Playing 'You Send Me' on Bass Guitar

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Part of the video series: Playing Soul Music on Bass Guitar

Summary: So you want to be a soul bassist? Well here's a free video on how to play the song 'You Send Me' on the bass guitar.

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Peter Volino Peter Volino is a singer, songwriter, and musician based in New York City who can be reached at (718) 381-7586 or at bigpetev@gmail.com. He was born and rais... read more

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Playing 'You Send Me' on Bass Guitar

In this clip on bass, I am going to show you how to play a Sam Cook solo called 'You Send Me'. I'm going to break it down. G, F, E minor, C and D. G, F, E minor, C and D. So it will be G again, F sharp, E minor, D, D again. I'm playing all these roots notes because that's what it really is. Especially in all the 50's and 60's music. There's a lot of emphasis on the root notes. C and D. In real time.

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