meeh!!! You exaggerate so much when you say "it wouldn't be half as good". Without a doubt, Billy's contribution is magnificent, but even so, the song shines on its own merits. If Billy hadn't played it, I'm sure Paul (or Martin) would have played the organ just as excellent instead.
Billy's organ is incredible and couldn't imagine the song without it. But I think the same about every instrument on the song so the wouldn't be half as good thing, yeah for me that's a huge over reaction
I think it would have still been a great song without the organ. Granted there are already a lot of guitar parts! Some of the most overdubbed and complex guitar arrangements on any Beatles song and that's why I love it! But I doubt Paul or George Martin who were already very good keyboard players in their own right, especially George Martin who was already skilled on the piano when the band first came to him and only knew guitar and drums, were able to reach the eloquence and talent of Billy Preston who was their saving grace in 1969!
@@TheHamidsindi Why? He's just following what they had already created. It's just the way the organ sounds that makes it cool. Listen to the demos...without him, dude is just following along for the most part.
Guys, there are two very different things here. Billy playing quite a usual organ part and JOHN inventing a sound on a Moog synth, which is used since then by many psych rock, goa trance etc bands. It is not the white noise, it is filter usage which makes it special. The repetitive guitar theme and this synth sound effect is the genius thing in this song.
"Inventing" lol wendy carlos, bbc radiophonic workshop, and Raymond Scott got there first. Beatles get all the credit but they did not invent electronic music
I don't understand why this instrument was ever used in a church. It sounds like it came straight from hell. A very groovy self destructive sound love it
it's a very versatile instrument that can also do the gentle worship music thing in addition to being a hellish, sinful rock 'n' roll monster.. and everything in between.
George Martin is the 5th Beatle, as he was with the lads from the beginning till the end. There were many session musicians who played with them and other big names as well such as Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger etc. George Martin, hands down was the 5th Beatle.
Thank you very much for this man, i love it, you help me to discover and apreciate all the layers of magnificent in this brilliant classic, thank you very very much
Fleetwood Mac* Santana wasn't known in Britain at the time. Likely, they were inspired by Peter Green's Black Magic Woman and FM debut album, since John liked them as shown in Get Back. Actually, it's not the only song inspired by Fleetwood Mac in Abbey Road, Sun King is pretty much the same than their single Albatross. Oh, and The Dirty Mac was John's parody band to Fleetwood Mac btw
@@pieta9097 Just read the Lewisohn´s Beatles Recording Sessions Book. Or even go to beatlesbible.com and search for this music. The infos are the same. Thanks.
MUITO OBRIGADO!!! ESPERAVA ESTA VERSÃO COM O ORGÃO ISOLADO HÁ MUITO TEMPO. NÃO ENTENDI PORQUE O BILLY NÃO CONTINUOU SOLANDO ATÉ O FINAL DA MÚSICA. FICARIA MUITO MELHOR DO QUE A VERSÃO OFICIAL..............
Não creio. O solo do orgão foi só utilizado para preencher as frases da musica onde ele canta "Heavy". O final ficou muito bom ainda com esse Moog tocado por John no final.
That rushing air noise at the end was just pure LSD vapor being pumped into the studio as per routine at this point in their career. It would always be removed in production but they left it in for this song.
The organ on "I Want You (She’s So Heavy)" is widely believed to have been played by John Lennon himself, with some parts possibly doubled or influenced by George Martin
Some have commented that Billy Preston is playing organ here. I know he was involved in the Let it Be sessions but are folks sure that's him on Abbey Road? It was my understanding h e didn't partake in Abbey Road . Please clarify.
@@pieta9097 Hey....do you know the rumors about George's "hidden solo"? Where can I hear it? And HOW AMAZING would it have been if it was added to the 50th Anniversary Reissue?
@@jeffgachihi8225 search for "shes so heavy drums isolated" and listen to the part at the end, you know the loop kinda thing where the wind thing happens you can hear an unused guitar solo by George in there
Oasis joked that it was the sound of a vacuum cleaner. So Liam recorded a Hoover to put on one of their songs. But it sounded so bad they did not use it.
