Newbie bass tunes

[Gomez68]

Hi guys I have an eclectic taste from alternative rock QOTSA , foos , incubus to old scool stuff I grew up with joe Jackson , jam, old scool bass funk, Motown etc my question is any ideas for basic bass tunes ? I need new ideas please no smoke on the water ha thanks

[kulabula]

My sharona is cool. I also found after depping with a band that 'you give love a bad name' is simple and a great exercise .

[Gomez68]

Great tracks thanks esp my Sharona! 😄

[kevin_lindsay]

Peaches - The Stranglers
New Years Day -U2
Black Night - Deep Purple

[Geek99]

That's slright mama - elvis
Wicked game - Chris isaak

[FuNkShUi]

Could you give an insight into anything you can already play?
I think people will be able to give you better suggestions, if they have an idea of the songs you can play, or are learning to play.
I'd recommend always trying to learn a song you think will be too difficult, along with others you think you will be able to play.
You'll always be working toward something then.

[KevB]

Rhythm Stick

[Lw.]

After basic route note stuff, I think I moved straight on to Rage Against the Machine - kind of standard tunes that most bassists learn because they're moderately simple & you really start to feel like you're actually getting somewhere.

[toneknob]

The first song I learned all the way through was Enter Sandman. No going wrong there.

[Leslie77s]

Some easy Stone Roses, She Bangs the Drums, Waterfall. That was my whole 1990 12 year old boy start. Mani got me into bass in a big way and now I always end up playing She Caught the Katy and other Duck Dunn stuff. Always relax playing my Jazz after a rubbish day at work just trying new lines

[DorsetBlue]

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Hi guys I have an eclectic taste from alternative rock QOTSA , foos , incubus to old scool stuff I grew up with joe Jackson , jam, old scool bass funk, Motown etc my question is any ideas for basic bass tunes ? I need new ideas please no smoke on the water ha thanks
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QOTSA - Go with the flow is pretty easy.
Incubus - I miss you is so easy, you will have more trouble staying awake during it.

[billfaro]

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The first song I learned all the way through was Enter Sandman. No going wrong there.
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Right will have a try at this. Thanks.

[HengistPod]

No "Smoke On The Water"?

Here's a good one ... "Smoke On The Water", but play it properly. Particularly the guitar solo bit. Same goes for Black Night ... not as straightforward as you think once you actually listen to the bass part (and inevitably look at transcriptions and online tabs at Songster etc)... Roger Glover is quite a handy compositor of melodic bass lines!

Another good exercise is the bass bit in the middle of "All Right Now", with top notes fretted properly and including bouncing off the A string in between ... quite entertaining on a Thunderbird where access up there isn't all it could be!

Edited November 7, 2014 by HengistPod

[Gomez68]

Thanks some great ideas ! Funkshui I'm learning Cochise at the moment a bit of get lucky and day tripper ! I love the funk stuff but my slapping at funk is going to be a while away ha I love James Jamersons bass lines! The main bass lines I really thought was wow I love this sound was hearing the bass to fever and off the joe Jackson alb stepping out ! Oh and pinos bass on Paul Young albums.😃

[Gomez68]

I will listen more in depth to smoke on the water! I have a wide taste in music and as a newbie I want to just get to grips getting a few songs together !

[Gomez68]

As always thank you for your input