Oh Darling!

[Ianhin]

Ok so i know some of u are gonna laugh at me but here goes......
I m a beginner/novice and i play in a cover band, and we decided one of our new songs is gonna be Oh Darling by the Beatles.
I thought it was gonna be a walk in the park until i started to learn it! It s quite chellenging and eventually i had to put it on an A - B Repeat Player just to work it out! There s quite a lot of notes - i have a new respect for Mr. McCartney!
Edit: Sir McCartney!

 

[Stealth Fighter]

You have just joined a very large club.

 

[bhunt1]

I am just learning that song now too - yeah it's a lot. I see in your avatar that you are lefty - so am I. Appropriate that we are learning a Sir Paul bass line

 

[Thuddy Waters]

Listening to the isolated bass line and looking up the chords for the song really helped me learn it.

Here is the bass track:

 

[.BumeStik.]

Hey! He did that wrong. I thought we were only supposed to play Roots and 5ths....

 

[tangentmusic]

Playing the bass part is all well and good, but who's gunna attempt that vocal?
Good luck to that person..

 

[Jeff K]

I love this song, and I love playing it!

 

[nutdog]

but who's gunna attempt that vocal?

Seriously, even Paul had trouble with it. Love that song.

 

[Ianhin]

I am just learning that song now too - yeah it's a lot. I see in your avatar that you are lefty - so am I. Appropriate that we are learning a Sir Paul bass line

Yup!

 

[Ianhin]

Listening to the isolated bass line and looking up the chords for the song really helped me learn it.

Here is the bass track:

Thanks very much!

 

[Ianhin]

Playing the bass part is all well and good, but who's gunna attempt that vocal?
Good luck to that person..

Our singer s pretty good at doing that sort of thing, we might have to drop the key a bit, then i ll have to learn it all over again grrrrr!

 

[BigJohnAZ]

Is Sir Paul playing the Fender VI on this? No way it's the Ricky or the Hofner IMO.

 

[BazzTard]

glad you finally saw the light!

also try Dear Prudence, Nowhere Man, Silly Love Songs, Something, Lady Madonna, some of Sir Paul's best, oh and Rain.

 

[Steamtronic]

Songsterr has a pretty good TAB for Oh! Darlin'. Look at it on a PC though, because the iPad version wont let you look unless you subscribe.

Oh! Darling Tab by The Beatles | Songsterr Tabs with Rhythm

 

[BigBobbyBass]

Listening to the isolated bass line and looking up the chords for the song really helped me learn it.

Here is the bass track:

I had no idea how overdriven his tone was.. I'm not a superfan,,so I don't know all the details.. Pretty cool.

 

[Mattrill]

Paul is the man... He's my #1

 

[bolophonic]

I wonder how many people would be chasing that tone nowadays?

 

[ColonelZulu]

Listening to the isolated bass line and looking up the chords for the song really helped me learn it.

Here is the bass track:

Ooooh. Sloppier than I would have expected. That's the final cut?

 

[rico bass]

Once you got the music down try singing it and playing it also listen to pauls lead fuzz bass on think for your self. For all you who think victor wooten and flea are the greatest they can't come even close to PM 's ability as singer songwriter and creativity and knows just where to put the notes melodicaly.

 

[Duder]

Seriously, even Paul had trouble with it. Love that song.

The vocals as a whole aren't too difficult. It's that last line that's just out of my range, and I typically sing baritone/2nd tenor.