You're absolutely right. They were my internal guidance for better or worse. I had Timothy Leary's impetuous son in my 9th and 10th grade life. Why me? Lucky me. Not easy being me.!
When I gave up learning guitar decades ago from "six easy steps" books - playing Michael Finnegan and Frere Jacques etc - I chose this song as my one party piece. All I wanted to be able to do was recreate that scene in Help! where the Beatles are lounging around their house nonchalantly producing this fantastic sound. Of course once I'd learnt YGTHYLA I found other Beatles songs with similar chords and learnt those, and so on til today when I might struggle to exist without a guitar somewhere to hand :) . But it all started with You've Got to Hide Your Love Away. Great to finally learn how it's SUPPOSED to be played :)
As a fan of the Beatles since day one, I look forward to another one of your videos. The details you go into are amazing and much appreciated by your viewers I'm sure. Great job and terrific performances as always.
Hey Mike! I’m 17 years old and just picked up the guitar a few months ago. Been enjoying your beatle lessons a lot. Me and my dad watch each of your new lessons and really enjoy them. He’s been playing 45 years and beatle songs as long and even he is learning new tricks and chords with your lessons, thanks Mike 🙂 -Charlie
Still one of the most simple and lovely chord progressions ever. I’ve never been able to get the wonderful Beatles tunes out of my head since I first heard them in February ‘63.
Thanks Mike what would us Beatles fans do without you. I could never deal with all the chords when I was young reading music books. Now your videos make them easier to learn.
OMG! I watch all your vids but thought I'd skip this one 'cause I believed I'd had this great Beatles song nailed for the last 50yrs. I was shocked to find I was so-oo wrong. I'd mistakenly been playing an A chord, instead of a D, after the opening G. Memo to self - NEVER, EVER miss a Mike Pachelli vid. Thanks Mike.
cricklekid - It's common for folks to hear a vocalist sing an "A" note and think the corresponding chord is an A. But if it was - it'd have to be an Am. Thanks for the kudos and the vote of confidence. And please know - I do extensive research before I commit to any detail on these lessons.
The Drop D simply makes this tune (especially with George's additional 12-string overdub). I don't know why I didn't think of using Drop D previously. Mike strikes again! Thanks bud...
At last . . . a true an accurate demonstration of how to play one of my most favorite Beatle songs - one I've been playing for years. I've gotten close, but missed some of the subtleties that make this song true to the Beatle recording. I also love the history you provide as background to the Beatle songs you so expertly teach. Thank you, Mike!
First Beatles song I learned to play back in the 60s. And always one of my favorites. Thanks for another outstanding look into the genius of the Beatles.
I've performed this song often and love it. I realize how lazily I play it. You're showing me how I should be playing it. Now I know. I know so many Beatles songs that I play lazily. I love seeing the nuances that are actually there. It also encourages my own writng to have more complexities. Thanks Mike
One of John's most beautiful compositions and is such an emotional song for me. I know you understand. I just usually end it with singing the flute part with Da da da, da da da... Great lesson.
You are amazing Mike… I see you have even learned to play the bass left-handed… it’s fantastic to see how they put it all together when I always thought these were quite simple songs to play.
That was once again a fantastic lesson Mike! Yet another one of my favorite Beatles songs showing John's genius as usual. Your cover of their songs is always spot on terrific! Thanks for keeping the real music alive! 👍👍😉😉👏👏
I still confess, you sir are the ultimate source (other than having the actual Beatle show you) on how to play their songs. Remarkable set up you have, your ability to break down each part into different videos combined in one, and most importantly, your talent in your playing of each instrument. Bravo
Priceless from front to back here Mike . great background info and very helpful detail on getting this great song together. What jems the Beatles gave to the musical world, and it make one glad to be alive. Rock on and keep up the much appreciated videos. Tom from the UK.
Mike, I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate your instruction on these Beatle songs. I wish they had been available 30 years ago when I was just learning. Thank you
My vintage song book had standard F and C chords, so that's how I learned it. Makes much more sense with five note C and the F add 9. Another great lesson.
Thank you so much for all that you do, Mike. I compiled a playlist that has (I think) all of your Beatles lessons in it. I have been making my way through them and appreciate them tremendously.
Mike I don't think you realize how much these lessons mean. Thanks for this Mike. The strumming speed is difficult but with enough practice I'm sure I'll get it.
Another masterpiece, as usual, Mike. I especially liked the insight into George’s drop-D 12-string part-that adds so much to the song. You’re doing a real service to history to illuminate all the details to those great Beatles’ songs. Thanks for that! Jim
Jim - Many thanks for the kudos. And yeah - George was a GENIUS at adding just the right sauce to what John & Paul were cooking. And how difficult that would be. He was truly outstanding!!
another winner for you, Mike!!! I love when you initially break it down, with the BPM and number of measures in each section...I have to do that regularly, as I do these songs with keyboards and sound modules only, and since I do the framework of the song with my sequencer on the master keyboard, I have to first create a "cheat sheet" where I also break it down to the various parts and measures where certain things come in......
I love the back stories and as always a brilliantly accurate rendition. Don’t mess with perfection. Just okay it the way that Beatles do. Unless you’re Stevie Wonder or Earth, Wind and Fire!!! Advantages to both ways I suppose. Thanks Mike. Another great video.
wow, you did a great job of explaining a song that seems simple but is really subtly complex with George's single notes and hammers. Thanks for the video!
Brilliant Mike. The first song I remember listening to as a child of about 4 was "You're Going to Lose That Girl" at my grandfather's house as I ran around his coffee table. I noticed that I loved the IMHO Lennon "led" Beatles (up to Revolver) more than the McCartney "led" Beatles. (Pepper onward). But I believe the "Help" CD to be their greatest album. Matched closely by Revolver. I should add that George put so many great guitar bits into almost every song it almost seems beyond belief. It's one thing to add some just right, tasteful, perfect parts on a song or two but to do it song after song and at such a young age is incredible. What we forget is that it required these young guys to put in some very very hard work as you demonstrate here in your wonderful clips.
I figured out the chords to this song when I was a kid (about 1967). But for some strange reason I never realized John was playing a twelve string on the song. After about 50 years I had a minor epiphany. I never knew all the names of the chords I was as making but I hit the exact chords (by ear).
Really cool the history behind the songs you dig out...also I double check the progressions in your videos to see what I missed as I also jam and include a bunch of Beatles covers
Excellent job as usual Mike! I loved the recorders. I was fortunate enough to play recorder on Fool on the Hill with a big band arrangement and our community college last spring.
I can't get enough of your analysis of the timelessness that is the Beatles music Mike and I really enjoy the backstories just as much. On the chorus of YGTHYLA, I always played (play) a/the hammer-on on the C chord (D-E). I know it's not technically accurate, but it's something I've always done. Thanks for this and all the other great videos you post! Cheers! MB
I can hear Donovan's Catch the wind in this, particularly George's hammer-ons. Strange, I've known the song since it was released and I've never noticed that before. Great job again Mike, thank you.
Another great video Mike thanks very much. John Lennon was a bit Waka do, excellent. Not only is this influenced by Bob Dylan but also it sounds very much like Catch the Wind by Donovan. This flat picking as it is called was used by buskers in the nineteen sixties to make the guitar sound louder where regular fingerpicking didn’t have enough volume. Of course Donovan accompanied the Beatles to India and it was there that Donovan showed John Lennon how to finger pick and then he came up with dear Prudence.
