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Old 10-16-2011, 07:01 PM
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I wasn't sure if this is the correct forum, but I'm sure a kind moderator will move it, if needed.

I play mostly in church, but have been thinking about subbing out for an oldies, classic rock/pop rock (70's,80's), southern rock, or country band. I've actually been approached for the latter two in the past, but knew that I wouldn't have time to learn the material....since I don't generally listen to that style, I'd have to learn a bunch of totally new songs, in a very short period of time. The classic rock wouldn't have been as much of an issue, but I don't know how to play a lot of them--just a few dozen or so. I probably could have faked my way through one of those.

The whole idea got me curious though, so I decided that I'd try to figure a few songs out in the country and Southern rock styles to see if I even had the skills...I didn't have much trouble with the random songs that I picked, but maybe I just picked easy ones.

So I think that I'll learn some popular songs in these styles, if for nothing else, just to expand my musical experience.
Here is where you can help me: What are some standard songs in each of the styles? Without your help, I might just pick obscure songs. If you don't gig, just list some in those styles with cool bass lines that are generally popular.

Thanks

Note--I searched first but didn't find what I was looking for.
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Old 10-17-2011, 06:42 AM
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Ole time Country: (Cut and paste of our index page. The numbers are the page number.)

#
500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME 47
A
ACT NATURALLY 93
ALL MY EXXES 114
AMARILLO BY MORNING 115
AN AMERICAN TRILOGY - Elvis Presley 107
APARTMENT NUMBER NINE 36
ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT Gag Song 116
AULD LANG SYNE 177
AWAY IN A MANGER 176
B
BACK HOME AGAIN 118
BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN 120
BANDY THE RODEO CLOWN 41
BEFORE I DIED 121
BEGGING TO YOU 122
BLUE SIDE OF LONESOME 17
BLUE SKIES 106
C
CATFISH JOHN 165
CHRISTMAS 172
CHRISTMAS LONG AGO 73
COLD COLD HEART 123
COOL WATER 124
COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE 13
COWBOY LOGIC 48
COWBOY PRIDE 125
COWBOY’S SWEETHEART 30
CRAZY 88
CRYING TIME 43
D
DECK THE HALLS 178
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS 127
DIGGIN UP BONES 16
DON'T COME CRYING TO ME 31
E
ELVIRA 37
EXCEPT FOR MONDAYS 95
F
FADED LOVE in G 11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO 71
FIRST TRAIN HEADING SOUTH 9
FOLSOM PRISON BLUES 128
FOUR WALLS 159
FOUR STRONG WINDS 42
FOURTEEN MINUTES OLD 61
G
GEORGIA ON MY MIND 87
GOD MUST BE A COWBOY 129
GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN 179
GOOD HEARTED WOMAN 22
GOODNIGHT IRENE 131
GOSPEL MELODY 68
GREENSLEEVES 170
H
HANK WILLIAM'S MEDLEY 15
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 72
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU 109
HE THINKS I STILL CARE 80
HE TOUCHED ME 34
HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER 7
HELLO WALLS 112
HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 40
HEY GOOD LOOKIN’ 89
HOME ON THE RANGE 133
HONKY TONK ANGELS 44
HONKY-TONK HARDWOOD FLOOR in C 64
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN 76
I
I NEVER PASS THERE ANYMORE 163
I FALL TO PIECES 50
I GOT A HOLE IN MY PIROGUE 134
I WALK THE LINE 58
I WAS ALMOST PERSUADED 12
I'M GONNA MISS HER 97
I'M JUST AN OLD CHUNK OF COAL 24
IN THE GARDEN 33
IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW 135
IS ANYBODY GOIN TO SAN AN-TONE 70
I'VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL 23
J
JACK OF DIAMONDS 167
JAMBALAYA 28
JINGLE BELLS 83
JUST A CLOSER WALK 10
JUST BECAUSE 14
K
KAW - LIGA 79 This is the only song with a minor chord.
L
LET THE COWBOY DANCE 29
LORD I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOOD 55
LOVING HER WAS EASIER 162
LUCKENBACH, TEXAS 136
M
MAKING BELIEVE 35
MAMA, HE’S CRAZY 137
MARIE LA VEAU 45
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 25
MY SHOES KEEP WALKING BACK TO YOU 160
MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT 66
O
O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM 169
OH LONESOME ME 63
OKIE FROM MUSKOGSE 27
OLE SLEW-FOOT 102
ON THE ROAD AGAIN 86
P
PAPER ROSIE 99
PEACEFUL EASY FEELING 113
PRETTY PAPERS 168
PRICIOUS MEMORIES 166
R
RAILROAD BUM 59
RED RIVER VALLEY 69
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 171
S
SAN ANTONIO ROSE 20
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN 173
SANTA LOOKED A LOT LIKE DADDY 138
SATIN SHEETS 39
SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS 81
SHE KNOWS WHY 19
SHE’S GONE GONE GONE 161
SILENT NIGHT 174
SILVER BELLS 74
SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES 139
SIOUX CITY SUE 140
SNOWBIRD 141
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW 111
STAR SPANGLED BANNER 84
STARDUST 110
STRAWBERRY ROAN 142
SUPPER TIME 52
SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE 57
T
TAKE ME BACK TO TULSA 26
TEARS IN HEAVEN 104
TEDDY BEAR 67
TENNESSEE WALTZ 100
TEXAS 164
THE FISHING SONG 97
THE KEY'S IN THE MAIL BOX 103
THE LOST HIGHWAY 144
THE NEXT ONE’S IN G 4
THE TALKING WALLS 98
THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING 21
THEY’LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME 145
THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME 54
THREE WISHES 75
TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN 146
TOGETHER AGAIN 38
TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS 147
U
UNCLOUDED DAY 53
UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN 32
W
WABASH CANNONBALL 148
WALK ON BY 149
WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS 18
WATERMELON TIME IN GEORGIA 92
WELCOME TO MY WORLD 150
WHAT AM I DOING HERE 151
WHAT CHILD IS THIS (GREENSLEEVES) 170
WHEN THE WORK’S ALL DONE THIS FALL 153
WHEN I DIE, JUST LET ME GO TO TEXAS 8
WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER 56
WHERE DO COWBOYS GO WHEN THEY DIE 155
WHY ME? 51
WILD SIDE OF LIFE 157
WORRED MAN BLUES 85
Y
YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS 158
YOU AIN'T WOMAN ENOUGH TO TAKE MY MAN 101
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE 91
YOUR GOOD GIRL’S GONNA GO BAD 130

