Meh, I gotta say - of all of Paul Basslines, this is one of the easier ones to play and sing for me. Granted, I've been doing it for a long time, but it's just a measure long pattern that repeats over and over again just on different strings. It's all 8th notes, there's nothing weird and syncopated, it's pretty straightforward and doesn't clash with the rhythm of the vocal really.
It's very evident. He started on piano and guitar. His bass playing is always very melodic. I'm sure it was like Paul was saying ok, I'll be the bass player, but I'm going to do it my way. He wasn't simply going to be a timekeeper.
I actually don't know why Paul is often underrated as a bass player. He could play this fast bass line without looking to his hand and even singing!! He is, to me, the best bass player in the world.
This song (and also all of The Beatles songs but mainly this one) really made me change the way I play bass. I truly model the melodic bass line of playing style thanks to Paul. Something is another song that truly blows my mind.
@@neilcandeloramusic i know you guys played every Beatles' song with some details, so when I heard that "missing note" i was like "really?". And then I heard the song again, and yeah, Paul DID that. Great observation, dude.
Do you know how hard it is to find a supposed "pro" bassist who cannot play the solo bass part correctly? Just about every bassist I have hired in the last three years plays the bass line during the solo exactly like the rest of the song. When I'm trying to play the guitar solo, and I hear the wrong bass that 99 percent of bassist play, I really frustrates me. Most musicians are not good at understanding that just because a bass line is a certain way during song does not mean that it is the same throughout the whole song. Nice job on getting the bass line correct!
it's chuck berry based ('"i'm talking about you"), but the deviances from that pattern at the bridges and other parts make it unique and hotter than life :)
Good shew mate!!! Just a lot of "Kids", writing, playing, and singing some of the MOST incredible music, on a par with some of the greatest composers, (IMHO)! "Ah, anybody can play that stuff", boy, have I heard that before!! Ha! Here's another one---"REAL Bass players never use a pick", I Laugh In Your General Direction!!! Gb bg
It does look odd, I think it offers more realistic options than the normal model. The good thing about the standard model is you can blend in the bridge pickup if you’re into that. But it is almost unusable on its own. On this bass the “bridge” pickup is almost in a p bass position - I may have used that pickup for this song and a few other ones. I suspect Paul might have been doing the same. In 62-63 you can see tape holding in the neck pickup, and the bass sound is a lot “clunkier” on the records and BBC performances than in later years when he gets THE bass. Of course who knows
Hey Neil i was wondering if after the highish note on the D string 9th fret, do you play a note on the seventh fret A string right after, then 7th D string then 6th, like 9D 7A 7D 6D, or is it just 9D let it resonate then 7D 6D, because in a couple tabs ive seen has that 7A there and some do not, and whenever i listen to the song i can't hear that note being played. I just hear the 9D last two notes. It's harder to play with the 7A. Could you explain if that note is necessary and if you yourself fit it in there? Thank you i love your work.
The E in the riff is definitely in there. There are some live versions he does where he slips into the pattern where he plays the B twice and No E, but on the recording I tried to get this as note for note as I heard it. Every single other "Paul" I know also hears that note in there and plays it accordingly.
I think the hardest part for me to learning this is that I have large hands on a 3/4 scale violin bass and in spite of that I have a short pinky. I cannot make that stretch to the 9th fret clean. I seem to end up with a dead note as lot. Maybe I just need to stretch my hands more. In 28 yrs of playing guitar I am not sure I've ever used my pinky like that. Shuffles notwithstanding. Though I am a mediocre player at best. Brilliant playing that whole bassline at 160bpm and not missing or skipping a beat.
Honestly I don’t think about it. It changes, sometimes when I’m onstage and am really jazzed up it’s all downstrokes. It’s whatever is easiest on my hand In the moment. Paul changes it up too, sometimes at shows it’s all downstrokes and sometimes he alternates.
@@neilcandeloramusic it's just interesting as to where your ups naturally come, consistently at least for this song. Just goes to show how everybody has different things that feel right.
@@julius6889 , I agree that the way he does it feels weird to me because of the up on beat two, though he seems to be doing fine with it. I do like the two downs on 1+ so I've been training myself to down three downs on 1+2 and the go into regular alternate picking starting with an up on + of 2.
this song is tough.. I can paly it with fingers no issue but I need a lot more practice with the pick to get the right tone. Its the switching between strings that gets me
Less than that! As of February of 63 (when it was recorded) he was still 20! No beatle was 30 by the time they broke up, it’s crazy how young they were
They were playing it in Hamburg circa 1961-62 which would mean Paul was 18-19. There are bootlegs from the Kaizerkeller with Pete Best on drums of I Saw Her Standing There.
It’s custom made. I bought it as is - seems to me it’s a v63 that was converted into a cavern bass. I think hofner is planning on producing a model of these soon
FiliTWG I will try - I don’t believe he did. If anything I feel like my picks are too light and I don’t get a hard enough strike on my strikes. Whenever his tone isn’t completely rolled off theres plenty pick attack you can hear. This song definitely is a plastic pick of some sort. I couldn’t imagine playing a felt pick live onstage, it would be melted in 30 seconds. But I would like to try one for some softer sounds!
