Beatles - I Feel Fine Lead Guitar Secrets
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- Опубліковано 2 січ 2013
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Solo 0:25
I deleted the second and third verses and the first bridge. This is a 1966 Gretsch Country Gentleman played through a Vox AD15VT set to AC30TB w/ no effects. Min Bass, Min Mid, Max Treble. .010 -.046 nickel plated wire wound strings. Also, a 1991 Gibson J160-E played through a Vox AD15VT set to AC30TB w/ no effects. Min Bass, Min Mid, Max Treble. Strings are Masterbuilt Phosphor Bronze .012 - .052. The solo is double tracked. No tabs.
My videos are really intended for accomplished guitarists who want to polish up their Beatles repertoire and can benefit from "seeing" how a song is played. If the various chords that I am playing are not familiar to you then I would suggest that you visit some of the many free guitar chord sites. I had to learn these songs by listening to vinyl records and watching live performances on tv.
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Thanx for viewing. PLEASE review the video description b4 posting new comments/questions. There's lots of info regarding guitars, strings, recording, etc.
Ringo’s drumming in this one was especially tight.
For me, this is one of those songs that really defined the "Beatles" sound and separated them from the rest of the pack.
THEE very best recreation of the music. (I was 7 or 8 years old, playing with my Kenner 'Erector-Set' ~a box of nuts, bolts, girders, beams, sprockets, screws, chains, motors etc., on the blue polyester carpet while listening to 'I Feel Fine' on RCA stereo hi-fi. Yeah, it was wonderful. Christmas with the Beatles.
This song is such a hand cramper! Thank you for your amazingly comprehensive videos. You are a great talent!
My sweet lord you are so talented. So inspiring for a 16 year old fan who just wants to play like George
Wow, I do believe we have a new gold standard for how to play this song. Thank you so much, for this and for all the others you've done. You're very generous with your time and expertise.
Nice job! I'm a lifelong Beatles fan, and I really enjoy seeing all the guitar parts being played at once on the same type of guitars that the Beatles used. I'm working on learning this song to play with my dad, so thanks for your help!
You got it exactlty right. There's lots of "hidden" stuff on these recordings which you capture to a tee. Even your mix was right on. .Bravo.
Thank you for the effort and love you put into these videos, from a Beatles fan and struggling guitar player!
This channel should be winning major awards. So well done in every way!
Well done. Never heard the closing counter melody riff by Harrison till I saw their live stuff on UA-cam. I find they reveal a lot live-- which you go back THEN hear it on the record. Well done.
Great job. One of Beatle favs. Can t wait to learn it and thank you for the lesson
That barre chord/picking at the third fret is a killer to play (cursed with short fingers). If I'm out messing about I play the song in open chords. Good enough for skiffle. You did a great job here.
Very nice! That always had such a great 'alive' chord progression sound. I love the tonal change just simply going from 10th-8th fret to 3rd fret with a full bar at the introduction. Thanks for showing!
Just discovered your site, by pure chance; wasn't looking to learn any Beatles tunes...Gem of a channel! Subscribed, obviously. Keep up the good work, brother.
Marvelous, fantastic, astonishing! I liked too much!
That's very cool how you split the screen to show both the lead and rythem work. Thank you for the nice playing.
Thank u very much that was very helpful. I love your videos and I hope you keep making more.
As I was searching out early Beatles studio sessions, I was amazed to find and hear many out takes ... as I'm sure you have...that sounded better than the finished and polished released versions.
This is one of them.
You really have that Beatles tone down pat! Great video !!!
I don't know why, but that break at 36 seconds where they stop and do that bit with just one guitar is probably my all-time favorite musical moments . Everything except the one guitar stops, then Ringo comes in and everything comes back in perfectly. I know it's not complicated, but the guitar work in this song gets me so high, Why? I haven't got the faintest clue.
No you don't have to say more...that is one of many parts in their songs that I adore when the one guitar plays and Ringo comes back in perfectly with that beat. I'm 65 years old and I will never tire of their music. Nothing today compares
yeah..........very cool.
tnaks man.....eu sempre tive um grilo com a execução desse som
você toca isso brilhantemente
congratulations
abração
Just beautiful
Awesome! I love the split screens.
Its very very excellent guy , ur so quick now I learn from u...Cebu City Philippines
Great job. I can die happy now...
In response to Kevin Paez, Lennon used the J160-E plugged in. Listening to the riff in the video should be all the evidence you need, but check out the bottom of this aritcle www.beatlesebooks.com/i-feel-fine by Dave Rybaczewski.
when are you going to do the next cover??
Surprised but convinced
Really nice, you nailed it.
Awesome--thanks for posting!
Very exciting to learn :) thx!
Wow ! Impressionnant !
Awsome, thanks for sharing
Thanks for your great videos even thought Im pretty accomplished I have learnt and lot of the right way to strum and do the leads on the Beatles songs Regards Ron Melbourne Australia
I've enjoyed watching at least half a dozen of these fine videos...looks like you have what George called "Liverpool legs"...movin' and a'groovin!
Great Job! I loved it! I was thinking of doing a cover of this.
Wow. Impressive. Great sound
excellent playing!
For years, I've wondered where that tone comes from, and it turns out to be Lennon's J160e. Thanks!
Congratulations, your video is amazing and your job at the guitar was just very good.
Congratulations.
Great job! Yeah! Beatles forever!
You kill it dude. Thanks
Amazing
Magnum Opus. Oh man it must have taken u sooooooo loooong to do this. End product is pure genius. Take a bow.
This tune really is up and down the fretboard!
most excellent..
Vivan los Beatles saludos desde México.
That stretch to the 7th fret on the D string out of the G7 is a b1tch on my J-45
Very nice!
very nice man
You are a geniuos!!!!!!! Amazing!
Yeah man, I'm a working bassplayer/guitarist/singer/writer and a Beatles nut since I saw them on SULLIVAN in 1964. You've just proved me right...been trying to get the guitar players in my band to really LISTEN to the riff and cop it, to no avail. They still do it out of a standard D position, and its SO WEAK!! Chris does the solo OK, but you gotta have those chunky bar chord notes in the opening riff, or it ain't the same. THEN...I'm gonna get the drummer to play the Latin beat like Ringo does. Thanks.
Yes i feel fine and john at lead. And the guitars thanks.
very nice cover!
love this
Great brother thanks
good job.friend
Harrison was so talented to come up with this, and at such a young age.
+Stephen Smith Thanx for your comment. Actually, it was Lennon who came up with the main riff. He starts off playing it.
+Beatles Guitar Secrets Oh - Ok. Thanks for the correction. Yep - Lennon was also very talented, wasn't he? :-)
It was JOHN who came up with this, and that's JOHN playing it on the record, then George doubles it on the Gretsch, just like in the video.
holy jeebus this is my favorite song
good job!!
Cheers. Just gettin bk I to it.
Exelente
nice bit at the end when harrison plays that weird sounding chord . I did not realize that until now
I've played the J160E part on my Ibanez Artcore Archtop Electric Guitar. The J160E has a little bit of a Mellower sound than an Average Archtop Guitar.
great!
Wow! That great sound is coming from an acoustic guitar? You could knock me down with a feather.
An acoustic electric!
george is trully genius he do a melody with the backing vocals
Actually the riff is John's creation, and John did it on the acoustic. Saw them do it live in Japan, and John was playing an Epiphone hollow body.
Man a J160e plugged in is hard to beat for acoustic tone amplified!
Cool!
badass
Watch one of the many live videos. You will see that at the end of each verse "I'm in love with her..." John will play the D riff and G riff in unison with George. Also at the end of the opening riff they play one G riff together and after the solo they play one G riff together. The rest of the time John is playing bar chords G7, D and C. If you listen you will hear what appears to be a double tracked riff whenver they are playing together in unison.
That's a groundbreaking guitar riff. Did they really use an acoustic on the recording? I'm guessing it was George. Incredible.
I like the 1991 Gibson, but i'm pretty sure that this guitar is hard to find becuase it's an older model and John Lennon played it before. Sure sounds awsome and the Gretsch that was playing at the solo part also pretty good and they go great together. SOUNDS AMAZING ☺
Thanx for your comment. Not that hard to find, Google "Gibson J160-E For Sale"
Great generation
Practice will strengthen your hands and make it easier to play other songs as well.
I would never have guessed there was an acoustic guitar used in the intro riff.
Johns J-160E plugged in, used ALOT more than you may think.
It was John's song and John's riff. He plays it on his Gibson J-160E. See the comment below that starts out "See one of the many live videos..." for more info.
That was so good, I swallowed my gum.
indeed!
Thanx for the comment. re sounding rushed, it may just be the drum beat that gives that impression.
Sickeningly Great Lol
I use Gibson Masterbuilt Premium Phosphor Bronze Wound .012's. Don't get too hung up on strings, they won't effect the recorded sound of the guitar very much. Any good brand of wound strings will do.
That was the original. I was too lazy to put my amp where I could shoot a video of the feedback. The P-90 pickup on the J-160E makes it easy to recreate the feedback. Pluck the open A string while un-muting the string with the palm of your strumming hand and then just experiment with how close to bring the pickup to your amp speaker.
