Fun and easy songs to playalong to

[Highfox]

A bit of time on my hands during the holiday period and whilst the band are taking a break as well I thought I'd have a go at learning a few bass lines to some songs I'd heard a lot but never tried learning.

I made sure they were fairly easy so as not to get too frustrated with my lousy ear

Brass in Pocket the Pretenders, just love playing it, even dropping to D tuning on a bass was new to me lol. Funny some people said Farndon was a crappy musician (great that he looked pretty cool and got bass players noticed)

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLQRZgfASyc[/media]

and
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mImlSmXiOTA[/media]

a couple of feel good songs.

[Prime_BASS]

sex on fire is a good one to learn and play............................

[skidder652003]

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sex on fire is a good one to learn and play............................
[/quote]
As you may be aware, it's actually against the law Not to play this at weddings, so "essential" rather than mere "fun"....

[Lozz196]

Think my fave fun tracks are:

Gangsters - The Specials
A Message to you Rudi - The Specials
Monkey Man - dunno who did the original
Nightboat to Cairo - Madness

There`s just something about ska that is, well such fun.

[Highfox]

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1325417340' post='1482858']
Love the bit @0:35
[/quote]

It's a same what herion and a warm bath did for him
Gangsters was on my list as well Loz.

[pst62]

I find this Kinks rip off is a nice little ditty for arsing around with!
[media]http://youtu.be/79Y-EHqZNQA[/media]

and also this little gem.
[media]http://youtu.be/kI6jW62QyCw[/media]

[pst62]

oh and this!
[url="http://[media]http://youtu.be/VZt7J0iaUD0[/media]"]http://[media]http://youtu.be/VZt7J0iaUD0[/media][/url]

[cytania]

Monkey Man - originally Toots and the Maytals, slightly slower tempo, different bassline with a quick ascending scale. Faster and simpler as done by the Specials, Reel Big Fish, Amy Winehouse et al.

My tuppenceworth

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison. Drove the wife mad trying to learn this but it's worth the effort, even if I have to change a few bits because the guitarists don't play all their signature lines. Always cheers me up playing it.

Edited January 2, 2012 by cytania

[Cameronj279]

Bad touch by The Bloodhound Gang is really easy (mainly just octaves) and really fun to play!

[Noah Deere]

Soul Kitchen by The Doors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58ceB8U9N3w

[Prime_BASS]

I really find Rage songs fum to play. Easy ones like Clear the Lane, and People of the Sun, as the riffs are relativily straight forward. The brudge in Clear the Lane allows for some improvisation aswell.

I alway thought Rio - duran duran was a fun song, and Forget You - Cee Lo Green. But I wouldnt say they were easy.

[Lozz196]

[quote name='cytania' timestamp='1325482544' post='1483525']
Monkey Man - originally Toots and the Maytals, slightly slower tempo, different bassline with a quick ascending scale. Faster and simpler as done by the Specials, Reel Big Fish, Amy Winehouse et al.
[/quote]

Thanks for that, will have to have a Youtube listen to the original.

[observer]

The cure - Lovecats, originally on double bass, so fun to play
http://youtu.be/n2gkHwzcnQo

[Michaelg]

[media]http://youtu.be/xXk3dB9VOdY[/media]

[media]http://youtu.be/HBfgQvM7wtE[/media]

Edited January 2, 2012 by Michaelg

[Michaelg]

[media]http://youtu.be/i6ZVEMzvZIY[/media]

and, er... our band

http://youtu.be/oSSjWNlzeXU

Edited January 2, 2012 by Michaelg

[ZMech]

only of significance if you fall within a narrow age range (which all my friends and I do), the tetris song:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmCCQxVBfyM[/media]

this was one of the first things I learnt to play on bass, and one I still rip out occasionally.

Edited January 2, 2012 by ZMech

[chilievans]

Chili peppers - suck my kiss

Great fun

[MusicJunkie]

Cannonball by The Breeders is great fun - also Hey by The Pixies, Kim Deal has some great simple basslines.

[Horizontalste]

No Doubts cover of It's My Life, great fun.

[JoshL]

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No Doubts cover of It's My Life, great fun.
[/quote]
I'd second that, just learnt it having never heard of the band before my bass teacher suggested it and it's a really good fun line to play, especially the prechorus section.

[paul_5]

'psychokiller' by Talking Heads.

[algmusic]

[quote name='JoshL' timestamp='1325535829' post='1484178']
I'd second that, just learnt it having never heard of the band before my bass teacher suggested it and it's a really good fun line to play, especially the prechorus section.
[/quote]

NO doubt tunes are fun. I've learnt that for some functions.

I learnt this for fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvuVFHTvdaY

[MusicJunkie]

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1325525554' post='1483974']
No Doubts cover of It's My Life, great fun.
[/quote]

Not easy at all, but Today by Talk Talk has one of the best basslines ever - and the bass to Living In Another World always gets me. Paul Webb: Genius.

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1325417196' post='1482856']
Think my fave fun tracks are:

Gangsters - The Specials
A Message to you Rudi - The Specials
Monkey Man - dunno who did the original
Nightboat to Cairo - Madness

There`s just something about ska that is, well such fun.
[/quote]
Monkey Man might be fun but I wouldn't say it's easy

[Bigjas]

When the Sun Goes Down - Arctic Monkeys. Nice and easy and great fun to play.

Jas