Breakdown (music)

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As Breakdown one is musical stylistic device called.

Metal

In various sub-genres of metal , a breakdown is a guitar riff . It often consists of deep, hard played 4/4 rhythm patterns. In many cases, the guitarists use the effect of palm muting . Often times, songs that contain breakdowns have lower pitched guitars. Especially in deathcore the guitars are tuned up to eight semitones lower than the standard tuning. The drums emphasize the rhythm of the guitars, often in unison with the bass drum , while the cymbals are played on full or half beats. The bass is also often distorted to make the breakdown more aggressive.

Country music

In early country music , especially in old-time music and the bluegrass derived from it , breakdown refers to an instrumental piece that contains a series of solos from different instruments, the so-called breaks . Often these are variations of the melody of the respective song. Examples include Down Yonder (1934), the greatest success of Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers , or Bluegrass Breakdown (1949) by Bill Monroe .

Examples of breakdowns in metalcore