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Learn How To Really Play The Bass Line To “Come Together” by The Beatles
Keep It Groovy

Learn How To Really Play The Bass Line To “Come Together” by The Beatles

In this “Keep It Groovy” bass lesson, Ryan Madora walks us through perfecting the bass line to “Come Together” by The Beatles. To do so, we need to understand the theory behind the line and how to play with note duration and articulation.

The Beatles: The Story Behind “Now And Then” (The Last Beatles Song)
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The Beatles: The Story Behind “Now And Then” (The Last Beatles Song)

In this video posted to The Beatles’ YouTube channel yesterday, the story behind “the last Beatles song” (out today) is shared. All told, this story spans over four decades, and it is pretty amazing.

“Abbey Road” Gets 50th Anniversary Edition
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“Abbey Road” Gets 50th Anniversary Edition

Once again, the music of 1969 is being celebrated on its fiftieth anniversary. This time it’s one of the biggest albums ever produced: “Abbey Road”. The Beatles’ legendary album is available in several packages with brand new stereo mixes and more.

The Beatles: “Come Together” (Unreleased Recording)
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The Beatles: “Come Together” (Unreleased Recording)

Vice shared this video and story of one of 23 outtakes and demos from an upcoming reissue of The Beatles’ “Abbey Road,” which is set to release on September 27. Check out this early, intimate take of “Come Together.”

The Beatles Celebrate “The White Album” with Deluxe Packages
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The Beatles Celebrate “The White Album” with Deluxe Packages

It’s been fifty years since the release of the Beatles’ self-titled album, better known as The White Album, and now it is being celebrated with special anniversary versions. The album’s thirty tracks have been remixed and remastered by producer Giles Martin and Sam Okell in stereo and 5.1 surround audio. It will also include 27 early acoustic demos and 50...

Remastered Beatles “Live at The Hollywood Bowl” Released
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Remastered Beatles “Live at The Hollywood Bowl” Released

A taste of Beatlemania has arrived in a familiar, remastered form. The 1977 album, The Beatles: Live at The Hollywood Bowl, has been spruced up by the Giles Martin, the son of the band’s late, legendary producer, Sir George Martin. The album features performances from three sold-out Hollywood Bowl concerts in 1964 and 1965, when Beatlemania was at its height....

Beatles Bass Transcriptions Series Available
Sheet Music & Instruction

Beatles Bass Transcriptions Series Available

Longtime bass transcriptionist Peter Croppier has created the mother lode of bass transcriptions for The Beatles, in his “The Beatles — The Definitive Bass Collection” series. The series covers all Paul McCartney’s famed bass lines with the band, as found on both studio and compilation albums, with a book available for each record through Guitar Music Publishing’s store. All the...

Beatles Hits Compilation Remastered & Restored
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Beatles Hits Compilation Remastered & Restored

Some of The Beatles’ most significant number one hits both sound and look better than ever in a remastered edition of the 1 collection on one CD and two DVD/Blu-Ray discs. The limited edition set, called 1+, not only features remastered music, but also painstakingly restored videos for each of the album’s 27 songs, as well as for 23 other...

Perri’s Leathers Limited Announces The Beatles Licensed Gear
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Perri’s Leathers Limited Announces The Beatles Licensed Gear

Perri’s Leathers Limited has launched a new line of straps, gig bags and picks honoring The Beatles. The series includes eighteen strap designs with themes from the band’s whole career including Yellow Submarine, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Abbey Road, and Revolver. The lineup includes a polyester webbing strap design and a leather effect vinyl design. The polyester straps...

The Beatles: Something (Paul McCartney’s Isolated Bass)
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The Beatles: Something (Paul McCartney’s Isolated Bass)

For today’s isolated bass track, we’re treated to some great bass by Paul McCartney on the George Harrison tune, “Something”. The tune appeared on the Beatles’ “Abbey Road,” and was “the only song written by him to top the US charts while he was in the band.”

The Beatles Reissue Vinyl Albums in Painstakingly Created Mono Set
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The Beatles Reissue Vinyl Albums in Painstakingly Created Mono Set

Finding Beatles albums in mono on vinyl is kind of like getting a copy of the original version of Star Wars on VHS — it’s something that allows you to relive a great experience, just the way you remember it. But, finding both has been extremely difficult for years. Although a CD set of mono mixes of The Beatles’ albums...

“A Hard Day’s Night” Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Theaters and New Release
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“A Hard Day’s Night” Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Theaters and New Release

You just have to smile when you watch this: It’s for the restored version of A Hard Day’s Night that’s hitting U.S. theaters on 4th of July weekend, in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary. But you can see the print, and a whole bunch more in the Criterion Collection’s of the film that helped define The Beatles’ image, including...