This is my favorite Beatle song. Thanks my friend for taking the time to show us how to play this fantastic song. Plus...you're very good and you elucidate very well....Thank you...Thank you...and thank you. P.S. I once had a Martin D-41 and a 35.(I love yours) I now have my three Ovations. Keep making a difference my friend....you put a smile on my 66 year old face....Ha ha ha!
Thank you very much for your kind words. I hope to continue to put videos out for those who appreciate great classic music! (Ovations have a very unique feel. I love that their necks are as comfortable as an electric guitar)
Thank you so much! You really broke it down soooo well. AWESOME! I feel too, that Bm coming before the E on the bridge gives it much more "contrast" as u say.... 🙏🏽
My daughter is a teacher in a "Rock School" curriculum based program. I tell her constantly to use THIS song as her standard guitar lesson for her students. Early Beatles music is one constant basic guitar lesson waiting to happen. Too many musicians want to jump to all the psychodelic, fancy stuff of the latter day Beatles without giving a thorough examination of the early stuff.
I've been playing it for several years. One of my favorite Beatles songs because of the chord work. I learned it from the Hal Leonard Complete Scores book. You're very close to their transcription. Great song regardless!
In the second bridge when you play the descending lick I would add the notes of the chord immediately after each note. To do this I would play a bar Bm on the 7th fret - play the first note of the descending riff on the 9th fret of the D string immediately followed by the notes of the rest of the chord that is the 7th fret of the g and b strings and continue descending and playing those 2 notes of the chord after each note of the descending riff. A similar trick is used in Michelle.
@@redline1lessons892 :) I was learning this because, like other commentators on here, I feel their early stuff gets ignored which is sad as without their earlier stuff there would have been no Sergeants Pepper etc.
michael chapleLast I appreciate you stopping by. I'll have more Beatles lessons coming this summer, please stop by again, or sub, so you don't miss them! -Mike
Thanks for checking out the lesson. Some more Beatles lessons coming soon. Feel free to subscribe to the channel if you haven't yet done so. Keep rockin'- Mike
Great lesson. Didn't realize there was a G6 there. Works much better than Gmajor. But there's a more convenient fingering that keeps you in the first position for a smoother transition and more depth - 3rd finger on 6th string at fret 3, 2nd finger on 5th string at fret 2, pinky on 2nd string at fret 3.
There aren't many lessons out thee for this song, so thank you for your tutorial. I agree with Jack Freeman from a year ago about the second bridge. I hear a descending chord progression similar to what's in the start of Michelle but played at the C#m, not a Bm. I could be wrong but the Bm does not contain the note being sung by John and the C#m does followed by an Eb augmented, then an E on the fourth fret (D shape) and finally what I think is an Eb dim. It sounds complex on paper but is actually pretty easy if you know the sequence from Michelle. On other thing: George's intro second note sounds like it is an A not a B to me. It would come out of the F#m shape. After that the notes he plays change a bit and sound like E (second fret on D string ), F# , high E open and ends on the C# of and A chord (second fret of the B string). The timing is different after the first intro riff - the first to second notes are whole notes, not half notes like the first riff. If the above sounds like I know what I am talking about, that's an erroneous conclusion. But I think I am right on the George parts. Not certain about the start of the second bridge.
I need to make a correction on George's part after listening to the song again. I believe he is only playing three notes ascending from the F# to an A and then the C# (using an F#m shape as the foundation in everything after the opening riff. I don't hear the open high E string after the first riff. One other thing I hear in the rhythm guitar part is that after the opening Am chord for four beats an Fmaj7 chord is played for two beats , then the G6 (sliding the Fmaj7 shape up two frets for two beats , then back down to the Fmaj7 for four beats and then the E.
One more correction: the final chord in that "Michele"-like sequence is an F#9 not an Ebdim. I'm learning on the fly here. I've only listened to the Remastered version. Maybe earlier versions were a bit different. Great song, though. In that era both Lennon and McCartney were writing great songs at the same time.
You know If you break my heart, I'll go But I'll be back again 'Cause I Told you once before goodbye But I came back again I love you so I'm the one who wants you Yes, I'm the one who wants you Oh-oh, oh-oh You Could find better things to do Than to break my heart again This time I will try to show that I'm Not trying to pretend I thought that you would realize That if I ran away from you That you would want me too But I got a big surprise Oh-oh, oh-oh You Could find better things to do Than to break my heart again This time I will try to show that I'm Not trying to pretend I wanna go But I hate to leave you You know I hate to leave you Oh-oh, oh-oh You If you break my heart, I'll go But I'll be back again
I've never seen a video of them playing this live, and the Beatles are probably the most documented band in history. I don't believe Paul McCartney's played it live, either. Shame.
I finally learned that ding ding ding ding lead part now im killing it in the bath in bed in my head! funny that an irony here theres that hit by Fleetwood mac NEVER GOIN BACK AGAIN and that guitar riff has the same effect on you in the chorus ......been down one time ..been down down 2 times.. Im never going back again ........dam theres that ding ding ding AGAIN! check it out!
