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Anybody have shortcuts to doing this or is it more effective to just downtune the E?

Here is a really nonsensical song. What in world does this song mean? Can you think of other nonsensical songs? Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep It was originally written and recorded by Lally Stott. However, the band Middle Of The Road had a worldwide hit. It was also a hit for Mac and Katie...

Some songs have parts that don't fit the rest of the song. Here are three I can think of right away. Are there others you know about? Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me This is a slow song that has a short fast part that is out of place. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears This song stops...

I found my ancient hand-written copies of Gary Karr's obligato parts for the Russian songs he recorded with Jenny Tourel. I only had 4 of the 5, but I entered them into Finale and since it's only a press of a button, there's also an orchestra tuning version. Back when I played these, there was...

Hi, there are lots of songs from the world championship wrestling days which I would love to know the bass line of... It would be much appreciated if someone could give me even one tab for the main riff for any of these songs in the links below. Thanks!

...you like, but have never really put out there or promoted for one reason or another :). ...or songs you've written that you'd simply like to share with Talkbass. Decided I put way too much info in my original post here :). I'll leave the song saying just that it was written and recorded...

Can I use songs I learned to help me write Bass Lines

Bass legend Stu Hamm will be embarking on his “Solo Bass Songs and Stories Tour 2016” first of June! Having stunned audiences across the world with his innovative playing, Stu Hamm - the only bassist to win Guitar Player magazine's readers award for both best rock bassist AND best jazz bassist...

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does anyone know any songs where the bassist used a grestch bass?

Looking over our 12 songs set list and i am thinking we could fill about an hour with that. I would assume 24 would be good for a show but i guess the circumstance dictates. How many songs do you guys keep in your band's toolbox and how many do you typically play at a gig?

Who can help identify the tunes that correspond to the bass lines found in Paul Westwood's "Bass Bible"? I enjoy playing along to the samples, and recognize a few of the grooves. But I've always wanted to identify them all. Here one to get things started. I'll update this post as more are...

Here are some songs I wrote in my dorm's laundry room late at night as a result of improvisation and sleep deprivation. Any thoughts on improvement, or maybe even expansion into more full pieces would be awesome. "Don't Be Afraid" Gear Used: Ibanez SR505L (Slays & Spark) Ibanez SR1200EL...

A buddy of mine sent me this today.. The band was APB the tune is I would lie shoot you down... 1981... pretty cool bass line How about posting you favorite lin from your most obscure source.

So my latest project I've been working on is about ready for gigs. We've got about 7 original songs ranging from 3-5 minutes. I'm trying to think of some good classic metal songs to cover to fill set time if we have a gig where we need to fill a little more time than we have material. We play...

My son is getting ready to go to Rock Band camp in June. He plays electric guitar (3 yrs) and bass (only about 4 months). He will play both instruments at camp this summer and needs help picking the songs that would work for a new bass player. We want something with good riffs and drums too but...

Hey Folks, Long time lurker, first time poster, but let me say thanks for all the stuff you guys have contributed to this community! Way to go! I'm a beginning bass player, I'm working my way through Ed Friedland's book, increasing my scales, theory, and reading knowledge, and practicing a...

This was a new one. Emails in my cover band have been batting around new song ideas. I had a few, the singer had a few. In an email, the guitarist proposed a new rule that whoever proposes a song for the set should have to provide charts for it. He says it's a big burden of time for him to...

was just looking at the "hard songs to learn on bass" thread and thought why not have a ever growing list of songs which can serve as an inspiration to create beautiful bass lines and offer as place to reach out to when looking for the next juicy bass line to get under your fingers heh :D...

What up? I'm not exactly well practiced in learning songs, I usually just mess around. I have learned some in the past but I'm wondering if you guys have some kind of method that works well for learning new tunes. Should I listen to it on repeat? Break it down by sections? I've heard you...

I'm trying to expand my horizons on the bass and learn some new complicated songs. I've ventured through a bit of Pastorius and recently some Death Metal bands like Atheist to work on my technique a bit. Has anyone got any good suggestions of particular songs that have intricate melodies and...

