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 […]
Did John Lennon Intentionally Sabotage The Beatles With This Bass Line?
Of all the bass lines on all the Beatles records, there’s one that’s VERY contentious. Some die-hard Beatles fans really don’t like it. In fact, some people absolutely HATE it! At the time, some critics thought it was SO bad, they called it musical sabotage. And the funny thing is – it wasn’t even Paul […]
Three 60-Second Bass Exercises For SUPREMELY Coordinated Hands
Ever had a case of the ‘fretboard finger fumbles’? Or come up against a bass line that threw your hands into total disarray? Or maybe a lick that moved around a bit and your fingers simply couldn’t handle it? The fretboard finger fumbles are very real, but it’s also something you can deal with – […]
5 Disco Bass Lines (For An Epic Right Hand Workout)
Disco bass lines get a bit of a bad wrap… Was there a good amount of questionable disco music? For sure… But did some of the songs have truly epic bass lines? Heck yes! Will you see me rocking the tighty whitey Travolta-style disco suit at Studio 54 this Saturday night? Absolu… Wait – actually, […]
5 James Brown Bass Lines To Get You “On The One”
James Brown bass lines are PERFECT for showing you how to get ‘on the one’. So what is ‘the one’ anyway? You may have seen Bootsy talk about it… Maybe you’ve heard interviews with Victor Wooten, or Marcus Miller or Stanley Clarke or any number of amazing bassists where they talk about it… At the […]
