How to PLAY BASS + SING like Paul McCartney?!
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As the century’s foremost living songwriter and creator of dozens of singable bass riffs, Paul McCartney hardly needs to be recognised as one of the greatest vocalists too, but he is. And to celebrate, we’ve put together a list of must-know Paul McCartney bass lines to help you master singing and playing bass at the same time. Join Sharon Renold as she walks you though all of them!
So. Who are YOUR favourite singer bassists? Let us know in the comments below!
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We'd also like to thank the 'band' behind our backing tracks:
Yogev Gabay: Drum Programming
Yotam Ishay: Piano & Organ
Yoel Genin: Guitars & Mix
And Ian Allison for joining on bass and vox! 😭
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Video Breakdown:
00:00 - Warm-ups
00:26 - Bassists who are also incredible vocalists
01:36 - Fool on the Hill
02:34 - How To Sing, a vocal crash course
03:36 - Michelle
04:42 - Rule #1 to singing & playing
05:00 - Hello, Goodbye
05:40 - Rule #2
06:21 - Come Together
07:44 - Silly Love Songs
09:13 - Something
10:39 - Rule #3
11:14 - Paperback Writer
12:36 - You Never Give Me Your Money
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We've got an especially in-depth workbook this week, including the usual tab and notation and performance pointers. Additionally, we've also got the melody and lyrics written out above the bass parts, so you can check the basic grid alignment or juxtaposition. AND we've included some basic warm-up exercises for voice to get you started (incl. some 'quick warm-up hacks' when you don't have time).
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Would it be possible for you to feature Melvin Gibbs on SBL?
@@adamwalcott_official We can definitely add him to the list. Whether we can get him in person himself, we'll have to see. There are always so many other factors that play into that. >_
Nice one. I always liked Phil Lynot when a teen, and still do.
I did the steps to download the annotations and it never downloaded, I spent 20 minutes on the page waiting
As a bassist/vocalist, we definitely need more of this content!❤
I agree
Silly Love Songs has a tragically underrated bass line
So true! I love this baseline 😎
There’s also a version with Louis Johnson on bass. 🔥 th-cam.com/video/RN6lWjN0ups/w-d-xo.html
@@pop_polizei I also love that version! Thank you for sharing!
Bonus points for John Taylor’s solo in “Broad Street”!
What a classic.
More of this content, please. Being able to sing at least backup is key for getting more gigs!
Paul didn't just play bass... he created GREAT bass lines. He was the most important rock musician of the 20th century.
His bass playing is a song within the song.
I'm not sure that 'important' is appropriate. He was one of many legends of his time. Certainly not the greatest
This is one of, if not THE, best SBL videos so far!! Excellent and fun.
Yeah, exceptional
I don't sing and have no intention of trying. It's all I can do to remember my Bass part. This video was so refreshing and massively entertaining. Whoever dreamt it up, go to the top of the SBL class. Brilliant!
Woohoo! Most of the credit goes to Sharon Renold - the bassist on screen - for writing, filming, recording and editing it. XD The rest of the content team was happy to contribute in whatever ways they could, though.
@@devinebass Does Sharon have a Twitter or Instagram account?
Yes Scott,where did you find her?
@@rennymc Her IG handle is @sharonrenold! Don't think she's active on Twitter.
@@Shred_The_Weapon Haha, Sharon's one of our video editors on the team!
Wow. Sharon, what a superstar. Love the singing - and of course bass playing! Fool on the hill is just magic.
I hope folks at Berklee and any music school are taking notice and holding this up as a fabulous example of how someone can launch from school into a stunning career in music. I love all that you're doing and can't wait to see what you choose to do next.
That was such a fun video! As a bassist who also tries to sing a bit sometimes I enjoyed it a lot :-) You sing great! Very in tune, lots of forward focus (bet you cut through the mix like a japanese butcher's knife!), you also have some soulful vibe to your voice when singing softer, and your harmonies are top notch! And Ian's lows, WHOA! Those lowest notes have almost Zappaesque quality to them. Your duet was absolutely stellar ❤️ The world needs more videos like this!
What a stellar performance. Very vibrant. You both represented the works of Sir Paul McCarthy and the Beatles exceptionally well.👍🔥✌
Of the three instruments I play (bass, drums, and guitar), I find it most difficult to sing while playing bass. Many of the bassline's syncopations don't match with more straight ahead vocal parts, causing me to either match the syncopation with my voice, or straighten out the line. As mentioned in the video, I generally favor simplification of the bassline to ensure the voice is on point. Side note: I want that Warwick!
Thank you, super cool singing & playing Sharon ! Also great to see Mr. Ian in the video !
Thanks for tuning in dude!
The beauty of TH-cam is you can see Ms. Renold putting these lessons into practice 14 years ago. Rock on kid.
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That duet was really beautiful!
Your voices blend really well together!
I’m soo happy I watched this to the end! Great job with all the covers, and thanks for the advice.
Awesome dude! Thanks for checking out the video!
