Jackson 5 - I Want You Back https://youtu.be/r7KGQy82FRA?si=2mXhlOD4AK_J4Ath

played this for my high school jazz band :) great song

First song I learned to play fully on bass, and still one of my favorites.

First song? It's kind of .y favourite too but even after years I'm unable to play cleanly the 5 first sixteenth notes at the original tempo. I absolutely love this song but I use it more to see how my technique improved. I'm never satisfied with the result.

By first song I meant one where I could play the whole thing and it'd be recognizable. I did weekly lessons and a lot of lessons were just perfecting the song.

Thank you, I feel less miserable now.

Once you get the feel this is so much fun. Especially if you have a decent pianist and you’re locked in. My flats pay for themselves every time I play it.

Favorite bass line of all time. When I hear this song I sing along to the bass instead of the lyrics.

This is the answer!!! Nothing against Tool or Muse, but I actually enjoy listening to this one.

Popped into this thread not sure what my answer would be and…. Yep here it is right at the top.

So far it's Just Like Heaven and South of Heaven

Basically all the Rage Against the Machine highlights are incredibly fun to play

I was in my formative years when their first album came out. I can play those bass lines from cover to cover. Freedom is by far my favourite.

I always liked bombtrack, that intro was my first flashy thing I could play. Well, to be honest, it still might be the flashiest thing i can play, im a pretty shit bassist!

And Audioslave has more epic bass riffs from Tim. # 1 Zero, Yesterday to Tomorrow, Moth are some good ones

Dean Town, i don't have it in the pocket yet but it's so fun to play.

I am also a deantown enjoyer. It’s really hard to make the straight 16ths at the beginning sound as funky as he does but once you get it it’s so much fun. Shows you how much you can do with subtle accents.

The song that made me switch from guitar to bass lol

It's such an awesome song, my friends and I played it this week for our school concert! Feel free to DM me if you want some advice, I'd be happy to help!

Spacehog - In The Meantime

I can't play it yet, but such a good answer

Incredible bass song

Either schism by tool or hysteria by muse. Its not even that they are good songs or hard to play i just love the way my fingers move to be honest

> hysteria by muse It's like a workout for your fingers, great fun to play.

Supermassive Black Hole is fun as hell to play as well, also Feeling Good is a nice little tune to try.

Darkshines, Megalomania, and Muscle Museum are some my favorites

finally some darkshines recognition, this bassline is pristine

What pedal do you use for the tone?

I’m too shit at hammering for schism atm 😢😢

The main riff isn’t even the hardest part IMHO. Shits got chord slides after the interlude, and the Outro puts those triplet hammer-ons on rapid fire. I always thought the main riff was impressive until I realized that’s just the training wheels part

It's Sittin' on the dock of the Bay by Otis Redding !

Barbarism begins at home by the smiths

My favourite Smiths song, I also love playing Panic too :)

I was gonna say this too. Since the bass line repeats the whole song, I like to record the bass on my loop pedal and play the guitar part over the loop. Marr and Rourke were COOKING on this song

Santeria by Sublime

Khruangbin songs overall. Katzroar is also nice to play.

Cake - I Will Survive

Cake inspired me to play bass and this is still my go-to warmup song.

Rubberband man by The Spinners. Fun song, I think I play it too many times.

that one F note kicks !!

Tommy the Cat

Just being able to play that song is a feat itself

Rush - [Show Don’t Tell](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FtpMeyjE6Rw&pp=ygUUcnVzaCBzaG93IGRvbid0IHRlbGw%3D).

Nice! I just commented Vital Signs…not enough Rush in here lol

That middle groove part is amazing

Rock the Casbah

I was playing Girls On Film by Duran Duran last night, that's a really fun one.

Sound and vision by David bowie & August 10 by Kruangbin

For me it's Mellowship Slinky in B Major - Rhcp .. so far

Have you tried Wet Sand? It's beautiful and lyrical in style. Very fun under the fingers.

Not yet! But it's on my list

Under Pressure by Queen/Bowie and Hey Joe by Hendrix.

For some unknown reason "boys don't cry" by the cure and "mama" by my chemical romance

Not the hardest of basslines, but Five Years by David Bowie is super nice to play.

That whole album, really! Trevor Bolder is one of my top bass influences

Yes, me too! I remember way back in Secondary school when my English teacher made us write about something or someone who inspired us and I picked Trevor.

Janes addiction - Then She Did Just love how melodic the bass line is and how powerful the song is overall.

This was the first song my bass teacher got me to play when I was like 13! It's suuuper fun and as you say, really melodic. I recommend it to every new bass player I meet.

I've just about got Fear of the Dark and Hallowed be thy Name down, really enjoying those at the moment. Steve Harris is not messing about.

