First song(s) you learned?

[Geroi Asfalta]

It was Тореро by Ария. The opening bass riff caught my attention really fast.....took me almost a month to figure it out.

 

[chuck3]

By 1962 I was playing guitar, piano and drums. But I gave them all up for bass in 1965. I'm pretty sure my first ten songs on bass were some combination of Beatles songs from Rubber Soul, Help and Beatles for Sale.

 

[DBH_Bass]

Would? by Alice in Chains
NIB by Sabbath

 

[martinmcfly]

1971. One Way Out, Statsboro Blues and Trouble No More (Allman Brothers), Sufferjet City and Hang on to Yourself (Bowie). Stone Cold Fever, Shine On, and I Don't Need No Doctor (Humble Pie), Sunshine of Your Love, Spoonful (Cream), Live With Me, Brown Suger (Stones). All of these were on my first Bands first set list. We were all Sophomores and Juniors and we only played at High School parties.

 

[Definitely]

2008 I believe it was sweet child o mine then crazy train

 

[StKevin]

'Tyler' by the Toadies was the first song I learned the day I got my first bass. After about a week I could play most of the album 'Rubberneck'.

 

[bassist4dalord]

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. Played the bass line on my Epiphone Les Paul Jr. guitar before buying a Squier Affinity P.

 

[Waterpilot]

I started learning parts of many different songs when I first started (I wanted to learn everything) but from beginning to end it was..

Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go

 

[NOT]

My Michelle, Paradise City, Welcome to the Jungle - GNR

Wild Side, Shout at the Devil, Live Wire, Dr Feelgood, Don't Go Away Mad - Motley Crue

TNT, If You Want Blood - AC/DC

Ballroom Blits - The Sweet

Search and Destroy - Iggy Pop

 

[Nofretz6]

While taking my first lessons:
Roundabout

With first band:
Back door man
Back in Black
Godzilla
Freebird - will never play again

 

[Brendan5]

Would? By AIC - thought that intro sounded so cool... Took me forever to get up to that speed cause I never played with a pick. Never learned the bridge part either. Now it just doesn't sound right without a pick... 13 years later. Still trying to learn to play with a pick. But I can go pretty fast with my fingers. Doesn't sound right though for a lot of rock.

 

[c4lvint1me]

cream-sunshine of your love
the white stripes-seven nation army

 

[ryco]

"Hello Goodbye" - The Beatles
"Go to the Mirror" - Tommy - The Who

 

[Mike 257]

This is gonna be the first song I learn
Patrice Rushen Forget Me Nots
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My second song will be Brothers Johnson Stomp

 

[scatbass]

The Trooper

 

[DBH_Bass]

Would? By AIC - thought that intro sounded so cool... Took me forever to get up to that speed cause I never played with a pick. Never learned the bridge part either. Now it just doesn't sound right without a pick... 13 years later. Still trying to learn to play with a pick. But I can go pretty fast with my fingers. Doesn't sound right though for a lot of rock.

Personally I think for a ton of Alice in Chains songs you must use a pick because that was his thing. You had that percussive tight tone. I play fingerstyle and I know it never sounds as good as it did when Mike played it.

 

[KillianRussell]

The 1st song I recall performing live was the Mamas & The Pappas "California Dreaming" in 5th grade

 

[emdsd]

Near as I can remember, the first song I learned on bass was "Tequila Sunrise" by the Eagles followed by "Live With Me" by the Stones....then I found Yes and ELP!

 

[nobodysfool]

Jumpin' Jack Flash ( Rolling Stones) and Sky Pilot (the Animals) were my first two. Then I discovered Hendrix and Cream. I was always a Beatles fan, so Paul figured in there too.