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.

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

Zeppelin - How Many More Times

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?

Clash - Magnificent Seven

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

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