5 String Songs

[MoscowRadio]

Not sure if this is the right place, please move it if it isn't.

Anyway, I recently got a new 5'er and learnt a couple of songs on it to help me get used to the spacing and integrate the low B into my playing, but now I find myself at lack of five string songs. Suggest me anything and I'll learn it.

 

[NickBEADG]

If you like rock, papa roach from the infest album used all 5 string stuff, not only that but the songs make for excellent exercises to get you use to it. It's what I learned on(I had the official tab book). These days I can't stand papa roach but it's still great to learn and exercise your fingers on.

 

[MoscowRadio]

Not a big Papa Roach fan, but I'll try it out.

 

[etoncrow]

"Stay - I miss you" by Lisa Loeb has a low F on the chorus that is much easier to play at the 6th fret position on the B than it is 1st fret on the E because most of the song is played between the 3rd and 8th fret positions - B, E, A and D strings with one note each on the B and D strings.
Transitional notes back to the G after the first two lines of the verse of "Country Comfort" (Elton John) performed by Keith Urban sound much better to my ear played on the B.

 

[SterlingArcher]

May not be your cup of tea, but "Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis" by Trivium uses the whole 5 string bass range. It even has two bass solos in it. My favorite song to play right now.

Also, 311 songs are always fun to play.

 

[Already In Use]

Pick a country tune in G, A..12 bar blues in B, C, D and E.

 

[DiabolicLow B]

Try transposing some songs you already know to a lower key to get used to the B string.

 

[NickBEADG]

Not a big Papa Roach fan, but I'll try it out.

I hear ya and I agree, but it's great use of a 5 string. Other than that +1 to what diabolic said.

 

[MoscowRadio]

Thanks for the advice.

 

[kweej]

I use mine for Time Warp, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, and Gimme Three Steps.

 

[Barca_bass]

There are a few Audioslave songs where Tim C. is tuned BEAD. You could use your 5 on those...that is if you are into Audioslave. Les Claypool (Primus) does quite a bit on 5 and 6 string basses as well.

 

[jmlee]

Joe Jackson's Big World album. Great 3-piece backing him up with lots of the B-string on the 5.