Paul McCartney . . .

[NoTalentHack]

My son gave me an Amazon gift certificate for Christmas and I'm thinking about using it for this:

http://www.amazon.com/Paul-McCartne...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262029147&sr=1-1

What do y'all think? Any other suggestions?

Thanks. -NTH

 

[RoninSC]

I haven't seen that book, but I do own The Complete Beatles Scores. It is a must own for anyone playing the Beatles music. The bass lines are very accurate and are written in TAB and Bass Clef notation.

 

[sunburststrat]

I've got the Beatles scores also. Just got a bass this week and starting playing some of the ones that first came to mind, using this book: Come Together, Lady Madonna, Day Tripper.

The tab's not necessarily the way Paul played it (as far as exact fingering), but it's accurate.

No explanations, just tab and standard notation, but you get everything song they ever recorded, not just the ones then penned.

 

[kingbee]

I have this book and it's wonderful. In addition to the transcriptions and analyses, there's a really nice bit of history and a worthwhile discussion of technique and tone. On the other hand, the authors are sometimes a little too enthusiastic in their praise, which can get a bit annoying. Paul is one of my favorite bassists of all time, but the hero worship here can be a bit hard to swallow.

The only real downside is that the publisher couldn't secure the rights to Something, so the book lacks what many, including myself, consider one of his all time greatest bass lines.

If you like Paul's playing, you'll love the book.

 

[warnergt]

I also really, really like The Beatles - Complete Scores.
It has bass, guitar, piano, vocals and drum scores including tab for
guitars and bass. Basically, it has everything for every Beatles tune.

 

[DeanT]

I own this book, plus the Beatles Scores. Both are well worth owning for any Beatles fan.

 

[RoninSC]

DeanT:

How many songs are in the bass book and are the songs printed in larger type than the complete scores? My only gripe with the complete scores is the print is mighty small.

 

[DeanT]

DeanT:

How many songs are in the bass book and are the songs printed in larger type than the complete scores? My only gripe with the complete scores is the print is mighty small.

Ronin -

The transcriptions are definitely bigger than the Scores book. That's the only problem with the Scores book, it's too small to read by normal humans.

The PM book has 9 full transcriptions and analysis. For me, the analysis is worth the price of the book alone. The transcriptions are just gravy.

The 9 songs are:
Drive My Car
In My Life
The Word
You Won't See Me
Rain
Taxman
I'm Only Sleeping
Lovely Rita
Dear Prudence

There's also snippets and analysis of other songs as well.

 

[NoTalentHack]

Thanks for the input, everybody. The book will stay on the wish list (along with the other mentioned). I went ahead and got the Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced book since I already have that music on my mp3.

I've never been a huge Beatles fan (I'll take Aerosmith's version of Come Together any day) but since I've been nosing around TB I've started listening to Paul's bass lines and dig some of them. I want to learn them if for no other reason than to broaden my horizons so to speak.