Jobiebass Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 Im in a quite happy smiley mood and want to learn a new song. Just been playing and singing along to Heroes by Bowie. Can you recomend me some songs to learn? Basically I want them to be pretty songs easy to sing (im a terrible singer) Nothing too complex bass wise (I strugle multitasking singing and bass) something that sounds nice with just bass and vocals Any recomendations would be great. Im into: Bowie RHCP The Doors (doesnt have a bassist so ill strugle haha) killers kings of leon Johnny Cash Joy Division The Who Stone Roses Oh and before someone mentions it. Not Pea by Flea. Thanks Jobie Quote
leschirons Posted October 25, 2009 Posted October 25, 2009 Especially nice if you have a fretless but it works fine without. "Coming back to life" by the Floyd. This sounds really pretty with just a voice over it and it doesn't matter how slow you want to play it. Just a nice song that works well with chords. Just follow the first keyboard part and then keep it that tempo for the rest of the song. Quote
Clarky Posted October 25, 2009 Posted October 25, 2009 How about having a crack at Walk on By by the Stranglers, which sounds just like the Doors in the extended middle section and is great to jam along to? Quote
teen t-shirt Posted October 25, 2009 Posted October 25, 2009 I would suggest trying to find a song with a simple guitar line and vocals and transpose it to your bass one example I can think of is chasing cars by snow patrol.. bass line is boring as hell but take the part and put it on. Your bass and it puts a new dynamic on the song... easy to sing to... Hope that helps... Quote
xgsjx Posted October 25, 2009 Posted October 25, 2009 Play that funky music by wild cherry. The waking by Kurt Elling Quote
Jobiebass Posted October 25, 2009 Author Posted October 25, 2009 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='636083' date='Oct 25 2009, 01:10 PM']The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon[/quote] TUNE! had a listen on youtube and I really cant sing that well. haha. Quote
Jobiebass Posted October 25, 2009 Author Posted October 25, 2009 keep em all coming, had a listen to the magority of them but I cant get my head around the vocals for a lot of them. I really cant sing. haha. Quote
xgsjx Posted October 25, 2009 Posted October 25, 2009 I can't sing either. which can come in handy if you wanna empty a venue! Quote
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