Paul McCartney: Bass Master: Playing the Great Beatles Basslines

by Dan Erlewine • 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.