|  | 
05-31-2011, 04:17 PM
| | | | Basslines everyone should know
Sign in to disble this ad
I wanted to put together a reasonably short list of classic basslines to make part of my regular practice, both for the technical practice as well as the tune itself. Please feel free to add to it. (sorry if I missed your favourite one!)
Jazz:
So what
Night in tunisia
Footprints
Killer Joe
Got a match? 
Fever
My baby just cares
Funk:
Good times
Somebody elses guy
Jungle Boogie
Sex machine
The Chicken
Funkin for Jamaica
Lots of Jamiroquai 
Superstition
Pop/Rock:
Hit me with your rhythm stick 
Walking on the moon
Another brick in the wall
Can't touch this
Last edited by jazzninja : 06-01-2011 at 04:13 AM.
|
06-01-2011, 01:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern New Jersey | | | Add ons:
Jazz: I Wish
Rock: Another One Bites the Dust
Yeah, two out of many....
__________________
Mediocre Bassist Club #91, NJ Bassist Club #6, MIM P-Bass Club #85 Dingwall Owners Club #81
"A good day is when the **** hits the fan but you have time to duck."
|
06-01-2011, 01:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area | | Seinfeld theme  |
06-01-2011, 01:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Philadelphia | | | Tommy The Cat. Here's a 100% accurate tab, if you need it:
(triplet feel)
G:X513XX6465461XX6468XXX651XXX125345
D:36516X565124846987XX984XX19819X9848
A:561XX21351654861XXX69441981X984XX64
E:X489498X987984XX84XXX61981891XXXXX
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoa  man, you just opened every can in the worm store. | Dean Club #65
|
06-01-2011, 01:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cambridge, MA | | | Sunshine of Your Love
__________________
BluesWalker
|
06-01-2011, 01:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Four Corners, USA | | | |
06-01-2011, 02:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Philadelphia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Stick_Player | Interviewer: "I'm sorry, I've gotta cut you off there. Your hair is just too ridiculous."
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoa man, you just opened every can in the worm store. | Dean Club #65
|
06-01-2011, 02:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Close enough to San Fran | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ffutterman Tommy The Cat. Here's a 100% accurate tab, if you need it:
(triplet feel)
G:X513XX6465461XX6468XXX651XXX125345
D:36516X565124846987XX984XX19819X9848
A:561XX21351654861XXX69441981X984XX64
E:X489498X987984XX84XXX61981891XXXXX | Uhhhh, brain hurt 
__________________
SO %!@# BROKE" BASSISTS CLUB MEMBER #3
|
06-01-2011, 02:11 PM
| | | | JAZZ
My Favorite Things
Caravan
How High The Moon
Haitian Fight Song
Blues Minor
Blue Rondo a la Turk
Take Five
Suicide is Painless
Bag's Groove
POP-ROCK-BLUES
The Thrill is Gone
Spoonful
Dazed and Confused
Yesterday
Satisfaction
Road House Blues
Back Door Man
Mother and Child Reunion
Whipping Post
Don't Do It
Sympathy for the Devil
Jesus is Crying
Bouree
Wicked Game
The Spy Who Ate Her
Down on the Corner
Sultans of Swing
Sugar Magnolia
High Time
Exodus
Isrealites
All Night Long
Billy Jean
Water Song
CLASSICAL
Beethoven's 9th Symphony, 4th Movement |
06-02-2011, 10:10 AM
| | | Good shouts all 
Wanted to try to keep it to lines you can't busk, walk, play root notes etc. You never know when someone will shout "I want you back in F" (this has happened to me).
Keep em comin |
06-02-2011, 10:44 AM
| | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jazzninja Good shouts all
Wanted to try to keep it to lines you can't busk, walk, play root notes etc. You never know when someone will shout "I want you back in F" (this has happened to me).
Keep em comin | Oh yeah, and ones that have at least a 1% chance of being called at a function gig/jam |
06-03-2011, 12:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ventura, California | | | Well, since few bassists are solo acts, the "must know" list is the same as a "must know" for any pro level musician in a band - from Victor Wooten to a working stiff on a cruise ship to Kurt Novaselic to Paul McCartney. Alot of those songs have already been listed. However, here's a few that were missed:
"Brick House" for sure!
12 Bar Blues
Some Roy Orbison
Boogie Oogie Oogie - I guarantee that even a contrabasss playre in the LA Philharmonic and that guy in Korn know how to play it!
Some Eagles
Alot of The Beatles
-AND -
"Happy Birthday" - GOTTA know it. The ladies always love it. Either version is OK. |
06-04-2011, 12:54 AM
|  | As a matter of fact, I DO have a warning label. | | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ffutterman Tommy The Cat. Here's a 100% accurate tab, if you need it:
(triplet feel)
G:X513XX6465461XX6468XXX651XXX125345
D:36516X565124846987XX984XX19819X9848
A:561XX21351654861XXX69441981X984XX64
E:X489498X987984XX84XXX61981891XXXXX |
So that's what this looks like in tab!!
Friday night, Orlando, Hard Rock Live. Standing at the rail, close enough to see the sweat bead up.
__________________
Mediocre Bass Club #681 * Florida Bassist #184
Lakland Owner Group #403 * Schecter Owner Club #247
Old Basstard #134 * Thor's Thumpketeer #3 Quote: |
Originally Posted by Suzi Quatro Guitar is for the head, drums are for the chest, but bass gets you in the groin. | LOW LOUD PROUD |
06-04-2011, 12:59 AM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | C'mon, people!
Mustang Sally
Play That Funky Music
Brown Eyed Girl
Sweet Home Alabama
Free Bird
Mony Mony
You know - all the crap we hate to play.
__________________
What is this thing called butthurt? |
06-07-2011, 08:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Jersey, CI | | superstion - stevie wonder
money - pink floyd (COME ON GUYS!  )
killing in the name - rage against the machine (I would have been screwed at TWO gigs, did I not know this)
'mellowship slinky in b major' or 'can't stop' - red hot chili peppers | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | |
