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It is a great song but was probably written by Lennon/McCartney together (as many early Beatles songs were), though likely to have been Lennon’s original idea as he sang lead. It was written for A Hard Day’s Night and the story goes that they were confined to a room in a Paris Hotel with a piano and told to get on with it by Brian Epstein. If I fell was one of the songs that came out of this.

I like “Girl.”

I have always loved If I Fell, but I had never heard of it dressed up as what could pass as a Jazz Standard. An amazing revelation from someone understands how music works and enlightens us all with a new appreciation of what outstanding songwriters and performers these four lads were. Thank you! A wonderful treat!

Very nice, and a top-drawer Lennon-McCartney classic indeed. I hoped you were going to explore the beautiful key change in the bridge, which i think is one of the glories of this song. As a matter of interest, John told David Sheff that Paul came up with the middle eight. Actually he said "Paul gave me the middle-eight on the F" which confused me at first, as it comes in with the C, not F. But then I discovered the song was originally written on piano in the George V Hotel, Paris, when they were doing the Olympia Theatre concerts, so given their fairly rudimentary piano skills ion 1964 it would fit if it was started in G, which i think would indeed put the bridge chord into an F. It's also possible that John just misremembered, but i think this explanation makes sense. What do you think?

Before "If I Fell" (in the movie and album, ""A Hard Day's Night") there was this masterpiece that John recorded on the Mar. 1963 "Please Please Me" album: "Ask Me Why." HERE: th-cam.com/video/2ttGjtfQ7EA/w-d-xo.html Both "If I Fell" and "Ask Me Why" show John at the top of his singing and emotional connection with the audience, unlike anyone else I've ever heard! Same for Karen Carpenter for the female singers.

Great musical analysis. The Beatles, bless them, just did not have the blues in their English blood. They were dance hall, 'trad jazz', samba and skiffle. Add that with one bona fide musical Titan (Paul) and a couple others who weren't too shabby either, and there you go, a band in the rarest of ethers.

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From the Beatles late period I would go for Cry Baby Cry, a fine song that rarely gets much mention.

There's A Place. An early Beatles song you dont hear so much about but is also a strong effort from John.

Yes! ‘ IF I fell’ My first guess. Some nasty chords in that key. 😮

Wonderful analysis. Enjoyed it thoroughly! Cheers.

very nice analysis.

This is one of the best of the Beatles’ songs

"If I fell" might not be my absolute favorite Beatles song, but whenever I sit down for a session on my acoustic, this song will eventually come out. Beautiful chord structure and melody, with lyrics that show a heart wanting to move on but fearing just more heartbreak. I think of this one as a beautifully devastating song and I felt that first at the age of seven.

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“I’ll Cry Instead” is another great early Lennon song. It’s so honest about the chip on his shoulder and the show he puts on to cover up the fears he had (and that we all have). It shows a vulnerability that wasn’t common then. Written when Lennon was 23.

Its considered one of their best love songs by every fan

Donavan taught Harrison the chord progression for "Something."

Brill. Thanks for this.

Well ................. there are seven notes in all......Major notes and of course Minor, Sharp Flat and adding a seventh etc ... but, to stretch a nice chord change melody into JAZZ .... just is reading into the perspective. I loved the Beatles - my early playing was largely based on their creative skills even when they were naive as composers ... still great, of course !

He stole it from James Taylor who played while seeing if APPLE would sign him.

That was great, thanks. Keep up the good work.

Paul actually said at the time it was one of his favourite songs knowing full well it was written by John. Couldn't have a better commendation. It's a classic.

Most overrated word on TH-cam is calling the biggest, best, most talented band in history underrated!!! Reminder, the integrity is in knowing music but being humble and grounded instead of those Nugents and others who tell you they are greater than they are like a certain former president!!

i absolutely love this one, i thought this was more known

I'm glad you like the song; but, it doesn't contain a single "strange chord progression." Very predictable chords and linear melody all the way through. Going to, and from, a major to a minor is an old songwriting trick. John used it in "I'll Be Back", Paul on I"ll Get You" and others. Strange chord progressions would be "I Am the Walrus" and "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite."

A favorite for sure, sounds great. Thank you.

Everyone raves about this song but it never grabbed me.

This was Lennon at his peak during the peak of Beatlemania, one of my all time personal favorites as well!!! I'll Be Back is another little masterpiece of songwriting from Lennon that never became a big favorite, but is still great, It's Only Love as well from around that era.

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Great take on a classic song

Great job covering a really complex song on such a simple instrument 🙂

That judgement is up to a given person. That's the thing about taste - it remains personal.

My favourite Beatles. Great piece Will 🙏

The Beatles were better than any band in history.

Totally agree - but I hate the song as a finished piece nevertheless. Just never hit the spot with me. Which only goes to show what a wonderful and mysterious thing music is - and I wouldn't have it any other way. Only two songs that Harrison sang on with The Beatles (off the top of my head) that I love: Here Comes the Sun, and I'm Happy Just to Dance With You (which McCartney hates). Tip: Don't like ANY music for any other reason other than YOU like it. If you don't follow this rule, then you're cheating and betraying yourself. Don't jump on any bandwagon just because all your friends have. Your ears are the _only_ ones that matter.

IF I FELL Definitely in Top 50 Beatles. Maybe Top 25. It's that good.

What an underrated little channel

A hard day’s night sung to Ringo 😊

It was the first love ballad John wrote

Thanks buddy. Keep up the good work!

The D9 chord beginning the bridge was amongst the most ingenious chord change in pop music history and for some odd reason you made NO mention of it at all--unless you have a part II of this video in the works

Underrated? I don't think so.

Their melodies and lyrics showed sophistication by the time they created the soundtrack for “A Hard Days Night.” Definitely by the creation of “Beatles For Sale.”

Agreed! Now I am reminded of the time I was at a late seventies (maybe early 80s) Beatlefest and the late great Buzzy Linhart performed a slooooow bluesy version of 'If I Fell,' that just blew me away and it was probably then that I learned that The Beatles music was so universal and flexible! Cheers!

Interesting analysis. Two observations: your guitar is (slightly) out of tune, and the transition between piano and guitar is somehow puzzling. You play well both, but you'd be more effective focusing on one of the two. Good work anyway!

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I’ve always thought No Reply is an underrated Lennon early song.