What’s songs are on your “forever” practice playlist

sorry: i don't have that list for my bass playing...so much. i do tend to play some favorites (goes in phases) for awhile --- and then i move on to other tunes as i'm introduced to them or as i'm reminded of them.

but i get what you're talking about: keeping the bar high enough!

 

Here's one to get you started.

 

Marcus Miller: What is Hip

 

Rush - Tom Sawyer, The Trees, Subdivisions, Marathon, Natural Science
Tool - 46&2, The Pot, Sober, Stinkfist

I have many practice playlists, one for my main band, one for my sub band, a retired songs playlist (songs from previous bands or songs that were dropped), and a "fun" list (relevant to this thread). When it's practice time I sum them all together and hit shuffle. I skip a some here and there (mainly from the retired list) but whenever one of those listed about comes up I always play it.

 

The Tower by Bruce Dickinson is always in my practice rotation. It's also one of my all-time favorite songs.

 

I've played many a cover tunes over the decades (bass and guitar). Some easy, and some not. But, the way music is now with copyright protection, I seek out unknown (or lesser known) groups and musicians to get inspiration to create my own music. I occasionally play the cover tunes for practice, but my focus is on creating music using what I gained from the cover tunes.

 

They charge you to practice them or ?

 

None really. They come, they go. Whatever technique I’m working on is in heavy rotation but it changes. Recently went through an EDM phase, synth pedal, TC Ditto days but that too has passed.

On upright I’m working everyday to become as proficient as I am on the slab. There Jordu, Giant Steps, Stella by Starlight, Joy Spring, Waltz for Debbie, etc are perennials.

 

I'm not sure I know what this thread is about, but fwiw I play through one movement of Bach's 'cello suite #6 in D Major nearly every single time I am practicing the bass, and have so since the early 1980s. Not sure if I'm getting any better at it...

 

Contradanza (Paquito d’Rivera) adapted to bass is one I warm up with

 

Abe Laboriel's bass line here is superbly crafted.

Bass Cover



Bass Lesson



Bass Line transcription



It took me months to learn it properly when I was young and I still love playing it.

 

Bach’s Cello Suite Prelude in G. I transposed and adapted it to 4 string and it’s a great exercise in everything.

 

For me personally it's

Funk 49
Don't Let Me Down
46&2
Lemon Song

 

The Cello Suites. I'll probably be practicing them for the rest of my life.

 

It is my life goal to have Sir Duke down. I haven’t even started yet. I’m actually in the process of building a new mega list to practice with and am having trouble getting started. Maybe this thread will give me some ideas.

 

https://www.thebassment.info/transcriptions/stevie_wonder-sir_duke-tab.pdf

 

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