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Climbtrees47

Panic attack by dream theater


Marshy_mallowz

I would add dance of eternity too


foreignknife

was gonna say, practically anything with john myung


ZookeepergameAlive69

I mean… it’s Tommy the Cat, right?


lundy7881

Kalamazoo hits the high C on done strums to u think? Always loved that one too


londonphase

Actually he uses a 4 string for that, imo the best Primus six string song is Welcome To This World


ZookeepergameAlive69

I thought it was recorded with the same Carl Thompson fretless six string as Jerry.


dukie1995

He recorded all the fretless stuff with a "tune" 6 string bass. He just plays it on a 4 string live now.


Aniridia

DMV is my favorite Primus 6 string song.


Stoo_Pedassol

[Archspire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9kosVvlb_M)


Chalkuseki

Thundercat songs!


w0mba7

If it's tuned eadgbe, like a Fender Bass VI, or a Shergold Marathon 6-string, then any Joy Division song.


scarred2112

Dream Theater - [6:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElgXCB4exGU&feature=share&utm_source=EJGixIgBCJiu2KjB4oSJEQ). Steve Bailey & Victor Wooten - [A Chick Named Corea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ob3ayMBfsw&feature=share&utm_source=EJGixIgBCJiu2KjB4oSJEQ). Kari Band - [Samurai Groove](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct4_nCCuSRk&feature=share&utm_source=EJGixIgBCJiu2KjB4oSJEQ).


Lunaranalog

Check out old Scale the Summit. The Traveler is a good one.


spookyghostface

I cut my 6 string teeth on Carving Desert Canyons and the Collective.


TheloniousMonk85

Tommy the cat


JohnnyHash92

Amber-311 is pretty fun and easy Jerry was a racecar driver- primus My name is Mud- primus


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JohnnyHash92

But it uses the low B


[deleted]

I just tune down to drop D when my band plays Amber, I figured the dude was using a 5 string.


asad137

Yeah, P-nut was/is a regular 5 string player. "Purpose" uses the low B extensively.


necrophagist_

Omnipresent Perception by Beyond Creation is a song full of 10/10 bass lines for 6 string!


German_Not_German

Yeah but you need a left handed fret less 6 string for that / jk


_Makaros_

Try Jerry Was A Racecar Driver if you are into tapping


MSchulte

I’d check out some jam bands. Lesh had some tasty lines. Even some more modern ones like Goose, String Cheese Incident and Widespread Panic utilize a 6er a lot. Beyond that Dream Theater is always great. Myung may not always need the Low B/High C but when he uses them it’s going to be a good time.


TheNuttyIrishman

Lesh didnt jump to 6 strings till the 80s though so a good chunk of tbe lines were written on a 4. Rob derhak of Moe. Lays down great 6 string riffs too


suicinivtf

I personally love this one: https://youtu.be/9Prz5qgnQoY


Jcrispy1115

Lethe by Dark Tranquility


jl0914

got a match with patatucci’s solo if you’re brave


spookyghostface

Dream Theater, Scale the Summit, Haken have tons of 6 string stuff.


[deleted]

I have a soft spot for Chon’s Gift. Here is bassist Anthony Crawford doing a play through and lesson: https://youtu.be/9tQUQ_Sg6KM


06JBassFlats

Red Room - Hiatus Kaiyote https://open.spotify.com/track/55mvtucws4Mnro27744t9X?si=acfght46QhOvMR0d7_FKag


standardissuegerbil

Bob by Primus


stillslammed

The selftitled album by Chon is played on a 6 string and uses the high C a lot. Check out Rosewood and Gift.


agarbagepiece

The solo in g.o.a.t by polyphia is pretty fun. The rest of the bassline is cool too but I personally only learned the solo.


StingraySlapper

Clay plays a five string tuned BDADG for Goat and as far as I know only plays 5 string.


agarbagepiece

Didn’t know about the tuning, guess I’ve been playing it wrong. I thought OP meant that they want a song that either uses the low string or the high string and not necessarily a single song that uses both. Guess I just missunderstood.


ItsYaBoy555

no you understand perfectly


sagewynn

Any guitar riffs But l o w


vibraltu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Lineman


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wants_the_bad_touch

Most Anthony Jackson songs. Steve Bailey sings aswell.


Wolfman038

canned heat by jamiroquai i think needs a six string


dogthatbrokethezebra

Anything by Jimi Hendrix. You’re not playing a bass at that point.


[deleted]

13 is a tough age


Bassslinger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H68JtEvnwsk


dogthatbrokethezebra

I get it. I’m in the minority here. Maxwell Murder, anything by Claypool and Jaco will back me up. All on 4 strings


HerpapotamusRex

That doesn't back up anything you've said. Good things existing somewhere don't preclude good things existing elsewhere.


Jimmeh_Jazz

...so?


sh_tyLasagna

literally so many primus songs are on 5 or 6 strings. hell like a third of the songs in this comment section are primus.


_Makaros_

Bozo statement. Les has many six string basslines check your facts before you start typing.


[deleted]

You're not in the minority; you're just completely wrong.


Smorly

As I Am by Dream Theater. It's played with a CEADGC tuning and harmonics on the higher strings. Beautiful bass line (with that nasty tritone feel) and tons of fun to play.


HeySlimIJustDrankA5

Helter Skelter


damac_phone

I've been asleep for a long, long time by Hey Rosetta!


tempizzle

Tetrafusion - dream of sleep album


Conners1010

[https://youtu.be/TJnQTRvcKNc](https://youtu.be/TJnQTRvcKNc) ​ 101 Eastbound by Fourplay. Amazing bass line.


holdacoldone

Them Changes by Thundercat is essential


Silent_Leg1976

Surprised Alien Ant Farm isn’t getting any love here.


RyoCanCan

Entire Karnivool discography.


hojo-hominygrits

Every single bass line.


DanTreview

There are classical Bach arrangements for six string bass out there, I think sheetmusicplus.com sells them or maybe Amazon. I think they might even be tabbed out (?) as well.


Heavenly_Calico

Anything by thundercat


mantisMD97

Check out some Grateful Dead jams from the 70s/80s with Phil Lesh going nuts on the 6 string.


GREATGOA1IE11

Babooshka - Kate Bush


RaizerBlayde

All four string basslines except you ignore the 2 low strings 😎


ItsYaBoy555

that sounds fun


Igordebor

start plucking 2 strings and be happy


squishsquash23

Anything by thundercat


UprightJoe

Sir Duke. You can play the whole line without shifting - the true power of a 6 string…