0:03 I Saw her standing there 0:31 Something 1:09 And Your Bird Can Sing 1:34 Old Brown Shoe 1:58 Get Back 2:38 Till There Was You 2:59 Octopus's Garden 3:35 Can't Buy Me Love 3:56 Let It Be (Single version) 4:27 Let It Be (Album version) 5:02 The END
Amazing Lead guitar, that's the reason John and Paul picked him for the band, and the fact that he knew songs and chords that neither Paul or John knew at the time.
I sometimes think George Harrison is one of the most underrated guitar players of all time. He broke so much new ground, was so melodic in his approach, with incredible sensitivity, feel, phrasing and understated execution. He came up with so much originality at such a very young age. Paul McCartney talks about this.
I do not consider the Beatles my favorite band, I do not consider George my favorite guitar player - BUT The Beatles did nearly everything before anybody else. George was only 28 when the Beatles broke up. He wasn't even 30 after what the Beatles accomplished. They were so game changing, so influential, so important. Their songs were so great, so ground breaking. It's hard to believe one band, four people, accomplished what they did. George is an underrated Guitar Player AND and underrated Songwriter AND an underrated Singer. To me, George Harrison wrote easily the best 2 songs on Abbey Road. Watch George play with Paul Simon on their SNL appearance - you don't even miss Art Garfunkel, George harmonizes so well.
@@tomgat6314 Different styles but George deserves to be placed at that level too. Also he was a fantastic song writer. IMHO the best songs ofThe Beatles are George's. Something, Here comes the Sun, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, The Inner Light... As I said, my opinion.
It's more that he was no where near as flamboyant as his peers. He wasn't even as flamboyant as John and Paul. He played some beautiful stuff and accentted every song, especially the solos. Exactly what's was needed and not a note more. Always a perfect choice of notes. His Beatle work, as a lot of you guys know was not let it rip. I will go on record and say he was the best slide player and that include almon and Beck. Slide is all about pitch. Listen to and even watch given the chance of his solo work start with a few songs from Lennon's Imagine album and badfingers Day After Day. Have a listen to and watch the live version of Cheer Down and Cloud Nine. An amazing solo on This is Love. Have a listen to his final album, Brainwashed... Give me plenty of that guitar.
@@stevescontriano860 Steve, you bloody nerd, fool. Go to John Williams playing anything on classical guitar - way beyond Tina S (and I've been her fan longer than you, certainly). It's in rock and pop (less so in classical but you won't "get it,") having something to say. As Les Paul said, "George had something to say." Harrison's solos are so memorable the general public can whistle them. Dude, you're like the kid that goes to an American strip mall to learn self-defense. You learn just enough to get yourself killed. In this case metaphorically.
Important thing to note: Paul plays the duel lead guitar part on And Your Bird Can Sing and John plays lead on Get Back. Of course, they all play the triple solo on The End. George was definitely the best of the three, but they could all shred on guitar!
@@jessicacosiguitar George Harrison taught John Lennon how to play the guitar. First time George Harrison met John Lennon he had a guitar with only four strings on it. George said to john, "what are you doing?"John's guitar didn't even have six strings. John Lennon would come a long way with George Harrison's help. I'm pretty sure Paul McCartney's guitar playing evolved from George Harrison as well. And yes, they were all great guitarists, but George Harrison was still a cut above them.
@@jessicacosiguitar Yes I have heard that as well. All three Beatles would become accomplished guitar players, but it was George Harrison who was actually the accomplished one first. As good as John Lennon and Paul McCartney were on guitar, they still were not nearly as polished and technical as George Harrison. I remember an interview where John Lennon was saying that Eric Clapton says I can play the guitar, LOL. John Lennon was also quoted as saying if you give him a guitar he can get something out of it, which he did. He was also quoted as saying he was nowhere near the level of George Harrison but he could get something out of playing a guitar. John Lennon had become a very good rhythm guitar player with the Beatles, but he eventually evolved into a good lead guitar player as well. I Want You, Get Back, showcase John Lennon's ability to play lead guitar.
Being a boomer and a Beatles longtime fan, I've heard these guitar solos maybe a million times and have taken them for granted, but seeing how you have to play the guitar to get these sounds I am amazed and could only utter "genius"! Thank you.
George was not a off-the-cuff soloist. He admitted as much many times. However, he really worked things out and eventually came up with the perfect part for the song and you can hear this in the Anthology cds. His guitar work on "Tomorrow Never Knows" is a great example. We heard his solo backwards on the finished work, but he wrote it out to be played backward and sound good, not just a jumble of notes like so many after The Beatles who didn't realize what they were hearing. This is musical genius.
George might not have looked or acted like a shredding guitar god (Jimmy Page; Eddie Van Halen) but his guiatr work is so melodic and beautiful (Something; The End) you don't get that too often from hard rockers or metal, even if Harrison proved he can be just as gritty, dirty and blues oriented in his guitar playing like his buddy from Cream
Just one of the things that sets "Beatle Music"apart from other genre's.....It is just so diverse and eclectic, it literally defies description.......Helter Skelter, Octopus's Garden, Elinore Rigby, I am the Walrus........The Beatles will always rule....There will never be another.....
While one can always note Eddie Van Halen's shredding, I always thought that he went outside the song with it rather than staying within the song and supporting it. It was like showing off. I did not get same feeling with George's work. It is kinda like a drum solo that is not suppose to be there.
