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Old 10-10-2011, 11:53 PM
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I just started playing and was wondering what are some good beginner songs to learn
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The Pretender
Dancing In The Moonlight ( it's caught me in it's spotlight)
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Alot of Ramones, and alot of AC/DC
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Old 10-11-2011, 12:59 AM
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The ultimate easy jam:

Cream - Sunshine of your Love - YouTube
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Old 10-11-2011, 01:00 AM
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Theme from Peter Gunn:
PETER GUNN THEME 1958 - 1961 - YouTube

A very similar bass riff was used in Link Wray's Switchblade, which is an old school rock instrumental, and IMO sounds waaaay cool:
Link Wray - Switchblade - YouTube
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Old 10-11-2011, 01:04 AM
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The White Stripes- Seven Nation Army
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C major scale. Killin
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standard blues basslines.... hours of fun and inspiring feeling that you are getting something accomplished.
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thanks guys
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U2 and Talking Heads.
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Once you get a standard I IV V blues down, that will lead to a ton of songs... Elvis, Chuck Berry, 50's rock...
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The fist song I leaned on Bass was WIth or Without You by U2. It is slow song, no changes, straigth quaters mostly.
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Once you get a standard I IV V blues down, that will lead to a ton of songs... Elvis, Chuck Berry, 50's rock...
this ... and studybass.com has song recommendations after most of the lessons.
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