What order to learn The Beatles?
 

Hello all,
I got The Beatles Complete Scores book for Christmas so I figured I might as well learn them all (some people say Macca's the best bassist ever so maybe I can learn a thing or two lol). The only problem is that I don't know where to start....should I start chronologically, alphabetically, alphabetically by album, or some other pattern? Any suggestions would be appreciated

Start with what you like best. I have that book as well. Great resource.

Pick up the book. Open to a page. Find the beginning of the song. Learn. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. :bassist:

I'd start with the earliest stuff and work through chronologically. Remember that Paul wasn't a bassist to start out so I'd think it would be very cool to actually see how he progressed.

I'd start with Eleanor Rigby, the baseline is remarkable easy.

+1

A couple of years ago my wife got me a Beatles fakebook. I just flip through randomly and play through tunes that come up. Good exercise!

Start with a couple of early songs (Money, Do You Want Know a Secret or the like) and work your up through a mid-career tune or two and then on to Sgt. Peppers or Come Together of something from the last couple of albums.

I'm a looser is a great example of some of McCartney's early melodic playing.

Looser, Saw her Standing there, Something, oh Darling, Mean Mr Mustard medley, Rain, Drive my Car, to mention a few classics

+1 It is fun to listen to how he developed from Kansas City /Hey Hey Hey to a Day In The Life.

Great book for study & fun.
I have had mine for years...have some/most/all the typos been corrected? Man, it's full of 'em.

Like what everyone else said: start with some of the earlier songs. Paul wasn't as advanced as he was once he recorded Revolver. Also you can play just of the roots of the songs at first, and then add in all of the fills once you've gotten used to it. That is what Paul did when he recorded. He spent many hours overdubbing.

anything you can learn from Paul would be a good music lesson.

I was leaning towards this for that very reason, I just wanted to see what input you TBers could provide, thanks!