Following up. I have some more Beatles song discrepancies I was dealing with another RU-vidr over. He answered me once and then started ignoring me. Don't be like that! We gotta work this stuff out for real.
This is the best "lesson"-style video I've seen! The pacing is perfect and so is the balance between giving us the nuts and bolts details and the big picture creative concepts (like John's constant variations). Also the tuning is sublime.
For all the people who think this demonstration omits certain 7th chords: you are right- because he is only demonstrating ONE of the three rhythm tracks that John layed down for the recording. He played one track with straight chords and one track with sevenths over the straight chords. The third track is of course the prominent heavy, drone-y guitar.
where did you get this information? none of the books i have (Recording the Beatles, Way Beyond Compare, the Recording Reference Manual and Recording Sessions) say any such thing. the only guitar overdubs, according to these references, are Paul's (on lead) and George's.
Thanks for the video. I never heard that guitar part in the song until you mentioned. I immediately listened to the tune and could hear it! There are actually 3 guitar parts playing.
That’s really a great lesson!! I’ve been only playing it wrong LIVE for 30 years.. I love all your videos and the singing ones have taught me so much on harmonies!!
Another great video, Galeazzo. Now that I've started to play guitar, I can really understand and appreciate the nuances in The Beatles' music a lot more. You always do a great job at displaying them!
Yes this is what you can sometimes see him playing "live". A very common mistake is giving for granted that what the Beatles played live (especially John) was an exact reprpoduction of what they played in the studio but, as someone said here, you can’t really gauge John’s intent in the studio on live performances.
Excellent! Bravo! Bravo! Very impressive study of John's chord structure. I just discovered your RU-vid channel and I am subscribing. I can hardly wait to learn more. Cheers!
Galeazzo, you are such a sensitive, refined, cultured and perceptive man. It is truly a privilege to listen to your observations and insights. You are giving so much joy to so many. My deepest respect to you.
John had an amazing right hand technique, this song is more about what the strumming hand is doing. And watching John play this song live you can't tell how much control is being used.
I'm sorry, but this is not what John played on Ticket to Ride. It's well documented. John drones an open A string during the verse. He called it the "first heavy metal record" because of the drone part. If you listen closely, John plays the drone open A, and George plays the signature riff during the verse, and that's all there is. The folk chords Galeazzo shows fit the harmony, but don't reflect what is on the recording. Amazing record!
John (or George) also play the A drone note you're referring to, but video shows another part. This is the guitar you clearly hear playing alone from the F# minor on in the verse. Hope this helps.
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony I'm not talking about the F#m part where John starts strumming the chords. The first six bars of the verse is John's A string drone, and George's 12 string playing the intro riff. The strum pattern you are playing in that part does not exist on the Beatles recording.
@@markknoll4713 Try this: carefuly tune your ear on the guitar TONE of the F#m part that is cristal clear because the other intrument stop playing. Once you get accustomed to that bright, skritchy tone, go back in the verse and tune yourself to that sound in the groove of the other instruments. You'll be facilitated by the fact that all other instruments only play a single note each and this one is the only strumming in the verse (in fact for 40 years I though it didnt exist). You'll clearly hear this part. Playing live is way different from what John played in the studio. You can’t really gauge John’s intent in the studio on live performances.
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony I’ve watched live performances and his chord hand does not move. He’s playing the the A chord on it’s own. You can see this watching the New Music Express 1965 live performance on youtube. I’ve never heard the F# minor chord live or isolated on the album.
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony I'll try...I'm sure your hearing is better than mine:) Have you ever tackled "Dr. Robert" or "She Said, She Said," many layers on those two.
Guitar people, (in general), have never given John the credit he deserves for his musicality. heavy metal shredders will scoff at the Beatles. but I submit to those out there that the Beatles were one of the greatest bands ever. Listen to the guitar work on Norwegian Wood, Tax Man, She Said She Said, The Word, Seargent Pepper, I Want You.... then take it deeper and listen to Paul's Bass work on Helter Skelter, Dear Prudence, Birthday, Think for Yourself, Oh Darlin, Baby You're a Rich Man, I Want You. .. don't stop there, check out Ringo's killer drumming on Tomorrow Never Knows, I Am the Walrus, I Want You.. George broke the mold with Within You Without You.. The Beatles were the most ground breaking band to ever grace us. The evidence is all around, even today, their music is On Point!! Let their contributions to the world never be forgotten.
