• grimer
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    211 months ago

    As a precurser to the genres you mention, I would highly recommend learning some Motown. Some of it can be pretty complicated but a lot of it is great for beginners. Also the basslines aren’t as hidden under the other instruments as some newer stuff. It gives you a great understanding of chords and bassline construction.

    • @favrionOP
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      011 months ago

      Any shining examples?

      • @ratroast@lemm.ee
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        311 months ago

        Dock of the Bay, Heard it Through the Grapevine, Lovely Day (Bill Withers), Lean on Me, Stand by Me, are ones that come to mind at first. I’d say learn the overall groove with root notes then work on the embellishments.

        • @TheInsane42
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          111 months ago

          Thanks, those sound fun. I just started a few weeks ago with dusting the Ibanez off (literally) and finally figuring out how to set it up so I can play it. (without injuring fingers, wrists,…) I’m hoping to be able to play rubberband man after loads of practice. (sounds like fun and you got to set yourself a goal, apart from staying in one piece)

          Do you (or somebody else) by any chance has something simple in the Jazz category?

  • all-knight-party
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    211 months ago

    As a novice I enjoyed a lot of “4 chord pop” because the songs were enjoyable even if the bass lines were mostly just supporting.

    Things like Green Day’s Boulevard of Broken Dreams, lots of early Coldplay or The Fray, Maroon 5, things like this were my bread and butter for something not too tough to figure out and play but still a rewarding song to play with