does anyone know any songs to motivate.....

[pyroman136]

some of my friends love to hear the sounds of a bass guitar and since they know that i play the bass, i wanted to inspire and motivate them to actually pick up the bass themselves. so does anyone have any ideas of songs that dont require a full complement of drums and guitar to blow them away and inspire them to play too???

[duba]

Any Graham Central Station Song?!

Perhaps try some Red Hot Chili Peppers: Coffee Shop, Airoplane, Give It Away

You can also try Jaco's songs like Donna Lee or Portrait Of Tracy (Got me into the bass years ago)

[Mark Wilson]

Birdland - weather report

Changed my life!!

[alfredpunkjazz]

There are so many tunes out there... Just look at what they listen and show them what the bass is doing... That works even better...

[49x18]

The bassline from The Allman Brothers Band's Melissa is melodic very nice to play. It's not very difficult to learn and doesn't require super skills to play in tempo.

[MoD_Scotty]

Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth), by Cliff Burton (aka Metallica). Pretty simple to learn, especially the first half.

or

The Awakening, by Les Claypool. It's a cover he did on his Highball With the Devil CD.

[88persuader]

Teen Town by Weather Report (Jaco on bass)

[Yngwie 4String]

Id actaully teach them how to play something so that they know they can do it, and they can get into it.

When I want to impress people I play Fur Elise, by Ludwig Van Beethoven. The tab is availible at bassmasta.net.