I believe some of the organ music is from the 101 key Mortier dance hall organ 'De Kluisberg', owned at that time by David Barlow; which had been recording for EMI at Abbey Road around the same time. If you find a recording of this instrument playing 'Waltz of the Flowers', you will clearly hear some of the sounds from Mr Kite played the right way around.
What they were going for here was to emulate the sound of old 1930s harmonica groups, including Borrah Minevitch and His Harmonica Rascals, Johnny Puleo and His Harmonica Gang, and the Harmonicats.
It's amazing that they did all of this with four tracks and submixing and it sounds so good.
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Instrumentation (most likely, after comparing different sources). John: lead and harmony vocals, harmonica, Lowery and Hammond organs; Paul: bass and lead guitar; George: harmonica and tambourine; Ringo: drums and harmonica. Martin: Lowery and Hammond organs, harmonium, glockenspiel, piano and mellotron? Mal and Neil: harmonicas. The tape loops were an idea of John and Martin, executed by Emerick.
I wish I could find the footage of George Martin saying: that he asked a studio assistant to cut the tape up and threw it in the air and then put it back together again..I wasn’t sure if I saw footage on the Anthology DVD set or a Sgt Pepper documentary.. it’s out there somewhere.
Geoff Emerick and George Martin randomly aired tapes of Old Calliope Tapes, Star And Stripes Forever, Sousa Marches and more of nineteen pices in overdubs.
sounds like they all had a part but i have read that that wurling sound was a Lennon trick.....they cut up the tape and tossed it into the air. When it landed they randomly pieced the tape back together.
@@carl_anderson9315 According to George Martin, John approached him and said something to the effect of “I want to smell the animals and sawdust,” so he and Geoff Emerick found the tapes of fairground organs in the appropriate key and cut them up. Given what we hear, it makes more sense that way.
Cool! I know you're mostly focused on The Beatles, but any chance of some isolated Elton John. I'd love to hear a breakdown of "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy"? One of my all time favorites.
It sounds like McCartney may have been using a wah pedal on the Esquire. The very last notes has an almost backward or "swipe" effect to it...maybe a subtle use of the wah pedal? Either way, they have the bass all but missing from the amp on his guitar....great effect.
The Beatles never use Wurli Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite Basic Ringo: Drums John: Guitar (Wiped) and Vocal Guide George: Tambourine Paul: Bass and Harmony Vocal Guide George M: Harmonium Basic 2/Overdubs George M: Hammond Organ Paul: Hammond Organ John: Bass Harmonica George: Bass Harmonica Overdubs Ringo: Tambourine (during the Solo) John: Hammond Organ George M: Mellotron, Lowrey Organ and Glockenspiel Neil: Bass Harmonica Mal: Bass Harmonica Ringo: Bass Harmonica Paul: Guitar Solo Additional Overdub: G chord (Speeded Up) Piano 1: John Piano 2: Paul and Ringo Vocals: Johh: Lead Vocals with ADT Paul (And maybe George: Harmony Vocal Sound Effects: George Martin and Geoff Emerick The tapes are from Old Calliope Tapes, Star And Stripes Forever, Sousa Marches and more of nineteen pices in overdubs
In the first few minutes, what kind of organ are they using for the main part (the descending part) ? It sounds like a pedal organ, but I didn’t know they had one at abbey road at the time ? Thanks :)
no, Recording: 'Good Morning Good Morning' (Overdubs), 'Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!' (Overdubs), 'With A Little Help From My Friends' (Backing Track + Overdubs) / Location: EMI Studios, Abbey Road - Studio Two i think is Mr Kite's g chord
@@Ms_Drake 1905 Steinway vertegrand Piano (last Chord): Paul Mccartney and Ringo Starr Challen Blond-Wood Spinet Piano (Last Chord): John Lennon Hamburg Steinway Baby Grand Piano (Last Chord): Mal Evans Mannbourg Harmonium (Last Chord): George Martin
I always thought of "Being for the Benefit" as John's "Maxwell Silver Hammer" - i.e. a meticulously done crappy song that almost destroys a great album.
