All of the tunes in our latest audio quiz are pretty well known. But how well known once you strip them down to just their bass lines? We tried to give you songs with unique bass lines, at least, not the usual root, fifth, root, fifth, which is 99% of all popular music.
Go ahead and take the quiz and see how good your ear is.
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Cool! I’ve always wanted to be quizzed on basslines. One that I try on my friends is The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” but I’m not very good at it. ;) Can’t wait to get home and try this one!
posted by Johnny Cat on 5-8-2009 at 12:18 pm
WOW, I got 8/10, I have impressed myself…..a good one, might be too obvious, would have been the base line from Fleetwood Mac Chains…..love that bass….
posted by Jennifer on 5-8-2009 at 12:21 pm
10 out of 10.
Another great Quiz!
I would love to see a name that tune in so many notes type quiz.
posted by Don on 5-8-2009 at 12:22 pm
9/10 The only one I didn’t know was the first one. The rest of them…I think they were too easy!
Don, I like that idea.
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That would be an awesome read.
posted by Tracie on 5-8-2009 at 12:58 pm
9/10 here too. That 1st one was the only one that I had no clue on!
I agree, Jennifer, Chains has a great bass line!
posted by Nerak on 5-8-2009 at 1:25 pm
100%, without even finishing the clips. I was married to a bass player for ten years.
posted by Miss Cellania on 5-8-2009 at 1:42 pm
All correct except the “all Journey” one. I can live with that.
But you gotta admit, most of them were dead giveaways.
posted by BassMan on 5-8-2009 at 3:51 pm
Yay! This is the first time I’ve ever gotten a 100% on a music quiz.
posted by JMB on 5-8-2009 at 3:54 pm
I absolutely LOVE these quizzes with the music clips. I only wish you would do them more often!
posted by Michigan Mom on 5-8-2009 at 5:14 pm