1001 Basslines - Talkbass

interesting concept. but perhaps a better thing to do would be everyone post their favorite songs to play in tab or sheet music form. i doubt this will get to 1001 basslines, but at least you tried. so i'll start up. i enjoy playing:

stevie wonder-superstition(http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/stevie_wonder/superstition_btab.htm)

violent femmes-blister in the sun(http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/v/violent_femmes/blister_in_the_sun_ver2_btab.htm)

sublime-what i got(http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/sublime/what_i_got_btab.htm)

 

Third Eye Blind - Motorcycle Drive By (My favorite song ever )

 

I enjoy playing a lot of Rush songs, and since there will probably be a lot of postings of the usual suspects (Tom Sawyer, Limelight, etc) I'll contribute a little-known Rush tune. From Hold Your Fire, here is High Water.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/r/rush/high_water_btab.htm

 

I love Muse, and I found City Of Delusion to be challenging when learning it but really fun to play once you know it

 

Here is a great Pixies song...

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/p/pixies/monkey_gone_to_heaven_btab.htm

 

My favorite Metallica bassline so far, King nothing:http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/metallica/king_nothing_btab.htm

 

www.bassmasta.net

 

One of the best by led zepplin, the Lemon Song http://www.911tabs.com/link/?2233317

 

Here are 24, all transcribed by a TB'er.
http://www.dodgebass.co.uk/?page_id=36

There must be 50 transcriptions or more on this site:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/freebasspart.pv24/Bass_Players.htm

 

http://www.bassmasta.net/b/black_sabbath/138845.html -Lady Evil by Black Sabbath, fun little jam Ive been playing lately

|----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------5-3--------------------------5-3---------------
|---------------3-5---1-----3----------------5-4-3-1--1----
|-0-1-2-3-3---------3-----3----0-1-2-3-3-----------------3-

"There's a place just south..."
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|-----1---1---------1---5-4-3-------1---1---------1---5-4-3-----
|-3-3---3---1--3--3---3-------1-3-3---3---1--3--3---3-------1-3-

http://www.bassmasta.net/p/pantera/157175.html -Mouth for War by Pantera heavy riff thats fun to play

Riff #1
g---------------------|
d---------------------|
a--0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
e---------------------|

Riff #2 (0:12)
g-----------------------------|
d-----------------------------|
a-----------------------------|
e-0--3/6-0-3~0-3/6-0-3/6-0-3~-| x3

Riff #3 (0:24) Silence
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-0~--0-6-0-6-7-0-5-7-0-3-0-3-5-0-2-3-0-6-0-6-7-0-5-7-0-3---------|x2

^The tab on the site says to slide on the 6/7, 5/7, 2/3 but I didn't think that sounded right, probably a personal preference thing as Ive seen it played both ways.

Riff #4 (2:28)
g----------------------------|
d----------------------------|
a------2---6542-2-2-----765--|
e-2-444-444---------2-0------| x2

EDIT: Ha well clearly I misunderstood, edit to fix it.

 

Here's one I recently did for a couple guys here on TB:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=134689&d=1248825009

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=134690&d=1248825009

 

yeah sorry i haven't got this site figured out yet. but i'll make up for it by posting Green Day - Brain Stew(and there was much rejoicing.......yay...)

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------| Repeat
E|--5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0--------|

 

Bush - Glycerine

G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
E-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------------

repeat

 

sublime - pawnshop

G|----------------------------------------
D|--------5-5--------5-5------------------
A|--5-H-7-----5-H-7------7--5----5--------
E|------------------------------7----------

repeat. keep in mind this is like a 6 min song and it does a number on your wrist and hand.

 

You're right, that's a really fun song. Good workout.

 

Bad Religion - 21st Century Digital Boy

G|----------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------
A|-4-4-------------------------------------
E|------0-0--2-2--5-5-4-4----------------
Verse
G|---------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------
A|-4-4------------------------------------
E|------0-2\4-----------------------------

G|---------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------- Pre-chorus
E|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---

G|-------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------
A|-4-4-4-4------------------------------ Chorus
E|----------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2----

havent got the bridge figured out, its hard to hear. i hope this is right. i'm going off memory.

 

Code:

                                                                  Repeat
---14----16-----|----14--------|---14----16---------|---14-------------|
------14--------|-------14-----|------14------------|------14----------|
----------------|--------------|-5------------7-/9--|-7---------7-9-7--|
-5-----------0--|-2------------|--------------------|------------------|
 H T  T  T   P  | H  T  T      | H T  T  T    H  S  | P T  T    H H P  |


                                                                      DC
---14----16-----|---14--------------|---14----16------|---14-----------|
------14-----11-|------14--------11-|------14-----11--|------14--------|
-9--------------|-9--------11-12----|-9---------------|-9--------------|
----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
 H T  T  T   H  | H  T  T  H  H  H  | H T  T  T   H   | H T  T  H H  P |

Stu Hamm - Kings of Sleep intro. Really nice and soothing finger tapping song.
You hammer on and hold all the 'H' notes.