Songs for Newbies?

[mr. baggins]

try crossfire by stevie ray vaughn. pretty easy but grooves like all their songs.

 

[Blackbird]

Old Steely Dan tunes are pretty straightforward.

Will C.

 

[ahh_the_madness]

the first song i learned was "million miles away" by offspring.. its easy but sounds cool and it eases you into more difficult stuff.....

 

[duff_hodges]

Try some stuff by Bryan Adams E.g. The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me and Summer Of '69.

Oasis stuff is pretty simpe but you are most likely going to get bored playing it.

 

[RockFiend]

I would have said that Oasis basslines were 'boring' of there old bassist Guigsy, but on the new album- Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, the basslines are quite fun actually, try 'Go Let it Out' from the new album as a fun little riff

 

[FeTiS]

most nirvana is pretty simple, but they have a few difficult songs for a new bassist to play(lounge act, love buzz), but still good. blink 182 also good for learning, but boring as hell once you've played for more than 2 weeks.

 

[Usul]

Here are some pretty simple but fun songs to work on!

I will buy you a new life

Father of mine

Santa Monica ....all by Everclear

Walking on the Moon....by The Police

Fields of Gold....by Sting

Zombie

Linger .....by The Cranberries

Glyserine

Everything Zen ...by Bush

Teenage Dirtbag...by Wheatus

December...by Collective Soul

Tainted Love....by Soft Cell

Name ....by The GooGoo Dolls

Truely,Madly,Deeply ...by Savage Garden(the girls LOVE that one! )

Fire,Water,Burn ...by The Bloodhound Gang

The Kids are`nt Alright

Have you Ever?...by The Offspring

Hope that helps!!

Usul

 

[CrawlingEye]

Learn "London Dungeon" By the misfits. Very easy bassline, but good practice.

 

[Gekobrain]

I agree with JMX, with anything by the Police. Try Roxanne, Message In a bottle, and Walking on the Moon.

 

[*ToNeS*]

"Road Trippin'" by the chili peppers is a fun little groove that sounds kind of complex but really isn't ... "Shimmer" by Fuel has a really easy bass line that sounds really good. "Longview" by Green Day is almost a requirement these days "Self-Esteem" and "Dirty Magic" by the Offspring have some really fun riffs, the latter being the first song i learnt on bass. oh, and almost all of Rage Against The Machine's songs, although some of them are a bit hard (particularly "Take The Power Back" if you're a newbie to the low-end side), but try 'em out anyway. groooove on, brudda

 

[CrawlingEye]

Speaking of Greenday, "When I Come Around"'s a good one to learn, it's good for hammer-on's and pull-off's. Same with "I Wanna Be Sedated" by the Ramones. Except "I Wanna Be Sedated" helps you learn how to stay with the song after a hammer-on/pull-off.

 

[PasterofMuppets]

I started out playing verses to songs that I knew. The first one I learned was self esteem by the offspring, the second Ironman by Black Sabbath. Try things you listen to a lot. I'm a huge Metallica fan, so I got into that quick, and while I wouldn't call myself a really good bass player, I can play some challenging songs. Also, on this site, go to the misc tab sections, and impress all your friends by playing the X-Files theme.. heheh..have fun

 

[BizzMarc]

The first song i learned was MetallicA's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" its still the only one i can play thru. I also learned the bass doodle from the "Cunning Stunts" video from MetallicA