You are SO right. The Beatles were undeniably the greatest band the world has ever seen. They touched on such a wide variety of musical styles that it was always exciting to listen to their newest release on vinyl (and later..CD). As far as heavy metal shedders go, I laugh at most of what they consider to be “music.” The Fabs were master craftsmen on their instruments. I wonder how many shredder tunes will be popular 60 years after their release.
If you're trying to emulate Lennon my comment won't be of any use to you, but when I play this song solo I do things a little differently. Because there's only one guitar I play George's part during the intro and verse and of course the short solo at the turnaround. During the "don't know why" part of the song I strum switching between a D and D7 giving each two beats at a time. When it drops to the E after two beats I add the 7th for the last two beats. On the D and the E I give one strum per beat, but on the 7ths I do four strums so it's a repeating 1 2 1234 pattern. If you ever play the song solo give it a try. I think you'll like it.
Amazing lesson on this beatles classic with J L contributing with his chord magic!... any chance of covering G H's guitar part on Ticket to Ride pse. - James 🎸
Excellent video thank you. This made me realize that John and Ringo worked together very well. On Ticket to Ride, note how his guitar matches the cool drum beat. They both were the rhythm of the song.
I wonder if the lyrics "She said that living with me was bringing here down. She could never be free when I was around." was a subconscious nod to his being raised by his aunt and not living with his free spirited mother. If so it makes them very heavy.
Unless there are other variations off this song, say "mono vs stereo" or something, all I have ever heard, a million times like so many of you, is the 45 version, the Help LP version and the made for video TV spots is Lennon playing a hard A on the verses, all the videos show the same hard A...no Bm. What version are you talking about?
John (or George) also play the A drone note you're referring to, but video shows another part. This is the guitar you clearly hear playing alone from the F# minor on in the verse. Hope this helps.
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony he's staying on the A in the verse the whole time in the recording, it's pretty clear in the full song, but here's the isolated guitar as well ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xQAmcp1ym4w.html
@@IlanMakesNoise He (or George) are playing an A drone with a strat. In this video I am showing a different part. In this isolation you mentioned the Bm is very prominent at 0:07. Listen closely and you'll surely ear it.
Well done, sir. You might also mention that John’s Rickenbacker 325, being a very small, short scale guitar… It is not for everyone’s hands and fingers. The fretboard can feel very cramped. Thanks again and God bless. Cheers! 🎸👨🏼⚕️🎸✌️👍
You monster!!! I've seen a whole lot of video lessons. A whole bunch of them are really good. Yours, on the other hand simply convinced me that this is (your approach) not only a real effective way of teaching\ learning\ making money (hopefully 'cuz you freakin' deserve it dude) but I actually made my mind on investing in all the proper gear to start my own channel (on Linguistics and Music). Cheers bruh !!!
He or George played the "A" drone that couples Paul's bass notes one octave higher with a strat. This part I show in this video is played with the 325 and is John playing.
Galeazzo, thank you fir all of your content. Thank you for sharing your talents and your love for The Beatles. I appreciate it and wish you only the best. Paul, Melbourne, Australia
There were two guitar players in the Beatles...well, we already know that,... George was obviously the lead player, "poor" John got left to the rythum player status by default, right? Nope! Songs have parts and John played his. He played it well too. Take the not-so-current instance of Peter Perret of the Only Ones. Lauded as a great rythum player, and justifiably so! But he just springs to mind as one of many I could site. The question is, why are we doubting John's playing at this point in musical history? Have we lost our ears?? Play the records....the cat got it right!
E dopo 40 anni che suono Ticket to Ride scopro la sequenza La Sim/LA e La Sim/La (Sol6/Re) che ho sempre semplificato con un La La9... Ok Gale, ancora riesci a stupirmi!
I hear that part in the record but very very very very very low in the mix. He is mainly playing a straight A chord while George is doing the riff. But there is definitely a 3rd guitar on that track. But was it John? Maybe it was an overdub by George? I've never seen John playing that Bminor live EVER! Now you say John never plays live like he did on the recording. I strongly disagree. 95% of the time I see him playing live, he did the same thing on the recording. A good cover would be John's triplets on 'All My Loving'. You are a tremendous musician BTW! And thank you for all your hard work making these videos. Let's see a piano tutorial for Imagine while your at it. Lol❤
Very good video my friend. If I want the Beatles I , your detail and knowledge is surpassed and your pleasant speaking mannerisms make it a top notch show. Thanks. See you soon 🤗
You know that in the 60s they didn’t have guitar strings like they have now and 1/2 the time they used banjo string because that’s all they had access to? And, they didn’t typically change one until it broke.
