Beatles Bass Lesson – I Saw Her Standing There by Mike Pachelli
Here’s a lesson on Paul McCartney’s bass playing for “I Saw Her Standing There.” Guitar parts lesson is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SluS-Z3Qsyk
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Originally posted by UCHnZrxYdMc0lNk8kEZVUoTA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2gdnyRGrvQ
Mike you're the Beatles teacher that I like to learn with. Thanks.
Nice vid
Thank you! More bass breakdowns, please!
Paul learned bass from the greatest, it was some guy name Paul McCartney.
Very inspiring. I have learned a lot. Thank you from Spain !!!
Glad you are doing the bass part. I'd love to see more of that. Paul is a great bass player. Thanks!!!????
Hey Mike I actually took the time to try my hoffner violin bass too I saw her standing there and I gotta tell you . I’m actually hook on the bass to. You teaching Beatles technics are so precise and it’s like playing a video game with the chord sequence. I’m mostly a rythem guitarist on my Rick which once again by your teaching you made me enjoy the Rick also and I wanna thank you so much. Ya make me laugh when you change your voice as John. Ever played in a tribute as John . You should. I seen you blues playing on the straight u z man…… bro
Here i found… 🙂 The missing part of Paul McCartney from previous lesson of "i saw her standing there". Thanks a lot Mike!
Great lesson !
Any plans for other Beatles bass lesson's, Mike?
wow. How do you do it? Thanks Mike.
Awesome when you mention the chords being played and how they relate to the bass notes. I think very essential in understanding the logic and helps to even provide variations at times as long as makes sense. Most tabs never mention the chords, which helps especially when bass line all over fingerboard. 😉
Loved this rocker since the first time I heard it! The Dear Prudence bass line has always been one of my favorites! Please consider doing this one! Wantcha come out to play it?
your incredtable
Thanks Mike. Yours is the clearest lesson of this classic I've come across for this novice player.
Really nice, thanks. When you play it slow, it kinda reminds me of the recurring guitar line in Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn, not exact , of course.
Now I’m buy the bass and learn to play with my Rick. U the man
Incroyable.
Thank you for getting to the bass. I never had a Hofner, but a Klira TwinStar. I hope you run through all of the bass parts. It wasn't until I saw the bass part for I Want To Hold Your Hand that I saw where Paul double-noted a bit and that opened my eyes to a lot. The tone you have is really warm. Good.
There is a remarkable drumming break in this song, combining time signatures 3/4 and 16/16. It's a rare drawing, since the Beatles I haven't heard it from any other artist. But it sounds great, creating an atmosphere of light-hearted fun and energy
Paul chose 8/8 for this song because it's easier to sing. In early songs, where he sings, he takes simple time signatures, which allows him to sing with great impact
Thank you Mike. Not that much on Paul's bass that isn't a cover or very fast lesson. You have extreme talent.
Thank you, almost makes me want to go out and buy a Hofner Beatle Bass.
It's simply amazing.
50 years ago it was in the top 3 favorite Beatles rockers. Not anymore. Maybe 'cause of the overplay on the radio, constant song on Paul's set-list. I have tickets to see Paul at SoFi stadium here in Los Ángeles next month, May 2022!!
Thank you Mike for a great explanation. Please, Please Me has a great middle bass sequence. Can you do that song? In any event. Thank you as always!!
With the continuous changes, I wonder , did Paul do the exact changes every time
they played the song?
A++!
Well played Mike…..that’s some work out. Paul complains during the original takes about not having his picks with him…..He must have borrowed one!
I'm at awe; killer playing, even better explaining in no-time, just great in every sense. Thank you for your in depth lessons.
If rock & roll could have another name would be Chuck Berry.
Very well done!
Yup! I really enjoyed it… You are THE MAN!
It is fantastic you're adding bass to your lessons. I'm a big fan of your work, Mike.
It's a shame that most people (including me) listening to early Beatles songs back in the day did so with crappy radios and cheapo turntables, thereby missing out on much of Paul's bass work. Thanks to Mike here for bringing it into full glory.
Brilliant. Thanks, Mike.
Thanks so much for this awesome lesson Mike! You're the absolute man and nobody teaches the Beatles like you do. Would love it if you did some more bass lessons in the future!
Mike, I'm at my wits' end and need some help. I can't seem to get my '71 Hofner (which does not have the same pickups as yours but supposedly, the only difference in sound is the bar style pickups were meant to take care of 'dead spots' that the previous pickups, like the ones on your bass, had) to sound right. It either sounds too muddy/bassy, which I normally don't mind but want some clarity a la Macca with this bass, or it sounds too hollow or 'wimpy.' No matter how much fiddling around I do, I can never get it sound as mid-rangy as Macca's tone which you seem to do a good job of emulating.
I'm playing through a Rumble with everything more or less flat except that the 'bass' dial is turned to 3 O'Clock. The control panel has the treble set to the bottom which turns the neck pickup on, and the 'bass on' which turns the bass pickup off (counterintuitive) the solo/bass set to solo.
Anything you can do to help would be greatly appreciated. Love your videos!
Super stuff Mike.???? I'm subbing just for this song. 20 yrs. ago I learned this when my buddies made me the bass player. I wasn't, but owned a plywood jazz knockoff. My approach to learning bass theory was to copy the record note for note. There's a couple of nuances you showed that I'd missed.???? One of my favorite songs to play. What a finger burning workout it was. Not being used to the larger neck size. Ended up using open A in the bridge to give my hand a rest. Soon after I picked up a more playable rig, which still graces my studio.
Mike, the world has been waiting for this moment to arise when a genius, you, to finally break down the music of those other 4 genius'. Astounding work,Mike!
Daking 'eh?
Used to play Chuck's "I'm Talking About You" around 80 in a band I was with and never heard The Beatles version back then, It was always a fun bass part to play & at times during the tune I may play a slight variation without thinkin' bout it, not sure if that's what Paul could have done. Also have used the bass riff or something very similar in other tunes, most recently in the bridge of "Mohair Sam" (Charlie Rich). Always played with fingers, no pick it's a quick tempo I believe "I Saw Her Standing There" is about 10BPM faster than Talkin' bout you …
Yeah…the lead break in a live setting is a great place for a Train Wreck, if one of the guitarists aren’t paying attention! Good stuff Mike. BTW… I used round wounds on my Hofner.
Great punch from that bass.
more bass stuff pls! good stuff.
My favorite song by my favorite band.
And to think, Paul was what, 20 or so when he played this.
Like this video, I hope you do the bass for Paperback Writer. Oh, and Come Together and Something, as well.