Coolest bass lines using the fewest notes.

[Waddo Soqable]

2 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

 

A bit reminiscent of Mark Sandman / Morphine

[snorkie635]

Dimples by John Lee Hooker

 

 

[How1]

 

[chriswareham]

Suicide - Ghost Rider. Three notes cycling in an utterly hypnotic and disturbing way.

 

Fehlfarben - Militürk. Another late 1970's example of "less is more". (The version by DAF is even more spartan).

 

Edited April 14, 2023 by chriswareham

[lowdown]

What about five variations of a cool Bass Line over one chord?

 

 

 

[toneknob]

mostly D.

 

Edited April 17, 2023 by toneknob

[Musicman666]

i think this could be the coolest one...its basically a never changing repeat pattern ...

 

 

 

[Reggaebass]

For a change sometimes I like playing rap tunes, quite a few of those have repeating patterns, good practice for keeping in the groove  

 

[BreadBin]

44 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

For a change sometimes I like playing rap tunes, quite a few of those have repeating patterns, good practice for keeping in the groove  

 

Most of the coolest rap tunes use recycled funk grooves. This one is unusual for not doing that! 

[Reggaebass]

I’ve got lots, this is a good one 

 

[Shaggy]

4 hours ago, toneknob said:

mostly D.

 

as is this, I think.....

 

 

[DaleASmith]

always loved this song. Great minimalist bass line.

[Elfrasho]

 

 

What a groove. 3 notes.

[tauzero]

Just three notes for this too.

 

 

[How1]

 

[JwK94]

 

Three on E, walk up and down, 'nuff said

[Musicman666]

On 17/04/2023 at 20:22, DaleASmith said:

always loved this song. Great minimalist bass line.

i was wondering about the bass on this one ..i suspected it had a synth involved a bit like imaginations illusion ...but the web says its bailey himself on bass guitar, i love the phat sound of that bass. When i saw them live in the 80s i recall it was a wal.

[Reggaebass]

17 hours ago, How1 said:

 

Good tune, never heard that before