We've got an especially in-depth workbook this week, including the usual tab and notation and performance pointers. Additionally, we've also got the melody and lyrics written out above the bass parts, so you can check the basic grid alignment or juxtaposition. AND we've included some basic warm-up exercises for voice to get you started (incl. some 'quick warm-up hacks' when you don't have time). 🔥Find all of this, right here → bit.ly/3U3KvYI
@@adamwalcott_official We can definitely add him to the list. Whether we can get him in person himself, we'll have to see. There are always so many other factors that play into that. >_
I don't sing and have no intention of trying. It's all I can do to remember my Bass part. This video was so refreshing and massively entertaining. Whoever dreamt it up, go to the top of the SBL class. Brilliant!
Woohoo! Most of the credit goes to Sharon Renold - the bassist on screen - for writing, filming, recording and editing it. XD The rest of the content team was happy to contribute in whatever ways they could, though.
@@tbeau6663important is definitely the word. The beatles contributed a lot, would somebody else have done it if they didnt? Probably, but they got to it first
I hope folks at Berklee and any music school are taking notice and holding this up as a fabulous example of how someone can launch from school into a stunning career in music. I love all that you're doing and can't wait to see what you choose to do next.
That was such a fun video! As a bassist who also tries to sing a bit sometimes I enjoyed it a lot :-) You sing great! Very in tune, lots of forward focus (bet you cut through the mix like a japanese butcher's knife!), you also have some soulful vibe to your voice when singing softer, and your harmonies are top notch! And Ian's lows, WHOA! Those lowest notes have almost Zappaesque quality to them. Your duet was absolutely stellar ❤️ The world needs more videos like this!
❤️’d that team effort on “You Never Give Me Your Money.” 🥳Great job. That’s one of “those” Beatles tunes that always punches me in the gut for some reason.Both👍👨🏻
Of the three instruments I play (bass, drums, and guitar), I find it most difficult to sing while playing bass. Many of the bassline's syncopations don't match with more straight ahead vocal parts, causing me to either match the syncopation with my voice, or straighten out the line. As mentioned in the video, I generally favor simplification of the bassline to ensure the voice is on point. Side note: I want that Warwick!
in love with the all the stuff you do at SBL 👏 often when creators expand, they loose the original vibe that people love about the channel. With you guys, it feels like you made a great channel so much better! ❤
The duet achieved all the things music should. It made me happy, feel inspired to want to play with people again, nostalgic and entertained. To say, “I loved it” is an understatement. Seriously, Cheers!
Fantastic! I've always wondered how somebody like Chris Squire could play bass and sing at the same time and now I know the answer is just... practice. Thank you, Sharon, for that most insightful and enjoyable lesson. If you were to record an album full of Beatles songs like that, I could listen to it all day.
Another great video from Sharon. On " Something" Paul is credited with the backing vocal so presumably the harmony in the B section. What makes that interesting is how different the two basslines are. The A section when he isn't singing is simpler but much less linear than the much more complicated but more linear B section. I find that the linearity often makes more of a difference than how complicated it is. You often find Paul's bass lines have the less linear pieces in between vocal lines.
And the Oscar for short film/educational comedy goes to; "Sharon Renold and Ian Allison " from SBL and Devine productions. This is very well done guys thankyou very much. Really liked the little cameo shot from Sharon's dog.
@@devinebass Hey, I'm also enjoying your podcast channel, so much insight plus the ins and outs about basses. I wish I could of had something like this 40 years ago. Keep the good stuff coming dudes!
I bought myself solid body ubass( a side step from my other Ukes) This awesome gal will be my inspiration. You rock sister. Thank you for sharing your gift xxxxx
It’s so fitting that Sharon would begin with McCartney. (Love to hear her take on Peter Cetera.) He was the first one not only to prove that it’s doable to play the bass and sing together but also the first one who made it awesome. He didn’t want to do it when the Beatles first came together with an actual bass player in their lineup, because he didn’t think it was his archetype. Then, he not only made it his own but made it something cool. I’m a guitar player primarily, but I made a point when I bought my first electric bass in 1996 to join that sub pocket of musicians that can play bass and sing simultaneously. It wasn’t just about Paul McCartney being able to do it, but I won’t deny he was part of the motivation. I was never tempted to buy that Hofner model, but having picked them up at different stages since ‘96, I understand one of the things that is so appealing about them. They weigh practically nothing. Sir Paul was able to front the Beatles and some of his solo projects without being weighed down by a regular bass that’s like a brick yolk. It probably wasn’t the same whenever he played his Rickenbacker.
