thats sucks because thats the kind of music i like and i dont really know how to tune it good

Steve Miller Band - The Joker

[QUOTE=KoRn1234]thats sucks because thats the kind of music i like and i dont really know how to tune it good[/QUOTE]

Buy a tuner that's NOT automatic, that'll do it for you.

I have a Korg CA-30 which is automatic, but they also do one called the GA30 whihc isnt, and its not that expensive...i think about £20 if i remember rightly.

As for more begginer songs.

RHCP - Mellowship Slinky in B Minor (i found it easy anyway and im still a n00b)
RHCP - Californication (Again i found it easy)
The Hives - Die, Alright! (awesome song, great build up before the chorus..JAM those B's!!!)
36 Crazyfists - Dislocate (pretty easy)

I also put a bassline to Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz, which doesn't actually have a bass line in the album as i remember. If anyone wants to see that contact me, it's a pice of p1ss to play :D
Then again it's only really one riff, then whatever variations you wanna throw in...i prefer free-form improv anyways :D

nirvana - polly- too ****ing easy

what the ****? it doesnt let you ****ing swear?

the distillers - the hunger - easy and sounds sick

on a tab what does h, / and \ meen

and does any one know and bass that sounds good by its self not just the same note all the way trough cos i really hate that :mad:

h - hammer on
\ or / - Slide

I don't understand your last question.

Songs I've found easy:

The 69 eyes - Gothic Girl
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (really easy, so use it for altering - just for fun)
Pink Floyd - Hey you (good for practicing slides)
System of a down - Chop Suey! (fantastic for learning to play fast)
Hoobastank - The reason

Louie Louie-the 1st song I learned

when i did started playing bass, first i played Red hot chili peppers and deep purple. I recormet Deed purple. that is quite simple. :D

i meant do u know any songs that sound good for bass

anything sounds good if its played with feeling. you can hit one note and put a nice bend or vibrato on it and it sounds great. You need to narrow it down a little...do you want smoothe stuff, punky speed shredding, bouncy funk, give us something to work with dude :D

smoothe stuff or bouncy funk

Hold on by Good Charlotte is pretty darn easy.....
ive been playing for about 24hrs now and already got it about 95% fluent

cheating death, if you want smoothe easy stuff try stand by me for a first piece, thats REALLY easy!

JGow92 Welcome to the wonderful world of bass man!! I've only been playing a few months, but i've devoted a LOT of time to info gathering and technique developing, which is something i would recommend to you. Don't just try to play songs, develop your techniques too :D

Some more good learner songs:

Jet - Are u Gonna b My Girl? (i was playing it earlier just for fun)
Natasha Bedingfield - These Words (i know its a pop-crap song, but it has a good b-line)
The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Was also playing this earlier)
Cypress Hill - Lick a Shot (Sweet heavy hip-hop riff)

green day - hitchin a ride very easy
brand new - sic transit gloria very good bass line
and lots of punk lines are very easy i just learned both these songs today.
i'm self taught mostly.

I found a new one

Megadeth - Dawn Patrol from the album Rust In Peace.

burn no briches-gray matter

its a cool bassline and easy to play

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Really easy and nice to play along to)
Green Day - Longview (Moderate, takes a bit of practise)
Green Day - Brainstew
Green Day - Hitchin a Ride

Ive only been playing for 2 days so I dont have much to list.

a cool song that sounds cool is payback by flaw but it for 5 string there is a 4 string verson that im trying to learn now i got some of it its kinda easy

blink182-all the small things-very easy
the offspring-want u bad-easy

rise against-like the angels

this song is a little harder for begginers but its easy

incubus- idiot box
good slap practice in solo

i liked to play the following tracks very much at the beginning

u2 - with or without you ...very slow, and always the same stuff to play
him - wicked game ...also not that fast, and the easiest bass part i've ever seen

happy new year 2 every1

[QUOTE=theclash91]red hot chili peppers - soul to squeeze ( good fingerstyle practice)
red hot chili peppers - give it away ( slap practice )

both moderately easy[/QUOTE]

give it away= really easy

Ive only started playing really recently, and I found good easy songs to be

Ac/Dc- TNT
Greenday- Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Coldplay- The Scientist

