One Song Every Bassist Should Know

[kvane]

I like Pink Floyds' "Money" for warming-up the fingers, also fun to scale it up and down.

 

[BlackLake]

The Sadist Factory.

This song is all the possible combinations of a C major scale.

40,320 of em.

That...and "My Girl"

Get to work.

 

[Blackbd]

I don't know if you HAVE to know these songs but I can't see why not.

"What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye

"Something" - Beatles

"Slow Ride" - Foghat

 

[debassr]

Roxanne - Police
Comfortably Numb - Floyd
Just What I Needed - Cars
Come Together - Beatles

 

[Night Prowler]

"Älgarna demonstrerar, älgarna har fått nog" - James Hollingworth

Swedish classic!

 

[Drkwdsman]

Another Zep Song with the Bass line melody, "What is and What Should Never Be"

 

[neurotictim]

I nominate Ozzy's "Crazy Train" and maybe Yes' "Roundabout."

 

[JJFIELDS]

"Play That Funky Music White Boy"

"Birdland"(when I kick in the Chorus Pedal)


Jeff

 

[Bassist4Life]

Blues and the ability to jam on one chord while making it interesting.

Joe

 

[van_gogh_bass]

Barney Miller Theme Song!

 

[corradoc]

The Trooper (Iron Maiden)

&

Give Up the Funk (Parliament)

 

[Jontom]

If you play these, EVERYONE in the club will know what song you are playing:
For the Love of Money-The O'jays
Under Pressure/Ice Ice Baby-Queen/Bowie/Vanilla
Big Butts-Sir Mixalot
White Lines-Grandmaster Flash/Melle Mel
Good Times-Chic
Don't Stop 'til you get Enough-Michael Jackson

 

[kgrundy]

I would say

"Whipping Post" by The Allman Brothers

 

[peterbright]

Peter Gunn

 

[Hemitom]

YYZ

 

[RONQUITO]

Oh que sera - Fantasmas - Willie Colon

 

[ndrly]

Seven Nation Army

 

[LilRay]

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye / James Jamerson
or another awesome version by Donny Hathaway/ Willie Weeks

My opinion

 

[Deacon_Blues]

Boys of Summer - Don Henley. Whole notes all the way... Easy? Try it with a band...
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye. Smooth, great bassline.
Stratus - Billy Cobham. The Ultimate groove.
Funk The Dumb Stuff - Tower of Power. I'm not saying I can play this fluently but any bassist should at least be familiar with the tune.

 

[ogrossman]

I would say

"Whipping Post" by The Allman Brothers

+1

The last time I saw another bassist playing Whipping Post he was following the guitar part