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HOW DID PAUL SING AND PLAY THIS AT THE SAME TIME!!!!
Filtered i was going to ask the same thing .. you read my mine
Meh, I gotta say - of all of Paul Basslines, this is one of the easier ones to play and sing for me. Granted, I've been doing it for a long time, but it's just a measure long pattern that repeats over and over again just on different strings. It's all 8th notes, there's nothing weird and syncopated, it's pretty straightforward and doesn't clash with the rhythm of the vocal really.
@@neilcandeloramusic yeah the notes aren't the issue in most cases. It's the damn rythem changes and weird length between notes
Talent.
Think of those years he played this live and didn't miss a beat!!!
Just remember this. Paul originally didn’t want to play bass but he became an amazing bassist.
It's very evident. He started on piano and guitar. His bass playing is always very melodic. I'm sure it was like Paul was saying ok, I'll be the bass player, but I'm going to do it my way. He wasn't simply going to be a timekeeper.
The genius of McCartney who whilst playing this great line also sang the counter melody of the song.
Didn't he sing the lead in this one?
@@halterskelter He did Yes. The melody of the song as written whilst playing another in bass lines.
@@halterskelter it's said the song was a little faster but he wouldn't keep the beat
@Silario Richtig!
easy as a charm. you play with your hands and sing with your mouth. :)
j/k
Holy fuck. I never realized this bassline was so complicated. Paul sang countermelody while he played _this??_ And people say he’s nothing special.
well you can paly it differently and it sounds the same and its much easier
@@polmccartknee3792 no you can't, this is the only way it was meant to be
@@alexparsa8330 U can play it differently and it sounds similar but does not sound the same
Possibly the most underrated bass player of all time.
come on. it's like 5 different notes repeating, you practically almost don't need to move your hand.
of course the way it sounds IS IS legendary. :)
Another favorite Beatles bass lines for me but i'm always out of time when i played. Cause this song so fast!
I actually don't know why Paul is often underrated as a bass player. He could play this fast bass line without looking to his hand and even singing!! He is, to me, the best bass player in the world.
Its actually not that fast just do up and down strokes dont do down only cuz its much easier and also it makes ur hand get tired faster
Simon Absalon he did with all down strokes though
Simon Absalon i play it pretty good with downstrokes and can even sing it lol
go in my channel i have the easiest version
This song seems so fun to play with a pick.
You can really thunk them bass strings. I like your tone as well , since you do have a hofner!
I can't believe something this complex was in their first song on their first album
And this awesome - how do you top your first song on your first album being THIS?
They had a ton of time touring, especially in Germany, playing 3 shows a day to perfect their sound prior to cutting their first record.
This song (and also all of The Beatles songs but mainly this one) really made me change the way I play bass. I truly model the melodic bass line of playing style thanks to Paul. Something is another song that truly blows my mind.
Brilliant. How you played that without making a mistake, I'll never know.
he actually made one mistake 1:33. But great cover nevertheless!
@@azaharishariff Actually that's purposeful, Paul missed the note in the song, so I also missed the note there.
@@neilcandeloramusic yeah yeah sure😂👍
@@ullabritta8758 Go see for yourself! :)
@@neilcandeloramusic i know you guys played every Beatles' song with some details, so when I heard that "missing note" i was like "really?". And then I heard the song again, and yeah, Paul DID that. Great observation, dude.
It's crazy how Mcca came up with this at such a young age and sang so good whilst playing THIS!
Well paul is a great bass player so thanks for this.
Excellently played. Thank you.
Love love love The Cavern Hofner
Do you know how hard it is to find a supposed "pro" bassist who cannot play the solo bass part correctly? Just about every bassist I have hired in the last three years plays the bass line during the solo exactly like the rest of the song. When I'm trying to play the guitar solo, and I hear the wrong bass that 99 percent of bassist play, I really frustrates me. Most musicians are not good at understanding that just because a bass line is a certain way during song does not mean that it is the same throughout the whole song.
Nice job on getting the bass line correct!
That pinky stretch...my hands just aren’t that flexible
Comes with time. Keep at it
I try and I suck this I’m the worst bass player off all time tell me I suck and relive my heart
I always just play it with my ring finger
McCartney played it on the Hofner which is a short scale bass
Great and accurate bass cover mate...
I’m a beginner and that pinky stretch is SO HARD
very great job!!!!!!!
Maybe the best rock'n roll song of all time. I think it was inspired by Rory Storm's younger sister.
wow, look at this cavern one 👏👏
it's chuck berry based ('"i'm talking about you"), but the deviances from that pattern at the bridges and other parts make it unique and hotter than life :)
That strumming pattern is him begging to get back onto the guitar!
Good shew mate!!! Just a lot of "Kids", writing, playing, and singing some of the MOST incredible music, on a par with some of the greatest composers, (IMHO)! "Ah, anybody can play that stuff", boy, have I heard that before!! Ha! Here's another one---"REAL Bass players never use a pick", I Laugh In Your General Direction!!! Gb bg
I don’t know why but the pickup placement on the cavern club basses just triggers me so much.