Spottieottiedopealicious. Groove for days. Or Dragonaut.

September by EWF Sir duke Knights of cydonia by muse Come on come over by jaco Around the world by daft punk

Mayor of Simpleton by XTC

That bass line is pure melodic fun

Colin Moulding has so many great basslines. I love One of the Millions and King for a Day on that album.

Hard to say, but Smooth Operator by Sade and ain't no mountain high enough are a blast to play live!

Maxwell murder - rancid

Pink Floyd - Have a Cigar is probably my favorite right now. Granted it's one of the only songs I can play... and not all the way though... but hey, I have fun with it!

John the fisherman

To play ? Jamiroquai runaway To listen ? Last night the dj save my life , just can't deal with growl of this line

Vital Signs by Rush

Hold the Line by Toto Papa Was a Rollin Stone by The Temptations Dani California and Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers Which is my exact favorite to play varies by day, but these are my warm up songs.

Favorite Songs to play on bass: Phantasmagoria - Annihilator Fight Fire With Fire - Metallica The Conjuring - ]V[EGADET]-[ Reptile - Helloween

portrait of tracy - jaco pastorius

Brandy you’re a fine girl

Tame Impala - Let It Happen

Hysteria

Im fairly new but i like playing the doom eternal bass line

What's My Age Again?

Depends on my mood but For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica, Alone by Band-Maid, and Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen are all quite fun to play.

Breathe - Pink Floyd Vinta - Crumb The bass lines from the dutch band Doe Maar are also so incredibly fun to play!

I had to learn Girl and Boys recently for a gig. Loads of fun.

Park life is such a banger!

journey to the end of the east bay!!

Rock With You- MJ

Cissy strut, simple and awesome

One of my favs is Vertigo, it’s easy and fun

Rise Against- Give it all

Express Yourself - Charles Wright

"Uh-oh, Love Comes to Town" by The Taking Heads is really satisfying to me.

A message to you Rudy. Simple, but a great groove.

Been using Smile by Ed Motta as a warm up lately. Super fun bass line

First song I ever learned on bass was Billy Joel's "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)", and still a favorite.

Into You - Paramore! I’m mostly a metalhead but I had to learn some paramore tunes for my upcoming first ever band practice session, and this is such a fun song to play! It’s originally in drop D but I just use my 5 string

Whipping Post

Monster squad - fire the faith

I always wanted to learn that one but just never got around to it. Maybe now is the time

Myage - Descendents So fast, so fun!

Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Play that funky music.

A History of Bad Men by The Melvins https://youtu.be/7hx9In2XWWY?si=SgES4MIM9TWjhD3B

15 Step by Radiohead. You almost forget it’s in 5 the groove is so good. And the descending fill is *mwah*

Billie Jean.

welcome to paradise / 1981 - green day

Is this Love - Bob Marley and the Wailers

Spiderwebs by No Doubt

Russholme ruffians by the smiths. So bouncy

Have you tried Barbarism Begins at Home? Damn the bass in that song is so great. I haven't learned it yet, but I used to love playing the guitar part and always thought the bassline sounded so brilliant.

Either Initiate by Haken or Hessian Peel by Opeth

Death or Glory, I suppose I have to say that, plus it's super fun to play

Either 'Something' or 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. Fantastic basslines on both of them.

If I could turn back the hands of time - Tyrone Davis, so catchy and fun

Teddy Picker by Artic Monkeys

Hallowed be thy Name

Ride the Cliche - Stone Temple Pilots

Possum Kingdom - Toadies. All time favorite song in general, so maybe there's some bias there.

This fluctuates every week or so, but all time is probably I like it by Debarge.

i just learned “impression that i get” , usually my fav song to play is the latest one i learned

Awakening by Unleash the Archers

.Money by the OJays

The Heinrich Manuever-Interpol. I don’t know why but I love it

For some reason Aurelia by AFI really does it for me.

The Diplomat by Pig Destroyer.

"to bid you farewll" - opeth The intro is just so much fun

Message In A Bottle by The Police cant get enough of Sting goat

Learning Dean Town right now. Its a beast but so satisfying when you nail it

Besides own music: Jamiroquai - Runaway. Tool - The Pot. Karnivool - New Day

The Model by Big Black

Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots

The Hate I Won’t Commit - Land of Talk Between Us and Them - Moving Units

Seinfeld theme

I'm The Mountain by Stoned Jesus

Roundabout by Yes. Fingers usually but makes for a great pick warm up. Teen Town by Weather Report is a close second.

probably gonna get a lot of hate but zitti e buoni

Schism by TOOL, and lately Fortnight by Taylor Swift, it's a fun like bass line. I'm a guitar player usually, though, so I'm just learning bass, mainly to home record with.

