No Lennon? No Problem - HERE COMES THE SUN [The Beatles] - BLOW UP the SONG, Ep. 1
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
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Super tricky to edit and post this without getting blocked, but here we go...
Watch and listen as I blow away the veneer of the final mix of The Beatles' Here Comes the Sun. Hear the isolated tracks and performances of one of the most beloved songs and recordings of all time, written by George Harrison and released on The Beatles' last recorded LP, Abbey Road (Fall 1969).
⏰ Timestamps
0:00 - Here Comes the Sun Isolated Tracks and Guitar Discoveries Theme
1:21 - Blow Up the Song's purpose
2:21 - Here Comes the Sun recording notes
2:39 - George's status in The Beatles
3:31 - Harrison's songwriting output in The Beatles and after
3:57 - How and why George wrote Here Comes the Sun
4:26 - Learn Here Comes the Sun on guitar - 3 riffs
5:22 - Song structure and arrangement
5:50 - George's guitar sound with a capo at the 7th
6:50 - The role and value of small imperfections
8:03 - Electric guitar through a Leslie speaker
8:32 - Verse and Chorus 1 - Instrumentation, Panning and Vocals
9:27 - Verse 2 and Stereo mixing
10:16 - Moog synthesizer and 17-piece orchestral arrangement
10:44 - Guitars and Orchestra only
11:29 - Sun Sun Sun bridge section - repeats and time signature
12:24 - Blowing up the climax - harmonies, guitar panning, bass, Moog
14:39 - Final Verse - fresh and new
15:11 - Moog countermelodies - the sound of the sun
16:03 - How to create the perfect ending
16:33 - Listening recommendations
17:04 - GuitarDiscoveries.com and wrap-up
Recommended: Find and listen to the 2019 Mix by Giles Martin.
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This is like Leonard Bernstein blowing up Bach. I bought this record the day it was released and always loved it. BUT - you made it the first time really hearing it. Your ‘umble servant.
"This is like Leonard Bernstein blowing up Bach." Bless you, Georgio, for the kindest, most meaningful comment yet!
All good teachers have humility in spades. That's why this "demo" was so good. No showing off, just sharing wisdom @@RobertCassard
@@georgephillips1263 Thanks again, George. That's why I do this! This music has given me so much, I just want to pass it on!
I've always thought Here Comes the Sun was George's finest song, even over Something and Guitar Gently Weeps. The lyrics are very uplifting and positive, the music is bright and airy while the harmonies are perfectly Beatlesque. As the video shows, every aspect is blended so perfectly. It's one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Truly a masterpiece!!
Thanks for watching, Tommy. Here's another deep dive - John and The Beatles' process of writing and recording Strawberry Fields:
ua-cam.com/video/bgKkn1oosYg/v-deo.html
I agree with you 100%.
This is my number one song ever. Love how broke it down. I can’t play any instruments but i followed right along. This songs takes me right back to an 11 year old boy in 1975 first hearing this and still getting goosebumps like I heard it for the first time. Thanks again for sharing this.
Total Masterpiece💯💯
Definitely, Fabrice! Thanks for watching.
One of the hardest rocking “acoustic” tunes ever.
George had two straight up bangers on Abbey Road. I love how this song has almost a hybrid picking/strumming technique to it. That moog part is stellar and adds a lot to the song...❤
He sure did, Mat. John Lennon certainly appreciated the quality of George's tunes on Abbey Road: ua-cam.com/video/uXzdCQmN-hE/v-deo.html
The song is a masterpiece. Your handling of it was, well, brilliant. I so enjoyed this. Wish you many happy subscribers.
Thank you very much, Kenneth. You might also want to check out John and The Beatles' process of writing and recording Strawberry Fields:
ua-cam.com/video/bgKkn1oosYg/v-deo.html
I had no idea so much went in to producing "Here Comes The Sun". Your breakdown beautifully illustrates all that is going on in this gorgeous piece of music. No wonder it has such an impact.
