My Top 15 Beatles Bass Lines

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  • @windyhillbomber
    @windyhillbomber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    Paul wrote some killer bass lines and managed to sing and play them at the same time. Certainly one of my favourite bass players.

    • @animalgeo
      @animalgeo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Genious

    • @cliffords2315
      @cliffords2315 ปีที่แล้ว

      Motor Memory

    • @bruhmoment28
      @bruhmoment28 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i could never play and sing something at the same time

    • @spaghettisauce445
      @spaghettisauce445 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bruhmoment28you just have to practice

    • @bruhmoment28
      @bruhmoment28 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@spaghettisauce445dude wtf you have the same username AND number as one of my friends 💀💀

  • @nathanmanning4961
    @nathanmanning4961 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    She's so heavy is also one of his best, so catchy. Paul is so great

    • @majipoorcat
      @majipoorcat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There is something so Doors like about this song. Just goes off into space. It’s amazing!

  • @patbrennan6572
    @patbrennan6572 2 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    Lets not forget that Paul did these masterpieces when he was quite young a long time ago and without any tabs. The were no utube instruction vids back then so it was his genius alone that made him the greatest of all time. Hope he lives another 80 years.

    • @ezrac704
      @ezrac704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Any good bassist understands how to construct a bassline, so that's not what makes his work impressive. I think his lack of music theory knowledge actually caused him to create more creative basslines. Bassists around his time like James jamerson were also amazing, but they never would've written Come Together's bassline.

    • @wmkennard
      @wmkennard ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good point plus they would play 8 hours a night play in a bat in Germany. George Through good said it was the hottest club heat wise that he was soaking in sweat playing only 3 hours n he couldn't imagine playing 8 hours. Paul developed so much during the Rubber Soul album. And James Jamesons Bass lines was a big influence. Something is a masterpiece of sweet tones n grove I wanna learn that song more than anything. Like Bruce Springsteen said he learned more from a 3 minute record than he did ever in school. Great musicians like Paul n the Beatles just had God blesseth talent. Like Lil Richard n Elvis etc

    • @jonasvilhena7270
      @jonasvilhena7270 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ele e eterno

    • @andrewcallanan8315
      @andrewcallanan8315 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And hadn't been playing bass that long , really

    • @donjohnston4215
      @donjohnston4215 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Plus, he did many of them while singing at the same time.

  • @InsomniacRocker
    @InsomniacRocker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    "Something" is just the perfect song to highlight the subtle genius that was Paul's bass playing.

    • @rovcanada1
      @rovcanada1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Was that the song where George asked Paul to reel back a bit on the bass complexity, but Paul just drove on? Serious question, no harm no foul.

    • @wisnuops
      @wisnuops ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@rovcanada1 yeap. George said it was too busy.

    • @ZaphiroAnejo
      @ZaphiroAnejo ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@wisnuops glad he kept it that way

    • @Dirtcowboy95
      @Dirtcowboy95 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's pure and gentle, so melodic! 😍😍

  • @conquistadorrecords
    @conquistadorrecords 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Love the fact that Paul's best bass parts were on songs for which he wasn't the songwriter. He gave so much of himself to the band and especially for his "Little Brother" George.

    • @matthorton3023
      @matthorton3023 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed 👍

    • @RussellMorash-m8w
      @RussellMorash-m8w ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I just said that on another post even when he was at his most spiteful of the band he would say paul was and inspired bass player. That's a complement john seldom gave to anyone.

    • @lukebilling8846
      @lukebilling8846 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally agree. It shits me when you see old George interviews where he is critical of Paul’s help. It’s easy to see how much Paul gave him the whole timr

  • @anshulanilgaur1118
    @anshulanilgaur1118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    All my loving bassline is underrated

    • @Tom-d2k2c
      @Tom-d2k2c 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Do you want to know a secret, Tell me why, I'm happy just to dance with you, helter skelter too

  • @VukG
    @VukG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    I'd like to see one about Paul's post-Beatles basslines :)

    • @cookieslayer7075
      @cookieslayer7075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Silly Love Songs on bass is goated

    • @VukG
      @VukG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@cookieslayer7075 Indeed it is! Take It Away bassline is also on fire

    • @velvetwatermelon2647
      @velvetwatermelon2647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Mrs. Vandebilt

    • @VukG
      @VukG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@velvetwatermelon2647 oh! Yes
      Daytime Nightime Suffering, Soily, Goodnight Tonight

    • @mikkysteaders
      @mikkysteaders 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Too Many People

  • @ezrac704
    @ezrac704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    "You don't see me" deserves to be mentioned. Definitely one of his first greats.