Thanks for this video! I sing and play, but rarely have done them together. People like Sir Paul and Geddy Lee (among others) have always amazed me. "Fool On the Hill" seems like a good place to start. Some Beatles songs are a little high in my vocal range.
I love this! As a bass player with aspirations of singing as well, this is the kind of thing I want to work on! Please keep doing content on this topic. Bravo, SBL!
Great video, for Hofner users he uses the switches, 2 up middle down. He tries to adjust his tone to the point where it hides the attack of his picking. And make sure you have flats on it. Pyramids if you want what Paul uses.
Even George Harrison said he has no idea where Paul came up with the melodies. I agree . As far as bass lines from song to song, every time I play a song, be it my own or not , I hear/play something just a little bit different. No rhyme or reason, just comes out that way. A tad different only adding/subtracting pick ups and inflections.
Shroon. What a floof! How did you get so cool. What did you eat? Ending song with IAN made me Uber happy. Ian - I can’t wait to meet you with the Renolds some day! Hugggggs and omg. Can’t wait for the rest of this series!!!! Wallalalalaaa ❤❤❤
A slight modification to the idea that "voice is king". As a singing bass player my point is view is, you have to choose one. You can't concentrate on both, so figure out which one is more complicated, or the one you want to play with more and make sure you lock in the secondary instrument. That way you can really go to town on your primary instrument for that particular song.
Are you kiddin me (Philly slang). What a great production !! (Said the SBL lifer). I am also a singing bass player but fortunately we have 3 singers in the band so the bar is not that high for me. I am inspired to raise the level of bass playing difficulty while singing. Excellent performance & loved the grand finale!!
EXTRAORDINARY VIDEO TODAY !!!! WTG,SHARON !!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING ???? ONE SLIGHT CORRECTION (IN CASE NO ONE KNEW) IS JOHN SANG COME TOGEHER, NOT PAUL. STILL AN INTERESING CHALLENGE, NONETHELESS !!!! OUTSTANDING !!!!
AWESOME job, Sharon! Definitely a lesson we should all learn. I've been playing drums and singing for years, easy peasy! But bass and sing? Forget about it!
I think it helped Paul that he played with a pick. A lot of famous bassist-singers play with a pick, probably because you can get a more steady back-and-forth motion that way. At least that's the reason I find playing with a pick and singing much easier than playing with my fingers while singing.
The conceptual approach I use for music in general, and multi-tasking in music in particular is "left brain/right brain". Your left brain says "put your finger on this fret and press down and hold it", while you're right brain says "play". We all start as left brain players: the goal is to be right brained about more and more. (Right now I'm trying to be a right-brained improviser. It's not going well.) To sing and play at the same time, your bassline needs to be automatic -- you shouldn't have to think about the mechanics at all. This frees up the rest of your attention to singing: as someone who's a bassist/singer and done it live -- she's absolutely right about where your attention should be. Hammer the bassline down forwards and backwards OFF STAGE, and concentrate on your singing ON STAGE. One last tip -- humming while playing is a lot easier than singing with words. If you want a nice warm up to get used to controlling two simultaneous melodies, try humming first.
We've got an especially in-depth workbook this week, including the usual tab and notation and performance pointers. Additionally, we've also got the melody and lyrics written out above the bass parts, so you can check the basic grid alignment or juxtaposition. AND we've included some basic warm-up exercises for voice to get you started (incl. some 'quick warm-up hacks' when you don't have time).
🔥Find all of this, right here → bit.ly/3U3KvYI
Would it be possible for you to feature Melvin Gibbs on SBL?
@@adamwalcott_official We can definitely add him to the list. Whether we can get him in person himself, we'll have to see. There are always so many other factors that play into that. >_
I did the steps to download the annotations and it never downloaded, I spent 20 minutes on the page waiting
As a bassist/vocalist, we definitely need more of this content!❤
I agree
I don't sing and have no intention of trying. It's all I can do to remember my Bass part. This video was so refreshing and massively entertaining. Whoever dreamt it up, go to the top of the SBL class. Brilliant!
Woohoo! Most of the credit goes to Sharon Renold - the bassist on screen - for writing, filming, recording and editing it. XD The rest of the content team was happy to contribute in whatever ways they could, though.
@@devinebass Does Sharon have a Twitter or Instagram account?
Yes Scott,where did you find her?
@@rennymc Her IG handle is @sharonrenold! Don't think she's active on Twitter.
