoustic bass guitar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Double_bass" title="Double bass">upright bass</a>. Another 1980s-era trend that helped revive interest in acoustic instruments was the "<a href="/wiki/MTV_Unplugged" title="MTV Unplugged">MTV Unplugged</a>" style of performances, in which a rock band performs with acoustic instruments, including acoustic guitars and an <a href="/wiki/Acoustic_bass_guitar" title="Acoustic bass guitar">acoustic bass guitar</a>. </p><p>In rock and pop, rhythm sections range in size from the barest, stripped-down size of the "<a href="/wiki/Power_trio" title="Power trio">power trio</a>" (guitarist, bassist, and drummer) and the <a href="/wiki/Organ_trio" title="Organ trio">organ trio</a> (Hammond organist, drummer, and a third instrument) to large rhythm sections with several stringed instrument players (mandolin, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, etc.), multiple keyboard players (e.g., piano, Hammond organ, electric piano, synth), two instruments playing a bass role (e.g., bass guitar and synth bass) and a group of auxiliary percussionists (congas, shakers, etc.) to fill out (or "sweeten") the sound. Some rhythm sections combine electronic/digital instruments that are sequenced, pre-recorded <a href="/wiki/Backing_track" title="Backing track">backup tracks</a> and live instruments (including electric, electronic and acoustic instruments). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_roles">Musical roles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_section&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Musical roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The drums and bass both supply a rhythmic <a href="/wiki/Beat_(music)" title="Beat (music)">pulse</a> for the music, and the bass instrument supplies a <a href="/wiki/Harmony_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Harmony (music)">harmonic</a> foundation with a <a href="/wiki/Bassline" title="Bassline">bassline</a>. The types of basslines performed by the bass guitarist vary widely from one style of music to another. Despite all of the differences in the styles of bassline in most styles of popular music, the bass guitarist fulfills a similar role: anchoring the harmonic framework (often by emphasizing the roots of the chord progression) and laying down the beat (in collaboration with the drummer). The importance of the bass guitarist and the bass line varies in different styles of music. In some pop styles, such as 1980s-era pop and musical theater, the bass sometimes plays a relatively simple part, and the music forefronts the vocals and melody instruments. In contrast, in <a href="/wiki/Reggae" title="Reggae">reggae</a> or funk, entire songs may be centered around the bass groove, and the bassline is very prominent in the mix. </p><p>Similarly, the role of the drummer varies a great deal from one style of music to another. In some types of music, such as traditional 1950s-style country music, the drummer has a rudimentary "timekeeping" role, and the drums are placed low in the mix by the sound engineers. In styles such as <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">metal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a>, the drummers often perform complex, challenging parts, and the drums may be given a prominent placement in the mix; as well, the drummer may be often given prominent solo breaks, fills, or introductions that put the spotlight on their technical skills and musicality. In the more experimental forms of <a href="/wiki/Free_jazz" title="Free jazz">free jazz</a> and jazz fusion, the drummer may not play the strict "timekeeping" role that is associated with drums in pop music. Instead, the drums may be used more to create textured polyrhythmic soundscapes. In this type of situation, the main pulse is often provided by the bass player rather than the drummer. </p><p>The rhythm section members sometimes break out of their accompaniment role when they are asked to perform keyboard solos, <a href="/wiki/Bass_run" class="mw-redirect" title="Bass run">bass breaks</a>, or drum solos. In genres such as <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Art_rock" title="Art rock">art rock</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Progressive_metal" title="Progressive metal">progressive metal</a>, the rhythm section members may play complicated parts along with the <a href="/wiki/Lead_guitar" title="Lead guitar">lead guitar</a> (or vocalist) and perform extended solos. In <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> groups and <a href="/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a> bands, the rhythm section members are often called on to perform <a href="/wiki/Improvisation" title="Improvisation">improvised</a> solos. In jazz, the drummer may "trade" short solo sections with a <a href="/wiki/Saxophone" title="Saxophone">saxophone</a> player or trumpet player; this practice, nicknamed "trading fours", typically involves the drummer and the horn player alternating four bar solo sections during a jazz tune. They can also trade eights, twos, ones, or other numbers depending on the musical context. