Fretless

[gilgad2000]

I've recently got hold of a fret less and I have no idea what to play on it does anyone know and songs made for fret less I'm sure they must be out there.

Thanks,
Matt.

[Blackbd]

Some people would just say "use the search function" but I think that is a stupid response. Some of my favorite fretless songs are...

Eagles "One of these nights" - Just sounds good on a fretless

Paul Young "Tear your Playhouse down" / "Everytime you go away" - Kind of lame songs but great bass playing by Pino.

Paul Simon "Diamonds on the Soles of her shoes" / "Boy in the Bubble" - Most of his stuff is fretless, the Graceland album is great and all fretless.

Japan "Quiet Life" - I find this song really challenging to play but it is a great fretless song.

Jaco Pastorius - If you can play his stuff correctly then that is great, my technical limitations prevent me from playing his stuff very often.

There are a lot of good fretless songs out there but it is also fun to play regular songs on your fretless and throw some slides and "mwaah"s in there, FWIW.

[Yvon]

Any Police song
Journey / don't stop beleive in

I also like to play some latin/ rock song like santana on the fretless.

[Frost.Blast]

Originally Posted by Yvon

Any Police song
Journey / don't stop beleive in

I also like to play some latin/ rock song like santana on the fretless.

On the metal side, look go to www.stevedigiorgio.com and chek out both tabs he displays there.

You can also chek out stuff by Death from the albums Human and Individual Thought Pattern, the bass also being played by DiGiorgio.

Also, if you can play the stuff Lars Norberg plays on Spiral Architect, then I'll have to grovel to your feet in reverance.

[TL5]

I like Pino and the Paul Young stuff already mentioned.

Another favorite of mine is Tony Franklin. Look for his solo albums, he also played with Jimmy Page in The Firm, and was the bassist in Blue Murder.

[Jobiebass]

you can play pretty much anything on fretless, The more complex faster songs id stay away from as the incontation is hard to get spot on, but hey, there's nothing stopping you practising and getting it spot on.
I like playing Sweet Child of Mine on fretless, its got some nice slides in it and I find it nicer to play. I find hammer ons a little harder on fretless too, doesnt ring as much as fretted in my opinion but you could always change your technique to suit.

[Hellbastard]

Space oddity-David Bowie

[FLWing]

Eagles - "Sunset Grill" & "In A New York Minute" are good ones too.

[pretaanluxis]

here's some songs you could try:
Metallica-Untill it Sleeps
Rolling Stones-Paint It Black
The Police-Every Little Thing
Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
Sade-Smooth Operator

[Deacon_Blues]

For learning how to play fretless, you'd rather search in the Technique forum.

Play whatever songs you like that aren't too difficult. Play some scales, arpeggios and octaves all over the neck to practice the intonation. By the way, is it a lined or unlined fretless you have?