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Video Lesson – Back In My Arms Again

May 4, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here’s a video showing the bass guitar beginner how to play bass to Back in My Arms Again by The Supremes.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsYYEqHYKvA

This tune was originally released in 1965. It appeared on the album ‘More Hits By The Supremes., This is a great example of Motown’s early 8th note feel songs – the chord progressions used in the song are very simple, very diatonic. And the bass line itself is very simple – it’s a perfect tune for beginners to get their fingers around. But there’s some interesting pre-cursors in this tune to Jamerson’s later 16th note style in the pre-chorus section of the tune.

There are basically three parts to the song – the intro/chorus, the verse (which is very similar to the chorus) and the pre-chorus. I’ve included two variations of the pre-chorus.

I’ve split the lesson down into the following sections: intro/chorus, verse, pre-chorus 1 and pre-chorus 2. The first root note of the pre-choruses is F – but they are played at different octave locations – so you’ll need to approach them with different approach notes. Those approach notes are discussed in the ‘verse’ section of the lesson.

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