Bassplayers: Which songs are your favorites to play?

[Golic]

At the moment I've been playing Politik alot. That's song's just got such a beautiful, heavy, bassy feeling. I'm not sure how to describe it. Shiver's another favorite of mine. Also, if you haven't tried it before, I Ran Away is pretty fun to play.

[Valleyboy]

You mean, favourite coldplay bass lines or favourite bass lines in general?
Lemme see... fav coldplay...: Shiver is a tricky one, but it's really cool... clocks is the best one cos it is easy to play, and it rocks.
I don't like the politik bass though, cos it's kinda boring. And oh, i never tried the i ran away one. Do you have a tab?
And oh, i almost forgot... sparks has a good line too. It is so sweet.
Now... Cool non-coldplay bass lines...
I like radiohead's there there... and bones... and paranoid android...
And muse's Hysteria, stockholm syndrome and uno.
Oh, and travis' flowers in the window has one of the coolest bass lines ever.

[Golic]

I mean Coldplay basslines. At the moment I don't have a tab for I Ran Away, I just worked it out myself. What kind of bass do you play?

[mycdplayerisbroke]

politik is so boring on bass
one i love is good to play
clocks is good
and dont panic is sweet but it gets kind of old
bones by radiohead is awesome
the repitla bassline by the strokes is a fun one
and amsterdam is a fun little bassline as well

[jewl*]

I like playin Sparks... :P ANd im wokin on .... shiver i think?? Lol!

But not from Coldplay i like playing Tyler by the toadies...... Nice and simple.... Though i need more harder things..

[Knight Of Cydonia]

wow! good for u jewl! we should play together someday :wink3: my guitar and ur bass would sound really good :D

[Skinned Alive]

I don't know a lot of Coldplay songs on the bass. I enjoy playing Everything's Not Lost and Daylight, though.

Other songs?
Radiohead - Where I End And You Begin
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Oasis - Go Let It Out
The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - As Sure As The Sun
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Rise Or Fall
Rage Against The Machine - Sleep Now In The Fire
The Beatles - Day Tripper

[MrsBerry]

Clocks, cause it´s the only one I know :P I´m not a bassplayer :P

[Valleyboy]

politik is so boring on bass
one i love is good to play
clocks is good
and dont panic is sweet but it gets kind of old
bones by radiohead is awesome
the repitla bassline by the strokes is a fun one
and amsterdam is a fun little bassline as well


Amen!


I don't know a lot of Coldplay songs on the bass. I enjoy playing Everything's Not Lost and Daylight, though.

Other songs?
Radiohead - Where I End And You Begin
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Oasis - Go Let It Out
The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - As Sure As The Sun
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Rise Or Fall
Rage Against The Machine - Sleep Now In The Fire
The Beatles - Day Tripper


nice list man! Everything's not lost has such a sweet bass line. And the radiohead basses that you listed are brilliant.
Can you play the paranoid android one? Cos i've been trying to play it for a few weeks... ok, actually, a few months. lol And man, that bass is the devil!

[Skinned Alive]

nice list man! Everything's not lost has such a sweet bass line. And the radiohead basses that you listed are brilliant.
Can you play the paranoid android one? Cos i've been trying to play it for a few weeks... ok, actually, a few months. lol And man, that bass is the devil!

In honesty, I'm actually a guitarist, but I occasionally play the bass. This has worked to my advantage I guess, because I can play lead guitar pretty well so I've transferred the technique across to the bass. I don't find it all that hard, but when I started learning the lead guitar part it took me a few months to get it nailed - now I can play it blindfolded.

Don't give up - keep going and eventually you'll get there. The bass is probably the hardest part of the song!

[jewl*]

wow! good for u jewl! we should play together someday :wink3: my guitar and ur bass would sound really good :D


Yay! ;) ;) Someday we shall!! You tell me what you can play, and Ill figure out if i can learn the bass line.... :cool:

[hippidami]

If any of u needs a piano player?
I am in Istanbul, a bit far or u:))
anyway if u need any help I will try to:))
kiss ya :daisy:

[hippidami]

If any of u needs a piano player?
I am in Istanbul, a bit far or u:))
anyway if u need any help I will try to:))
kiss ya :daisy:

[jewl*]

cOOL!! How long have ye been playing?!!?

