what's your favorite song to play on bass?

[bigtexashonk]

The Ocean - Led Zep
Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

[BOTTOMBOOMER]

Used to be the Cream version of Crossroads.

Now it's either Ramble On or Limelight.

It changes periodically!

[bggeezer]

war pigs

vertigo

[Chad Michael]

Currently, it's the next song I get to play for an audience:

Joe Cocker's "Unchain my Heart" on Sept 5th.

After that, it will be the next song I get to play for an audience. Which will probably be

Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing" on Sept. 26th.

[HoosierDaddy]

Eat the Rich: Aerosmith Carry on Wayward Son: Kansas

[queevil]

I don't really have a favorite nor do I play other artists lines very often unless they illustrate the usefulness of something, a technique or otherwise that I'm trying to learn but I find myself playing Birdland by Weather Report quite a bit lately. I'm sure many of you have heard it. It features the the use of harmonics, octaves, and is a really great examle of using harmony on the bass rather than just sticking with the root notes. But what else would you expect from Jaco? The hardest part of the song is playing the harmonics at the opening. The other parts aren't very difficult and it's really fun to play.

[tombaker]

"Happy?" by Mudvayne.
Awesome tapping (finger slapping) in the chorus!

[RockTheBass92]

Originally Posted by collicsws6z28

Get into some allman brothers stuff, great to jam on, and plenty of room for improv, very fun to pllay

amen to that

[scrunks11]

an easy but fun song to learn is worker bees by billy talent. if u want something harder try teen town by weather report.

[bstringkyle]

I really like to play Sir Duke By Stevie Wonder. The line is so cool and smooth.

I am also getting into a lot of Iron Maiden. So The Trooper, Run to the Hills,

I am currently working on 2 minutes to midnight by Iron Maiden, Great song, Great bassline.

I am also working on Overjoyed by Victor Wooten. This is my first tapping line I am learning. I am starting to get it. It is a great song, the melody is so rich and smooth.

[DoomandHeavy]

The Dark - Metal Church
Doom Over the World - Reverend Bizarre
Under the Oak - Candlemass

[Vendele197]

Pela Janela by Thievery Corporation. It's incredibly simple, but it's a lot of fun to groove on the quarter note triplet feel. It's my go-to song when my guitarist takes a tuning break on stage. My drummer throws done a nice latin beat and I play the verse line over and over while our singer warms up the crowd. Very effective.

[andk5591]

Green River - CCR
Ooh Child - 5 stairsteps
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
But then Becks guitar part on Goodbye Pork Pie Hat is fun (played on bass)...and Thin Lizzy's Cowboy song....Damn, now I'm off to the practice room - can't think about all of these without having to play - Later

[irishryno]

bassline to littlewing srv version
comfortably numb, the floyd

both simple, but with so much emotion.

[gottawalk]

"For Nobody", by Gentle Giant.
Here's a live version, but the album version is much better to work with.
The album is called "Missing Piece", and also has other tunes on it that are really great to work out and play!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJV6g29SiKg

[EriktheRed]

Hard to pick just one, but here are what I'd consider my top 5:


1) Hells Bells
2) Learn to Fly
3) If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
4) Speed of Sound
5) Godzilla

[duff beer]

Stuck in the Middle - Stealers Wheel
Santeria - Sublime
Silly Love Songs - McCartney

[CayceG]

Continuing the Gentle Giant trend, Cogs in Cogs is another one I recently learned how to play. And it's an absolute blast once you get the hang of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiKlr...om=PL&index=54

And if anyone is interested in learning it I made a guitar pro file for it using sheet music I found on the internet:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/...guitar_pro.htm

[MalMan]

Not that hard but a cool tunes

What is and what should never be - led zep.
ebin - sublime
prison sex - tool

[TomA1234]

Wasting my hate and King nothing by metallica (I find both very fun to play)