First/Last song you learned

[Lizooki]

Our House - Madness '80s stuff

Church in the wildwood - on a homemade 4 string cigar box guitar

Matt

 

[JD.]

First-another one bites the dust, Queen
currently working on a couple right now but most recent played is silent night

 

[GtenderG]

1st - Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
Last - Come Original -311

 

[rr5025]

First: Running Free - Iron Maiden
Last: Knights of Cydonia - Muse. It's easy, but I can't remember the notes for the galloping bit, it doesn't follow a pattern and just goes to random notes, but the rest is pretty easy.

I hear ya I remember the first bit then none of the rest.

 

[Chuck King]

I don't remember what the first song I ever learned on bass was, but I do recall that the first songs my first-ever band in high school learned were "White Wedding" by Billy Idol and "Rock'n'Me" by the Steve Miller Band, so it would have been one of those.

The last one I learned was probably "Night in My Veins" by the Pretenders. Either that or "Silver Lining" by Rilo Kiley.

 

[groooooove]

first was comftorbly numb..

nowadays i "learn" songs by playing along and catching each chord as it goes by (gennerally.) ive probably learned 100 songs in the last month, and couldent tell you what the last thing i "learned" was..

but i did put an hour or so of practicing into beethovens 6th symphony before an orchestra rehearsal last night.. not sure if that counts or not..

 

[countrybassist]

First song. That was along time ago, so I'm not going to be too accurate, but "My Sherona" is definately one of the first. And the last was "The Truth" by Jason Aldean.

 

[xxfaux_punkxx]

First song was 7 nation army - the white stripes.


last song was every little thing she does is magic - ra... i learned it for an audition but ended up learning the wrong version.

 

[Atoz]

First: Disorder by Joy Division (I think) or else it was Durango 95 by the Ramones.

Last: We just added Steve Miller's Livin' in the USA to our set list.

 

[gumtown]

1st song i learnt from a notation book was "Sunshine of your love" by Cream?

currently working on "Your Decision" by Alice in Chains. Have a GR-20 synth too, so i am also doing the Cello bits in it as well.

 

[Moonbot]

This is a brilliant thread idea, what fun.

First one was Seek and Destroy - Metallica

Last was U can't hold no groove - Victor Wooten

 

[Calaverasgrande]

I think some of you guys were either born playing bass or are too proud to admit the silly easy songs you really learned first.

For me it was a movement of "ode to Joy". Standard music lesson fare. Silly easy to play one movement, hard part is keeping all the movements straight in your head!

That was on cello though, first song on bass was likely either "Pipeline" or some other surfy 12 bar blues type thing. Some of the first punk bands I was in were influenced by the JFA/Agent Orange surf punk thing.

Most recently learned "Emerald" by Thin Lizzy
hardest parts are the odd time/tempo of the beginning and the bridges are kinda funny.
Also recently learned the bass and guitar on Shadowplay by Joy Division. STUPID easy parts to play, but oddly they repeat in sets of 5? Makin it hard to stay on target when you are used to 4's AND singing it.

 

[thetawaves]

I think some of you guys were either born playing bass or are too proud to admit the silly easy songs you really learned first.

Too true, I don't think I've come across a single "Smells like Teen Spirit" admittedly the only reason that wasn't my first song was because I had the Nevermind album on shuffle and was game for any song that popped up.

Edit: I take it back, go Darylw425!

 

[shaft311]

First Song: Neon Moon by Brooks and Dunn (when I was 12):

Last Song: 311 - Hostile Apostle (can't find a video of the studio version)

 

[Kromwarp]

First: 'In the Flesh' Pink Floyd
Last: 'Hero of the Day' Metallica

 

[Goatee220]

First: With or Without You
Last: Billie Jean and Clocks (for my band)

First song I asked to learn when taking lessons: Pigs (3 Different Ones) - the teacher was quite pleased, he was tired of teaching Nirvana songs.

 

[Jeff K]

First one was Portrait of Tracy.

Last one was Smoke on the Water.

 

[skyneed]

first - Wind of Change by Scorpions
last - Killer Tune by Tokyo Jihen

 

[guitarchaser]

First song L'Arc~en~Ciel "White Feathers" using both tab and picking it apart by ear.

Last song Hyde "Perfect Moment".

Currently working on L'Arc~en~Ciel "What is Love" and "Butterfly's Sleep".

 

[Atnum]

First was happy birthday and last was modest mouse float on