British and American pop musicians such as Brian Wilson, Phil Spector, and the Beatles began incorporating ideas from the pop art movement into their recordings. Varied influences from art school studies, pop artist Andy Warhol and bands like the Velvet Underground, and singer-songwriters' folk music. The style would experience its "golden age" in the 1970s among glam rock artists such as David Bowie and Roxy Music. Here are bass lines for 14 innovative songs from 14 unique bands.
Notation and tablature
47 pages, PDF format
Included Titles
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
The Beatles - A Day in the Life
David Bowie - Space Oddity
Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
Roxy Music - Love Is the Drug
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls [7" Version]
Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm
Blur - Girls & Boys
Björk - It's Oh So Quiet
Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over
