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Cover bands, let's see your set lists!

Originally posted by Thorskhaus
I'm not surprised you don't mind, it's always fun to play with different people and learn new stuff, new or used.

One other great benefit of playing with people quite a bit older than you, is they usually tend to know a more. They can and provide you valuable advice on music and especially life experiences. Since they've more than likely been/done what you're now dealing with.
 
hey everyone,

sorry I'm only chiming in now, but I've had a busy last few days! here are some of the covers that my band plays:

Jungle Boogie (Kool & the Gang)
Funky Stuff (Kool & the Gang)
Chameleon (Herbie Hancock)
Kissing My Love (Bill Withers)
For My Friend (Bill Withers)
Summer Night in Harlem (Bill Withers)
Dolly Dagger (Jimi Hendrix)
Stay With Me (Rod Stewart)
Give Up the Funk (Parliament)
Flash Light (Parliament)
Room Full of Mirrors (?)
What Is and What Should Never Be (Led Zep)
Cissy Strut (the funky Meters)
Jungle Man (the funky Meters)
Mother Popcorn (James Brown)
Crossroads (Robert Johnson)
Angel of Mercy (Johhny Lang)

here are a few we're working up for upcoming shows:

Palm Grease (Herbie Hancock)
Hang Up Your Hagups (Herbie Hancock)
The Streetbeater (Quincy Jones)
Shining Star (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
Just Kissed My Baby (the funky Meters)
Fire (Ohio Players)
Boogie On Reggae Woamn (Stevie Wonder)
All Day Sucker (Stevie Wonder)
Hair (Larry Graham, Jr.)
What You Won't Do (Bobby Caldwell)
Just the Two of Us (Bill Withers)
What Is Hip? (Tower of Power)
Don't Change Horses (Tower of Power)
Brick House (Commodores)
Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley (Robert Palmer)
Couldn't Stand the Weather (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Born Under a Bad Sign (Willie Dixon)
The Lemon Song (Led Zep)
Whipping Post (Allman Brothers)
On Broadway (George Benson)
Funky Broadway (Wilson Picket)
Freedom (Jimi Hendrix)

ironically we're on hiatus until July, since there's no crowd in town for the summer in New Orleans...

:p

from the low end,


Stew
 
right now we're doing about 50% covers, and adjust as the gig requires.

red and the black - BOC
goin' down - stevie ray version
thirsty and miserable - black flag
look at the rain - meat puppets
vietnam - minutemen
big train - mike watt
immigrant song - zeppelin
for whom the bell tolls - metallica
i've had it - black flag
we've gotta get out of this place - animals
needle and the spoon - skynard
do you want new wave or do you want the truth? -minutemen
rusty cage - johnny cash version
piss up a rope - ween
born on the bayou - CCR
cities on flame with rock and roll -BOC
dirty auld town - trad
 
Here is the current list from our R&B Classics / Blues cover band Under Arrest. Some of the tunes are a stretch for the genre, but they're all pretty fun.


