I love how all three of the guitarists' personalities shine thru on their solos... Paul ever the so tuneful and melodic; George's angelic spiritual sliding scales and John's distorted pure rock 'n' roll licks. So simple but so brillant. There will never be anyone like the Beatles.
As guitarist I’m pretty sure we all agree these few guitar licks are probably more important and meaningful to us than anything we’ve ever learned in school.
The only way I can recover from the emotional bomb of hearing "The End" - is by singing "Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say".
ok-this is what You tube was invented for!1So that after first hearing this as a 13 year old having been bought Abbey Road as a present for Christmas 1969 (God bless you Grandma!)and struggled to play it properly ever since this chap comes along and spells it out in an incredible video.Wow-better late than ever.Mr Pachelli-thank you sir! this is just SO COOL.
In my completely earnest, humble, and respectful, yet 100% correct opinion, Harrison does NOT get the recognition I feel he deserves for the awesome, unique chord progressions and solos he came up with. Same as McCartney's bass genius! They made it look so damned easy, and most people can't listen to their songs and pick out these individual masterful efforts. I also love McCartney's guitar style, it's so individual, and completely his own. I mean, Let Me Roll It !!??? Really??!! Thanks for all your hard work and efforts. I love it! Jack - Canada or C aye N aye D aye!
You are absolutely correct. Additionally, the progress that he made as a guitar player during their brief recording career was remarkable. Just compare his later day work to earlier. It's like two different musicians.
Haha, when you say Goerge Harrison, billions of people around the world think, "the best, in my 100% correct opinion." Of course he is awesome, he is George Harrison, people know. And if they dont know, then Fuck Em'. (Pardon my Irish.)
Perfect description of George ... but I think that he does ... because anyone who "doesn't" think so ain't on any wavelength I would listen to. It's like when I hear someone say something to effect of, "I think the Beatles are overrated" or some other nonsense. I know that's my cue to disengage from any musical subject whatsoever with said ignoramus!
Abbey Road is by far the Beatles best album. You can tell it's their farewell to their fans, I love how they end with a short jam session, I just wish it lasted longer!
I agree totally. That the four of them came together when they did and then to join up with George Martin, it seems like Divine design. And then to call it quits as a band when they were at the peak of their talents and record their best work on their final album. You couldn't make up a story like that.
I respectively disagree; my sole opinion would go to Sgt. Pepper ,nah...Let it Be naah, The White Album🤔. Can't even choose. Abbey Road is fantastic, just not my personal favorite. ✌️ Spread the love.
Having just read their biography, John and Paul were older than George when they first met, but George was more talented than them when it came to instruments.
@@danieloconnell3139 paul is the most talented musician it isnt close george in the early days ways a better six string player but that mean he was a better instrumentalist.
@@lachrome to me, Maxwell's Silver Hammer & Octopus's Garden are just novelty, almost children's songs. If they could've left those off & added Strawberry Fields Forever, It would've been, in my opinion...the best album ever made. Or, at least the best Beatles album. But whaddaya gonna do? It is what it is.
@@lachrome Don`t want to appear picky but surely the terms A side and B side are meant for singles rather than Albums, as Albums are equal on both sides it should be side 1 and side 2.
@@televisiondevil5235 Wrong period/album. Perhaps replace them with Down let me down and Ballad of John and Yoko. These were both recorded around the same time as the start of the Abbey Road sessions.
One of the greatest guitar videos on TH-cam. There's so much going on in this song. It's like a necessary study in the art of lead guitar. It's not about scales and modes, it's about emotion and soul. Nobody could cover all the bases like the Beatles.
Oh man, that was a great lesson. Gonna spend some time with this one! There is so much packed into that song. So many different techniques, sounds and emotion. Man those guys were something else. Thanks for putting this together.
love hearing you play those bits. I've always loved George's solo that finished The End. It always sounded to me that he was soaring into the sky. Great hearing and watching you play it
A true collaboration of all four men. By far my favorite Beatle Album. "The End" brings tears to my eyes every time. Thanks so much for the breakdown! (If only)
Have searched far and wide for a tutorial of this Abbey-Masterpiece. This is BY FAR the most accurate and best rendition on line. Great tutorials and the tone is flawless. I wish I had all your toys. Don't you agree the Beatles' were contemporary masters of their craft? Man, Harrison was such a great lead guitar soloist and Lennon/McCartney provided some good chops too! AND don't forget how awesome Mr. Clapton is on "While my Guitar...." Muchas gracias, Miguel! Send me a reply, would love your feedback on my adulation of your skills....mdv
Marc I am humbled by your very kind words. Thank you! And yes - the Beatles were absolutely contemporary masters of their craft. There was basically no information on 'how to' play in the style of (say for instance) Chet Atkins but a young George Harrison was able to listen to records and extract (by ear) SO many of Chet's nuances. And when you listen to his early solos - they are nothing short of brilliant! Lennon's ability to take songs (like "You Really Got A Hold On Me") and do them FAR better than the original (giving it a rhythmic undertone that was more soulful than Smokey Robinson) is another prime example of John's genius. And Paul's inventive bass lines and flawless solos (when he played lead) are IMHO absolutely perfect. It's hard to imagine any other part (being played) on any of their songs!!
