First song you remember learning to play on bass?

[crucislancer]

I don't remember which one I learned end to end first, either The Ocean by Led Zeppelin or Red Barchetta by Rush.

 

[cnltb]

Walking on the moon.

 

[dalkowski]

Not sure specifically, but among the first was definitely the Maynard Ferguson chart for "Theme from Rocky."

 

[The Rage]

The first was probably "Head over heels" by Accept, or "Breaking the law" by Judas Priest

 

[suddenlysane]

The Wind Cries Mary - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

[Papazita]

Megadeth's Symphony of Destruction.
Second was either Pets by porno for pyros or Jeremy. All from guitar world tabs. The first song I worked out by ear was Boris the Spider.

 

[Jim Carr]

Louie Louie, by the Kingsmen—then Money and Long Tall Texan, by the same. Kinda makes me shudder, in a partially unpleasant kind of way...Oh, then Gloria, Walk—Don't Run, Fever, Please-please-please, Telestar, Sleep Walk, Night Train, Green Onions, and Pipeline.

Practically a whole set of Surfy/R&Bish of music from about 1963 and earlier! Maybe my Reggae band should....nah, forget it.

 

[DWBass]

I can't recall the very first but I remember learning "You're The First, My Last, My Everything" by Barry White. Spent a lot of time on that. Even called my mom to my room so she could hear me play it as she didn't think I was serious about playing.

 

[Crazy_Jake]

Intro to Runnin' With The Devil.

Probably Louie, Louie or Wild Thing after that.

Running with the Devil - whole song not just the intro - the song never sounded good when we played it live until I Iearned about dynamics - second song - you really got me the Van Halen version

 

[Stick_Player]

First, Teen Town, then Donna Lee.

 

[dwjazz54]

Aside from my teacher showing me how to play 12-bar blues, I think it was "Cissy Strut". As an aside, I finally got to see George Porter, Jr. live for the first time recently when the Funky Meters played in Newark, NJ - they closed with "Cissy Strut" and I got to be right in front. What a wonderful "full-circle" for me, of sorts!

 

[Stealth Fighter]

Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson

Sweet Dreams - Patsy Cline... Sorry, I think I'm in the wrong thread.

 

[Pandastylebass]

"Up the Beach" by Jane's Addiction was my first song I could play from end to end without messing up.

 

[mellowinman]

Close to the Edge.

That's a joke.

I don't know for sure which was the first song I learned to play, but the first song I learned to play and sing was "Downed" by Cheap Trick.

 

[Nino D]

Theme from Barney Miller

 

[gregmon79]

Cool thread! I thnk mine was probably a Rage song, maybe bombtrack. Or a chili peppers song probably. Those were the two bassists/bands that inspired me most when I first got a bass. Heck, they ARE the reason I even bought one.

 

[P_bass]

Cream - "Sunshine of Your Love"

 

[mistergoats]

"Gigantic" by the Pixies. Then gave up on that and went to "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple.

 

[1960jbass]

Boris The Spider-The Who

 

[Jake72]

It wasn't really a whole song, but the bass interlude in "Orion" was probably the first significant riff I learned when I was playing around with a bass in the music store I worked in years ago...