G. Martin said it best when he said that Pauls voice was sweeter, but Johns had more character. Their voices were ALL unique which is what made them "The Beatles".
i’m 40, and for whatever stupid reason never really got into The Beatles, then I randomly played this song and actually *listened*, and hoooly smokes man I was floored at the complexity of the vocals. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend The Beatles documentary on Disney+. I paid whatever it was to watch it and it’s so worth it. actually they have a free trial i think. Dude y’all have to watch it - it contains a ton of never before seen footage of the group strolling in to an area to practice/hang out, and you get to watch than, in real time, go from ‘playing around’ with different random musical parts, they all casually ‘take turns’ playing things they thought of literally the night before, occasionally another band member will chime in with something that compliments the new sound, until before your eyes you see/hear a VERY recognizable song coming together, and are like Holy Sh.t, THAT is how they wrote/came up with that song, just like THAT!? All so casual, the session intermixed with discussion about what’s for lunch, or what they’re doing that night, meanwhile they’re actively creating some of the most iconic sounds/music/lyrics that exists. Whenever I hear an artist song a part that’s already unique/beautiful/and plenty complex, but then see/hear them add *additional complexity* to it, that to me is mind blowing. Anyway, to be able to see all this “come together” :) right before your eyes is quite a treat. To me, genius-level skills. This song in particular the vocals are next-level, you did an amazing job helping me understand what was all going on, allowing me to attempt to sing along, and for that i thank you. you sound excellent, and it’s so rewarding to see a small smile on your face after you clearly mail a vocal pert perfectly, it’s clear you enjoy it as much as we do. by the way just curious what country you’re in? cheers man.
@325v64 Hey :) I am not sure who sang the falsettos but I am sure of all the other vocals I identified in the video :) Consider that the more I go into these tutorials the more I realize that that sometimes the "official sources" were too in a hurry in stating what did what. You bet at least a few of the Beatles recording story has to be re-written here... ;)
Given the track breakdown of the instruments and how they only had two tracks for the vocals (they didn't do a bounce-down mix on this track since they were in a hurry -- this was recorded on the last day of recording for the album), it's likely that either George or John took the high harmony on the backing vocals. Paul's lead vocals are double-tracked, so he wouldn't have sung on the backup vocals.
growing up in the '60s I was never a huge paul fan. I leaned toward john as my favorite, but as far as a quintessential beatles tune goes, imo, this is it
This is one of my favorites The Beatles’ songs. Thanks for making this cover about Vocal Harmony of it. Your cover is great! And you are right! This is a not easy song to sing!
@imcarrying Maestro that falsetto is distinctly John's voice. Listen to IN MY LIFE when he goes into falsetto, then listen to the YWSM background vocals. The texture, accent, and timbre tell me it is John.
What is insane about Beatles harmonies is that this song would be a 'bubble gum' song - a so-so song without having those incredible vocals. The vocal line that 'makes' the song for me is when John sings 'no, I wouldn't mind" behind Paul. If you remove that line, it sounds like an ordinary sixties song. When I was young, they used to say you hear something new everytime you listen to a Beatles song. Well, here it is - a million years later - and their songs are still full of discovery for me. Here's an example for you musicians out there. Did you notice the drum fill that Ringo plays on EVERY MEASURE on the 4th beat. There are two sixteenth hits before 4. One and hit and three an-ee hit-hit-hit and. . Listen for it
Regarding the whole mini-debate over whether it was mostly George on backing vocals. I always heard a lot more of that Liverpool accent in the backing vocals than in most other Beatles songs. It's one thing that made the song stand out to me for years as being slightly different in sound than other Beatles harmonies. So I always thought this seemed to be one where George took a larger role in the backing tracks
Great Galeazzo! Nice one! Man, how hard is achieve high tunes done by Paul in this vocal harmony. I liked the tip you gave about the voice range. It's always good remember this... My voice walks between George and John's voices's range. In 'She loves you', i was trying to perform Paul's voice, but it's very high to me. Sometimes I get sometimes don't... My throat must be very warm to achieve that. Thanks a lot!
Agree with you and George M. Their voices were different yet similar. Martin also said J,P & G's voices had similaries that allowed them to harmonize almost like brothers, while Paul's was sweet and clear, John's nasal and expressive, George's more glottal. This similarity is part of what enables great singers like Frudua to sound like all three.
