Discuss about a Bass on "Two of Us"

[@kerry9125]

George ended up playing a brilliant bass line for this song on his telecaster. That bass line is what makes this song great.

[@paulmallon9292]

Think the composition, melody and lyrics might also have something to do with it.

[@ragingbull888]

That’s crazy talk. It was ONLY the bassline

[@davecostello560]

It IS a brilliant bass line.

[@Jominycrocket0]

@@davecostello560 A “ BRILLIANT “ baseline played on one string🤣

[@potterwalker4823]

@@Jominycrocket0 people don’t think about the fact that there are only a few notes ;so whether you’re playing them on one string or a 12 string or a sitar doesn’t matter .it’s a matter of up a half ,down a whole etc. I always loved that bass line . those guys were creative with out limits.

[@bugtesties]

George’s face when no bass was brought up 😂 He looked genuinely concerned

[@antoniovasquez9946]

😂😭

[@Olyfrun]

"I've never heard a song without bass" "we've done a few"

[@macmusic08]

I just never get tired of these guys, and I never will. Musical geniuses.

[@sokamori28]

Same. We're so fortunate to have all these videos of their genius minds at work or even just goofing around, the bond that they have

[@Tryn2bgood]

Put ot down for a month or two, then I bump into a fan and I am reminded and listen to the songs

[@GaryChambers-p5m]

I could watch these guys forever! I really love The Beatles! 🎈🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️👑

[@myleg3991]

John’s demeanor and tone of voice always makes me laugh. It’s like he’s funny without even trying.

[@halfgermanantony]

One of my favorite Beatles songs.

[@Furtivo95]

Love to see how Ringo listens from a distance with such empathy instead of playing with his cellphone.

[@douglaswegener9086]

You know we didn't have cell phones then right??

[@Furtivo95]

@@douglaswegener9086 well In 1969, While McCartney and Lennon were recording, Silicon Valley’s most famous duet Steve Jobs met the Woz for the first time!

[@mapkocc]

@@douglaswegener9086 he's making a great joke about how drummers nowadays just mess with their phones, disinterested in whatever is going on, while the rest of the band do the rest of the hard writing work

[@da_great_mogul]

"Bass is a drag when there is no bass..." very deep!

[@joevokey1340]

Brilliant, actually

[@Jominycrocket0]

@@joevokey1340 Correct! Went right over many heads here!

[@NaaHva]

George is speaking masterfully. James Paul McCartney (1942-1966) was the bass. He was the one who picked up the bass after Stu. When Paul died, the bass was shortly gone And since Billy/William isn't really a part of The Beatles, they were missing the bass. That's what George masterfully told us about. Look at Billy's memoirs.

[@HankFinkle11]

@@NaaHvaso old

[@NaaHva]

@@HankFinkle11 Living is easy with eyes closed

[@ledout7733]

These are real composers , song writers, musical geniuses, the real deal .

[@fishboymanshark]

Rappers are better

[@slothpower9344]

@@fishboymanshark no

[@fishboymanshark]

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[@slothpower9344]

@@fishboymanshark Lil pump? This has got to be a troll. Jay Z ain't anywhere near as good either but saying Lil Pump is laughable

[@fishboymanshark]

@@slothpower9344 Jay z made the black album that makes the white album look like a joke. And lil pump changed music forever by showing you dont need to care about lyrics just make a vibe ❄️🔥❄️🔥❄️

[@stk6mkt]

Geniuses at work.

[@krisscanlon4051]

This is so Spinal Tappy it's insane 😂love em

[@jackgoodings]

There was George, actually playing a great bass line, and being totally ignored.

[@joshmcdevitt137]

Ya Paul played it 100 times for them.....on bass

[@sashafalcon5143]

​@@joshmcdevitt137these George fanboys are really annoying.

[@jameshancock8616]

Just curious, if not ego, why would George need to get a stroke when he stepped out of his normal guitar part? Why would any of them? They all played multiple instruments. Paul , for example, is said to have played/ can play 45 instruments, there are some instances where it might be cited, but, most of those are in the notes from the sessions. I don't hear a lot of people saying. Oh, yeah, John played lead on Get Back. It's likely only really dedicated fans were aware of that until the recent resurrection of the Get Back sessions and documentaires.

