First thing that comes to mind is The Spirit of Radio, the first one I heard that wasn’t just supporting the guitar player. It really opened my eyes to what bass players were allowed to do.

I’ll necropost here. I love the Motown bass lines, stuff like

• “What’s Going On”
• “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”
• “Bernadette”
• “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”

Other songs I have enjoyed playing are:

• Hysteria by Muse
• Runaway by Jamiroquai (but also Runaway by Bruno Mars)
• Can’t Feel My Face by The Weeknd
• everything by Stevie Wonder really, though “Jammin” is one of my comfort songs to play

But I just started playing fretless so now I’m learning:

• “Wuthering Heights” by Kate Bush
• “Wherever I Lay My Hat”, Paul Young’s cover of the Motown classic
• “Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down” by Paul Young

Not ready yet for Kate Bush’ Babooshka and Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al” though I suppose I could get started with some other songs from the Graceland album if I want to eat the fingerboard.

Any other suggestions for a fretless beginner who loves the “mwah” sound?

Getting my first bass tomorrow, lessons start on Thursday… if I could pull any one song out of the ether and play it perfectly it would be Higher Ground.

Either version :)

https://youtu.be/X3mRasO5bvo

https://youtu.be/1esf0efHbjM

I never get tired of Jaco’s bass on ‘I Can Dig It Baby’, by Little Beaver. I like a lot of those 16th note lines, so anything by Rocco Prestia

Zeppelin - How Many More Times

Clash - Magnificent Seven

Steve Miller Band - The Joker

12-pound test is my favorite line for bass.

Please forgive the bass crack. Waiting for an acoustic guitar community and heard your bass line.

Moonpies for Misfits - Hotwater Music