Pretty cool to go behind the curtain, eh?
@@RobertCassard you pull back the curtain like no other Robert. Always knowledgeable and always entertaining!
@@slaphead8835 So glad!
Man, I feel like I hit the lottery finding your channel, a little late in life for me, but trying to learn all I can. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
That's one of the nicest comments I've ever received, ibberman. The whole reason I started this channel is for people like you. Never too late...it's all about lifelong learning. I did a video about that, too: ua-cam.com/video/ztFygjGxMYA/v-deo.html
@@RobertCassard 👍 Thank you Robert, going to watch that video right now. Not going to bore you with my story, but growing up in Scandinavia, discovered the blues as a teenager, got a guitar (not electric, lived in an apartment) and got an album with a photo of some open chords and then the holy grail, open G tuning. I did pretty good with slide, but since I never played with anyone else, I did not grow and learn as I should have. Moved to the USA at 20, but then life happened and the guitar took a back seat. I feel like your videos really clicked with me, so hopefully I can move on and start learning more. Thank you again.
14:24 jesus... I always get chills when this part happens. I remember always "liking" this song... but one day in my mid 20's or something having been a huge beatles fan since my early teens, it just clicked and this became one of my favorite beatles songs of all time. And that part, right after the little instrumental with the Moog and the handclaps... gives me such a release of happiness. It's why I love music to my core. What it does to you is unbelievable.
I know exactly what you mean about that release! Something about George's songs that I haven't ever talked about it is the yin/yang, happy/sad balance that he strikes. Even in the happiest moments, there's something a little melancholy, too. And the presence of the melancholy make the happy seem even happier. I hope that makes sense...
@@RobertCassard Perfect sense! I've oft wondered why many of George's songs have more "weight" or substance -more staying power. I'm not a musician, well- H.S. drummer and tenor sax, I've played not a note in the past 50 years but "I want to tell you" how much I enjoyed this video and all the others I've listened to so far. I intend to to get through them all. Thank You.
@@vpardi1 I'm so glad you found my channel and that you're enjoying my song blow-ups. In case you haven;t encountered them yet, I recently did a series of 5 videos on what I learned from each of The Beatles. Have fun!
What John taught me: ua-cam.com/video/ElMk3GZHrMw/v-deo.html
What George taught me: ua-cam.com/video/XZ0Tpe5OCYY/v-deo.html
What Paul taught me: ua-cam.com/video/Q9x09Z6WqsY/v-deo.html
What Ringo taught me: ua-cam.com/video/v4xJdR0Vz4I/v-deo.html
What George Martin taught me: ua-cam.com/video/SJnijUU2QjQ/v-deo.htmlsi=UPNBlOKrfn-S5pHs
I love this song and have been exposed to it constantly over the years in SAR and as an EMT because it has long been used in hospitals in dark times or during humanitarian relief efforts to sooth staff or celebrate coming back from the brink ("Code Sunshine"). But I can't say I've appreciated its complexities as much as I do now after watching this. Strings of any type have always been a mystery to me. I've tried multiple times to learn guitar or bass and I just don't seem to have the knack for them being more geared to percussion, woodwinds, and horns. So hearing them broken down like this is like witnessing aural wizardry. Glad you recommended this over on the other thread. P.S. Your wife was right to have you do a Ringo video. I wouldn't have got to your channel otherwise. 😁
I SO appreciate this comment! I love knowing about the role of Here Comes the Sun in life-and-death situations! I'm glad I managed to unveil some of the mysteries, and I'm glad you mentioned Bara's encouragement about doing a Ringo video! She's the village it takes for me to do many things!
You are right about about little mistakes. When I was multitracking myself, there would be a mistake on a track that would stick out like a sore thumb. When other tracks were added, I couldn't hear the mistake, even though I knew exactly where it was.
The magic of layering! Check this out: ua-cam.com/video/I4RUuAuasKU/v-deo.htmlsi=dYw7I3poJC66CFMM
It's really interesting hearing the moog oarts. I know the guitar parts, but I never really heard the synth and its effect on the feel of the song.
