Any fun songs to play on a 5 string?

[logdrum]

This one has a pocket so deep, you can knit a sweater with the lint:



Brian Dunne-Drums and Klyde Jones-Bass . . . Both formerly of the Average White Band

Geetar player needed some prodding to stop playing and it took a few attempts

 

[ELG60]

Geetar player needed some prodding to stop playing and it took a few attempts

Shocking!

 

[Neon Blues]

All of them. Just play in 5th position.

This! Only way to fly.

 

[Wasnex]

Here are a few I have played that come to mind.

 

[Lance Bunyon]

James Brown I got you in low D.

 

[ToddB1963]

John Coltrane - Giant Steps (2020 Remaster) [Official Audio] - YouTube

 

[jtg]

 

[Rip Van Dan]

Shine by Collective Soul. It sounds really good if you play it using the C#(Db) on the B string instead of the one on the A string.

 

[Hevy T]

He is playing on a 4 string, but in that song a 5 is very beneficial, especially in the part where you ascend

 

[NKBassman]

Literally any song is fun to play on a 5 string.

 

[azureblue]

Hollywood nights
Born on the Bayou

 

[sethlow3]

27555178[/URL], member: 398685"]I recently got a 5 string Markus Miller Squire. I've looked at the well known 5 string songs (Dig, Obsidian, Kill or be Killed) but does anybody know any hidden gems, it doesn't have to be metal, just some thing funky I could mess around with.

try playing as much of the Jamiroquai Traveling Without Moving album as you can.

This one in particular I always test a B string with:


Paramore or Kem’s debut albums have lots of underrated B string goodness also.

 

[rojo412]

 

[thewildest]

The Flight of the Bumblebee.

 

[Bassngtr]

A few songs my band does that I LOVE to play on my 5ers:

Waterloo ABBA - I start the chorus chromatic run from the low D, and go as high in the song as A (2nd fret G string) using all 5 strings woohoo!

Black Velvet in original Eb. Doesn't need all 5 strings but IMO that low Eb is essential

It's My Life (No Doubt version). I use the B string a lot for that great line between verse and chorus .

Have fun!

 

[Bob_Ross]

Always loved this tune as a perfect example of not just what's fun to play on a 5-string, but also what almost has to be played on a 5-string
Peter Gabriel's "Steam" with Tony Levin on his 5-string Stingray:



That breakdown at 3:57 is a textbook example of What A Low B String Is Good For

 

[Hammerfield]

Gaslighting Abbie by Steely Dan