    • @ezrac704
      @ezrac704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You won't see me*

    • @majipoorcat
      @majipoorcat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One of my top Beatles 💙🩵🐈‍⬛

  • @OswaldoCastil
    @OswaldoCastil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    The sounds you get to make with that Jazz Bass are just outstanding

    • @SignatureStampsFan
      @SignatureStampsFan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @LeftyBassman
      @LeftyBassman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Thank you, almost only neck pickup, tone at 50% and a couple of plugins such as compressor and a mastering plugin

    • @alexyerkey3141
      @alexyerkey3141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Does your tone knob have a full sweep? Most lefty guitars and basses I’ve played are kind like tone on/off because they are wired differently

    • @LeftyBassman
      @LeftyBassman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alexyerkey3141 yes for this Jazz (American version) but I have that problem with my Fender Precision Player Series

    • @you_tubeslonelyheartsclubband
      @you_tubeslonelyheartsclubband 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LeftyBassman do you think turning the tone knob all the way off sounds closer?

  • @cdz9400
    @cdz9400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Hey Bulldog is definitely one of my favorite songs by the Beatles

  • @MrJohnmarr
    @MrJohnmarr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    So much for locking in with the drummer and just playing along. Paul wrote a song on bass within the song. Most Beatle tunes would not have the complexity and enduring longevity without his bass playing....or at least not the same level.

  • @brent3760
    @brent3760 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    The Beatles are just so damn good!

  • @JeremiahPickardMusic
    @JeremiahPickardMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I've always loved the bass in Baby You're A Rich Man
    The Dun Da Da Dun Da Da Dun Da Da Dun in the verse and the arpeggios in the chorus

  • @jacquescousteau217
    @jacquescousteau217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The two octaves on getting better is brilliant,as is the entire bass lines. Paul always mixes it up.

  • @vsmicer
    @vsmicer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Macca is my favourite bass player by far...melodic, subtle etc...but worth pointing out he didn't play the bass on 'Old Brown Show', that was George, and on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' it was actually John (On a Fender VI). That said, your number one is a perfect choice...'Something' is probably my favourite bass line by anyone ever, played impeccably on his Rickenbacker RS 1999 by Paul.

    • @theaverageduckenjoyer
      @theaverageduckenjoyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As well as Hey Jude, we'll known for having George play bass on it

    • @tyrannosauruszeppelin2205
      @tyrannosauruszeppelin2205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Paul played on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. John didn't have the ability to write such a melodic line like the bass in the bridge.

    • @bassioelmucho
      @bassioelmucho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My fave too. Then Jaco Pastorius for Jazz Fusion stuff. Ray Brown for upright work!

    • @wide_awake
      @wide_awake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tyrannosauruszeppelin2205 yea I’m pretty sure you’re right. I know John played that fender 6 on Helter Skelter, but while my guitar gently weeps is all Paul

    • @transtaganas
      @transtaganas ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The bass on WMGGW is actually disputed. I have seen good points being made for Paul, John or even George, although I tend to believe John played most of it, albeit probably with some Paul contribution. The song had such a unique recording, I would understand more than one took on the bass.

  • @matthewbartlett3442
    @matthewbartlett3442 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So glad to see someone recognize paperback writer! Severely underrated song with an underrated baseline!

  • @coolfool183
    @coolfool183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    two tips about the tone:
    playing with a pick produces a much quicker attack and a more treble heavy sound. turning the treble down on amp will mitigate this and help get a warm sound.
    paul palm muted at the bridge pretty prolifically; this is the key for songs like something

    • @bramsteenhoek2674
      @bramsteenhoek2674 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Palm muting?

    • @hqhq4611
      @hqhq4611 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bramsteenhoek2674
      Palm muting is when you dampen the strings slightly with the heel of your picking hand. It softens the attack slightly.

