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Paul McCartney teaches bass

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The Bass Master himself teaches a little of his playing technique in this “fair use” excerpt from a promo vid for his latest album (you can buy the full video at nowplayit.com). I think it’s interesting because of the closeups showing his fingering style. Also interesting I think is even though it’s “very simple” root notes, he still slips in little flourishes to give it some shape, like at 00:51 where he goes C-”F”-D (instead of straight CD), and how he slides down from FE at 01:07 keeping …Array

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  • GrantSmithBass says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    ..now I know where …
    ..now I know where Marcus Miller got his muted thumb tech from…maybe paul>??

  • daskinsbeast14 says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    haha
    haha

  • loquatiousbadger says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    If you guys want …
    If you guys want another perspective on the Bass, then listen to Rush. Geddy Lee is the bassist and lead vocalist, and puts such emotion into the bass. You don’t need to like the band, just the skills of the musians.

  • Lennonmeansrocknroll says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    Yep!
    Yep!

  • fenderbass6 says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    hahaha, i love this …
    hahaha, i love this comment.

  • KreatchusProductions says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    is that really paul?
    is that really paul?

  • jprg12 says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    Paul McCartney has …
    Paul McCartney has the best looking bass

  • safak10 says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    Hofner….
    Hofner….

  • JoJoKenn94 says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    what brand of bass …
    what brand of bass is this? I think he said it at the start of the vid but he used a rather pathetic american accent! :( (

  • MuskateerGripWeed says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    this man has come …
    this man has come up with melodies on his bass that will never be matched by anyone….and I mean never be matched.
    I learnt to play Blackbird by breaking it down , first the bass part and then the high notes , this guy comes up with such a melodical guitar part and sings an even better one over the top of it.
    Genius of our era.

  • cloud222ground says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    Makes me wanna get …
    Makes me wanna get a base. Just how wonderful is Paul McCartney? If I had but one wish and one wish only it would be to meet Paul McCartney. I could die happy ;)

  • Nacho66 says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    You’ll notice that …
    You’ll notice that Paul frets the notes right next to the fret. That’s excellent technique that gives your sound some snap.
    Even on a hollow piece of balsa wood with flatwound strings.
    Paul’s one of the true pioneers of electric bass. Really.

  • daskinsbeast14 says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    fuck you, america …
    you, america rules the world

  • TheRagBag says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    GET RID OF THE …
    GET RID OF THE AMERICAN ACCENT PAUL!

  • Tesskinq says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    Do you mind if I …
    Do you mind if I refer to you as “Boner Breath” ?

  • wagoneers says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    Ever Present Past :)
    Ever Present Past :)

  • folkmusic1991 says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    I get it now. Sorry …
    I get it now. Sorry for sounding like such an lol it’s just I only play folk music mainly and have never been in a band with a bass player because I never knew one.

    Thanks for setting me straight lol.

  • alkalinetompkins says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    You obviously don’t …
    You obviously don’t know much about music if you think the bass is useless. Along with drums it provides the foundation of music, the bass is also used in pretty much any genre of music, something you don’t see as much with other instruments. You should check out artists like Jaco Pastorius, Les Claypool, Richard Bona, Flea, etc.
    maybe they will change your mind.

  • argophontes says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    The bass is …
    The bass is absolutely integral to a full sound. Without it, the rhythm section has no tone. It’s more important that it’s ‘felt’ than heard.

  • folkmusic1991 says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    Lmao this looks …
    Lmao this looks retarded.

    The bass has got to be the most useless instrument ever. It had a purpose back in the 50′s when you could actually hear it now it’s just pointless.

  • olasalofan4ever says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    what’s the name of …
    what’s the name of the song!? PAUL = THE BOSS

  • themeoftheplay says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    i love paul doing …
    i love paul doing this! Really nice to the rest of the world ;) Live a long happy life paul (please please please, dont get the same desteny as john or george, mark david, im gonna kill you…)

  • hoshibo says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    Yeah, Ever Present …
    Yeah, Ever Present Past is the name of the song.

  • happylittleEStar says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    Paul is so great!!! …
    Paul is so great!!!=) Teach to us play the bass wow!!
    But hey, you go to fast!! XD =D

    great

  • YJMproductions says:
    March 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
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    i always thought …
    i always thought that paul had a wierd bass but its cool

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