[@jpetersgoyanks]

@@sashafalcon5143that’s not what that comment is about

[@lauriemeegan2237]

Yep it was bad that he got ignored

[@TEFferguson]

At the end of the video George is riffing on what becomes the basis of the whole tune, he had it immediately

[@changoperry9217]

Yes I hear it when Paul is talking about blues and bottom

[@ericlee2931]

@@changoperry9217 I am non-George fan, but finally understating that John and Paul were overly dismissive on some of George's contributions.

[@samekogan]

I could be wrong but Im pretty certain that Paul originally wrote that bass line and decided it was a throwaway.

[@theunwantedcritic]

They did dozens of versions of this song, some of them terrible. So it took a little while to come up that baseline

[@antoinedemactan8292]

Not quite​@@samekogan

[@jwtourandtravel936]

Beatles forever ,I am from west Java Indonesia Beatles fans forever

[@leonardshevlin7260]

The bassist can say he quite likes the bassless tracks without ruffling any feathers.

[@ferea_896]

Not any this point in the Beatles. Especially that being Paul. There had been several problems with the others in regards to arrangements to Paul’s songs. So anything he said. Even if it was legitimate his opinion. They took it the wrong way and it almost always led to trouble. That’s why for instance George left the Beatles in EP2. Because of a comment paul made. So in general he can. Not at that point in time in the Beatles

[@p0llenp0ny]

George seemed ruffled.

[@hugeiftrue4224]

Baseless basslessness

[@coolbreeze5683]

"Bass is a bit of a drag" - Bassman

[@kensantiago8729]

Crazy creativity working...must have been incredible!!!

[@ircap4-4]

Siempre genios👏🏻🎸👌🏻🌎 love this❤

[@cassmcmlix]

You see how they are always collaborating. Always communicating. exchanging ideas, explaining what they are doing. They went through everything with one another.

[@HolyShastaMountain03]

😂😂😂😂I love these guys so much!!!!!!

[@pattyfreeman5819]

time it was and what a 💙time it was!!

[@toniconnor6380]

I love the Beatles... Happy 82 Birthday Paul❤🎉❤

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

John: “I’ve never heard one!” Paul: “We’ve done a few!” John: “WHut.”

[@sheridansay8667]

'we've done a few'. Brilliant. 😊

[@bluesriot2]

watching the most legendary band imaginable , working , what a trip

[@tonihandoko9706]

everybody is committed to their role and instruments, that's a real devotion.

[@ismaelsalvinoandradesalvin9705]

The Beatles espetacular, sensacional. The Beatles para sempre!

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

There's more talent in this video than all of music today.

[@paulmallon9292]

Paul coud have said 'the sky is blue' during the Get Back sessions and George would have tripped over himself to voice his disagreement.

[@thesilvershining]

True, lol. But George does make the song even better with his bassline, one of my favorite Beatles songs ❤

[@potterwalker4823]

For years, I thought that was a really great McCartney bass line played an octave higher on a Hofner and was surprised to find out it was Harrison playing bass on a Tele. It really makes the song so interesting and with those great harmonies it’s perfect.

[@ReLowa]

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[@paulmallon9292]

@@ReLowa ugggggh. Piss off.

[@potterwalker4823]

in the get back movie, in the café, where Paul and John were having a private conversation, there was the microphone hidden in the plant right in front of them, and you can hear Lennon telling McCartney “I go along with a lot of stuff i don’t like with you, just to avoid arguments.“ thank God, that Lennon and Harrison had that edge. McCartney famously said that he spent decades apologizing to George Harrison.