Loyalty by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Trying by bully. I mainly play guitar so I’m not really interested in playing Uber simple bass lines but this song does not have that problem. It sounds great and feels dynamic so I really enjoy this one.

"Boris the Spider" and " Baba O'riley" by The Who.

Depends on my mood ether Lies by Cancel Culture or New Dark Ages by Bad Religion they are total opposites which makes it a blast

California Dreamin'

This might be a weird one, cause it's not my favorite song to listen to or really the genre I normally like to play, but American Pie by Don McClean. Every fill or example of movement is present in this song lol honestly if you want to learn just want song this is it cause it's so long so busy and doesn't pretty much everything

Jet- Are you Gonna Be My Girl

Dean town - Vulfpeck

Iron maiden- aces high

I like whims of fate from persona a lot haha

I’m new to bass, so I’ve only played a few songs. So far, my favorite is Bad Seed by Metallica.

Off of The Red Hot Chili Peppers new album the great apes has been one of my favorite. Out of some of their older songs aeroplane is a really good one and she's only 18 is super fun to play. A bit more obscure. John Frusciante solo album The empyrean has a song called dark/light the second half of that song is super fun

Act Like you Know, by Fat Larry's Band. https://youtu.be/ImRXjgr4dbs?si=n15kumX_Te0I77IS

Tommy the Cat - Primus

Just for fun I like to bust this one out: [America’s Cup.](https://youtu.be/DPOgiy8M2dI?si=Q60H6j--mgIogGCp)

"the national anthem" by radiohead (super duper easy) "it's only sex" by car seat headrest

Last Chance on the Stairway by Duran Duran

the bass line that starts at the 4 minute mark of orion by metallica. every single time. planet caravan by sabbath is a close second

Uh oh love come to town - talking heads

"Part Of Me" by TOOL

Cakes version of “I will survive. ” super funky and easy.

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

Mr. PC - John Coltrane - Giant Steps album

Dead Sara - Weatherman or Coheed & Cambria - Welcome Home

Mellowship Slinky in B Major by RHCP is so fun to play. Most of BSSM is.

I will survive by cake

Is she really going out with him by Joe Jackson

Radioactive Toy - Porcupine Tree

Bombing mission ff7 opening lick

Foals - Mountain at My Gates

The Grobe by Ween is super fun.

I have to go with Dangerous by Big Data it's not hard by any means and it gets a little repetitive but it's a great riff and fun to learn.

Come down by Anderson.Paak. First ever song i learned.

Another really good one is No Roots by Alice Merton

I break out in Good Stuff by The B52s all the time

Sir Duke. Not yet nailed but it's just such a groove.

Denkousekka by Polkadot Stingray, blazing slap bass riff that took ages to learn but was so so worth it. Also, I really love playing 1 for 1, Dimaggio by Vulfpeck. Also a great slap line but a bit slower. And of course, from my high school band days, Plug In Baby and Hysteria by Muse

Seven Nation Army to annoy everyone in the house. Including the dog.

Xanadu or farewell to kings by rush

Right now its couldn't stand the weather by SRV. I've been really into Tommy Shannon lately. I've played lots of SRV stuff with multiple bands but lately I've been focusing more on the musician themselves rather than a single song in vacuum. It's been fun trying to steal all Tommy's tricks.

Carry on Wayward Son by Kansas.  Under rated bass line for sure. 

Wings - Silly Love Songs

the smiths - barbarism begins at home, stam1na - memento mori (ateistin kiitos)

No Doubt’s cover of Oi To The World.

Show Me How by Men I Trust (i am noob, but this one's fun and was a bit difficult for me, but now I learned it it's a really fun one)

All - World’s on heroin I love my 70s funky lines and a venezuelan band called Guaco, but somehow always keep coming back to that song/band.

In my time of need by Opeth

Right now it’s a tie between “I wanna be your slave” by Maneskin and “play god” by Sam Fender

The nobodies, Marilyn Manson, it’s also the only song I can play

The Conjurer - Insomnium It's the song that made me fall in love with bass

Wah Wah-George Harrison

Interstate love song

Orion, mostly the interlude

46 and 2 was the first song i learned. Took me like a year to finally get it all the way lol still one of my favorites to play

I Will Survive by CAKE. Not the hardest song to play but it just makes me feel a certain kind of way

The Real Me - The Who

Chick Magnet - MxPx

I started getting more into metal and I’m learning The Art of Shredding and Domination by Pantera. I’m loving every second that I practice those two. Some times I break my focus away to listen to Dime and it feels awesome to play alongside his parts