I had the same experience, Lorax! I was surprised I never thought much about them when they’re actually such an important part of the soundscape. You might also enjoy my Blow Up of Strawberry Fields: ua-cam.com/video/bgKkn1oosYg/v-deo.htmlsi=W59a2NOiiaByAGqy
The Moog at the end! Either it is a matter of great minds thinking alike, or else you are just so damn good at this, but you make points I wish I had made. Focus on the same bits that I find striking.
Most people have never even noticed the Moog. Such a subtle but vital contribution to the whole effect of the song, right?
"we're going to take some of the greatest songs and recordings, and explode the veneer of each song's final mix. we're going to listen to individual tracks, so you can hear the inner workings." Oh my god, that is so great. That is what i want to know, how these great classic songs were written and recorded!
Awesome! I’m happy you found this series. As you watch the videos, please leave comments to tell me what you think.
That’s a sweet sounding Gibson you’ve got there Robert.
Thanks and I agree, John. It really gets to shine in my video about what I learned from James Taylor: ua-cam.com/video/YFThZipY-BY/v-deo.html
Excellent video! And, indeed, very fitting that "Here Comes The Sun" should be the first in your new series of videos. All I would add is the suggestion of an "honorable mention" for those classic Beatle hand claps. :-)
Dude...you're so right. How did I forget to talk about the handclaps. Consider them honorably mentioned! You just KNOW George and Paul had a blast doing those...I love that shot of them laughing. Probably fitting that John-of-the-dark-cloud wasn't there for these sessions, eh?
One my favorite Beatles compositions without a doubt George Harrison was under rated
Thanks for watching, Muhammad. I agree!
I'd prefer to say 'not recognised'. This is in my top ten Beatles tracks
Yessssss. Such an illumination!
Have you seen my Strawberry Fields blow up?
ua-cam.com/video/bgKkn1oosYg/v-deo.html
Catching up. 🎉Need to see the McCartney deep dive. Saw Lennon. Grear
Right on, George. I hope you enjoy the Paul trip. I also did one on your namesake, George Harrison… And I plan to do Ringo and George Martin to complete the set!
Such great stuff! Just discovered you. Thank you so much. #2 here. First was Joni's "You turn me on!"
Thanks so much, Sean. I'm happy you found my channel!
Since you're a Beatles fan, you might enjoy my "What the Beatles Taught Me" series. Here's the complete playlist, including bonus videos:
ua-cam.com/play/PLJUm5NcjSm4h46M-IlNy7xudjxDz8rCZT.html
Another excellent analysis of one of the best songs ever written! I saw Harrison perform this (My Sweet Lord, etc.) live in the 1980s with his SJ-200 and just loved that sound. A few years later I bought a Standard and loved it. Unfortunately, I sold it before moving to Japan and regretted it ever since. So I have a Pre War (Rosewood) currently being built. Love your '64 J-50!
Oh, man. That’s exciting to have a Pre War on order. You’ll have to make a video once you get it!
@@RobertCassard I'll see what I can do. I'm not very good at making videos. But feel free to come to Okinawa to play it :)
@@rabukan5842 Such a kind offer. I'd love to visit there someday!
@@RobertCassard You are more than welcome. We’ll be here another 4-5, then I head out on a catamaran I’m building in the PI’s. Plenty of room on the cat too, and I’ll have the Pre War on it :) rabukan58@gmail.com
@@RobertCassard I saw that you left another message, but I don't see it here. Anyway, no, 4-5 years. The cat will take around 3 years to build, but I have a 50' motor yacht here (took me a year to restore) until my sailing vessel is built. And yes on the beautiful guitars on beautiful boats - the perfect tools for adventure. We all have our paths, and the tools can help us to expand them. I appreciate the one you're on here, and glad ours crossed, even if only on the cyber ocean. :)
Thanks Robert ...excellent breakdown ..love it!
