Songs you realized later that had great bass lines

I first learned Pretty Woman on guitar and never paid attention to the bass line till in later years I ended up playing bass for different adult bands. One of the songs I was asked to play was Pretty Woman which besides the much recognized lick, the bass line during the verses and bridge caught me by surprised for the very fun and enjoyable melodic movements. Still one of my favorites.

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Not so much “realized later” as I just heard the song recently, but Santigold’s “Lights Out” has a killer bassline:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXCZWO4VUoE

grabbed the tab and jammed it last night, super fun.

It’s marked as “intermediate” but don’t let it scare you, it’s not bad at all. Just start on it slow :slight_smile:

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Yeah same here. I enjoy the bass line in this song more than the classic lick. Awesome bass part in this song. Definitely worth checking out!

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“Just the Two of Us”, Marcus Miller on bass if I’m not mistaken.

https://youtu.be/v8oqbWrP1QY

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https://youtu.be/thu8DWsirJo
My City Was Gone

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Although a great bass line, I can never listen to this song due to Rush Limbaugh using it for so long. Ruined it.

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That sucks. Never listened to him so didn’t know that.