"Something" (The Beatles) bass cover

"Something" is a song written by lead guitarist George Harrison in 1969. During the 1968 recording sessions for The Beatles (also referred to as the White Album), Harrison began working on a song that eventually became known as "Something". The song's first lyrics were adapted from the title of an unrelated song by fellow Apple artist James Taylor called "Something in the Way She Moves" and used as filler while the melody was being developed. With more than 150 versions, "Something" is the second most covered Beatles' song after "Yesterday".

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• Something
• The Beatles
• bass cover
• guitar
• bass line
• Hofner

[Peacefrog35]

Another great one... I'm learning myself,but it doesn't feel natural as yours does....it looks like second nature when you play. Keep up the great work!

[Maggie8181]

@Peacefrog35 Thanks :) I think you just have to practice a lot. Practice until your fingers will play it themselves and you don't have to think what is the next note. This is my method :)

[chiennoir54]

Beautifully done! Note for note perfect, as far as I can tell. Do you read music or is this all by ear? Either way, you're REALLY good. While the bass is mixed fairly high in Beatles records, it's nice to hear the song with the bass SO upfront this way. Rock on, girl!

[Maggie8181]

@chiennoir54 Thanks :) I'm using bass tabs (tabulature) to play - simple system of music notation for bass (or guitar) - you don't have to be musician to read it.

[powergirl901]

those runs at 1:07 and 2:07 are just incredible. No bass player has ever invented parts like that for the bass. Not even great bassists like the Who's Entwhistle ever developed a style like that.

[Imakecents]

Very good. I want to do that song too sometime. Thumbs up

[talydark]

Yeah!! i love this song ... yeah!! Great Cover!! ... is the best :D

[ridinspurs]

Hey Maggie, are you in a band? If so, do you have a website?

[Peacefrog35]

@megakiller999 Great advice! Also don't worry, Hippy Gibber Jabber is my language! 

[Peacefrog35]

@Maggie8181 Thanks alot for theimput! YOu are right. I've been playing All Myloving on my Hofner alot for the last week and I don't even have to think about it now...my fingers just move. :)

[megakiller999]

@Peacefrog35 a lot of the natural look comes from fluid movements i think. when i want to make somethingfeel natural i close my eyes and lower my heart beat when i play. i dont even count it off i just let myself start so that my eart beat stays as low as possible and your fingers should just do the timing for you. i hope this little piece of what probably sounds like hippy gibber gabber helped :D

[kngscb]

Wanna be an American?