Let's see John Lennon played lead guitar on the song Get back. Paul McCartney and George Harrison both played lead guitar on And Your Bird Can Sing, on the song The End all three play lead guitar, but it's George Harrison's lead guitar right at the end of this song that makes it something special. And every other song featured here has George Harrison on lead guitar. A big shout out to this guy here playing these great guitar riffs and leads. He nailed every one of them.
I will always love George Harrison. He is unquestionably my favorite guitarist, his melodies and cord progressions were brilliant. Lennon and McCartney appreciated George for that, too bad they didn't appreciate the fact that he had became an excellent songwriter too.
Viewing the Get Back documentary, you can see Paul's really interested when George asked him if he wanted to hear his new song (I me mine) . A little bit later, we saw John Lennon mocking his song and George being a bit frustrated to say the least.
@@sylvainguillemettte2800 Yes, I believe John Lennon was quoted as saying that I Me Mine sounded like a waltz. I never made that connection. I think John Lennon was purely jealous. The song features great guitar work by Harrison and a great organ by Billy Preston. Harrison had brought Billy Preston to the Let It Be sessions.
I'm a Beatles nut and I am just SO impressed with how well you managed to get the ***exact*** phrasing and nuance in each solo. Came in expecting just another meh Beatles countdown video from the suggested sidebar and you absolutely blew me away. You've certainly got a well-deserved sub from me.
The more I hear other musicians 'analysing' the music of the Beatles, the more impressed I become with the sheer creative brilliance of those guys - and I'm old enough to remember Life Before the Fab Four.
Me and two friends made a list of our top ten Beatle songs to see where we were in terms of our appreciation and surprisingly, they were ALL different. That’s how good they were....... Beatles for ever. !!
@@AzBboy its so good. and you know its so good when it just flows into the song so subtle no need to say "HEY IM A SOLO" . that's the greatness of these solos, they don't need to shout out "HEY ARE ARRIVED" they are just part of the composition with a wonderful and meaningful balance.
Love that solo! Too bad George didn't get more opportunities in that style - but they were shooting for being a rock n roll band, not a broadway musicals band.
George was an amazing guitarist. He really knew how to make a solo pop, and when to shift to a different key. Dude was great, I know 99% of us in the comments including me can’t play like him
This was wonderful. It reminded me of how tasteful the Beatles were. Nothing superficial or superfluous, nothing overly flashy. Every solo suited the song perfectly.
George was one of the first guitarists I really looked up to when I was younger and he’s still one of my biggest guitar heroes, he definitely had such a unique style and his playing always fit the song
George Lopez that’s Eric Clapton. I understand entirely that it is a Beatles song but it’s common knowledge that none of the Beatles played those solos
@@joseantoniorodilla1118 Overlooked? My girlfriend was all over me after hearing the Stinging Album version when we were in HS. I was all over me too! Lol!
-i think single-version has much more tasteful solo than album-version.Song is so elegant and philosophical that rough and raw album solo fit not so good in it.
that's a cool one to bring up. I have no idea who's playing what. There are 3 solos. We know John plays the first one. then there are 2 super -imposed solos and I have no clue if George plays both John plays both or if they both play or which guy plays which guitar. Every book I've read says something different and now the new white album says something different. I know someone here will try to tell us, but no one knows this answer and both players are gone so we will never know
@@victorarena23 Hola Victor. Por lo que sé, es Eric Clapton quien hace los solos después de John Lennon en Yer Blues. Tal como el solo de While my guitar gently weeps 🤘😎👍😁 Hi Victor. As far as I know, it's Eric Clapton on the solos after Lennon first guitar solo in Yer Blues; as the main solo in While my guitar gently weeps...
@@TheMiguellopez75 incorrect. Eric Clapton only played on WMGGW. That is the only time he played on a beatles record. He played a few times live with John in which he played on this song, but never with the beatles on Yer Blues
I think that "And Your Bird Can Sing" is guitar-wise, the best song The Beatles ever did! George wrote the harmony guitar licks and taught them to Paul, ( much like Don Felder taught Joe Walsh to play the guitar duel at the end of "Hotel California".) As a guitarist myself, I was, and still am, in awe of George's subtle, yet effective style. Very understated.
These are as well-played as I’ve heard anywhere. The brilliance here specifically isn’t hitting the right notes, it is expressing the feel. Very difficult and very awesome! Thanks for the treat.
I'm glad you included the very last electric guitar notes of "Abby Road." I'm not sure why but I've always loved them and feel they are very beautiful. That's how a great guitarist plays even the simplest sequence.
It’s been two years since I’ve heard your masterful recreation of these solos. Still, after listening to dozens of other players’ attempts I’ve still not heard anything better. So awesome. Thanks!
Thanx for the The End solos. It is so seamless and intuitive on the album that it was a revelation to me when, years ago, I found out it was all three, and played live.
They were all great guitar players in their own right, however George brought a lot more to the table. He was an absolute master of the slide guitar. He played it in standard tuning which is unheard of. He truly was a master of his craft and is sorely missed
I think the I Dig a Pony lead is absolutely amazing and without doubt is my favorite Beatles guitar lead. It proves you don't have to play loud, distorted, aggressive, and fast to be bad ass, so much passion and feel in that lead its insane - and this is coming from a huge Page/Hendrix fan
"And Your Bird Can Sing" - George Harrison and Paul McCartney "Get Back" - John Lennon "Can't Buy Me Love" - Paul McCartney "The End" - Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon (in this order) The others are pure George style.
