bubinga5 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) I have a 2 weeks off so have been playing alot of bass. while practicing, i thought to myself, what was the first bass line you ever learned properly. for me Incognito's Hold on to Me, was one of my first favorite Incognito songs to play, and the first bass line with changes i ever learned. was 15 ish years ago and at the time, it took me ages to understand the chords behind it. apart from having that bassline locked down, it really was worth taking the time to understand the music behind it. i was rehearsing at a studio one time in the last few years, and i played that first lick. everyone said, " hey thats Incognito". i was with the right guys. a boring story short what was yours, that you really learned properly. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtq3_Qow5-g[/media] Edited September 5, 2013 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Red Red Wine ... I'll get my coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroydiamond Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) Devil's answer by Atomic Rooster Edited September 5, 2013 by leroydiamond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 The Chain by Fleetwood Mac. I'm not a fan, but it was the first exercise in the learn to play book I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauster Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 My Shadow In Vain - Tubeway Army Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 The first thing I learned properly all the way through was 'Nothing Else Matters' by Metallica. The first thing I learned to actually inflict on an audience was 'Twentieth Century Boy' (although I still don't think I'm playing exactly as per the recording!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 [quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1378382797' post='2199407'] The Chain by Fleetwood Mac. I'm not a fan, but it was the first exercise in the learn to play book I had. [/quote] That wa the first thing I learned to play on bass, but only the famous bit at the end. The first actual song I learned was Bowie's John I'm Only Dancing, because it was in the copy of Bassist I had just bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 The theme to Pipkins. Well it can't all be hip and cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls was the first song, I worked out and, played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 [quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1378384148' post='2199436'] Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls was the first song, I worked out and, played. [/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 "Portrait of Tracy" - Jaco Pastorius. or at least I hope to... (Actually: "Games Without Frontiers" - Peter Gabriel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 New Years Day - U2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy Le Cragg Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 "Lithium" by Nirvana I think. It was one of the tracks of Muddy Banks anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Nominally "Back in the USSR" although none of us actually had the record so I just made something up. But we mainly played originals anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesFlashG Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) classical thump - victor wooten.....honest Edited September 5, 2013 by JamesFlashG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesFlashG Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 On a serious note it was: Buck Rodgers - Feeder from what i can remeber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Moondance from the tab...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 [quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1378387048' post='2199504'] Moondance from the tab...... [/quote] But in reality it was Hey Joe from an instruction book complete with play along flexi disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Enter Sandman, thanks to a copy of Guitar For The Practicing Musician I found in a nearby museum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 After months (if not YEARS ) of trying to play along to my records one glorious night I actually managed to play the (to me at the time)fast bit of Budgies version of Baby please don't go.....I remember, distinctly, thinking, "if I can play this surely the rest is easy?" and instantly worked out how to play the song ....and a few more besides! It was a real Eureka moment for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 First song I learned properly on bass was I Wanna Be Your Dog by The Stooges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Can't remember exactly but most likely a mixture of these Basic 12 bar blues Hey joe (walking bit) Crosstown traffic Sunshine of your love In agaga , the iron butterfly song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Hong Kong Garden, Susie and the Banshees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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