@@Shred_The_Weapon Haha, Sharon's one of our video editors on the team!
More of this content, please. Being able to sing at least backup is key for getting more gigs!
Paul didn't just play bass... he created GREAT bass lines. He was the most important rock musician of the 20th century.
His bass playing is a song within the song.
I'm not sure that 'important' is appropriate. He was one of many legends of his time. Certainly not the greatest
@@tbeau6663important is definitely the word. The beatles contributed a lot, would somebody else have done it if they didnt? Probably, but they got to it first
This is one of, if not THE, best SBL videos so far!! Excellent and fun.
Silly Love Songs has a tragically underrated bass line
So true! I love this baseline 😎
There’s also a version with Louis Johnson on bass. 🔥 ruclips.net/video/RN6lWjN0ups/видео.html
@@pop_polizei I also love that version! Thank you for sharing!
Bonus points for John Taylor’s solo in “Broad Street”!
What a classic.
Wow. Sharon, what a superstar. Love the singing - and of course bass playing! Fool on the hill is just magic.
I hope folks at Berklee and any music school are taking notice and holding this up as a fabulous example of how someone can launch from school into a stunning career in music. I love all that you're doing and can't wait to see what you choose to do next.
What a stellar performance. Very vibrant. You both represented the works of Sir Paul McCarthy and the Beatles exceptionally well.👍🔥✌
That was such a fun video! As a bassist who also tries to sing a bit sometimes I enjoyed it a lot :-) You sing great! Very in tune, lots of forward focus (bet you cut through the mix like a japanese butcher's knife!), you also have some soulful vibe to your voice when singing softer, and your harmonies are top notch! And Ian's lows, WHOA! Those lowest notes have almost Zappaesque quality to them. Your duet was absolutely stellar ❤️ The world needs more videos like this!
Thank you, super cool singing & playing Sharon ! Also great to see Mr. Ian in the video !
Thanks for tuning in dude!
I’m soo happy I watched this to the end! Great job with all the covers, and thanks for the advice.
Awesome dude! Thanks for checking out the video!
LOVING THIS!!! "You Never Give Me Your Money” was a great way to wrap it up.
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I'm so glad!!! It was a blast!!
The beauty of RUclips is you can see Ms. Renold putting these lessons into practice 14 years ago. Rock on kid.
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Sharon, you’re killing it. Thank you
Don't know how I missed this one. The prep that went into this must have been immense. Great job Sharon!
That duet was really beautiful!
Your voices blend really well together!
We need way more Sharon! She is outstanding!
Love this Ladies videos. Her style and perspective on Bass is great !
Thanks Judy! 🧡🧡🧡
❤️’d that team effort on “You Never Give Me Your Money.” 🥳Great job. That’s one of “those” Beatles tunes that always punches me in the gut for some reason.Both👍👨🏻
Of the three instruments I play (bass, drums, and guitar), I find it most difficult to sing while playing bass. Many of the bassline's syncopations don't match with more straight ahead vocal parts, causing me to either match the syncopation with my voice, or straighten out the line. As mentioned in the video, I generally favor simplification of the bassline to ensure the voice is on point. Side note: I want that Warwick!
She absolutely killed it! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Could listen to her sing/play all day
yes please
I couldn't.
@@Syncop8rNZ you must be hearing impaired..
in love with the all the stuff you do at SBL 👏 often when creators expand, they loose the original vibe that people love about the channel. With you guys, it feels like you made a great channel so much better! ❤
So great to hear dude! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
That video made me so happy. Incredible job. I laughed, I cried, I applauded with joy. Wonderful, thank you
That was just pure joyful entertainment right there! Thanks you 2!
My favorite SBL video...just delightful.
Love this lady ! What a shot of adrenaline for SBL. And great premise for a bass vid.
Sharon is a master musician! Great playing, great singing and fun content! Thanks, Sharon!!!
Big up Marius!
The duet achieved all the things music should. It made me happy, feel inspired to want to play with people again, nostalgic and entertained. To say, “I loved it” is an understatement. Seriously, Cheers!
THAT DUET WAS AMAZING. LOVE IAN WITH THE BASS VOCALS AND BASS VI SOLO.
SHARON'S COMPING ON THE WARWICK WAS SICK AS WELL.
NEED AN ALBUM OF YOU TWO!
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charming. The duet especially
More More More!!!! This young lady is such a joy to watch and "Talented"...forget about it!!!
This video is sooooo good, this is the standard for content and no other channel gets close.
So great to hear Darryl!