Well. If you can get that 30 seconds of mayhem down, you'll be a better player for it. Keep trying to just go off my ear, but I'm gonna have to write this down.
@Ivar Anderberg I ended up just going by ear for it lmao. I have to go over this again this month for a performance coming up so perhaps I could make something to share with others
find me a picture like that one with Billy and the RT3 and please dont call the people in my comment section "ignorant", not everyone has the same knowledge about stuff and the beatles; im sure theres stuff you dont know and its just unfair to call someone ignorant for that and besides, no one here even said the beatles were the first ones to use the moog
A lot of people in these comment sections are beyond ignorant, many thinking that the Beatles were the first to use the Moog in an album and shit like that.
They’re not, but they popularised it. Soon after abbey road…..stevie wonder,pink Floyd, REM, ELO,etc all used MOOGs for their songs. Beatles are the embodiment for pop music, they always look for the “next big thing”
Everybody absolutely killed it on this song, but I'm fully convinced that this song wouldn't be half as good without Billy and his Organ.
meeh!!! You exaggerate so much when you say "it wouldn't be half as good". Without a doubt, Billy's contribution is magnificent, but even so, the song shines on its own merits. If Billy hadn't played it, I'm sure Paul (or Martin) would have played the organ just as excellent instead.
@@Arbes_ I’m pretty sure both martin and billy made contributions on keys
Billy's organ is incredible and couldn't imagine the song without it. But I think the same about every instrument on the song so the wouldn't be half as good thing, yeah for me that's a huge over reaction
I think it would have still been a great song without the organ. Granted there are already a lot of guitar parts! Some of the most overdubbed and complex guitar arrangements on any Beatles song and that's why I love it! But I doubt Paul or George Martin who were already very good keyboard players in their own right, especially George Martin who was already skilled on the piano when the band first came to him and only knew guitar and drums, were able to reach the eloquence and talent of Billy Preston who was their saving grace in 1969!
Billy Preston's organ work really elevated this song.
And not to mention the McCartney bass line that complements it very well.
@@zharly6056 billy preston > mccartney
On this song sorry bud
*defined
@@TheHamidsindi agreed, still goes hand in hand though
@@TheHamidsindi Why? He's just following what they had already created. It's just the way the organ sounds that makes it cool. Listen to the demos...without him, dude is just following along for the most part.
Billy Preston is killing it on the Hammond. The leslie & some kind of overdrive is what give it so much bite in the bridge sections.
Holy hell the organ is BEAUTIFUL
Amen!
George Martin: How much white noise do you want, John?
John: Yes
It's a sound effect that Ringo made with an machine.
@@Arbes_it's a Moog
@@nicolafiorillo4048 its both. wind machine and moog in unison
John: She's so-
The organ's keys: My time has come
Definitely a James Bond feel here with Billy Preston’s wonderful Hammond B3 organ.
Billy Preston is a magician
Now *THATS* a lotta keys hit there
I accidentally played this song on my laptop and I was listening this at the same time and both of them synced up perfectly. Spooky
wow haha
I like how you can hear the sounds of his hand raking down the keys and slapping the Leslie switch.
The organ gives me goosebumps in this song.
Guys, there are two very different things here. Billy playing quite a usual organ part and JOHN inventing a sound on a Moog synth, which is used since then by many psych rock, goa trance etc bands. It is not the white noise, it is filter usage which makes it special. The repetitive guitar theme and this synth sound effect is the genius thing in this song.
The harmonies imo are the best part of this song. Nothing beats John, Paul and George screaming "HEAVYYY" to the top of their lungs
"Inventing" lol wendy carlos, bbc radiophonic workshop, and Raymond Scott got there first. Beatles get all the credit but they did not invent electronic music
came here for 2:00 and maybe you too
and 3:24
Yes
Absolutely why I'm here!!
Yes.
Yes, exactly that part. Absolute magic!
It's just completely unbelievable. It's like peering inside Pandora's Box. I actually wept.
