Simple riffs that repeat through whole song

[skankdelvar]

1 hour ago, Bleat said:

Is that the rare "2 left feet" version for people who can't dance in it then. 😆

I'm definitely losing it.

[skankdelvar]

While we're at it ...

Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy

A very fine verse riff.

[rodney72a]

 

Edited November 15, 2019 by rodney72a

[mcnach]

On 14/11/2019 at 08:35, Ant1972 said:

Does anyone have any suggestions of tunes that have simple (i.e. very easy to play for a beginner) riffs that repeat through the whole song?

Thinking like "National Anthem" by Radiohead

All suggestions gratefully received 😀

 

anything by UB40 pretty much

[paul_5]

Primus. All of it, masters of the ostinato.

Check out Jon the Fisherman:

 

Alright, it’s not ‘simplest’ of basslines, but it’s a corker!

 

[Teebs]

Zombie - The Cranberries

[dave moffat]

well that's at least the first 90 minutes covered😄

[Old Man Riva]

13 hours ago, darkandrew said:

I was just going to nominate that one myself. 

He was so good at that rolling, repetitive groovy bass line. His lines on tracks like The American, Love Song, Big Sleep, King is White... really add such a lot to the music. Didn’t like them at all after he left and they ventured into stadium territory.

[Old Man Riva]

10 hours ago, rodney72a said:

 

James Honeyman-Scott’s solo on Private Life is one of my favourite ever guitar solos.

Just thought I’d share that interesting fact!! 

[chris_b]

Riff songs. Warning: May contain middle 8's.

Sing A Simple Song - Sly and the Family Stone

Express Yourself - Charles Wright and the 103rd Street Rhythm Band

Get On Up, Get On The Good Foot, Soul Power, Licking Stick - James Brown

Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

Same Love, Lonely Town Lonely Street, Who Is He, Grand Ma's Hands - Bill Withers

[lozkerr]

 

Dead simple.

Edited November 15, 2019 by lozkerr

[Piers_Williamson]

The Derek Forbes line that started all the others: Premonition 

[Ricky 4000]

36 minutes ago, Piers_Williamson said:

The Derek Forbes line that started all the others: Premonition 

Sounds like he'd already been listening to Talking Heads...

Tina's basslines are wonderfully 'accessible' if you ask me:

 

Edited November 15, 2019 by Ricky 4000

[Old Man Riva]

18 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

Sounds like he'd already been listening to Talking Heads...

Tina's basslines are wonderfully 'accessible' if you ask me:

 

I’d agree. And in relation to this thread, pretty much every bass line on Remain in Light is repetitive (in a positive way).

[Stub Mandrel]

Li'l devil by the cult, if you can master playing the same note eight times in a row...

[Bleat]

Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer

A great song and bassline to learn, not too difficult as it is mostly a repeating line through verse/chorus parts. The bridge sections I think would be a little more of a challenge for a beginner but still quite easy to get to grips with after a few listens.

🎸

[Woodinblack]

1 hour ago, Bleat said:

Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer

A great song and bassline to learn,

Easy to get the notes, but getting the bounce of the video is pretty hard!

[Bleat]

4 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

Easy to get the notes, but getting the bounce of the video is pretty hard!

You need to pay close attention to the ladies to get the right amount of "bounce". 🤪

But seriously, I do agree with you, it just has a certain something in the feel that makes the song what it is !  Great practice for learning to *feel* the line as well as play it though.

[gt4ever]

Souljacker pt1 by Eels. Has a great simple grooving bass line that just changes key the once.

Edited November 15, 2019 by gt4ever

[RCMJ]

I'd like to nominate this one from the Police:

 

 

[Monkey Steve]

If You Want Me To Stay by Sly & The Family Stone, although the version I learned it from was by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.  The riff itself is a little complicated, and there is a bit of variety in how it's played, but it is the same riff repeated, and a good win once you've nailed it

[steve-bbb]

 

[darkandrew]

On 15/11/2019 at 11:17, Old Man Riva said:

He was so good at that rolling, repetitive groovy bass line. His lines on tracks like The American, Love Song, Big Sleep, King is White... really add such a lot to the music. Didn’t like them at all after he left and they ventured into stadium territory.

There's also a song, an instrumental piece, that he did with Billy Currie of Ultravox called India which showcases his style of bass playing perfectly.

 

Edited November 18, 2019 by darkandrew

[davepb24]

Transmission by Joy Division, Spiritwalker by The Cult spring to my total beginner mind

[darkandrew]

On 18/11/2019 at 20:31, darkandrew said:

There's also a song, an instrumental piece, that he did with Billy Currie of Ultravox called India which showcases his style of bass playing perfectly.

 

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Apart from this, the album he did with Propaganda ("1234") and the XSM single (I think it was called "Outsider"), are there any other post Simple Minds recordings on which he plays?

****now branched off as a new thread****

Edited November 20, 2019 by darkandrew