Sorry, but A to Bm on the verses is incorrect according to almost all of the tabs on Ultimate Guitar, by various posters. It is A Major in the first lines of the verses, no B Minor to be found except towards the end, before the E major A major to B minor sounds really weird, anyway..
Coming out of the middle eight, did John use his Ric or his Strat for the rhythm build up as George is playing lead? Just curious... Great video. I'm into Rics and Rickenfakers..
It's quite interesting to see/hear an analysis of a rhythm guitar for a change, and John was among the best. One thing I had noticed before (oddly, it was while listening to a Beatles-pastiche band, the Vinyl Kings) that the guitars, taken out of context sounded awfully skritchy - those darn Ricks have no bottom. But put back into the mix, it's prefect! That's Beatles magic!
You nailed the point. This is why this guitar "glues" the whole arrangement with this strange metallic sound. It's the missing frequency and part in an otherwise masterpiece arrangment where all other instruments in the verse play just a single note each (incredible). BTW the A drone IMO was probably one of the last overdubbings on track 4.
They, but John in particular, tended to simplify the parts live respect to what they played on the records. Mainly after they had 4 tracks avaliable from HAND on.
Two questions: 1) Why don't you just use heavier strings on your 325 as Rickenbacker recommends? 10-46 is way too light for that scale. That guitar wants 13-52-ish. I speak from experience. 2) Does your rocker bridge stand up straight? Mine wants to tilt forward or backward. I don't know how to get it to stand up straight.
) I used to use Flat wound 0.13 Pyramid strings but I switched to on of their lighter round wound set after a long time research on which strings they used, which will be the subject of a next video. There are a lot of photos showing John especially using light round wound strings and this is proved by the fact that, for example, in HAND some of the B7 in the verses are slightly sharper due to the very short scale of the 325 and the lighter strings gauge. The frets on the original 58 and later 60ies Ricks were pretty low and this reduces the "scalloping" effect of lighter gauges on such short scale guitars. 2) Are you referring to the Bigbsby tremolo arm? The Bigsby behaves as you see in the video (look at the tremolo arm) but the guitar improved keeping the tuning a lot after the mod I show in this video.
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony Very interested in seeing that video about strings. As for the bridge... I meant the "bowtie"... same as you have on yours (and John had on his) Mine has a curved bottom which causes it to tilt forward or backwards once you tighten the strings. If I pull it upright, it just falls forward or back again. I've heard that some people file the bottom so that it's flat. Wondering what you did with yours. BTW, Have been a fan of your videos for years. My band, Rue '66 used your vocal lesson for Eight Days a Week many years ago now. We did the song in French (we do everything in French).
@@donaldciccone235 Glad the videos were helpful to you guys. Mine has a flat bottom. It sounds strange to me you'r has a curved bottom. It might have been curing with time. You should consider to sand it flat.
Excellent discovery, I've never noticed it before, you are correct about the Bm. Minor quibbles: I'm fairly sure John used his new Strat on this and he played it looser with a less staccato feel i.e. more up strokes...sort of...hard to describe without playing it ha! Also, after the first "chorus" where he plays a straight D, all the following are D7: X X 0 2 1 2. Thanks Galeazzo.
There is usually such detail and excellent musicianship in Beatles recordings. They are not the greatest rock band in history for nothing. George used a different, simple form of the G MAJ7 on the chorus played along with John's regular one. He plays a G (third fret) on the sixth string, mutes the fifth string, plays the fourth, third and second strings open (open G chord) and plays an F# on the first string (second fret), making an open G MAJ 7th chord. I saw him do this on a video, tried it and, hey, it works! These guys were very deep and knowledgeable about guitar playing (they had done enough of it, I think) while knowing (and caring) virtually nothing about music theory. Back when this was a new single release, the other guitarist in my band and I pulled our hair out trying to figure out that G MAJ 7th chord from listening to the 45RPM record. It was only when we nicked a free peek of some sheet music in a music store that were we finally clued into it. Bloody geniuses, those lads.
