TimR Posted December 30, 2015 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted December 30, 2015 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 30, 2015 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Paperback Writer and Get Back by The Beatles have only 2 chords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted December 30, 2015 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I remember seeing a book a few years ago. Called something like play these tunes with just 3 chords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 30, 2015 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted December 30, 2015 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Shake your money maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Any Quo - Rockin' all over the world would do ZZ Top - Gimme all your lovin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted December 30, 2015 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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