How on earth could a band reach such a degree of perfection is beyond imagination, this is certainly something we,ll never see again should we live a thousand years. I was 21 when this last album came out, and I can tell you that every Beatles fan fell great pain knowing this was their Farewell salute as a band. thanks to you Mike for deciphering this masterpiece. we , now understand better how this was ""baked "" in their musical mind.
I know, right? (As my daughter would say). Absolute perfection from all of them. Abby Road; best fucking Beatles album by far, and that’s quite a status.
I have been watching Mike's work for quite some time and agree with the person who tipped his hat to Mike's contagious enthusiasm. I really appreciate Mike's artistry and masterful technique even on the simplest of licks. The easy parts can often be just as much of a challenge as the difficult ones. But not enough can be said by the masterful presentations and clarity in his lessons. His how-to's are concise, loaded with great information, and are no-nonsense. Bravo, Mike!
Mike that was amazing! Really so very helpful. I agree with Bronzesnake that Harrison doesn't get the full acknowledgement deserved as a highly accomplished lead artist. With that being said, McCartmey's guitar handling hasn't been spotlighted a all he put into these songs, his stunning Bass work, and Lennon's choice guitar additions never quite get the full measure of applause he desrved as well. We mention that the Beatles were unique, exquisite melodies, and carving a place in our hearts above the rest, take this tune, that harmonies, design, and execution ... for taste of why this music stands out and apart! Again, thanks Mike Pachelli!
Great lesson as always from a master of the Masters. One thing often unmentioned are the amazing guitar tones not on just this song but the entire album. Think of John’s rhythm sound and George’s clean tone on Come Together, the solo tone on Something, the cool compressed sound in Octopuses, the Bluesy sound on I Want You, all amazing. Even the acoustic tones on HCTS and PP are rich and beautiful, what a gift'!
Mike! This is an incredible video! I love it! I've always wondered - and there is some debate about the order in which the respective Beatles played their solos (although the general consensus is that John played last). I've listened to this passage from the album a million times to try to pick out the particular style Paul and George played in - but I have to agree with you on this. You've discerned and nailed it, I think. I have to say, your enthusiasm for the Beatles' creativity is infectious. They really were four musical geniuses - it's the reason why The Beatles will probably never be duplicated. You did a really great job on this. I wish I could give it more than one thumbs-up. Thanks!
You know, the more I think about this, the more I believe: This must have been intentional. They knew that the entity known as "The Beatles" was at the end of the road. "Let It Be" had already been recorded but not yet released. All of them talked of quitting (and some even tried...sort of). Then they went into the studio one last time with George Martin producing. By all accounts the atmosphere was better than it had been - they were acting like a band again. But it would not continue. Cleverly...*very* cleverly, I might add, they gave us this gem, "The End." Appropriately titled, eh? They all played together, and everyone including Ringo got a final solo. Thank you and good-bye, hope we passed the audition. Genius! Hell of a way to go out, lads. Damn, the significance of this track as eluded me all these years.
@@ThatBobGuy850 I have always found it very fitting that because LET IT BE was their last released record, that quip by John (ending the record and their career) has an irony u could cut w/ a knife.
I can only say : THANK YOU. I have been arguing with fellow musicians (even with Rick Beato) for decades about that last high note in Harrison’s run after the words “is equal to the love you make”. Everyone told me the high note wasn’t there at the end of the run, that I was hearing things. And here you go, YOU PLAYED IT ! Exactly as I’ve been hearing it since 1969 ! I am now a subscriber. Thank you sincerely, Mike, for letting me know I’m not hearing things.
The guitar parts on the Abbey Road medley are the finest and tastiest guitar counterpoint in popular music. Unbelievably imaginative. They were at such a high level musically. What they could have done next...
It's kind of sad that when people reach their peak power a lot of times they're sort of sick of doing whatever that thing is they're so amazing at (and in this case, sick of each other). They probably didn't even break a sweat making that album, after all, The End was made up of cast off bits and pieces. Good grief. Imagine.
Mike, even non-guitarists (wannabe but never have been) but extreme Beatle devotees such as myself have thoroughly enjoy your videos. I learned a whole lot on this one. I thought I REALLY knew the guitar styles of the Fab Four-- you patiently cleared up the order of who played what on the solos where else would I learn this!! Your knowledge and enthusiasm comes through and it is always great fun.
Fantastic video, Mike. I've always felt that the guitar parts on this tune are totally outstanding, but never understood how it was done. The ending is particularly beautiful and a great example of George Harrison's wonderful singing tone. There was something about the four of them playing together that they could never match when they were apart, even when they did great solo records. The greatest band of all time. Another thing to consider is how quickly they made these amazing recordings, as you can see from the studio logs. A day or two and then on to the next one!
Really did not think anyone else is as enthusiastic about Beatle music as I am, Boy was I wrong, Mike is beyond anyone else I have heard, Technically he is really into detail and his playing is very helpful. His videos are the most entertaining on U tube, Jack
Mike this is pure gold. Wonderful stuff. I was 18 in 1969 and all the Beatles music is the backbone of my musical soul. Thank you so much for all your Beatles videos, I’ve learned so much and you’ve answered so many of my questions. Loving your new glasses too. Hair?
