Bass lines in songs

How do you put a bass line to a song? Do you stick to root notes or root-5 or perhaps play the notes of the chord being played. How complex do you need to get before it gets 'overcomplicated', or do you make it really simple?

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2	Keep it simple ie root-3-5-7 for 4/4 time root-3-5 for 3/4 time link answered 19 Mar '11, 18:04 crud 101●1●1●3 accept rate: 50% 1 Many thanks for that. (20 Mar '11, 14:07) steve zodiac

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