Top 10 classic bass rock riffs

[SkinnyDevil]

Come on - what are your favorite bass riffs?

Especially the easier ones that new bass students can play?

[gersdal]

Money - Pink Floyd (My own first)
Anotherone bites the dust - Queen
Billy Jean - Michael Jackson

[bluesking]

Gotta add hotel california to that. I know its not a complex song, but I find the bassline very cool.

And another great one (although not sure how easy it is to play) is the bassline in Haitian Divorce by Steely Dan.

[mattblack850]

'Stand by Me' for a complete novice player!!

[JonR]

Some of my favourite bass riffs/lines:

I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Master Blaster - "
Low Rider - War
I Want You Back - Jackson 5
Sunshine of your Love - Cream
Politician - Cream
Time is Tight - Booker T & the MGs

and +1 (each) for gersdal's suggestions

[Ascaris]

Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
+1 to Money
Black Sabbath - Hand of Doom
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
um. I'm going to stop before I start developing an obvious trend.
Rick James - Superfreak
Necrophagist - Only Ash Remains ;)
Metallica - . . . And Justice for All *snort giggle please tell me you get this joke*
Anything offa Opeth's Damnation, but I fear I'm veering a bit off "classic" here, sorry, I'll rectify
The Beatles - Day Tripper

[Madaxeman]

another vote for Money here
Save a Prayer from Duran Duran
...and Justice for All! *totally get the joke!*
Tom Hamilton from Aerosmith has some great bass riffs especially Sweet Emotion, and the album Pump was great playing by him all around

[Pekkaman]

Pixies - Hey

[mattblack850]

Psycho Killer - Talking Heads.
Should I stay or should I go - The Clash.
Alright Now - Free

[ragasaraswati]

Gotta add hotel california to that. I know its not a complex song...

It sure sounds like it. :p

At least before you analyse it or have a strong ear. Ok just chromatisism in a minor key but I agree the bass on this is inventive and fun.

My top 5:
With or without you (completely the identity of this song)
For the love of god (just the tonic-fifth-octave each time but oh so effective)
Time of my life (groovy, makes those feet move)
Shout (It could be synth but bass is bass)
Cars (if you haven't ever vaguely heard this in at least a commercial you live in a soundproof cave of Agartha, hollow earth PO box 56433)

[SkinnyDevil]

56433?

[superlocrian]

The chromatic bass line at the end of Hey Joe played by Noel Redding of The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

[ragasaraswati]

56433?

...What about it?

[SkinnyDevil]

...What about it?

Not sure of "Cars" or what 56433 is.

[ragasaraswati]

Cars - Gary Numan.
Familiar, no?

And the '56433' whatever is as serious as the hollow earth and 'Agartha' city. :rolleyes:

[SkinnyDevil]

Ahhhh - Gary! Yes, I like that song.

[szulc]

Late in The Evening (Paul Simon)
Call Me AL (Paul Simon)
It Can Happen (yes)
Linus and lucy /Moonlight Sonata (Stu Hamm Live with Satch Harpos 1988)
Jaco Pastorius Live solo including two Jazz basses and Purple Haze
Victor Bailey Live solo
All Hell Broke Loose (Stanley Clark)
Caribbean Queen (Billy Ocean Synth?)
Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel Synth?)
Red Red Wine (UB40)
Jamey Jamerson Name One!
Larry Graham Name One!
Ramble On (Zep)
Intro to No More Tears (Ozzy)
Living In the Past (Jethro Tull)
Get Ready (Rare Earth)
We Gotta Get Out of this place (animals)
Fire Woman intro (The Cult)
Jeff Lorber Fusion (Not sure who was on Bass but it was great live!)

[EricV]

The Joker -. Steve Miller
Another One Bites The Dust / Under Pressure / Breakthru -Queen
Sure Know Something - Kiss