The most mournful melody?

[TemplesOfSyrinx]

Covered brilliantly by Bryan Beller on his new solo album, Scenes From The Flood

 

[Fxpmusic]

 

[Door County Bass]

Scariest lyrics I’ve ever heard.

 

[PWRL]

 

[jeff62]

Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

 

[dramatwist]

 

[TheReceder]

Shine on you Crazy Diamond; Pink Floyd

 

[Gasman]

For me, it’s this hands down

 

[Ric5]

 

[Booty Shaman]

Charles Mingus - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

 

[iiipopes]

The Godfather Theme:

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Seriously? REALLY???

Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings," played at JFK's funeral - it isn't even close to anything else in sadness; it's not even in Dm.

It's a short snippet, but you may like this:

 

[dramatwist]

 

[crazyBassClown]

Especially the violin lead.

 

[bassistkll]

. Zappa from Joe's Garage, a most mournful solo starts at 1:20. A thing of beauty.

 

[Seashore]

Here are some that come to mind for me:

Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares - Strati na angelaki dumashe


Lionheart - Pange melos lacrimosum


Christmas Revels - Spered Hollvedel (the instrumentation is cheesy as all get out, but it's a childhood favorite and hits me in the stomach anyway)

 

[Bruiser Stone]

 

[LT131]

 

[patrickj]

O Danny Boy

 

[Outshined91]

Great bass line too!