Practice songs for beginner electric bass players
The bass is often described as the unsung hero, and it tends to be seen as a bit understated.
Some of you might have actually picked up an electric bass and gotten bored practicing root notes in an 8-beat pattern over and over.
In this article, we’ve researched songs that are relatively easy even for beginner bassists to play, while also letting you experience how fun and interesting the bass can be.
We’ve focused mainly on Japanese tracks across different eras, with a few classic Western songs included as well.
If you play bass while feeling the groove within a band ensemble, you’ll surely expand your toolkit as a player.
Give it a try!
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Practice Pieces for Beginner Electric Bass (91–100)
Running FreeIron Maiden
A band that led the metal boom of the ’80s.
This song in particular uses a lot of triplets, so it’s great for practice.
Steve Harris has a unique fingerstyle technique, but it’s still good practice even if you play it with a pick.
There’s a lot of movement between the first and third strings, so it’s also useful for practicing fingering.
DiamondsPRINCESS PRINCESS
It’s a bass part for a pop song, but the rhythm and keeping the tempo are pretty tricky.
In the B section there are some high-register phrases that feel great for the bassist, and it’ll look cool if you can play them well.
At the start of the guitar solo, make sure to play solidly so it doesn’t get sloppy.
New YESSalyu
It’s a medium-tempo song with an impressive bassline.
The pattern that comes in during the latter half of the first verse includes phrases that occasionally shift to higher positions, which should be just right for beginners to practice.
Try playing with the mindset that the bass is leading the other instruments.
The chorus is played on the root notes, so perform it calmly.
ROLLING STARYUI
I’m YUI, a female singer-songwriter.
This song seems fast compared to YUI’s other tracks, but it’s not too fast or too slow—it’s at a very playable tempo.
As long as you can catch the rhythm in the interlude, the rest is easy.
It’s a song I’d like to perform live, too.
Rock ‘n’ roll won’t stop.Shinsei Kamattechan
Since they began their activities in the late 2000s, Shinsei Kamattechan have carved out a unique presence within the 2010s Japanese rock scene, and—helped by the outrageous performances of frontman Noko—have built a fervent fan base.
Their cult popularity is evident in the release of a film inspired by their songs, Shinsei Kamattechan: Rock ’n’ Roll Won’t Stop.
The track that lends its title to the film, Rock ’n’ Roll Won’t Stop, is one of their signature songs, and it’s fresh in our memories that they performed it on THE FIRST TAKE in January 2025, generating a lot of buzz.
The bass part is basically root notes; although a more melodic phrase appears in the chorus, it mostly repeats, so once you learn it, even beginner bassists should be able to play it without trouble.