[@polygonalmasonary]

‘Bass is a drag’, a quote from the world’s most famous bass player of all time 😂🤣🤣🤣🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Paul reluctantly took over playing bass when John’s art school friend Stewart Sutcliffe died. That’s why Paul wasn’t so keen on playing bass. It wasn’t his first instrument and early Beatles songs reflect this. Later recordings show Paul grew and developed his bass playing enormously 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧♥️

[@StevenBeondy]

I love this picture of 4 friends discussing how a song is done, I love the fab 4

[@dennysmith7862]

Absolute talent personified... They were geniuses... All of them... Ringo's drumming was xlnt too...

[@johnjosepholegarii5718]

George gave Paul more than what he wanted.....(paul is genius)

[@DronePsyche]

Paul had already forgotten that there WAS bass on "I'll follow the sun"....

[@trevcar]

Yeah he wrote it when he was 15

[@walterroma7368]

Not a bass guitar.

[@DronePsyche]

@@walterroma7368 it was

[@DronePsyche]

@@walterroma7368 what's not a bass is the rosewood telecaster on Two Of Us

[@p0llenp0ny]

@@DronePsyche Still technically a bass line.

[@OneMan-wl1wj]

Lennon played the beginning of Segars "night moves" before it was written. It's just a strumming G chord to be fair, though.

[@1atomicblond1]

The Beatles. Talent Explosion.

[@DelightLovesMovies]

I love that song.

[@AndrewLoukidis-jr2bp]

George nailed it perfectly

[@ROCIODELPILAR-rl4ko]

Lindos y educados !!!! ❤❤

[@RobertSimpson-wp3pr]

"I've never heard one" George always straight up.

[@markydh83]

And showed his ignorance given The Beatles had recorded several songs without bass by this stage 😂

[@thesilvershining]

I don’t think “Mother Nature’s Son” or “Junk” had bass either. They were beautiful. But I think “Two of Us” sounds better with bass ❤

[@oj_ow]

Bass in Junk was half the melody if you go and listen to McCartney. Great bass in that song

[@thesilvershining]

@@oj_ow You’re right, I thought it was just guitar and drums for some reason.

[@davecostello560]

I Will has no bass. Just a vocal bass.

[@oj_ow]

@@thesilvershining Funny you mentioned that because I'm a bassist and guitarist. Went in to hear track to learn guitar part, realised the bass part is a typical McCartney melody on bass of the period. Pleasant, more involved than I thought. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a couple of guitar only demos as the song was rejected for White Album I think.

[@sunkintree]

@@davecostello560 That still counts. It literally has bass.

[@randilevson9547]

The back and forth, give and take, of collaboration. Resulted in a lovely, fun, sweet, love song. "Two Of Us."

[@theunwantedcritic]

There is a almost 2 hour long compilation of some of the different versions of this song that they rehearsed here on You Tube. It initially started off as a very fast and sloppy song that sounded a lot like Sergeant Pepper’s lonely hearts club band. Each version became more and more like what’s on the final version. There’s even more versions in the get back documentary. It’s kind of messed up that John and Paul got all the publishing for writing these songs when George and Ringo were writing all of their own parts. You can hear George’s bass notes on this clip. It sounded so much like Paul’s playing for years I didn’t know it was George

[@RaulRodriguez-bq4nj]

They should ask yoko.

[@sharongreenrod9974]

😂😂😂😂😂…yes!..the true talent in this room .I love you!…this comment crushed me!..thank you

[@marchyman3993]

​@@sharongreenrod9974I do hope you're kidding.

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

Yes, because she knows EVERYTHING!🤣

[@Jominycrocket0]

@@marchyman3993 Sadly SHE had more balls than John & George together!

[@marchyman3993]

@@Jominycrocket0 oh please say you're not human.

[@hyacinthlynch843]

George's Botswana Brown Tele is one of my favorites.

[@ppbunniee28]

แพนเตอร์ออก พี่ใจจะขาดเลย สู้ๆนะลูก หนูเป็นเด็กน่ารักมากขอให้สู้ต่อไป เชฟตัวน้อย💞

[@williambutler2477]

Love the reverse stringed Martin

[@hcc792]

The “we’ve done a few” from Paul is so sweet sounding.

[@taytaybrindiscorzo6835]

GRACIAS PETER SEÑOR DE LOS ANILLOS POR ESTE DOCUMENTAL DE 1OO HORAS.