Do you know the piano part for the Scientist?!?! :wink3:

[jewl*]

*Update for julie*

Fav song to play : Seven nation Army- White Stripes / Tyler - Toadies

Easies song to play - Somthing in the way - Nirvana

Hardest song at the moment - Breed - Nirvana

Having trouble wit - Black Math - White Stripes

Learned last - Come as you are - Nirvana/ Into the white - Pixies

[Knight Of Cydonia]

wow! good for u jewl! we should play together someday :wink3: my guitar and ur bass would sound really good :D


Yay! ;) ;) Someday we shall!! You tell me what you can play, and Ill figure out if i can learn the bass line.... :cool:
I can play from alice in chains to sigur ros :P ive just finshed a coldplay cover.. in my place.. just guitars. i need a sweet bass but my virtual bass player was too damn lazy to record his part.. haha
btw, great siggy! go foo fighters! :P

[hippidami]

somthing like 8 years ;)
Yeah I can play scientist:)

[mycdplayerisbroke]

i need a sweet bass but my virtual bass player was too damn lazy to record his part

lmao
thom haha what a bum
i could do it if you want me too...
id have to borrow a mic from my friend though

[jewl*]

wow! good for u jewl! we should play together someday :wink3: my guitar and ur bass would sound really good :D


Yay! ;) ;) Someday we shall!! You tell me what you can play, and Ill figure out if i can learn the bass line.... :cool:
I can play from alice in chains to sigur ros :P ive just finshed a coldplay cover.. in my place.. just guitars. i need a sweet bass but my virtual bass player was too damn lazy to record his part.. haha
btw, great siggy! go foo fighters! :P


Yay!!!!!!!! :rolleyes: :lol: :) All is well with the world *smacks your lazy bass player with a ..*looks around*...a stick!!*


Yeah, go Foo Fighters!

[CityandColour]

Cool bass parts if you ask me: (even though I don't play)

Incubus - Are You In?
Incubus - Stellar
Incubus - Nice To Know You
Incubus - Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song)
Incubus - Deep Inside
Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
DMB - Crush
DMB - The Space Between
Jackopierce - My Heart

[mycdplayerisbroke]

john paul jones is good

[CityandColour]

He played piano pretty good too as I recall.

[CityandColour]

My dad is a great bass player (a lot of people say he is) and he said that the bass player actually follows the drummer a lot, by playing a note everytime the drummer hits the bass drum.

Is this true?

He's the only one who's ever told me that, but I can actually kind of notice it. Especially DMB's "Crush."

[jewl*]

Fav song to play: Come as you are - Nirvana

I find boring to play now but amusing - Seven nation Army

Newest song learngin - Yellow - Coldplay/ Sunday Morning

Learning nexT! *Woo!! Cant wait* - Motorcyle drive bye - 3EB

[mycdplayerisbroke]

i doubt it
for most decent bands the guitarists and vocals follow the bass not the drums
so the bass keeps the time for most of the part

[CityandColour]

I think he's wrong too.

The only songs I can really hear it in is DMB's "Crush" and "The Space Between."

But, I was just thinking... maybe that's why it's called a "bass" drum.

Hey, Eric, didn't you like the bassline for Incubus's "Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Long Song)?"

[mycdplayerisbroke]

yeah it was cool
i heard like a live version of it with no sax solo
my friends who like incubus say that the new guy sucks but idk
oh and the bass drum...
idk
prolly not
becaue bass is like a sound not an instrument you know? (well it is but...)

[CityandColour]

Hmmm... I think that "Deep Inside," has a similar bassline. Keep in mind, I think. I don't know much about bass....

I have to agree with your friends on the new bass player. I think he sucks. He just doesn't look right with them. They need to bring back the old bass player, who I think is actually my favorite bassist....

[mycdplayerisbroke]

did they kick him out or something

[CityandColour]

They did as I recall.

[CityandColour]

Fuck, I forgot another good one...

Led Zeppelin - The Crunge

Actually, you can kind of notice the bass drum/bass thing there. Especially in the beginning of the song when the bass comes right in.

[hippidami]

phantom of the opera , I am playing it know ;)

[CityandColour]

:/

[jewl*]

nice list man! Everything's not lost has such a sweet bass line. And the radiohead basses that you listed are brilliant.
Can you play the paranoid android one? Cos i've been trying to play it for a few weeks... ok, actually, a few months. lol And man, that bass is the devil!

In honesty, I'm actually a guitarist, but I occasionally play the bass. This has worked to my advantage I guess, because I can play lead guitar pretty well so I've transferred the technique across to the bass. I don't find it all that hard, but when I started learning the lead guitar part it took me a few months to get it nailed - now I can play it blindfolded.

Don't give up - keep going and eventually you'll get there. The bass is probably the hardest part of the song!

:lol: when i was scrolling down fast, it looked like that blue arrow was going up that .....dogs butt....hmmm...whats his name.....