Okay, so I have found a direction I'd like to go with my playing. I've been listening to Royal Blood lately and have become quite taken by bassist Mike Kerr's use of effects to cop an overdriven faux guitar sound. I have no trouble finding drummers to jam with but guitar players that don't have...

There was a thread for lists of songs that people liked to learn, for the purpose of education. And I am following them and I am certainly learning things. One of which is I now wish drum machines would replace drummers more often. Early on the list is Pink Floyd's "Money", which not only...

Sometimes, when another person has issues with how I do things, this song pops into my head. I AM: I'M ME WHO ARE YOU TO LOOK DOWN AT WHAT I BELIEVE? I'M ON TO YOUR THINKING AND HOW YOU DECEIVE WELL, YOU CAN'T ABUSE ME I WON'T STAND NO MORE YES, I KNOW THE REASONS YES, I KNOW THE SCORE I AM...

I'm working on internalizing all the various variations on I vi ii V progressions. Simple tunes like "Hungry Heart" (Springsteen) have been great to start, but now I'm looking for other stuff - pop, jazz, whatever. If folks have suggestions for tunes I can use to practice this all-important...

I'm asking cuz I watched some videos taken of our last show, and even though we pretty much played everything like we rehearse it .. it felt like a few of the songs were dragging. What may sound ideal thru headphones or in your car or bedroom, i just thought could use a little more oomph in...

I remember when I started playing in the 70s, I almost exclusively used the listen / repeat method, suffering through dozens of replays by lifting and dropping the phonograph needle in just the right groove on the record. Next was song books, quickly followed by musical notation, which was...

I got some old songs that i learned and they just hang on -i will probably never play them again. First song I learned was Message in a bottle by the police. i have put down the bass and 3 years later picked it up and could still play that one. Also lots of songs i spent hours learning to play...

Four shall be the number of the pedals and the number of the pedals shall be 4. Five shalt thou not recommend, nor recommendeth thou three, excepting that thou then proceedeth unto 4. Six is right out! Neckthrough Stingray4. Ampeg PF500, PF410, PF115. Songlist

a few weeks ago, out of the clear blue, i suddenly wanted to play def leopard's "hysteria". i never tried it before, but it's simple and mellow to play. the funny thing is i never actually liked that song. when it came on in my car, i changed the station. now i've been playing it a bit, i...

You know...those songs that manage to stay on the song list as reserve tunes but never ever get called. Melissa - meh, take it or leave it Young Lust - no one in the band but me is into PF therefore..... LA Woman - beats me..cool song and we do a good job on it.

At one of the old biker saloons on the local club strip, there's a sign on the stage for the musicians: "NO MUSTANG SALLY -- THE BARTENDER WILL CUT YOUR POWER." Hear hear, I say. For anyone who's played a few years of gigs doing covers in any genre, there are a few tunes that are either...

What are some of the most popular songs in which the main theme of the bass repeats over and over and over? There are some great songs where the main bass part repeats 50 x or more. Here are just a few that come to mind 1. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (never counted, but this one has to...

a lot of people think that bass is something a band doesnt actually need because most of the time they cannot hear it. but mostly its just because their speaker bass are weak. some songs are actually being spiced up by the existence of bass lines, with good bass riffs that actually added much of...

I'm fairly new to bass, and it occurred to me recently that I pretty much never play a song exactly the same way every time. I hit the root notes the same, and might play 90% or more of my approaches the same, but I really don't think (or care) about playing a song one way forever. When I...

I've watched several "Top [some number] basslines" videos and I like the idea of combining several songs together, so I came up with this "game" of linking riffs or grooves together, like so: *the first note of the current riff is the last note of the previous riff, and the last note of the...

I've always been a very bad singer and have a terrible ear for pitch recognition. All of the songs I know how to play were learned from tabs or sheet music... I may have learned "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" by ear, but "Happy Birthday" gave me too much trouble, I thought I had it, but I read...

Hey guys, Basically, I really need to step up my game playing the bass. I feel like I'm getting a bit too comfortable so I was wondering if anyone knows any specific artists/songs to check out so that we can compile a list of really challenging songs together? Slapping, picking, finger-style...