I know, right? And he used a pick, too.Hey! He did that wrong. I thought we were only supposed to play Roots and 5ths....
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Oh Darling!
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Yeah Sir Paul McCartney on that bass though... amazing stuff, I tried to learn Day Tripper some time ago but my band eventually decided to cut it. "New rule no beatles cover" bullshiz. 
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Roots and fifths? I better go for some theory lessons!Hey! He did that wrong. I thought we were only supposed to play Roots and 5ths....
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We busy learning Get Back as well.Yeah Sir Paul McCartney on that bass though... amazing stuff, I tried to learn Day Tripper some time ago but my band eventually decided to cut it. "New rule no beatles cover" bullshiz.
We change keys often to fit the singer's range and it doesn't really matter much but this is one song where dropping the key really seems to be detrimental.
I'm a baritone/bass so the bridge gets too high for me but it's not just being able to hit the right notes. It's vocal quality, breakup, tone, inflections that make the song special.
In the 90's we were playing at an army NCO club and a drunk sergeant said he'd give us $5 for every beatles song we played. After about the 8th one he cried uncle. We told him to keep his money.Yeah Sir Paul McCartney on that bass though... amazing stuff, I tried to learn Day Tripper some time ago but my band eventually decided to cut it. "New rule no beatles cover" bullshiz.
Agreed. If I'm trying to do a straight cover, then it is very important to me to sing like the original as well as play like them. If it's an interpretation then all bets are off.
To the OP... laugh at you? You kidding me? That's one of the most bass azz bass lines there ever was! Abbey Road was one of the albums that made me want to play bass in the first place. Want to really have fun? Learn the whole second side of the record.Mean Mr Mustard, Polyethylene Pam, She came in through the bathroom window..... Paul was a bass master!
Y'know, for as often as I've played along to this CD, I never noticed that single harmonic note he threw in there (around 1:40 or so in the isolated track). That brought a smile to my face.
Thud - your isolated bass track is of fantastic help in figuring this song out. Do you use special software or something to isolate the track or were you able to find the isolated track on line somewhere?
I didn't post that video. I don't know how these people get isolated bass tracks like that. I think they somehow get them from the video game Rock Band or Guitar Hero. I just do a search on YouTube for Beatles isolated bass tracks and then download them before someone takes them down.
You're welcome.
When it comes to learning a bass line, I would much rather have an isolated bass track than tabs.
Well, Victor Wooten and Flea are a very different type of player than Paul McCartney. But by pointing out McCartney's compositional approach to the bass (and to music in general) - as opposed to the flashy chops orientation to the bass that Wooten and Flea typify (that is so generally revered here at TalkBass) - you've identified the quality that most makes McCartney such a special player. There are at least a few contemporary players who seem to have taken a similar approach. Robert DeLeo comes to mind. But by and large, the "300 notes per minute" players are those who seem to have captured most of the attention.
Personally, I revere Paul McCartney as a bassist. I'm inspired by his style. And I've tried to incorporate a similar sense of style (albeit my own style) into my own playing. The more I (hopefully) mature as a musician, the more interested I become in composition...and the less interested in "chops for the sake of chops".
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I haven't heard all the covers/interpretations but I've heard a few and none were very inspiring. Paul's vocal, the driving bassline, the easy tempo, backing vocals, the EG chord accents, the arpeggiated chords in the bridge, the tone of the electric guitar, the mixing...all the Beatles magical elements come together (no pun intended) to turn a fairly typical R&B tune into a masterpiece.
Victor often gets cast as the chopsmeister (because he is) but he's so much more. The Flecktones have a live version of this song and he plays it like a competent jazz bassist, no grandstanding. And, IMO, it's a perfect example of a group of very talented musicians doing a cover/interpretation of this tune that sounds excellent yet generic.
