First bass riffs you learned

[JeffJ2112]

Zepp's Blackdog

Rush's Vital Signs

Beatles Come Together

 

[funkmaster p]

Lady Madonna
Walk, Don't Run

 

[Plutonium244]

One of my first ones was the Grateful Dead version of Johnny B. Good, when I was 17. I practiced it for days on end, early on in my learning, not because the notes were tricky but playing fluidly was the challenge. After hours and days of this in my room, cranked up a bit, I remember my Dad trying to gently coax me to stop, saying, "well, I think you've got that country music down pretty well by now, don't you?"

 

[T-MOST]

Slide by "Slave"

The Theme to "Barney Miller"

Good Time by "Chic"

 

[mark roberts]

"Venus" by The Shocking Blue

 

[Spidey2112]

I can't recall the very first one, (probably Smoke On The Water), but I do know some of the first few were, Another Brick In The Wall pt.2, Torpedo Girl and Sunshine Of Your Love

Go Bucks!

 

[BluesWalker]

In A Gadda Da Vita

 

[Eekum]

I was and still am really into punk music. The first song I ever learned on bass was Chick Magnet by MxPx, that was like 15 years ago. It was very hard for me to learn when I first started. I still love that song and haven't forgot it to this day.

 

[FatStringer52]

BTO's "Not Fragile" was the 1st riff I learned on bass.

Deep Purple's "Black Night" was the 1st song I transcribed on my own . . .

 

[Spidey2112]

Rush's Vital Signs

Most excellent.

 

[mmbass21]

Pink Floyd "Money"

 

[ELG60]

I don't recall. Possibly Smoke on the Water or Sunshine of Your Love.

 

[DanAdams]

The Pixies, Here comes your man.

 

[74hc]

I don't remember, but the first riff of any sorts that I learned was Crazy on You by Heart.

 

[Steven Ayres]

25 or 6 to 4, played on a $15 guitar at age 13.

 

[arca_tern]

Louie Louie on my dads friends bass. Kickstarted it all.

 

[Captain Chaos]

Pennywise - Bro Hymn and Anti Flag - A New Kind of Army

 

[rodak]

Uriah Heep - Easy Livin'
Smoke on the Water (of course!)

First complex riff was the repeating bass line in Tubular Bells - I was always drawn to that and found it not too difficult to play.

 

[PaulJSmith]

1982 ... Frampton's Breaking All The Rules and Ozzy's Crazy Train

 

[Gilmourisgod]

The “Barney Miller” bass line. Then”Money” by Pink Floyd.