I don't think I've ever seen anyone fret an A major like that, and I've been playing for over 30 years. How on earth are you able to do that (comfortably and accurately) with 2 fingers?? I've always (from the very start) used my 2nd, 3rd & 4th. Basically fret an Am (just like you're doing) but add your pinkie for the major. The practicality of this fingering can't be more evident than in this song actually. Good lesson btw. I was playing a G, but a G6 is definitely nicer. Thanks.
Thanks for your comment, Mark. I learned to play A major with 2 fingers quite by accident. Are you familiar with The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes"? The song opens on an arpeggiated Asus2 chord. I got used to that, and eventually I figured how to make 2 fingers work on all 3 strings. I really appreciate that you liked the lesson. I hope you subbed, I have more videos recorded, just not edited yet. Maybe during the next pandemic? :}
Once again proof that Lennon writes a tolerable song with outstanding lyrics while George turns it into a masterpiece with his additional fills, riffs and counterpoint chords. George was truly the underrated and unsung a genius of Lennon songs. In many cases McCartney was not as dependent on George's guitar work, leads and melodic fills as Lennon as he was not as limited as John was musically and instrumentally.
This is the best instruction for this song on RUclips for sure! Love your channel, please put up more videos soon
Awesome tutorial dude! My #1 favorite Beatles tune of all time every since I was a kid!
The speed of the lesson is great..not too fast or slow..Great!
Great lesson. You helped me a lot especially with the bass runs.
This is my favorite Beatle song. Thanks my friend for taking the time to show us how to play this fantastic song. Plus...you're very good and you elucidate very well....Thank you...Thank you...and thank you. P.S. I once had a Martin D-41 and a 35.(I love yours) I now have my three Ovations. Keep making a difference my friend....you put a smile on my 66 year old face....Ha ha ha!
Thank you very much for your kind words. I hope to continue to put videos out for those who appreciate great classic music! (Ovations have a very unique feel. I love that their necks are as comfortable as an electric guitar)
Thank you so much! You really broke it down soooo well. AWESOME!
I feel too, that Bm coming before the E on the bridge gives it much more "contrast" as u say.... 🙏🏽
Thank you so much for the kind words! I really appreciate your comment. I hope to get some more Beatles and Zeppelin lessons out soon!
My daughter is a teacher in a "Rock School" curriculum based program. I tell her constantly to use THIS song as her standard guitar lesson for her students. Early Beatles music is one constant basic guitar lesson waiting to happen. Too many musicians want to jump to all the psychodelic, fancy stuff of the latter day Beatles without giving a thorough examination of the early stuff.
Good tutoring...!👍🏼
Thanks for the lesson...
Greetings frm Indonesia 🙏🏻🇲🇨...
I am sorry if my English not so good🙏🏻
sooo good,like the 2 finger for A ,useful from intro notes. you have lots of talent , clear lesson .Bernie
Thank you for your kind words, Bernie. Please subscribe, as I hope to get more lessons uploaded in the coming weeks.
Excellent lessson. I was playing it a little bit different, your teaching is right on. Just subscribed to your channel. Thanks.
Thank you, NVpods! I have more Beatles videos planned, in the coming months. Keep playing!
I've been playing it for several years. One of my favorite Beatles songs because of the chord work. I learned it from the Hal Leonard Complete Scores book. You're very close to their transcription. Great song regardless!
Thanks for sharing. I will do a bit of practicing now. I've subscribed to your channel.
I love this song…. Thank you for the lesson
Thank you for saying so, it is comments like yours that I put out videos.
very good teacher!
Jaime Aguirre, thank you. I'm happy you like the pace of my lessons.
In the second bridge when you play the descending lick I would add the notes of the chord immediately after each note. To do this I would play a bar Bm on the 7th fret - play the first note of the descending riff on the 9th fret of the D string immediately followed by the notes of the rest of the chord that is the 7th fret of the g and b strings and continue descending and playing those 2 notes of the chord after each note of the descending riff. A similar trick is used in Michelle.
I really like this idea, especially if playing solo.
@@redline1lessons892 :) I was learning this because, like other commentators on here, I feel their early stuff gets ignored which is sad as without their earlier stuff there would have been no Sergeants Pepper etc.
Thank you from Spain. Fab 4 ever!!
Subscribed for your comment about them all being your favourite Beatles songs.
Excellent!
Great job!!!
Dude, I dig your lesson
Awesome job! Thank you so much
Thank you!
Thanks a lot!
Good job, young fellow...............
Larry Boyd, thank you, but who are you calling young??
MUCHAS GRACIAS DESDE BARCELONA
It was magic! Thx!!
Thank you!
Thank you.
Excellent! Thanks!
michael chapleLast I appreciate you stopping by. I'll have more Beatles lessons coming this summer, please stop by again, or sub, so you don't miss them! -Mike
Beautiful, thank you.
Thanks for checking out the lesson. Some more Beatles lessons coming soon. Feel free to subscribe to the channel if you haven't yet done so. Keep rockin'- Mike
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I will do that!
good job
Excelente
+analia martinez Thank you, Analia! - Mike
Great lesson. Didn't realize there was a G6 there. Works much better than Gmajor. But there's a more convenient fingering that keeps you in the first position for a smoother transition and more depth - 3rd finger on 6th string at fret 3, 2nd finger on 5th string at fret 2, pinky on 2nd string at fret 3.
There aren't many lessons out thee for this song, so thank you for your tutorial.
I agree with Jack Freeman from a year ago about the second bridge. I hear a descending chord progression similar to what's in the start of Michelle but played at the C#m, not a Bm. I could be wrong but the Bm does not contain the note being sung by John and the C#m does followed by an Eb augmented, then an E on the fourth fret (D shape) and finally what I think is an Eb dim. It sounds complex on paper but is actually pretty easy if you know the sequence from Michelle.
On other thing: George's intro second note sounds like it is an A not a B to me. It would come out of the F#m shape. After that the notes he plays change a bit and sound like E (second fret on D string ), F# , high E open and ends on the C# of and A chord (second fret of the B string). The timing is different after the first intro riff - the first to second notes are whole notes, not half notes like the first riff.
If the above sounds like I know what I am talking about, that's an erroneous conclusion. But I think I am right on the George parts. Not certain about the start of the second bridge.
I need to make a correction on George's part after listening to the song again. I believe he is only playing three notes ascending from the F# to an A and then the C# (using an F#m shape as the foundation in everything after the opening riff. I don't hear the open high E string after the first riff.
One other thing I hear in the rhythm guitar part is that after the opening Am chord for four beats an Fmaj7 chord is played for two beats , then the G6 (sliding the Fmaj7 shape up two frets for two beats , then back down to the Fmaj7 for four beats and then the E.
One more correction: the final chord in that "Michele"-like sequence is an F#9 not an Ebdim. I'm learning on the fly here.
I've only listened to the Remastered version. Maybe earlier versions were a bit different. Great song, though. In that era both Lennon and McCartney were writing great songs at the same time.
well done, thanks :)
Thank you, I appreciate you checking it out. If you haven't subbed yet, I'll have another Beatles lesson out in March. Try to check back in.
You know
If you break my heart, I'll go
But I'll be back again
'Cause I
Told you once before goodbye
But I came back again
I love you so
I'm the one who wants you
Yes, I'm the one who wants you
Oh-oh, oh-oh
You
Could find better things to do
Than to break my heart again
This time
I will try to show that I'm
Not trying to pretend
I thought that you would realize
That if I ran away from you
That you would want me too
But I got a big surprise
Oh-oh, oh-oh
You
Could find better things to do
Than to break my heart again
This time
I will try to show that I'm
Not trying to pretend
I wanna go
But I hate to leave you
You know I hate to leave you
Oh-oh, oh-oh
You
If you break my heart, I'll go
But I'll be back again
Does anyone know if the Beatles ever played this live?
Just read that they never did
'Ill be back' 0n stage 0n Beatles history website
I've never seen a video of them playing this live, and the Beatles are probably the most documented band in history. I don't believe Paul McCartney's played it live, either. Shame.
I finally learned that ding ding ding ding lead part now im killing it in the bath in bed in my head! funny that an irony here theres that hit by Fleetwood mac NEVER GOIN BACK AGAIN and that guitar riff has the same effect on you in the chorus ......been down one time ..been down down 2 times.. Im never going back again ........dam theres that ding ding ding AGAIN! check it out!
Cool.Simple enough :)
Zlothz Thanks for checking it out. More Beatles coming this summer- Mike
This is really only the first video for this song with the correct strum pattern
MrBuc128 thank you, I agree. The money should start rolling in any second now...
I don't think I've ever seen anyone fret an A major like that, and I've been playing for over 30 years. How on earth are you able to do that (comfortably and accurately) with 2 fingers?? I've always (from the very start) used my 2nd, 3rd & 4th. Basically fret an Am (just like you're doing) but add your pinkie for the major. The practicality of this fingering can't be more evident than in this song actually. Good lesson btw. I was playing a G, but a G6 is definitely nicer. Thanks.
Thanks for your comment, Mark. I learned to play A major with 2 fingers quite by accident. Are you familiar with The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes"? The song opens on an arpeggiated Asus2 chord. I got used to that, and eventually I figured how to make 2 fingers work on all 3 strings.
I really appreciate that you liked the lesson. I hope you subbed, I have more videos recorded, just not edited yet. Maybe during the next pandemic? :}
great super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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can't play the guitar but love singing along trying to copy John
Once again proof that Lennon writes a tolerable song with outstanding lyrics while George turns it into a masterpiece with his additional fills, riffs and counterpoint chords.
George was truly the underrated and unsung a genius of Lennon songs. In many cases McCartney was not as dependent on George's guitar work, leads and melodic fills as Lennon as he was not as limited as John was musically and instrumentally.
strumming starts on on the up beat , and continues on the second beat
down up down up down up....lol
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