Why is there a picture of McCartney as the thumbnail? This is a Lennon song. He wrote it, composed it and plays most instruments. McCartney fanboys are just as preoccupied with rewriting history as he is. 1977 he said he had nothing to do with it. In 1997 he said he had co-written it and he repeated it in 2003. Of course, John was not alive to defend the truth.
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Kinda sounds like it.
I believe some of the organ music is from the 101 key Mortier dance hall organ 'De Kluisberg', owned at that time by David Barlow; which had been recording for EMI at Abbey Road around the same time. If you find a recording of this instrument playing 'Waltz of the Flowers', you will clearly hear some of the sounds from Mr Kite played the right way around.
insane harmonica!
What they were going for here was to emulate the sound of old 1930s harmonica groups, including Borrah Minevitch and His Harmonica Rascals, Johnny Puleo and His Harmonica Gang, and the Harmonicats.
Where does the harmonica come in?
It's amazing that they did all of this with four tracks and submixing and it sounds so good.
Instrumentation (most likely, after comparing different sources). John: lead and harmony vocals, harmonica, Lowery and Hammond organs; Paul: bass and lead guitar; George: harmonica and tambourine; Ringo: drums and harmonica. Martin: Lowery and Hammond organs, harmonium, glockenspiel, piano and mellotron? Mal and Neil: harmonicas. The tape loops were an idea of John and Martin, executed by Emerick.
I wish I could find the footage of George Martin saying: that he asked a studio assistant to cut the tape up and threw it in the air and then put it back together again..I wasn’t sure if I saw footage on the Anthology DVD set or a Sgt Pepper documentary.. it’s out there somewhere.
Geoff Emerick and George Martin randomly aired tapes of Old Calliope Tapes, Star And Stripes Forever, Sousa Marches and more of nineteen pices in overdubs.
That’s what I came here for too ugh
It's in George Martin's book "With A Little Help From My Friends" he writes all about it
Some organ music was sampled from French Victorian fair/ circus organs
sounds like they all had a part but i have read that that wurling sound was a Lennon trick.....they cut up the tape and tossed it into the air. When it landed they randomly pieced the tape back together.
It was George Martin’s idea.
@@thomaspappalardo7589 He says "John and I" in the interview. It's not specified who came with the idea.
@@carl_anderson9315 According to George Martin, John approached him and said something to the effect of “I want to smell the animals and sawdust,” so he and Geoff Emerick found the tapes of fairground organs in the appropriate key and cut them up. Given what we hear, it makes more sense that way.
Thanks for posting
Cool!
I know you're mostly focused on The Beatles, but any chance of some isolated Elton John. I'd love to hear a breakdown of "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy"? One of my all time favorites.
That would be great! Or Your Song...
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It sounds like McCartney may have been using a wah pedal on the Esquire. The very last notes has an almost backward or "swipe" effect to it...maybe a subtle use of the wah pedal? Either way, they have the bass all but missing from the amp on his guitar....great effect.
It's a reversed guitar
It’s actually a volume pedal. He swells every note. It was recorded at a much slower speed and then sped up.
no, was speeded
@@ianbalish3852 that, or a volume fader on the mixing console
Wah pedals weren’t really a thing then. It’s a sped up guitar solo.
Ringo also plays bass harmonica
Are both an organ and harmonium played in the backing track? I think they are. Also I think Paul played the RT-3 and George M played the Wurli.
The Beatles never use Wurli
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite
Basic
Ringo: Drums
John: Guitar (Wiped) and Vocal Guide
George: Tambourine
Paul: Bass and Harmony Vocal Guide
George M: Harmonium
Basic 2/Overdubs
George M: Hammond Organ
Paul: Hammond Organ
John: Bass Harmonica
George: Bass Harmonica
Overdubs
Ringo: Tambourine (during the Solo)
John: Hammond Organ
George M: Mellotron, Lowrey Organ and Glockenspiel
Neil: Bass Harmonica
Mal: Bass Harmonica
Ringo: Bass Harmonica
Paul: Guitar Solo
Additional Overdub:
G chord (Speeded Up)
Piano 1: John
Piano 2: Paul and Ringo
Vocals:
Johh: Lead Vocals with ADT
Paul (And maybe George: Harmony Vocal
Sound Effects:
George Martin and Geoff Emerick
The tapes are from Old Calliope Tapes, Star And Stripes Forever, Sousa Marches and more of nineteen pices in overdubs
@@DLD2Music I mean a Wurli organ. Also I wonder if Paul and George M are at the same organ. Now I wonder which organ is which.
@@Ms_Drake George is teaching him what to play, the photo is a rehearsal for basic track 2
@@DLD2Music OK. I though the photo is Sgt Pepper Reprise. Also now we have to find out which organ is which.
Who did that descending organ?
In the first few minutes, what kind of organ are they using for the main part (the descending part) ? It sounds like a pedal organ, but I didn’t know they had one at abbey road at the time ? Thanks :)
harmonium
I think they had two pedal harmoniums available at Abbey Rd.
One in studio 2 and another in one of the other studios.
@@jeromehattkronen2305 Ah cool, I thought I could hear that it was a pedal instrument - glad I wasn't losing my mind ha!!
The Hammond rt-3 organ from EMI Studios had 32 bass pedals.
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George Harrison might have also played an Organ. George Martin also plays a Mellotron and Glockenspiel.
There's no Mellotron on this track, or indeed the whole album.
@@indigohammer5732 there is mellotron in mr kite. The book from the 50th anniversary credits George Martin playing a Mellotron.
Indeed there is Mellotron and glockenspiel.
Though I was unsure myself whether Martin plays the glockenspiel or if it’s one of the tape loops
@@JesperSalama timestamp for mellotron?
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Were all of these photos took during the making of the song?
3:18 what instrument is this?
a speed up electric guitar (1964 Fender Esquire)
@@DLD2Music how do u know that?
@@wedongson sgt peppers 50th book, confirmed by mal evans and geoff emerick
ruclips.net/video/WVFwKb5b5ho/видео.html
4:21
I don't hear any guitar in this song. Can someone give me a timestamp?
3:18
Where's the bass
bass?
@@DLD2Music And drums
its a deconstruction of the sound effects, organs, and overdubs
The photo with Paul and Ringo on the same piano is in A Day in the Life.
no, Recording: 'Good Morning Good Morning' (Overdubs), 'Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite!' (Overdubs), 'With A Little Help From My Friends' (Backing Track + Overdubs) / Location: EMI Studios, Abbey Road - Studio Two
i think is Mr Kite's g chord
@@DLD2Music The lineup is sorta similar to the final E chord.
@@Ms_Drake 1905 Steinway vertegrand Piano (last Chord): Paul Mccartney and Ringo Starr
Challen Blond-Wood Spinet Piano (Last Chord): John Lennon
Hamburg Steinway Baby Grand Piano (Last Chord): Mal Evans
Mannbourg Harmonium (Last Chord): George Martin
@@DLD2Music Also why did you credit George Harrison for the harmonium in the final chord?
I always thought of "Being for the Benefit" as John's "Maxwell Silver Hammer" - i.e. a meticulously done crappy song that almost destroys a great album.
Why is there a picture of McCartney as the thumbnail? This is a Lennon song. He wrote it, composed it and plays most instruments. McCartney fanboys are just as preoccupied with rewriting history as he is. 1977 he said he had nothing to do with it. In 1997 he said he had co-written it and he repeated it in 2003. Of course, John was not alive to defend the truth.
It's the default RUclips thumbnail...
Fans of John "the wife b*ater" Lennon are really whiny