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Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 1 (Level 1)

March 16, 2023 by Paul Wolfe 8 Comments

On this page is the video, pdf and practice track for the Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 1.

This is an uptempo, 8th note, rock and style line to changes similar to those that Lennon and McCartney used in a song they gave to The Rolling Stones before recording themselves.

Here’s the video:

 

To download the Zipped File that contains the PDF and the 160 BPM practice track from my WeTransfer.com account, click this link:

https://we.tl/t-3xkSjzhPy1

 

For more details on my book(publishing around the 26th March) click the link below:

Learning From Paul McCartney Volume 1

The Band In A Box style used to create this bass line is part of a pack of styles that will be available for separate purchase (approx $20) or will be free with the online bonus version of the book.

Filed Under: Popular Song Tutorials

Comments

  1. Charles Keller says

    March 16, 2023 at 3:25 pm

    Fun up beat video look forward to the book. Have to go grab my bass and join the fun.

    Reply
    • Paul Wolfe says

      March 16, 2023 at 3:29 pm

      It’s actually a good technique tester as well at the designed tempo of 160 BPM! SO play it a few times slowly to start with!

      Reply
  2. Jeff says

    March 18, 2023 at 10:11 am

    Can’t hear the bass! Why is the guitar so loud and distorted? Yeah, real life is like that but…if I can’t hear this bass part, how do I learn this bass part?? And why would I buy more of this frustration???

    Reply
    • Paul Wolfe says

      March 18, 2023 at 10:43 am

      What are you listening on? I’ve played it with headphones, with my laptop speakers and laptop speakers. Bass is loud and clear!!!

      Reply
      • Sean Holmes says

        March 18, 2023 at 1:50 pm

        I had no problem with the Youtube clip but there was an mp3 file when I downloaded the zip file and this just had your backing track without your bass part.

        Reply
        • Paul Wolfe says

          March 18, 2023 at 2:05 pm

          Hey sean – yes, that’s the Practice Track for you to play along with as you sight read the line!

          Reply
        • Andrew Hinds says

          March 19, 2023 at 9:49 am

          That’s your jam track. You are supposed to fill in with the bass. I do it with all my jam tracks. I make mine by using a software called Lalal.ai, which using AI removes the instrument of you choice from any song you put on there. Just upload an MP3 file into it and it will separate the bass line from the song. It’s a great way to learn isolated bass lines too without the need for tabs.

          https://www.lalal.ai/

          Moises is also another worth checking out.

          Reply
          • Paul Wolfe says

            March 19, 2023 at 10:17 am

            Hey Andrew

            Yep – the AI tools are starting to get REALLLLLLLYYYY interesting!

            I’ll check lalal out…I’ve tried Moises…it’s OK. Have heard good things about SONG SURGEON too.

            Paul

            Reply

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