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In the 60s, bass was not really considered a lead instrument. It was just there to give the bottom a bit of movement. Paul was one of the first to start using more melodic bass lines and it only got better from there. He was a (the) major factor in that movement.

Personally for me i find the bass easier to play, i am 59 and my brain doesn't think as fast as it used to and the generally slower pace of the bassline compared to the guitar is easier for me to follow, also the bassline tends to be more repetitive and that works for me also

Thank you!!!

you don’t have to say it I will . You are a much better musician than John Lennon could have ever hoped to be! no sabotage He just sucked at playing bass just as bad as he sucked on guitar. His choice in women was even worse.

It was the weed.

Excellent breakdown & observation in this Video 👍

I like it when the root note follows the kick drums perfectly, while in the other beats the bass creating it's own melody, so it's basically follows the drum pattern, but maybe it skips 1 note or adds extra notes, but the root notes are on beat with the kick drums. Sorry, I'm not a bass player, so I can't really explain it, but I do experimenting with songwriting and this is what I noticed.

Too long winded

Hi Luke, I want to know how can I change it to another key, like is it the same just like the what you taught but in a different location?

The problem I get into with these type lessons is for example formula 3 is a minor scale and your formula 5 is a major scale. It takes me some time to sort that mess out, to me it would be beneficial to "call" the scale ( major, minor, pentatonic ) prior to the pattern ( 1,5, 7) and so on. My food for someone's thought.... I appreciate ya.

the paradiddle works for 3 finger pluckin as wall, I just tried 123112312231233.

Thanks Luke!

Been saying for decades that Duff is one of the best rock n roll bassists of all time. He plays with the rhythm when needed & injects cool little melodies all over the place in so many songs.

Who else was today years old when you learned blondies the tide is high is a cover song and had to pause this video to go listen to the original?

Stay relaxed as much as possible

This technique is the whole of the Sanford and Son theme song and Barney Miller as well. The beauty of this idea is that you can translate the coming idea/chord to anyone with good ears and they can hear where the song is going next. Pay attention guitar players, this is how the smart old guys expect you to pick these things up. Don’t follow your band. Drive with them. These musical moves are your roadmap. If you shut up and listen, a great band is telling you musically where to go. Then how you arrive is up to you. Not blind luck. Excellent explanation of a sophisticated method to keep everyone on track! Greetings from New Mexico!

Playing live is a factor

thanks, i needed that

beautiful lesson, thanks

Why don't you just play 12121212? I mean they are the same note.

Before and after he tried lsd

What about the ringing from plucking open strings?

Alchemy. Lennon's post Beatles efforts demonstrate who lacked talent. :-) I insist that John Lennon was tone deaf and was only able to sing harmony the same way a dog matches a passing siren with its howl in an effort to equalize the discomfort of the inner ear.

As a beginner in the literal meaning of the term, not a beginner from another instrument, not a beginner who has learned the basics, but a true beginner, I find it a huge barrier that every bass teacher for beginners chooses songs that are too hard, or that only have an easy riff, but the rest of the song is impossible for a true beginner. Can we please start with a song which is slow and easy from beginning to end? Beginners need enough time to get their hands and fingers in position, figure out muting, play along in time and pick the stings properly. That is a ton to keep track of. A song please, that's slow, easy, just quarter notes, beginning to end. Not just riffs, not just intros, but a recognizable song easy enough that you could put a bass in the hands of someone who has never played an instrument, and can play along. I hope you take this to heart Luke.

I just checked out the original bass line and it sounded pretty good to me - certainly not in need of fixing. Unconventional - yes, but in a good and interesting way.

I don’t understand this

He's Paul "friggin'" McCartney...You think I"m gonna try to find something wrong with anything he did...? I would question god on why he made testicles so damn sensitive and hung 'em out for the world to take a swing at before I did that...

I like this lesson alot, especially #3...

I like your videos, how you keep it simple and allow a good amount of explaining and play time, while also providing a lot of depth and insight to bass. One of the absolute top bass channels IMO. Thanks for this. It is amazing how the slides actually carry the riff up and down the chromatic scale, and how the notes seem to bloom up and out to the forefront. I don't think I've ever seen a better video on McCartney's style.

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super freak little too complicated

Paul's bass playing started replicating piano orchestration due to him using that for composition. I think this video overlooked that.

Mf you dont hear the bass.... you feel it

Lol, long tall sally?all my loving? Nub

The bass is like the friend who's quite and in the background. But when they're not there, you notice there absence, and dosn't feel the same.

The note are upside down 🤦oooh

Switching fingers(3213 2132 1321) are most challenging parts, thank you very much

A great start to music theory and just what i was looking for...thanks Luke.

I am so glad to see index---middle-index for your octave. I keep seeing vids saying it's better to go index--index-middle but it seems so much harder to me.

My problem with the bass isn't that it doesn't fit in, but when it's played so quietly it just kind of lives in the shadow of the other instruments. It would work if there was more of it, most tunes just decide to leave it in the background

would sound a bit crappy without it

Very helpful.

Try using two fingers to pluck like an upright player

Bob Dylan joke has me rolling lmfao

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Spector rules!

Thank you so much for your help Luke, making my fretting hand ache a bit since i'm a noob though lol.

Id say D still works in the song. Just like Db