What Goes On - Bass Line Video

Here is my bass cover of "What Goes On," the Rubber Soul song credited to Lennon, McCartney, and Richard Starkey (Ringo). Ringo admits that his contribution to this song was minimal - by his own admission, he wrote "about five words." McCartney's bass line is essentially a root-fifth country style bass line, which is appropriate for this Country and Western flavored song. The bass line feels largely improvised. It is likely McCartney didn't deem that this song was worth a lot of thought. He could have been a little more creative, but at the same time, a root-fifth bass line on a country song is absolutely typical - no reason to reinvent the wheel. McCartney does add some interest by moving to a walking line during George Harrison's very Carl Perkins-esque guitar solo. 

I am playing a 1985 Rickenbacker 4003 through a SansAmp VT Bass Deluxe. My bass is strung with LaBella flatwound strings. 

Music and lyrics by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Richard Starkey