TimR Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 I'm looking to build a comprehensive list of popular easy and quick tunes to play at a jam night where there will be a mostly non musician audience. Tunes that maybe as bass players/musicians we feel are too simple and maybe 'beneath' us but require little effort and the crowd love. I know loads but once faced with an audience and blank faces from guitarists; can I remember any? Eg for starters. Jonny B Goode Mustang Sally Quote
ikay Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Here you go - [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpB_40hYjXU"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpB_40hYjXU[/url] Quote
ambient Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Pretty much any blues or blues based song will just have 3 chords I IV V7. There's literally hundreds of them. Quote
Hobbayne Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Paperback Writer and Get Back by The Beatles have only 2 chords. Quote
Roland Rock Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Mini RR got a guitar for Christmas and can already play Bob Marley's Three Little Birds - just three chords Quote
ambient Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 I remember seeing a book a few years ago. Called something like play these tunes with just 3 chords. Quote
TimR Posted December 30, 2015 Author Posted December 30, 2015 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1451490405' post='2940920'] Pretty much any blues or blues based song will just have 3 chords I IV V7. There's literally hundreds of them. [/quote] Quite. But which are the ones everyone knows? The pop tunes. Playing blues in E gets boring fairly quickly. Quote
ambient Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 [quote name='TimR' timestamp='1451492573' post='2940955'] Quite. But which are the ones everyone knows? The pop tunes. Playing blues in E gets boring fairly quickly. [/quote] Knocking on heaven's door. Wild thing. You really got me. Sweet home Alabama. I saw her standing there. Mustang Sally. Long train running. Proud Mary. Most early Stones songs. Quote
PaulWarning Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 I've just started doing Bad Moon Rising at open mic, (had to change the key so I could sing it)always goes down well, especially if you dedicate it to the people of Cumbria Quote
Norris Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Any Quo - Rockin' all over the world would do ZZ Top - Gimme all your lovin' Quote
Twincam Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Radio head - creep The undertones - teenage kicks The police - walking on the moon Those I think are the easiest songs I know that people will know. Oh and green onions Quote
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