For this article  a few bass intros you may enjoy playing.
Listen to the song before you play the intro, familiarise yourself with the feel.
Once you have the idea underneath your finger tips, experiment with any ideas to enhance the intro. Another idea is to take the intro and use it as a spring board for any of your own intros.

The first intro is from KT Tunstall’s “Suddenly I See”
G   ——————-    —————————
D  —-0————–    —-0———————
A  ————3——-   ————3–3–3——
E  ——————–    ————————3–

The next intro is from Roger Clover’s Classic 70s Hit  “Love is All”   The idea is based on a descending
bass line. It is a typical 70s approach to introduce a song. Listen to Slade’s Christmas Song to hear a similar idea being used to introduce this all time X-mas classic.

G  ————–       ———————     ———————     ——————-
D  ————–       ——0————-      ———————-   —-0————–
A  —2–0——      ————4—-2—    —-0—————–   ——————-
E  ———-4–2-    –0——————    ———-3—2–0—   ——————-

 

Next example is from Tony Chisties’s   “This is the Way to Amarillo”  The bass line follows the vocal line, again, a typical 70s approach to introduce a song.

G ———-6—   —7—7–7–7–    ——————-   ——————–
D –7-7-7——   ——————   –7–7–7–6-4—   ——————–
A  ————-    —————–   ———————   –7—7–7——–
E ————–    —————-    ———————  ——————–

G ————–   —————–   ———————-   ——————
D ———–4–  -7-7-7–6-4—    ———————      —————–
A -5-5-5–7—-   —————    –7–7–7———–        —7————
E ————— —————-   ———————-       —————–

Experiment with where you play the notes. If you use a 5-string bass you can play the notes in a lower register, experiment with where you want to play those notes.

Enjoy playing and hope to catch you soon again.
Eddie