❤️’d that team effort on “You Never Give Me Your Money.” 🥳Great job. That’s one of “those” Beatles tunes that always punches me in the gut for some reason.Both👍👨🏻
We need way more Sharon! She is outstanding!
Sharon, you’re killing it. Thank you
LOVING THIS!!! "You Never Give Me Your Money” was a great way to wrap it up.
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I'm so glad!!! It was a blast!!
She absolutely killed it! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Could listen to her sing/play all day
yes please
I couldn't.
@@Syncop8rNZ you must be hearing impaired..
THAT DUET WAS AMAZING. LOVE IAN WITH THE BASS VOCALS AND BASS VI SOLO.
SHARON'S COMPING ON THE WARWICK WAS SICK AS WELL.
NEED AN ALBUM OF YOU TWO!
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Sharon is a master musician! Great playing, great singing and fun content! Thanks, Sharon!!!
Big up Marius!
The duet achieved all the things music should. It made me happy, feel inspired to want to play with people again, nostalgic and entertained. To say, “I loved it” is an understatement. Seriously, Cheers!
This video is sooooo good, this is the standard for content and no other channel gets close.
So great to hear Darryl!
charming. The duet especially
That video made me so happy. Incredible job. I laughed, I cried, I applauded with joy. Wonderful, thank you
Don't know how I missed this one. The prep that went into this must have been immense. Great job Sharon!
Love this Ladies videos. Her style and perspective on Bass is great !
Thanks Judy! 🧡🧡🧡
That was just pure joyful entertainment right there! Thanks you 2!
in love with the all the stuff you do at SBL 👏 often when creators expand, they loose the original vibe that people love about the channel. With you guys, it feels like you made a great channel so much better! ❤
So great to hear dude! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Love this lady ! What a shot of adrenaline for SBL. And great premise for a bass vid.
One of the greatest bass videos of all time! I simply love it, love them!
That last duet was insane! Well done!!
Another great video from Sharon.
On " Something" Paul is credited with the backing vocal so presumably the harmony in the B section. What makes that interesting is how different the two basslines are. The A section when he isn't singing is simpler but much less linear than the much more complicated but more linear B section. I find that the linearity often makes more of a difference than how complicated it is. You often find Paul's bass lines have the less linear pieces in between vocal lines.
This is a really insightful observation. Thank you for sharing!
Loved this video! Great info Sharon and the duet at the end was worth the wait.
Big up Brad!
Goodnight Tonight by Wings (with Macca on bass) has also one of his coolest bass lines of all time!
The video is ace as well!
Fantastic! I've always wondered how somebody like Chris Squire could play bass and sing at the same time and now I know the answer is just... practice. Thank you, Sharon, for that most insightful and enjoyable lesson. If you were to record an album full of Beatles songs like that, I could listen to it all day.
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AWWW. Thank you!! 🧡💛💚
You are the best addition to these postings. You bring a whole different vibe and you are so talented and funny.
More More More!!!! This young lady is such a joy to watch and "Talented"...forget about it!!!
One of the best vids I've seen from SBL.
Shaz thank you for having me on your amazing video!!
THANK YOU FOR BEING AWESOME AS USUAL 🤩🤩
This is SO ENJOYABLE! And instructive!
Loved it. What a fun ending. Bravo.
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Has to be one of the best videos on this channel! Well done.
More of this please!!!!!!! Love it.
One of my favorite SBL videos! So clever and really great content.
Well done! You've touched on a subject that is very important to us weekend warriors. "Everybody plays, Everybody sings!"
Easily your best video ever! I had to watch the duet twice. Listened through my Raycon earbuds and OMFG!
Awesome job & great songs!
A-MAZING! This is the best video SBL have done. Amazing performances! BRAVO!
This is awesome!!! Please do more of these
Your rendition of "You Never Give Me Your Money" was awesome
That Höfner tone is perrrrfect!
I want more!! This video rocks hard!!
Awesome. Thank you for this
It’s so fitting that Sharon would begin with McCartney. (Love to hear her take on Peter Cetera.) He was the first one not only to prove that it’s doable to play the bass and sing together but also the first one who made it awesome. He didn’t want to do it when the Beatles first came together with an actual bass player in their lineup, because he didn’t think it was his archetype. Then, he not only made it his own but made it something cool. I’m a guitar player primarily, but I made a point when I bought my first electric bass in 1996 to join that sub pocket of musicians that can play bass and sing simultaneously. It wasn’t just about Paul McCartney being able to do it, but I won’t deny he was part of the motivation.
I was never tempted to buy that Hofner model, but having picked them up at different stages since ‘96, I understand one of the things that is so appealing about them. They weigh practically nothing. Sir Paul was able to front the Beatles and some of his solo projects without being weighed down by a regular bass that’s like a brick yolk. It probably wasn’t the same whenever he played his Rickenbacker.