Mike Pachelli Thanks for answering Mike. My son is a professional musician and six years ago toured with James McCartney, Paul’s son. They went to the USA twice and appeared on TV including Letterman. Ringo and Joe Walsh saw them in LA as well. Hugh, my son, was humming Beatles licks when he was in his crib. Such musical gold dust sticks to the spirit. BTW I particularly loved your Lennon guitar genius video. I often wondered who wrote those great intros to ‘I Feel Fine’ etc. Also I really enjoy this Italian guy Frudua Galeazzo on you tube. He analyses the Beatles vocal harmonies with the precision and knowledge that you display.
Your effort and love for dissecting and teaching this magnificent piece is greatly appreciated. I can't believe how you can do it so well. Has Paul come ringing your bell? It is a guitar explosion of how well the Beatles can work so well together. Thanks
Loved your Walrus video. This one is right up there as well. You are, no doubt, The TH-cam Beatle. Thank you for de-mystifying these gods of rock and roll and making their gems available to us mere mortals!
Great job with a brilliant musical creation They were right to get back together and give the world one more music lesson. It is too bad that genius, when it occurs doesn’t last a lifetime It’s only there for a little while
Thanks so much ....I've been waiting for a tutorial lesson for this song for ever. Always loved the guitar work since 69 when i got abbey road for christmas. Had no idea Paul did some of the lead guitar work. wow.
Mike, it is just unbelievable how much musical knowledge you have. I look and wonder how long it must take to disseminate and play all of what you did. Terrific.
Thanks for the kudos Graeme. I appreciate it! And yea - to answer your question. I spent a solid month on this lesson. First, I figure out the parts and write the charts and tabs. Then I listen to the original recording over and over again (on different stereo systems) to ensure I have each nuance. I make changes to the charts and tabs until I feel I have it exact. THEN I begin the process of memorizing each lick. And I play them hundreds of times until I have it exact. Next I record the video (by myself) - handling the lighting & camera work (so many time GREAT 'takes' are out of focus)! Finally I edit the video (which took days) and upload the video to TH-cam. It's A LOT of time consuming work!!
Oh my God!!... I'd never seen an explanation as detailed as this!!... You are the best guitar Master I've ever seen!!... Congrats for your excellent and brilliant work!! :)
Mike, I’d like to add my thanks to the many people who have sent theirs. Your expertise is stunning and does justice to this sublime music, which is no mean feat, but you have also put across in this video an infectious enthusiasm for the power and indescribable vitality and emotional transcendence this piece has generated in millions of listeners, billions of times. That’s quite an accomplishment in what is in essence a forensic analysis of a fundamentally technical nature. I don’t think you need to say which string and fret each note is quite as much as you do. We can see. A close up would help at times. I am a similar age to you and have a 12 yo son, he is already a brilliant guitarist, for example he learned the solo for Bohemian Rhapsody when he was still only 10... He doesn’t much care for the Beatles but he shut the fuck up with his negativity when I played him this song recently! I hope he will get into it by watching and learning from this video. I’m going to. I don’t think I’d have ever been able to get close to working it all out without this video. Like you, I couldn’t say which of these guitar parts is better, they are all so well crafted, even when, like Lennon’s there’s a randomness chucked in. He couldn’t play technically nearly as well as Paul or George (by which I mean they could have imitated his parts better than he could have copied theirs) but his parts are every bit as good, ie appropriate for the moment. Maestro... things like this vid are what makes the internet the best source of learning ever. When I was my son’s age I still hadn’t picked up a guitar, and when I did I had to learn by ear and by rewinding tapes, a horribly tedious process. Many thanks because I guess that’s how you worked this out? YOU DA MAN!
Thanks for those kudos and wow - you're very articulate! re: "I don’t think you need to say which string and fret each note is quite as much as you do" I try to make the lessons accessible to all levels of players. In the past - on lessons that I did not specify strings and frets - I would receive dozens of emails from folks asking 'why I didn't!' So - it's hard to please everybody. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Absolutely brilliant video on this - I guess under appreciated - song. You're making me regret taking up the piano and not the guitar. I've been a Beatles fan for 25 years or more and never seen an explanation of this. Thanks, look forward to seeing many more please!
It was truly an inspiration to see how this great piece was put together and i am not a musician.....always loved this section of this piece. Thanx for explaining it so clearly. Now i want to pick up the guitar just to be in a cover band.
MY GOD DEAD ON! I'm 65 years old playing guitar, and listening to the world's most talented songwriting team, musical artists, Musicians, performers, lyricists,and MUSICAL EXECUTIVES, the one and only BEATLES. For 56 years, I've never been able to sort out the accompaniment, or whoever played what ,until you posted this lesson.PHENOMENAL!
GOOD PRESENTATION MIKE ALWAYS LOVED THIS SONG LEARNED ALL THE PARTS ... I GOT IT THE DAY IT CAME OUT NOVEMBER 22, 1968 @ DOLPHINS OF HOLLYWOOD THINKING OF JFK RFK MLK IT'S STILL A GREAT LISTEN CARLOS GUITARLOS USA HIGHLAND PARK L.A.90042
Dear Mike, I‘d like to take the opportunity to thank you for your great enthusiastic and professional work! I love the Beatles since childhood, they changed the world with their great music and attitude. It is like a dream that I‘m now able to learn by your lessons how to play these songs - even The End. I always thought this comes directly from heaven, how can somebody play like this? Great fun - great thank you!!