Tore Down ------------------------ Albert King, Eric Clapton
Georgia Rhythm ------------------- Atlanta Rhythm Section
So into You ---------------------- Atlanta Rhythm Section
Spooky --------------------------- Atlanta Rhythm Section/Classics IV
Time is Tight -------------------- Booker T & the MGs
Messin with the Kid -------------- Buddy Guy, Junior Wells
Let the 4 Winds Blow ------------- Crowbar / Fats Domino
Everything Gonna Be Alright ------ Downchild Blues Band
Flip Flop and Fly ---------------- Downchild Blues Band
It's a Matter of time ------------ Downchild Blues Band
It's Been So Long ---------------- Downchild Blues Band
Old Ma Bell ---------------------- Downchild Blues Band
One More Chance ------------------ Downchild Blues Band
Wrap it Up ----------------------- Fabulous Thunderbirds / Sam & Dave
Love Her With A Feeling ---------- Freddie King
First I Look at the Purse -------- J Geils
Homework ------------------------- J Geils
Lookin for a Love ---------------- J Geils
On Borrowed Time ----------------- J Geils
Deal Me In ----------------------- Jack de Keyzer
Drivin' Home --------------------- Jack de Keyzer
It's In The Way You Love --------- Jack de Keyzer
King of the Blues ---------------- Jack de Keyzer
Soul Lover ----------------------- Jack de Keyzer
The Greatest Thing --------------- Jack de Keyzer
Your Pleasure is my Business ----- Jack de Keyzer
Little Wing ---------------------- Jimi Hendrix
Bad News ------------------------- Jimmy Thackery
Hundreds to Ones ----------------- Jimmy Thackery
Crazy Mama ----------------------- JJ Cale
Magnolia ------------------------- JJ Cale
But It's Alright ----------------- JJ Jackson, Hughie Lewis
Early in the Morning ------------- John Mayall
Something About My Baby ---------- John Mayall
That's Why I Love You So --------- John Mayall
Yoyo Man ------------------------- John Mayall
Put it Right Back ---------------- John Mayall / Walter Trout
Memphis Tennessee ---------------- Johnny Rivers
Boom, Boom, Out Go the Lights ---- King Biscuit Boy
Done Tore Your Playhouse Down ---- King Biscuit Boy
Working ina Coal Mine ------------ Lee Dorsey
Eyes like a Cat ------------------ Little Charlie & the Nightcats
Cancel My Check ------------------ Luther Allison
It's a Blues Thing --------------- Luther Allison
Living in the House of the Blues - Luther Allison
Low Down and Dirty --------------- Luther Allison
You can, You Can ----------------- Luther Allison
Love-itis ------------------------ Mandala
Congo Square --------------------- Neville Brothers
Buddy's Advice ------------------- Paul Butterfield
One More Heartache --------------- Paul Butterfield/Robben Ford
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood ---- Robben Ford / The Animals
Acting This Way ------------------ Robert Cray
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark ------ Robert Cray
I Shiver ------------------------- Robert Cray
Leave Well Enough Alone ---------- Robert Cray
Your Gonna Need Me --------------- Robert Cray
I Thank You ---------------------- Sam & Dave / ZZ Top
Black Magic Woman --------------- Santana
Evil Ways ------------------------ Santana
Gypsy Queen ---------------------- Santana
Oye Como va ---------------------- Santana
King of the Zig Zag -------------- Sidemen
Scufflewood ---------------------- Sidemen
Gimme Some Lovin ----------------- Spencer Davis
Texas Flood ---------------------- Stevie Ray Vaughan
Had Enough ----------------------- Tommy Castro
Don't Change Horses -------------- Tower of Power
Man From the Past ---------------- Tower of Power
Got To Find A Lover -------------- WC Clark
Midnight Hour Blues -------------- WC Clark
Snatching it Back ---------------- WC Clark
Mustang Sally -------------------- Wilson Pickett
Knock on Wood -------------------- Wilson Pickett
Midnight Hour -------------------- Wilson Pickett

 
Here's a sample of an actual setlist I use. The guitar player e-mails me a setlist whenever he changes the basic structure. Then, I modify my list. My list has cheat sheets. I print these out in big type. I don't use the cheat sheets much, but the cues help trigger my memory.

The Rockets

Set One

Jumpin’ Jack Flash –
Love Struck Baby – A guitar intro - -
Cheap Sunglasses – GFGA#C/solo G/CA#CDG
The One I Love – E-D:/GDC
The Letter-AFAD:/CGFC
Before You Accuse Me – E
Stone Free – E-A-D/ C-A/walk DF#GG#A
Stray Cat Strut – C#
Miserlu E-F
Little Sister
Stand by Me
Rock Around The Clock – A
Polk Salad Annie – E-A:/G-A
Little Latin Lupe Lu – E
Wild Night
Mary Mary – C-F:/F-G:/A
Sweet Little Sixteen – A
Day Tripper



