Easy Bass Songs

[sixx788]

I am in an all female band. I am the least experienced out of my group. I HATE being the weak link. It seems it takes me alot longer to pick up a song than the other girls....depending on the song of course.

But I was wondering, what are some easy rock songs that I could pick up quickly? So we can start getting some songs under our belt. Maybe suggest some of the ones you started with. I have only been playing for about 3 years.

[twangman]

The easiest song... EASIEST is Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones.... check check check it out!

[mlgsolidsnake]

another one bites the dust

[headstrong4]

i think one of the first songs i learned was Jeremy by Pearl Jam followed by maybe Enter Sandman (i think thats the name) by Metallica

[iridiumrocks]

If you're looking for older stuff, a few of songs come to mind:

Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' Bout Love and Running With The Devil
Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
Grand Funk - Some Kind of Wonderful
Collective Soul - Shine

[pnut166]

enter sandman - metallica

[stiles72]

Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone
More Human Than Human - Rob Zombie

[uglyrumor]

"Time" by the Chambers Brothers

[feelinthefunk39]

You Really Got Me - Van Halen
Paralyzer - Finger 11
Highway to Hell, Back in Black, TNT - ACDC
Viva La Vida - Coldplay

[fourfinger]

Originally Posted by stiles72

Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone
...

It's only ONE NOTE! But that one note absolutely makes the song. (And, as one note songs go, it is one of the harder ones.)

Some easy classic rock.

Featuring the pentatonic scale:

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
I Love Rock and Roll -- Joan Jett
Rock You like a Hurricane -- Scorpions
Hair of the Dog -- Nazareth

Some real easy crowd-pleasers:

Hang on Sloopy
Mony Mony
Cocaine

Fairly easy slower songs:

Turn the Page - Bob Seger
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

[drnknmstr]

For all my students, we always start with the following:

Walking on the Moon - The Police
With or Without You - U2
Stir It Up - Bon Marley

They have perfect basslines that really function well (rhythmically and harmonically) and have really parts.

Smells Like Teen Spirit, another fairly easy one.

[Mo' Bass 00]

I come from the water-The Toadies


Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJweK...eature=related

Tab
http://www.911tabs.com/link/?4742388

[Vincent P]

"Dream On" - Aerosmith
"25 or 6 to 4" - Chicago
"Baba ORiley" - The Who
"Tush" - ZZ Top
"New Orleans is sinking" - Tragically Hip

[rythman6969]

Originally Posted by iridiumrocks

If you're looking for older stuff, a few of songs come to mind:

Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' Bout Love and Running With The Devil
Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
Grand Funk - Some Kind of Wonderful
Collective Soul - Shine

runnin' with the devil. defintately. that would be my vote for easiest. those are all pretty easy and good songs to play with a band too.

[rythman6969]

Originally Posted by drnknmstr

For all my students, we always start with the following:

Walking on the Moon - The Police
With or Without You - U2
Stir It Up - Bon Marley

They have perfect basslines that really function well (rhythmically and harmonically) and have really parts.

Smells Like Teen Spirit, another fairly easy one.

walking on the moon. I didn't think of that. that is easy and REALLY cool. BUT, if the drummer can't pull off a cinvincing reggae rock groove it won't sound too great.

[john_martin_sai]

If you like the Beatles,.....

Ob-la-di-ob-la-da

I saw her standing there

Can't buy me love

Hey jude

Oh darling

All together now

I'll get you

[LARUMBLE]

rock-n-roll,communication breakdown,lemon song by led zeppelin

[Eminentbass]

Sunshine of your love - cream

[Simo98]

Originally Posted by john_martin_sai

I saw her standing there

I wouldn't say this one is easy. Its simple, but bloody quick


To be honest it depends on what sort of music you are looking for, there are easy bass lines all over the place.

Its the interesting ones that are hard to find

[seventhson]

Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin (probably the easiest JPJ song that I know)
Got Me Wrong - Alice In Chains (killer song)
Good Lovin Gone Bad - Bad Company (great riff in the chorus)
Possum Kingdom - Toadies (a nod to the Toadies fan that posted before me)
Just Got Paid Today - ZZ Top (easy, but has a cool harmony part with the guitar)
any song by the Ramones (I love the Ramones)
any song by the Pixies
any song by Silversun Pickups