I suspect that John was so dismissive of the song due to the lyrical content, which he probably felt wasn’t up there with his best work. But I think it’s a real shame, because the rest of the band contributed so much to the overall recording, especially George & Paul with the duel lead guitar parts.
I loved this song from the first time I heard it in 1966 when I was just 11 on "Yesterday and Today". Over the decades, it remains one of my favorite "go to" Beatles songs.
Thanks for this, Mike, as wonderful as all your other Beatles lessons. As well as being brilliant instructional material it really shows how brilliant The Beatles were. To have got that harmony guitar part going when you couldn’t just do endless takes and comp a best track must have been awesome to watch in the studio. That bit where McCartney plays F natural is magical to my ears. Thanks
Your love of labor output is sublime! Your inclination to share your methodical musical examination of mostly Beatle melodies is wonderful! Thank you for the music! 🌴
He puts so much work into these learning each parts, recording, editing out any little mess ups, and recording the sound alike and syncing the audio to the video plus much more I’m sure. Thanks!
One of my favourites. I first played this live aged about 16 at a Junior Hunt Ball, which I believe was 1967, probably very badly. I played half the lead on 2 strings and the rest as single notes as we could only have one lead guitarist. I had a 15W valve amp that my older brother made for me in a big cabinet that I made, with a 12" Fane speaker which I've still got. I've no idea what guitar I used but it would have been very cheap. Happy days!! That's another great video and lesson on how to play it properly. Maybe I'll try again, thank you.
This is amazing ! Ever since I first heard this song in 1966, I thought George wrote it and played the lead guitar parts on one guitar using double stops. I could never figure out how he did it. It never ocurred to me that John wrote it and the lead guitar part was a duet. Now I see how they did it….. Mike - your passion for sharing ‘how to’ videos for Beatles songs is much appreciated by me !!!
Fantastic! I don't care what John thought of it, it's one of my favorite Beatles songs. Thanks for showing us the complexity of the arrangement. Now I understand why so few Beatles cover bands play it.
Your guitar playing is super great, we all know that. But your vocals also amaze me too. So clear and high. You do McCartney's part flawlessly. Now I wish I went out to see Merry Christmas more often. Great job.
as a kid I always tried to play both lead lines at the same time thinking it was done that way.. that was in the 80s and I never got over how hard it was.. now I see this :)
I heard Revolver for the first time in the late 80s and immediately decided that this was their best album, not least because of this beautiful and complex song. Thank you for this feeling again.
I've always absolutely loved the guitar parts in this song, definitely one of my favourites from Revolver and one of my personal favourite guitar harmonies of all time. So much fun to play, also for the longest time I thought that Paul's part was what Harrison was playing but it still sounds awesome regardless. Absolutely loved the lesson as always Mike, still killing it
Masterful re-construction of one of my very favourite Beatles songs from my favourite Beatles album, Revolver! I do so enjoy your videos and appreciate the hard work that must go into them. Thank you.
Thanks Mike, I really enjoyed your breakdown of And Your Bird Can Sing. The song captivated me the first time I heard it back in the 1960s. I can't think of another Beatles song that has a similar sound.
Such a great short song by the Beatles! I think Revolver and Rubber Soul are some of their best albums! Thanks for laying it all out MIke, I have a lot of practice to do!
It was fun learning from your other video about how to play 2 parts at once, but I loved learning/confirming how to play all the separate parts from this one. So much fun, and I SO enjoy your soundalike videos!
Nice job as always! I've always liked that song. If you ever run out of Beatles songs and want to do a Wings song, Junior's Farm would be a good one with the 2 harmonized guitar parts.
Fifty~eight years ago...now...58 years, and we who were there from the start remember it as if it were yesterday. It made such a STRONG impression on us. WHY? They're saying: `You might have everything, BUT...' ( you don't get me ).
I still get shivers when the last verse comes in with that high harmony. Such a great song. While John said it's a throwaway which always makes me laugh because I would possibly cut my nuts off to be able to write a song like that lol.
I'm 72 and learned how to play via The Beatles. I went from rhythm guitar to bass when our bassist moved away in 1965, ( I pretty much showed him the bass lines). I'm new to your channel but I haven't heard you elaborate on Paul's creative bass lines.
Caught your flippin' the image for Pauls lefty look, cool ! As a kid I was tryin' to learn this thinkin' it's double stop riffs on a single guitar & thought this is to tough ! Always a great job Mike ...
@boppin - I have already done a video on how to play both parts simultaneously - tho' it not possible to do it perfectly (like the record) on one guitar. It's a reasonable facsimile. Here's the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1hXUd6P_ThI.html
When did Paul start recording lead guitar parts? Was he playing lead before he took over the Bass, or was there really 'lead' guitar work in those Stu Sutcliffe days (1961-62)?
@Cbcw - Paul recorded lead guitar with the Beatles in Feb. '65 on songs like "Another Girl" & "Ticket To Ride." He attempted lead guitar work in the Quarrymen but failed. With Stu - in places like Hamburg - where they were a three guitar band and all on speed - no doubt Paul attempted some lead work on stage.
Well done, as usual, Mike P. I never get tired of this song. I love it since it first came out on The Beatles Yesterday and Today album. Is your Epiphone Casino a modern one made overseas, the new American made model or an original Epiphone? It sounds great.
@Tommy - thanks for the kudos. My Epi is the $400 Chinese made one. I 'Lennon-ized' with a few washers bought at Home Depot. 90% of tone comes from ones hands so NEVER buy an overpriced guitar.
Could you post the bass tab too? Please? By the way, I LOVE how you have the bass booming in your full recording! :o) I've always thought that a lot of songs people love, that people are influenced, maybe without their even realizing it, by how great the bass parts are. AYBCS is a case in point. Another is Something. (I actually think the bass is the best part of Something.)
