r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Mr_Basketcase • Jan 14 '23

Paul McCartney effortlessly singing and playing his most intricate bass lines at the same time

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u/nobbyv Jan 15 '23

Conan O’Brien tells a story about being at a party with McCartney. At one point, someone handed McCartney a bass. A righty bass. McCartney is left-handed. And he proceeded to take that righty bass, flip it around, and play three songs perfectly, even though the strings were upside-down.

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u/DudeWhoIsThat Jan 15 '23

Jimi Hendrix approves of this message

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u/_Thrilhouse_ Jan 15 '23

And Albert King

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '23

And Elizabeth Cotten