Watching the recently released GET BACK DVD and seeing Paul apparently compose GET BACK on his bass guitar 'first' reinforces your question as well. I mean, PAPERBACK is such a Lennon-esque single-chord-like droning song, and it just goes on and on... how did Paul THINK of doing such a song? I don't know if he's ever done such a 'droning' song before - except it was from the Beatles' REVOLVER era where 'droning music' would take on a major significance.
When you hear these songs broken down this way it really reminds you that the Beatles were way more sophisticated than most people realized. Trying to pick up a guitar and just strum one of their songs was impossible. Mike is a genius, I wish he’d write a book.
Over 50 years since this song hit the airwaves & it still sounds magical. Only The Beatles could take a standard rock n roll song & make it sound like nothing else. Great work reproducing the harmonies too Mike. 👍
The first non- ‘I Wanna Hold Your Hand’-era Beatles song I ever heard. It blew my mind, and reinforced my decision to pick up the guitar. Beautiful video.
i left a comment that this was the first truly metal riff in rock n' roll. some people say it's THE KINKS 'you really got me' but i think that's more punk than metal.
John Lennon, as a guitarist, often gets overlooked in my opinion. Sure he was the imagine-piano guy, but as a guitarist he had that rare quality of knowing when to play and when not to play.
I'm from Brazil, a fan of your work, bringing knowledge for free to millions of people, I'm a Beatles fan and I thank you for every video, gratitude, keep up this magnificent work👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Hi Mike! I was 7 years old when I saw Help! in Argentina, I knew then that I was a musician. And I've had a lifetime of singing, playing the guitar, and composing. I see you there playing every part that I took out by ear and I am moved to tears, a big hug dear Mike Pachelli
When I first heard on Past Masters back in high school it blew my mind. People who say they don't like the Beatles are, with few exceptions, just full of themselves.
Thank you for the break down of the music and the history behind it. I had no idea that's how it was played especially with the over dubbing and the little tricks they used to be able to get a certain sound. Especially using a bass speaker as a microphone. I'm thoroughly impressed by it all. It's been 57 years since it was recorded and i am still learning something new and taking notice of the things i had never heard before. They were true artist in every sense of the word and now have discovered that they were magicians to create the magic of every note. After all these years of playing guitar, I'm still learning and making new discoveries of how complex their songs are. It never gets old and it stays fresh even more so as the years go by. Thank you again for the break down. You are so brilliant to do so.
Although I've never met Mike in person, I like him a lot more than just about everyone I do know - he's just so affable. If I had a fraction of his talent, I might be likeable too....
7:32 they way you had the chart follow you was a perfect way to show that. I can just look at that and a few hours from now i could still play that without even touching a guitar till then. Awesome ! I remember someone on you tube having a overhead camera to show their hand an don't know why more channels do that but, Your way is the best i've seen..especially how it was timed with your playing! Great content per usual Mike !
WOW !!! Fabulous job.!Thanks loads for revealing all the 'secrets" of this song on my bucket list!! My gear includes a '68 Gibson ES330, a '65 Fender Princeton, a VOX AC30 and a Gretsch Electromatic Jet. (Should be no problem creating the right sounds for my classic rock band.)
That was great Mike! It’s fascinating how you break these songs down and put it all together at the end. Love going back to the Beatles versions and listening to the various parts!
Although every one of your soundalikes are great, this one is my favorite! I played drums back in the 60s and 70s but I watch every one of your lessons. Fantastic job Mike!
Mike this is simply SUPERB! Paperback Writer&esp Rain were the heaviest sounds of their day mainstream. P.s..I started my guitar life with a plastic ukulele with pictures of fab four on it. By accident found 'open tuning ..the rest is my history..still playing at 74&yes the Beatles are in there..If I Fell..I Will..8Days a week.. Thanks a million for your excellent site.👍👍youre the Beatles guy bar none!
I'm old enough to have been around when this was released and bought the single. I was absolutely floored when I heard it on the radio. It was a Beatles R&R punch in the face and the guitars sounded gigantic. This was another landmark for the Beatles imho, being yet another redefining of pop rock itself. The opening lick, which you break down nicely here, is so beautifully powerful in it's simplicity. Funny, even as a youngster at 13 years of age I did question how the Beatles could sing all those parts live lol!