Set 2

Rock This Town A// start D
Another Saturday Night – Ab
Secret Agent Man
Sleepwalk – CamFG:// AG#ACAG#GA#G
I Saw Her Standing There – E
One Day – EmGD(F#bass)Ch DCG:B7 Quiet part after solo – 2nd time 8th notes
Memphis- B
Girl You’ll be a Woman soon – AmDGAm/FamFE
Everybody’s tryin t’be – E
Pipeline – Em-G-A/BCBCBA break AGFG/AGFE
The Ol’ Man – E-C/D Lick A3AGE2EoE
Midnight Hour – E-A:/DBAG
Lonely Old Night – E/ DA:/E
Amnesia – CFG:// C-F
Stepping Stone E
Two Tickets To Paradise-GA: DGGA
Brown Sugar – Intro/Chorus GCGCGC/Verse CF:A#C// GCGC Solo D#CG#A#C
Everybody needs somebody



Set 3

Summertime Blues – E
Money – E
Fulsom Prison – G start D
Look at that Cadillac–E-A:/F#
It’s All Over Now – DCG:/G
Pretty Woman –Am F#m D E:
-DGCADGC:/AF#DEAF#D//
Long Cool Woman
Bad Boy- B- Start B stacatto
Heart Shaped World
Walk Don’t Run – AGFE:// -CGC/E://CCAAFE
California Sun – E-A// C#ABE
Pride And Joy – E
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg- B-E
Jenny – F#DAB:// Ch EDA-B/EAD/EDA
-break C#mEF#mAB//C#mEF#mAB
Soul Man- E riff//EDGAB
-break CG – Last up ½ step
I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide – Intro C-A#//145- Turnaround FCFC
Hey Joe – CGDAE
Willie The Wimp – A


Extra

Peggy Sue – A
Gloria
Blue Suede Shoes –
Be Bop A Lu La
Mabeline – B
That’ll Be The Day – D-A/solo A
Twist and Shout – C
You really go a hold on me - AF#:/ DBEA/ABAC#BAF#E
Gimme Some Lovin’
 
In a surf band- these are just off the top of my head

Misirlou- Dick Dale
Bonzai washout- Dick Dale
Walk don't run- Surfaris?
Apache- Shadows
Dance on- Shadows (we don't play it so often)
Journey to the Stars- Ventures
Surf beat- Dick Dale
Goin' Richter- The Ziggens
Mouthful of Exhaust- Man... or Astro-Man?
Illidium Q-36- Man... or Astro-Man?
Escape Velocity- Man... or Astro-Man?
Massive Retalliation- HSO ( A local band)
Surf Rider- The Ventures (???)
Telestar- The Ventures
Espionage- Green Day
Wipe Out- Surfaris

That is the current list- exciting eh?
 
Neil Young : Cowgirl in the sand, ohio, tonite the night,
Sweet smoke : Baby night
Stooges : I wanna be your dog
Iggy Pop : Louie louie
Clarence carter : We people
Tower of power : Diggin out James brown
Allman brothers : melissa
Blues classics...
Otis rush, Sherman Robertson, Gary Moore, Molly Hatchet, ZZ Top, Michael Coleman...
 
hi people, im a new bassist-ish as i played guitar for about a 1 1/2 years and been playing the basas scince march and in a band called whiteleaf and we do aminly our own stuff but recently we do 3 Radiohead covers
High and Dry, Just and Paranoid android just wondering does anyone find paranoid android an inpressive thing to play?:bassist:
 
Here are the covers from sets we played in the band I was in in college. . .like ten years ago ;)

Van Halen - Eruption/Panama
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
Jane's Addiction - Jane Says
Pearl Jam - Alive

Rage Against the Machine - Freedom
Smashing Pumpkins - Quiet
Led Zeppelin - Traveling Riverside Blues
Primus - Tommy the Cat
Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song

Steve Vai - The Audience is Listening
Pearl Jam - Porch
The Police - Synchronicity II
Primus - Jerry Was a Race Car Driver

Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Pixies - Debaser
Smashing Pumpkins - Siva

Steve Vai - Sisters
Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song
Duran Duran - Rio
Primus - Harold of the Rocks

King Crimson - Red
Smashing Pumpkins - Jellybelly

Rush - Tom Sawyer
Smashing Pumpkins - Siva
Primus - Jerry...
 
