Songs with repetitive octave riffs

[Dabndug]

Blue Monday by New Order and The Walk by The Cure - basically the same octave line. I like to mash these up live....

 

[LordRyan]

"Love Me Two Times" The Doors.

"Lady Madonna" The Beatles.

 

[slam dunk]

I need to improve my ability to play octaves, so I've been playing the main riff to Bulls On Parade to a drum machine that speeds up over time. Great practice, but the riff gets boring after awhile. Any other songs you can think of that have an octave riff for the main part of the song? TIA

The bassists here at TB have amassed a large number of great examples where songs use octaves in the bass line. I was a young player in a disco cover band and cut my teeth on octaves. I have to say though, sometimes I’ve felt certain octave bass lines are just boring clichés used by unimaginative artists.

 

[Grinderman]

 

[ToddB1963]

A couple of favorites of mine

A gentle octave workout on the first courtesy of the great Bob Babbitt



The second with Dan Hartman himself on bass ( despite GE Smith 'playing' the bass on the clip, though I have absolutely no doubt GE could play the actual bass line )