Absolutely beautiful & brilliant !This has always been a special favorite. I've probably watched this video 20+ times & have shared it. Thank you so much, Mike!
@@MPfrance Yeah I can understand that .. always a COOL place even at 64 ... used to play their songs in my band 1969 - 1976 ..then I took more interest in my own songs ...keep it up You are doing great ... really like to listen to You ..
Mike, you really are great. What I love the most is the passion and the love for music ( especially for the Beatles) that transpires through. Keep on going! ❤
I enjoy your playing My favorite All time Band The Beatles I heard you meet Paul God I wish I had met him I seen him twice in concert once with Linda then after George pass away in 2003 in Hartford you still keep in touch with him do have your own band play Beatles songs I like see you play in you ever come up to Connecticut
What comes to mind- that Paul had most interesting phrazing among all 3 here) It would be a dream to listen to the whole recorded sequence- surely they played more than these few bars and cut the best bits afterwards
I'm celebrating 55 years of pro player-teacher, today and that is still in my top 5 solos. (the other 4 change often LOL). I played and taught it in slightly different positions, but will be messing around with yours ASAP! I feel the same way (joyous laughter and smiles) when I hear it, too. So I appreciate your enthusiasm! Well, done, Mike!
Many thanks for sharing all these Beatle's secrets ☺ Theses solo are really delicious and i enjoyed them since the first time i ve heard The End (my mother was listening the lp in 1970 and i was 10). Everytime my emotion is the same !
Probably every Beatle fan has ruminated in their mind over that section of their drum and guitar solos for more than 50 years and knows the whole sequence by heart. Thanks for putting it all together...what a time, in the end
Thanks, Mike. I grew up with the Beatles, and I consider them a musical phenomenon! They were the start of nearly all of the music we hear today, in all genres.
I love how all three of the guitarists' personalities shine thru on their solos... Paul ever the so tuneful and melodic; George's angelic spiritual sliding scales and John's distorted pure rock 'n' roll licks. So simple but so brillant. There will never be anyone like the Beatles.
I was about to make the same comment but you said it first and much better.
Spiritual sliding scales. Love that haha
With all due respect to the Hendrixes, Jimmy Pages and Eddie Van Halens - "The End" was the Pinnacle of Rock Guitar solos.
As guitarist I’m pretty sure we all agree these few guitar licks are probably more important and meaningful to us than anything we’ve ever learned in school.
amen !!!
You're enthusiasm is what makes this so watchable. Its not lost on those of us who consider The Beatles to have been truly sublime.
Never flashy that John Lennon. Just pure guttural blues from the heart of rock and roll. I can't get enough.
Mike, you enthusiasm for the Beatles greatness is infectious...keep it up, great work and I love your videos, very cool studio!
The only way I can recover from the emotional bomb of hearing "The End" - is by singing "Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say".
ok-this is what You tube was invented for!1So that after first hearing this as a 13 year old having been bought Abbey Road as a present for Christmas 1969 (God bless you Grandma!)and struggled to play it properly ever since this chap comes along and spells it out in an incredible video.Wow-better late than ever.Mr Pachelli-thank you sir! this is just SO COOL.
In my completely earnest, humble, and respectful, yet 100% correct opinion, Harrison does NOT get the recognition I feel he deserves for the awesome, unique chord progressions and solos he came up with. Same as McCartney's bass genius!
They made it look so damned easy, and most people can't listen to their songs and pick out these individual masterful efforts. I also love McCartney's guitar style, it's so individual, and completely his own. I mean, Let Me Roll It !!??? Really??!!
Thanks for all your hard work and efforts. I love it!
Jack - Canada or C aye N aye D aye!
You are absolutely correct. Additionally, the progress that he made as a guitar player during their brief recording career was remarkable. Just compare his later day work to earlier. It's like two different musicians.
Haha, when you say Goerge Harrison, billions of people around the world think, "the best, in my 100% correct opinion." Of course he is awesome, he is George Harrison, people know. And if they dont know, then Fuck Em'. (Pardon my Irish.)
Perfect description of George ... but I think that he does ... because anyone who "doesn't"
think so ain't on any wavelength I would listen to. It's like when I hear someone say
something to effect of, "I think the Beatles are overrated" or some other nonsense. I know that's my cue to disengage from any musical subject whatsoever with said ignoramus!
I had always thought he was mirroring Lennon's guitar style in Let Me Roll It since the song is about reaching out to John
U bet eh!!! Cheers from Toronto....
Abbey Road is by far the Beatles best album. You can tell it's their farewell to their fans, I love how they end with a short jam session, I just wish it lasted longer!
I agree totally. That the four of them came together when they did and then to join up with George Martin, it seems like Divine design. And then to call it quits as a band when they were at the peak of their talents and record their best work on their final album. You couldn't make up a story like that.
White album just for john
One of the greatest albums ever recorded. Best Beatles album "by far" I would disagree with though.
I respectively disagree; my sole opinion would go to Sgt. Pepper ,nah...Let it Be naah, The White Album🤔. Can't even choose. Abbey Road is fantastic, just not my personal favorite. ✌️ Spread the love.
