1st song

[BoomHeadshot]

Who remembers the first song you ever learned? What was it? Mine was I shot the sheriff (bob marley and the wailers version)

[GG-Thunderbird]

I think mine was Sunshine of Your Love by Cream.

[HeadyVan Halen]

'Creep' by Stone Temple Pilots


"I'm half the man I used to be..........."

[BigOldHarry]

The first song that I actually learned - not just diddled with - was Smoke on the Water. I was *stunned* that the bass line did not follow the guitar part... made me start working on my ear very early on...

[billiam5billion]

The first song I learned all the way through was "Redemption Song" on my first acoustic guitar. The first lick on a bass I ever learned was "Money" by You-Know-Who.

[MOEBASSPLAYER]

Just What I Needed by The Cars.

Many more since then, many more to come...

[Novi]

Mine was "Mexico" by The Ventures, then "South of Border" by The Shadows.

[Thunderitter]

Strangers in the Night - Saxon

[Phalex]

Smoke on the water for me as well. I worked my way up to the Zombies and the Turtles after that.

[TC424]

"The Trees" Rush for me was the first tune I learned completely. It took awhile too. Darn time changes.

[SpectorDetector]

Look Sharp by Joe Jackson.

[TMBTC]

Hell ....I think everybody started out with the smoke on the water lick.... but my first whole song was Paranoid by Black Sabbath

[Big_Daddy]

My first song on the bass was Them (Morrison) - Gloria.
My fist song on the guitar was dabbling with I'm So Glad - Cream

And for the sake of other firsts, my first licks/songs on the banjo was that one lick from Deliverance and again, Gloria.
Drums I believe was The Beatles - Let It Be, and CCR - Fortunate Son.

I didn't even play the Smoke On the Water song until about 8 months ago, and I still haven't learned then entire song. Heck, I can't even remember how to play that lick.

[TolerancEJ]

I think the first song I played the Guitar part was Jump in the Fire. I had just gotten the guitar & that song transcription was in that month's Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine.

The first songs I played the Bass part were For Whom The Bell Tolls, Cold Gin & Rip It Out.

[WackoStu]

Only being 10 days into my bass carrer, I can relate to this thread. I have learned four so far: Comfortably Numb, Too Much Information by the Police, Just like Heaven by The Cure and Bye Bye Love by the Cars.

[5string5fingers]

brainstew by greenday haha...not really a song

First "real" song i learned shortly after was warning by greenday,really built up my dexterity,endurance,and speed.

[Elrend]

Chameleon I believe.

[Trollsvarg]

Met from Equilibrium!

[pedroims]

feel good - James Brown, I am thinking on learning Smoke on the water

[Wild_Cat]

Mine was... Hrmm... "I Love Rock n' Roll," by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts -- easy and fun to play. And Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls," because Cliff. Is. Awesome.