Shaz thank you for having me on your amazing video!!
THANK YOU FOR BEING AWESOME AS USUAL 🤩🤩
This is SO ENJOYABLE! And instructive!
One of the greatest bass videos of all time! I simply love it, love them!
One of the best vids I've seen from SBL.
Fantastic! I've always wondered how somebody like Chris Squire could play bass and sing at the same time and now I know the answer is just... practice. Thank you, Sharon, for that most insightful and enjoyable lesson. If you were to record an album full of Beatles songs like that, I could listen to it all day.
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AWWW. Thank you!! 🧡💛💚
You are the best addition to these postings. You bring a whole different vibe and you are so talented and funny.
Easily your best video ever! I had to watch the duet twice. Listened through my Raycon earbuds and OMFG!
This is the best video ever!!! The Calab at the end!
I want more!! This video rocks hard!!
OMG you need to do more videos, please? !!! Awesome job!!
Another great video from Sharon.
On " Something" Paul is credited with the backing vocal so presumably the harmony in the B section. What makes that interesting is how different the two basslines are. The A section when he isn't singing is simpler but much less linear than the much more complicated but more linear B section. I find that the linearity often makes more of a difference than how complicated it is. You often find Paul's bass lines have the less linear pieces in between vocal lines.
This is a really insightful observation. Thank you for sharing!
Loved it. What a fun ending. Bravo.
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That last duet was insane! Well done!!
I'm honestly addicted to her lessons
Loved this video! Great info Sharon and the duet at the end was worth the wait.
Big up Brad!
And the Oscar for short film/educational comedy goes to; "Sharon Renold and Ian Allison " from SBL and Devine productions. This is very well done guys thankyou very much. Really liked the little cameo shot from Sharon's dog.
This video means so much to me.
SUPERFUNNY video!!! Awesome players... and what can I say about the bass playing of Macca... stands out, always and forever
Wow, this channel is getting really awesome.
So great to hear you're enjoying the progression of the channel dude!
@@devinebass Hey, I'm also enjoying your podcast channel, so much insight plus the ins and outs about basses. I wish I could of had something like this 40 years ago. Keep the good stuff coming dudes!
@@devinebass Hey I got another classic hit for a sing and bass: FYC Johnny come back home.
Superb Sharon! Thanks so much from the UK 😊😊
Big up Steve!
Well done! You've touched on a subject that is very important to us weekend warriors. "Everybody plays, Everybody sings!"
More of this please!!!!!!! Love it.
Great video, talent AND humor??? Awesome!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it dude!
I bought myself solid body ubass( a side step from my other Ukes) This awesome gal will be my inspiration. You rock sister. Thank you for sharing your gift xxxxx
Great job. Good idea for a series.
Singing feels underrated, it is just funny and kinda satisfying to sing songs you like whatever how good your voice is
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MORE OF THIS PLEASE!!! AMAZING FORMAT! And what an incredible talent and skills these two've got, oh wow! THANK YOU FOR THE FRESHENESS...
Thanks for watching Daniel! 🔥🙌🏻
Excellent episode, great hommage for a great musician, excellent performance by Sharon lovely voice too.
Has to be one of the best videos on this channel! Well done.
It’s so fitting that Sharon would begin with McCartney. (Love to hear her take on Peter Cetera.) He was the first one not only to prove that it’s doable to play the bass and sing together but also the first one who made it awesome. He didn’t want to do it when the Beatles first came together with an actual bass player in their lineup, because he didn’t think it was his archetype. Then, he not only made it his own but made it something cool. I’m a guitar player primarily, but I made a point when I bought my first electric bass in 1996 to join that sub pocket of musicians that can play bass and sing simultaneously. It wasn’t just about Paul McCartney being able to do it, but I won’t deny he was part of the motivation.
I was never tempted to buy that Hofner model, but having picked them up at different stages since ‘96, I understand one of the things that is so appealing about them. They weigh practically nothing. Sir Paul was able to front the Beatles and some of his solo projects without being weighed down by a regular bass that’s like a brick yolk. It probably wasn’t the same whenever he played his Rickenbacker.
Thanks for this video! I sing and play, but rarely have done them together. People like Sir Paul and Geddy Lee (among others) have always amazed me. "Fool On the Hill" seems like a good place to start. Some Beatles songs are a little high in my vocal range.
Your rendition of "You Never Give Me Your Money" was awesome
I love this! As a bass player with aspirations of singing as well, this is the kind of thing I want to work on! Please keep doing content on this topic. Bravo, SBL!