No. Revolver and Rubber Soul are the best
This is without a doubt the best and most accurate lesson on these guitar leads anyone has ever done. Thanks Mike
Wow - very nice words indeed. I'm humbled by your kindness!
Absolutely brilliant job
Anyone who thinks Harrison wasn't the best guitarist isn't paying attention. This guy was amazing!
Having just read their biography, John and Paul were older than George when they first met, but George was more talented than them when it came to instruments.
@@danieloconnell3139 Instruments? Paul was obviously better on bass and piano.
@@accam6734 and better at the drums than George
@@danieloconnell3139 paul is the most talented musician it isnt close george in the early days ways a better six string player but that mean he was a better instrumentalist.
paul started on trumpet, was a master on bass, and wasnt too bad at guitar, drums, piano, and more
Superb work. Thanks. That last lick from George almost brings tears to my eyes. The last lick, of their last ever song.
Yes! You can hear George's heart and soul in every note!!
The B side of Abbey Road totally burned into my brain. Really nice breakdown dude!
Ivor Thomas The B side is fantastic, and yet John says it’s dumb and nowhere near as good as Side A
@@lachrome to me, Maxwell's Silver Hammer & Octopus's Garden are just novelty, almost children's songs. If they could've left those off & added Strawberry Fields Forever, It would've been, in my opinion...the best album ever made. Or, at least the best Beatles album. But whaddaya gonna do? It is what it is.
@@lachrome Don`t want to appear picky but surely the terms A side and B side are meant for singles rather than Albums, as Albums are equal on both sides it should be side 1 and side 2.
@@televisiondevil5235 the only song I hate on abbey road is maxwells silver hammer. I hate that song with a passion
@@televisiondevil5235 Wrong period/album. Perhaps replace them with Down let me down and Ballad of John and Yoko. These were both recorded around the same time as the start of the Abbey Road sessions.
Mike, your videos are such a pleasure, you're a Brilliant player, Thank you.
lee sanna well said
One of the greatest guitar videos on TH-cam. There's so much going on in this song. It's like a necessary study in the art of lead guitar. It's not about scales and modes, it's about emotion and soul. Nobody could cover all the bases like the Beatles.
Oh man, that was a great lesson. Gonna spend some time with this one! There is so much packed into that song. So many different techniques, sounds and emotion. Man those guys were something else. Thanks for putting this together.
Couldn't agree more! 👍
love hearing you play those bits. I've always loved George's solo that finished The End. It always sounded to me that he was soaring into the sky. Great hearing and watching you play it
A true collaboration of all four men. By far my favorite Beatle Album. "The End" brings tears to my eyes every time. Thanks so much for the breakdown! (If only)
Have searched far and wide for a tutorial of this Abbey-Masterpiece. This is BY FAR the most accurate and best rendition on line. Great tutorials and the tone is flawless. I wish I had all your toys. Don't you agree the Beatles' were contemporary masters of their craft? Man, Harrison was such a great lead guitar soloist and Lennon/McCartney provided some good chops too! AND don't forget how awesome Mr. Clapton is on "While my Guitar...."
Muchas gracias, Miguel! Send me a reply, would love your feedback on my adulation of your skills....mdv
Marc I am humbled by your very kind words. Thank you!
And yes - the Beatles were absolutely contemporary masters of their craft. There was basically no information on 'how to' play in the style of (say for instance) Chet Atkins but a young George Harrison was able to listen to records and extract (by ear) SO many of Chet's nuances. And when you listen to his early solos - they are nothing short of brilliant! Lennon's ability to take songs (like "You Really Got A Hold On Me") and do them FAR better than the original (giving it a rhythmic undertone that was more soulful than Smokey Robinson) is another prime example of John's genius. And Paul's inventive bass lines and flawless solos (when he played lead) are IMHO absolutely perfect. It's hard to imagine any other part (being played) on any of their songs!!
Just stumbled across your channell & wow, the breakdown of these iconic songs is brilliant ! You can really play
How on earth could a band reach such a degree of perfection is beyond imagination, this is certainly something we,ll never see again should we live a thousand years. I was 21 when this last album came out, and I can tell you that every Beatles fan fell great pain knowing this was their Farewell salute as a band. thanks to you Mike for deciphering this masterpiece. we , now understand better how this was ""baked "" in their musical mind.
I know, right? (As my daughter would say). Absolute perfection from all of them. Abby Road; best fucking Beatles album by far, and that’s quite a status.
First album I ever bought. Remains my favourite album ever.
I have been watching Mike's work for quite some time and agree with the person who tipped his hat to Mike's contagious enthusiasm. I really appreciate Mike's artistry and masterful technique even on the simplest of licks. The easy parts can often be just as much of a challenge as the difficult ones. But not enough can be said by the masterful presentations and clarity in his lessons. His how-to's are concise, loaded with great information, and are no-nonsense. Bravo, Mike!
