The Beatles - Nowhere Man - Bass Cover

[ThePipikin]

fantastic !

[wheresjeannineSF]

May I ask a question please? I see you anchored on a G# with your index finger which is fret 6 on the D string. Can you comment on that strategy to facilitate the playing? It seems like you have a very efficient method for playing what is a very sophisticated bass line (IMHO)  - thanks Jeannine from San Francisco

[infusion26]

@wheresjeannineSF For me this was the best way to play that bass line. I'm not proud of this because it's out of tune.Maybe i have to do it all over again some day and tune my bass very carefully.

[egapwerdna3000]

nice job. Cool bass!

[zengyy97]

Imagine playing this while singing...

[tnc07232008]

this is my fav beatle bass lines....great cover

[staypress]

u sound a bit sharp but still very good and a nice tone

[cbarrett34]

wow, i never realized how much is going on with this bass line, amazing

[russiantoughguy]

man I want your bass

[rockerr12595]

great man, nice bass what is it?

[infusion26]

@rockerr12595 This is a Lakland 44-02 bass

[barilko5551]

so very very close - i dont think anyone can poull offf pauls riffs - damn good friend!!!!!!!!!!

[express49]

Out of tune !

[mferrusca]

Though your D string sounds just a tiny bit sharp.

[mferrusca]

Spot on. Great.

[viceisthename]

Great playing man! Do you use flatwounds?

[steve371970]

sounds like its being played in the wrong key or flat??

[fedetrim]

@steve371970 you are right, the problem here is that the bass is tuned at 440, and the beatles aren't.

[SotR59]

What are the Bealtes tuned to?

[viceisthename]

@fedetrim What does that meanP

[ZachWildSuxxx]

Is this right? Sounds like some flat and sharp notes in there. Are you bending the strings? Is that a fretless?

[cseixas05]

Good Job, Wish I had that talent. Paul did.

[kirbyowner12]

Thanks man. It is kinda hard to hear the bass under the harmonous vocals. Now that I get the feel for it I can play it. Thanks and nice job!

[kirbyowner12]

I said its hard to HEAR under the voices of the Beatles.

[ApeWithBone]

great bass line

[cshargeit]

close but no cigar. if i play base the police are called. way too much attention to paul anticipatory notes- shame on sir paul

[barilko5551]

excellent job my friend - close to PM...great stuff!

[skygzr314159]

Excellent job! I'm gonna steal it now ;-)

They're not quite in concert pitch, are they?

[aldalion12454]

Your bass sound tuned too sharp for this record

[tppkingpin]

no..........play bass pls

[evry1shout]

It's not a guitar. Its a bass! You should know that.

[Wellch]

Some politicians today are Nowhere men...no point of view. The song is so real.

[ivy09cute]

nowhere man

wooohh..i can play it in guitar too=]!!

nice guiatr playing!!

[buzonperiodista]

Such an easy song with such a complex bass line...

[09rockerchick09]

this is awesome i love the bass

[DWJWDskate]

Hey ive always played by ear but I can't alaways find all the notes for some little fillings. Shoudl I just get more used to the fret board or is there some kind of trick idk but I can get get most songs by ear pretty good

[TheBeatlesfan1991]

whats the first few notes in this song?

[infusion26]

A-Gis-Fis-E-Cis

[HEMPNITIZE]

thank you for the video

[pahnringeorge4]

do you have tabs mate

[infusion26]

Sorry no tabs ! I'm a play-by-ear guitar guy.

Greetings

[harissonstarr]

GREAT! play-by-ear? i wish i could do that too.

[ineedo]

You aughta write some for those of us who don't have that musical ability!

[pahnringeorge4]

oh thanks anyway

[sullyrock]

great job- what kind of bass are you using? thanks

[infusion26]

Lakland Deluxe 44-02 4-String Bass

[barilko5551]

Nice work paL -I think your tuned but just missed a few notes....check your highs...

[tbcass]

He's not trying to play it note for note perfect. I prefer listening to a player's interpretation. If I want to hear it note for note perfect I'll listen to the original.

[PatagonicGroove]

with old recordings its hard to get the right tune,, because they are always a little detuned

[tbcass]

While I wouldn't say always you are right that many of the old analog recordings were a little out of tune. Many of the old turntables and reel to reel recorders had controls for fine tuning speed and thus tuning.

[theWhiteHatBassist]

:D

This is the first time I actually listened to the Beatles.

Now I'm learning this song too.

[JP5466]

Pretty good, but your bass is tuned slightly higher than the record you're playing.

[Braintap]

Nice again.... always wished that George Martin would have turned up the volume on the earlier Beatles stuff to hear McCartney's innovative bass playing more!

[starwars650]

did paul play by ear or he did learn musical theory?

[Robbie21000]

paul don't know how to read sheets music ...but he is one of the best musician of the world ...

[RonPaulGeorgeRingo]

Nice work! McCartney was a genius. You know he changes it a bit on the final chorus (after what sounds like a bit of a mistake). He goes on and makes it work beautifully with a slightly different pattern. So many great bass patterns (players and composers) back in the day . . . So many of the great songs have great bass lines (Beatles, Motown, etc.) . . . Sadly, I don't think (most) modern playing is anywhere near as creative. There are exceptions of course. Cheers! Bass sound great!

[1MikeBeatles]

Great cover, one of my favourite Beatles songs!

[viceisthename]

yeah! mine too, but john (who wright it) didnt like it at all....

[Elfy010]

Nice man, nice :D

[CluvVenny]

You're a fantastic bass player! I'm a beginner just learning to play the bass guitar. I'm really a guitar player and I've always enjoy playing The Beatles music.

[Tdani81]

First! Nice bass playing! More Beatles!