Probably because George is the lead guitarist, and everyone thinks he plays all the lead guitar parts. I too thought it was George playing lead on " _Get Back_ " until I seen the " *LET IT BE* " movie back in 1970. John was a good guitarist! 🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂🚶 🎸
@@garychambers5850 George said once that people usually told him how great some of his Beatles solos were. He used to reply that he didn't play that solo. As far as I can remember, the example he gave was 'Taxman', in which the guitar solo was played by Paul.
I've been playing for about 2 years now and always loved The Beatles. But only recently have I taken such an interest in learning some of their songs. Now I'm absolutely hooked on them. It's amazing at how well written all their music is. I never realized how good they really were until now.
Not the most virtuoso guitarist in the world, however I always get the sense every note was thought about and felt it was actually composed and masterfully. It's relatively easy to learn a few fast licks and repeat them time and time again - harder to come up with something new time and time again but that is the strength of the Beatles in general. They were endlessly creative and never allowed themselves to become clichéd.
Everyone should own 'Beatles - The Complete Scores'. Great insight into their artistry, from guitar to bass to drums. They always each played together for the song; the whole. So many play for themselves; the solo, showing off.
You nailed the solos. Great video! Something that I always appreciated about George's guitar playing, which was also true for Paul's and John's soloing (John created and played the solo for "Get Back" because George had quit the band in January 1969) was the precision of their string bending. George once stressed the importance of getting the accurate pitch when bending strings (I hear many guitarists, including big names, fail miserably at that). You did a fine job in that regard too.
Slightly easier nowadays with lighter gauge strings than was available at the time (Clapton famously used banjo strings for the top when he was in the Yardbirds), but don't take that as criticism - this is very well done indeed.
Yes, George's bending is very correct. especially in Abbey Road album. I love his accurate play in Something & Octopus's Garden. And I like John's play, too. His play is sloppy. and I recognize it is his individuality.
Wonderful your very good man, George was so under appreciated at the time of The Beatles even George Martin said he should of taken more notice of his songs but he was juggling John and Paul's egos all the time.
Because on the Let it Be single, it seemed that George was still searching for that missing riffs in 1969. But when Paul, Ringo & George returned in 1970 to complete the Let It Be album, George added a new heavy guitar sounds, and Ringo too gave a new busier drums and Paul's new bass lines...
When you’ve been hearing all these songs as part of the soundtrack of your life (my Mum has a recording of 3 year old me singing “yeah, yeah, yeah” - ‘She loves you’ of course, but I think ‘yeah’ was my full repertoire of lyrics - while driving in the car around ‘67), it becomes very easy to think of them as quite simple songs musically, cuz they’re so catchy & boppy, & the best songs are just 3 chords aren’t they? It’s not until we start to analyse them in some detail. Solid driving bass lines, powerful innovative drumming, complicated, difficult, but quite brilliant guitar parts, John’s ability as a rhythm player is second to none, & the 3 string players must’ve spent countless hours working these out. Plus they were performing incredibly melodic harmonies & backing vocals while executing their guitar work. & George was quietly inventing beautiful, sometimes ethereal lead lines, producing near miracles with the tech available in the early 60’s, & laying the path which artists like Clapton, Page, Beck & Hendrix would follow. And all this was wrought by kids in their 20s using just 4 instruments & some piano. As the 60’s went on they’d gain access to incredible new instruments, effects, techniques, recording & engineering kit, & the best technicians who could use the new equipment to add sonic textures & layers undreamed of in 1962. I’m loving videos like this one which showcase the complexity & brilliance of the music we’re so used to, & make us want to dust off the 33 1/3… actually no, listen to your MP3s & FLAC’s, the vinyl scratches too easily. Give ‘em to a museum unless you have the serious audiophile kit to do it justice
Bravo! I played in a Beatles cover band and did all those solos. With a few changes to position on the neck, I played them just like you did. By the way, isn't it wonderful how the Beatles gave us such a wealth of solos to have fun with on stage? I feel GREAT every thim I play these solos. There's something about them - the variety, development, and mixing of rock and pop that just makes you feel good hearing them. Good job! I almost forgot. Because I was the only guitarist capable of soloing in the group, I played BOTH parts simultaneously of AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING.
Wonderful job. Thanks for this musical gift, Kenji. "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." Kind of a perfect thought as we all try to get through the pandemic together.
Can I say something? That was fabulous, spot-on, and inspiring, Kenji. You nailed it and I'm a huge Beatles fan from way back and it's nice to see the younger generation has an interest in one of the best all-time bands that have ever graced this earth. Keep on rocking!
Just found out your channel and let me tell you that you deserve way way more subscribers, the fidelity of your covers is exquisite. Saludos desde México
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0:03 I Saw her standing there
0:31 Something
1:09 And Your Bird Can Sing
1:34 Old Brown Shoe
1:58 Get Back
2:38 Till There Was You
2:59 Octopus's Garden
3:35 Can't Buy Me Love
3:56 Let It Be (Single version)
4:27 Let It Be (Album version)
5:02 The END
One after 909
You cant do that
george was a genius
Indeed he was.
Amazing Lead guitar, that's the reason John and Paul picked him for the band, and the fact that he knew songs and chords that neither Paul or John knew at the time.
