When you know every chord but none of them sounds quite right. Normal guitar player: "Guess I'm screwed." 😔 George Harrison: "I'll just make up a new one." 😏
I me mine is one of the best songs from the Beatles, but I think George really proven that he is a great artist especially when you have Paul McCartney in the same band. I think George is my favorite Beatle.
And George should have been given a credit for the guitar riff that makes “And I Love Her.” Bill Wyman for the Jumpin’ Jack Flash riff and contribution to forming the rhythm for “Paint it Black.”
Thanks for sharing the story. I remember reading that George helped Ringo with his songs and pretty much just gave the song credit away. DIdn't know that Paul & John also helped with Georges songs!
Some of my favorite Beatle moments were when some of those great collaboration bits happened. Sometimes, just a line, other times a great vocal harmony or guitar solo. Masters at filling in ''empty'' spaces in their songs with great ideas. Hats off to George Martin, too..
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George could have had co-writing credits on tons of Lennon McCartney songs too. He introduced lyrics and melodies to their songs, as did many others, Eleanor Rigby being a famous example. ”Write a word get a third” wasn’t a thing back then, at least in their scene. Also the boogie woogie part is just filler and the baseline is in dozens of old rock n roll songs. It’s crazy how people try to pretend like George didn’t write his songs and act like Paul and John had no help
A favorite of mine from the get back boot is the false start on don’t let me down. John says to Ringo give me a big loud Tssss so I can get me nerve up to come screaming in. And the rest is history.
I always liked the distant, haunting nature of this song, never thought to play it, but I can now, so thx. I knew it was the last one they recorded (depending on how you count mixes and overdubs) but now that I listened more closely to the lyrics it seems like it's about what Harrison was feeling about the turn toward selfishness as the band disintegrated... His skill as a songwriter was in how well the music conveyed it all. I guess now I know why I always liked it.
Good points at the beginning! There was a lot more collaborating than was credited going on. In Fact George should've got some co- writing credits on tunes like "AndI love her" where he contributed the main riff simple but very memorable and he wrote the chorus lyrics to Eleanor Rigby- all the lonely people was his line .
@@RikiNewtonMusicianSongwriter It's fairly well known that it was George who came up with that chorus. And I think Ringo came up with the part about "darning his socks..."
James James ‘in the night when there’s no body there - what does he care ?’ Etc etc... Fair enough Mr James - I shall except your answer - tho I did read somewhere (prob in some Lennon biog?) that it was John who came up with the line - but perhaps it was that he, in fact sang the line instead - is the reason I was confused ? Not too difficult when you reach mid fifties ! Old fart ! Lol. Cheers 🥂
Hey once again thank you for your fantastic ability to hear any song and figure it out, and then share how to play it with everyone and not even ask for anything for it! Now in playing that first part, I don’t know what the chord is called, you’re playing it with Am7, but I’ve noticed you get (and very likely, the SONG doesn’t do this,but it sounds really “Beatle-y “😂 to me) but if you notice you get a sort of bass walk down on the first 3 chords in strumming, hittting the low bass note then the higher drumming … one (bass) two and three (treble?)…..anyway if you move your ring finger off to make the next Am7 chord, but don’t just lift it, put it on the low E 3rd fret (like for a G) and continue that strumming bass walk down, it sounds badass Beatles to me! I’m sure this all makes zero sense to anyone. Lol. Great lesson I wish I could take in person lessons from you!
I’m sorry the Beatles disbanded all those years ago and I’m also sorry JJ has halted his prolific guitar instructional videos. We miss you and hope you’re well.
A different version or recording as extra would’ve been real nice to have also. I first heard it on the Let it be film so hearing that part did kind of throw off the vibe of the song. But not bad. Feels like two songs that clash together perfectly in some way
it was most certainly the chorus that ruins it for me. it was the last beatles song recorded, and John wasnt even there. so they didnt put much thought into it id imagine
John also latched onto one of George's temporary lyrics about "Mr. Show," and he really didn't want to let that go. So we see how George rejecting John's suggestions in order for the song to make some kind of sense instead of the surrealistic wordplay John preferred also played into George's songwriting.