I distinctly remember when this was released. It sounded so simple but full. The Beatles could “polish” a tune to perfection. I had an old Lyle guitar, a used bass amp I was playing through, and now I know how sophisticated a production it was. No wonder I couldn’t get the riff (x 5) worked out! All my Fender gear came later. Thanks so much Mike!
I agree by disagreeing. :) The recording has some wonderfully 'slopiness' in it that is sorely lacking in much pop music. Steely Dan is all well and good, and I love their music but rock music needs both inventiveness and sloppiness.
The first song of the Beatles in my memory, when I was a 5 years old boy in 1966, on french radio , my mother prepared my breakfast before going to nursey school! I said to myself, who are those guys with so wonderful music! 😳
Brilliant. I remember hearing this and Rain back to back sitting by the public pool when I was 13 and being transformed. I’m finally going to learn to play it lol
Can't believe those four young dudes came up with this and many other wonderful songs. Amazing, just amazing! And your remake of the song sounds crazy fantastic, Mike!
Beatles got me into playing guitar when I was a kid in grammar school in the 60's. I'd play Paperback Writer and then Rain over and over because I was so fascinated by how unbelievably ELECTRIFIED the guitars sounded if you get what I'm saying. The Beatles guitar sound overall was so electric, like how their chord stabs in some songs sounded like clanging metal to me, like in You Won't See, The Word, Me for example. Rubber Soul is my favorite.... US version... I've Just Seen a Face to Run For Your Life, and I'm Looking Through You WITH the false start. It must have that false start for me, lol.
and I thought I was a beatles fan !Mike thank you so much for this incredible video.I was 13 yrs old when this song came out and to this day it is my favorite song. You my man got every note and sound the beatles had those two incredible days of recording. Paperback writer was one of my first songs I attempted to play on my first electric guitar. and here we are 50 yrs later. Great Job Mike!. Looking forward to watching and learniing from you.
Your vocal interpretations at the end are marvelous. Those are very high and difficult. There are a bunch of mini harmonies happening within the overall end result and you made them sound great. Congratulations on your great talent and thanks for sharing with everyone here.
Great job. Mike. This was always one of my favorite Beatles songs! A fun anecdote for you, Beatles' fan that you are. I was in junior high when the Beatles first broke into the American market. We all loved them, of course. But our 8th grade science teacher hated them. Always running them down. Even put a question on the final exam, "Will the Beatles still be popular in a year." Jerk that he was, if you answered YES you got it wrong! Now it's 56 years later and they are still popular! Take that, Mr. Witledge!
My GCE music teacher was an expert at taking the joy out of music. Our Mr Smith outright dismissed the Beatles as inconsequential louts singing yeah yeah yeah copying American songs. hmmmm. I hated the music classes but not music.
Awesome! This lesson illustrate that "Perfection is made of details and perfection is not a detail (thanks Leonardo) and the Beatles were master of "keep it simple buddy". Mike your videos are a treasure. Keep on rockin'. Greetings from a neighbor (I live west Marseille on the Côte Bleue).
I remember reading John Lennon dismissing this as “son of daytripper” . I have neVer been able to nail it properly because of the 5 riffs which I think Paul possibly did accidentally. It is a great song though and you have done a first rate job of teaching it.
SUPERB lesson !! .... I love the way you cover the intricacies ! These guys (the Beatles) were genius at song construction. ..and you at explanation ... and performance
You are doing amazing job, Mike. Tip hat. Giving us not only the chors or tabs, but the whole background of particular song is very important part of your job.
Excellent music revival. I like also the way you organise the screens of the video for the different parts. Every guitar and voice part can be followed perfectly and helps to redo it on our own. Thanks for such, All the best, knarf from France
Helmut - Aww - you're too kind. Truth-be-told, I do a ton of research beforehand, refer to my notes whilst videotaping and then forget everything I said the very next day! lol. Old age is screwing with me memory.
Wow, Mike. You nailed those vocals. The very high background vocal on the last verse is, well, VERY high. Nice job. While the guitar parts are pretty easy, the vocal parts are a little more tricky.
Well, I didn't take the time to practice Paperback Writer but I learned how you ended that major pentatonic lick at 1600. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
