[Practice!] Practice Songs for Beginner Bassists During Spring Break
If you’re a student bassist, I bet many of you are thinking of using spring break to get in a lot of bass practice.
If you’re in a light music club or band circle, you’ll be welcoming new juniors, and if you’re starting as a new student in April, you’ll be making new friends—so you probably want to show off some cool bass playing, right?
In this article, I’ll introduce a bunch of recommended practice songs for those of you who want to drill bass thoroughly over spring break.
They range from very easy to slightly challenging, so definitely give them a try and level up!
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[Practice!] Practice Songs for Beginner Bassists over Spring Vacation (1–10)
LOVE ROCKETSThe Birthday
The Birthday’s “LOVE ROCKETS” has a cool intro that starts with a repeating bass line.
A repeating phrase like this is called a riff.
Since the intro’s bass riff goes on for a long time, this song is recommended for people who struggle with memorizing lots of different phrases.
The part you should focus on practicing is the dotted quarter-note phrase before the guitar solo.
A dotted quarter note is the length of a quarter note plus an eighth note, so be sure to keep that in mind as you play.
Effeminate; overly sentimental; being clingy/whiny (context-dependent)Gōruden Bonbā
Speaking of Golden Bomber, this is the song, right? I chose it because it uses the octave technique.
The octave technique pops up in plenty of other songs too, so I really want you to master it.
The trick is to play as relaxed as possible.
A Little Love SongMONGOL800
A classic song recommended for beginners: “Chiisana Koi no Uta” by MONGOL800.
There are probably many people who’ve been playing bass for a long time whose first song was this one.
The bassline is simple and doesn’t require any difficult techniques.
It’s perfect if you want to start by mastering root notes.
Once you get used to it, try the challenge of playing while singing.
[Practice!] Practice Songs for Beginner Bassists Over Spring Break (11–20)
InfernoMrs. GREEN APPLE
The third digital single by the rock band Mrs.
GREEN APPLE.
Written specifically for the TV anime Fire Force, its driving beat and exhilarating melody heighten anticipation for the show.
The bass part is mostly root notes, so it’s not technically difficult, but because there are many breaks in the chorus and other sections, clearly distinguishing where to play and where to cut the sound will tighten up the performance.
There are also many rests, making it a piece where it’s easy to bring out the bass’s presence and dynamics.
Sora-buneTOKIO
If you’re drawn to a masculine, driving bass, how about this one? It’s one of TOKIO’s signature songs—though they’re an idol group, they also have a rock-band side—and it was released in 2006 as their 35th single.
The lyrics and music were written by singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima.
The strong message—urging you to move forward under your own power—is really encouraging.
To capture the song’s energy, practice articulating each note cleanly and crisply.
PretenderOfisharu Higedan Dism
This song might be perfect for appreciating the importance of rests.
It’s a track by the pop-rock band Official HIGE DANDism, released in 2019 as their second single.
It was chosen as the theme song for the film The Confidence Man JP: The Movie – Romance.
It’s a bittersweet love song about feelings that can’t reach the one you love.
As for the rests, the key is the phrasing in the B section.
Precisely because the phrasing has clear contrasts in tension and release, it leads to the openness of the chorus.
Practice so you don’t rush!
Demachiyanagi Parallel UniverseASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s “Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe.” The bass line in this song is super easy, mainly built around root notes in an 8-beat pattern! There’s a phrase in the break that descends by semitones—the so-called chromatic scale—but since it just moves down one fret at a time, it’s easy to memorize, which is a nice plus.
It’s a song you can play after about a month of starting bass, so it’s highly recommended for situations where you’ve suddenly been put in charge of playing bass!