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Bob Marley – ‘Could You Be Loved’

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‘Could You be Loved’ is a 1980 song by Bob Marley and the Wailers and features the band’s long-standing bassist Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett holding down the low end.

When learning this piece, you might find the following courses (all included in the monthly subscription cost) useful:

A transcription (with TAB and without) is available for this course. To download it, please visit the Free Stuff page. Please note that a backing track is NOT included with this course. The track used in the play-along can be purchased from www.karaoke-version.co.uk.

This course is 23 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. ‘Could You Be Loved’

This video is a demonstration of the bassline for this song, performed on a 1972 Fender Jazz Bass strung with old strings for a warm, vintage tone.

2. Intro and 1st Chorus

This lesson will show you how to play the short intro section and the first chorus that follows. Both of these lines will be used again later in the song.

3. 1st Verse

This video covers the first verse. This bassline is great illustration of how chord tones (arpeggios) can be used to craft an effective part.

4. Interlude Section

This lesson will show you how to play the line from the interlude section that follows the chorus. This is a syncopated line that feels great to play.

5. 2nd Verse

This video covers the second verse which has a slightly different bass part to the first. The line here is based on the part that was played back in the intro.