Grooviest Paul McCartney bass lines?

[bobyoung53]

Another cool bass line, like a lot of Maca bass lines it doesn't sound like much by itself, it's usually the interplay between him and the guitars and remember he usually recorded his bass last.

 

[SethD]

He always used a Fender VI when he played bass.

 

[chiphaleonbass]

Lovely Rita. Seriously, give it a listen - your face will fall off. Who knew?

Another favorite, Something.

Lovely Rita and I Want You (She's So Heavy)

 

[bobyoung53]

I guess not always, he is seen with one quite often though. I should know better than to say always with The Beatles.

 

[Milo Spleen]

Hey Bulldog and Something are my favorites.

 

[selfwareluggage]

There's a lot of good ones but the ones that come to mind are Dear Prudence, I Saw Her Standing There, and Silly Love Songs. The choices are honestly endless

 

[Milo Spleen]

Well it's unanimous...everything from Rubber Soul on.

 

[BIGREDSIX]

"Something", "And Your Bird Can Sing", there are so many. Check out Paul's walking line on "All My Loving" on "Meet the Beatles". No rock player was doing that at that time.

 

[Not yet]

Something is a work of art and master class in taste

 

[ZAR14]

Take a listen to You Never Give Me Your Money from Abbey Road

 

[Kipp Harrington]

I have never really learned a Paul bassline completely and I'm feeling like it is time. Any suggestions on his grooviest bass lines? I know a lot of beatles for sure, but am mostly playing jam/groove music these days and would love to learn something that applies.

Thank you!

Lots to choose from, that's for sure!

I recently learned "Silly Love Songs". That's a pretty cool one to jam on.

"I Saw Her Standing There" is a workout!

 

[Gaolee]

And Your Bird Can Sing.

That one, Drive My Car, and Don't Let Me Down are my favorites to play. With A Little Help From My Friends is a good one, too.

 

[Guitalia]

Something is a work of art and master class in taste

George hated Paul's busy bass line in Something; he'd asked Paul to play a simpler line and was ignored.

For a master class in taste, listen to what Paul played on any of his own slow ballads; Here, There, And Everywhere, for example.

 

[Bassamatic]

Something has to be one of the most beautiful bass lines ever, and Hey Bulldog the grooviest.
Check out "Cry Baby Cry" - The bass line is buried in the song and I had never listened to it before asked to learn it, and it was an interesting challenge.
When I have to create a bass line for an original, I always think "How would Sir Paul play it?"

 

[selfwareluggage]

I know I posted already but another one I personally love hearing and playing along with is Hey Bulldog. The bass is so darn great in that song. That song is so underrated, it needs way more love.

 

[boggus]

George hated Paul's busy bass line in Something; he'd asked Paul to play a simpler line and was ignored.

He much later said the opposite, and also said that Paul was always giving his best when working on other's songs (adding, however, that George had to do 10 of Paul's songs before they'd get to do George one, but such was the dynamic of the band overall anyway).

 

[Not yet]

George hated Paul's busy bass line in Something; he'd asked Paul to play a simpler line and was ignored.

For a master class in taste, listen to what Paul played on any of his own slow ballads; Here, There, And Everywhere, for example.

I'm good. You and George like one thing, Something does it for me

May have something to do w Tim Bogert being my key inspiration growing up

 

[WI Short Scaler]

My favorite to play have always been "All My Loving" and "With a Little Help from my Friends"

But Paul is a master in fun bass lines, any you learn with teach you lots about playing.

 

[laughing house]

Two bass parts there. George was playing the fuzz bass line.

I am sticking with Paul playing both parts. I read it on the internet, it must be true.

 

[5StringBlues]