One Song Every Bassist Should Know

[uhdum]

Smoke from a distant fire-Can't remember

Smoke From a Distant Fire - Sanford-Townsend Band.

Man, I can't believe someone else remembers that song... classic!

 

[T-MOST]

Do-ra-me-fa-so-la-ti-do

 

[jordanm]

Rappers Delight (or Goodtimes, same thing)

Low Rider

Silly Putty

 

[Questor]

YYZ

QFT

I'm surprised it took that many posts for someone to mention this. That second bass break is a killer! Also, the bass break in the middle of La Villa Strangiato is amazing.

Portrait of Tracy is also a phenomenal song.

 

[xnbass]

Thorazine Shuffle - Gov't Mule

 

[chroma601]

How about Sailor's Hornpipe? Certainly fun to play on the bass.

 

[j.a.e.r.i.p]

Rapper's Delight

that line is so damn funky that every player should have the opportunity to play it, when my band plays that it's the fattest groove of our show, no question

 

[mellowgerman]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=papi84CXQ5U
bass solo at 1:55. enjoy

 

[Captain_Arrrg]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=papi84CXQ5U
bass solo at 1:55. enjoy

My god, it's full of stars....

+9999

 

[chroma601]

My God, it's one of the first songs I ever learned on the bass. I had the Baxter's tab book, and while the album version didn't have this amazing solo, it was still way cool.

What a trip. Literally.

 

[mellowgerman]

My God, it's one of the first songs I ever learned on the bass. I had the Baxter's tab book, and while the album version didn't have this amazing solo, it was still way cool.

What a trip. Literally.

baxter's is my favorite album ever. have you heard the ballad of you and me and pooneil off of "sweeping up the spotlight"(the newly released live album)? it's my favorite version of the song i've heard. he goes into an amazing solo that lasts for a good 3 or 4 minutes!!! so amazing

 

[JJBass30]

So what - Miles Davis
Teen Town and Continuum - Jaco
Ramble On and What is and should never be - Zeppelin
Slippery when wet (the guitar line) - The Commodores

The last one is one of the coolest lines ever, they did it on guitar but it transfers to bass well

 

[Kgoodrich]

I just learned this yesterday and i must say despite the artist it actually helped my chord technique quite a lot.

Blink 182-Carousel


(waits for flame)

 

[Tony In Philly]

Wipe Out. The Surfari's.

 

[jimulate]

"I Want You Back" - The Jackson Five

The chicks dig it

 

[jefkebass]

We're gonna groove - Led Zeppelin
or just about any of JPJ's lines

 

[Craigios]

The Chicken or Canteloupe Island.

 

[1954bassman]

Day Tripper
Setting on the Dock of the Bay
Down on the Corner
Brick House
Whipping Post
Under the Boardwalk
Superstition - Beck, Bogert, Appice
Rock & Roll - Zep
Black Water

 

[Jay Corwin]

Closer to Home (I'm Your Captain) - totally played way too much on radio, but still great bass playing by Mel on that one. Great groove to what is basically a two chord song.

 

[psychotiger]

Great thread, Trev. I have most of these now loaded into my tascam MP-BT1 trainer.

+11 on moondance!