You're right on I Me Mine- co-write with Paul. Not sure if Something should be a co-write though, YOUR RIGHT THOUGH IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN.YES THEY WERE TRUE COLLABORATORS THOUGH TO END OF THE BAND. REMEMBER THOUGH George came up,with that classic riff on AND I LOVE HER uncredited. Marvelous...
Well, George could have gotten a songwriting credit for his guitar part to “And I Love Her” since that made the entire song. lmao it’s funny how we all have our fav Beatle and they were all super talented.
That part you walk down the D string sounds like the same progression the Hollies used in "Fifi the Flea",which is funny since I just herd that song for the first time a couple of days ago.Way cool great lesson thanks.
Hello, James...Staying cool I hope...Once again your showing and teaching skills are unparalleled IMHO. Your relaxed style is great and the extra knowledge of your individual fanships that you share is just gravy on the poutine. Is that your Dove or a J-200? In any case, I'd say you're in need of a string change. I've got an extra set of Elixer 80/20 Bronze Nanoweb extra light 10-47s if you want to drop by. lol, Stay safe...you and your honey be well.
Hey BC, yes indeed man if a friend steals my song “what dreams are made of” I’ll know it’s mine 100!. When most musicians collaborate, egos get in the way. I love your tutorials because I feel you have a good nature and knowledge of what is going on in most songs.
Hey James, hope all is well... I was wondering, which Beatles album is your favorite?? So many good songs , its incredible how they were able to write so many hits. its difficult choice for sure.
I used to play that with a cover band. At the beginning, if I'm not mistaken, he plays a D7 after D. Just like he plays A7 after A. Try it. Thanks for all the videos, learned a lot from you over the years.
As George once said when John wanted credit for something.... It doesn't work that way in the Beatles. You don't see me asking Paul for the two lines I wrote for Eleanor Rigby. George was right, that's what groups do. It nice to see groups not give singular credits and list it as a song written by the group. It's not like we got to see from the early 60s sessions on. We got to see a glimpse and bits and pieces
Yes, but John and Paul had an agreement from the start that they’d always share writing credits 50-50. George was never part of any agreement like that.
Hey, James. Another solid and useful lesson. Could you please drop a link to that guy's page you mentioned that is dropping those rare Let It Be era Beatles clips? Would be much appreciated. Have a good one.
What's also strange is that though it was a John and George problem initially, George then plays on John's Plastic Ono record, specifically "How Do You Sleep?" about Paul.
I've never understood that. George played on Imagine sessions (and essentially arranged Oh My Love for John) as a goodwill gesture (though Ringo opted out of playing on How Do You Sleep) so they must have buried the hatchet somewhat. But then when George asked John to play at the Bangladesh show, John agreed on the condition that Yoko also be onstage. George nixed that and I don't think he and John ever really repaired the relationship after that. In his final interviews, John didn't hold back about George's I Me Mine book: "He mentions every two-bit sax player who ever did a session with him, but I'm not even in the book!"
@@thomaspappalardo7589 All the Beatles had that streak. For decades after the band ceased to exist they were arguing with critics, record executives, and even people they grew up with about any perceived slight. Hey, guys, you did okay, just let it go. And they were hardest on one another. But for all his spiritual growth, George seemed to be the most defensive and the most obsessed with money.
It's sad they argued on any level! You are only as good as the people you play with. You have influences both good and bad within the band : Meaning you react to a great lick or passage or you react to a bad lick or passage! You also play differently "under the influence" or Life in general! The key is to acknowledge the contributions made to make the song what it is when released.....Yoko Ono... Well that's an entirely different story 🙄
It is true. They started fracturing after Brian Epstein's death. I'm glad they came together to record Abbey Road. It was a good send off to them. They spent the better part of 8-9 years together. It was time to say goodbye, but what a ride it was....❤️
"Attracts me like a cauliflower..." -- J. Lennon, lyrical genius
John’s suggestion was “attracts me like a cauliflower”.
George should have gone with that one!
Attracts me like a semi colon 😎
“Like a pomegranate”
That suggestion was for Something
That was something my guy
Your passion and enthusiasm is much appreciated
When you know every chord but none of them sounds quite right.
Normal guitar player: "Guess I'm screwed." 😔
George Harrison: "I'll just make up a new one." 😏
I me mine is one of the best songs from the Beatles, but I think George really proven that he is a great artist especially when you have Paul McCartney in the same band. I think George is my favorite Beatle.
And George should have been given a credit for the guitar riff that makes “And I Love Her.” Bill Wyman for the Jumpin’ Jack Flash riff and contribution to forming the rhythm for “Paint it Black.”
You would really love it. Its good for people who r musicians and can appreciate how song structures are worked on and finessed
Great comment regarding Paul. Also the piano on line on While My Guitar is all Macca. The three of them we’re geniuses
Thank you James James. Love your videos. Fantastic guitar teacher & Guitar Player.
Thanks for sharing the story. I remember reading that George helped Ringo with his songs and pretty much just gave the song credit away. DIdn't know that Paul & John also helped with Georges songs!
And George was the one who suggested going into waltz time for “We Can Work It Out.”
Absolutely. George also deserves credit for that riff in And I Love Her.
Love me some Beatles.💪🎸👍
P.S. It's kind of a reverse "We Can Work It Out."
Please keep talking about the outtakes and stuff, it´s very cool. Really nice video
Some of my favorite Beatle moments were when some of those great collaboration bits happened. Sometimes, just a line, other times a great vocal harmony or guitar solo. Masters at filling in ''empty'' spaces in their songs with great ideas. Hats off to George Martin, too..
And a rare musical democracy where the best idea often won.
I picture george accepting Paul's suggestions but then quietly thinking "this song is all about paul..."
Always love these Beatles discussions... great stuff!
Great to see you back.
I love your videos,really helping me playing 👍
Don’t ever comment but couple weeks I have felt I needed to Like ya your good at what you do I enjoy it like your sense of humor love your “teaching “ and y’all make me smile. Thanks! been a fan for years
Just wanted to say thank you
George could have had co-writing credits on tons of Lennon McCartney songs too. He introduced lyrics and melodies to their songs, as did many others, Eleanor Rigby being a famous example. ”Write a word get a third” wasn’t a thing back then, at least in their scene. Also the boogie woogie part is just filler and the baseline is in dozens of old rock n roll songs. It’s crazy how people try to pretend like George didn’t write his songs and act like Paul and John had no help
Who’s pretending George didn’t write songs?
A favorite of mine from the get back boot is the false start on don’t let me down. John says to Ringo give me a big loud Tssss so I can get me nerve up to come screaming in. And the rest is history.
Thanks for so much detail!
I always liked the distant, haunting nature of this song, never thought to play it, but I can now, so thx. I knew it was the last one they recorded (depending on how you count mixes and overdubs) but now that I listened more closely to the lyrics it seems like it's about what Harrison was feeling about the turn toward selfishness as the band disintegrated... His skill as a songwriter was in how well the music conveyed it all. I guess now I know why I always liked it.
I really love your videos and instruction TY
Love this!! Thanks for showing us the right way to play this
Good points at the beginning! There was a lot more collaborating than was credited going on. In Fact George should've got some co- writing credits on tunes like "AndI love her" where he contributed the main riff simple but very memorable and he wrote the chorus lyrics to Eleanor Rigby- all the lonely people was his line .
I think you’ll find it was John who wrote the line ‘I look at all the lonely people’....
@@RikiNewtonMusicianSongwriter It's fairly well known that it was George who came up with that chorus. And I think Ringo came up with the part about "darning his socks..."
James James ‘in the night when there’s no body there - what does he care ?’ Etc etc...
Fair enough Mr James - I shall except your answer - tho I did read somewhere (prob in some Lennon biog?) that it was John who came up with the line - but perhaps it was that he, in fact sang the line instead - is the reason I was confused ? Not too difficult when you reach mid fifties ! Old fart ! Lol. Cheers 🥂
Hey once again thank you for your fantastic ability to hear any song and figure it out, and then share how to play it with everyone and not even ask for anything for it! Now in playing that first part, I don’t know what the chord is called, you’re playing it with Am7, but I’ve noticed you get (and very likely, the SONG doesn’t do this,but it sounds really “Beatle-y “😂 to me) but if you notice you get a sort of bass walk down on the first 3 chords in strumming, hittting the low bass note then the higher drumming … one (bass) two and three (treble?)…..anyway if you move your ring finger off to make the next Am7 chord, but don’t just lift it, put it on the low E 3rd fret (like for a G) and continue that strumming bass walk down, it sounds badass Beatles to me! I’m sure this all makes zero sense to anyone. Lol. Great lesson I wish I could take in person lessons from you!
Time stamp?
I am also a Beatles freak so it's a really good tuto , Thanks!
I’m sorry the Beatles disbanded all those years ago and I’m also sorry JJ has halted his prolific guitar instructional videos. We miss you and hope you’re well.
"Paul was the motivating force behind The Beatles" (Ringo).
He really cared about The Beatles, and at certain point, he was the only one interested on going on.
I would argue that the "rock and roll boogie woogie" part of I Me Mine was what destroyed a great song.
A different version or recording as extra would’ve been real nice to have also. I first heard it on the Let it be film so hearing that part did kind of throw off the vibe of the song. But not bad. Feels like two songs that clash together perfectly in some way
it was most certainly the chorus that ruins it for me. it was the last beatles song recorded, and John wasnt even there. so they didnt put much thought into it id imagine
Destroyed? I think it’s a great song.
That's very interesting. Did not know that... Paul contributed great backing vocals and an awesome bassline to Something.
Another awesome lesson
great song....and great lesson on this! Thanks 😊....love beatles!!!!
George plays a D7 after the D. It’s Am, Am7, D, D7…
Thank you, very cool...
John also latched onto one of George's temporary lyrics about "Mr. Show," and he really didn't want to let that go. So we see how George rejecting John's suggestions in order for the song to make some kind of sense instead of the surrealistic wordplay John preferred also played into George's songwriting.
Thanks for the video.
Love your passion JJ.
You're right on I Me Mine- co-write with Paul. Not sure if Something should be a co-write though, YOUR RIGHT THOUGH IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN.YES THEY WERE TRUE COLLABORATORS THOUGH TO END OF THE BAND. REMEMBER THOUGH George came up,with that classic riff on AND I LOVE HER uncredited. Marvelous...
Great song!
If memory serves, this was the last Beatles song worked on until the Anthology, although John wasn't present at the session.
Well, George could have gotten a songwriting credit for his guitar part to “And I Love Her” since that made the entire song. lmao it’s funny how we all have our fav Beatle and they were all super talented.
Yes, he should have.
I really enjoyed hearing you talk about their creative process
Love u man,thank you
That part you walk down the D string sounds like the same progression the Hollies used in "Fifi the Flea",which is funny since I just herd that song for the first time a couple of days ago.Way cool great lesson thanks.
Did u watch get back ??
A lot of insights on their relationships
George contributed lyrics and music to mini McCartney and Lennon songs and never received writing credit.
Yes, he did.
Thank you for this video!
Hello, James...Staying cool I hope...Once again your showing and teaching skills are unparalleled IMHO. Your relaxed style is great and the extra knowledge of your individual fanships that you share is just gravy on the poutine. Is that your Dove or a J-200? In any case, I'd say you're in need of a string change. I've got an extra set of Elixer 80/20 Bronze Nanoweb extra light 10-47s if you want to drop by. lol, Stay safe...you and your honey be well.
Thank you
Hey BC, yes indeed man if a friend steals my song “what dreams are made of” I’ll know it’s mine 100!. When most musicians collaborate, egos get in the way. I love your tutorials because I feel you have a good nature and knowledge of what is going on in most songs.
Thanks
Hey James, hope all is well... I was wondering, which Beatles album is your favorite?? So many good songs , its incredible how they were able to write so many hits. its difficult choice for sure.
Cool background and some teaching as well
masterpiece
Great break down
That is so cool. Is there a link/bootleg/video for this creative process for I Me Mine and Something??
ua-cam.com/video/WLLM78R76sI/v-deo.html
I didn't think I'd enjoy your intro chat but it was kinda chill ngl
I remember George also claiming credit lyrically for Eleanor Rigby.
James, thoughts on "Get Back" yet? Looking forward to your feedback. My mind is blown.
I used to play that with a cover band. At the beginning, if I'm not mistaken, he plays a D7 after D. Just like he plays A7 after A. Try it.
Thanks for all the videos, learned a lot from you over the years.
Link to the outtakes?
As George once said when John wanted credit for something.... It doesn't work that way in the Beatles. You don't see me asking Paul for the two lines I wrote for Eleanor Rigby. George was right, that's what groups do. It nice to see groups not give singular credits and list it as a song written by the group. It's not like we got to see from the early 60s sessions on. We got to see a glimpse and bits and pieces
Yes, but John and Paul had an agreement from the start that they’d always share writing credits 50-50. George was never part of any agreement like that.
They are D Din7 chords.
Which isolated track video did you watch? There seems to be quite a few of them. This was great.
Hey, James. Another solid and useful lesson.
Could you please drop a link to that guy's page you mentioned that is dropping those rare Let It Be era Beatles clips? Would be much appreciated. Have a good one.
Wow you must really be a McCartney fan…
Yes.
Paul was really a second producer.
George could claim co.writing on a lot of Lennon-McCartney tunes too.
Genius... is Genius...
It’s not a valve...
What's also strange is that though it was a John and George problem initially, George then plays on John's Plastic Ono record, specifically "How Do You Sleep?" about Paul.
I've never understood that. George played on Imagine sessions (and essentially arranged Oh My Love for John) as a goodwill gesture (though Ringo opted out of playing on How Do You Sleep) so they must have buried the hatchet somewhat. But then when George asked John to play at the Bangladesh show, John agreed on the condition that Yoko also be onstage. George nixed that and I don't think he and John ever really repaired the relationship after that. In his final interviews, John didn't hold back about George's I Me Mine book: "He mentions every two-bit sax player who ever did a session with him, but I'm not even in the book!"
James James My belief is that George was simply a petty man.
@@jamesjames9275 Perhaps Ringo could help shed some light on the matter. Great stuff!
@@thomaspappalardo7589 All the Beatles had that streak. For decades after the band ceased to exist they were arguing with critics, record executives, and even people they grew up with about any perceived slight. Hey, guys, you did okay, just let it go. And they were hardest on one another. But for all his spiritual growth, George seemed to be the most defensive and the most obsessed with money.
@@thomaspappalardo7589 Untrue. He was simply fed up.
Friends help with songs. The Lennon/McCartney thing had already been established, adnuesum.
Sure, but that's not the point. It's a question of whether the friend gets credit for helping with the song.
what guitar is that?
Here is the video you discuss at the beginning concerning Something: ua-cam.com/video/WLLM78R76sI/v-deo.html
John could have gotten lyrical credit for Taxman
And George definitely deserved a co-writing credit on Octopus' Garden.
Just sing the first thing that comes to your mind, it was frustrating Harrison
Yes but Paul ruined it with that suggestion!!!
The rock part not needed. Wish it wasn’t in there
That reminds me of the guy who told Mozart that one of his songs had "too many notes."
It's sad they argued on any level! You are only as good as the people you play with. You have influences both good and bad within the band : Meaning you react to a great lick or passage or you react to a bad lick or passage! You also play differently "under the influence" or Life in general! The key is to acknowledge the contributions made to make the song what it is when released.....Yoko Ono... Well that's an entirely different story 🙄
It is true. They started fracturing after Brian Epstein's death. I'm glad they came together to record Abbey Road. It was a good send off to them. They spent the better part of 8-9 years together. It was time to say goodbye, but what a ride it was....❤️
@@mattyc.9332 And in the end..............
Paul was easily the most talented Beatle.