[@xtraordinairartist9469]

Two of us -no idea what the back story is but I've sung it a thousand times and smiled everytime

[@thaddeusodonnell3986]

George playing the low part that went on the record as they debated about what low part should go on the record. Seems like Paul was tryin to pull a fast one and "leave the bass off" until he could overdub his own bassline..instead George played a lick on guitar that was low enough to be the bass and probably added more than any line played on a bass would of.

[@JurgenKrace]

I just wish they kept going. At least one more LP.

[@tylerthompson1842]

I love having a good tune to write a bass line for. It’s the best part, cause it’s usually after you’ve done the lions share of the work developing the song

[@hansweston]

“They lose a big bottom but they gain a slim line” 😂

[@pearsequigley1092]

Never thought I'd love John more than lennon, but straw camels and the more sinister stuff you learn, in between George my favourite, just laying it down 💜

[@kevinkhoy7171]

Amazing the Magic of "The Beatles" The Guitar Riff that George came up with was Perfect! No Bass Needed. 🧐

[@jude_ghenon]

I think this is one of the few times Paul was wrong. But he luckily gave George his chance

[@MaccaBulsi]

Paul hat sich nicht geirrt. Er war der einzige von den Beatles, der musikalisch alles konnte.

[@fashionofthechrist]

“It’s a bit of a drag, bass” ~ the bassist

[@polpot2796]

Красавцы. Надо было John убить такую группу? Paul - лучший ❤🎉😊

[@gehanoates885]

Billy is a professional session musician, he knows his stuff. Paul was like the other real Beatles. They could not read or write music.

[@kallenesperian9538]

What a great band 💥💥💥💥💥

[@allisterwhitehead]

John transformed this song. If George M had done the same, people who be going crazy. John pointed the song in the right direction and now it's a classic.

[@pammickle3935]

I love that George is over there picking out the base part that he records on the final song.

[@foxmatte1914]

I like the way George played the bass on this song, though not a real bass guitar was used still it came out awesome overall ...

[@aminahmed2220]

Awesome 😊

[@cissymckinley3154]

I so wish we could go 🔙 in time to ,just for the Beatles.

[@GargeBarge]

Yeah. If only we could Get Back

[@EUREKA1947]

That's called work!

[@DanyalElia]

And Goerge proceed playing a magnificent bassline!

[@gessedona2157]

Essa banda tinha potencial para continuar por pelo menos mais 5 anos

[@josemiguelvalenzuela7653]

❤

[@theviper1999uk]

George and Paul come to the perfect compromise here. The bassline is played way high up on the neck, so it almost sounds like a guitar part. Still high, but gives it a bit of direction.

[@mrjw6701]

Paul is a genius

[@danielusgomez]

He s an egocentric secondary character

[@Jominycrocket0]

@@danielusgomez Your statement explains to all what YOU are.🤪

[@johnmc3862]

Except when it came to working with George.

[@hw343434]

Yes but John is beyond genius

[@mrjw6701]

@@hw343434 he was nowhere near Paul’s capabilities

[@stephenedwards382]

Notice Ringo never says fuck all, he just wants to get finished so he can get the fuck out of there😂😂😂

[@p0llenp0ny]

Proper working lad, Richie.

[@EUREKA1947]

Fab Four Forever ❤

[@davidmahady8241]

All genius trying to find a direction ! I think they found it ! My favorite " Let it Be" song ! God is flowing and they are trying to pick up on it!!

[@silviascuccuglia9188]

Paul’s cute Liverpool accent is very clear here! This is why it’s hard to understand what he says on stage sometimes! A mix of surrounding noise + his accent!

[@martinaranzasti2939]

George se siente ninguneado. Lógico. Acabó metiéndose una línea de bajo maravillosa, obra de Harrison. Gran canción

[@vitorqueiroz8791]

As a bassist and a singer I get why paul didnt want to play bass while singing It makes it, so, but so much harder

[@amyb1078]

It was John who said "I can't play bass and sing," maybe thinking Paul was proposing John play bass so he (Paul) could play acoustic guitar. Paul sang and played bass with no problem.

