Paul McCartney: Bass Master: Playing the Great Beatles Basslines

by Tony Bacon

Overview

(Book). 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879308841
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2006
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Tony Bacon has specialized in music journalism for over 20 years. He is author of The Ultimate Guitar Book and the recent Backbeat title, Six Decades of the Fender Telecaster, co-author of several volumes in the popular “Guitar Profiles” series, and editor of Echo and Twang: Classic Guitar Music of the '50s and Fuzz & Feedback: Classic Guitar Music of the '60s. Bacon served as an advisor to the BBC/Tribute TV documentary “Guitar Legends.”