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_section&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Organ_trios">Organ trios</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_section&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Organ trios"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Organ_trio" title="Organ trio">organ trios</a>, the lower <a href="/wiki/Octave" title="Octave">octaves</a> of a <a href="/wiki/Hammond_organ" title="Hammond organ">Hammond organ</a> or <a href="/wiki/Electronic_keyboard" title="Electronic keyboard">electronic keyboard</a> are used as a substitute for bass guitar or double bass. The organist can play the bassline using the bass <a href="/wiki/Pedal_keyboard" title="Pedal keyboard">pedal keyboard</a> or using the lower manual. As well, the organist could play right-hand chords and melodies. Organ trios were a widely used type of jazz ensemble in the 1950s and 1960s to play <a href="/wiki/Hard_bop" title="Hard bop">hard bop</a>. </p><p>Organ trios are sometimes used in rock as well. <a href="/wiki/The_Doors" title="The Doors">The Doors</a>' <a href="/wiki/Keyboardist" title="Keyboardist">keyboardist</a> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Manzarek" title="Ray Manzarek">Ray Manzarek</a> used a <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_bass" title="Keyboard bass">keyboard bass</a> to play the bass lines. Manzarek, guitarist <a href="/wiki/Robby_Krieger" title="Robby Krieger">Robby Krieger</a>, and drummer <a href="/wiki/John_Densmore" title="John Densmore">John Densmore</a> would act as an organ trio with the addition of singer <a href="/wiki/Jim_Morrison" title="Jim Morrison">Jim Morrison</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dixieland_bands">Dixieland bands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_section&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Dixieland bands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PalmCourt15Sept07RhythmSectionB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/PalmCourt15Sept07RhythmSectionB.jpg/220px-PalmCourt15Sept07RhythmSectionB.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/PalmCourt15Sept07RhythmSectionB.jpg/330px-PalmCourt15Sept07RhythmSectionB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/PalmCourt15Sept07RhythmSectionB.jpg/440px-PalmCourt15Sept07RhythmSectionB.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2095" data-file-height="1817" /></a><figcaption>Dixieland band rhythm sections sometimes use a tuba for the bassline.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> or <a href="/wiki/Dixieland" class="mw-redirect" title="Dixieland">Dixieland</a> jazz bands occasionally use <a href="/wiki/Tuba" title="Tuba">tuba</a>, sousaphone, or bass saxophone in place of the <a href="/wiki/Double_bass" title="Double bass">double bass</a> that was common in 1920s-era jazz bands. This tradition developed from the origins of New Orleans music in marching bands, which used instruments that could be carried on harnesses or with straps. Marching bands use a mixture of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments, because all of these instruments can be played while marching. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_variants">Other variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_section&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Other variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Not all rhythm sections follow the standard model of drummer-bassist-chordal instrument. Some bands have no drummer. In bands without a drummer, one or more instruments from the rhythm section often play in styles that replace the drum kit role—that is laying down the beat and <a href="/wiki/Beat_(music)" title="Beat (music)">backbeat</a>. Traditional bluegrass bands typically do not have a drummer. In bluegrass bands, the timekeeping role is shared between several instruments: the upright bass generally plays the on-beats while the mandolin plays <a href="/wiki/Chop_chord" title="Chop chord">chop chords</a> on the off-beats, with the banjo also keeping a steady eighth note rhythm. </p><p>This distributed nature allows for rhythmic continuity while players take turns highlighting the melody. In funk-oriented groups that do not have a drummer, the electric bass player may take over some of the drummer's role by using slap bass. With slap bass, the bassist slaps the low strings to create a strong "thump" (similar to the bass drum's role) and "snaps" or "pops" the high strings to create a percussive effect (the latter takes over some of the role played by the hi-hat cymbals). In some bands, there may be no bass player—the basslines may be played by the piano player, synth player, or guitarist. Using a guitar player to provide basslines is particularly effective if a guitar player has a seven-string guitar with a low "B" string. </p><p>Some jazz duos consist of a <a href="/wiki/Singer" class="mw-redirect" title="Singer">singer</a> <a href="/wiki/Accompaniment" title="Accompaniment">accompanied</a> by a single piano player. In these duos, the <a href="/wiki/Jazz_piano" title="Jazz piano">jazz piano</a> player has a challenging task; they have to provide all of the rhythmic and harmonic foundation that would normally be provided by a full rhythm section. A jazz pianist accompanying a singer in a duo needs to play a deep <a href="/wiki/Bassline" title="Bassline">bassline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chord_(music)" title="Chord (music)">chords</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fill_(music)" title="Fill (music)">fill-in melody lines</a> while the singer is performing. The pianist often <a href="/wiki/Jazz_improvisation" title="Jazz improvisation">improvises</a> an instrumental solo in between vocal melodies. </p><p>Rarely, a jazz vocalist may perform in a duo with a double bass player. In this duo setting, the bass player may have to use less commonly-used bass techniques to fill out the sound, such as occasionally playing two or three-note double stops (to recreate the chord-playing role normally filled by a guitar or piano) or using percussive slaps on the fingerboard (to recreate some of the percussive elements provided by a drummer). 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