If we ever make a working clone machine, the first thing we need to to do is make 4 of you and recreate the Beatles
what is a good radius for playing rhythm chords? 7.25?
and what are a few good electric guitars for rhythm? would a Gibson es335 do the job?
thanks.
You should check the other comments/video description b4 posting new comments/questions. This was already answered below with the comment that begins "That was the original. I was too lazy ..."
how do you get that buzz sound on the guitar right at the beginning ???
Hey just a few questions.
What kind of Gretsch guitar is that? Also what amp and did you use any effects?
Did you bump up the treble? What strings did you use?
What kind of Gibson was that? Also what amp and effects?
Was it max treble? What kind of strings? Is the solo double tracked? Do you have tabs?
Thanks!
Please read the video description as requested.
RE your replacement strings not sounding like the stock strings. There may be other reasons. You may not have seated the string ends in the bridge pins properly or let the strings wind up too high on the tuner posts so that you don't have the proper angle over the nut. Search for info on proper string installation for acoustic guitars.
How do you achieve that characteristic sound of song?
Please, as indicated, read the video description. It explains the set up. Other than that, it is the playing technique demonstrated in the video. I suggest watching on a large screen device and slowing down the player.
Beatles Guitar Secrets i'm sorry😅
Beatles Guitar Secrets is a forgiving channel
How you doing? Me, I'm playing my guitar, HAPPY! Lol. The Beatles started it all for me. A Sigma acoustic and The Beatles Complete. (Black) I picked up a lot of chords and I realised that like at least half the stuff chord wise was wrong. Like I Should of Know Better for instance. I ended up teaching myself the right way. One question. At 1:07 on middle eight after the lead. The 2nd time around it looks like an A7th? But to my ear it sounds off. I wonder if your actually playing an Am7th but it looks like an A7th because of your fingers. If you don't mind clarifying that. I'd appreciate it. Thanks, TS. 😊
Thanx for your comment. Am7th - 575555.
Where did you get that J-160e? I’ve been trying to find one.
Google: gibson j-160e for sale. I bought mine new in 1991 from Sam Ashe in NYC.
@@BeatlesGuitarSecrets I’ll give it a look thank you. I’ve checked all over and so far all I’ve found are used from the 60’s. Not a bad price either but I really want a new one.
Excelente cover... Do you also play bass?
Those guys mustve had very strong PINKYS
LOL. For years prior to hitting the big time they played all the time w/ some days playing over 8 hours per day! In my teens & early 20s I probably averaged
I'll say it again. Best use of the internet! EVER!
another excellent job!!! in a way, much better than the Beatles :) still too busy to join "The Headless Beatles Tribute Band"?
Please tell me where you got the backing track!!
+Rylo Ken Thanx for your comment. I take the original stereo track and make a mono version of the left and right channels. Then using EQ I minimize the level of the lead and rhythm guitars and boost the remaining instruments. That's the backing. To make the finished recording I mix my performances with the backing adjusting levels to "cover over" the original guitars.
There is no hard and fast rule. Each player is different. You have to try out different instruments to see what feels best to you. In my case I wanted the sound of a particular guitar and simply had to get used to playing them. George was only 5"10" and I'm almost 6"2" and judging by videos/photos my hands are quite a bit larger than his -- some chords/riffs are a bit challenging especially on the narrow neck of the Ric 360/12.
as a fan of Lennon but fan with no musical talent or ability, how would an expert guitarist rate Lennons playing....I love it and would welcome your opinion...
+tubbychubby1 Thanx for your comment. As far as technical ability I would rate him average for a professional player. But he had a way of putting a lot of his feeling into his playing -- similar to Ringo on the drums. He also created a number of great riffs -- I Feel Fine, Day Tripper, etc. So, overall, I would rate him excellent. Technical ability is only part of playing a musical instrument -- technique is a very big part as well.
Harrison i think played the guitar riffs, but I may be wrong. Back in the Day (62 - 63 - 64? LOL) I vaguely remember an interview on "Top of The Pop" (popular BBC hit parade TV show)were Harrison explained the sound at the beginning of I Feel Fine, how it was created from his amp feedback. The interviewer hadn't a clue. At that time Hendrix had yet to explode on the scene and educate us, LOL.
Thanx for your comment. Watch any of the live performances and it's Lennon who starts the song out with the riff and during the break in the solo. Harrison picks it up for most of the verses w/ Lennon briefly doubling it on the D version. Also, a quick Google will tell you that it was Lennon and his Gibson J-160E amplified that created the opening feedback.
Fingers will bleed if I attempt this on an acoustic. Wimpy fingers