    • @hqhq4611
      @hqhq4611 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good observation about tone. All those years that I spent trying to learn McCartney bass lines I thought he was using his fingers. I was amazed when I found out that he always played with a pick. Another thing regarding Paul's tone -- I'm guessing that he probably used flatwound strings(?). It's amazing that he was able to get such a soft but thumpy sound using Rickenbacker and Fender Jazz basses which tend to have really trebly and growly tones.

    • @tomtowle
      @tomtowle ปีที่แล้ว

      I could be wrong but I might speculate that the poster was trying to display the notes and not specifically mirror the timbre

  • @nell580
    @nell580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Day tripper & paperbackwriter my FAVS!!!!

  • @kennet7837
    @kennet7837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    My top 10 in no particular order:
    - Something
    - Hey Bulldog
    - Rain
    - I Want You (She's So Heavy)
    - Sexy Sadie
    - Dear Prudence
    - Nowhere Man
    - Taxman
    - With a Little Help from My Friends
    - Lovely Rita

    • @enzofariabaixista
      @enzofariabaixista 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very very very nice! I like that

    • @bramsteenhoek2674
      @bramsteenhoek2674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No come together?

    • @kennet7837
      @kennet7837 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bramsteenhoek2674 Aside from the riff itself, it's not an interesting or particularly fun bassline to play.

    • @bramsteenhoek2674
      @bramsteenhoek2674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kennet7837 disagree

  • @wide_awake
    @wide_awake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love the Dear Prudence riff 🔥

  • @enriquepena5206
    @enriquepena5206 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love that Midnight Confessions brought me here and now I’m hooked on the bass guitar

  • @Kaito_Falcon
    @Kaito_Falcon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You had all my favorites there and more, so I think you nailed this list! Only thing I might change would be the order.

  • @johnvoorhees7881
    @johnvoorhees7881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've always played "RAIN" around the 12th fret on all strings for the whole song. And I'm also a lefty

  • @Dottor_J
    @Dottor_J 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Nowhere Man is my personal favorite. It's such a sweet bassline

    • @movid
      @movid 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤ just amazing

  • @jods1
    @jods1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Number five was George playing (cf. Creem Magazine interview), which goes to show how versatile the Beatles were.

  • @simpleton8bit
    @simpleton8bit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    love the way he could kind of slide into the next note sometimes. you're so talented! i love his bass line for she's so heavy. my favorite i think

  • @russell1603657
    @russell1603657 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Now that is a great selection of baselines, awesome playing! ❤️

  • @carlneoh5843
    @carlneoh5843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nice vid, great playing and truly shows how great the Beatles were

  • @jamesalfaro3155
    @jamesalfaro3155 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “Being for the benefit of Mr Kite” a jewel bass line

  • @markhallam7821
    @markhallam7821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Great video and fine performances. McCartney is a great and melodic bass player. Thanks for sharing.

    • @LeftyBassman
      @LeftyBassman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you Mark! Very appreciated!

  • @andersonalmeidazobel3875
    @andersonalmeidazobel3875 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Excellent, all these songs have exceptional bass line

  • @danieljulian4676
    @danieljulian4676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    These are all splendid choices and ranked against one another appropriately. Hard to choose, but your selections are heavily weighted toward the later Beatles career, but that's when the musicianship was peaking. My sentimental choice is one of the most melodic, but perhaps too simple to make the list of finalists: The Night Before. There are many others on which you could have focused. Very tasty licks.

  • @MattieBaxter-pg7el
    @MattieBaxter-pg7el ปีที่แล้ว +12

    McCartney is one of the most underrated bass players of all time, his lines were not only melodic but rhythmically perfect, all whilst singing too.
    His Beatles lines were awesome but some of his wings and solo stuff is just outstanding, try “reception” from wings’ back to the egg album.

    • @movid
      @movid ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😮...'underrated' ⁉️ you should be ashamed, do you know who McCartney is?...⛄your Brain is over-rated

    • @MattieBaxter-pg7el
      @MattieBaxter-pg7el ปีที่แล้ว

      @@movid you’re not very bright are you ? You do know what under rated means ? Right?

    • @MattieBaxter-pg7el
      @MattieBaxter-pg7el ปีที่แล้ว

      Underrated - “not rated or valued highly enough”.