Yes Joe! Thanks for tuning in!
you are awesome! Scott - this is one of the best of SBL - hire this lady full time
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Oh, that was sublime !
One of my favorite SBL videos! So clever and really great content.
Great video, for Hofner users he uses the switches, 2 up middle down. He tries to adjust his tone to the point where it hides the attack of his picking. And make sure you have flats on it. Pyramids if you want what Paul uses.
Best bass video I've seen in a LONG time! And LOVE the "Bass VI" solo!
Ian singing and playing was the secret motivator at getting this video out.
Wow! Amazing video, thanks
I totally love her voice!!!!
Yes!
Even George Harrison said he has no idea where Paul came up with the melodies.
I agree .
As far as bass lines from song to song, every time I play a song, be it my own or not , I hear/play something just a little bit different. No rhyme or reason, just comes out that way. A tad different only adding/subtracting pick ups and inflections.
Shroon. What a floof! How did you get so cool. What did you eat? Ending song with IAN made me Uber happy. Ian - I can’t wait to meet you with the Renolds some day! Hugggggs and omg. Can’t wait for the rest of this series!!!! Wallalalalaaa ❤❤❤
Annette!! Thank u and can’t wait to see the show and meet u as well!
Omg my favorite people meeting. Brb gonna go cry
A slight modification to the idea that "voice is king". As a singing bass player my point is view is, you have to choose one. You can't concentrate on both, so figure out which one is more complicated, or the one you want to play with more and make sure you lock in the secondary instrument. That way you can really go to town on your primary instrument for that particular song.
That Höfner tone is perrrrfect!
You have an excellent voice! Great video!!!
Are you kiddin me (Philly slang). What a great production !! (Said the SBL lifer). I am also a singing bass player but fortunately we have 3 singers in the band so the bar is not that high for me. I am inspired to raise the level of bass playing difficulty while singing. Excellent performance & loved the grand finale!!
Awesome Joe! Thanks for checking out the video & supporting the channel!
Loved this ….binging on Sharon content. She’s a lot of fun (and talent).
Goodnight Tonight by Wings (with Macca on bass) has also one of his coolest bass lines of all time!
The video is ace as well!
EXTRAORDINARY VIDEO TODAY !!!! WTG,SHARON !!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING ???? ONE SLIGHT CORRECTION (IN CASE NO ONE KNEW) IS JOHN SANG COME TOGEHER, NOT PAUL. STILL AN INTERESING CHALLENGE, NONETHELESS !!!! OUTSTANDING !!!!
absolutely BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRILLIANT .. congratulations, Love this soo soo much ,
Amazing video. Welcome to SBI, incredibly talented girl. Super fun too..
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AWESOME job, Sharon! Definitely a lesson we should all learn. I've been playing drums and singing for years, easy peasy! But bass and sing? Forget about it!
Exactly! Drums/singing is nothing compared to bass/singing.
I think it helped Paul that he played with a pick. A lot of famous bassist-singers play with a pick, probably because you can get a more steady back-and-forth motion that way. At least that's the reason I find playing with a pick and singing much easier than playing with my fingers while singing.
More Sharon!!!
A-MAZING! This is the best video SBL have done. Amazing performances! BRAVO!
Wow that was so fun to watch. And wat was that for a lit performance at the end 😮😃❤️
so much fun! thanks
Beautiful voice! You should definitely do more of this singing and bass playing on this singing and bass playing channel
Silly Love songs is the perfect example of singing over a phenomenal bass line.
Wow Sharon...you go girl... nice playing and singing....mic Drop...
The conceptual approach I use for music in general, and multi-tasking in music in particular is "left brain/right brain". Your left brain says "put your finger on this fret and press down and hold it", while you're right brain says "play". We all start as left brain players: the goal is to be right brained about more and more. (Right now I'm trying to be a right-brained improviser. It's not going well.) To sing and play at the same time, your bassline needs to be automatic -- you shouldn't have to think about the mechanics at all. This frees up the rest of your attention to singing: as someone who's a bassist/singer and done it live -- she's absolutely right about where your attention should be. Hammer the bassline down forwards and backwards OFF STAGE, and concentrate on your singing ON STAGE.
One last tip -- humming while playing is a lot easier than singing with words. If you want a nice warm up to get used to controlling two simultaneous melodies, try humming first.
Awesome job & great songs!
Yet again you hit it out of the park. Great subject and well executed. Thank you, I look forward to re-watching this with the workbook
Thanks for tuning in David!
Well this video was a delight