First bass riffs you learned

[Hahaha]

I'm not telling. But here's a hint: Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin

 

[Brother Goose]

Groove Me- King Floyd
Thank You- Sly $ The Fam
Sissy Strut- The Meters
Cannonball- The Breeders

 

[jeffbass]

Thought I was still a guitarist- "the Chain" riff in A- end of the song- by Fleetwood Mac

After seeing the light, "New Religion" Duran Duran

 

[Charlzm]

I've been watching some old TV programs while recovering from the croup of the week. While watching, I was reminded that the first bass riffs I learned were from the intro songs of TV series.

Here are my first two:

Theme from "Peter Gunn"

Theme from "Mission Impossible"

These two will date me for sure, but they still sound good to me.

So, how about you. What were the first two bass riffs you learned, and where did you first hear them?

Thump on,

One_Dude

"Tom Sawyer" - the middle 7/8 section. Unfortunately, I learned it incorrectly and played it wrong for about 35 years.

 

[GwenOnBass]

First riff I actually learned is one bar of a walking bass line in C major. Took much longer than I anticipated from playing those notes correctly to pay those notes correctly.

 

[BACKLASHBASS]

Johnny B. Goode. I learned it for the High School Talent show.

 

[nilorius]

whitch i really learned - donna lee.

 

[Jbass4me]

U2
Maiden
Aerosmith
Judas Priest
Zeppelin
Hendrix

 

[Drifter_Bass]

Freewill by Rush (obviously that one took quite some time)

Frampton Comes Alive ... the whole dang thing lol.

 

[The Bass Clef]

Satisfaction, Peter Gunn, Another One Bites the Dust are the first 3 I remember playing.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

1. Kansas city
2. Pipeline

 

[Kragnorak]

Here are my first two:

Theme from "Peter Gunn"

Theme from "Mission Impossible"

These two will date me for sure, but they still sound good to me.

I like both of those as well. I used to play the Peter Gunn bassline on bari sax before I ever touched a bass. When I picked up bass, I learned to play along with full songs before I learned riffs. The order was:

• Metallica - "And Justice For All"
• Guns N' Roses - "Think About You"
• Metallica - "Master of Puppets"

You may wonder how I played Master so fast right off the bat. I cared more about getting the notes right than the tone, so I played with a weird technique where I was pretty much just slapping each note with fingers, like Levin's Funk Fingers almost. It was only in the next few years of playing that I started learning how to use proper technique by pulling through the strings.

 

[Fender05]

Come Together, by the Beatles

 

[squidtastic]

 

[2112]

Rush - Freewill
Yes - Roundabout

Hard to believe it's been 25 years already...

 

[BOOG]

Stand By Me

 

[Tony In Philly]

"Green River" CCR
"Inna Gadda Da Vida" Iron Butterfly
"Get Ready" Temptations/Rare Earth

...it was for a high school talent show in 1970.

 

[Luciferiad]

it was either "Fire Woman" by The Cult or "Don't Fear the Reaper", albeit a simplified version of it, as I was trying to teach them to my friend who had just bought a bass. I didn't really play bass at the time, I was just trying to teach him something we could play together.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

I've been watching some old TV programs while recovering from the croup of the week. While watching, I was reminded that the first bass riffs I learned were from the intro songs of TV series.

Here are my first two:

Theme from "Peter Gunn"

Theme from "Mission Impossible"

These two will date me for sure, but they still sound good to me.

So, how about you. What were the first two bass riffs you learned, and where did you first hear them?

Thump on,

One_Dude

Beer Barrel Polka, the beginner”s guide to the miraculous world of the 1-4-5 progression, and the scales that make it work

 

[J Neck Peabody]

I've been watching some old TV programs while recovering from the croup of the week. While watching, I was reminded that the first bass riffs I learned were from the intro songs of TV series.

Here are my first two:

Theme from "Peter Gunn"

Theme from "Mission Impossible"

These two will date me for sure, but they still sound good to me.

So, how about you. What were the first two bass riffs you learned, and where did you first hear them?

Thump on,

One_Dude

Smoke on the Water
Money
Black Magic Woman/Oye Como Va
25 or 6 to 4

Crap! I'm really old aren't I?