Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A style of jazz piano playing in which the right hand plays the melody and the left hand alternates between the bass notes on the strong beats and chords on the weak ones.
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- noun music A style of
piano playing in which the left hand plays a four-beat harmony involving largeintervals
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From stride bass (from the motions of the left hand).]
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