Something- The Beatles (Guitar Cover)
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- A note for note cover of George Harrison's masterpiece off of Abbey Road (1969). John Lennon played piano on this song, so both rhythm and lead guitars were played by George
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He played his 1968 Rosewood Telecaster through a Leslie speaker for the rhythm part and his 1957 Lucy Les Paul into a Twin Reverb for the lead.
Other than my guitar parts, you’ll hear the isolated vocals and drums from the album. Got these from rock band stems
For the lead part I'm playing my Les Paul into my Fender Pro Reverb with a Strymon Deco to simulate the tape double-tracking effect heard on the record. For the rhythm I'm using my Telecaster into 2 amps so I could record the leslie pedal in stereo
Gear Used:
2007 Fender Vintage Hot Rod '52 Telecaster (w/CS '51 Nocaster Pickups)
2005 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Low Wind OX4 PAF Pickups)
1974 Fender Silverface Pro Reverb with Weber 12F150 Speakers
Marcara Custom Built 5E5-A Tweed Pro (Weber 15" 15A150)
Strymon Deco
Strymon Lex
Mic’d with a Neumann TLM-103 and an AKG 414
Thanks for listening!
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Something • Something- The Beatles...
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Help! • Help!- The Beatles (Gu...
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Handle With Care • Handle With Care- Trav...
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Yes It Is • Yes It Is- The Beatles...
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The Long and Winding Road • The Long and Winding R...
I’ll Follow The Sun • I'll Follow The Sun- T...
Awaiting On You All • Awaiting on You All- G...
Fixing a Hole • Fixing a Hole- The Bea...
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Hello, Goodbye • Hello, Goodbye- The Be...
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It’s So Easy • It's So Easy- Buddy Ho...
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Totally agree that the Tele was on rhythm here. Great sound!
This is the best cover I’ve ever heard in my life, sounds precious!!
First time I've seen Something played with a capo on the third fret. Sounds spot on.
And it’s what ole Georgie did on the record!
@@sampopkin George's songs and playing never cease to amaze me. Thanks for the lesson.
I’m not from Beatles age, but I imagine seeing George playing guitar as you. You are simply fantastic bro!
Perfect chord voicing with the capo on third,tele sounds spot on,wonder if George played rhythm as well as lead on the Abbey road session.ie on his Rosewood Telecaster. Les Paul was perfection.nice feel to the solo,well done.
Yep! George played rhythm on his tele and les paul on solo. John just played piano on the track
Egad. I could never get the chord voicing right, never thought of capo on the 3rd fret. That’s why George was the guy who stole the whole show on Abbey Road with just 2 songs (this and Here Comes The Sun), and I’m not.
Yeah if memory serves he originally played it in A so, likely just stuck the capo on 3rd rather than working out the guitar arrangement from scratch in C.
Note for note perfect! Very well played! Thank you!!
No thank you!
I KILL FOR THE TAB OF THIS. Very nice cover, my favourite song by Beatles
Thanks! I could do a tab as part of a paid lesson if that’s ever something you’re interested in
Greetings friend! How could I pay you to teach me.. i'm from the North of Chile and this was what i was looking for.. I'm interested but i don't know how to send you the money from here. A hug.
@@syryoins3316 hi! You could go to my ‘about’ on my channel and email me. I can do zoom lessons and talk a price
How come you don't have more subs? With such a good quality of these covers you deserve them more than most folks on the internet. Great work, keep it up.
Thank you for the kind words! I’m just starting out on youtube and appreciate all the support
@@sampopkin you’re definitely doing something right, I’ve been recommended your videos a few times now. Subbed this time 😄
@@RegulusBlues thank you! Nice
You play it perfect! In addition the sound of the brown guitar is extraordinary, soft and delicate
Are the solo tabs official or transcribed?
I don’t have tabs for this song. Learnt it by ear. But I can offer tabs as part of a paid lesson if you want to find me on instagram
@@sampopkin ah i see very impressive you must have a good ear!
Tbh I learn most Beatles songs from him if he’s covered them
Your videos are just so good.. Well done.
I think the lead was actually played on bridge pickup, but with a lot of mids and slightly distorted, but your tone sounds very close too
Whatever it was, my tone knob was rolled down slightly too much. You’re right it has a little crunch and mids
All your videos are amazing. Great job!
You are such a great Professional man! I believe you inspire a lot of people around the world teaching with such mastery.
this cover is perfect to play bass to!! cheers!
Very good job. I enjoyed watching and listening.
Marvelous work Sir. Thank you for sharing.
Oh man, u even hit the “likely a mistake” extra note in the solo. People think I’m nuts for keeping that in lol. Great job on all these covers. Consistently some of the most accurate beatles covers I’ve come across. As someone who has the same guitar part mastering ocd, whether it’s The Beatles, Pearl Jam or Pantera (in my case ) lol, It’s clear you take pride in getting the notes, positions and all the right tones on all the tracks/overdubs on each song. 👍🏼
Breathtakingly beautiful ❤
Extraordinary!!! Just extraordinary!! Thank you for an amazing video!
Superb! Didn't think of using a capo for the rhythm, but I'll be off to learn it that way now.
Beautifully played! So good! Love it! Excellent performance! You deserve lots of Subscribers! I enjoyed listening to it 😊 Keep playing ❤️🎸
Thank you!! Let me know if there are any songs you’d like to hear 😁
Solo starts on D string 12th fret.
Genial...!!👏👏👏💪💪❤️😍🎼🎼
Simply wow!
This song makes me fly to the space t
Illuminating is the idea that the accompanying guitar was played with the capo. It actually sounds very similar to the record. Bravo for the details, very nice cover.
Thanks! Check out the scene in Get Back documentary where George is playing it this way- capo on 3rd
I will do so as soon as I have some free time to watch the whole film.
Beautiful!
Super-fine.
Amazing rendition
Wow increible, cover perfecto!
well done man! Nice cover and your tele too!! LIKE of course!!
Very nice!
Superb
good play!I like your guitar sound!
Very nice very nice
Wow, excellent. I never thought of using a capo. Also, you play most of the lead in the same position as I do.
Nice work!
😃 Great cover friend. Saludos From Mexico
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The best cover! New sub For you
Thanks!!
Nice tones and playing.
This is how he played it im pretty sure on chords, but idk if the solo was played on those strings. Either way I don’t care but great job man.
The section that starts at 1:15..are you still using the Strymon..or is that off at that point?
It’s on the whole song
Wow. ❤🇮🇹🤘
A incredible cover man ! What's the effect used in that Tele ? Chorus ? Phaser ?
Flanger
Leslie. My Strymon Lex pedal
Impresionante papu
Bloody brilliant, again! So much loving your videos, keep up the good work. Do you remember what settings of Strymon Deco were used for flanging/ADT effect? I purchased this pedal couple of days ago and am pretty much blown away, sounds magical.
I usually take photos of my pedal and amp settings, but this was one of my early covers so I didn’t. But generally, I like my deco on sum mode, wobble at 10-11 o clock and the time knob at 10-2 o clock
@@sampopkin thanks so much!
George was a true talent,……
👏👏👏
Hello Sam, very nice performance.
But did George actually play the rhythm guitar with a capo? Or is it something you manage to do the cover?
All the best,
knarf from France
You can see George using capo at 3rd fret in Get Back movie while he’s teaching John the chords. Also listened carefully and the voicing were definitely capo-chords. Cheers!
@@sampopkin ok, thanks 🙏 for this detail.
Unfortunately, I do not have Disney + channel on my TV, therefore could not watch these movies 😔. But I understand that some Dvd would soon be in the stores. So I'm longing to get them now,
All the best,
knarf from France 🇫🇷
@@knarf_ I hope you can get Disney soon! It’s a magnifique film 🇫🇷 J’adore les Beatles 😉
What pedal are you using on the tele , sounds killer
Thanks! Strymon Lex
Which is a Leslie rotating speaker simulator
@@sampopkin very cool thought it was a Leslie wasn’t sure which you were using ,I know the Beatles (George ) loved that Leslie on guitars
Did he really play with capo 3rd? Would explain why the demo (which sounds wonderful too) is in A.
Yes
This is cool! Can you do a lesson on this?
I do zoom lessons if you’re interested
@@sampopkin maybe could you like do videos on these for tabs?
@@sampopkinalso it’s a really cool arrangement on the 3rd fret capo! The Beatles did it with c f g and d chords with no capo, but it’s an awesome arrangement!
i've heard JOHN L. only sang backups on this tune and plays no instruments. true?
He played piano as well, but it is barely audible in the final mix
Siempre me he preguntado porqué a nadie le sale el solo de esta canción, ni siquiera a harrison cuando lo ha tocado en vivo, y aca tampoco te salió igual, corrijo eres el que mas parecido lo ha sacado de los wue he escuchado
'ery nice
Thanks puffinz !
I assumed it was a Leslie speaker effect on the rhythm. what did you use?
Strymon Lex- Leslie sim pedal
Geez how did you get that tone for the lead
Thanks. I recommend players use real tube amps, condenser mics. And pedals that shape the sound of the amp
@@sampopkin but is it like a combo of Leslie rotary effects and fuzz tones or something
@@JPproductions303 for the les paul it’s just a Strymon deco pedal straight into my pro reverb amp
Sam, do you think Paul put Black tape wound flats on his Rickenbacker 4001 for this song? (same strings that came stock on Hofners in the 60's.) Many 60's bass players used Black tape wound flats on their basses back then. They thumped. They did not sustain.
I think Paul exclusively put flats on his Rickenbacker
@@sampopkin Yea, I think your right but the black tape wound strings are something you actually see from the audience. I see them on his Rick in the picture of the isolated track on "Something." I never saw that before. I know how a Rick 4001 bass sounds and to shut the sound down to a thump, it would take the black tape wound strings. We have pictures and isolated tracks now that we didn't have at all before. There was no internet when I first heard this song. LOL. Now I can see pictures of that bass with black strings on it and hear just the bass track. It's a 60's thump. Amazing! When the Beatles were asked what kind of strings they use, they didn't know or care. The Rick 4001 does not come stock with the black tape wound strings. Somebody had to put them on it. Did Paul? We'll never know I guess.
George Harrison would've adopted you.
Never saw it with two guitars.
Have you listened to Steven Wilson?
A little bit, he’s an incredibly talented guitarist
Please tabs for the tele I can’t find out how to play it 😞
I don’t have tabs unfortunately, I learn by ear. But I offer zoom lessons
@@sampopkin don’t worry ,I managed to learn it somehow there was a tutorial on RUclips ,he actually had the same tele as you lol
never thought of playing the rythem part on the d chord thought it was an f
D chord with capo on 3rd fret IS f !
@@sampopkin was drinking and didn't see the capo lmaooooo sorry
@sampopkin was honestly curious tho why the d sounded so accurate tho don't know anything about capos to be fair not a pro
@@edwinchavez4581because that’s what the recording used
How did you establish it was played with a capo?
George wrote the song in A, then in Get back you see him capo the rosewood telecaster at the 3rd fret. He still plays an a shape but now the song is in C
Listening to the isolated tracks, I concluded the notes of the rhythm guitar were in line with a capo, not playing a regular c shape chord
dammn
did lennon not play on this song?
He played piano only on it
1:43 vou ao céu
Fender vs Gibson
Fender 🎸
Both have their strengths and weaknesses
That being said, Kiesel
Both!
chords?
