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Originally posted by BNC:

Oooops! The 4th note in the 5th Synph. is a 6th below the first 3 notes, not a 4th.

Ooops, the 4th note is a descending Major third. The exact notes are GGG Eflat, FFF D.

 

I know what you were thinking...E flat is a sixth away from G. However, you really need to add the "descending" part...

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Misty Mountain Hop Zepplin

Whip it Devo

Sweet Home Alabama Lynrrrd Skynrrd

Free Bird Lynrrrd Skynrrd

How Soon is Now The Smiths

Rebel Without a Clue Tom Petty

Born to Run Bruce Springstein

Mr. Roboto Styx

Lagrange ZZ Top

Hot For Teacher Van Halen

Fire Jimi Hendrix

Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode

Young American David Bowie

Remedy Black Crowes

One Angry Dwarf Ben folds Five

 

just a few that strike, none quite possibly more impressive than beethoven or bach tho.

Double what we got o mr. roboto

 

Double

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I'll just second a few I saw here...

 

Led Zep...Heartbreaker...Black Dog

Deep Poiple...Smoke on the Waffle

Beatles...Day Tripper

Black Sabbath...Paranoid

 

And, for all of you who hang out in music stores...the "Smoke on the Waters" of the 90s...

 

Enter Sandman

Come as You Are

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Don't think anyone's mentioned "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zep. Did anyone else read the story about some guy who played that riff so much (on g*****r) that one of his neighbours got so sick of it that he went in and stabbed the guy to death to make him stop playing that riff? I know I shouldn't be flippant about things like that, but you have been warned.
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jesus lizards "skull of a german."

modest mouse "talking shit about a pretty sunset."

moveable "p.s. your cat is dead."

 

seriously, we're going for recognizable... not merely cool. (can you tell i've been in a few arguments today?)

 

first, my seconds... i second the nominations of iron man, mississippi queen, and a few others that i nodded my head to upon reading.

 

second, my firsts:

amazing grace?

curtis mayfield "superfly"

stevie wonder "superstition"

and for all you headbangers out there... the first four bars of master of puppets.

Eeeeeehhhhhhhhh.
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Yeah, we did get a bit off recognizable.

 

Bastid-

Amazing Grace made me immediatly thingk of The Star Spangled Banner and Happy Birthday

 

LOVE Superstition! :thu::cool:

 

Here are three biggins from MJ

Thriller

Beat It

Billy Jean (cool bass)

 

YMCA (not necessarily a good thing)

 

the macerana (spelling?, definatly not a good thing

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Hmmm how about oh shit i forgot it ahh you know Audioslave's singer's old band... Sound something... damnit what was it...oh screw it well how about Audioslave's singer's old band with there song Black Old Sun or what ever it's called thats a good one. Why didn't anyone say Under The Bridge by RHCP??? that's a classic. So is Give It Away.
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Originally posted by Bastid E:

Originally posted by Sweet Willie:

Rap?

"Can I Kick It?" A Tribe Called Quest/"Walk On the Wild Side" Lou Reed

SCENARIO!
Preach, brother, preach. Still the greatest party-startin' jam ever (just in case Pink was lookin' for some tips!). Here we go, yo!

 

Bo knows this -- what?

And Bo knows that -- what?

But Bo don't know jack, 'cause Bo can't rap!

 

Peace.

 

(And, BTW, I heard that Phife Da Dawg was first up to bat...)

spreadluv

 

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Well, since we're including rap, what about "My Adidas" by Run DMC. Jay, Rest in peace, my friend.

 

And it was Sound Garden you were thinking ofthat did "Black Hole Sun."

 

How about movie tunes? Jaws, The Godfather, James Bond, Oompa Loompa (Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory).

 

And, of course, all of the Christmas songs.

 

I forgot "No More Tears" by Ozzy. How about Patrick's favorite "Born In The USA" by the Boss? The Police's "Every Breath You Take" which is always mistaken for a love song but it's actually about a stalker. "Jamie's Crying" by Van Halen, "Unholy" by Kiss, "Night Songs" by Cinderella (I've got the DMX on the 80's station), The Vapors' classic "I Think I'm Turning Japanese", "Separate Ways" from Journey, "Epic" from Faith No More.......brings back memories

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You guys call yourselves bassists? Stanley Clarke's "SchoolDays." Or Mingus, "Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat" a song redone by all the greats. And Victor Wooten's double thumb technique, all those triplets.
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We are going for most recognizeable songs, not necessarily most recognizeable to bassists.

 

Anyways, if we're talking about tv shows now...

themes from

Friends

Sienfeld

Simpsons

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If we're talking about recognizable riffs, why not one that probably 90% of the entire world's population knows - Another One Bites The Dust by Queen?

 

Okay, maybe not 90%. But lots of people anyhow.

"Tragedy is when I cut my finger.Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die."

- Mel Brooks

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Originally posted by Mudbass:

Originally posted by wraub:

Green Eyed Lady-...can't remember, sorry

Sugarloaf.
Thank you Mudbass, cool.

 

As for TV tunes for bassists (beating Ben Loy to the punch)-

 

Barney Miller

Night Court

 

Peace,

 

wraub

 

I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here.

 

 

 

 

 

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How about. . .

 

"In My Life" -- The Beatles

"Michelle" -- The Beatles

"Birthday" -- The Beatles (MAN, did they have the riffs!)

"25 Or 6 To 4" -- Chicago

"Sir Duke" -- Stevie Wonder

"Low Rider" -- WAR

"With or Without You" -- U2

"Give It Away" -- Red Hot Chili Peppers

All your bass are belong to us!
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And who could forget. . .

 

"Two Princes" by the much-overlooked and under-appreciated Spin Doctors. GREAT band. Pick up an album or two ("Homebelly Groove" is my favorite) if all you've ever heard are their radio hits. I promise that you will be pleasantly surprised.

All your bass are belong to us!
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More than one hehe!

 

1. I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles

2. Cheek to Cheek - don't know the songwriter, but I got the video of Jane Monheit :love: performing this. Great tune.

3. Jump - Van Halen

4. The Real Me (is the title right?) - The Who

5. Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics (I play this in my dance band).

 

More later if this thread is still around...

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Originally posted by Sweet Willie:

Originally posted by Bastid E:

Originally posted by Sweet Willie:

Rap?

"Can I Kick It?" A Tribe Called Quest/"Walk On the Wild Side" Lou Reed

SCENARIO!
Preach, brother, preach. Still the greatest party-startin' jam ever (just in case Pink was lookin' for some tips!). Here we go, yo!

 

Bo knows this -- what?

And Bo knows that -- what?

But Bo don't know jack, 'cause Bo can't rap!

 

Peace.

 

(And, BTW, I heard that Phife Da Dawg was first up to bat...)

I know Bo, played with him for over twenty years. Bo did rap before any of those called rappers existed.

 

Wally

I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make!
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