Bass Players - fun basslines?

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:28 pm

anyone know of any fun, simple basslines to play on bass? I'm not talking technical stuff that'll take me a few weeks to learn, if ever, just the simple, fun stuff.

many thanks!

debu - you lurking? I remember one time to jumped into a great riff, sounded like every disco song ever made.

bosonHavoc · Post by **bosonHavoc** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:53 pm

- higher ground, stevie wonder covered by red hot chili peppers
(good slap practice)

-Haitian fight song, Charles Mingus.
the main beginning riff is sweet and simple and the rest of the song
will inspire you

(i hope)

learn the 12 bar blues - (you'll get sick of it but alot of jams end up their and alot of songs are based on it)

edit

lol wtf i just noticed it was you tone

you play guitar right?

dave dominey · Post by **dave dominey** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:54 pm

groove is in the heart

b0unce · Post by **b0unce** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:58 pm

you probably know this one off by heart

Intro 7x Verse
G||--------------------|-------------------||-----------------------|
D||*-------------------|------------------*||*----------------------|
A||*--4----------------|------------------*||*----------------------|
E||--------------------|-------------------||---2----2----2----2----|

----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|---------------7-----8--|
----------------------|--6----6----6----6----|--6----6----------------|
--2----2----2----2----|----------------------|------------5-----6-----|

----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
--2----2----2----2----|--2----2----2----2----|--4------2------1----|
----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|

Prechorus
----------------------||----------------------|-------------------|
---------------------*||----------------------|-------------------|
---------------------*||--4----4----4----4----|--4(Slide)---------|
----4------2----1-----||----------------------|-------------------|

Chorus
|-----------------------------|------------------6-----7--|
|*-----4-4----4-----4-4----4--|-----4-4----4--------------|
|*----------------------------|---------------4-----5-----|
|---2------2-----2------2-----|--2------2-----------------|

-----8-8----8-----8-8----8--|-----8-8----8--------------|
----------------------------|------------------4-----5--|
--6------6-----6------6-----|--6------6-----------------|
----------------------------|---------------2-----3-----|

----------------------------|----------------------------|
-----6-6----6-----6-6----6--|-----6-6----6-----6-6----6--|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--4------4-----4------4-----|--4------4-----4------4-----|

-----6-6----6-----6-6----6--|-----6-6----6---------------||
----------------------------|------------------2-----3--*||
--4------4-----4------4-----|--4------4-----------------*||
----------------------------|---------------0-----1------||

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:04 pm

I play Alice in Chain's Would? at least 2 hours a day. My neighbors say it's some heavy shit.

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:05 pm

dave dominey wrote:groove is in the heart

you mean "Bring Down the Birds" by Herbie Hancock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1foayJLtUDc

Stace · Post by **Stace** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:47 pm

Thanks for that bit of info Angstrom, did not know that! "Bring Down the Birds" by Herbie Hancock, nice.

Grifter · Post by **Grifter** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:49 pm

Tortoise.

Stace · Post by **Stace** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:59 pm

Grifter wrote:Tortoise.

I think I'm even slower than that!

Grifter · Post by **Grifter** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:07 pm

Stace wrote:
Grifter wrote:Tortoise.
I think I'm even slower than that!

Its the way they are played and sound thats important

fatrabbit · Post by **fatrabbit** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:11 pm

Me'Shell NdegeOcello

3dot... · Post by **3dot...** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:22 pm

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d-7-7--------------|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
a-------------------|-------5-3-3-3--|-----------------
e--5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-3-3-3-----------|-----------------

g------------------
d-5-5-5-5-----10-9-
a---------7-7------
e------------------

if you want me to stay... SLY...

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:49 pm

Grifter wrote:Tortoise.

some cool suggestions, thanks!

one I like to play is 'Ted Just Admit It' by Jane's Addiction, creepy rolling bassline. of course 'Longview' that's like the 'Stairway' of bass.

BossonHovoc wrote:lol wtf i just noticed it was you tone

you play guitar right?

yeah, bought a bass last year, it's not the same as guitar but it's a good start. I love how bass is really about the space between (in my n00b opinion.)

I've seen a few versions of Higher Ground, fun song, theres one 16th note I can't quite get right, a hammer on right before a slap, hard to explain. I have the Chili Peppers bass tab book, pretty good.

edit - and all of Rage Against The Machine's eponymous album.

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:49 pm

I usually warm up with Green Day - Longview. It's a blast and it sounds really cool when you nail it.

gjm · Post by **gjm** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:05 pm

Might be to simple for you, but its kind of fun. Lots of room to funk it or what ever. Just loop it a few times and them improvise on your E string.

Added keyboard note names.