Mike that was amazing! Really so very helpful. I agree with Bronzesnake that Harrison doesn't get the full acknowledgement deserved as a highly accomplished lead artist. With that being said, McCartmey's guitar handling hasn't been spotlighted a all he put into these songs, his stunning Bass work, and Lennon's choice guitar additions never quite get the full measure of applause he desrved as well. We mention that the Beatles were unique, exquisite melodies, and carving a place in our hearts above the rest, take this tune, that harmonies, design, and execution ... for taste of why this music stands out and apart! Again, thanks Mike Pachelli!
Great lesson as always from a master of the Masters. One thing often unmentioned are the amazing guitar tones not on just this song but the entire album. Think of John’s rhythm sound and George’s clean tone on Come Together, the solo tone on Something, the cool compressed sound in Octopuses, the Bluesy sound on I Want You, all amazing. Even the acoustic tones on HCTS and PP are rich and beautiful, what a gift'!
Mike! This is an incredible video! I love it! I've always wondered - and there is some debate about the order in which the respective Beatles played their solos (although the general consensus is that John played last). I've listened to this passage from the album a million times to try to pick out the particular style Paul and George played in - but I have to agree with you on this. You've discerned and nailed it, I think.
I have to say, your enthusiasm for the Beatles' creativity is infectious. They really were four musical geniuses - it's the reason why The Beatles will probably never be duplicated. You did a really great job on this. I wish I could give it more than one thumbs-up. Thanks!
You know, the more I think about this, the more I believe: This must have been intentional. They knew that the entity known as "The Beatles" was at the end of the road. "Let It Be" had already been recorded but not yet released. All of them talked of quitting (and some even tried...sort of). Then they went into the studio one last time with George Martin producing. By all accounts the atmosphere was better than it had been - they were acting like a band again. But it would not continue. Cleverly...*very* cleverly, I might add, they gave us this gem, "The End." Appropriately titled, eh? They all played together, and everyone including Ringo got a final solo. Thank you and good-bye, hope we passed the audition.
Genius! Hell of a way to go out, lads. Damn, the significance of this track as eluded me all these years.
@@ThatBobGuy850 I have always found it very fitting that because LET IT BE was their last released record, that quip by John (ending the record and their career) has an irony u could cut w/ a knife.
OMG The greatest solo 's in history! Thank You!
How absolutely awesome!!! Putting it together at the end is a masterpiece. My favorite album. Now I'm off to work on this. Thanks SO much!!
I can only say : THANK YOU.
I have been arguing with fellow musicians (even with Rick Beato) for decades about that last high note in Harrison’s run after the words “is equal to the love you make”. Everyone told me the high note wasn’t there at the end of the run, that I was hearing things. And here you go, YOU PLAYED IT ! Exactly as I’ve been hearing it since 1969 !
I am now a subscriber. Thank you sincerely, Mike, for letting me know I’m not hearing things.
The guitar parts on the Abbey Road medley are the finest and tastiest guitar counterpoint in popular music. Unbelievably imaginative. They were at such a high level musically. What they could have done next...
yeah man i was surprised how much great guitar parts there are on abbey road
d law , I agreed, so tasteful and genious, raising the barr to high ?, definitely.
It's kind of sad that when people reach their peak power a lot of times they're sort of sick of doing whatever that thing is they're so amazing at (and in this case, sick of each other). They probably didn't even break a sweat making that album, after all, The End was made up of cast off bits and pieces. Good grief. Imagine.
Mike, even non-guitarists (wannabe but never have been) but extreme Beatle devotees such as myself have thoroughly enjoy your videos. I learned a whole lot on this one. I thought I REALLY knew the guitar styles of the Fab Four-- you patiently cleared up the order of who played what on the solos where else would I learn this!! Your knowledge and enthusiasm comes through and it is always great fun.
Great stuff. Always loved your precise playing that sounded like the beatles themselves. Looking a bit like john as well. Keep going!
Wow your tone for George’s parts are amazing. Spot on!
Fantastic video, Mike. I've always felt that the guitar parts on this tune are totally outstanding, but never understood how it was done. The ending is particularly beautiful and a great example of George Harrison's wonderful singing tone. There was something about the four of them playing together that they could never match when they were apart, even when they did great solo records. The greatest band of all time. Another thing to consider is how quickly they made these amazing recordings, as you can see from the studio logs. A day or two and then on to the next one!
Fabulous. Thanks for stripping this apart, and showing, even as they were separating, just how good the Beatles were (especially George!).
Really did not think anyone else is as enthusiastic about Beatle music as I am, Boy was I wrong, Mike is beyond anyone else I have heard, Technically he is really into detail and his playing is very helpful. His videos are the most entertaining on U tube, Jack
17:54 the most beautiful thing ever recorded in music history.
You mean pop music, I presume.
Interesting you say that, Tal lomescu .....each time I hear just those few little notes, I'm moved & touched all over again. So, so beautiful ~
Mike this is pure gold. Wonderful stuff. I was 18 in 1969 and all the Beatles music is the backbone of my musical soul. Thank you so much for all your Beatles videos, I’ve learned so much and you’ve answered so many of my questions. Loving your new glasses too. Hair?
Thanks John. Glad you dig it. and Yea - lol - I just got my ears lowered. Luckily my hair grows fast!