I don't understand why this instrument was ever used in a church. It sounds like it came straight from hell. A very groovy self destructive sound love it
Which instrument?
@@BetamaxFlippy the hammond organ
it's a very versatile instrument that can also do the gentle worship music thing in addition to being a hellish, sinful rock 'n' roll monster.. and everything in between.
bruh
Imagine playing 2:00 at church
I like the organ overdubs at the end but damn i would love to hear the original preston solo on the final product
Listen to the trident recording
Oh man 2:00 is the something people must learn on piano it's sooooo gooood!!!
EDIT:and 3:20
I don’t think that can be learned.. it’s something that must be felt.. brilliant!
The outtake come February 22nd they had the original Billy Preston solo where they mix it out for the album and replaced it with the Moog
A shame
At least it’s available now (rather than by bootleg)
The climax of this song is trance inducing
the organ is so good it’s so obsessing
She's so bluesy.
Ripped from Beatles rock band right? I love the organ jamming after "she's so..." its nice to be able to fully hear it
Thanks
yes, from rockband!
its incredible isn't it?
Played by Billy Preston
Best Beatles song
Great great song.
Goosebumps
Eerie and beautiful.
omg 2:00
i love it
This sounds like a jazz band in a club at certain sections, especially when the percussion comes in
Billy was the fifth Beatle
in January 1969 he was
@@pieta9097 really from January 69 until thw end. He was also on abbey road and i think the I Me Mine overdubs.
@@unagjac890 he was around in Febuary and April i think. then never again
George Martin Was actually the fifth beatle preston comes in as the 6th beatle if i do say so myself
George Martin is the 5th Beatle, as he was with the lads from the beginning till the end. There were many session musicians who played with them and other big names as well such as Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger etc. George Martin, hands down was the 5th Beatle.
God I love the sound of a Hammond organ
Thank you very much for this man, i love it, you help me to discover and apreciate all the layers of magnificent in this brilliant classic, thank you very very much
Siempre me encantó el solo de guitarra junto con el órgano ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
Brb, gonna buy a moog
ooo nice
2:26 damn Santana
Fleetwood Mac*
Santana wasn't known in Britain at the time. Likely, they were inspired by Peter Green's Black Magic Woman and FM debut album, since John liked them as shown in Get Back.
Actually, it's not the only song inspired by Fleetwood Mac in Abbey Road, Sun King is pretty much the same than their single Albatross.
Oh, and The Dirty Mac was John's parody band to Fleetwood Mac btw
Amazing part.
Billy is the best
It's organt is beatiful
It´s not Wind Machine, it´s a Moog Synth with White Noise played by John.
yeah but you know
@@pieta9097 ????
@@pieta9097 Just read the Lewisohn´s Beatles Recording Sessions Book. Or even go to beatlesbible.com and search for this music. The infos are the same. Thanks.
@@vitorjunior2023 thanks for sharing
It's Moog being used to make a Wind Machine sound
MUITO OBRIGADO!!! ESPERAVA ESTA VERSÃO COM O ORGÃO ISOLADO HÁ MUITO TEMPO. NÃO ENTENDI PORQUE O BILLY NÃO CONTINUOU SOLANDO ATÉ O FINAL DA MÚSICA. FICARIA MUITO MELHOR DO QUE A VERSÃO OFICIAL..............
Não creio. O solo do orgão foi só utilizado para preencher as frases da musica onde ele canta "Heavy". O final ficou muito bom ainda com esse Moog tocado por John no final.
não foi atoa que o Ringo disse que ele sabia encaixar perfeitamente o som… ou seja, não faz firula. No R&B faz parte, no rock dificilmente
I LOVE THIS
That rushing air noise at the end was just pure LSD vapor being pumped into the studio as per routine at this point in their career. It would always be removed in production but they left it in for this song.
Oh my gosh what an amazing sound he made. It sounds like a Hammond, it' called a Hammond, but it doesn't look like a Hammond in the photo.
Cha cha cha bongos!