Here's the songs I played with my band;

Big Guns - Skid Row
Monkey Business - Skid Row
Piece Of Me - Skid Row
In A Darkened Room - Skid Row
Rattlesnake Shake - Skid Row
Hold Your Fire - Firehouse
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
No More Tears - Ozzy Osbourne
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Live Wire - Motley Crue
Piece Of Your Action - Motley Crue
Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue
Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) - Motley Crue
Ten Seconds To Love - Motley Crue
Paradise City - Guns n' Roses
Nightrain - Guns n' Roses
Rocket Queen - Guns n' Roses
My Michelle - Guns n' Roses
Welcome To The Jungle - Rocket Queen
Without You - Vain
Heartbreak Station - Cinderella
Shake Me - Cinderella
Rock n' Roll - Led Zeppelin
Long Live Rock & Roll - Rainbow (but the Steel Dragon version)
 
List from last Saturday night's gig...best I can remember that is. (No particular order mind you)

Slide It In-Whitesnake
You Really Got Me-VH
Immigration Song-Zeppelin
Fine Again-Seether
Communication Breakdown-Zeppelin
Stillborn-BLS
Never Gonna Stop-Zombie
Livin' After Midnite-Judas Priest
Crazy Train-Ozzy
For Whom The Bell Tolls-Metallica
Rocky Mountain Way-Joe Walsh
Bad Religion-Godsmack
Paranoid-Ozzy
Highway To Hell-AC/DC
Send The Pain Below-Chavelle
Ariels-SOAD
Symphony Of Destruction-Megadeth
We All Die Young-Steelheart/Steeldragon
Hey Man Nice Shot-Filter
 
1. BORN TO BE WILD stephin wolf
2. LITTLE THINGS Bush
3. HITCHING A RIDE Greenday
4. MOVE IT ON OVER Therogood
5. YOU REALLY GOT ME Van Halen
6. TWICE AS HARD
7 SIMPLE MAN Skynard
8. BLUE ON BLACK Kenny wane Shepherd
9. GEL Collective soul
10. GLYCERINE bush
11. BLUR- SONG TWO

1. WHAT I GOT Sublime
2. SANTA MONICA Everclear
3. WISH YOU WHERE HERE Pink Floyd
4. VOODOO God smack
5. SHE HATES ME
6 EVERY THING ZEN Bush
7. LEADER OF MEN nickel back
8. TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON Santana
9. KRYPTONITE 3doors down
10. LIGHTING CRASHES Live

1. ALL BY MYSELF Greenday
2. MY OWN WORST ENEMY Lit
3. DENY Default
4. MOTHER Danzig
5. HASHPIPE Wheeser
6. BRAIN STEW Greenday
7. LIKE A STONE Audio Slave
8. SWEET HOME ALABAMA Skynard
9. KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR Bob Dillion
10. T-N-T AC?DC
11. GORILLA RADIO Rage
12. SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT Nirvana
13. FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PARTY Beasty Boys
14. A whole lot of Rosie AC/DC
 
In no particular order:

Back in Black - ACDC
Whole Lotta Rosie - ACDC
TNT - ACDC
Jailbreak - ACDC
A Long Way to the Top - ACDC
You Shook me All night Long - ACDC
Thunderstruck - ACDC
Highway to Hell - ACDC
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Turning Japanese - The Vapours
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Walkin by Myself - George Thorogood
I'm a Believer - The Monkees
Can't get enough of You - The Monkees
Treat it Right - ?
Sweet Child O' Mine - GnR
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Most People I Know - Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
Wipeout - Hoodoo Gurus
What's My Scene - Hoodoo Gurus
Rockin' All Over the World - Status Quo
She ****in Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd
Timewarp - Rocky Horror Picture Show
Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters
Times Like These - Foo Fighters
La Grange - ZZ Top
Better - The Screaming Jets
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Take a Long Line - The Angels
Mony Mony - Billy Idol
We Can't Be Beaten - Rose Tattoo
Proud Mary - CCR
Get Back - The Beatles
You Really Got Me - The Kinks
Walk This Way - Aerosmith
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard
 
Vinny & the Jets:

ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
BLUE SUEDE SHOES
DON'T BE CRUEL
HOUND DOG
JAILHOUSE ROCK
PEGGY SUE
WHITE SPORT COAT
WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN
AT THE HOP
BOOK OF LOVE
JOHNNY B. GOODE
R AND R IS HERE TO STAY
KANSAS CITY
1-2-3 RED LIGHT
CHEWY CHEWY
DIFFERENT DRUM
MONY MONY
PRETTY WOMAN
TWIST
WESTERN UNION
BLUE MOON
LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
RUNAWAY
DO YOU LOVE ME
MONSTER MASH
LOUIE LOUIE
RHYTHM OF THE RAIN
WIPEOUT
MEMPHIS
SEVENTEEN
TWIST AND SHOUT
HANG ON SLOOPY
IT AIN'T ME BABE
BARBARA ANN
FIVE O'CLOCK WORLD
GLORIA
GOOD LOVIN'
I FOUGHT THE LAW
SECRET AGENT MAN
WILD THING
BROWN EYED GIRL
HAPPY TOGETHER
LITTLE BIT O' SOUL
RELEASE ME
BORN TO BE WILD
LOVE IS ALL AROUND
PROUD MARY
LET'S WORK TOGETHER
HAVE YOUSEEN THE RAIN
ROCK AND ROLL
AMERICAN BAND
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS
Fever
I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
THAT'LL BE THE DAY
 
Originally posted by embellisher
Vinny & the Jets:

ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
BLUE SUEDE SHOES
DON'T BE CRUEL
HOUND DOG
JAILHOUSE ROCK
PEGGY SUE
WHITE SPORT COAT
WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN
AT THE HOP
BOOK OF LOVE
JOHNNY B. GOODE
R AND R IS HERE TO STAY
KANSAS CITY
1-2-3 RED LIGHT
CHEWY CHEWY
DIFFERENT DRUM
MONY MONY
PRETTY WOMAN
TWIST
WESTERN UNION
BLUE MOON
LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
RUNAWAY
DO YOU LOVE ME
MONSTER MASH
LOUIE LOUIE
RHYTHM OF THE RAIN
WIPEOUT
MEMPHIS
SEVENTEEN
TWIST AND SHOUT
HANG ON SLOOPY
IT AIN'T ME BABE
BARBARA ANN
FIVE O'CLOCK WORLD
GLORIA
GOOD LOVIN'
I FOUGHT THE LAW
SECRET AGENT MAN
WILD THING
BROWN EYED GIRL
HAPPY TOGETHER
LITTLE BIT O' SOUL
RELEASE ME
BORN TO BE WILD
LOVE IS ALL AROUND
PROUD MARY
LET'S WORK TOGETHER
HAVE YOUSEEN THE RAIN
ROCK AND ROLL
AMERICAN BAND
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS
Fever
I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
THAT'LL BE THE DAY

You guys cover some great songs...

Rock on! :bassist:
 
It changes all the time. These are in no certain order.

Bobby McGhee-Joplin
Kryptonite-3 doors down
Brass in pocket-Pretenders
Middle of the road-Pretenders
Ring of Fire-Cash(rockabilly/chicken pickin' version)
Let me love you-SRV
Red House-Hendrix
Hey Joe-Hendrix
Don't know why-Nora Jones
Calling all angels-Train
You wreck me-Tom Petty
Lights Out-Lisa Marie
Blowin' Away-Linda Ronstadt
I thank you-Bonnie Raitt
Stray Cat Strut-Stray Cats
Lucky One-Allison Krauss
I can see clearly now-Jimmy Cliff
First cut is the deepest-Sheryl Crowe
Favorite Mistake-Sheryl Crowe
Ironic-(I forgot how to spell her damn name!)
Come to my window-Melissa Ethridge
The only one -Melissa Ethridge
Ode to Billy Joe (no kidding!)
Son of a preacher man-Dusty Springfield
Pink Houses
Stop draggin my heart around-Tom Petty/Stevie Knicks
Gold Dust Woman-Fleetwood Mac
Brown Eyed Girl-Van Morrison
Stormy Monday-mix of everybody
Gallows Pole-Zep
Carnival-Natalie Merchant
One reason-Tracy Chapman

That's all I can think of without a set list in hand...