Yes, it’s a fantastic groove!
The thing I can’t quite get my head around is that I only started on the bass journey in August this year, haven’t actually finished the B2B course yet - I keep getting side tracked - yet I can have a go at a bass line like Groove. It shows how good the B2B course actually is…
The side tracking is a function of hearing songs and wanting to play them, it’s as simple as that. And the list just gets longer and longer 
This is the best way to grow once you finish the course.
Trouble is, I haven’t finished it yet 
That’s OK, getting started on songs early is great
That’s really cool, Joerg.
So groovy…
Well this is a different side of them
I think a lot of the metal crowd, and especially the ladies, are looking for larger audiences. Kobato exploring pop, now these guys exploring AOR rock…
Merry Christmas from the Sukiyaki Sisters (Moe and Ayumi of Bridear)
Wow they really like pinch harmonics. I’ll be getting some new eardrums now.
Back to my theme of getting distracted from the course as a result of thinking, “ummm, I wanna learn that song…”
Last night, it took me all of 45 mins to learn the bass line to Soft Cell’s version of Tainted Love. For those of us (certainly in the U.K.) that are past their first flush of youth and musically grew up in the 80s, whether you like it or not, this song will be indelibly etched into the brain. Marc Almond’s distinctive vocal delivery, combined with a simple, but very effective synth part make this a quintessential 80s tune. And it’s still a dance floor filler 
I wanna say, Rock on, bass brothers and sisters 
, but this isn’t rock…it’s as good or better than any rock, it’s f-f-f-f-fun!!!
Addendum: I did actually push my way through a couple of lessons yesterday 
I love the Soft Cell version the most, especially the mix into “Where Did Our Love Go?”
Both are covers, but two of the better covers ever done 
Tainted Love is a fun bass line, and super easy on a 5 string. Take the G and move it to fret 8 on the B string and you’re set. Every note is is either on fret 6 or 8. Other ways to play it but that’s so simple and I love the sound on the heavier gauges.
One of the first jams when I got my Ibanez.
Something that strikes me with both Tainted Love, and some of the other songs I have learnt the bass line too, is that they are not super-hard, technical, virtuoso pieces. But, to trot out that often used phrase, they serve the song.
Music doesn’t have to be technically brilliant to be good and to grab you!!
Yep, my bass brothers and sisters, we just need to feed the groove!!
simple basslines can be the best
I can’t speak for a 5-string, but working out the bass line on a 4-string was a doddle. There are basically 4 notes in the entire song… G-A#-D#-C (maybe the sharps are actually flats, as in B♭ and E ♭, not sure ).
It’s super-fun to play!