Mike Pachelli Thanks for answering Mike. My son is a professional musician and six years ago toured with James McCartney, Paul’s son. They went to the USA twice and appeared on TV including Letterman. Ringo and Joe Walsh saw them in LA as well. Hugh, my son, was humming Beatles licks when he was in his crib. Such musical gold dust sticks to the spirit. BTW I particularly loved your Lennon guitar genius video. I often wondered who wrote those great intros to ‘I Feel Fine’ etc. Also I really enjoy this Italian guy Frudua Galeazzo on you tube. He analyses the Beatles vocal harmonies with the precision and knowledge that you display.
Your effort and love for dissecting and teaching this magnificent piece is greatly appreciated. I can't believe how you can do it so well.
Has Paul come ringing your bell?
It is a guitar explosion of how well the Beatles can work so well together. Thanks
Loved your Walrus video. This one is right up there as well. You are, no doubt, The TH-cam Beatle. Thank you for de-mystifying these gods of rock and roll and making their gems available to us mere mortals!
Great job with a brilliant musical creation They were right to get back together and give the world one more music lesson. It is too bad that genius, when it occurs doesn’t last a lifetime It’s only there for a little while
gave me GOOSEBUMPS man, so incredible!
The best part was the end where you put it all together. Awesome stuff Mike....
Incredible well-done video. Congratulations from México
I love Beatles. I like Mike vídeos, at sixty years old I'm still learning.
Thanks Mike. Saludos desde México.
You Mike.....are a guitar genius. Very few people even remember the correct Paul-George-John order of these riffs. Well done Sir!
The saddest song of The Beatles.
Wow!! That was better than i did it!!😦👍😆
That was amazing...I was waiting for Her Majesty at the end there though...
HaHa - I considered adding it but thought - naw. Sorry 'bout that.
Weren’t we all!
The End really is The End....Her Majesty is awful.
Thanks so much ....I've been waiting for a tutorial lesson for this song for ever. Always loved the guitar work since 69 when i got abbey road for christmas. Had no idea Paul did some of the lead guitar work. wow.
Mike, it is just unbelievable how much musical knowledge you have. I look and wonder how long it must take to disseminate and play all of what you did. Terrific.
Thanks for the kudos Graeme. I appreciate it! And yea - to answer your question. I spent a solid month on this lesson. First, I figure out the parts and write the charts and tabs. Then I listen to the original recording over and over again (on different stereo systems) to ensure I have each nuance. I make changes to the charts and tabs until I feel I have it exact. THEN I begin the process of memorizing each lick. And I play them hundreds of times until I have it exact. Next I record the video (by myself) - handling the lighting & camera work (so many time GREAT 'takes' are out of focus)! Finally I edit the video (which took days) and upload the video to TH-cam. It's A LOT of time consuming work!!
Thanks for explaining all of this. I've always loved those solos at "The End" by the Beatles.
Oh my God!!... I'd never seen an explanation as detailed as this!!... You are the best guitar Master I've ever seen!!... Congrats for your excellent and brilliant work!! :)
Thank you. I'm humbled by your VERY kind words!
Mike - gotta say you really opened up this song in ways I never heard until your video. Fantastic!
Thanks man. That was beautiful. You Rock! (2 years late, but glad I found you)
It was wonderful! That guitar tone was spot on :)
Mike, I’d like to add my thanks to the many people who have sent theirs. Your expertise is stunning and does justice to this sublime music, which is no mean feat, but you have also put across in this video an infectious enthusiasm for the power and indescribable vitality and emotional transcendence this piece has generated in millions of listeners, billions of times. That’s quite an accomplishment in what is in essence a forensic analysis of a fundamentally technical nature.
I don’t think you need to say which string and fret each note is quite as much as you do. We can see. A close up would help at times.
I am a similar age to you and have a 12 yo son, he is already a brilliant guitarist, for example he learned the solo for Bohemian Rhapsody when he was still only 10... He doesn’t much care for the Beatles but he shut the fuck up with his negativity when I played him this song recently! I hope he will get into it by watching and learning from this video. I’m going to. I don’t think I’d have ever been able to get close to working it all out without this video. Like you, I couldn’t say which of these guitar parts is better, they are all so well crafted, even when, like Lennon’s there’s a randomness chucked in. He couldn’t play technically nearly as well as Paul or George (by which I mean they could have imitated his parts better than he could have copied theirs) but his parts are every bit as good, ie appropriate for the moment.
Maestro... things like this vid are what makes the internet the best source of learning ever. When I was my son’s age I still hadn’t picked up a guitar, and when I did I had to learn by ear and by rewinding tapes, a horribly tedious process. Many thanks because I guess that’s how you worked this out? YOU DA MAN!
Thanks for those kudos and wow - you're very articulate!
re: "I don’t think you need to say which string and fret each note is quite as much as you do"
I try to make the lessons accessible to all levels of players. In the past - on lessons that I did not specify strings and frets - I would receive dozens of emails from folks asking 'why I didn't!'
So - it's hard to please everybody.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Great lesson.
great song, great performance! thanks for your lesson!
Wow! Love it. Hello from México city.
Please Yer Blues!
This is simply outstanding. I was 16 in 1969 and played this album until the grooves were gone. This tutorial gave me goosebumps. Thank you x1000!
Awesome!
