Paul McCartney - Bass Master - Playing the Great Beatles Basslines (Softcover/Tab) [Paperback]

Tony Bacon (Author), Gareth Morgan (Author), Paul McCartney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2006

Paul McCartney is one of the best pop bass players in the world, and this book presents a musical analysis of his consistently inventive and influential bass playing during his tenure in the Beatles. This indispensable guide offers full transcriptions (including tablature and chord names) of nine of McCartney's most revered bass parts: "Dear Prudence," "Drive My Car," "In My Life," "Lovely Rita," and more. Each track is analyzed and explained in detail to show today's bassists how much they can still learn from McCartney's remarkable skill and imagination.

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About the Author

Tony Bacon is a music author whose titles include The Bass Book and Totally Guitar. He was the editor of Beatles Gear. Gareth Morgan is a professional bass player and teacher who contributes a regular 'Bass Workshop' column to Guitar magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Backbeat Books; 1 edition (October 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879308842
• ISBN-13: 978-0879308841
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #584,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book!, September 11, 2006

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This review is from: Paul McCartney - Bass Master - Playing the Great Beatles Basslines (Softcover/Tab) (Paperback)

This wonderful book is beautifully written and beautifully produced. The authors Tony Bacon and Gareth Morgan have done a superb job of presenting McCartney's music and showing just why it works so well. All Beatles fans, all fans of the bass guitar, and indeed all pop fans everywhere should buy this book.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a reply to rodrigo, October 21, 2007

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Tony Bacon & Gareth Morgan, England, October 2007.
Firstly, thanks a lot for the review, Rodrigo. We had great fun putting the book together - the story of Macca's bass playing and the transcriptions - and did a lot a lot of hard work on it. In answer to your regret concerning the wonderful 'Something', in fact we did prepare a transcription that was originally in the book, but permission to reproduce it was declined by the licensor, Harrisongs. We agree with Rodrigo and say so in the book: it is McCartney's finest hour with the Fab Four. The dynamics, phrasing, melodic content and feel (or groove) of what he plays is simply sensational. We hope the book also underlines some of PM's other great work with The Beatles.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better Stuff Out There, November 4, 2008

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This review is from: Paul McCartney - Bass Master - Playing the Great Beatles Basslines (Softcover/Tab) (Paperback)

Great book if you are looking for info on one of the most influencial bass players of the last century. However, if you interested in learning his basslines, you would be better off with with "The Beatles 67-70 Bass Recorded Versions", and "The Beatles 62-66 Bass Recorded Versions".