@@MrBluesboy21 George to me was a harmonist. He did wonderful things.
Then John Lennon must be a god along with the other 3 beatles
Kjell my favorite member of the band
I sometimes think George Harrison is one of the most underrated guitar players of all time. He broke so much new ground, was so melodic in his approach, with incredible sensitivity, feel, phrasing and understated execution. He came up with so much originality at such a very young age. Paul McCartney talks about this.
When you have lived in jimmi hendrix, eric clapton, or Jimmi page's era its understable
@@tomgat6314 If these people could read they'd be very upset
I do not consider the Beatles my favorite band, I do not consider George my favorite guitar player - BUT The Beatles did nearly everything before anybody else. George was only 28 when the Beatles broke up. He wasn't even 30 after what the Beatles accomplished. They were so game changing, so influential, so important. Their songs were so great, so ground breaking. It's hard to believe one band, four people, accomplished what they did.
George is an underrated Guitar Player AND and underrated Songwriter AND an underrated Singer. To me, George Harrison wrote easily the best 2 songs on Abbey Road. Watch George play with Paul Simon on their SNL appearance - you don't even miss Art Garfunkel, George harmonizes so well.
@@tomgat6314 Different styles but George deserves to be placed at that level too.
Also he was a fantastic song writer. IMHO the best songs ofThe Beatles are George's.
Something, Here comes the Sun, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, The Inner Light...
As I said, my opinion.
It's more that he was no where near as flamboyant as his peers. He wasn't even as flamboyant as John and Paul. He played some beautiful stuff and accentted every song, especially the solos. Exactly what's was needed and not a note more. Always a perfect choice of notes. His Beatle work, as a lot of you guys know was not let it rip. I will go on record and say he was the best slide player and that include almon and Beck. Slide is all about pitch. Listen to and even watch given the chance of his solo work start with a few songs from Lennon's Imagine album and badfingers Day After Day. Have a listen to and watch the live version of Cheer Down and Cloud Nine. An amazing solo on This is Love. Have a listen to his final album, Brainwashed...
Give me plenty of that guitar.
Octopus's Garden is on of the most underrated songs in the world
Thanks for your comment. yes, I think so, too.
What a brilliant guitar work
I’m glad it made the Blue Album 😊
@@ClassicKrusty What do you mean? I'm pretty sure its from Abbey Road, and isn't the blue album a weezer album?
because Octopus's Garden took place Underwater
After George died, Les Paul said there are millions of guitarists in the world; few have anything to say. "George had something to say." EXACTLY.
George had *Something* to say
George played with emotion and dedication and you hear it
@@SoftTangerineDreams George was frustrated
@@stevescontriano860 Steve, you bloody nerd, fool. Go to John Williams playing anything on classical guitar - way beyond Tina S (and I've been her fan longer than you, certainly). It's in rock and pop (less so in classical but you won't "get it,") having something to say. As Les Paul said, "George had something to say." Harrison's solos are so memorable the general public can whistle them. Dude, you're like the kid that goes to an American strip mall to learn self-defense. You learn just enough to get yourself killed. In this case metaphorically.
@@Allan-et5ig why you gotta do the man like that tho?? Somebody call an ambulance
That Let it be solo is simply magic.
Important thing to note: Paul plays the duel lead guitar part on And Your Bird Can Sing and John plays lead on Get Back. Of course, they all play the triple solo on The End. George was definitely the best of the three, but they could all shred on guitar!
Yes they are all amazing!
@@jessicacosiguitar
George Harrison taught John Lennon how to play the guitar. First time George Harrison met John Lennon he had a guitar with only four strings on it. George said to john, "what are you doing?"John's guitar didn't even have six strings. John Lennon would come a long way with George Harrison's help. I'm pretty sure Paul McCartney's guitar playing evolved from George Harrison as well. And yes, they were all great guitarists, but George Harrison was still a cut above them.
@@randycoursey7230 Yes, I know that story, if I'm not mistaken, the first chords he learned were those on the banjo!
@@jessicacosiguitar
Yes I have heard that as well. All three Beatles would become accomplished guitar players, but it was George Harrison who was actually the accomplished one first. As good as John Lennon and Paul McCartney were on guitar, they still were not nearly as polished and technical as George Harrison. I remember an interview where John Lennon was saying that Eric Clapton says I can play the guitar, LOL. John Lennon was also quoted as saying if you give him a guitar he can get something out of it, which he did. He was also quoted as saying he was nowhere near the level of George Harrison but he could get something out of playing a guitar. John Lennon had become a very good rhythm guitar player with the Beatles, but he eventually evolved into a good lead guitar player as well. I Want You, Get Back, showcase John Lennon's ability to play lead guitar.
@@randycoursey7230 It was Paul that taught John how to play and tune his guitar. When they met, John was playing banjo chords and Paul helped him
George Harrison as a guitarist is criminally underrated. In my books a total legend. Great playing!
So, why hasn't any arrests been made?
Another meaningless dopey "underrated" comment.
Next to Clapton, George is my fav guitarist of all time
He was just a twenty-something as he created the great Beatles' sound. One after another, immortal sounds.
The solo for "Till There Was You" is stellar.
Absolutely :)
Was thinking that! The Beatles early music is so underrated! Till there was you and all my loving are some of my faves!
