Good songs for getting comfortable with the B string?

[Volker Kirstein]

I don't get it. When I pick up a BEADG 5 (or BEAD), it's just another string. It comes into play as such automatically. There is no cognitive dissonance. It doesn't really change how I move about on the neck, unless I'm playing in F#, F, E, or Eb, which are much easier on a 5.

I like to keep low, and in the money. On an EADGC 5 (or ADGC), the lack of an E string frazzles me brain from time to time. I've been known to pluck air.

Bb is still a pain, either way.

 

[JohnMCA72]

I bought/received a Sire Marcus Miller 5 string for my 30th not too long ago. It's wonderful, I love it. I just find that the B string is never used...so has anyone got any recommendations for good (and not too difficult) songs that might help me get more comfortable and more used to including the B string in my playing?

When I first took up a 5-string I had a strange problem: To my 4-string muscle memory, every place I expected to find a string had a gap between strings! Never mind using the B, finding any note was a challenge!

How I made it work was to just play the inner 3 strings for awhile. I got comfortable with those, then expanded outwards from there. Now I miss that B when I play a 4. It's not only the lower notes, but also the convenience of having that low 5th interval available.