bass songs to learn

[roarman1]

hi i've been playing bass for 2/3 years but i cant think of i song right now that i want to learn does anyone have any good ideas for songs with good bass lines.

[Deluge Of Sound]

You could learn some Rush or some Cream if you're into that classic rock thing...

[roarman1]

oh yea i know yyz but does anyone know another song?

[Valerus]

Rush - The Trees, Leave That Thing Alone, La Villa Strangiato

good luck and may God have mercy upon your soul

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Try this one (The video is intended as an aid).

[Atoz]

Originally Posted by Alvaro Martín Gómez A.

Try this one (The video is intended as an aid).

Nice job, man! That bassline absolutely kills.

I've got to pick up a T-40 one of these days.

[Rocketpriest]

Rush: 'Temples of Syrinx' - or you could go go for the whole nine yards and learn the entire overture (or even the entire 2112 suite!).

Dream Theater: 'Erotomania' is a personal favorite, a pretty fun and relatively varied heavy rock line. It's nice because it has some cool meter changes. It starts with a repeating line moving from three bars of 5/4 to one bar of 9/8. It then moves into 3/4, if recall - been a bit since I've sat down to count it. It's got a couple of key changes too, so it'll really keep you on your toes.

Led Zeppelin: 'The Ocean', 'Black Dog', and 'The Crunge', because everyone needs to know them. Well, maybe not 'The Crunge', but it's such a fun line, and it's in 6/8, which I enjoy. 'The Ocean' in particular is one that you'll likely be able to jam on with almost anybody.

Speaking of Jamming with people: Cream's recording of 'Crossroads' has a good line. Lot's of 16th notes, and lots of fun.

If you're after a cool song that is also an exercise, Weather Report's 'River People' is one hell of a 16th note octave workout.

Finally, Jeff Berlin's line on 'Joe Frazier' is really cool, although not nearly as challenging as a couple of other things on this list.

so yeah, that's a good little bit of stuff to keep you busy, if you bother with any of it (seriously, learn The Ocean - it's fun).

[Valerus]

Great list, man! I'll get to it.

[fearceol]

Originally Posted by roarman1

oh yea i know yyz but does anyone know another song?

How about the original version of "Moondance" by Van Morrisson ?