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Vault Pick Deep Dive: How George Harrison created one of pop music's most sophisticated bass lines
This week we covered pattern-based harmony learning and introduced the four-step sequence for developing harmonic fluency. But let's dive deeper into why "Something" is such a perfect example of intentional bass line architecture.
When George Harrison wrote "Something" in 1969, he created what many consider one of the greatest love songs ever written. Frank Sinatra called it his favorite Lennon-McCartney song (though Harrison actually wrote it). But from a harmonic perspective, "Something" represents a masterclass in sophisticated bass line composition disguised as a simple pop song.
Let's break down that complex progression we analyzed:
Section 1: C - Cmaj7/G - C7 - F - F/E - D7 - G
Bass movement: C - G - C - F - E - D - G
Section 2: Am7 - G/B - Am - Am7/E - Am/G - D9 - F - Eb - G/D
Bass movement: A - B - A - E - G - D - F - Eb - D
Harrison wasn't randomly choosing inversions. He was crafting a bass line that tells its own musical story through intentional movement patterns.
Using our four-step approach, let's see how "Something" demonstrates pattern-based thinking: