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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
Excellent! Bravo! Bravo! Very impressive study of John's chord structure. I just discovered your UA-cam channel and I am subscribing. I can hardly wait to learn more. Cheers!
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.
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.
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 !!!
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! 🎸👨🏼⚕️🎸✌️👍
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.
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 🤗
John and Paul had been influenced by the Byrds at this stage, particularly the "jangly" sound the latter band loved. So in this song, the refrain has the wonderful dissonance of the Gmaj7 chord (G B D F#) and the nearly unrelated descending vocal line of (F# E C#). The Bminor chord in the verse similarly clashes with the ostinato A(sus9) figure that George continues to play while the Bminor chord rings, giving the song another lush moment, and an overall sound that Alan Pollack has described as one of the major turning points in the group's evolution. Great that you found this, Galeazzo!
@@TheBeanolad LOL.. and she happily goes over her shambled life making an onomatopoeia of palindromic mistakes that would make sulfuric acid taste like alka seltzer daiquiri.
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 ! ! !
Following up. I have some more Beatles song discrepancies I was dealing with another UA-camr over. He answered me once and then started ignoring me. Don't be like that! We gotta work this stuff out for real.
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 🎸
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
Lennon is probably the greatest rock star of all time. But still, his guitar playing is often under-rated, like he says in this video. Especially nowadays, when everything is deconstructed and you can hear things that had forever been buried in the mix, you can see how interesting and original and GOOD his guitar playing is, acoustic and electric. In a lot of the earlier songs especially, his rhythm playing was the driving force for the song. From there he just got more and more creative and interesting.
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.
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.
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.
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 UA-cam 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.
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..
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.
@@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.
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 ;)
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..
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.
The single low A drone note you're referring to is John or George on a strat. There are other guitars buried in the verse playing the same A drone in a different part though. I am investigating. this is a much much more complex arrangement that it apperars :)
@@danielhanson6546 Looks like you're considering one track = one instrument. They had 4 tracks available and any track could include more than one instrument due to simultaneous recordings or bouncing.
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 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❤
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.
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.
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!
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Fantastic! Most of the 'tutorials' focus on solo parts, épico parte, but rythm and groove is so important...! Wonderful lesson, Galeazzo!!
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.
Every time my band is learning a new Beatles song, we’ve always come here for vocals. Now instrumentation as well. Awesome.
You never cease to AMAZE me! Not only do you find hidden "John Gems" in the tracks, but you demonstrate them to us!
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.
Thank you Kevin, glad you appreciated the effort :) THANKS EVERYBODY who liked the video
Kevin, a great comment.
Time spent tuned to tour channel is time well spent indeed, Mr. Frudua. Yours is a work of love.
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.
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.
Right!
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.
100% correct
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.
and considering it was recorded on 4-track seems unlikely@@mschiano1
When they played it live George played the D7, John played a D.
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!!
He stays on the A in all the performance footage I watched. Must be for the recordings where it's so buried in the mix.
Johns rhythm work on Dizzy Miss Lizzy is amazing..
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!
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 always love showing my friends your Beatles harmony videos- but I never know you had guitar tips too. Excellent! Thank you!
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.
Bravo, nice observation.
John and Ringo drove the Beatles rhythm section. Paul and George would go more melodic after Ringo and John laid the rock solid foundation
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.
Interesting one Gold .... Who knows .....?
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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
Galeazzo, you are BACK!
OH, this is great!
GREAT VIDEO it is like hearing the song for the first time..
Excellent! Bravo! Bravo! Very impressive study of John's chord structure. I just discovered your UA-cam channel and I am subscribing. I can hardly wait to learn more. Cheers!
Wow, I just listened to the song again, and have never noticed that guitar part before this video. It's very faint, but it's there. Thank you!
Thank you so much for posting, you are such a great musican.
Thanks for listening
More like this, please! Amazing
Very nice equipment and extremely well articulated lesson...broken down perfectly and very easily understood! Gratzia
The Beatles Vocal Harmony - Good to see you back - though it's been a year.
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.
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.
"one of" the greatest bands ever? 😂
@@dannymoulton4829 THE greatest band that ever was and will be.
@@Bill_Jones. No doubt about it.
it’s fantastic lesson for my next video. thank you very much ❤
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 !!!
F#min to D7
The 7th (D7) is very obvious to the ear.
I agree, but it's another guitar not this one.
I loved this! Great John guitar insights!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Must be for the recordings where it's so buried in the mix. He stays on the A in all the performance footage I watched.
They rarely played live what the played in the studio.
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! 🎸👨🏼⚕️🎸✌️👍
Basically anyone can easiliy accomodate on one if these guitars even unless you don't have hugely big hands :)
That must a very buried part because I can’t hear it at all even in isolated tracks for Ticket to Ride.
Excellent discussion and demonstration!
Thank you!
Great insight and breakdown of this key guitar part in a great song. I really enjoyed this lesson. Thanks.
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.
Great lesson. John often played D chord with the F# on the D string. Legacy of learning banjo chords from his mum.
Banjo player that he was!!
Beatles music is divine.
Agreed!
Outstanding job. I learned a ton of stuff!
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 🤗
Thank you kindly!
John and Paul had been influenced by the Byrds at this stage, particularly the "jangly" sound the latter band loved. So in this song, the refrain has the wonderful dissonance of the Gmaj7 chord (G B D F#) and the nearly unrelated descending vocal line of (F# E C#). The Bminor chord in the verse similarly clashes with the ostinato A(sus9) figure that George continues to play while the Bminor chord rings, giving the song another lush moment, and an overall sound that Alan Pollack has described as one of the major turning points in the group's evolution. Great that you found this, Galeazzo!
The Byrds first record was released four months AFTER Ticket to ride.
@@TheBeanolad LOL.. and she happily goes over her shambled life
making an onomatopoeia of palindromic mistakes that would make
sulfuric acid taste like alka seltzer daiquiri.
Best sounding Rickenbacker I've heard on UA-cam 🎸
Galizeo frudua is a very talented italian musician, keep it up.from a beatle fan from the philippines.
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 ! ! !
Positive it wasn't A6sus2 instead of Bm? If you are, I'll trust you. XX2202
Following up. I have some more Beatles song discrepancies I was dealing with another UA-camr over. He answered me once and then started ignoring me. Don't be like that! We gotta work this stuff out for real.
Following up again. I take guitar seriously and I have some issues with some and these Beatles tunes
Amazing guitar details, thank you Maestro !!!
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 🎸
I'll make analysis video of all instruments soon.
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.
Absolute favourite guitarist, thanks for this lesson!
Sir, you are bloody fantastic. This is beautiful.
Great to see you making videos again. Good job and great information. Thank you 🙏🏻
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!
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
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.
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.
Well observed and explained. Looking forward to the next.
Niiiiiiice!!! Galeazzo is the Italian Beatle!!!
Terrific video and a beauty of a 325! Thanks so much.
Lennon is probably the greatest rock star of all time. But still, his guitar playing is often under-rated, like he says in this video. Especially nowadays, when everything is deconstructed and you can hear things that had forever been buried in the mix, you can see how interesting and original and GOOD his guitar playing is, acoustic and electric. In a lot of the earlier songs especially, his rhythm playing was the driving force for the song. From there he just got more and more creative and interesting.
Absolutely brilliant. I just subbed
this is a very well made video, good work. Thank you for this
This man is right. Listen isolated guitar. John plays 2 chords in verse
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.
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony I got it recently. I got the one made for a wound G. I've heard that some people sand it flat. Thanks for your advice.
Hey my friend What do you think Was John playing the sonic blue or the 325 Rickenbacker for the basic part? 😊
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.
I always played 7ths on the bridge. Also, I'm looking for the exact same Rickenbacker guitar you're playing in the video. Any suggestions?
You can find it second hand pretty easily but they're very expensive.
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.
Grazie! Bellissimo video come sempre 😊 Un saluto da Roma
Fantastic video!!! So glad that you’re back with Beatles lessons. Thank you for this great knowledge and insight!
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/
Especially John tended to simplify his guitar parts live to better concentrate on the vocal performance with Paul and George.
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 UA-cam 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.
@@myronbrown1864 Clever comment. Right on the spot :)
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..
Hello Mr. Frudua. Between the verse and the chorus does it pass through Bm and E? ...just before the F#m.
What a great intro! Damn.
Yeah incredible, epic.
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.
Just change the note D to D7
If you're referring to the middle eight I confirm he plays a normal "D" and the D7 intervents are played by other guitars.
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony How can you confirm that John isn't playing a D7?
@@danielhanson6546 Because I hear it. The two sounds are on different level "layers", and as I do, you also can if you refine your ear. :)
@@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.
@@danielhanson6546 Nope but good idea!
Lennon is great at rhythmic drawing.
GooD)))))))
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 ;)
It was Paul and no Geoge who play the lead guitar and intro in this song
George plays the main riff. Paul play the lead at the ends of both middle eights. 100% certain.
Good.teacher,with.him,i.can.improve.enough!
I'd like to have heard why the tuning discrepancies - were they not tuned to standard for the recording?
I'm guessing they just tuned to each other unless they intended to add a piano or something.
I always use Ernie Ball Extra Slinky's at .008's on the high E's. The .010's are way too thick for me.
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..
The Bm just does not sound right to me. I think it stays in A
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.
omg when I was in a beatle band in the late 80s I played johns part by hitting an open A string and chords through the song
Hi Galeazzo, are those strings flat wound?
Nope, they almost never used FT :)
I do hear that part in the verse. But who's playing the single low A note that's so prominent?.
The single low A drone note you're referring to is John or George on a strat. There are other guitars buried in the verse playing the same A drone in a different part though. I am investigating. this is a much much more complex arrangement that it apperars :)
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony There weren't enough tracks available to even have as many guitar parts as you're describing.
@@danielhanson6546 Looks like you're considering one track = one instrument. They had 4 tracks available and any track could include more than one instrument due to simultaneous recordings or bouncing.
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?
Not sure what you do mean exactly?
@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 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❤
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.
Good.and.interesting.lesson!
Great job!!!
Thanks for your videos, i used them to learn voices
so why does John than play live just an A during the verse?
Are you sure that b is right?
It's very subtle but it is there
where did you get your guitar and how much?
That's by a Friend i's not mine. You can find it second hand pretty easily but they're very expensive.
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony yeah thats the upsetting part
sei troppo bravo 👍
Why didn’t John play that riff when they did it live I wonder…
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.
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony "HAND"..?
@@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG I want to hold you hand
@@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony Got it; thought it might be an acronym...
Very nice from So. California.
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!
Genius