Agree... One of my all time fave solos
Yeah, definitely some of George’s more jazzy playing
Is sad, completely sad, it's my favourite ❤️
Being a boomer and a Beatles longtime fan, I've heard these guitar solos maybe a million times and have taken them for granted, but seeing how you have to play the guitar to get these sounds I am amazed and could only utter "genius"! Thank you.
Thank you for watching and your heart warming comments!
George was not a off-the-cuff soloist. He admitted as much many times. However, he really worked things out and eventually came up with the perfect part for the song and you can hear this in the Anthology cds. His guitar work on "Tomorrow Never Knows" is a great example. We heard his solo backwards on the finished work, but he wrote it out to be played backward and sound good, not just a jumble of notes like so many after The Beatles who didn't realize what they were hearing. This is musical genius.
I didn't know that about Tomorrow Never Knows. Freaking amazing.
It was actually Paul who played the solo on tomorrow never knows, but what you said about George is true for I’m only Sleeping
@@nickdalwoodmusic According to Revoluton In The Head, the guitar solo is the solo from Taxman played backwards. Said solo was played by Paul.
@@sweedlepipe Yeah I’ve heard that theory, but I don’t think it’s true. The notes don’t line up.
1. The End (Paul, George, John)
2. Something (George)
3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Clapton)
4. Taxman (Paul)
5. Let It Be (George)
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But the ghost solo made John...;)
Let it be (Paul McCartney John lennon)
@@eduardoespinosa3319 let it be solo was George !!!! You really don't know about it !
Eduardo Espinosa He’s talking about who played the solo (George), not who wrote it (Paul, although credited to John & Paul).
Paul didn't do the taxman solo, even though he claimed he did
George’s solos were so melodic !!
A perfect fit for every song
He didn’t need to be flashy
George might not have looked or acted like a shredding guitar god (Jimmy Page; Eddie Van Halen) but his guiatr work is so melodic and beautiful (Something; The End) you don't get that too often from hard rockers or metal, even if Harrison proved he can be just as gritty, dirty and blues oriented in his guitar playing like his buddy from Cream
Just one of the things that sets "Beatle Music"apart from other genre's.....It is just so diverse and eclectic, it literally defies description.......Helter Skelter, Octopus's Garden, Elinore Rigby, I am the Walrus........The Beatles will always rule....There will never be another.....
Yeah, he really focused on phrasing. That’s why him and Gil our are my favorite guitarists!
While one can always note Eddie Van Halen's shredding, I always thought that he went outside the song with it rather than staying within the song and supporting it. It was like showing off. I did not get same feeling with George's work. It is kinda like a drum solo that is not suppose to be there.
Definitely agree with you sir.
Let's see John Lennon played lead guitar on the song Get back. Paul McCartney and George Harrison both played lead guitar on And Your Bird Can Sing, on the song The End all three play lead guitar, but it's George Harrison's lead guitar right at the end of this song that makes it something special. And every other song featured here has George Harrison on lead guitar. A big shout out to this guy here playing these great guitar riffs and leads. He nailed every one of them.
I will always love George Harrison. He is unquestionably my favorite guitarist, his melodies and cord progressions were brilliant. Lennon and McCartney appreciated George for that, too bad they didn't appreciate the fact that he had became an excellent songwriter too.
Viewing the Get Back documentary, you can see Paul's really interested when George asked him if he wanted to hear his new song (I me mine) . A little bit later, we saw John Lennon mocking his song and George being a bit frustrated to say the least.
@@sylvainguillemettte2800
Yes, I believe John Lennon was quoted as saying that I Me Mine sounded like a waltz. I never made that connection. I think John Lennon was purely jealous. The song features great guitar work by Harrison and a great organ by Billy Preston. Harrison had brought Billy Preston to the Let It Be sessions.
George was an excellent rockabilly soloist.
He could play the shit out of that Chet Atkins style (and that ain't as easy as one might think.)
I'm a Beatles nut and I am just SO impressed with how well you managed to get the ***exact*** phrasing and nuance in each solo. Came in expecting just another meh Beatles countdown video from the suggested sidebar and you absolutely blew me away. You've certainly got a well-deserved sub from me.
Each solo seems to process the phrasing and is a near clone to the original. Tastefully done and shows real respect to the Beatles
The bends during the Something solo are some of the best out there.
Thank you for your wonderful comment. I think it is a point to bend correctly.
Yeah he's fire
Great video and you're a great guitar player too !
All of George's solo guitar performance during the Beatles' era until he died are above excellent!
Thank you, Kenji :)
The more I hear other musicians 'analysing' the music of the Beatles, the more impressed I become with the sheer creative brilliance of those guys - and I'm old enough to remember Life Before the Fab Four.
Having Beatles TOP 10 list should be illegal, 10 just won't do it.
There’s your ten likes my friend
Me and two friends made a list of our top ten Beatle songs to see where we were in terms of our appreciation and surprisingly, they were ALL different. That’s how good they were.......
Beatles for ever. !!
George's last words were "Love someone." Class act till end!!!!!!!!!!!
Big props for including Til there was You
Best one imo.
@@AzBboy its so good. and you know its so good when it just flows into the song so subtle no need to say "HEY IM A SOLO" . that's the greatness of these solos, they don't need to shout out "HEY ARE ARRIVED" they are just part of the composition with a wonderful and meaningful balance.
Fax
Love that solo! Too bad George didn't get more opportunities in that style - but they were shooting for being a rock n roll band, not a broadway musicals band.