    • @movid
      @movid ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@MattieBaxter-pg7el.....Have you just discovered or heard about the most famous musician of the past 50 years....and you say he's underrated? You're joking, right? 🤔....how can the most valued melodic musician bassist and guitarist of the Beatles BE UNDERRATED?? Ridiculous.... It's like saying Einstein is a vaguely known scientist 😂 😅

    • @movid
      @movid 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😅😅 underrated? He was always considered an amazing melodist, player, composer and with cherries on top!

  • @maurocoimbra9624
    @maurocoimbra9624 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Perfect selection!!! Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷

  • @clumsydad7158
    @clumsydad7158 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    great taste man, i came here because i started to get obsessed w/ the old brown shoe bass line ... so many great ones, great choices, you play awesome !! ty !!

  • @AJ_from_Queens
    @AJ_from_Queens 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The top 5 are SOOOOO spot on dude. You inspired me to play Hey Bulldog on my channel tomorrow haha or wait…. Maybe She’s So Heavy??… hmm…. We shall see tomorrow!

  • @brandonbrandon2822
    @brandonbrandon2822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Best Bass Line By Ringo: Eleanor Rigby

  • @NelsonMontana1234
    @NelsonMontana1234 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great stuff. Well done. Love Paul. But it always bugged me that he plays that C# over the Am chord in Nowhere Man.

  • @RussellMorash-m8w
    @RussellMorash-m8w 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Paul was the king of counter melodies I know george thought the bass was to busy on something but in those days you could hardly hear the bass and in the 80s when I heard the digital remix I couldn't believe that someone could play that well and keep perfect time.

  • @EddOGrande
    @EddOGrande 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    15th Nowhere Man 0:07
    14th Dear Prudence 0:46
    13th Getting Better 1:31
    12th Day Tripper 2:30
    11th With A Little Help From My Friends 3:09
    10th Rain 4:05
    9th Don't Let Me Down 4:48
    8h Paperback Writer 5:39
    7th And Your Bird Can Sing 6:06
    6th Taxman 6:46
    5th Old Brown Shoe 7:15
    4th I Want You (She's So Heavy) 7:51
    3rd Hey Bulldog 8:51
    2nd While My Guitar Gently Weeps 9:54
    1st Something 10:53

  • @danielcerso
    @danielcerso 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Bulldog may not be one of my favorite Beatles songs, but it's probably one of the best bass lines ever.

  • @chirilas5217
    @chirilas5217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    ! Wow !, Paul was definitely a genius of the electric bass. A lot of work to do in this way to play the bass. Congratulations for this video, you are also a great bass player my friend. Virtuosity undoubtedly. Good job. Great video. Congratulations.👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

  • @TNGfan8794
    @TNGfan8794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great list!
    A few of my favorites to play that weren't on the list include Michele, Drive My Car, and Ob-la-di Ob-la-da.

  • @movid
    @movid 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤from Montreal... I was amazed by Nowhere Man.... Pure genius 😮

  • @richardtaylor9702
    @richardtaylor9702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wonderful. Fantastic! I'm out of superlatives. Thank you.

  • @amirscher7918
    @amirscher7918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    sir Paul McCartney is one of the greatest Bass melody innovators in pop music. particularly in 1968-1969 era in the Beatles. where he reached his pick in writing bass melodies

  • @constancebargiacchi-huret9470
    @constancebargiacchi-huret9470 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    couldn't agree more with your top 3 🤌

  • @heisenberg6785
    @heisenberg6785 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your bass does sound so sweet!

  • @mikaelzerbib
    @mikaelzerbib 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Awesome!

  • @brent3760
    @brent3760 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I also really like the bass to Dig A Pony, and well, so many more!

  • @tnolddawg
    @tnolddawg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a musician, you may appreciate the more technically intricate lines, but as a Beatles fan I'm surprised that Day tripper wasn't higher on your list due to it's prominence in the song, and how the base line grabs your attention right from the opening
    There's no question which Beatles song is playing within seconds of hearing the opening note (Still one of my favorites to this day)

    • @elliegonzales8212
      @elliegonzales8212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Day Tripper was a guitar riff John wrote...it's his song. Paul was just following the guitar riff so it's not really one of "his" bass lines.

  • @HudsonB-pd3ud
    @HudsonB-pd3ud 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    God, Dear Prudence’s bass-line gets stuck in my head more than the song itself

  • @1968joseph1
    @1968joseph1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    People who talk trash about the Beatles and how they are "overrated" have never sat down and done this kind of thing. Those key changes and rhythms aren't all like "I Want To Hold Your Hand".

