Bass Lines Worth Learning
Submitted by Hair on Sun, 08/09/2009 - 00:55
- War Pigs, Black Sabbath
- Jealous of Roses*, Bibio
- Believe, The Bravery
- Never There, Cake
- Saturday in the Park, Chicago
- Spacegrass, Clutch
- Fa Fa Fa, Datarock
- Sound and Vision, David Bowie
- 81, Deerhoof
- Knock on Wood, Eddie Floyd
- Peace Frog, The Doors
- Let The Sunshine In, Fifth Dimension
- Lid of the Stars*, Ganger
- These Eyes, The Guess Who
- Evil, Interpol
- White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane
- Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division
- Kashmir, Led Zeppelin
- The Ocean, Led Zeppelin
- Goliath, The Mars Volta (difficult)
- So What, Miles Davis and John Coltrane
- Hysteria, Muse
- Lysergic Bliss, Of Montreal
- Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games, Of Montreal
- Money, Pink Floyd
- Kennedy, Ratatat
- Wildcat, Ratatat
- By The Way, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Scar Tissue, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Clean Living, RJD2
- I Am Hated, Slipknot
- Barbarism Begins At Home, The Smiths
- Schism, Tool
- (*=No tab of this song exists, Learn it by ear! :D)
Most of these shouldn't be too difficult to pick up for bassists of any level of experience. In fact I encourage anyone exploring this instrument to learn these songs in particular, they are all great examples of how the bass should be used in musical composition. Of course, if you are picking up the bass guitar, don't restrict yourself to tabs!!! Lots of improv, music theory books, and drummer friends are the true key to growth.
Cheers, Hair