If I told you that these pentatonic shapes were ‘wrong’, what would you say? Just to be clear, these shapes ARE correct and they WILL give you the notes of whatever pentatonic scale you like… But if you look at how bassists like: They tend NOT to use those shapes – at least not in […]
Beginner Bass Mistakes That KILL Your Progress
Today, we need to talk about beginner bass mistakes – the kind of things that beginner bassists do that can slow down progress, or even stop it entirely. I’m not even being super hyperbolic here. In fact, when I was starting out as a beginner bass player, I made just ONE of these mistakes and […]
The GENIUS Bass Line That Took 27 Years To Write
In 2023, we got the FINAL Beatles song… Now And Then; a song resurrected from a decades-old recording of John Lennon singing and playing piano. But getting one final Beatles song also means we get one final Beatles bass line. And as you can expect from Paul McCartney this one is utter genius. However, it’s […]
GENIUS Trick Every Pro Bassist Uses
There’s a ‘trick’ that just about every bassist uses that takes their bass lines from ‘OK’ (or even ‘meh’) to extraordinary. And the best part? You don’t need an encyclopedic knowledge of music theory or even to know your fretboard that well. To use this ‘trick’, you only need 3 frets, but those 3 frets […]
227 Beatles Bass Lines: What I Discovered Learning The Entire Beatles Bass Line Catalog
I learned every 227 Beatles bass lines That’s every song in the Beatles catalog (I think…). It was a massive job trying to keep track of all these Paul McCartney bass lines, so I even made a super nerdy spreadsheet to keep track of everything: The Beatles bass lines have a very special place in […]
The BEST Beatles Bass Line (And How Paul McCartney Wrote It)
The best Beatles bass line isn’t something that everyone will agree on, but I definitely have my favorite. It’s May 5th, 1969. Paul McCartney arrives at Olympic Sound Studios, plugs in his bass and records what I believe is his absolute PERFECT Beatles bass line. It’s ultra-melodic and singable, but still supports the song. It’s […]