That's everything in the gig book. We will keep 15 of them as our stand-by songs (the low page numbers) and then grab another 15 to 20 new ones each month.

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Old 10-17-2011, 10:08 AM
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I have a gig next Wednesday where the entire set list is



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Old 10-17-2011, 11:16 AM
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Solo compositions. That's about it.
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Old 10-17-2011, 09:23 PM
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i'm in 3 bands ....playing bass in one and guitar in 2 ....here's some stuff .....i'll leave chick vocal out unless you want some!

New Country

Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me - urban
Hicktown - aldean
Somebody like You - urban
How do ya like me now - toby keith
Ticks - paisley
She's Country - Aldean
Drive in your counrty - triit
wrapped around - paisley
That's how country boys roll - currington
save a horse - big n rich
long neck bottle - g brooks
awful beatiful life - worley
boot scoot boogie

classic rock

all right now
brown eyed girl
funky music white boy
here for a good time - trooper (canadian)
summer of 69
you give love a bad name
livin on a prayer
hungry like the wolf
bad case of lovin you
sweet home alabama
the breeze
enter sandman
movin on over


classic country

workin man blues
folsum prison blues
the race is on
ole lonesome me
good hearted woman
when you say nothing at all

these don't neccessarily have great lines but the classic rock list is stuff played a lot.

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Old 10-17-2011, 09:47 PM
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This is from a heavy blues thing I do. It's mostly complete, missing a few recent additions. Got a couple of other lists from some other thingsI do or have done, if I find 'em I'll post.

All your love (i miss lovin)
Ain't No Sunshine
Baby Left Me
Born under a bad sign
Brown Sugar
Calling Card
Come on
Commit a Crime
Couldn't Stand the Weather
Crossroads
Don't Start Me Talkin
Dust my broom
Everybody get's the blues
I Can't Quit You Babe
I Smell Trouble
Little Wing / Riviera Paradise
Mary had a little lamb
Polititcian
Reconsider Baby
Red house
Ride On
Still Got the Blues
Texas Flood
The sky is crying
Thunderbird
Tin Pan Alley
It Takes Time
Walkin' the Dog
Thrill Is Gone
Who Knows
Going Down
I'm Tore Down
Steppin Out
Killing Floor/Lemon Song
If Heartaches Were Nickels
I'm Ready
Traveling Riverside Blues
House of the Rising Sun
Train Kept a Rollin'
Pride and Joy
Little Sister
Old School
Cold Shot
Crosscut Saw
Baby Please Don't Go
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Old 10-18-2011, 05:55 PM
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Quote:"i'm in 3 bands ....playing bass in one and guitar in 2 ....here's some stuff .....i'll leave chick vocal out unless you want some!"