I’ll have to do another video. Or you can message me on insta @shire_plucker
the guitars sounds very damn beautiful!!, btw i made some beatles covers and u should check out too :)
Is this how they played this song in studio? Not your arrangement I mean.
Backing track was
George on Leslie tele
Lennon- piano
Paul- bass
Ringo-drums
Billy Preston- organ
George overdubbed his guitar solo later
@@sampopkin What I asking is..are ypu playing the guitar part exact,just like he did in studio..or is it just close?
@@billlegakis9155 exact
This is the best I have seen on RUclips. I am learning the parts by your fingerings,but @29 sec,you cut away so I can`t figure what you played after that. Can you tell me?
Thanks! The tele goes from X77555 to X76555 to X75555 to a B9 shape at X74555
(These tabs don’t take into account the capo on the 3rd fret)
@@sampopkin So,with the capo on the 3rd,that last chord is 7th ,5th and 4th fret? I have no idea how that would be fretted.
I’m sorry I meant X54555 for the last chord. Like a B9 chord. Middle finger on the A string, index on D, ring barring the highest three
tab pls
Hit me up on insta @shire_plucker
Hey, you played it correctly with the capo on 3! I see so many play in C with no capo - few know he used the capo :) Great playing!
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me encanta el sonido de la tele que George usó en este temazo, me encanta este cover 🔥🔥
What sound effect did you use? On the guitars
Leslie pedal for tele and an automatic double tracking/flange pedal for les paul
That rhythm guitar tone is absolutely spot on.
Hands down the best cover of Something out there. Job well done!
Very kind of you!
Elegant guitars!
Rhythm on a tele with a capo played through a leslie? That’s it! That’s the sound!
John and George would be so proud
Wonderful
Interesting. I always thought George played both guitar parts on Lucy, but after hearing this, I am also convinced he used the Rosewood Tele for the rhythm part!
Awesome!
Do you know the dutch band The Analogues?
Sounds familiar?
@@sampopkin They play the full albums The Beatles never did live. They use the same gear. Take a look on their RUclips channel.
@@faceandsmile oh yeah I saw they did the whole white album live. Impressive!
@@sampopkin Yes. By the way, you do a perfect work too.
@sam popkin No words! Just subscribed. Thank you for your channel.
Thanks for subbing!!
Your pretty good.
Great cover. I never knew a capo was used for this song. Perfect.
Bravo!
Cheers
I don’t recall asking him if his love will grow, I wasn’t even interested to be honest.
Great playing here though. 😁
Is it possible George might have used the wah pedal on the rhythm guitar? I can hear it on the first beat of the C7 chord, and in other places throughout the song.
I think that’s the Leslie doing its thing. It sounds the most noticeable/wobbly with that C7
@@sampopkin To me it sounds like a shift in the midrange, which usually is the product of the wah pedal. Also, do you think George or John liked to keep the bright switches up on their Twin Reverbs? It sounds like George did on songs like "Polythene Pam" and "Bathroom Window".
@@elirosen1391 I’ve never seen them use the bright switch, it’s kind of harsh. But I also don’t know how George got that crunch tone on SCITTBW or Polythene. Could’ve been the twins and then Martin added compression after
@@sampopkin yeah they would have needed compression to keep the mics from peaking at that level.
@@elirosen1391 also could be the console tubes overdriving like on revolution or I me mine. Seems like abbey road has some of that crunch but less than revolution
What leads you to believe George used a capo?
George played it that way in Get Back movie- capo on 3rd fret while he teaches John the chords. And listened to the isolated track he never plays a note below that
@@sampopkin Thank you!
Just goes to show you. One is never too old to learn Something new!
pls dont bite your fingernails
Are those the stock settings on the Strymon Lex?
Yeah. Normal slow setting, mic distance up high, horn level at noon, and preamp drive at 9 o’clock
This is awesome. Where can I get the backing track?
Check out DLD2 Music! RUclips channel
@@sampopkin 😎
I love you strato🥺