“He’s just great. I mean, there are so many guys that are great in different ways, but Paul’s bass playing is so lyrical and melodic, and it’s just so beautiful.

In addition, the bass and vocal are cleverly integrated. When the vocal gets busy, the playing gets sparse and vice versa. McCartney establishes the song's lazy, 12/8-shuffle feel in bar 1.

Brian Ray has spent the last 23 years as a member of Paul McCartney’s band, playing bass and guitar — so who better to assess Macca’s musicianship?

Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has admitted that he finds Paul McCartney’s bass playing “just so beautiful.” He recently spoke with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson on their ...

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Taking to his 1964 Rickenbacker 4001S, which had a fuller tone compared to the Höfner VIolin Bass, Paul McCartney is in peak form on Hey Bulldog. After four bars of John Lennon's bluesy piano ...

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But McCartney’s skill and imagination in devising his bass parts for Beatles songs helped to transform the way the instrument was utilized by rock bands. Here are five of those bass parts that ...