Excellent episode, great hommage for a great musician, excellent performance by Sharon lovely voice too.
so much fun! thanks
I love it! This video inspires me so much to keep going and practice! One day, i want to be able to do this. It is the creative outlet I have been craving for years but didnt fully know or understand the feeling. THANK YOU!
I love this! As a bass player with aspirations of singing as well, this is the kind of thing I want to work on! Please keep doing content on this topic. Bravo, SBL!
Yes Joe! Thanks for tuning in!
Thanks for this video! I sing and play, but rarely have done them together. People like Sir Paul and Geddy Lee (among others) have always amazed me. "Fool On the Hill" seems like a good place to start. Some Beatles songs are a little high in my vocal range.
Great job. Good idea for a series.
Yet again you hit it out of the park. Great subject and well executed. Thank you, I look forward to re-watching this with the workbook
Thanks for tuning in David!
I think it helped Paul that he played with a pick. A lot of famous bassist-singers play with a pick, probably because you can get a more steady back-and-forth motion that way. At least that's the reason I find playing with a pick and singing much easier than playing with my fingers while singing.
Great video, for Hofner users he uses the switches, 2 up middle down. He tries to adjust his tone to the point where it hides the attack of his picking. And make sure you have flats on it. Pyramids if you want what Paul uses.
Thank you for the nice vocal/bass lesson! I’m working on it.
Silly Love songs is the perfect example of singing over a phenomenal bass line.
Great vid! I will be watching this one again for sure. Keep up the great work!
Awesome dude! Thanks for supporting!
I totally love her voice!!!!
Thx so much! this is what ive been struggling with for the past year!
What a great video! I loved it!
I thoroughly enjoyed your video - thanks!
The conceptual approach I use for music in general, and multi-tasking in music in particular is "left brain/right brain". Your left brain says "put your finger on this fret and press down and hold it", while you're right brain says "play". We all start as left brain players: the goal is to be right brained about more and more. (Right now I'm trying to be a right-brained improviser. It's not going well.) To sing and play at the same time, your bassline needs to be automatic -- you shouldn't have to think about the mechanics at all. This frees up the rest of your attention to singing: as someone who's a bassist/singer and done it live -- she's absolutely right about where your attention should be. Hammer the bassline down forwards and backwards OFF STAGE, and concentrate on your singing ON STAGE.
One last tip -- humming while playing is a lot easier than singing with words. If you want a nice warm up to get used to controlling two simultaneous melodies, try humming first.
Loved this ….binging on Sharon content. She’s a lot of fun (and talent).
Wow! Amazing video, thanks
This is the best video ever!!! The Calab at the end!
great format. thank u! )
MORE OF THIS PLEASE!!! AMAZING FORMAT! And what an incredible talent and skills these two've got, oh wow! THANK YOU FOR THE FRESHENESS...
Thanks for watching Daniel! 🔥🙌🏻
Wow, this channel is getting really awesome.
So great to hear you're enjoying the progression of the channel dude!
@@devinebass Hey, I'm also enjoying your podcast channel, so much insight plus the ins and outs about basses. I wish I could of had something like this 40 years ago. Keep the good stuff coming dudes!
@@devinebass Hey I got another classic hit for a sing and bass: FYC Johnny come back home.
OMG you need to do more videos, please? !!! Awesome job!!
This video means so much to me.
Well done. I enjoyed it tremendously 😊
You have an excellent voice! Great video!!!
Even George Harrison said he has no idea where Paul came up with the melodies.
I agree .
As far as bass lines from song to song, every time I play a song, be it my own or not , I hear/play something just a little bit different. No rhyme or reason, just comes out that way. A tad different only adding/subtracting pick ups and inflections.
A slight modification to the idea that "voice is king". As a singing bass player my point is view is, you have to choose one. You can't concentrate on both, so figure out which one is more complicated, or the one you want to play with more and make sure you lock in the secondary instrument. That way you can really go to town on your primary instrument for that particular song.
Loved this video!!!
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Sharon - you nailed it! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Loved everything about this video - most of all how your joy showed through while you were playing/singing these examples. I could see it in your previous SBL videos but it really showed through on this one - YOU HAVE SOME MAD SKILLS! - add to that the killer rendition of You Never Give Me Your Money that you and Ian did!!! Bravo! Keep 'em coming! P.S. When you played the slow version of Paperback Writer it was uncanny how everything was spot on in sync - it was better than using the slowdowner!!!
That video was 100% fun! Enjoyed it!
Pure gold!❤
Yes!
you are awesome! Scott - this is one of the best of SBL - hire this lady full time
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That was so good! Thanks 🎉
Best bass video I've seen in a LONG time! And LOVE the "Bass VI" solo!
Ian singing and playing was the secret motivator at getting this video out.
Superb Sharon! Thanks so much from the UK 😊😊
Big up Steve!
Nice job! Best bass / singing I have heard in a while!😊
Wow, this is fantastic and super helpful
Wonderful bass and video - great to hear that Hofner vintage sound!!! Nice duet! 🎉
Oh, that was sublime !