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05-17-2009, 02:43 PM
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So out of boredom, I came up with a challenge for the sake of amusement: name whatever riff-based basslines that you can think of. The rules:
1) by "riff-based", I mean where the bass plays a repeating melodic figure through some parts of the song (or ostinato, if you like the high falutin' term), as opposed to say just a walking line or weaving through the chord changes, etc.
2) it has to stand out as a bass riff. So it can't be something that's doubled by another instrument all the time, like Daytripper, Sunshine of Your Love, Black Dog, Aqualung, etc. It's ok if another instrument doubles it on occasion, but it has to stand out as being something you primarily identify with bass.
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05-17-2009, 02:46 PM
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05-17-2009, 03:03 PM
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give it away - RHCP
would these two be considered riffs?
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05-17-2009, 03:16 PM
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There are so many - almost like saying list Bass riffs that use the E String - IMO
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05-17-2009, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by jmorbita under preassure - queen
give it away - RHCP
would these two be considered riffs? | Absolutely!
I thought of another obscure one - "Get The Funk Out", by Extreme |
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05-17-2009, 06:30 PM
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05-18-2009, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Toronto Bassist 2) it has to stand out as a bass riff. So it can't be something that's doubled by another instrument all the time, like Daytripper, Sunshine of Your Love, Black Dog, Aqualung, etc. It's ok if another instrument doubles it on occasion, but it has to stand out as being something you primarily identify with bass. | "Black Dog" was the 1st thing I thought of...true, the guitar doubles the riff...but it was JPJ that "wrote" the riff (actually, it was mostly lifted from an old Blues record...& I'm drawing a blank on the title. Was it a Willie Dixon riff?).
Also, how is "Ramble On" a riff-based tune?
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05-18-2009, 08:44 AM
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05-18-2009, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by JimK "Black Dog" was the 1st thing I thought of...true, the guitar doubles the riff...but it was JPJ that "wrote" the riff (actually, it was mostly lifted from an old Blues record...& I'm drawing a blank on the title. Was it a Willie Dixon riff?). | It doesn't matter in the least - for the purposes of this little challenge - who wrote what. It's totally based on a listener perspective: if you hear the song on the radio, does it have a "bass" riff or not? Adding stuff like who wrote what would, I think, dilute the challenge  Quote: |
Also, how is "Ramble On" a riff-based tune?
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05-18-2009, 11:31 AM
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