What are some of the best bass riffs/basslines in music?
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What are some of the best bass riffs/basslines in music?
Gigantic by the Pixies had a pretty good one.
>bu bu bububub bu bu bu bop
can you guess it?
When Doves Cry by Prince
Barbarism Begins at Home
A Forest
>>65666435
i've been waiting for someone to make this thread
Love TKO by Teddy Pendergrass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV9VuPkIIv4
By LCD Soundsystem:
Get Innocuous!
Watch The Tapes
Too Much Love
And I'm sure I'm missing some others
Reclamation by Fugazi
Six Pack by Black Flag
Disorder by Joy Division
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poZLiypLJzQ
Terrible fucking song, but the bassline is the only decent part.
that part in Space Truckin by Deep Purple. Really easy and fun to play too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHOrpFeXUao
New Order - Age of Consent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ahU-x-4Gxw
A Certain Ratio - Knife Slits Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTJACNEqzJI
The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGbzdXtsAeI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBQ2305fLeA
Gronlandic Edit + Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games - Of Montreal (along with like all of Hissing Fauna)
The Less I Know The Better - Tame Impala
Dark/Light - John Frusciante
>>65667366
Superior bassline coming through
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4OhIU-PmB8
Yes - Close to the Edge
ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHWetvUQU1Q
>>65667741
shit, wrong version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLKVkvz0sBw
RADIOHEAD - WHERE I END AND YOU BEGIN
Where I End You Begin - Radiohead
>>65667894
FUCK I WAS TOO SLOW
>>65667985
u had like 3 minutes to realize man
I've actually made a long medley of basslines in popular music (with drum accompaniment). It's spanning over 50 years now, from 1963 to 2015, and by my count has 95 basslines.
https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/48ebb2947a8c7cf9df5753014d062acc881e2917
I added some from this thread, too.
>>65668020
I took 3 minutes to chose a recommendation. I was going through my music looking for some of my favorite bass lines. Didn't refresh the page. :\
The Queen is Dead - The Smiths
Corduroy has some really good ones. They're an acid jazz group.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHaLWjKT4Zc
>>65667650
Finally! Lol at all the indie rock ITT
Jesus Christ how has this bassline not been posted yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKl6EZShaaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKTUAESacQM
Simple but effective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Ykv1D0qEE
>>65666643
>Six Pack by Black Flag
>>65667791
yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V2sBURgUBI
anything ron carter ever played.
KYUSS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-B_1wqQNH0
>>65668769
>Scott Reeder
My man
https://youtu.be/CAXGu81Rk1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QF2-uHi5D4&index=2&list=PLdhGk7gKuZxYEWMp8eFuaRQSV1eWqa5hi
Simple but effective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P569JpvX2Fw
this thread desperately needs more house
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeQchIQOL6I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBHipNYuAZk (wait till like 1/3 through)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCnBrrnOefs
>>65666490
Geddy's solo on YYZ?
Moody Blues - Question
The bassline is pretty much the only good thing about the song
>dat fucking tone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bc65K9N5LI
Everyone knows it but it is the undisputed GOAT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y
The rolling bass line after the solo on Hey Joe- Jimi hendrix
and John Entwhistle's bass solo on My Generation- The Who
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOMu9w-rwig
Listen to Pylon. All their basslines are great.
>>65666435
Big Black - Kerosene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C0F7eFxhXM
that intro is killer
>>65666521
Fuck off Montie
>>65666521
HOW CAN YOU JUST LEAVE ME STANDING
>>65667159
You got one thing right
>>65666435
Mr. Bungle - Platypus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sBJ8ZH7ckY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN42qU5eMdo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPYNIc_M1ng
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG3esRX1qUA
Didn't check every song posted so far, so I'm hoping none of these have already been linked.
>>65668938
This dude gets it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SZtXkEwZXk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIywtO0OY78
>>65666643
2nd Reclamation. I would add Red Bull of Juarez by Frodus too.