I know this is completly off topic but why cant i post threads

If you want a song that both sounds great is hard to play trey hysteria by muse, the riff soundsa awesome, but even if you can play the riff, its physically a very exhauting to play

a couple of other muse songs worth learning are stockholm syndrome and butterflies and hurricanes. Not wise they are very easy (at one point in SS chris plays an open d about 64 times in a row) But they are very fast and very tiring to play. But if you can nail them it'll do wonders for your picking hand accuracy and stamina

Sublime- Wrong Way
Sublime- Santeria
RHCP- Californication
RHCP- Otherside
RHCP- By The Way
RHCP- This is the Place
RHCP- Righteous & the Wicked

AC/DC - Back In Black - Very Easy
AC/DC - Highway to hell
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train - Very Easy - my first bass song
Black Sabbath - Paranoia - Very Easy
Metallica - Enter Sandman - Easy
Green Day - Brain Stew - WAY TOO EASY
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In the Wall - Easy
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Come As You Are - Pretty Easy

I'd say...start off with a song that kinda challenges you. If u can get over the initial difficulties then u know you're gonna be a good bassist, some people really arent suited to bass and this will show that. Dont Stick to one genre of music either explore with music even if u dont initially like it! Just totally Chill out when u play...so many bassists i know try and show me up when i play...(cause yeh, i am the only female bassist in our town) But they look so uptight its funny, dont go rigid and stiff let ur fingers go floppy...and follow the music. Relaxing is the best way to becoming a great bassist!
A Good song to Start on is;
Lit-Miserable
And any Offspring song-cause they are all sooooo easy!

Bex :)

Most Green Day song are pretty easy
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water - Really Easy
White Stripes - 7 Nation Army - Really Easy
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl? - Easy

I learnt these 3 songs the first day I had my bass. The first song I actually learnt was Wild Thing by The Troggs..... easy and catchy

[QUOTE=XXThirdGradeFreshmanXX]i hate blink 182 but if you're looking for something easy to play then anything by them

brain stew-greenday
anarchy in the uk-sex pistols
i wanna be sedated-Ramones
An idea for a movie-Vandals
Oh Serena-Distillers
as wicked-Rancid[/QUOTE]


if u h8 blink then i fink u need ot get ur hed checked out personally :mad:

[QUOTE=stumpy]if u h8 blink then i fink u need ot get ur hed checked out personally :mad:[/QUOTE]

Sorry dude, but you'll find a lot of people who play bass dont like blink, myself included. It's just that hoppus is so poor. I mean as a fundemental bassist he serves his function perfectly, but he has no creative talent and no personal flair. Sorry, it's just the way it is bud....

....as for something easy to play - have a shot at "The O'Jays - For the Love Of Money"

it goes like this:

G ---------------------------------------------------------
D -------x11-11--x9--x9--x9x--x9--x9x--x9x--x9x--9x--8-9-11
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E --9--9---------------------------------------------------

thats it, just make up your own variations as you see fit. It's great fun to play and it gives you a use for your phaser (if you have one), although it still sounds good without.

[QUOTE=punk_rocker_taz]Most Green Day song are pretty easy
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water - Really Easy
White Stripes - 7 Nation Army - Really Easy
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl? - Easy

I learnt these 3 songs the first day I had my bass. The first song I actually learnt was Wild Thing by The Troggs..... easy and catchy[/QUOTE]


same as me near enough except i learnt american idiot, brain stew, longview and come as you are aswel.

i guess these would be fairly easy if u have a bit of experience (couple of months of bass playing)
black sabbath - iron man - easy
metallica - pulling teeth - (0:00-0:45) easy it becomes gradually harder as the song progresses its not actually impossible.
Rage against the machine - bulls on parade - easy
Rage against the machine - bombtrack - easy (intro - moderate)
rage against the machine - wake up

thats pretty much what i can think of right now....

VanHalen-runnin with the devil-freakin easy-good to add your own stuff to
Aero Smith-walk this way-easy
The Doors-Hello I Love You- Easy

White Devil By Alexisonfire is a awesome song to play with a good intro. Easiest song by them on bass to play i've only had my bass for a month and i can play iy.