waynepunkdude Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I did a search but nothing came up. Anyway can someone give me some easy songs for DB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Three Blind Mice is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Anything by Johnny Cash, root-fifth all the way. Love cats by the cure is a good one as it's a strong melody which, is probably already in your head and will help with your intonation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 [quote name='TheRev' post='980922' date='Oct 7 2010, 08:29 PM']Anything by Johnny Cash, root-fifth all the way. Love cats by the cure is a good one as it's a strong melody which, is probably already in your head and will help with your intonation.[/quote] Nice one I play it a lot on my acoustic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Try a blues in F and B flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 A lot of the old '60s soul, rocksteady and ska songs have prominent but easy bass lines that sound good on DB (since they were all using mutes and flatwounds anyway). There's a big Trojan Records double album on Spotify if you've got it, or look up bands like The Pioneers, Maytals, Paragons, Skatalites, Desmond Dekker, Alton Ellis, The Gaylads, Hopeton Lewis, Ken Boothe, Stranger Cole, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Avoid a lot of rockabilly! Wow, those guys can play! I'm at the Johnny Cash level. I find just playing the simple lines from your bass guitar starts you off on working on your intonation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='981114' date='Oct 8 2010, 12:26 AM']Avoid a lot of rockabilly! Wow, those guys can play! I'm at the Johnny Cash level. I find just playing the simple lines from your bass guitar starts you off on working on your intonation[/quote] Not all of it... "Fever" is pretty straight too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 [quote name='Doddy' post='981083' date='Oct 7 2010, 11:35 PM']Try a blues in F and B flat[/quote] That'll be a great start for you. It'll get you into shape for playing jazz along with the horns - which is what the double bass is meant to do. IMHO of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duarte Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slobluesine Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Ben E King.... 'Stand By Me' real simple and great for pitch and tone great song and like all great songs..... the Bass line makes it happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 'A Quick Sketch' from Herbie Hancock's 'Quartet' recording. [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Quartet-Wynton-Marsalis-Herbie-Hancock/dp/B00004SFRH/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1286795570&sr=1-4"]Herbie Hancock Quartet[/url] Also, try some jazz ballads. Basic root movement but it will start to give you a sense of what is going on with the harmonies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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