‘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. Be sure to hit the Download Resources button above in order to download the PDF transcription for this piece. The transcription is available WITH TAB and WITHOUT. 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 contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:
This video is a demonstration of the bassline for this song, performed on a 1972 Fender Jazz Bass.
In this lesson I’ll be taking you through the short Intro section and the first Chorus section that follows. This lesson covers bars 1-10 in the transcription.
In this video we’ll be working through the first Verse section. This bassline is great illustration of how chord tones can be used to craft an effective part. This video covers bars 11-20.
In this lesson I’ll be demonstrating the line from the Interlude section that follows the Chorus. This video covers bars 25-32.
This video covers the second Verse which has a slightly bass part to the first. This lesson covers bars 33-43.