Glad you enjoyed it, Charles. Here’s my Blow Up about Strawberry Fields: ua-cam.com/video/bgKkn1oosYg/v-deo.htmlsi=XBl4I8U3yrtaKC2R
I spent most of my life not knowing there was a synth in that song
So subtle, but it’s the perfect touch of “sun”!
One of my favorite Georgie songs 😍🎵🎶🕯️😄🕊️🌿✌️🤍💛💚
Excellent video! So cool to hear the isolated tracks, and the commentary was thoughtful and insightful while being completely respectful to the song!
Thanks, Red Lighters! I've done a few other blow ups I hope you'll check out. Here's the second one - The Stones' Gimme Shelter. You get to hear Charlie Watts doign his thing, among some other spectacular performances. ua-cam.com/video/OH8FXgUvnU4/v-deo.html
@@RobertCassard Can't wait to watch!
You can`t even play in the audience today-The cameras turn on you ;- ) I appreciate this song more everytime I hear it; thank you.
You might also enjoy John and The Beatles' process of writing and recording Strawberry Fields:
ua-cam.com/video/bgKkn1oosYg/v-deo.html
Excellent!
Thank you, Ron! Cheers!
Just discovered your channel and then this video on my favorite Beatles song. Phenomenal episode. Beatles are my fave so looking forward to other episodes. My other fave artist is Mellencamp. Hoping to see a breakdown on his acoustic abilities since I have heard end to end opinions on his playing as well. You break it down perfectly.
Awesome, glad you found the channel. Can I assume you've seen my current series about what I learned from each of The Beatles?
What I learned from John: ua-cam.com/video/ElMk3GZHrMw/v-deo.html
What I learned from George: ua-cam.com/video/XZ0Tpe5OCYY/v-deo.html
What I learned from Paul: ua-cam.com/video/Q9x09Z6WqsY/v-deo.html
What I learned from Ringo: ua-cam.com/video/v4xJdR0Vz4I/v-deo.html
I watched the John & George episodes so far...plan to listen to the rest....set up the alert, ready for more!@@RobertCassard
@@BIU2330 Thank you! They don't come all that often...but I feel like I'm on a roll.
What a treat to see inside this classic, can’t wait for the next👍🇬🇧🎸
I felt exactly the same way, John. Individual tracks are always so enlightening!
Loved this Blow Up the Song , never been a Beetles fan. But your music knowledge makes me appreciate their work. I find those tracks amazing and the thing about the Doppler speakers to create that sound, never heard of such a thing 👍
Thank you, asueft! I’ve always been fascinated by how each individual part and performance comes together into something our ears and brains perceive as a single ensemble sound. As listeners, most of us don’t really notice or think about elements like George’s electric guitar playing through a Leslie speaker and it’s Doppler effect. But if you take it out of the mix, you’d know something is missing.
This is great! Thank you for providing the link that brought me here.
You're very welcome! You might enjoy this deep dive on Strawberry Fields, too:
ua-cam.com/video/bgKkn1oosYg/v-deo.htmlsi=4a1ea7Mqv_cYdFeW
Great video, attention to detail of a classic British song. Thanks
Thanks, Steven. I appreciate the comment.
Very cool idea...looking forward to more thank you
Yes please do more - will offer suggestions
Glad you liked this, Arthur.
I plan to do more, Steve. It's time-intensive to put these together, and the risk of a video being blocked is high. I'm choosing the first few based on the master tracks I can get and songs I truly love.
Robert that was really good.. what a great perspective, in terms of analyzing each part, and dissecting the song . This song was especially interesting, regarding the speed and tuning. Never knew about the moog either. I imagine all the songs out there that can be analyzed. Really interesting. !! Keep them coming
Thanks George. I had a feeling you’d enjoy this one. I was such a Beatles fan growing up, it may be hard for me to blow up anything but Beatles!
Excellent blowup!
