Song suggestions for beginner?

[Zelcova_X]

Any recommended songs to learn for a beginner? Links to tabs appreciated but not required.

 

[Staredge]

No tabs. Pick a song you like, and start figuring it out. I use Best Practice (free program) to slow it down to pick out the bass line. I have JamUp on my iPhone which was also free.

Fire Woman by the Cult is pretty simple. YouTube can also be your friend.

 

[Ironbar]

Stir it Up by Bob Marley is an easy one to begin with, but for some reason all the tabs I find in the usual spots have it tabbed out in a much more difficult playing fashion. I never ever can understand why this is. It's a simple song, and yet the folks who tab it out seem to always play it the hard way. Sheesh!

 

[Ironbar]

Oh and just FYI, if you have Windows Media Player on your computer, there's a function in that program that slows down the play speed without going out of tune.

 

[obimark]

Better than Ezra- Good- Really work on playing the eight notes evenly- also good practice if you want to use a pick on some songs.

 

[MrLenny1]

Take It Easy-- The Eagles

 

[Jamerman]

"For whom the bell tolls" by metallica is very easy, provided you bass has at least 20 frets (It might be +/- , can't remember), but that's probably because metal was the first music genre I really started to get into.

There's a few punk-pop (Hey, I'm not saying all of that genre, just a few ) songs like "Na na na na na" by My chemical romance, and if you want to impress people, seven nation army is very easy and everyone knows it

Happy bass-playing

 

[thebreakman]

anything by ac/dc

 

[pmatz2]

Don't know what type of music you like but here are a few that are considered easy bass songs

All the Small Things
A Hard Day's Night
Roxanne
Runnin' with the Devil
Smells like Teen Spirit
Sunshine of Your Love
Wild Thing
With or Without You.

 

[obimark]

Don't know what type of music you like but here are a few that are considered easy bass songs

All the Small Things
A Hard Day's Night
Roxanne
Runnin' with the Devil
Smells like Teen Spirit
Sunshine of Your Love
Wild Thing
With or Without You.

my band does With or Without You, and while from a note standpoint it is pretty easy, from an endurance standpoint it is a little challenging, whether I do it with pick, or fingers (and I've used both) it is actually a bit of a workout playing steady eighth notes for the whole song, it literally doesn't stop ever. No bridge, no half notes, quarters, etc... It actually is a good song for working on your finger or pick technique, because it teaches you to economize your motion and not play too hard.

I add a couple of fills in the thing (a simple walkup from G back to D) and sometimes play the G note on the 10th fret A-string (an octave up) to make it a little more interesting but stick close to the 4 notes of the whole song.

 

[bassdude51]

Louie Louie
Wipe Out
Johnny Be Good
(These are the greatest rock n roll songs of all time.)

They are in the 1-4-5 chord pattern. Learn the 1-4-5 and your good to go for about 75% of all songs ever written.

 

[Mechanical]

http://www.youtube.com/user/howtoplaybassdotcom

Any of these.

 

[mybassisalemom]

Money - Pink Floyd
Day Tripper - The Beatles
In The Flesh? - Pink Floyd
In The Flesh? Was the first song I ever learnt.

 

[Zelcova_X]

Thanks for the suggestions Guess I should have given a little more info. I prefer rock and metal but I like just about all types of music. And for my equipment I have an Ibanez SR506 and a Line 6 LowDow Studio 110 amp. Keep em coming, having a lot of fun learning new songs