@@David-iv6je: They can call it granny music if they like but I defy them to try and play it. The piano is genius. And written and performed by a fella who never had a day of formal training. The same goes for his brilliant bass playing. And to take my rant a little further, having played guitar for fifty years and working on Beatles songs all the while it's invariably Paul´s songs that gives one the most trouble.
@@jimoncken6936 There's a bluegrass version on RUclips using the banjo to replace the piano. Very innovative, and I've used that idea because piano CAN have the chopped-off notes/tones of a banjo.
Same here, it forced me to learn it on piano. At least the intro, now I’m learning the rest of song, then I will have to learn to sing it while playing it.
Exactly the genius of Paul which some people still play down or attribute his talent to others. Silly people, it seems, oh well we are individuals with different tastes. Thanks great video.
I want to comment on something but it's difficult to find a suitable adjective to describe a composition like this. What can I say about a genius of this magnitude !!
Can you hear Paul starting on the guitar, bridge pickup; the hard downstrokes ( "Taxman" edgy style) & George Harrison smooth melodic playing of the tune....with headphone bleed? Hendrix played in London in early 1967... According to Beatles biographers Ian MacDonald and Mark Lewisohn, "Martha My Dear" is one of the few songs by the band in which McCartney played all the instruments (except orchestral instruments played by session musicians) Source: Wikipedia Its a joy to hear them play & record regardless, thanks for uploading with bonus photos!
Atleast George played on it as there are photos from the session showing him there. Also according to the 2018 Deluxe booklet an early track line up was Paul's overdubbed claps and vocal on track 5, George's guitar and possibly Ringo's drums on track 6, and piano on track 7. I think this is what was released on the 2018 box set titled "Martha My Dear (Without Brass and Strings)". When I was isolating the guitar from that take I heard some mic bleed from the brass. This leads me to think that George possibly played live with the brass overdubs. From the session photos we can see George with his Les Paul and Paul on the piano. So that also makes me think Ringo recorded the drums as the guitar and drums were recorded on the same track. Also Mal Evans did place him there. So George definitely played on it with Ringo 90% playing on it. I think the guitar (recording wise) flows too nicely for Paul to have played some of it. It seems like one take from Harrison rather than two different takes played back to back. The tone is also too consistent for guitars to be swapped as Paul most likely wouldn't have used the same right handed guitar as George.
@magicmusic8 Hate to be the one to tell you: "Expert" MacDonald literally just made shit up all the time. And Lewisohn has been wrong over and over. I love the work of the scholarly Lewisohn. But Macdonald is worthless as a source of info.
Des sources historiques contradictoires indiquent que seul Paul McCartney joue sur les pistes de "Martha My Dear". Ni George Harrisson ni Ringo Starr n'auraient participé à l'enregistrement aux studios Olympic, Paul se chargeant de toutes les pistes à l'exception des instruments classiques. Il faudrait quand même lui demander ce qu'il en est, avant qu'il ne soit trop tard... Anyway, thanks for the magnificent naked tracks!
I think Paul played guitar during the instrumental. You can hear a very quiet guitar play the vocal melody. You can hear it best at the beginning of the section where "Martha my dear, you have" would be sung. The lyric sheet shows that Paul initially wanted a solo on the song, and that guitar might have been intended as a solo before Paul felt that the trumpets were enough. I do wonder why it was kept in the mix then when it's so quiet that it's inaudible without separation?
The guitar was recorded on the same track as the drums, so if they wanted to raise the guitar volume they'd have to also raise the drum volume. The guitar bleeding into the vocal track can be chalked down to the ai letting some guitar come through. As we do have session photos showing George it was most likely George.
I'm going off of the 2018 White Album booklet which lists Ringo, and provides the Mal Evans quote provided in the description along with a track breakdown of who played on the track before the orchestra overdubs. With Paul's vocals and hand claps on track 5, George's guitar and possibly Ringo's drums on track 6 and Paul's piano on track 7. Although it is possible Ringo was absent the Mal Evans quote makes me really think he recorded the drum part. Although that may not be the case.
@@timreedy IMO Pau hits harder and more consistently no matter what the song where Ringo "plays the song". Don't get me wrong I am a big fan of Macca's drumming - big reason I like McCartney I, II and III>
Paul’s voice is unbelievable!!! Wow!!
wow the single track vocal!
wow some day many more people will begin to understand the pure genius of Paul.
This is one of those tracks John called "granny music." But Paul's versatility is part of what made them way better than everybody else.
@@David-iv6je:
They can call it granny music if they like but I defy them to try and play it. The piano is genius. And written and performed by a fella who never had a day of formal training. The same goes for his brilliant bass playing. And to take my rant a little further, having played guitar for fifty years and working on Beatles songs all the while it's invariably Paul´s songs that gives one the most trouble.
@@jaelge Oh, I wasn't dissing it. I think it's brilliant. It was just one of Lennon's little wars.
@@David-iv6je:
Oh, I understood, I knew you weren't. 👍
The song that forced me to learn piano. And then banjo as a piano-replacement.
This song also inspired me to learn the piano, but I never learned to play MMD! 😂
The syncopation intimidated me, I guess.
@@jimoncken6936 There's a bluegrass version on RUclips using the banjo to replace the piano. Very innovative, and I've used that idea because piano CAN have the chopped-off notes/tones of a banjo.
Same here, it forced me to learn it on piano. At least the intro, now I’m learning the rest of song, then I will have to learn to sing it while playing it.
Exactly the genius of Paul which some people still play down or attribute his talent to others. Silly people, it seems, oh well we are individuals with different tastes. Thanks great video.
Great Paul .
Wow, those horns sound better than on the record!
My all time favourite Beatles song. THANK YOU I LOVE THIS!
I want to comment on something but it's difficult to find a suitable adjective to describe a composition like this. What can I say about a genius of this magnitude !!
Macca is indeed a musical genius!!!!
Мне сейчас 67. А когда было 10 лет, я подобрал это вступление на ф-но и играл дома!❤❤❤
Paul was the backbone of the Beatles.
Just wow! Thank you!
George´s guitar is great
George's guitar parts were always unusual, and brilliant.
Can you hear Paul starting on the guitar, bridge pickup; the hard downstrokes ( "Taxman" edgy style) & George Harrison smooth melodic playing of the tune....with headphone bleed?
Hendrix played in London in early 1967...
According to Beatles biographers Ian MacDonald and Mark Lewisohn, "Martha My Dear" is one of the few songs by the band in which McCartney played all the instruments
(except orchestral instruments played by session musicians) Source: Wikipedia
Its a joy to hear them play & record regardless, thanks for uploading with bonus photos!
Atleast George played on it as there are photos from the session showing him there. Also according to the 2018 Deluxe booklet an early track line up was Paul's overdubbed claps and vocal on track 5, George's guitar and possibly Ringo's drums on track 6, and piano on track 7. I think this is what was released on the 2018 box set titled "Martha My Dear (Without Brass and Strings)". When I was isolating the guitar from that take I heard some mic bleed from the brass. This leads me to think that George possibly played live with the brass overdubs. From the session photos we can see George with his Les Paul and Paul on the piano. So that also makes me think Ringo recorded the drums as the guitar and drums were recorded on the same track. Also Mal Evans did place him there. So George definitely played on it with Ringo 90% playing on it. I think the guitar (recording wise) flows too nicely for Paul to have played some of it. It seems like one take from Harrison rather than two different takes played back to back. The tone is also too consistent for guitars to be swapped as Paul most likely wouldn't have used the same right handed guitar as George.
@magicmusic8 Hate to be the one to tell you: "Expert" MacDonald literally just made shit up all the time. And Lewisohn has been wrong over and over. I love the work of the scholarly Lewisohn. But Macdonald is worthless as a source of info.
George's solo is incredible
Des sources historiques contradictoires indiquent que seul Paul McCartney joue sur les pistes de "Martha My Dear". Ni George Harrisson ni Ringo Starr n'auraient participé à l'enregistrement aux studios Olympic, Paul se chargeant de toutes les pistes à l'exception des instruments classiques. Il faudrait quand même lui demander ce qu'il en est, avant qu'il ne soit trop tard...
Anyway, thanks for the magnificent naked tracks!
加わったブラスの方達のご子孫は、永遠の誇りでしょう。
2:47 that part reminds me to Syd Barrett
涙が出ます。
Gracias por compartir ❤
I think Paul played guitar during the instrumental. You can hear a very quiet guitar play the vocal melody. You can hear it best at the beginning of the section where "Martha my dear, you have" would be sung. The lyric sheet shows that Paul initially wanted a solo on the song, and that guitar might have been intended as a solo before Paul felt that the trumpets were enough. I do wonder why it was kept in the mix then when it's so quiet that it's inaudible without separation?
The guitar was recorded on the same track as the drums, so if they wanted to raise the guitar volume they'd have to also raise the drum volume. The guitar bleeding into the vocal track can be chalked down to the ai letting some guitar come through. As we do have session photos showing George it was most likely George.
Alf Reece on tuba - great playing
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Poor Martha, I've never seen a photo or footage where she appears to have been groomed. 😥
only paul and george worked on this song paul plays drums bro
I'm going off of the 2018 White Album booklet which lists Ringo, and provides the Mal Evans quote provided in the description along with a track breakdown of who played on the track before the orchestra overdubs. With Paul's vocals and hand claps on track 5, George's guitar and possibly Ringo's drums on track 6 and Paul's piano on track 7. Although it is possible Ringo was absent the Mal Evans quote makes me really think he recorded the drum part. Although that may not be the case.
@@isolatedstems The drums sound like Paul, precise but not swinging. He couldn't quite play drums the way he plays bass and guitar, or even piano.
@@timreedy IMO Pau hits harder and more consistently no matter what the song where Ringo "plays the song". Don't get me wrong I am a big fan of Macca's drumming - big reason I like McCartney I, II and III>
I have thought Martha was very small.
Old English Sheepdog is considered a giant breed.
Pretty sure Ringo did not play on this one.
It was Paul on drums. You can always tell. Paul was a solid amateur, Ringo was impeccable.
@@David-iv6je Agree 100% that this is not Ringo on drums. The difference in style (and skill level to be honest) is impossible to miss.