Glad you liked it. Onward to Strawberry Fields: ua-cam.com/video/bgKkn1oosYg/v-deo.htmlsi=4a1ea7Mqv_cYdFeW
One of my favourite songs. When I first heard this I thought how could anyone play a guitar so nicely. I play it almost every day now just to warm up. Such a great great song.
I love it, too, JD! It’s a good warm up for sure. Since you have an affinity for The Beatles, you might also enjoy this: ua-cam.com/video/bgKkn1oosYg/v-deo.htmlsi=llzP6IBGlxZWp5An
People talk way too much about McCartney when “Here comes The Sun” clearly illustrated George was the Musical genius; LISTEN TO THAT MOOG never mind the incredible guitars and time signatures!!! Of course Lennon is a genius and so is Macca but George is the one we should be talking about more!
I'm trying to give George his due credit in these videos. I assume you've seen my video about what George Harrison taught me, but just in case: ua-cam.com/video/XZ0Tpe5OCYY/v-deo.html
I thought we were.
What would I give to have these multitracks!!
I share them with Patreon subscribers. www.patreon.com/robertcassard
great video about one of the best songs ever recorded! Where did you get the multi-track song file from? Looks like it was in GarageBand.
Thanks Ned. Glad you enjoyed it! I’ve collected many multitrack masters over the years. I pull them into Logic Pro (GarageBand’s big brother) to do these demos.
Liked that a lot,,,everyone refers to it as a Beatle song but we know better.
Good point, Ben. It's what a George Harrison album would have sounded like with George Martin producing instead of Phil Spector. I'm looking forward to hearing the 50th anniversary remix of All Things Must Pass when it comes out in August. It'll be interesting to see if they've "lightened it up" sonically.
@@RobertCassard Yes; glad you pointed that out.
I don't remember how many lawns I had to mow to buy "All Things Must Pass" when it came out. It was a bit expensive being 3 albums. I still have it! Yup, I'm that old. God bless George!
I got it for Christmas 1970...I was 9! It was my “big present” that year...
Im with you! That album
was more expensive then the average album- seemed like a lot of money then!
I bought mine used in the early 80s. What I found is that it is miss-pressed. The vinyl has all the right paper labels, but the actual vinyl has pressed into it sides 1&2, 1&4 (wot?!), and 5&6. I was reading the labels one day and said, "I don't remember this song. Or this one. Wot?" So I spun the record right then and was surprised to say the least. But I still have it. It is the only LP that I kept when I moved.
I never bought ATMP. I have heard it on UA-cam a couple of times. I just don't like it very much.
Hi Robert, do you have any videos on using this mixing software you're using in this video? How do you get the instruments separated from a mix? I would like to do deconstruct some other songs on my own.
Hi Oscar. I use Logic Pro for all my music recording and for the demos I do on the channel. Here's a video all about Logic and why I love it so much: ua-cam.com/video/W3zCkaL_rG4/v-deo.html
As for separating the instrument from a mix, in this song Blow Up, I actually used master tracks which have been circulating among producers for years.
If you to do mix separations yourself, the best AI tool I've found is right here: www.lalal.ai/?fp_ref=robert46
Have fun!
This is Great Robert! Thank you. Kindly. Just curious - how are those separate tracks available? Purchase......or inside contact etc. Just really interested.
You're so welcome! Unfortunately, revealing the sources of multi-track masters can make them dry up - kind of like anonymous sources for reporters. There's a honor system, too. The producers I know who have access to stems never charge when sharing them.
@@RobertCassard Totally understood! Apologies or asking - thanks
@@stever3206 No problem. Hey, it's always worth asking!
Imagine a musician being able to create something iconic not once, but multiple times through his career. For all that George wasn't able to get much airplay. By the mid-1970s people had moved on.
For the most part they'd move on, but George had a solid resurgence with Cloud Nine and the Traveling Wilburys.
@@RobertCassard All that stuff is great. I didn't move on.
@@tonyennis1787 Me neither!
