Fun bass lines

[fourstringgirl]

What is a bass line that you've learned lately that is fun to play?

I've been playing:

"Paralyzer" - Finger Eleven (Cool, quasi-funky with movement and fun fills)

"Somebody Told Me" - The Killers (I like the intro and the techno element to it)

[reens]

Peg, by Steely Dan. Fun pop stuff, great Chuck Rainey groove.

[ibanezcollector]

The Stone - Dave Matthews Band

Pretty technical but lots of improv room to have fun

[remo]

Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer... great fun rock line.. especially the chorus.

[Modo74]

One mans fun is another mans suffering I guess, but the lines I enjoy playing most are :-

Higher ground (RHCP)
If you want me to stay (sly & the family stone)
Newborn (Muse)

[FunkTrain]

RHCP - Give It Away
RHCP - Stone Cold Bush

Frank Zappa -Muffin Man (fun improv on the solo)

Give Up The Funk - Parliament

Mommy, Whats A Funkadelic?

lots of improv .. lots of fun

[bmc]

I Wish - Stevie Wonder

Hysteria - Muse

[fourstringgirl]

Originally Posted by remo

Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer... great fun rock line.. especially the chorus.

If you like that one, "Born To Be My Baby" is another fun Bon Jovi bass line. My personal favorite of theirs.

[Deacon_Blues]

+1 on Living on a prayer and I wish.

A few other Stevie songs that are really fun to play: Sir Duke, Another Star and of course the older ones like I Was Made To Love Her and For Once In My Life.

Then a few by Jamiroquai: Love Foolosophy, Canned Heat and Cosmic Girl.

Wish I could play some Steely Dan songs... Those are fun, but a bit too hard for me to play by ear due to the often very unusual chords and complex harmony. Same thing with jazz...

I also like playing "Tush" by ZZ Top, especially a bit faster than the original.

[MysticMichael]

China Girl - David Bowie
You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves (one-hit wonder from the 80s)
Rio - Duran Duran
Pump It Up - Elvis Costello and the Attractions (love Bruce Thomas )
Maneater - Hall & Oates
Paradise - Sade (love Paul Denman too )
Stepping Out - Joe Jackson
Psycho Killer - The Talking Heads
She Moves In Mysterious Ways - U2

(Yes, I think the 80s had a lot of good basslines...)

MM

[rockwarnick]

"Spottieottiedogalicious" by Outkast.
I don't know the bassline exactly(My amp is getting fixed and I'm listening to the track through my laptop) but I improve over it and I learned the horn section. I love that melody.

"Free" the marcus miller version? I just keep watching Lydia's youtube video and playing along. I can't find the track on limewire and im not sure if i want to buy the import.

[JacoLesFlea]

Not that difficult of a bass line but a classic for sure.

Taxman- Beatles

[crispygoat]

runaway - jamiroquai

[sarcastro83]

"Kick in the Eye" by Bauhaus... for a goth band, David J sure put a great deal of stank on many of his bass lines.

[chakah]

rio - duran duran
gimme three steps

[Deacon_Blues]

Oh, forgot one: Room 335 by Larry Carlton. It sounds like the intro/outro song for a talkshow on TV but it's really a cool to jam over, especially the chord progression in the chorus. Took me a while to figure it out (by ear)...

[Jimmyplaysabass]

right now i like trying to figure out how to play sir duke by stevie wonder

but i can play all of the mario brothers themes and sound effects.

classical thumps always fun

[f'nar f'nar]

Jamiroquai- Canned Heat
Jamiroquai- Main Vein
Jamiroquai- Don't Give hate a chance
Jamiroquai- Cosmic Girl
Jamiroquai- Travelling without moving




Stu was fun... (although he didn't write "Don't Give hate a chance" IIRC)

[JACKSIXPACK]

Kentucky rain- Elvis

[capnsandwich]

Kashmir (instrumental)-Steve Morse Band (Led Zeppelin cover)