    • @majipoorcat
      @majipoorcat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I Want To Hold Your Hand is not just another pop song.

  • @denniskramer9657
    @denniskramer9657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    man. you got that under your fingers.great job..

  • @anthonyargemusic
    @anthonyargemusic ปีที่แล้ว

    Sometimes I feel like I love bass lines more than most bass player haha!! Paul Mccartney was one of the best . Would love to see this video with jethro tull bass lines!! Loved the video!! Cheers!!

  • @markpickardlife
    @markpickardlife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very enjoyable video. thanks!

  • @james5353
    @james5353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing, nailed every single one. Macca was great from Rubber Soul onwards

  • @bachman.
    @bachman. ปีที่แล้ว

    I mean, I know it's george playing and if you listen to the isolated bass it's sloppier than paul, but Oh Darling has a special place in my heart. Probably my top 5 beatles bass line.

  • @obiobiwan9268
    @obiobiwan9268 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    #2 Come Together, #1 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

  • @ivangranja4566
    @ivangranja4566 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Paul e seu baixo, a alma dos Beatles.

  • @AJPFab
    @AJPFab 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great picks in my opinion!
    Some of my favorites (in no order)
    One After 909
    Paperback Writer
    Dig A Pony
    All My Loving
    Day Tripper
    Dont Let Me Down
    I Saw Her Standing There

  • @tpatgod
    @tpatgod 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You never give me your money is one of my favorite

  • @RussellMorash-m8w
    @RussellMorash-m8w ปีที่แล้ว

    Paul's signature was and octave higher note triplet and you have it down pat.

  • @JF-ub3qy
    @JF-ub3qy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent as usual 👍
    I love 👌

  • @davidbaird4382
    @davidbaird4382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Word

  • @白狐姫
    @白狐姫 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3弦よりもっと4弦を活用した弾き方をポールはしていると思います。
    ヘイブルドッグは4弦中心にハイフレットで弾いていますね。
    音色でわかります。

  • @henryyuliano3288
    @henryyuliano3288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    fun fact - While My Guitar Gently Weeps was most likely John playing on a 6 string Fender Bass

  • @rovcanada1
    @rovcanada1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    #4 (She's so heavy), gets my vote as #1.

  • @miguelcabrera1298
    @miguelcabrera1298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great sound!!! A Jazz sounding like a Hofner or a Rick.

  • @KellyAddington-v8s
    @KellyAddington-v8s ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the list and your perfect covers of these masterpieces but am so surprised Think for Yourself isn’t on the list.

  • @DH-TV
    @DH-TV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lovely playing mate

  • @tobyw9113
    @tobyw9113 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    His bass playing on magical mystery tour was some of his best, baby you’re a rich man, your mother should know, I am the walrus all you need is love are some of his best bass lines

  • @flewawayandaway4763
    @flewawayandaway4763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    old brown shoe bassline was played by george ( george confirmed it himself in an interview) and i believe there is a 12 string guitar( george on his rickenbaker) doubling the bassline on while my guitar gently weeps

    • @LeftyBassman
      @LeftyBassman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes I think the line was too hard for Paul

    • @paulreese3071
      @paulreese3071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@LeftyBassman Great video and love your choices!!! With all due respect, I don't see where the baseline to OBS would be too difficult for Paul to play. Probably just another example of who was there for the session or possibly George just wanting what he wanted on his own composition? Thanks for all of your work!

    • @LeftyBassman
      @LeftyBassman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think, but it’s only my opinion, some riffs were to fast to play smoothly for Paul.

    • @paulreese3071
      @paulreese3071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@LeftyBassman Duly noted, I would contend that certain parts of Rain are equally difficult and one of my favorites is the middle eight of Taxman where his admiration for James Jamerson is in its full glory! Glad we can share ideas! 😃

    • @vsmicer
      @vsmicer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@paulreese3071 This is essentially correct. At the time of 'Old Brown Shoe's recording, although Paul took part in it, he wasn't around for the overdubs, going back and forth to High Farm, which gave George the chance to do the bass himself, which he relished.

  • @patricedhautcourt1
    @patricedhautcourt1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I perfectly agree ! I would add a Wings bass line : silly love song. ;-)

    • @LeftyBassman
      @LeftyBassman  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I already made it!

