How The BEATLES Made Basic Chords Sound MASSIVE!
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Published 2023-11-11
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All Comments (21)
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Another thing is that George and John would play two different voicings of the same chord (maybe one barred and one open), which would also make things sound pretty different
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I've been playing 39 years and never really knew this. AND I've always wondered why some Beatles guitar parts sound richer and fuller. Thanks for breaking it down so well. Here's to the next 39 years!
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I love the Beatles because they teach me so much daily. The song Get Back is a masterclass in A. Polythene Pam is ACDC before ACDC. Paperback Writer is so amazing from a Chord/picking the chord stand point.
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It’s called the second inversion, if people want to study it more. The song where it’s absolutely necessary for the Lennon sound is Imagine, where you really have to play the C chord as G C E on the piano to get the sound right, and it makes the connecting walk between the two chords (the der der der between the lyric lines) work. Enjoy!
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Thanks! Remember John played the Ric 325 Capri. This is a SHORT scale guitar with a NARROW neck. Very natural to play all six strings with each chord.
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I’ve been playing guitar since 1972 and I’ve always played chords that way. Then again the Beatles have always been my favourite band also.
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Fantastic. Love that jacket too
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I've honestly been fully barring my A-string power chords since I started teaching myself. I thought I was being very original, throwing the thickest string in there to fatten the sound up— then, just the other day, I realized Weezer was doing it, too. Pretty wild coincidence of you to upload this video right after I got done ranting to my friends about the concept!
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Lennon is such an underrated rhythm guitarist.
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Thanks Mike. I found this naturally for power chords (double 1 and double 5) and always wondered by that way was considered “wrong” and not used more often. I never thought of doing it for full chords though.
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I loved the C/G chord for years, plus barring the extra string on bar chords for the inverted bass (except E in the upper position).
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Great video! Although I'm not a guitarist, but a keyboardist, I find this presentation of the different chords of the Beatles songs extremely exciting. - Very informative and the difference in sound is so easy to hear. - Keep up the good work! 👍
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I used to play chords like that all the time, especially when playing an open C. I didn't realise it was a thing. I feel encouraged to pick it up again after a 20yr hiatus, especially after going down a Beatles rabbit hole over the New Year & finally getting around to watching the film "Get Back". Nice one, great little video. 👍
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Great stuff brother. You really hit the nail on the head about playing with a band. At church on Sunday mornings, sometimes the bass player can’t make it. Have to thicken up on them days. This is perfect for that. Thanks!!!
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Paul went the power chord route on bass at least once. When I recorded 'All I Gotta Do', I was surprised by this even after hearing it a million times.
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Awesome Video, Mike! thanks for highlighting the boys again. it feels like it’s been a while since you did a Beatles dive & I hope we have more to come.
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You should seriously look into avant garde guitarists like Cosey Fanni Tutti (throbbing gristle), or even Syd Barrett ala 1966-67. I think it make for an interesting and fun analysis
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Been playing in a power trio for a while now and started doing this after learning Weezer's Hashpipe. This massively helps to fill up the space of a missing guitarist. Been using this in almost every cover we play now!! Thanks!!
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Another triumph! I always love seeing new material from one of the kindly, loving people on the planet that I know! ;) Keep it up with these wonderful productions. So beautiful.
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I started doing this years ago in a band I played with for the Bob Seger song "Turn The Page." I never knew if the guitar in that song was a baritone guitar or not, but it had that "sound" you describe. It never sounded right with how I played it until I finally figured out that by starting the chord with that low fifth made a huge difference. I have no idea if this was how it was really played or not, but it worked very nicely in our version of it.
