Beatles Bass Lines

[sammyp]

Hi gang,

I have a few go to beatles lines for lessons but i gotta get more ...i know lot's of Beatles tunes but i haven't necessarily listened for the bass lines over the years ...

What are some good ones besides;

Taxman
Come Together
Day Tripper

Thanks

 

[Tanner5382]

One of McCartney's most interesting lines to me is "Getting Better." "Something" also has a great bassline. Another classic line is Lady Madonna, although that song isn't one of my favorites.

 

[Orangeclawhammr]

I'm hardly the Beatles expert, but get a copy of SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND. Several of the songs have great bass lines.

 

[mogpipe]

'Old Brown Shoe' & 'Hey Bulldog'

 

[bassplayer8953]

Some of my favorites, to hammer away on the Hofner:

Little Help From My Friends
Rain
If I Needed Someone

 

[packhowitzer]

All My Loving
8 Days a Week

both have great walking bass lines. classic beatles. classic mccartney.

 

[NightTripper]

Are you looking for easier or harder ones?

Some of my favorite relatively easy ones include:

Dear Prudence
Birthday
Sun King
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (watch out, each verse is different than the last!)
If I Fell
Why Don't We Do it in the Road?
All My Loving
Eight Days a Week
Dizzy Miss Lizzy

Some harder ones:

I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Rain
A Day in the Life (that one's pretty easy, but can be tricky in parts)
Hey Bulldog
Penny Lane

 

[ryco]

Hold Me Tight
Dig a Pony
Hello Goodbye
Baby You're a Rich Man
And Your Bird Can Sing
Drive My Car

 

[john_martin_sai]

Something - The Beatles (Bass Guitar Cover) - YouTube

 

[Stick_Player]

Some of my favorites, to hammer away on the Hofner:

Little Help From My Friends
Rain
If I Needed Someone

Not that it really matters what bass one plays Beatle Basslines on, those were most likely all played/recorded by McCartney on his Ric bass.

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

I recently recorded a video playing two cool Beatles basslines:

Two (very) different Beatles songs in one single video - YouTube

Hope you'll find it helpful.

 

[bassplayer8953]

Not that it really matters what bass one plays Beatle Basslines on, those were most likely all played/recorded by McCartney on his Ric bass.

..got a Ric too, still like playing them on the Hofner...just feels right ...+ the sound that comes from the Hofner just screams with Beatle vibe...no matter how you set it

 

[baileyboy]

I always liked the bass line to "All My Lovin", one of the earlier Beatles' tunes.

 

[mtonbass]

oh darling (basic but transferable to tons of other songs)
don't let me down (multiple versions on youtube - groovy bass line!)

 

[bassistjoe93]

"Being for the benefit of Mr kite" has a pretty great bassline, not my favorite Beatles song, but a great bassline none the less!

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

If you love The Beatles, get the book, Beatles Scores, which notates ALL songs by the group in standard notation and tab. Includes lyrics, too.

Amazon.com: The Beatles - Complete Scores (0073999732283): The Beatles: Books

 

[turbo chicken]

Ballad of john and yoko

 

[beefandbones]

I think his very best bassline is With A Little Help from My Friends.

 

[TomB]

I'd hate to pick a favorite, but just recently got sucked into Nowhere Man. Not a song you hear a lot about, but check out the bass line! ...interesting & novel approach.

 

[stratovani]

My favorite Paul bassline is I Saw Her Standing There. Lots of energy and groove in that line!

The beatles - I Saw Her Standing There - YouTube