George Martin, who composed the solo, stated that he played it on piano (off mic) while Harrison played the solo on guitar. Paul used the capo on bass for overdubs.
Paul said in an interview that he used to play this song when he went to France, as an attempt to pick up some girls. He said that he didn't know French but he would mimic how it sounded as he played the melody. He said that he was unable to pick up any girls with it. He said that John asked him if he remembered this song as he thought that it was pretty good. Paul then went to write the sing and had a lady translate the words for the French Part and he gave her a dollar so that she could not claim that she helped to write the song for Copyright purposes. If you Google this, you can probably get more detailed information, I hope this helped in explaining it. 🇺🇸🐏🐑
@@eddieramirez8970 Close, he used this as a trick to pick up girls at parties with John’s college friends. He would pretend he was French and be all mysterious. And the woman who helped with the lyrics was Ivan Vaughan’s wife. He would not have needed to pay her anything as she was just translating words he wrote into another language. And he would not have been so disrespectful to one of his best friend’s wives by giving her a dollar. It was done as a favor on her part.
I can't remember exactly how I got the information about Paul paying a dollar but my understanding was that it had to do with making sure that he had the copyright claim for his song. I do not believe that he was being disrespectful, just covering his legal bases. If I find out exactly where I heard this from, I will let you know.
Man, this is a really well written chord structure. Playing the half step intro was one thing but those major minor chords gets me in a cluster you know. The bass harmonics are dope and the walking line is melodic and the jazz line from the lead guitar is so Wes Montgomery like. Really well put together
one of the greatest songs ever written!!! incredible these young guys who played Elvis and Chuck Berry came up with this. and so long ago wow. thanks so much.
I think the rhythm guitars are by John and Paul, nylon Ramirez and Texan. Then John overdubs the intro and retransition bits with Gibson Jumbo. Guitar solo is George.
@@thomaspappalardo7589 I believe there are two guitars on the basic track. I hear a metal string acoustic (McCartney) and a nylon one (Lennon). We know that Lennon played the overdubbed acoustic (it's on the same track as bass and lead guitar).
you are right. but when I play it,I play it wrong sorry it's just me. the vocals choir I think hits minor. I think this such an incredible song, every part.
Yeah, if you play it as a bar chord, it's in the hand shape of an E7 but with the sharp 9th being played on the 6th string. On an unbarred E7 the sharp 9th would be G natural.
@@tommaloney3938 chorus needs to learn the 'major against minor' effect of chords like a #9. Takes a skillset that's well worth developing. (low voice taking the major 3rd and the high taking the minor up an octave aka the #9). I think the melody is taking the #9 in this case almost as a passing tone but it's way out front in the mix so has a real strong "buzz" against the major 3rd in the lower registers of the chorus.
Michelle ma belle These are words that go together well My michelle Michelle ma belle Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble Très bien ensemble I love you, I love you, I love you That's all I want to say Until I find a way I'll say the only words I know that you'll understand Michelle ma belle Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble Très bien ensemble I need to, I need to, I need to I need to make you see Oh what you mean to me Until I do I'm hoping you will know what I mean I love you I want you, I want you, I want you I think you know by now I'll get to you somehow Until I do I'm telling you so you'll understand Michelle ma belle Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble Très bien ensemble And I will say the only words I know that you'll understand My Michelle
What I find on the internet is that he played it on a Gibson J-160 E acoustic, probably using the electric pick-up. Just like John had done on I feel fine.
Michelle, ma belle These are words that go together well My Michelle Michelle, ma belle Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble Tres bien ensemble I love you, I love you, I love you That's all I want to say Until I find a way I will say the only words I know that you'll understand Michelle, ma belle Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble Tres bien ensemble I need to, I need to, I need to I need to make you see Oh, what you mean to me Until I do, I'm hoping you will know what I mean I love you I want you, I want you, I want you I think you know by now I'll get to you somehow Until I do, I'm telling you so you'll understand Michelle, ma belle Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble Tres bien ensemble And I will say the only words I know that you'll understand My Michelle
@@mario486waluigi2 No! Yoko didn't even meet John at that stage! Not till 1967 physically anyway. Id say it is probably Paul, though it could be George.
Yes, he could have played all the parts, but he didn't. He played the main acoustic guitar part and the bass and George played the solo. John did feature but didn't play much and Ringo played drums. There's a very interesting breakdown of who played what on Michelle by Mike Patchelli somewhere on RUclips that is well worth watching.
That's such an emotionally charged lead vocal performance. Great to hear it isolated like this.
What I love about Paul in particular, saw no boundaries in music.
6:00 that strings slide is so satisfying
@markesquivel3437Chromatically, which is the spicy bit
07:11 George's Guitar Solo
08:05 George's Guitar Solo 2 and Outro
It's probably already been mentioned, but it's John playing the guitar solo, not George .
@@barkbarkbarkbarkable Pretty sure it's George.
That guitar solo is neither John or George, but Paul playing it on his Rickenbacker Bass..with a capo on the 5th fret.
George Martin, who composed the solo, stated that he played it on piano (off mic) while Harrison played the solo on guitar.
Paul used the capo on bass for overdubs.
Paul played a rickenbacker bass with a capo on the fifth fret
The Beatles most classy song started out as a party trick.
What party trick?
Paul said in an interview that he used to play this song when he went to France, as an attempt to pick up some girls. He said that he didn't know French but he would mimic how it sounded as he played the melody. He said that he was unable to pick up any girls with it. He said that John asked him if he remembered this song as he thought that it was pretty good. Paul then went to write the sing and had a lady translate the words for the French Part and he gave her a dollar so that she could not claim that she helped to write the song for Copyright purposes. If you Google this, you can probably get more detailed information, I hope this helped in explaining it. 🇺🇸🐏🐑
@@eddieramirez8970 Close, he used this as a trick to pick up girls at parties with John’s college friends. He would pretend he was French and be all mysterious. And the woman who helped with the lyrics was Ivan Vaughan’s wife. He would not have needed to pay her anything as she was just translating words he wrote into another language. And he would not have been so disrespectful to one of his best friend’s wives by giving her a dollar. It was done as a favor on her part.
I can't remember exactly how I got the information about Paul paying a dollar but my understanding was that it had to do with making sure that he had the copyright claim for his song. I do not believe that he was being disrespectful, just covering his legal bases. If I find out exactly where I heard this from, I will let you know.
@@eddieramirez8970 It’s probably an urban legend you picked up somewhere.
Man, this is a really well written chord structure. Playing the half step intro was one thing but those major minor chords gets me in a cluster you know. The bass harmonics are dope and the walking line is melodic and the jazz line from the lead guitar is so Wes Montgomery like. Really well put together
I Think This song is so underated
@@mikeymutual5489 you too
What do you mean half step? Was the guitar tuned down a half step?
one of the greatest songs ever written!!! incredible these young guys who played Elvis and Chuck Berry came up with this. and so long ago wow. thanks so much.
Paul: Rhythm guitar (1964 Epiphone FT-79 Texan), Bass (1964 Rickenbacker 4001S)
John: Single note guitar (Handmade Classical guitar)
George: Rhythm guitar (1962 Gibson J-160E/Framus Hootenanny most likely the gibson), Lead guitar (1962 Gretsch G6119 Tennessean)
I think the rhythm guitars are by John and Paul, nylon Ramirez and Texan. Then John overdubs the intro and retransition bits with Gibson Jumbo. Guitar solo is George.
@@oldboy5652 All three played acoustic guitars on the backing track.
It’s definitely the Framus, you can hear the octave strings.
@@thomaspappalardo7589 I believe there are two guitars on the basic track. I hear a metal string acoustic (McCartney) and a nylon one (Lennon). We know that Lennon played the overdubbed acoustic (it's on the same track as bass and lead guitar).
@@thomaspappalardo7589 A twelve-string? I don't hear it.
I've read that Paul wanted the last verse slower than the rest of the song. I guess that explains the slight tempo change at the end.
Gracias bro! Me ayudas un montón ,estoy aprendiendo a tocar guitarra .
que bueno que aprendas de odio, es mucho más útil
Wow! Never realized they played that chord on ma belle. I always thought it was b flat minor 7 (minor 4th)but it sounds like a #9
you are right. but when I play it,I play it wrong sorry it's just me. the vocals choir I think hits minor. I think this such an incredible song, every part.
Yeah, if you play it as a bar chord, it's in the hand shape of an E7 but with the sharp 9th being played on the 6th string. On an unbarred E7 the sharp 9th would be G natural.
@@tommaloney3938 chorus needs to learn the 'major against minor' effect of chords like a #9. Takes a skillset that's well worth developing. (low voice taking the major 3rd and the high taking the minor up an octave aka the #9). I think the melody is taking the #9 in this case almost as a passing tone but it's way out front in the mix so has a real strong "buzz" against the major 3rd in the lower registers of the chorus.
Can you deconstruct “If I Fell” please?
Michelle ma belle
These are words that go together well
My michelle
Michelle ma belle
Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Très bien ensemble
I love you, I love you, I love you
That's all I want to say
Until I find a way
I'll say the only words I know that you'll understand
Michelle ma belle
Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Très bien ensemble
I need to, I need to, I need to
I need to make you see
Oh what you mean to me
Until I do I'm hoping you will know what I mean
I love you
I want you, I want you, I want you
I think you know by now
I'll get to you somehow
Until I do I'm telling you so you'll understand
Michelle ma belle
Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble
Très bien ensemble
And I will say the only words
I know that you'll understand
My Michelle
thanks, these deconstuctions of Beatles recordings rule!
ありがとうございました❤
so this is where the producer of "champagne poetry" came?
Yep lol
actually got it from a cover of Michelle.
Michelle by the Singers Unlimited
@@BurninLikeMagic I didn't know this version existed.
nice by the way!
Always wondered-how George got that sound for the lead. Gretch with all the treble off?
Yes. The 6119 with the tone cutting switch engaged.
@@elirosen1391 probably, the first time anyone (except Chet Atkins, probably) engaged that switch)
What I find on the internet is that he played it on a Gibson J-160 E acoustic, probably using the electric pick-up. Just like John had done on I feel fine.
@@zetmoon by the way, that make sense, regarding his tone here. Interesting!
What's the story with the 'ooo' chorus? Was it performed complete or bounced down in stages?
i dont know, but its lovely
It was bounced to a degree as there are at least 6 harmony parts.
2 backing vocal tracks bounced down to 1
Nice job! But just wonder, is there anyway to further isolate the lead and rhythm guitars? Or that's the most we can do now?
Michelle, ma belle
These are words that go together well
My Michelle
Michelle, ma belle
Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble
Tres bien ensemble
I love you, I love you, I love you
That's all I want to say
Until I find a way
I will say the only words I know that you'll understand
Michelle, ma belle
Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble
Tres bien ensemble
I need to, I need to, I need to
I need to make you see
Oh, what you mean to me
Until I do, I'm hoping you will know what I mean
I love you
I want you, I want you, I want you
I think you know by now
I'll get to you somehow
Until I do, I'm telling you so you'll understand
Michelle, ma belle
Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble
Tres bien ensemble
And I will say the only words I know that you'll understand
My Michelle
harmony’s
Where do you get the tracks
Possible to get the vocal track that's isolated in reverse?
Who played the Guitar intro riff?
I heard it was Yoko Ono!
@@klausmaccus4397 really.
@@mario486waluigi2 No! Yoko didn't even meet John at that stage! Not till 1967 physically anyway. Id say it is probably Paul, though it could be George.
It's double tracked guitar. But it was played by both John and Paul.
@@themeister0321 its a prank bro
Very surprising stuff ... bass and drums vey subliminal on the full recording ... drums have sexual drive, etc ... etc ...
@7:10 sounds more like a bass guitar than lead guitar
I heard that the solo was Paul, on his Hofner, in high register.
I can’t believe some self appointed expert believes Paul McCartney played everything on this track. That makes no sense
No sense? Did you know that Paul made 3 albums by himself? Completely alone!
@@SirVergaraMcCartney exactly
McCartney I McCartney II McCartney III makes perfect sense for me
Yes, he could have played all the parts, but he didn't. He played the main acoustic guitar part and the bass and George played the solo. John did feature but didn't play much and Ringo played drums. There's a very interesting breakdown of who played what on Michelle by Mike Patchelli somewhere on RUclips that is well worth watching.
@@catherinewilson3880 John is doing the solo....he bragged about it in an interview, said he wanted to sound like Jango ! HA !
Sentimental and silly. Should have been left off the album and used as a perfume commercial.