What song are you learning?

[MrDinsdale]

44 minutes ago, Minininjarob said:

My favourite bassist, and when I started playing a couple of years ago I had to learn Look What Happended but as a beginner it seemed completely impossible. I can now play it pretty well, but it’s taken me 18 months to learn it. 
Rest of his stuff, well, I may just have to watch instead!!

(I am so much of a fan I bought an EB MM Sterling just like his) 

I was always a big fan when I was younger, rediscovered them after introducing my daughter to them. I think I learned My Best Friends are Metalheads back in the day very sloppily, figured it might be a little easier to learn now but I was wrong 🤣

[Minininjarob]

36 minutes ago, MrDinsdale said:

I was always a big fan when I was younger, rediscovered them after introducing my daughter to them. I think I learned My Best Friends are Metalheads back in the day very sloppily, figured it might be a little easier to learn now but I was wrong 🤣

How on earth he plays all that and jumps around and sings is just beyond me. 

[Reggaebass]

Taking a break from the Sean Hurley ones and working on a few Robbie Shakespeare Basslines I’ve never got around to playing 

 

[MrDinsdale]

3 hours ago, Minininjarob said:

How on earth he plays all that and jumps around and sings is just beyond me. 

Haha I was trying to sing along (badly) to Science of selling yourself short yesterday which is on the easier side bass-wise and it was an omnishambles 🤣

[MacDaddy]

The River Boat Song - Ocean Colour Scene.

[Grooverjr]

Nights Over Egypt by The Jones Girls. Easy to pick up but keeping it really clean and getting the feel is a bit trickier. And trying to nail the noodly bits in White Rhino Tea by Ozrics.

[Geek99]

On 28/12/2019 at 14:53, Lozz196 said:

Am currently learning some heavy rock stuff, Bon Jovi, Rainbow, Def Leppard, stuff I`ve liked for ages but never bothered to learn. Quite good fun really, and unlike a lot of the original players my hair isn`t getting in the way of looking at the fretboard as I learn 😂

Always intrigued that metal and rock musicians seem to be immune to hair loss

 

[Geek99]

Learning she sells sanctuary, Folsom prison blues (the right notes this time) and honey hush by Albert Collins - later two courtesy of Ryan Madora vids 

[Stub Mandrel]

52 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

Learning she sells sanctuary, Folsom prison blues (the right notes this time) and honey hush by Albert Collins - later two courtesy of Ryan Madora vids 

 

Headbanging keeps a healthy blood flow to the follicles.

[Peloquin]

I'm just learning Forever Free by W.A.S.P.

[chris_b]

Depping on a gig on Friday, rehearsing this afternoon, given the set list late last night!!!

 

I know about 25 of the 30 songs, but most of the arrangements are new to me and not straight forward!

 

I got some scribbled notes. We'll see how it goes. Should be interesting!

[Si600]

Hanging Around, Sometimes, No More Heroes, Princess of the Streets, Golden Brown, Something Better Change and for a bit of a change, Mach dich lieber anders tot.

[fretmeister]

I am currently working my way through the complete Blues Brothers sound track. I love DD's playing so it's about time I did that.

 

I'm also doing going back to a tune I used to find easy - Metallica's Master of Puppets. I played it for years in covers bands but then I ruptured a tendon in my right hand middle finger and the reduction in mobility has made that song really difficult ever since.

 

To be fair, the recovery was such a drawn out affair that I thought I'd have to swap to playing only with a plectrum (urgh) so being able to play with my fingers at all is a relief. But it's time to unlearn old hand positions and see if I can work out how to do it all over again.

[Lozz196]

From Out of Nowhere by Faith No More. Darn fine song and a great bassline which I wouldn`t have suspected was in it at all.

[fretmeister]

5 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

From Out of Nowhere by Faith No More. Darn fine song and a great bassline which I wouldn`t have suspected was in it at all.

One of my favourites! 

[Stub Mandrel]

19 hours ago, Si600 said:

Mach dich lieber anders tot.

 

Sounds like Another Madchen Another Planet meets 2,4,6,8 Autobahn.

[SumOne]

Mohini Dey only needs a few minutes for this:

 

 

[SteveXFR]

We're covering this in my new punk band. Somehow we've picked out a punk song with multiple time signatures. It's prog punk!

 

 

[Jonesy]

I hate Elvis Costello, apart from the odd track here and there, so don't really listen to much of his stuff. I know Bruce Thomas is a monster player and this popped up in a playlist the other day......

 

 

 

Wish me luck!

 

 

[Agent 00Soul]

I've been on a garage rock kick lately.  The best thing about that is I can usually learn the bass, rhythm guitar, and lead solo quickly.  This morning I did Help You Ann by The Lyres.

 

 

 

[sbrag]

Joined a new project playing the Wall so trying to learn the whole album. Focus on Young Lust and Hey You at the moment. Trying to get the fills right and conscious of how exposed the bass is for a lot of it.

[Lozz196]

1 hour ago, Jonesy said:

I hate Elvis Costello, apart from the odd track here and there, so don't really listen to much of his stuff. I know Bruce Thomas is a monster player and this popped up in a playlist the other day......

 

 

 

Wish me luck!

 

 

You’re gonna need a Red Bull subscription to keep up with that 😂

[Lozz196]

We’ve just gone through Hazy Shade of Winter (The Bangles version). It’s one of those songs that is actually a fair bit harder than it sounds - well that’s what the rest of the band tell me, it’s easy enough on bass.

[Agent 00Soul]

1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

We’ve just gone through Hazy Shade of Winter (The Bangles version). It’s one of those songs that is actually a fair bit harder than it sounds - well that’s what the rest of the band tell me, it’s easy enough on bass.

 

Are you doing the Bangles' 3-4 part harmonies?

[Lozz196]

15 minutes ago, Agent 00Soul said:

 

Are you doing the Bangles' 3-4 part harmonies?

No we don’t have any singers in this band, instrumental only