It does look odd, I think it offers more realistic options than the normal model. The good thing about the standard model is you can blend in the bridge pickup if you’re into that. But it is almost unusable on its own. On this bass the “bridge” pickup is almost in a p bass position - I may have used that pickup for this song and a few other ones. I suspect Paul might have been doing the same. In 62-63 you can see tape holding in the neck pickup, and the bass sound is a lot “clunkier” on the records and BBC performances than in later years when he gets THE bass. Of course who knows
@@neilcandeloramusic Maybe he was using both pickups and that gives it a thumpier distinctive tone?
Hey Neil i was wondering if after the highish note on the D string 9th fret, do you play a note on the seventh fret A string right after, then 7th D string then 6th, like 9D 7A 7D 6D, or is it just 9D let it resonate then 7D 6D, because in a couple tabs ive seen has that 7A there and some do not, and whenever i listen to the song i can't hear that note being played. I just hear the 9D last two notes. It's harder to play with the 7A. Could you explain if that note is necessary and if you yourself fit it in there? Thank you i love your work.
The E in the riff is definitely in there. There are some live versions he does where he slips into the pattern where he plays the B twice and No E, but on the recording I tried to get this as note for note as I heard it. Every single other "Paul" I know also hears that note in there and plays it accordingly.
I think the hardest part for me to learning this is that I have large hands on a 3/4 scale violin bass and in spite of that I have a short pinky.
I cannot make that stretch to the 9th fret clean. I seem to end up with a dead note as lot. Maybe I just need to stretch my hands more.
In 28 yrs of playing guitar I am not sure I've ever used my pinky like that. Shuffles notwithstanding.
Though I am a mediocre player at best.
Brilliant playing that whole bassline at 160bpm and not missing or skipping a beat.
*Geniaaaaaal* ...podras hacer tutorial dnd lo hagas mas despacio???
It looks like you’re doing two downs on 1+ and then an up on 2. Am I seeing that right?
And 2 downs in a row again on +4?
Honestly I don’t think about it. It changes, sometimes when I’m onstage and am really jazzed up it’s all downstrokes. It’s whatever is easiest on my hand In the moment. Paul changes it up too, sometimes at shows it’s all downstrokes and sometimes he alternates.
@@neilcandeloramusic it's just interesting as to where your ups naturally come, consistently at least for this song. Just goes to show how everybody has different things that feel right.
Nobody asked for this, but personally i would probably do ups and downs, makes it a little more relaxed playing this bassline :)
@@julius6889 , I agree that the way he does it feels weird to me because of the up on beat two, though he seems to be doing fine with it. I do like the two downs on 1+ so I've been training myself to down three downs on 1+2 and the go into regular alternate picking starting with an up on + of 2.
Neil is so good at bass and I suck
What strings do you use?
I love your video
this song is tough.. I can paly it with fingers no issue but I need a lot more practice with the pick to get the right tone. Its the switching between strings that gets me
Paul was 21 when he wrote this
Less than that! As of February of 63 (when it was recorded) he was still 20! No beatle was 30 by the time they broke up, it’s crazy how young they were
They were playing it in Hamburg circa 1961-62 which would mean Paul was 18-19. There are bootlegs from the Kaizerkeller with Pete Best on drums of I Saw Her Standing There.
Hmm I wonder if this is easier to play on short scale basses
Yes, i've had to play this on a full scale bass and it was much more difficult on my fingering hand.
How did you record that bass ? DI ? Amp Miking ?
We used either a Fender or a Vox Head into a Kustom bass Cabinet.
Where did you buy that bass?
It’s custom made. I bought it as is - seems to me it’s a v63 that was converted into a cavern bass. I think hofner is planning on producing a model of these soon
What bass is this?
Its a Hofner. It think its the Cavern bass, Paul had two
@@AblyHouse Is it a particular model?
Nice Hamburg style bass
Is it a Hofner or a knok of brand
It is a German made Hofner, I bought it as is. It was already customized
@@neilcandeloramusic yeah I realise now
What is the material of the pick you're using?
I use a green (sometimes blue) tortex pick
If I can give you a suggestion, try to use a felt pick! Paul did it so it would be slightly more accurate, btw you're an amazing bass player!
FiliTWG I will try - I don’t believe he did. If anything I feel like my picks are too light and I don’t get a hard enough strike on my strikes. Whenever his tone isn’t completely rolled off theres plenty pick attack you can hear. This song definitely is a plastic pick of some sort. I couldn’t imagine playing a felt pick live onstage, it would be melted in 30 seconds. But I would like to try one for some softer sounds!
Chuck Berry
Ah I get it
Is Neil a left handed player?
Yes!
@@AblyHouse oh i thought he was a right handed player cuz i saw him play the hofner bass on roll over Beethoven right handed
benny667 - oh sorry for the confusion. He left his bass at my house, that was me. He hasnt done that one yet
@@AblyHouse oh it was you who played the bass in the isolated video on a bass track people thought it was neil who plays the bass on right handed 😂
benny667 - haha oh, hopefully we can replace it soon. We have a 325 in the shop that we’ll be using
Nice.
This is a lot harder to play on a long scale