[CityandColour]

Christ.... how could anyone forget that bassline in Sparks? :confused:

[mycdplayerisbroke]

what does that have to do with anything

[Skinned Alive]

nice list man! Everything's not lost has such a sweet bass line. And the radiohead basses that you listed are brilliant.
Can you play the paranoid android one? Cos i've been trying to play it for a few weeks... ok, actually, a few months. lol And man, that bass is the devil!

In honesty, I'm actually a guitarist, but I occasionally play the bass. This has worked to my advantage I guess, because I can play lead guitar pretty well so I've transferred the technique across to the bass. I don't find it all that hard, but when I started learning the lead guitar part it took me a few months to get it nailed - now I can play it blindfolded.

Don't give up - keep going and eventually you'll get there. The bass is probably the hardest part of the song!

:lol: when i was scrolling down fast, it looked like that blue arrow was going up that .....dogs butt....hmmm...whats his name.....

It took me a while to understand what the hell you're on about, but I'm assuming you're referring to my avatar.

His name's Brian. He's a character in Family Guy.

[mycdplayerisbroke]

hhaha
did you see the one where the kid gets a bigger ****** than his dad?
ha

[jewl*]

nice list man! Everything's not lost has such a sweet bass line. And the radiohead basses that you listed are brilliant.
Can you play the paranoid android one? Cos i've been trying to play it for a few weeks... ok, actually, a few months. lol And man, that bass is the devil!

In honesty, I'm actually a guitarist, but I occasionally play the bass. This has worked to my advantage I guess, because I can play lead guitar pretty well so I've transferred the technique across to the bass. I don't find it all that hard, but when I started learning the lead guitar part it took me a few months to get it nailed - now I can play it blindfolded.

Don't give up - keep going and eventually you'll get there. The bass is probably the hardest part of the song!

:lol: when i was scrolling down fast, it looked like that blue arrow was going up that .....dogs butt....hmmm...whats his name.....

It took me a while to understand what the hell you're on about, but I'm assuming you're referring to my avatar.

His name's Brian. He's a character in Family Guy.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I seem to do that to people and i dont mean to! Thats one thing i hate about key board and having teeth... *wonders what the gay hell that has to do with anything*
Hello Brian! Me name is julie!!

Where ye from? I know a few Brians...

[Skinned Alive]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I seem to do that to people and i dont mean to! Thats one thing i hate about key board and having teeth... *wonders what the gay hell that has to do with anything*

Hello Brian! Me name is julie!!

Where ye from? I know a few Brians...

I'm even more confused than I was before.

I'm not called Brian. The dog in my avatar is called Brian. My real name is Ryan - even though it sounds similar, I can assure you it did not influence my decision to have a dog named Brian in my avatar.

I'm from a small town in North Hertforshire in the UK. I doubt you will have heard of it, (since 99% of the UK's population haven't heard of it).

Anyway, I'm rambling...

blah blah blah blah blah

[jewl*]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I seem to do that to people and i dont mean to! Thats one thing i hate about key board and having teeth... *wonders what the gay hell that has to do with anything*

Hello Brian! Me name is julie!!

Where ye from? I know a few Brians...

I'm even more confused than I was before.

I'm not called Brian. The dog in my avatar is called Brian. My real name is Ryan - even though it sounds similar, I can assure you it did not influence my decision to have a dog named Brian in my avatar.

I'm from a small town in North Hertforshire in the UK. I doubt you will have heard of it, (since 99% of the UK's population haven't heard of it).

Anyway, I'm rambling...

blah blah blah blah blah

Ahh!! Hello Ryan!! You seem like a Brian!! May i call you Brian instead?!?! :smug: lol! thankyou for assuring me about the dog thing from Family Guy!!

honestly, that sounds familiar.
My father has/ had family in London Somewhere... i dont remember where...but that sounds familiar

Ramble on!! I insist!! :confused: :lol:

[Valleyboy]

Ah, this thread owns. it's been a long time since i last posted here... so yea, my favourite songs to play...

Radiohead - i might be wrong (cool lil bass line. not as cool as the guitar riff, but still...), and where i end and you begin (it's soo awesome. i cant even describe it). Blur - girls and boys (man, i have so much fun playing it... it's scary)
And the big winner...

The Strokes - Reptilia.
Gotta luv it. seriously.

[mycdplayerisbroke]

The Strokes - Reptilia.
Gotta luv it. seriously.

oh!
man
i thought i was the only one that played this
even just playing the verse is fun
bom bom don don na na
anyways
its sweet

[Valleyboy]

oh!
man
i thought i was the only one that played this
even just playing the verse is fun
bom bom don don na na
anyways
its sweet


haha bom bom don don na na. ha Couldn't have wrote it better.
But yea, seriously, I LUV that bass. It's so fast and intense.
Last nite's bass is awesome too.
Now i'll probably try the 12.51's bass. Sounds cool too.