  • @IanDikhtiar
    @IanDikhtiar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video! You inspired me to learn many Beatles lines!!
    This list could you some "One After 909". Any chance you can make a cover? That bass line is ridiculous

    • @LeftyBassman
      @LeftyBassman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Is it because you’ve watched Get Back?

    • @IanDikhtiar
      @IanDikhtiar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@LeftyBassman not really. I've jumped from 2 years of Elvis train to 2 years of Beatles train. Got myself a bass few months ago, and already put a few hundred views into your vids. Your covers are amazing to play along with, dude!

    • @LeftyBassman
      @LeftyBassman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Ian!!!

  • @alandoran5428
    @alandoran5428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another excellent video……. Thank you

  • @elwin38
    @elwin38 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Savoy Truffle had a great bass line!

  • @franktreppiedi2208
    @franktreppiedi2208 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dear Prudence is the absolute best line he ever came up with.

  • @andyhinds542
    @andyhinds542 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd add magical Mystery Tour which has that awesome click echo on the 4th and 5th notes, as well as Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.

  • @johnhewett9483
    @johnhewett9483 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nicely played sir

  • @oddnoobswe1977
    @oddnoobswe1977 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My top 15:
    15. Back In The U.S.S.R
    14. Penny Lane
    13. Mean Mr. Mustard
    12. With A Little Help From My Friends
    11. Drive My Car
    10. Lady Madonna
    9. Magical Mystery Tour
    8. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
    7. I Want To Hold Your Hand
    6. Something
    5. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
    4. All My Loving
    3. Roll Over Beethoven
    2. Taxman
    1. I Saw Her Standing There

  • @rubensnetto5331
    @rubensnetto5331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Want that T-shirt!!

  • @majipoorcat
    @majipoorcat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always thought of the bass as the fifth Beatle. It is another voice that sings and harmonizes with John, Paul,& George. I love the bass on Help.

  • @brandonbrandon2822
    @brandonbrandon2822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Top 15 bass lines in least to greatest:
    You Know My Name
    Sgt. Pepper Reprise
    I Want You She's So Heavy
    Sun King
    Get Back
    All My Loving
    One After 909
    The End
    I Saw Her Standing There
    Old Brown Shoe
    Helter Skelter
    Taxman
    Maxwell's Silver Hammer
    Yer Blues
    Baby, You're A Rich Man

  • @stevencutler3855
    @stevencutler3855 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lucy in the Skies with Diamonds should have made the list. Great video

  • @CVGuitar
    @CVGuitar ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video dude!!

  • @jacquescousteau217
    @jacquescousteau217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She’s So Heavy . Genius …

  • @purplecha1860
    @purplecha1860 ปีที่แล้ว

    Personally, I think "Come Together" deserves a spot in the top 3

  • @bobwilcox3463
    @bobwilcox3463 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favorite beatles bass line the I am the walrus bass line.

  • @rovcanada1
    @rovcanada1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know why, but "Whilst My Guitar Gently Weeps" just totally says Hank Marvin & the Shadows to me. Maybe because their cover was so respectful?

    • @rovcanada1
      @rovcanada1 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL I have The Shadows (50 Greatest Hits) on my truck-driving playlist, and I always love it when Hank's 'Something' comes up. That, and his 'Knights in White Satin'.

  • @NicolasMogensen
    @NicolasMogensen 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolute crime that the very best of Maccie's basslines isn't here. "Help",,, did you forget about this one?

  • @toddadale
    @toddadale ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job! Macca is a Bass God!

  • @movid
    @movid 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope to see the whole Nowhere Man played ❤

  • @jackpetrella551
    @jackpetrella551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can’t wait!

  • @abacadaniel04
    @abacadaniel04 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    “Oh! Darling” is my favourite, despite Paul not playing bass on that track. ✌️😅

  • @jonswift7174
    @jonswift7174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SUPERB playing

  • @rogertinker1813
    @rogertinker1813 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent

  • @BarryLyndon63
    @BarryLyndon63 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    " Mean Mr Mustard " , " She came in through the bathroom window " , " " Savoy Truffle " ,

  • @arakikaz246
    @arakikaz246 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great !
    But which version of Getting better is that?
    Not same as original.

  • @jeffskinner7629
    @jeffskinner7629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what are the tone settings for this please!