hey all, i'm getting Bass lessons at the mo and i've been asked to practice with a song that i really know well, of course its gonna be a song by the little man! any suggestions????

My Fav is Lets Work. Funky as all hell!

im not really sure which songs where he played bass or not

but lets work is really good

Id have to say Party Man, extended version. You get an even better appreciation for it when you watch him recording it on the Prince documentary.

"La,la,la,He,he,he", has a great bassline "America", and there is a song off of Lucy Pearl's debut album (I can't think of the song right now) it is the very first track after the beginning intro that has a hella bassline! You may want to take a listen to Raphael Saddiq, the boy is bad on the bass! Just incase you didn't know he played for Sheila E's band back in 86" and of course Toni, Tony, Tone'.
Peace,
Aaron6ix

ahem ... if i was ur girlfriend

New Position is very funky

SOTT

Sexy Dancer

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Pop Life

Irresistable Bitch

Le Grind

Sexuality

Do It All Night

Call My Name (it's not a "line", really, but you could learn a lot about the technique from it)

Sexy Dancer

Zannalee

Oh, let's not forget When Doves Cry!

Don't know if it's the best, but I love Days of Wild.

missjay23 said:

the end of Extra Lovable is wicked
the crescendo and climax in Come is outta the ball park
I'll get back on this
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I'll agree. "Let's Work."

thanks all, great help. just got to learn them all now!!!

Erotic City

so simple yet so effective

Try to learn "777-9311"

777-9311, hands down. 2 Nigs United 4 West Compton has some juice, too.

Nothing beats 777-9311.

Cloreen Bacon Skin

best prince bass lines:
Cool
Chocolate
777-9311
Lets Work
Madhouse 7
Family Name
Sexy Dancer
2 nigs united
and many many more
on 99 % of Prince opus Prince played the bass

So, a riff is a baseline?

sweething said:

A riff is a melodic building block in pop music that can be played on any instrument, even vocals. It usually repeats throughout the song.

His best bass riff is "Everywhere" from the Rainbow Children album. I've never heard Prince play such a dense bass line with that many chord and tempo changes. It definetly made me appreciate his talents as a bassist. He's definetly come a long way in that respect.

squirrelgrease said:

Think Layla, Smoke on the Water, that kinda thing for guitar riffs. Bass riffs? Hmm, Another One Bites the Dust?

Let's Work also has those YouTube vids too. And yes it is very funky.

I would suggest to have a close listen to Joint 2 Joint

indeed, nothing tops 777-9311

I like "I'm Yours".

Jerk Out
What's my name?
The Sensual Everafter
Joy In Repetition
Pop Life
Alphabet St
Anotherloverholenyohead (extended)