[mycdplayerisbroke]

you know last nite?
i looked all over but they are crappy tabs
which ones do you use?
yeah 12:51 is alright, its boring though
learn automatic stop its #3 on room on fire
ha
i put the cd on and play 2-4 on that cd
i should learn the rest

[CityandColour]

Another I like:

If You Could Read My Mind -Gordon Lightfoot

[mycdplayerisbroke]

i have to play carefree high way by that guy on bass
pretty lame

im tyring to learn what is and never should be by led zeppelin but its so hard

[CityandColour]

Yeah, I guess John Paul Jones was a pretty great bassist.

I noticed that I like a lot of the basslines from DMB. (Stefan Lessard) Particularly "Crush."

Remember how I told you about the bass/bass drum thing, Eric? It's actually really noticeable there if you ask me.

[mycdplayerisbroke]

some songs maybe
each artist has their own style though

[CityandColour]

No, I checked with some more musicians online, and the bass player works together with the drummer to keep the beat, even though you might not hear it.

[mycdplayerisbroke]

yeah i know
the drums and bass keep time
is that what you were trying to say?
but everytime the bass drum plays the bassist doesnt have to hit a note
im sure it does though

[CityandColour]

I guess you could say that, but of course not everything a bass player does I'm told can follow him.

[Valleyboy]

you know last nite?
i looked all over but they are crappy tabs
which ones do you use?
yeah 12:51 is alright, its boring though
learn automatic stop its #3 on room on fire
ha
i put the cd on and play 2-4 on that cd
i should learn the rest


Yea, i had a hard time searching for the last nite tab, so then i gave up and searched for a guitar pro file. And i found this really sweet, totally accurate file, but now my guitar pro tells me that i cant open it cos i have to update the program. gah. Then i downloaded this other G.P. file and it is working now. It isnt as good as the other one though, the guitars sound totally crappy, but ah, at least you can get the right bass notes there. I can send it to you if you want.

[mycdplayerisbroke]

yeah send guitar pro too
i deleted mine cuz it said like the cd key was wrong or something

[Valleyboy]

Dude, i found a good lat nite tab. Gotta luv mxtabs:


Key:
q = quarter note (crotchet)
e. = dotted quarter note (dotted crotchet(
e = eighth note (quaver)
s = sixteenth note (semiquaver)
t = 32nd note
/ = slide up
p = pull off (more like a backwards hammer on, though; it’s quite soft)


Intro
Bass comes in at 0:19 after 16 measures

ssssssss s s s s s s s
G|--------|- - - - - - - - |
D|--------|- - - - - - - - |
A|88888888|1010101010101010|
E|--------|- - - - - - - - | x2

(the compacted notes above are 10s, not 1 and 0)

Verse
q te. q te. q te. q t e e. se.
G|--------|--------|--------|- ---- - -- |---- ---- |
D|--------|--------|--------|- ---- - -- |---- ---- |
A|3---33--|3---33--|5---55--|5/10---1010-10p|7--7p5--5p|
E|--------|--------|--------|- ---- - -- |---- ---- | x4

Bridge
s tttts tts s s s tttts tts s s s tttts tts s s s tttts tts s s
G|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |
D|3 33333 333 3 3 |5 55555 555 5 5 |3 33333 333 3 3 |5 55555 555 5 5 |
A|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |
E|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |

Guitar solo
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|33333333|33333333|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|11111111|11111111|33333333|33333333|

After third verse:
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|
A|33333333|33333333|
E|--------|--------|

Order:

Intro
Verse
Intro x2
Verse
four measures rest
Bridge
Guitar solo
Intro x2
Verse
Part after third verse
Bridge
Guitar outro - no bass


Just copy and paste it on your notepad and it should work pretty well.

[mycdplayerisbroke]

ha yeah
that's the one i use
what are the chances?

[simonlebon89]

i play a lot of coldplay songs on piano, guitar, and bass. the ones i can play on bass are:

one i love
moses
rush of blood to the head
the scientist
murder
lips like sugar
green eyes
god put a smile upon your face
clocks
amsterdam
daylight
warning sign

thats all i can remember. i think i've forgotten a few but i'll post those for now

[mycdplayerisbroke]

amsterdam is the coolest song but ridiculous to play for the 30 second part on bass
daylight is fun
clocks is prolly the best

[CityandColour]

I like that bassline on God Put A Smile. Sparks too, of course.