Holy crap! Thanks very much. When you put it all together, it was incredible. Put me in the studio with "The Boys"
You're so enthusiastic, I love it ❤️😵
Absolutely brilliant video on this - I guess under appreciated - song. You're making me regret taking up the piano and not the guitar. I've been a Beatles fan for 25 years or more and never seen an explanation of this. Thanks, look forward to seeing many more please!
Absolutely wonderful! You made my evening!
Eric Clapton: “the Beatles had three very good guitar players“.
i am not a guitar player but you make me wish i was! wow, that ending where you played all three solos together sent shivers
It was truly an inspiration to see how this great piece was put together and i am not a musician.....always loved this section of this piece. Thanx for explaining it so clearly. Now i want to pick up the guitar just to be in a cover band.
MY GOD DEAD ON! I'm 65 years old playing guitar, and listening to the world's most talented songwriting team, musical artists, Musicians, performers, lyricists,and MUSICAL EXECUTIVES, the one and only BEATLES. For 56 years, I've never been able to sort out the accompaniment, or whoever played what
,until you posted this lesson.PHENOMENAL!
IT'S SO GOOD! right?
the music ánd this tutorial
Thank you Mike! I have particularly loved John's solos in The End, and always marvelled at that amazing sound. Balls-to-the-wall is right!
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thank you so much...I have been a Beatles fan just say one....George is the man.
Wow wow wow. Man you nailed it!
This guy’s OK, but can he play smoke on the water?
Great job and a tasty playing. Thank you very much
That was incredible! I never realized how much work went into this song
Dear Mike, I‘d like to take the opportunity to thank you for your great enthusiastic and professional work! I love the Beatles since childhood, they changed the world with their great music and attitude. It is like a dream that I‘m now able to learn by your lessons how to play these songs - even The End. I always thought this comes directly from heaven, how can somebody play like this? Great fun - great thank you!!
Many thanks!
Absolutely beautiful & brilliant !This has always been a special favorite. I've probably watched this video 20+ times & have shared it. Thank you so much, Mike!
Wow, thank you!
I bet you wore out a few Abbey Road 33 & 1/3 albums, Mike. Love the end of the video with all three playing all together. GREAT VIDEO.
Each time I listen I enjoy it more. Great bit of history, performed perfectly. Thank you.
Glad you enjoy it!
This is one my favourite videos on TH-cam. I love how delighted you are with the licks and the knowledge you have about them!
Superb
You look like the 5th Beatle. You're a superb musician and teacher. Thanks for the great video.
this just clarifies how genius and talented the Beatles were ... Mike you must love their music as much as I ... Excelsior !!
I certainly DO love their music! Anytime I hear one of their songs I'm transmitted to a cool place!!
@@MPfrance Yeah I can understand that .. always a COOL place even at 64 ... used to play their songs in my band 1969 - 1976 ..then I took more interest in my own songs ...keep it up You are doing great ... really like to listen to You ..
Thank you so much. You are the one. The Beatles would be proud of your tutorials as I’m sure all of us are.Keep on trucking
Mike, you really are great. What I love the most is the passion and the love for music ( especially for the Beatles) that transpires through. Keep on going! ❤
I enjoy your playing My favorite All time Band The Beatles I heard you meet Paul God I wish I had met him I seen him twice in concert once with Linda then after George pass away in 2003 in Hartford you still keep in touch with him do have your own band play Beatles songs I like see you play in you ever come up to Connecticut
Beautiful !!
You sound and looks very Ringo when you said "So nice" about the arrangements !! haha
VERY good job Mike
What comes to mind- that Paul had most interesting phrazing among all 3 here) It would be a dream to listen to the whole recorded sequence- surely they played more than these few bars and cut the best bits afterwards
Beautifulll!! Amazing!!! Thanks.
Good Lord are your videos tasty sir. Thank you.
What a kind thing to say. Thanks!!
Mike Pachelli I'd like fries with that please, Sir.
Totally Awesome as usual Mate.
So Great to have these iconic Musical Gems broken down into accurate digestable bite sized chunks.
Cheers
I'm celebrating 55 years of pro player-teacher, today and that is still in my top 5 solos. (the other 4 change often LOL). I played and taught it in slightly different positions, but will be messing around with yours ASAP! I feel the same way (joyous laughter and smiles) when I hear it, too. So I appreciate your enthusiasm! Well, done, Mike!
George's beautiful lick in the coda sounds very Duane Allman-ish.
Many thanks for sharing all these Beatle's secrets ☺ Theses solo are really delicious and i enjoyed them since the first time i ve heard The End (my mother was listening the lp in 1970 and i was 10). Everytime my emotion is the same !
Wow!! Great Job as per usual Mike... I knew I heard a Tele in there in the mix.... the last lick is angelic to say the least.
Probably every Beatle fan has ruminated in their mind over that section of their drum and guitar solos for more than 50 years and knows the whole sequence by heart. Thanks for putting it all together...what a time, in the end
Thanks, Mike. I grew up with the Beatles, and I consider them a musical phenomenon! They were the start of nearly all of the music we hear today, in all genres.
You are welcome and yep - they certainly changed my life!
Thanks for the reply. I became a drummer because of them: nothing special, but fair, with a good meter.
Fantastic. Thank you so much!
great lesson! My inner jerk remembers reading they all played this live in the studio on their Casinos. I know. I need therapy. ;)