@@franciscosar819 That's part of their charm! Tastefull and discrete. As you wrote, ..."wonderful and meaningful balance"
George was an amazing guitarist. He really knew how to make a solo pop, and when to shift to a different key. Dude was great, I know 99% of us in the comments including me can’t play like him
This was wonderful. It reminded me of how tasteful the Beatles were. Nothing superficial or superfluous, nothing overly flashy. Every solo suited the song perfectly.
Those online guitar “experts” who knock Harrison should give the solo to “Old Brown Shoe” a whirl. It’s hard as hell.
Which ones knock him?
Builderphill People who think the only way to be a great guitarist is to shred like Jon Petrucci (no disrespect to him, he’s also amazing!)
George's phrasing is beautiful, and his bends are perfect.
it may be his most difficult solo to play
And this Kenji guy nails it!
George is undoubtedly an innovative guitarist in all areas.
George was one of the first guitarists I really looked up to when I was younger and he’s still one of my biggest guitar heroes, he definitely had such a unique style and his playing always fit the song
Now for the next 100 plus!
The let it be album
version is my favorite one.
It really expresses what
the song is all about.
You missed:
1.I want you (shes so heavy)
2.taxman
3 good morning good morning
4.Tommorow never knows
Psychedelic Cat while my guitar gently weeps
George Lopez that’s Eric Clapton. I understand entirely that it is a Beatles song but it’s common knowledge that none of the Beatles played those solos
Psychedelic Cat how to spot a revolver fan
@@dominicritchie2197 ;) aha
I Want You solo is so great, I love to play it, also the bass and the riff
The Let it Be solo (especially the album version) is really underrated, j think bc the song itself is so great, that the solo gets overlooked.
Overlooked? At all, look others' remarks here about George's meaningful phrasing and balance. It's epic to me!
@@joseantoniorodilla1118
Overlooked? My girlfriend was all over me after hearing the Stinging Album version when we were in HS. I was all over me too! Lol!
Jose Antonio Rodilla I didn’t say it wasn’t great. I just said overlooked.
not by me. It blew my head off when I was 10, and it is, imo, the best version of Let It Be that they've released.
-i think single-version has much more tasteful solo than album-version.Song is so elegant and philosophical that rough and raw album solo fit not so good in it.
Yer Blues is def one of their best guitar solos, it's so unusual and memorable
that's a cool one to bring up. I have no idea who's playing what. There are 3 solos. We know John plays the first one. then there are 2 super -imposed solos and I have no clue if George plays both John plays both or if they both play or which guy plays which guitar. Every book I've read says something different and now the new white album says something different. I know someone here will try to tell us, but no one knows this answer and both players are gone so we will never know
@@victorarena23 Hola Victor. Por lo que sé, es Eric Clapton quien hace los solos después de John Lennon en Yer Blues. Tal como el solo de While my guitar gently weeps 🤘😎👍😁
Hi Victor. As far as I know, it's Eric Clapton on the solos after Lennon first guitar solo in Yer Blues; as the main solo in While my guitar gently weeps...
@@TheMiguellopez75 incorrect. Eric Clapton only played on WMGGW. That is the only time he played on a beatles record. He played a few times live with John in which he played on this song, but never with the beatles on Yer Blues
@@victorarena23 i think what he mean is when Clapton played it with Lennon as The Dirty Mac in The Rolling Stones Rock n Roll Circus
Excellent video, well played, thank you. George's solo on the end of The End is pure genius.
You do realize John Paul and George traded off on that solo?
@@charleshawtrey5636 pretty sure he means the melodic riff played at the end of the song which was played by George (starting at 6:01 on this video)
The Album Let it Be solo is the best one.
Amazing how you get the exact tones.
Thanks for your comment about my tones. It was hard to simulate their old axes.
@@KenjiMorita How did you do so on I saw her standing there?
Not quite. Octopus's Garden was played by George on his Tele..
@@c.t.martin3915 I sticked to simulate that's characteristic reverb.
..right, it's only 6 decade old technology..
They're Talent was unbelievable. (And this guy is good too.) The Beatles will live forever.
I think that "And Your Bird Can Sing" is guitar-wise, the best song The Beatles ever did! George wrote the harmony guitar licks and taught them to Paul, ( much like Don Felder taught Joe Walsh to play the guitar duel at the end of "Hotel California".) As a guitarist myself, I was, and still am, in awe of George's subtle, yet effective style. Very understated.
I think that's one of the coolest guitar of the beatles. I can't believe John disliked this song.
Agree.
素晴らしいのはもちろんですが音色の整合性。こだわりに愛の強さが伝わります♪日本人ビートルズファンの誇り！！
Flawless rendition. You even did the two versions of Let it be and the guitar three-part "duel"from the Abbey Rd medley. Awesome!
The album version solo of Let It Be is so superior to the single version.
I’ve always felt the opposite, the album version is better in technicality but I like the sound of the single version one better
I like the single version of Let It Be better but the album's solo is better in my opinion
The album version is much more Rock 'n Roll
@@karlosdaniel6537 true
Completely agreed
These are as well-played as I’ve heard anywhere. The brilliance here specifically isn’t hitting the right notes, it is expressing the feel. Very difficult and very awesome! Thanks for the treat.
Thank you for your wonderful comment.