[Valleyboy]

amsterdam is the coolest song but ridiculous to play for the 30 second part on bass
daylight is fun
clocks is prolly the best


Yea man, i hate how you have to wait for like, 3 mins till you actually start to play the bass on amsterdam. It is a cool bass line, but isnt worth waiting for, you know what i mean?
The scientist kinda bugs me too, since you only have the piano and some guitar for the first 1.30 minutes, and then the bass is kinda boring after that
Ok, these two and politik probably are the only coldplay bass lines that i dislike.
The ones i like to play are gpasuyf (especially in the ending of the chorus. I luv the way it goes back to the verse riff), clocks (its getting kinda old though.) and everythings not lost (imo its the sweetest coldplay bass line)
Moses bass sounds cool too, i'll see if i can find a nice tab

[mycdplayerisbroke]

yeah
clocks is like playing reptilia to me
like alot of the same notes and then a cool bass line in the middle somewhere
i looked up gpasuyf but it looked friggin hard and i dont think it sounded right
try 'daylight' man its pretty :cool: cool

[CityandColour]

Here's another good one: Swingtown - Steve Miller Band

Kick ass stuff.

[Valleyboy]

i looked up gpasuyf but it looked friggin hard and i dont think it sounded right
try 'daylight' man its pretty cool


ah, gpasuyf isnt hard at all. oh well, maybe I got lucky and found the right tab in my first try, who knows? Anyway, here's the tab i use. the only tricky part is the final of the chorus.
the verses and the chorus are easy and really cool to play.



Guitar intro = 24 Bars

Interlude/fill 1
G-6-----2/4--6—-4-
D----------------- x8
A---4-4-----------
E-----------------

Verse
G-6-------6---
D-------6----6 x3
A---4-4-------
E-------------

Fill 1

Verse x7

Fill 1

Verse x3

Fill 1

Chorus
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------7—-7—-7---7-7—-9-~-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
E---5—-5--5-5~—-5—5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------------------
D-7—-7—-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------
A-------------------------------7—-7—-7-7—-9~-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
E----------------------------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------7—-7—-7---7-7—-9-~-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
E---5—-5--5-5~—-5—5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------

G-------------------------------------------------7/9--9-------
D-7—-7—-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------11p9--
A-------------------------------7—-7—-7-7—-9~-9-9--------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

Interlude x8

Verse x3

Fill

Verse x3

Fill

Verse x3
Fill

Verse x3

Fill

Chorus

Instrumental Bit
G----------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------- x2
A-4-----------7-----------6------------5-
E----------------------------------------
(i dont think guy plays anything here though, so i just skip this part of the tab.)

Interlude x8

Chorus (slight variation)
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------4/7—-7—-7-7-7—-9-~-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
E---5—-5--5-5~—-5—5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------7/9--9------
D---------------------------------------------------------11p9-
A---------------------------4/7—-7—-7-7-7—-9-~-9-9-------------
E---5—-5--5-5~—-5—5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------

Outro
G----
D----
A-4~~
E----


Do you have the daylight tab, man? I know that it is an awesome bass line, but when i saw guy playing it on the dvd i thought it was kinda complicated so i just gave up. hah

[CityandColour]

If you havent heard the bassline/song I posted above, you should really check it out.

[headbanger_bassist]

i just started like 3 months ago and i only know one Coldplay song so far--Sparks. i love it. i'll prolly be working on some other ones soon but right now i'm working on the great Cliff Burton. :D

[Valleyboy]

just thought i should bump this thread.

lets see, my favourite lines right now:

blur - parklife
strokes - automatic stop
radiohead - just

[Skinned Alive]

my current favourites:

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - White Palms
Radiohead - There There
Radiohead - Myxomatosis
The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers
The Strokes - Reptilia

[Valleyboy]

oh, there there is sweet.
and reptilia.. whoa, its so intense. gotta love it.

i never tried radiohead's myxomatosis though.
do you have a tab, ryan?

[Skinned Alive]

yeah, no problem. here it is... from the official HTTT tab book (copy it into notepad):



(with heavy distortion)

G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------/9--/10-----
A|-10--\7--/9--\5---/7----\3---/5---\2--/3----------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------


G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------/12--\7--/9-
A|-10--\7--/9--\5---/7----\12---/10---\7--/3--------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------




that's about it. not very hard.

[Valleyboy]

thanks a lot ryan! :D
ooh, it sounds so good. :cool:

[mycdplayerisbroke]

i learned a few franz ferdinand songs but they are just way too repitive for me
they are nice lines though

[headbanger_bassist]

Narcissus--Blessed Coma

i dont have it all tabbed yet, but i really like it. :cool: