harmony The combination of chords used in a piece. texture The layers of musical sound in a piece of music. riff A short repeated melodic idea. walking bass line A bass line with one note on every ...

It's a fine line to walk: If you're overly adventurous ... “What you may think is guitar is actually me strumming chords on the bass. Live, if I'm feeling frisky, I may kick on a chorus pedal ...