I'm glad you included the very last electric guitar notes of "Abby Road." I'm not sure why but I've always loved them and feel they are very beautiful. That's how a great guitarist plays even the simplest sequence.
ビートルズ歴５７年!
どのフレイズも、頭の中に確りインプットされています ❣
再現力が素晴らしい ❣
何の違和感なく聴けます、Thank you, Kenji ❣
ありがとうございます！
It’s been two years since I’ve heard your masterful recreation of these solos. Still, after listening to dozens of other players’ attempts I’ve still not heard anything better. So awesome. Thanks!
Wow. You absolutely NAILED every single song. I am a big Beatles fan, and I'm blown away. You could be in The Beatles.
As a guitarist, I'm always amazed at how very simple their guitar solos are, technically. But they're in the pocket, and fun to hear.
ジョージは本当に最高です。ジョージ独特の良さがあります。Let it be では、やはりアルバム・ヴァージョンが最高です。
And Your Bird Can Sing at 1:10 , 55 years and I still love that intro!
well done...I'm glad you put the two versions of Let It Be in there.
Thanx for the The End solos. It is so seamless and intuitive on the album that it was a revelation to me when, years ago, I found out it was all three, and played live.
The guitar leads/riffs of the beatles is minimalism at its most perfect.
All the right notes in the right place, and no extra notes.
I think it was Clapton who said: "it's the notes you don't play that make the lead"...i.e. Good taste....
They were all great guitar players in their own right, however George brought a lot more to the table. He was an absolute master of the slide guitar. He played it in standard tuning which is unheard of. He truly was a master of his craft and is sorely missed
I think the I Dig a Pony lead is absolutely amazing and without doubt is my favorite Beatles guitar lead. It proves you don't have to play loud, distorted, aggressive, and fast to be bad ass, so much passion and feel in that lead its insane - and this is coming from a huge Page/Hendrix fan
Let it be solo covers never fails to give me shivers down my spine
Best covers of these solos I've ever heard. And I've been listening to players cover these songs since I was a child in the 70's.
It's George's birthday today, his influence on the world was greater any modern musician could dream of. Rest in peace George
Listening to this on Georges' birthday was a real treat, thank you.
"And Your Bird Can Sing" - George Harrison and Paul McCartney
"Get Back" - John Lennon
"Can't Buy Me Love" - Paul McCartney
"The End" - Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon (in this order)
The others are pure George style.
@@michaelcolarossi4326 there are two solos in "Can't Buy Me Love". One of them are Paul, but the main solo is George.
Can't buy me love is George, both guitars. It's not questioned. Actually Paul didn't play any lead guitar until the help album
サムシング.オクトパス・ガーデン.The Endはマジで素晴らしいですね！特にThe Endの最後の展開は最高です。素晴らしい動画 ありがとうございます😊
ありがとうございます。The endの展開は本当にドラマティックですよね。
凄いす！
フレーズだけじゃなくトーンまでそっくりに再現してくれましたね！
子供の頃から、どうしてもわからなかった弾き方分かりました！
ありがとうございます👍👍
It’s “Something” for me ... the phrasing & melody of the solo is superb.
can we just take a moment and appreciate this mans guitar
ギターでこんなに、感動したの初めてです！！！
George is a legend if you asked me if you hear it firstime you wont forget it in ur head,the hook is always there in every single lead he played
I forgot to add...this guitarist' performance is a wonderful and accomplished tribute to George and the band.
You really have very cool guitars
John never gets credit for his solo on Get Back.
He has better solos
Probably because George is the lead guitarist, and everyone thinks he plays all the lead guitar parts. I too thought it was George playing
lead on " _Get Back_ " until I seen the " *LET IT BE* " movie back in 1970. John was a good guitarist! 🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂🚶 🎸
@@garychambers5850 George said once that people usually told him how great some of his Beatles solos were. He used to reply that he didn't play that solo. As far as I can remember, the example he gave was 'Taxman', in which the guitar solo was played by Paul.
@@rikkousa helter shelter lol
@@mr__campoos yes, I think Paul also played a "fuzz bass" lead on THINK FOR YOURSELF. Thx!
とても魅力的に聞こえました。トーンもイントネーションも、それにニュアンスが絶妙で、もっと聞かせて欲しいなあ。
I've been playing for about 2 years now and always loved The Beatles. But only recently have I taken such an interest in learning some of their songs. Now I'm absolutely hooked on them. It's amazing at how well written all their music is. I never realized how good they really were until now.
Good job. Lots of great memories for those of us who were around when these "evergreen" tunes were first released.
素敵な演奏をありがとうございます。12弦のリッケンバッカーのパートを2台のギターで表現された所はアイデアものでした。高校生の頃この動画を見ていたら今でもギターがひけていたかな。
Si
The Beatles are my 2 favourite band and I know almost most of their song, you got them exactly right
Great job on the album version of Let It Be! That lead always struck me .
Not the most virtuoso guitarist in the world, however I always get the sense every note was thought about and felt it was actually composed and masterfully. It's relatively easy to learn a few fast licks and repeat them time and time again - harder to come up with something new time and time again but that is the strength of the Beatles in general. They were endlessly creative and never allowed themselves to become clichéd.
Everyone should own 'Beatles - The Complete Scores'. Great insight into their artistry, from guitar to bass to drums. They always each played together for the song; the whole. So many play for themselves; the solo, showing off.
I’m in awe of Morita’s skill.