[@florianklink2961]

And there it was at the end of this clip! The infamous ob-la-di bassline!

[@joosepkaha1687]

It’s actually the bass line of Two of Us

[@Blacky474]

It was a good thing that Paul was a slave driver, that's why we got so many great songs out of the Beatles; but at the same time I'm sure the others were sick of being badgered.

[@sokamori28]

Possibly drove them apart as well

[@insightout7045]

I actually like the base play on "Two of Us" very much😊

[@carloscrespo4081]

The bass is the best of the whole song

[@charlie-j4o7u]

The irony of Paul really not wanting bass is hillarious

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

👍🏼👈🎶🎸

[@danielcerso]

Paul was wrong in that one. The bassline in this song is what makes it remarkable. I don't know whether Paul or George wrote in the end (George was the one who played it).

[@jackkovar7806]

Paul: We've done a few 😶 John: Wat 🤨

[@jasonruka1665]

“I can’t play bass & sing” I used to play bass in high school and I couldn’t either (I learnt to play by listening to Beatles songs 😂)… btw I think there’s a sample somewhere of John playing bass & singing being for the benefit of Mr kite…

[@zlataassodi1707]

Tenkyuo mi go ist🎉

[@zlataassodi1707]

Tenkyuo

[@NiJohnNyPoly]

Paul play a hippie, John was hippie ❤

[@playmusicnet7347]

Very Unique What George came up with! Should have received a Writing Credit! Paul didn't come up with that Riff!

[@johnvanharen8776]

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[@daseguin]

John writing the guitar part for Night Moves.

[@magneto7930]

I'll Follow the Sun had bass.

[@peterolbrisch8970]

This is one of their best songs. Let it be is sn underrated album .

[@hw343434]

No 🤦🏽‍♂️ it’s one of their weaker albums. Not enough John and George too much Paul, that’s never a good balance/formula for Beatles

[@peterolbrisch8970]

@@hw343434 No, it's not. You have 4 to 6 classics on it regardless of who wrote what. The long and winding road is the weakest, not counting dig it. I've got a feeling, get back, two of us, across the universe, dig a pony, I me mine. Even one after 909 is pretty good. There really is no such thing as a "weak" Beatles album.

[@dondamon4669]

Paul was the leader of that band! He done all the arrangements which is harder than writing a song and it's why john never wrote a hit again after the Beatles

[@carolynnegron4671]

John tends to go quiet when Paul and George are at each other

[@NeillBaxter]

It’s funny that someone so genius can think this song doesn’t need bass Of course it needed bass. It’s strange how we all get in our own way sometimes

[@TheGrouch2000]

These guys are pretty cool, who are they?

[@JosrGarcia-kr2uj]

Better footage on this in the 1960s compared to any android in existence today

[@raulmacias6146]

The Get Back project was doomed from the start! The project required that, while playing "live" on some songs, John or George play Bass. Paul had to depend on either John or George to play Bass and they were not Bass players per se! George only played Bass on "Two Of Us" and did an excellent job! George doesn't sing on "Two Of Us." John was criticized for his sloppy Bass playing on "The Long And Winding Road" and "Let It Be". Paul went back into the studio to replace John's Bass playing for the "Let It Be" Single on January 4,1970 but didn't do the same with "The Long And Winding Road." John also played Bass on ~ Rip It Up ~ Anthology 3 Shake, Rattle And Roll ~ Anthology 3 and the "Rock 'n' Roll Medley ~ Miss Ann ~ 1970 "Let It Be" film Kansas City ~ 1970 "Let It Be" film Lawdy Miss Clawdy ~ 1970 "Let It Be" film Blue Suede Shoes ~ Anthology 3 You Really Got A Hold In Me ~ 1970 Let It Be film

[@apbadogs]

Is Paul playing that guitar upside down??

[@markydh83]

Yep. When he bought it left-handed guitars were very rare so most left-handed players had to play re-strung right-handed guitars upside down.