Thin Lizzy - Waiting for an Alibi. If the first few notes were played on a guitar the song just wouldn't be the same. For me anyway.
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SIMPLE bass lines that make the song...
- Thread starter fretlessman71
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okcrum
in your chest
Guns of Brixton- Clash
White Man in Hammersmith- Clash
Passenger- Iggy Pop
Love Song- Damned
Wait for the Blackout- Damned
Dark Asteroid- Damned
Wait and See- Stiff Little Fingers
Down in the Tube Station- Jam
White Man in Hammersmith- Clash
Passenger- Iggy Pop
Love Song- Damned
Wait for the Blackout- Damned
Dark Asteroid- Damned
Wait and See- Stiff Little Fingers
Down in the Tube Station- Jam
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Super Freak-Rick James
Misty Mountain Hop-Led Zeppelin
Suck My Kiss-RHCP
Mountain Song-Jane's Addiction
Tears Of A Clown-Smokey Robinson(English Beat version)
Just Like Heaven-The Cure
Misty Mountain Hop-Led Zeppelin
Suck My Kiss-RHCP
Mountain Song-Jane's Addiction
Tears Of A Clown-Smokey Robinson(English Beat version)
Just Like Heaven-The Cure
Money and Come Together are classics. Love those lines!
Here are 3 of my favorites: (that I haven't seen listed)
Hang Me Out to Dry-Cold War Kids
Sweet Emotion-Aerosmith
Waiting Room-Fugazi
Here are 3 of my favorites: (that I haven't seen listed)
Hang Me Out to Dry-Cold War Kids
Sweet Emotion-Aerosmith
Waiting Room-Fugazi
Gratitude-Beastie Boys
Black History Month- Death From Above1979 (may not be well known, but the bass is simple and carries the song!)!
Black History Month- Death From Above1979 (may not be well known, but the bass is simple and carries the song!)!
some people here suggested Motown and Stax numbers or stuff like Brown Eyed Girl, while these may seem simple I doubt a young player can really nail down the feel of these.
I'd go with stuff like that:
Queen - Crazy little thing called love
Chic - Good Times, I need your love
Sister Sledge - we are family
Jamiroquai - Runaway
the Police - Roxanne, Message in a bottle
I know you said no RHCP but I love Soul to Squeeze - a very melodic no nonsense approach to bass line writing and the bass pretty much holds the song together. some of their recent songs are also good examples of serving the song with no pyrotechnics involved.
another hischool bassists' favorite would be RATM's Bullet in the head. helped me a lot as a teen to learn about keeping time, developing stamina and consistency of playing dynamics.
I'd go with stuff like that:
Queen - Crazy little thing called love
Chic - Good Times, I need your love
Sister Sledge - we are family
Jamiroquai - Runaway
the Police - Roxanne, Message in a bottle
I know you said no RHCP but I love Soul to Squeeze - a very melodic no nonsense approach to bass line writing and the bass pretty much holds the song together. some of their recent songs are also good examples of serving the song with no pyrotechnics involved.
another hischool bassists' favorite would be RATM's Bullet in the head. helped me a lot as a teen to learn about keeping time, developing stamina and consistency of playing dynamics.
