The punchline to the B7 chord story is that once they tracked the guy down, he showed them the chord and they said, “Oh, *THAT* chord? We know that chord from Buddy Holly songs!” So they already knew it, they just didn’t know what it was called! Great video, by the way. That chromatic descending run from the fifth to the major third is very common in blues, so Paul didn’t really invent it, but what makes it special is the beautiful melody that he put over it.
The creative process -- channeling the magical energy of the universe -- is endlessly fascinating. If your analysis of "You Won't See Me" is on point, it shows how Paul fiddled around on his guitar and found portals into melodic and harmonic channels to bring his emotions (Jane Asher relationship tensions) to life. Interesting that his lead instrument for the recording was piano.
Excellent video, you gained another subscriber! It's always beautiful to understand how these geniuses thought about their own music. if you can, bring more Beatles, always a pleasure to watch!
Interesting. As a songwriter too, I find it cool to hear famous musicians deconstruct their songs. Some will say it only comes clear what they did over time. But generally they started with a riff or something, said to themselves, ‘hey that’s cool’, and explored from there. The deconstruction makes it seem like they ‘knew’ exactly what they were doing as they went. I doubt that. Even in Paul’s case. In this song, it’s a call and answer pattern. Guitar riff answered by vocal melody. Beautiful.
It’s impossible to tell. I’ve heard Paul Simon talk about trying to use interesting chord tones in his melodies for example. Obviously, lots of writers just go by gut instinct. I think McCartney is probably a mix of the two. Gut instinct + some harmonic awareness.
great analysis, I couldn't have guessed it was written this way. from the standpoint of the chords it's not too inventive, yet it's definitely a haunting song. And all the music enhances the lyrics so brilliantly
seeing how the melody and the descending pattern combine to create full triads was so cool! never knew this story and this really inspires me in my own personal songwriting. tysm for sharing!
“Big things have small beginnings.” It’s the magical thing about music. A song can blossom from seemingly nowhere with the potential to change the world.
@@slowswimmer9169 and I agree, but I still love him. Factually, there really is no greatest songwriter/musician/ ect. of all time, but he is undeniably ONE of the greatest and most influential, like him or not
Brilliant analysis. Fantastic insight on how Paul naturally uses what’s there in the descending pattern and fills and creates the triad with the melody.
I love Rubber Soul. First time I heard it, I borrowed the Capitol version vinyl from my friends dad, and took it up to my brothers room (best stereo) and loved it. I loved how acoustic it sounded and the clean harmonies. I already knew Revolver inside out (I know backwards) but I was in 5th grade so I took what I could get. I’m now 30+ years older and still get the same chills I did as a kid.
While I love that song and have played it and sang it many times, I’ve never thought about the relationship between the chords and the singing in that way. Thanks for that. Cheers
The same two notes as '' That'll be the day " This has almost certainly come from the intro to " That'll be the day " Macca has said how much as kids they loved the intro but no-one in Liverpool could work it out , then one day George did and it gave Paul a big thrill to finally nail the intro . He's on youtube somewhere playing it in this position . He wrote a lot of songs this way , finding a classic riff and then writing a brand new song from it . Its note for note the way Macca played " That'll be day " as a youngster .
An interesting deconstruction but I'm a little sceptical. You know they called the album Rubber Soul because of the soul influences in the songs - like Wilson Picket in Drive My Car. I think for You Won't See Me you don't have to look much further than It's The Same Old Song by the Four Tops. It's more or less a take-off. Not heard Macca's comments on the two-note technique though.
thanks. I was haunted all day yesterday by that song I don't want to spoil the Party. This is another from that magical "middle? period for the Beatles (65 and 66). I love the way you explain the perfectly complex simplicity. I just subscribed. I'll be back..
I mostly play keyboards and not very well butI I'm Irish also and write music and lyrics. I love stuff like this . Mc Cartney is an amazing musician and it was interesting to hear your analysis of the way he wrote this song.
Good analysis! One of my favourites of his. The funny/annoying thing is that he'd probably say the melody just came into his head and he thought it sounded nice with those notes! A crazy talent. It blows me away how he can just write Step Inside Love for Cilla while he's just noodling away on the guitar. 😲🤷
Fascinating stuff!… I love that song, and I haven’t seen the Doc. Whats it called?… I also see that some here claim that he isn’t that special…. Personally i think if you cant appreciate Macca as a songwriter then you probably aren’t one.
The B7 chord story getting on a bus makes no sense. Paul and George wrote In Spite Of All The Danger before Paul met John, and that song has a B7 chord
🍏 Glad people seem to be enjoying this! I’ve a follow up video here if anyone’s interested:
ruclips.net/video/XcRspH-74LM/видео.html
It’s amazing how many people think completely matters when in fact it’s much harder to write a great song using simplicity.
The punchline to the B7 chord story is that once they tracked the guy down, he showed them the chord and they said, “Oh, *THAT* chord? We know that chord from Buddy Holly songs!” So they already knew it, they just didn’t know what it was called!
Great video, by the way. That chromatic descending run from the fifth to the major third is very common in blues, so Paul didn’t really invent it, but what makes it special is the beautiful melody that he put over it.
The harmonies in this song are endlessly delicious. This is why I will forever worship the unmatched craftsmanship of The Beatles.
My personal favourite song of the album. Glad you covered it :)
Nice breakdown mate! Brilliantly demonstrated. Like Paul and John often said, “it’s simple once you know.”
The creative process -- channeling the magical energy of the universe -- is endlessly fascinating. If your analysis of "You Won't See Me" is on point, it shows how Paul fiddled around on his guitar and found portals into melodic and harmonic channels to bring his emotions (Jane Asher relationship tensions) to life. Interesting that his lead instrument for the recording was piano.
Excellent video, you gained another subscriber! It's always beautiful to understand how these geniuses thought about their own music. if you can, bring more Beatles, always a pleasure to watch!
Interesting. As a songwriter too, I find it cool to hear famous musicians deconstruct their songs. Some will say it only comes clear what they did over time. But generally they started with a riff or something, said to themselves, ‘hey that’s cool’, and explored from there.
The deconstruction makes it seem like they ‘knew’ exactly what they were doing as they went. I doubt that. Even in Paul’s case.
In this song, it’s a call and answer pattern. Guitar riff answered by vocal melody. Beautiful.
It’s impossible to tell. I’ve heard Paul Simon talk about trying to use interesting chord tones in his melodies for example. Obviously, lots of writers just go by gut instinct. I think McCartney is probably a mix of the two. Gut instinct + some harmonic awareness.
The B⁷eatles!
blown away. well
done mate
I'm always glad to se of deconstructions of Beatles songs to understanding how they did it! Thank you very much!
great analysis, I couldn't have guessed it was written this way. from the standpoint of the chords it's not too inventive, yet it's definitely a haunting song. And all the music enhances the lyrics so brilliantly
seeing how the melody and the descending pattern combine to create full triads was so cool! never knew this story and this really inspires me in my own personal songwriting. tysm for sharing!
Glad to hear you found it inspiring. Best of luck with the songwriting!
An excellent overview. Shows how genius can come by just plunking around. Makes it even more magical.
Great video! In the 2016 tour "one on one" Paul played this song, and he goes just like you did on the guitar
Many thanks.. very nice analysis. So many transcendent songs emerge from very simple starts. Inspiring!
“Big things have small beginnings.” It’s the magical thing about music. A song can blossom from seemingly nowhere with the potential to change the world.
He’s simply the greatest songwriter we’ve ever seen, isn’t he.
for me he's isn't because most of his songs are heavily influenced by older songwriters, of course I respect your opinion, cheers!
@@slowswimmer9169 and those older artists were influenced by even older artists. everybody's influenced by somebody
@@slowswimmer9169drop their names, id love to get influenced by them too!
@@gameboycat05 macca is not the greatest songwriter we have ever seen
@@slowswimmer9169 and I agree, but I still love him. Factually, there really is no greatest songwriter/musician/ ect. of all time, but he is undeniably ONE of the greatest and most influential, like him or not
Brilliant analysis. Fantastic insight on how Paul naturally uses what’s there in the descending pattern and fills and creates the triad with the melody.
I love Rubber Soul. First time I heard it, I borrowed the Capitol version vinyl from my friends dad, and took it up to my brothers room (best stereo) and loved it. I loved how acoustic it sounded and the clean harmonies. I already knew Revolver inside out (I know backwards) but I was in 5th grade so I took what I could get. I’m now 30+ years older and still get the same chills I did as a kid.
Very interesting and informative thanks!
Thanks for watching Steve!
Thanks mate! I’m old AF and always love the cleverness of this song, but never analyzed it as well as you did!
Brilliant! I used to sing this with my mate Neil who is an amazing guitarist. I vaguely recall him explaining this to me!
Exactly the type of small part within a big idea that inspires me also, thanks sharing that approach!
The mystical B7 chord lol :)). nice video
😂
While I love that song and have played it and sang it many times, I’ve never thought about the relationship between the chords and the singing in that way. Thanks for that. Cheers
The same two notes as '' That'll be the day " This has almost certainly come from the intro to " That'll be the day " Macca has said how much as kids they loved the intro but no-one in Liverpool could work it out , then one day George did and it gave Paul a big thrill to finally nail the intro . He's on youtube somewhere playing it in this position . He wrote a lot of songs this way , finding a classic riff and then writing a brand new song from it . Its note for note the way Macca played " That'll be day " as a youngster .
Interesting, I tried to find the video you referenced but couldn’t find it. Do you have a link?
@@PentUpPentatonics Found it , it was George who worked it out , 2 mins 14 secs . ruclips.net/video/st3c8UTw-6Q/видео.htmlsi=LJ4BpppLGP2_Od16
Excellent lesson!
More Beatles please
Plenty more to come!
Thx for the insight! Very helpful…
I still perform this song at my shows. Nice video 🎶🎸🥁😎
Thanks man that was really useful and helpful
He does that descending thing in Junk off the McCartney album. You can hear it in Blackbird too.
An interesting deconstruction but I'm a little sceptical. You know they called the album Rubber Soul because of the soul influences in the songs - like Wilson Picket in Drive My Car. I think for You Won't See Me you don't have to look much further than It's The Same Old Song by the Four Tops. It's more or less a take-off. Not heard Macca's comments on the two-note technique though.
Thanks ,do more please.
Loved this! More please!
Plenty more to come!
Nice job!
Incredible, brilliant
thanks. I was haunted all day yesterday by that song I don't want to spoil the Party. This is another from that magical "middle? period for the Beatles (65 and 66). I love the way you explain the perfectly complex simplicity. I just subscribed. I'll be back..
Thanks Leon!
More Beatles please! Thanks! 🤪✌❤
On it!
Great video!
Wow awesome dude, that’s wicked
Good video.
Your singing voice really reminds me of David Kitt. That's a good thing!
I’ll take it! 😁
I mostly play keyboards and not very well butI I'm Irish also and write music and lyrics. I love stuff like this . Mc Cartney is an amazing musician and it was interesting to hear your analysis of the way he wrote this song.
Glad you liked it, thanks!
He used the same I/II/IV/I chord sequence two years later on the title track of Sgt Pepper’s.
Wonderful! Thanks-more evidence of Paul's genius. And you're pretty good, too, clearly.
Not that any more evidence was required but I provided it gladly nonetheless!
I think this might be your breakthrough video. Very nice.
One of the most magical songs in the Beatles repertoire. You're revealing how he pulled the rabbit from the hat.
Good analysis! One of my favourites of his. The funny/annoying thing is that he'd probably say the melody just came into his head and he thought it sounded nice with those notes! A crazy talent. It blows me away how he can just write Step Inside Love for Cilla while he's just noodling away on the guitar. 😲🤷
Good video dude. Thanks.
Very nice work :)
Thank you!!!
Nice one!
l never noticed that, good work!
Much Love. ❤
Right back atcha! ❤
I liked it, it's like a conversation
Fine analysis. And Macca ends up with his fingerprint progression: I II7 IV I.
The II7 is the Macca chord, isn’t it!
@PentUpPentatonics Indeed!
Fascinating stuff!… I love that song, and I haven’t seen the Doc. Whats it called?…
I also see that some here claim that he isn’t that special…. Personally i think if you cant appreciate Macca as a songwriter then you probably aren’t one.
Glad you enjoyed the vid! Here’s the doc I was talking about:
ruclips.net/video/kZwiyfMyUGA/видео.html
nice video
That''s called counterpoint 2:58 , isn't that?
I think counterpoint would imply two or more independent melodies coexisting in a complimentary way but I could be wrong.
descending pattern is just plush by stp lol
Next look at Live and Let Die...he wrote it in one day after reading the book...
What a song! I’ll see if I can unearth anything there.
Sounds like plush by STP
I can’t believe I didn’t notice it until it was pointed out!
Stone temple pilots plush vibes
Haha, you’re right! I never put that together.
But I'm not giving up
make.more.videos :)
Every song is just two notes, maybe three.
I had always heard he wrote it using only a paper clip and a shoe lace.
😂
It's 5 notes.
True, but I’m not gonna argue with Macca! 😆
@@PentUpPentatonics I don't blame you ;)
As stolen by Jesus Jones... Right here right now.
That B7th story is such a typical load of McCartney bullshit. It would have been in his Bert Weedon Play In A Day book along with E and A.
The B7 chord story getting on a bus makes no sense. Paul and George wrote In Spite Of All The Danger before Paul met John, and that song has a B7 chord
I think he meant Paul & George, they then showed John later.
I think you’re right, I misremembered
McCartney is overrated I think..not that anybody cares what I think 😂
Well, you’re right about one thing!
He copied plush by stone temple pilots
😂