SH73 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Enter Sandman, pretty easy not a lot to learn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Learning Halo by Texas, which I'm finding tricky because the bass is buried in the mix and I can't easily pick it out. Not that it matters because it's got the band and our singist is male, so I may not be able to go low enough with a 4er anyway. Such a shame I don't have the money for a 5er as we seem to be finding more songs that would be better in a lower register so singist can actually sing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwd58 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 One Thing Leads to Another - The Fixx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Holiday by Green Day. Took about 2 minutes to learn, its just a case of repeating it enough times that I don't need to think about it too much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Edge Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Couple of requests for a gig next week so I spent, oh I don’t know, 5 minutes, on Achy Breaky Heart/ Tulsa Time and King of The Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProjeKtWEREWOLF Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 I'm joining a new covers band. Bunch of middle aged blokes having fun. No stress they say. I don't know *any* of this stuff. I sort of remember some of it from 25+years ago. I'm a metal head. Never even heard of some of this stuff. It's a slog. The *list* Little Monster- Royal Blood When I come around-Green Day Pulling Teeth-Green Day She-Green Day Ruby Soho-Rancid All the small things-Blink182 My own worst enemy-Lit Machinehead-Bush Everlong-Foo Fighters My Hero-Foo Fighters All I want to do is rock-Travis Cry to me-Solomon Burke (rocked up) Past Lives-Borns (rocked up/tuned down) Chandelier-Sia (rocked up/tuned down) I stopped to fill my car up-Stereophonics (rocked up) Ashes to ashes-Faith No More Numb-Linkin Park Screamager-Therapy? The Hand that feeds-NIN Recover-Cvrches (rocked up/tuned down) Torn-Natalie Imbruglia (rocked up/tuned down) Tomorrow-James (rocked up/tuned down) Roads-Portishead (rocked up/same speed) Put it on me-Matt Maeson (rocked up/with a solo) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 thats a good set. I love doing she, but the rest of the group want to drop it because its not that well known. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProjeKtWEREWOLF Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 16 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: thats a good set. I love doing she, but the rest of the group want to drop it because its not that well known. Being a metal guy, I'm enjoying the Nine Inch Nails and Therapy? ones the most. The Foo Fighters ones are a bit dull tbh and Linkin Park can suck my balls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 6 hours ago, ProjeKtWEREWOLF said: Being a metal guy, I'm enjoying the Nine Inch Nails and Therapy? ones the most. The Foo Fighters ones are a bit dull tbh and Linkin Park can suck my balls. Yeh its one of their boy band ones isn't it. We do In the end by linkin park and that goes down well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 I joined a function band a couple of weeks ago. I learnt 12 songs for the audition and now have another 23 to learn. The BL isn't keen on playing pubs, he is more interested in weddings so we might need to add a few more but...the 4 I am currently working on are: I saw her standing there, All my loving - The Beatles Mamma Mia - ABBA Faith - George Michael I'm not a fan of this sort of music but I'm happy to play anything if it is a good song and some of the other songs in the set are to my taste. Of the 35 I would only consider Faith by George Michael to not be a good song, I find it repetitive and dull, but one crap song out of 35 ain't bad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 The others have decided we should have a second Oasis song in the set. My own view is that one Oasis song in the set is at least one too many, but that's democracy for you. The song is Live Forever, which may get treated to a non-original bassline, and it means I've got to play through it at least once to the record, which in turn means listening to that ghastly Mancunian whine, like fingernails on a blackboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) American Pie. Thankfully the short version 😬 Edited May 3 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddster Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 25 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: American Pie. Thankfully the short version 😬 Intro ➡️ outro done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, Buddster said: Intro ➡️ outro done? Haha. I’m going to learn it note for note (or as close as i can). Edited May 3 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 You should be dancing by the BeeGees and The heat is on by Glen Frey. THe bass on that last one is a bit of a killer, just because it is relentless. The bass on dancing is easy, but made more complicated as I am singing it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 5 hours ago, dave_bass5 said: American Pie. Thankfully the short version 😬 I feel sorry for you (see in songs you hate with a passion thread) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 22 minutes ago, ubit said: I feel sorry for you (see in songs you hate with a passion thread) I like the song, it’s just that there are a lot of notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 7 hours ago, dave_bass5 said: American Pie. Thankfully the short version 😬 Love it, it walks,chuggs and just takes off....I like clever, busy melodic bass lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 35 minutes ago, diskwave said: Love it, it walks,chuggs and just takes off....I like clever, busy melodic bass lines. Yeah, i like the vibe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon C Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 (edited) Green Day: Holiday. My daughter bought me a Green Day(my current favourite band) song book for Christmas that I hadn’t really looked at due to having to learn 4 or 5 songs a month for Jam Night and bass lesson monthly competitions. As we aren’t playing at Jam Night for the next couple of months, I thought I’d have a look at the book. I saw someone earlier in the thread had said Holiday was quick to learn, so I thought I’d give it a go. I left the book out on the piano so that she can see I’m using it😊. Edited May 4 by Simon C 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackroadkill Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 I've just started to learn Holiday in Cambodia - not massively complicated but it's got a kick like an angry Shetland pony. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 The Robben Ford version of Politician Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Wont Get Fooled Again - the Van Halen version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, steantval said: Wont Get Fooled Again - the Van Halen version. That version introduced me to the Who’s back catalogue!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I’m still working my way through this, it’s got a few tricky parts with the timing but a lovely bassline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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