Easy Bass Beatles Songs?

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32-20-Blues said:
Is that Duck Dunn as in Donald Dunn, the guy who played with Neil Young so often?
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Yep, he's the same guy; a longtime member of Booker T. & The MG's and the Stax studio sound....
 
faderbug said:
he extensively used the technique of counterpoint, which makes his bass lines very appealing indeed!
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Where are the best examples of his use of counterpoint? I'd be very interested in learning more from/about that..... :cool: :)
 
montage said:
Yep, he's the same guy; a longtime member of Booker T. & The MG's and the Stax studio sound....
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....too cool, and makes it look easy as breathing.... :cool:
 
Counterpoint....

If by that you mean, playing "off" the melody and going beyond roots and fifths and runs, then I'd look at stuff like Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds and Fixing a Hole and, well, the aforementioned (by me!) Something.
 
OOOhh, how could I forget...

RAIN.


Bass is practically the lead instrument here. Nothing too difficult, but it's brilliant for the song. And wonderful work by Ringo in that song, too - in his view, his best drumming ever.
 
OK - been looking at sheet music - "Can't Buy Me Love" looks dead simple....
....class?
 
You should look into buying the beatles 'complete scores' book. It's around $60 But, is well worth the money.

I've always loved the bass for 'Hey Bulldog' & 'Being for the Benifit for Mr. Kite'. They are pretty simple. George harrison's bass on taxman is of course something to consider.

But, Any Beatles' song is well worth Learning.
 
timboZ said:
We can work it out.

I think it is all D except for the bridge.
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I'll check that out....am playing with Can't Buy Me Love right now...literally... :)
 
This is the opposite what you asked fof, but Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite has a complex bass line. This was '67, no one was close to MacCartney.
 
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