Hey mate! I've been doing BeaTle tribute, and British invasion era acts most of my life (now 76), and i didn't heard this till about 2 years ago. It's definately "burried', but between Mr. Giles martin's isolation work, and ears like yours we NOW hear that they are even more creative that we thought! BTW, With as much as RIC charges for this 21" scale, (nearly un-playable) 325, one might just think that they could (would) provide a better Truss Rod Cover alignment??? Good video shew nonetheless! Gb
Like some others below, I also cannot hear this guitar part. How did you discover it? Was it purely from listening to the final version, or have you heard an alternative version where this guitar part was more prominent? You are saying that while the riff is playing the open B and open E, with the A still ringing, that another guitar is playing a Bm chord. This is quite dissonant, as you can hear when you recreate it. You have A,B,E on one guitar and B,D,E on the other guitar, a Bm7add4 (or something like that, excuse my limited music notation knowledge). I have listened for the tone of F#m guitar, and it sounds like that might be accenting the open B during the riff, but I cannot hear a Bm. I sort of hope I am wrong, as it is great when these gems are hidden in the songs, but this time I really can't hear it. Keep up the great work.
Hi, there are isolations even here on YT that shows this part quite clearly (at least to my hearing : ) There are people who can't get it but you can also find comments of people who actually hear it. A very common mistake is giving for granted that what the Beatles played live (especially John) was an exact reprpoduction of what they played in the studio but, as someone said here, you can’t really gauge John’s intent in the studio on live performances. Anyway I see your point, you're talking about the "A" of the 12 string's arpeggio, still sustaining when the the Bm chord still is playing. But consider two things. I have encountered tens and tens of one step intervals even in the vocal harmony in the Beatles, not only in their instrumental arrangements. They are often used to create tension and works truly great. Also please consider that the "A" is still ringing but the sound of the "B" and "E" note of the 12 strings arpeggio is much much prominent in that exact second when the Bm plays. By the way when I discovered this part I was impressed about how well it fitted the arrangement. I regret you're not enjoying it, seemed very clever to me. Anyway I appreciated your polite comment :)
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony I stand corrected. If you listen to the Rock Band Stems isolated guitar mix, the Bm chord is very obvious. I would argue that this isn't the same as the final mix. Because as much as I try I still can't hear the guitar on the Help version. But I know it's there now and that's good enough for me. Sorry to have doubted you.
@@myspot1701 No problem. :) The part is there in the final mix. You just don't hear it because it's very buried back there but it "glues" the whole thing. If you refine the listening just a little bit more you'll get it and it's kind of an enjoyment when it happens ;)
What's the old way that the strings were built? Also, I'm following up on my Asus6 comment from about a month ago. I'm really interested in a dialogue about that as a Beatles guitar study and I'd love to know about the strings.
You have such an amazing ear that I hesitate to say anything that my cast doubt on what you say, but multiple versions show John playing an A through the part where you have him playing A and Bm. After hearing what you say John played, I almost think I can hear it in the back ground. But still I am amazed that you seem to hear so clearly what is, as you say, "hidden". Why do you suppose John did not play it this live/
I agree with you, on the record I hear the droning A chord, cannot hear a Bm. Even if he did “simplify” whilst playing live (which I doubt), why would he do the same when miming?
@@johnsimpson7627 I tend to agree with Galeazzo that it is there. i am just amazed that he heard it, and then can hear all the variations. It is very subtle, to say the least. John played some fairly complicated guitar parts live, and did so almost effortlessly. One of his most challenging rhythm parts is "All My Loving", and there are live versions on RU-vid where he is not playing it very crisply (as well as one or two where he is right on). With "All My Loving", it may be the case that there was no way to 'simplify' it for live performance. One either plays those very fast triplets, or one doesn't. I've done it bothy ways, and it changes the song drastically to play the rhythm guitar without the fast triplets. Another one, now that we have seen it, is John's part on "I've Got a Feeling". The guy could play a fabulous guitar part, and sing, and do both at the same time. Maybe with this song, John saw a way he could cheat, without changing the song much.
Good lesson. I've never been able to play along with the record because because the master's speed has been changed so you can't playing to the record and be in tune. Aggravating. Also at the end of your video I could swear your high E string is your B and your B is your high E. Optical illusion?
@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony Watching your video and the close-up of the nut it just looks like the high E string is thicker than your B string. Just an observation.
I love this channel. You offer so much interesting information in addition to giving your audience a feel for the song by demonstration. I’d like to see some “B” sides demonstrated. Keep up the great work ! ! !
The definition of genius id being able to explain complex matters in a way that laymen can understand them. You are a genius in this regard. Not the same as our Beatles heros but very close. I love your tutorials on Beatles harmonies.
