McCartney BASS MASTER. Book.

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McCartney BASS MASTER. Book.

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Has anyone read/purchased this book? It looks like it may be interesting. I just really hate TABS. They were once very helpfull to me, but I later realized that the teach you nothing. My new strategy is to learn the chords of songs and try to walk between them.

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I share your distaste for tabs. At best, all they teach you is how to read tablature. At worst....well.....
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I am not a fan of tabs either. They only point a seeker in a general direction and quite often they are completely wrong. :wink: I much prefer learning by ear or if I am forced to reading the sheet music, albeit slowly. :mrgreen:
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I do find tab very helpful at times, when I can't figure a bass part out by ear, especially when the bass is low in the mix.
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iamthebassman wrote:I do find tab very helpful at times, when I can't figure a bass part out by ear, especially when the bass is low in the mix.

C'mon Ronn, I don't believe that @#%$ for a minute!!! After all, YOU ARE THE BASSMAN!!!!! Remember! 8)
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The blokes in this video seem to do alright by tab... or as they call them, the "dots"!

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congerz83 wrote:
iamthebassman wrote:I do find tab very helpful at times, when I can't figure a bass part out by ear, especially when the bass is low in the mix.

C'mon Ronn, I don't believe that @#%$ for a minute!!! After all, YOU ARE THE BASSMAN!!!!! Remember! 8)
Oh right, I forgot! ;)

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I'm a tab-er, Rick. Go figure.
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