Beatles bass lines

[idssdi]

I just found this video on the evolution of The Basslines in Beatles songs and it’s pretty cool!

 

[Brian Haner Sr.]

Love this, Ids! Paul definitely was a game-changer for bass players! It’s amazing how many figures he played up an octave. Rarely hit an open E. It added a “lightness” to the tracks as opposed to a heavy bottom. And they ALWAYS left room in the arrangements for his embellishments.
Listen to Elton Hohn’s Tumbleweed Connection album. Dee Murray sounds like Paul on almost every song.
(I could talk Beatles for hours)

 

[idssdi]

So can I! It’s just hard finding people who are willing to do so in the people I talk to on a daily basis
His embellishments are amazing indeed! I also never really realized how orchestrated his bass lines are O really would love to have a little breakdown on how he arranged and came up with them because they are absolutely genius and you’re right his bass lines are pretty high up most of the time which is really cool and not that common to my ear tbh!
I’ll check out that Elton John(I suspect Hohn is a typo) because you definetely got me curious there!

 

[Brian Haner Sr.]

lol yes
*John

 

[Brian Haner Sr.]

Listen to “Country Comfort” & “Burn Down The Mission” Some great bass ala Mac

 

[Ed Seith]

I had read somewhere a long time ago that that was mostly because the radios and players people listened on back then didn’t really respond well to low bass?
Elton Hohn was a real artist. He did a great supergroup-type album with Freddie Jupiter, Jami Hendrix, and Keith Lune.

 

[idssdi]

Cool I’ll check those songs out!
Haha Ed

 

[Brian Haner Sr.]

Oh sure. Laugh. But those who are true fans of Elton know that the J in his last name is silent.