Great songs to play on a fretless?

[Chiliwailer]

Hi foiks,

Looking for suggestions so I'm wondering what tunes you like playing on a fretless?

(I've had a peek and I can't see a thread that's similar to this one - please direct me though if I'm just repeating one!).

Cheers!

[ead]

I'm currently trying to get the hang of Continuum.

[moonbass]

A Remark You Made is a lovely line.

[BassTractor]

Just for the heck of it, and even though it was originally played on an electric sitarthingorsomething:

http://youtu.be/Hu4n-9avOn0

[simon1964]

Predictable, but Paul Young, Wherever I Lay My Hat has to get a mention. Pino at his best.

Edited June 6, 2014 by simon1964

[icastle]

I've been asked to play on an acoustic cover of this for a local singer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-fWDrZSiZs

Lends itself to fretless quite nicely.

[Woodinblack]

New york minute is quite fun, but I always end up playing Visions of china when I am not thinking about it:

[url="https://www.youtube....h?v=WhC8LnFd2LE"]https://www.youtube....h?v=WhC8LnFd2LE[/url]

Edited June 6, 2014 by Woodinblack

[drTStingray]

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1402089622' post='2470056']
Hi foiks,

Looking for suggestions so I'm wondering what tunes you like playing on a fretless?

(I've had a peek and I can't see a thread that's similar to this one - please direct me though if I'm just repeating one!).

Cheers!


[/quote]

I Feel like making love and I can't get enough of your love - Bad Company

A Pastorius one which springs to mind is The Dry Cleaner from Des Mois (Joni Mitchell) - the live one is fretless at least I think.

[GrammeFriday]

These Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra.
Sorted.

[Chiliwailer]

Some great suggestions coming in

[gsgbass]

I like the sound of Badge, by Cream with a fretless strung with Nylons.

[Chiliwailer]

[quote name='simon1964' timestamp='1402094009' post='2470129']
Predictable, but Paul Young, Wherever I Lay My Hat has to get a mention. Pino at his best.
[/quote]

I learned Everytime You Go Away today, blooming heck that took some work, i only just got back into fretless and think I'm hooked....

[Lord Sausage]

Any tune!

[Japhet]

Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
Some Haircut 100 stuff (can't remember song names but they were fun)

[uk_lefty]

Long Hot Summer, Style Council
Music for Chameleons, Gary Numan (not Alan Partridge)

Edited November 6, 2014 by uk_lefty

[ezbass]

I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Paul Young (Pino)
Babooshka - Kate Bush (John Giblin)
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel (Tony Levin)

Not originally played on fretless, but I like playing both Steely Dan's Josie and Rikki Don't Lose That Number without 'speed bumps'

Edited November 6, 2014 by ezbass

[Paulhauser]

I always love to play this song by world/fusion/jazz band Djabe.
Not really hard to learn (unline bassist tamas Barabas's other lines) and sound great when played along.

http://youtu.be/BycYUW3HJw0

[pnefc42]

[quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1415306212' post='2599127']
Music for Chameleons, Gary Numan (not Alan Partridge)
[/quote]

That's an awesome version! 😃

[BigRedX]

Anything by Japan. Watch out for those quarter tones.

[fretmeister]

You oughta know - Alanis Morisette.

Bass by Flea on a fretless. Great bass part and enough space to play with it.

[StevieC]

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1402233369' post='2471181']
Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
Some Haircut 100 stuff (can't remember song names but they were fun)
[/quote]

You're probably thinking of Take That Situation' as one of the Haircut 100 tunes (Played by Pino I think, who also played on Heyward's 'Blue Hat for a Blue Day' and 'Whistle Down The Wind')

Stevie

Edited November 7, 2014 by StevieC

[Adrenochrome]

Alice In Chains - Nutshell
Opeth - Coil

(I'll be playing these tomorrow)

[gsgbass]

"Windy", by The Association.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Mother Stands For Comfort - Kate Bush

[Truckstop]

The Working Hour - Tears for Fears

Beautifully melodic lines and fantastic tone. Transpose the sax solo to bass too, works wonderfully.

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