You nailed the solos. Great video! Something that I always appreciated about George's guitar playing, which was also true for Paul's and John's soloing (John created and played the solo for "Get Back" because George had quit the band in January 1969) was the precision of their string bending. George once stressed the importance of getting the accurate pitch when bending strings (I hear many guitarists, including big names, fail miserably at that). You did a fine job in that regard too.
Slightly easier nowadays with lighter gauge strings than was available at the time (Clapton famously used banjo strings for the top when he was in the Yardbirds), but don't take that as criticism - this is very well done indeed.
Yes, George's bending is very correct. especially in Abbey Road album. I love his accurate play in Something & Octopus's Garden. And I like John's play, too. His play is sloppy. and I recognize it is his individuality.
Wonderful your very good man, George was so under appreciated at the time of The Beatles even George Martin said he should of taken more notice of his songs but he was juggling John and Paul's egos all the time.
サムシングは、しってましたが、
ギターソロは初めて聞きました！
そして、今まで聞いていたサムシングより？
いろいろな思い？があふれだし、
涙が出てきました・・・・
Great job! You choose the right guitars for each sound. Tone quality is what makes these songs so awesome and you nailed the tones.
My favourite Beatle song is The End and you honored it....
Thank you. May all the world watch your video.
Nicely played Kenji! The solo on the album version of Let It Be is the better of the two.....in my humble opinion. I simply prefer a "heavier" sound.
Thanks for commenting. I like album version, too. I think this tone is peculiar than other songs.
Bob Sudsy same to be honest. I prefer the album version.
nah
Because on the Let it Be single, it seemed that George was still searching for that missing riffs in 1969. But when Paul, Ringo & George returned in 1970 to complete the Let It Be album, George added a new heavy guitar sounds, and Ringo too gave a new busier drums and Paul's new bass lines...
I actually like one on the Anthology album that I think is the same in the Let It Be clip. Like George’s solos of this period it is so melodic
When you’ve been hearing all these songs as part of the soundtrack of your life (my Mum has a recording of 3 year old me singing “yeah, yeah, yeah” - ‘She loves you’ of course, but I think ‘yeah’ was my full repertoire of lyrics - while driving in the car around ‘67), it becomes very easy to think of them as quite simple songs musically, cuz they’re so catchy & boppy, & the best songs are just 3 chords aren’t they?
It’s not until we start to analyse them in some detail. Solid driving bass lines, powerful innovative drumming, complicated, difficult, but quite brilliant guitar parts, John’s ability as a rhythm player is second to none, & the 3 string players must’ve spent countless hours working these out. Plus they were performing incredibly melodic harmonies & backing vocals while executing their guitar work. & George was quietly inventing beautiful, sometimes ethereal lead lines, producing near miracles with the tech available in the early 60’s, & laying the path which artists like Clapton, Page, Beck & Hendrix would follow. And all this was wrought by kids in their 20s using just 4 instruments & some piano. As the 60’s went on they’d gain access to incredible new instruments, effects, techniques, recording & engineering kit, & the best technicians who could use the new equipment to add sonic textures & layers undreamed of in 1962.
I’m loving videos like this one which showcase the complexity & brilliance of the music we’re so used to, & make us want to dust off the 33 1/3… actually no, listen to your MP3s & FLAC’s, the vinyl scratches too easily. Give ‘em to a museum unless you have the serious audiophile kit to do it justice
Thanks for including "Old Brown Shoe". Wonderful!
Bravo!
I played in a Beatles cover band and did all those solos. With a few changes to position on the neck, I played them just like you did.
By the way, isn't it wonderful how the Beatles gave us such a wealth of solos to have fun with on stage? I feel GREAT every thim I play these solos. There's something about them - the variety, development, and mixing of rock and pop that just makes you feel good hearing them.
Good job!
I almost forgot. Because I was the only guitarist capable of soloing in the group, I played BOTH parts simultaneously of AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING.
Wow, that was incredible. The Beatles were amazing at melody.
And I love her is such a great solo; it’s simple delicate and really completes the song
I was on a beatles cover band, would’ve learned from this video so much a couple years ago, SO FREAKING GOOD!
We were so gifted to have the Beatles producing so many memorable songs and classic riffs.
"The End" gave me chills. Great job.
I love the solo for "And your bird can sing" awesome
Wonderful job. Thanks for this musical gift, Kenji. "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." Kind of a perfect thought as we all try to get through the pandemic together.
森田さん、すごい！！！
素晴らしい演奏です、おめでとうございます！
感激しました。
ペルーからよろしく。
George's solo on "Let It Be" on the 1970 album LET IT BE was and still is the greatest and the most touching guitar riffs ever..
Saw an interview where george said he never practiced. He would just pick up the guitar for sessions.
A natural.
Can I say something? That was fabulous, spot-on, and inspiring, Kenji. You nailed it and I'm a huge Beatles fan from way back and it's nice to see the younger generation has an interest in one of the best all-time bands that have ever graced this earth. Keep on rocking!
Free As A Bird
For the sad sounding, *massive* career finish.
"Real Love" was the last Beatles song recorded.
The second solo of let it be Is most interesting for me. Have more soul.
Just found out your channel and let me tell you that you deserve way way more subscribers, the fidelity of your covers is exquisite. Saludos desde México
I love the inclusion of Old Brown Shoe! That is one of the most underrated songs by the Beatles