Excellent breakdown of the song. And the highlighting of the "imperfections is another interesting aspect of Beatles recording..."happy accidents" or deliberate e.g. the slightly out of tune guitar creating that effect.
Just one thing i wonder how much input George Martin had (apart from the score) , for example the backing vocals etc.
George Martin's production was always just right, and i wonder how All Things Must Pass would have sounded with his lighter touch?
Lastly I stay about 2 hours down the coast from Sutherland, Scotland, where John and Yoko (plus Kyoko and Julian) had the car crash whilst travelling to Durness to see relatives. Yoko was pregnant and suffered a miscarriage soon after. She spent time in a bed in studio when recovering which must have been awkward to say the least.
Interesting connections. Regarding George Martin, he's my other favorite Beatle, and his contributions are particularly notable on a song like this: ua-cam.com/video/bgKkn1oosYg/v-deo.html
@@RobertCassardThe perfect partner for the band as he and his team nurtured and encouraged their development, and indulged their creativity and experimentations.
One other connection, The Beatles first gig of 1963 was about 1.5 miles away on the 3rd January at The 2 Red Shoes Ballroom, Elgin here in Moray NE Scotland.
@@Slydeil I'll bet you live in a beautiful area. An old high school friend of mine from Grand Rapids, Michigan USA moved to Dornach, across the Moray Firth, and he's become quite a key citizen there.
@@RobertCassardYeah it's lush and green with the River Spey coming down the valley feeding our fine Speyside whisky distilleries like Glenfiddich, Macallan, Balvenie, Knockando.
@@Slydeil Sounds idyllic if you know how to stay dry!
Be here now and original, slow version 🎸 guitar gently weeps are 🎩 top fav Georgie songs ✌️🕊️🌿🕯️💛🤍💚 hey Robert I enjoy your 🎸 playing skills too.
Thanks so much. You know, I've always loved Be Here Now, too. I have a recording of myself attempting to play and sing it at about age 12! If you're a John Lennon fan, Bonnie, you might enjoy this: ua-cam.com/video/ElMk3GZHrMw/v-deo.html
When I was a kid and I first heard Abbey road I could tell that John wasn't on most of those tracks.
Thanks for watching, Steve. I think Lennon is absent on George's two songs, and that makes the timbre of the harmonies "brighter" to my ear. Of course, John doesn't sing on the songs where Paul sings lead without harmonies. He's definitely there on his featured tracks like Come Together, I Want You, and my favorite harmony tracks, Because and Sun King. FYI - Here's my new video about what I learned from Paul: ua-cam.com/video/Q9x09Z6WqsY/v-deo.html
Was that hand clapping toward the end or something else?
Yes indeed. Those are hand 👏 claps.
IMHO if I select the top best 10 Beatles songs, at least 5 belong to George.
I don’t think you’re alone in that opinion, Alberto!
In an interview with John Lennon on Radio Luxembourg when Abbey Road came out, the interviewer asked about GH: "He has so many good songs .... Why don't we hear more of them?" To which John replied, "He has so many more that were absolute rubbish. It was all we could do to keep them off the records."
It has come out more recently that in the dynamic of the Beatles, it was John's group. If he didn't like it, it didn't get done. And here we are, George with Paul and Ringo. George Martin admitted that he didn't pay enough attention to cultivate George's talent. "When you are working all the time with two geniuses like John and Paul, well a talent like George just gets ignored."
And George himself said, that John and Paul had written all their bad songs BEFORE they recorded any. He didn't get that luxury. So we see George warts and all. Of course, John was dismissive of Ringo too: "... No, he's not even the best drummer **in the Beatles**."
Well, good for you, George. And he died happy, with a good wife, and a solid, respected career.
George's quest for balance in music and in life paid off, and we all get to enjoy the results!
Good wife…who had to put up with his constant screwing around.
Well, she had been his housekeeper, so it was a classic relationship.
@@ricoludovici2825 Are you guys talking about Olivia Harrison? She and George met when she was a secretary at A&M Records in the 70s.
