That ONE song you always play each time you pick up a bass.

[Flipsnake]

Title says it all. Which song do you always play when you touch a bass?
For me, it's Jamerson's "What's Going On".
The first bassline I've ever learned by ear, forever etched into my memory.

[Gonzo476]

The bass solo of My Generation. Since I learned it I can't stop playing it.

[stepswork4me]

One of my own pieces.

[BigOldHarry]

Big Time by miles davis (written and played by Marcus)

Great song to get a sense of how a bass slaps...

[LouisV]

"Autumn Leaves"

[Mazatleco17]

Part of "is this love" by Bob Marley and the wailers.

[N.F.A.]

Sunshine of Your Love - Cream

[bommer]

for whom the bell tolls - Metallica
with distortion or not, for some reason, i always have to play that beginning part.

[Already In Use]

Sweet Home Chicago.

[xxfaux_punkxx]

God Save the Queen - sex pistols.

or

Prayer of refugee - rise against.

It usually flucates between the two but they both always get played and often fight for first. I have a bad habbit of learning new songs and in the middle start off with the riff to one or the other without even realizing it.

[beelzelboss]

The first minute and a half of Domination by Symphony X. Tells me if the bass is set up well or not because that is a fast song.

[Muaguana]

Originally Posted by stepswork4me

One of my own pieces.

Ditto.

[JamcoPasamerson]

I Want You Back - The Jackson 5

[Flipsnake]

Originally Posted by N.F.A.

Sunshine of Your Love - Cream

Heh, that reminds me of when I figured out how to play the main riff.
In my noobiest days, I found a diagram of the minor blues scale.
Then I played with it and I thought it sounded familiar...and I eventually hit the proper sequence of notes.

Originally Posted by bommer

for whom the bell tolls - Metallica
with distortion or not, for some reason, i always have to play that beginning part.

And I'd probably love playing this too if my bass didn't act up so much when playing those higher frets.

[coolrunner989]

Love Song by Anberlin/311/The Cure, however you know it. Play it in first position to see the string spacing and then up the octave to see the action and tone a little more. Pick and fingers. Two or three times through the verse riff and I know if I like the bass or not.

[pnut166]

Originally Posted by coolrunner989

Love Song by Anberlin/311/The Cure, however you know it. Play it in first position to see the string spacing and then up the octave to see the action and tone a little more. Pick and fingers. Two or three times through the verse riff and I know if I like the bass or not.

+1. This song tells me alot about the tone, too. For pick sound, I`ll run through "Enter Sandman".

[sonic assassin]

are you in - incubus

as elementary as that song is, i cant help it.

[Ric5]

I like the intro to the Eagles one of these nights

[Ed Fuqua]

Stardust...

[oniman7]

Schism - Tool
One of the first songs I learned (almost) all the way through on guitar, and that followed on bass.

Also, I always lay at least a riff or chord sequence that I made up.