Next Mii menu theme
The organ on "I Want You (She’s So Heavy)" is widely believed to have been played by John Lennon himself, with some parts possibly doubled or influenced by George Martin
00:18 sounds like Wii
Some have commented that Billy Preston is playing organ here. I know he was involved in the Let it Be sessions but are folks sure that's him on Abbey Road? It was my understanding h e didn't partake in Abbey Road . Please clarify.
Anyone got the Billy Preston sheets? I'm using this video to learn by ear, cause I can't find the billy preston sheets for this song anywhere
Hey, have you found anything yet? I want to play this so bad but I dont have a good ear for hearing notes and repeating them
I'm also searching for these if either of you found anything!
@@Salitapeplease help
OKAY FESS UP BOYS WHO HAD THE AUDACITY TO DISLIKE?
Thats a cool rhodes suitcase electric piano billy preston has here, I wonder what type of organ we are hearing here maybe a wurlitzer of some kind?
IT'S A HAMMOND
@@andriealinsangao613 that would make sense
@@Musicalmane Or, as my man Jeremy Clarkson would say, "HAMMOOOOOOOND!!!!!"
What are the instruments played on the song?
John: Lead Guitar and Moog (the wind noise)
George: Guitar
Paul: Bass
Ringo: Drums
Billy Preston: Organ
@@pieta9097 Ringo on Bongos too and there's a Piano at one point near the end I'm not sure if that was Billy or Paul or even John
@@jaydenwhitlen1489 where’s the piano?
@@kurwabobrze633 it's very quiet but it's there during the big build up in the end
2:00 include to Lady madonna mashup
Progressive hammond sound
Is Billy in organ? I thought was Paul.
Did Ringo do the bongos?
he did
Yoko convenció a john de usar el ruido blanco al final
My guy how do you get these?
drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B0-3z16eSgqHdXNqUmVybWIybGM
@@pieta9097 Hey....do you know the rumors about George's "hidden solo"? Where can I hear it? And HOW AMAZING would it have been if it was added to the 50th Anniversary Reissue?
@@jeffgachihi8225 search for "shes so heavy drums isolated" and listen to the part at the end, you know the loop kinda thing where the wind thing happens
you can hear an unused guitar solo by George in there
@@pieta9097 Yeah...doing it now on Reaper...man they shoulda added it in the reissue. Beautiful!
@@pieta9097 can you resend me the link?
2:27 almost sounds like Santana ha ha
0:08
Can hear the music in the background
yeah, there's always a little bit of bleed in the background
You have disrespected this mans work and now you will pay
@@pizzagoblin420 what lol?
@@pizzagoblin420 hehe i can help you with that man
What kind of Hammond is Billy playing?
Oasis joked that it was the sound of a vacuum cleaner. So Liam recorded a Hoover to put on one of their songs. But it sounded so bad they did not use it.
Who's playing bongos?
The congas are played by Ringo
Well. If you can get that 30 seconds of mayhem down, you'll be a better player for it. Keep trying to just go off my ear, but I'm gonna have to write this down.
@Ivar Anderberg I ended up just going by ear for it lmao. I have to go over this again this month for a performance coming up so perhaps I could make something to share with others
what did they do to get that white noise/hiss sound back then?
Moog synthesizer
White noise wow
What a nice young man on the organ. i sure hope he doesnt do anything extremely fucked up with minors.
He was possessed by a demon on tbat day
Ok but that on the right ain't the organ
find me a picture like that one with Billy and the RT3
and please dont call the people in my comment section "ignorant", not everyone has the same knowledge about stuff and the beatles; im sure theres stuff you dont know and its just unfair to call someone ignorant for that
and besides, no one here even said the beatles were the first ones to use the moog
@@pieta9097 nah
A lot of people in these comment sections are beyond ignorant, many thinking that the Beatles were the first to use the Moog in an album and shit like that.
They’re not, but they popularised it. Soon after abbey road…..stevie wonder,pink Floyd, REM, ELO,etc all used MOOGs for their songs.
Beatles are the embodiment for pop music, they always look for the “next big thing”