Probably. You are correct and I was wrong. I had another entertainer in mind and it wasn't George. But I do know she was a loyal partner, especially in his final days. And isn't she the trustee for his estate?@@RobertCassard
Wait…..you’ve been doing this for 50 years in the business? Did you start at..like…FIVE?
LOL. I turn 60 this year. Started playing guitar at 8 and played my first professional gig at 10. Under oath!
Didn't John Lennon participate in this recording?
He did NOT. He was recovering from a car accident at the time.
It's a pity George's song writing wasn't nurtcherd by John and Paul they could have had some better tracks on some of their albums....Here comes the Sun and While My Guitar Gently Weeps are as good as any other Beatles songs...IMO
Agreed, Ron. George Martin also said one of his greatest regrets is not taking George seriously enough earlier than he did.
7:36 come on dude that's marketing BS so they don't have to lower prices on defective articles or tear it out and redo it. Imagine the jokes and funny excuses they'd tell. It was probably pretty amusing to listen to them. If you purposefully make something imperfect, then it is really perfect, isn't it.
Ha, Tony! I don't think the Native Americans were into "marketing BS"...
@@RobertCassard They're just like everyone else friend. Rip it out and redo it, or say it is all about the gods 😀
Oh my god... how did you get the tracks??? I've always dreamed of having the individual tracks to all the beatles catalog so I could make my own mixes! Or shit, just to hear each part. That's crazy. Is there a resource? (a guy named Christian James Hand also has a podcast, and guests on KLOS in Los Angeles where he breaks down songs track by track... always wondered where he got that stuff).
I love your reaction. I've been in production circles a long time and many of us used to exchange files of master tracks.
These days, almost everything is out there online. Of course there can be a difference between "original" tracks, dubbed from the master tapes, and "isolated" tracks, which are sometimes from the original tapes but more and more, generated through extraction by a plug-in or AI.
12:08 I don't think you're counting this correctly ... it's more like triplets... three sets of 8th notes and then two random extra 8th notes at the end.. 1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-"comes"!. Each "sun" is three 8ths and "here it" 2 more 8th notes and then "comes" starts the new bar. (3)Sun (3)Sun (3)Sun (2)Here It (New Bar)Comes. Just saying it doesn't fit into 5 quarter notes in a single bar. Curious what the "The Beatles Complete Scores" says. (which has some mistakes.. so not the end all say all).
So ya, just checked the book: They have it as two bars of 3/8 and a single bar of 5/8... Or, kinda like how I think of it: ... 3 bars of 3/8 and a single bar of 2/8.
[edit] 13:04 or as this part illustrates, if you wanted to think of it in terms of quarter notes.. it would be just short of a 5 count... a 4.5 count. Three quarters and and 8th note to complete the bar.. not a full 5 count bar
I appreciate you detailing this out for me. But whether or not you hear a bar of 5/4 like I do depends on how you interpret the bar leading into the Sun Sun Sun section.
If you hear it as a bar of 2/4, then begin counting bars of 3/8 as the guitar first enters, your count is correct (and it's certainly the most detailed way to count it).
But to my ear, the lead-in is a full bar of 4/4 where the guitar notes enter on 3-and-4.
Counting this way, the "and" of beat four is a hit that falls on a syncopated 1/8th note, and the next downbeat is implied.
So I count the downbeat of a 5/4 measure on the 1/8th note immediately AFTER the first Sun hit. If you hear Sun being sung on the and of 4, the next bar counts out perfectly as 5/4.
What's cool is it doesn't really matter. I love that George wrote something, and he, Paul and Ringo played something in a way that we can each hear it differently yet love it equally!
@@RobertCassard ahhhh, it's basically Coldplay "Clocks" "123-123-12"... which DOES make a full bar of 4/4... but harrison weirdly has three sets of triplets instead of just two.. which makes it really strange.
@@urwholefamilydied if you count the first triplet played on the guitar, it's four triplets plus a 1-2. I love that it sounds so natural!