Actually, I would like some chick vocal suggestions. At this point, I'm just learning the songs for my own benefit. So, any will do.

Thanks to all, and please keep them lists coming.
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Old 10-19-2011, 10:57 AM
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Ain't that a Shame

Survival of the Sickest

Train Kept a' Rollin'

Rockin' in the Free World

Yer Blues

I Hate Myself for Lovin' You

Give me One Reason

Bitch

Slither

Animal/Bad Girlfriend

2

Piece of my Heart

Beast of Burden

I'm the Only One

Second Chance

Ten Inch Record

Sweet Emotion

Knkn' on Heaven's Door

Sweet Child O' Mine

Voodoo Chile

3

Tie Your Mother Down

I Hate My Life

Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love

Comfortably Numb

Don't Let me Down

Kiss

Always on the Run

Long Tall Sally

Whole Lotta Love

4

Whole Lotta Rosie

Ice Cream Man

Dead or Alive

The Ocean

Revolution

While my Gtr Gently Weeps

Man in the Box

Freebird


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I don't play bass on all songs. Sometimes I am just the singer, sometimes the keyboard player, and sometimes I play acoustic guitar. We have two bass players. I play the Fender Jazz, and my wife plays the Ibanez SR-700.

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Old 10-19-2011, 11:36 AM
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Had a rehearsal last night for a gig this coming Saturday. Set list includes:

Poison Cup - M.Ward
Good Night Rose - Ryan Adams
Harvest - Neal Young
Lost At The Bottom of The World - Tom Waits
I Will - Wilco
Invisible Sun - The Police
Crying - Roy Orbison
Waiting On A Friend - The Rolling Stones
Let's Dance - David Bowie
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Breathe - Pink Floyd
Merry Christmas - Robert Earl Keen
...plus a bunch of originals by a singer/songwriter named Mike Driscoll
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Old 10-19-2011, 01:22 PM
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This basically it.....for the most part anyway.

A Matter of Time

Achy, Breaky Heart

All of Me

All Right Now

All Shook Up

Back in the USSR

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

Bad Moon rising

Billie Jean

Before the Next Teardrop Falls

Best of My love

Boot Scootin Boogie

Born on the Bayou

Born to be Wild

Bring it on Home to Me

Brick House

Brown Eyed Girl

Could I Have This Dance

Crazy

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Crimson and Clover

Daddy’s Home

Don't Be Cruel

Do You Want to Know a Secret

Elvira

Europa

Evil Ways

Fire Down Below

Folsom Prison Blues

Fly Me to the Moon

Gloria

Have You Ever Seen the Rain

House Is A Rockin'

Hold On, I’m Coming

Honky Tonk

Hurts So Good

How Long

I Feel Good

I Saw Her Standing There

It’s Not Unusual

Jack to a King

Jenny, Jenny 867-5309

Johnny B. Goode

Kansas City

Knock On Wood

La Bamba

Lights

Listen To The Music

Little Sister

Long Train Running

Louie, Louie

Love Potion #9 Hear Song

Margaritaville

Midnight Hour

Moonflower

Mustang Sally

My Girl

No Matter What

Old Time Rock and Roll

Oye Como Va

Pink Cadillac

Play That Funky Music

Please Please Me

Pretty Woman

Pride and Joy

Proud Mary

Route 66

Runaround Sue

Sara Smile

Satisfaction

Sea Cruise

Separate Ways

Silver Wings

Sleepwalk

Smooth

Soulman

Something You Got

Stand By Me

Start Me Up

Surfin USA

Susie Q

Sweet Home Alabama

Taking Care of Business

Tennessee Waltz

The Chair

The Stroll

Then You Can Tell Me Good Bye

Travlin’ Man

Today I Started Loving You

Toredown

To Love Somebody

Tulsa Time

Twist and Shout

Under the Boardwalk

Walking the Dog

Waltz Across Texas

Who'll Stop The Rain

Wooly Bully

You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

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