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Simple riffs that repeat through whole song


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On 14/11/2019 at 08:35, Ant1972 said:

Does anyone have any suggestions of tunes that have simple (i.e. very easy to play for a beginner) riffs that repeat through the whole song?

Thinking like "National Anthem" by Radiohead

All suggestions gratefully received 😀

 

anything by UB40 pretty much

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13 hours ago, darkandrew said:

I was just going to nominate that one myself. 

He was so good at that rolling, repetitive groovy bass line. His lines on tracks like The American, Love Song, Big Sleep, King is White... really add such a lot to the music. Didn’t like them at all after he left and they ventured into stadium territory.

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Riff songs. Warning: May contain middle 8's.

Sing A Simple Song - Sly and the Family Stone

Express Yourself - Charles Wright and the 103rd Street Rhythm Band

Get On Up, Get On The Good Foot, Soul Power, Licking Stick - James Brown

Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

Same Love, Lonely Town Lonely Street, Who Is He, Grand Ma's Hands - Bill Withers

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Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer

A great song and bassline to learn, not too difficult as it is mostly a repeating line through verse/chorus parts. The bridge sections I think would be a little more of a challenge for a beginner but still quite easy to get to grips with after a few listens.

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4 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

Easy to get the notes, but getting the bounce of the video is pretty hard!

You need to pay close attention to the ladies to get the right amount of "bounce". 🤪

But seriously, I do agree with you, it just has a certain something in the feel that makes the song what it is !  Great practice for learning to *feel* the line as well as play it though.

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On 15/11/2019 at 11:17, Old Man Riva said:

He was so good at that rolling, repetitive groovy bass line. His lines on tracks like The American, Love Song, Big Sleep, King is White... really add such a lot to the music. Didn’t like them at all after he left and they ventured into stadium territory.

There's also a song, an instrumental piece, that he did with Billy Currie of Ultravox called India which showcases his style of bass playing perfectly.

 

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On 18/11/2019 at 20:31, darkandrew said:

There's also a song, an instrumental piece, that he did with Billy Currie of Ultravox called India which showcases his style of bass playing perfectly.

 

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Apart from this, the album he did with Propaganda ("1234") and the XSM single (I think it was called "Outsider"), are there any other post Simple Minds recordings on which he plays?

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