Members perrydabassman Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 The simplest - Lick it up, KISS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 I still think Brian Wilson is a vag. If you'd said a "veg" (as in vegetable) you would be pretty close to the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 No More Tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 To find the groove and feel for each note:Tush - ZZ TopUse this to practice your consistency - no notes should jump out volume wise. The "thump" is in the muting of the left hand - don't let the notes ring. To learn how cool the major scale can be in a rock/pop context:I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles Use this to learn roots, 3rds, 4ths and fifths as well as locking in with a steady drum beat. As you progress:Anything by Bob Daisley off of the first 2 ozzy albums: Crazy Train stands out, Believer, Tonight... You'd better know your major scale first. Ted Nugent: Stranglehold Good for octaves, tone consistency and stamina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members collinwho Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Although I'm sick of the song, Come Together is pretty simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 U2 - With or without you...Or New Years Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 The simplest - Lick it up, KISS I think that "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" by the Judas Priest may be at least slightly easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 I think that "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" by the Judas Priest may be at least slightly easier. Anything by the Doors would be easier though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LanEvo Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Cream - Sunshine of Your Love Nirvana - Come As You Are Rick James - Super Freak The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall Beatles - Taxman And, of course, the official HCBF answer to this question is always... Prince - When Doves Cry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlexMC Posted April 23, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Some great ideas here, keep em coming! I've just ordered the 80s version of the Bass Tabs White Pages - looks ideal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perrydabassman Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 I think that "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" by the Judas Priest may be at least slightly easier.I dunno, I would give em a close tie, I can drink a beer while playing lick it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Baby Please Don't Go. Any version but the one by Them with Van Morrison is one of the more famous behind Lighten' Hopkins of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Yup...Hells BellsShoot to ThrillBack in BlackYou Shook Me All Night LongHave a Drink on MeAll have great bass lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lefty Geek Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 or any Ramones songs.. again 3 chords but usually really fast, great way to get finger speed up! Of course Dee Dee played with a pick and using nothing but downstrokes. That's where the "tone" comes from. I would not learn bass by learning famous basslines. Learn a simple song first. "Another One Bites The Dust" is a great bassline, but you don't learn much from it. Pick a group with good easy song structures and simple lines. Ramones and Kings of Leon are good for this purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Anything by Jamerson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MisfitKay138 Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 U2 - With or without you...To get simpler than that you need to try the White Stripes or the Black Keys the guitard at practice last week showed me how to play that, i was freakin amazed at how simple that was. pretty much 1 or 2 notes. well maybe more but still. didnt seem that simple listening to the song tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 I dunno, I would give em a close tie, I can drink a beer while playing lick it up! Ok, I just listened to both and I think that you may be right. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" does require a slightly more evolved sense of timing than does "Lick it Up". And, I think that you'd have to put down the beer in a few places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MisfitKay138 Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 i cant believe no one suggested i love rock n roll. im just now learning it after playing for 6 years but i shouldve probably started with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 RATM has plenty of em. Lets get it on - Marvin Gaye (Sp.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Xuf Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Tom Sawyer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Another good song to start on is Dammit by Blink 182. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Docta Jones Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 I had a lot of trouble with buzz on the E with my schecter, played a bunch of Social Distortion to get a better feel for how much pluck I needed to get enough sound without being fuzzy. That being said Ball and Chain got really old really fast. 3 notes in a loop for the entire song. /shudder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MisfitKay138 Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Tom Sawyer! thats not freakin simple. not if you play it the right way. ive been working on that for 3 years and still havent got it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dparr Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 The Chain - Fleetwood Mac Badge - Cream Come Together - The Beatles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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