Fantastic! 6:27....can I complaint? "Time after time, you refused....etc". To me the first "time" is a half step higher than the second "time". When I play the guitar I play "(Bm)Time after (Dm)time... The Bm doesn't have a F note in it. So it sounds wrong to me. Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm no McCartney...:) Rock on!
Old comment but no replies The half step descent you're hearing is the movement from D6 to Dm6. The 6th note of D major would be B, so D6 can also be looked at as an inverison of Bm. I believe the F natural in Paul's part is actually a nod towards the parallel minor (the song is in A major) so just a bit of modal interchange, which the Beatles used quite frequently
no se si me entiendas, soy ariel de argentina, y te es muy bueno el trabajo que haces con las voces de los temas de los beatles! muy muy bueno realmente! estamos muy atentos a todos tus acttualizacion de los videos! seria algo intersante escuchar i want you she so heavy
Dear Galeazzo, I like your harmony lessons very much: the way you explain, fast and slow explanation when heeded, selection of early The Beatles songs. I made a few covers and I do appreciate to know you opinion. All positive emotions from my covers is your success, all mistakes in harmony-are my faults . Thank you. Best regards, DedStar
I've been watching your channel for quite awhile - I think this was one of the best technical discussions on how to "shape your face" to make sounds. I've always had to point out to friends in this video, Eddie Veddder is not making faces for an emotional effect on the audience, he's shaping his face to make sounds. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts and maybe you could do another video sometime on this topic specifically?
GF: Another great video. The English word for the top or roof of the mouth is palate. You were close! Americans usually emphasize the first syllable, as in "PAL-et." I've never heard a Brit say it. "Palatable" means tasty. MORE THAN YOU WANT TO KNOW?
@musicbymark Thanks! We have been invited to play to a private happening in Germany. I'll gladly let you know if there is a chance we can meet up there!
Very unusual in 1965 for there to be a Beatles song with harmonies but almost no John. If you are correct (and you usually are) he almost sat this one out and let George do all the harmonizing. Good job by the way.
fantastic video Mr F! I always thought that high falsetto was John though - especially because of the way it cracks towards the end of the song.. I think Paul's voice would have produced a purer note. Just a theory. The recording is still a work of genius (as is your video!).
@imcarrying Maestro, does wiki count as a source? "'You Won't See Me" is a song by The Beatles, from the album Rubber Soul. Though credited to Lennon/McCartney, it was written by Paul McCartney. This is one of the few songs where McCartney sings lower harmony while Lennon and Harrison sing higher harmony together.'" Thank you for all your efforts and fine instruction.
hey galeazzo, i love your videos! i was just wondering, how do you manage to transcribe all the beatles harmony parts? do you use a beatles music book, or do you figure them out by ear?
Well, if you are a baritone how could you reach Paul higher notes without doing a falsetto or simply ruin your voice?! Certanly Galeazzo is a tenor singer, that´s why he can do almost easily Paul´s part in these harmonies. And I suppose John and George are between the baritone and tenor voice, cause they can´t reach that higher notes without stretching their voices too much.
For what it's worth, I think one of the falsettos is John's. There are two. One is clean and pretty; the other is hoarse and keeps breaking. John Lennon was arguably the greatest vocalist in rock history. but Brian Wilson, Graham Nash or Paul McCartney he wasn't (even George had a higher top end). The only way to settle it would be to review the session tapes and listen to the chatter. I'm sure John would have moaned about his work or the others teased him.
I think only the first "ooooh-lalala" is "double George" (i.e., without John). In the others "uuh-lalala" I think I hear John´s voice clearly. Well, it's an opinion.
Have to disagree. Sounds like John singing the descending chromatic line on the ooh la la las & John singing the lower counterpoint part to Paul's higher "knew what I was missing" at the end of the bridge. It's a Paul song but John's harmonies are very much present.
It's absolutely semantics. Someone who doesn't know theory, but just has music ability will hear the note and sing it back, to them it matters not what it's called. Therefore semantics.
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G. Martin said it best when he said that Pauls voice was sweeter, but Johns had more character. Their voices were ALL unique which is what made them "The Beatles".
i’m 40, and for whatever stupid reason never really got into The Beatles, then I randomly played this song and actually *listened*, and hoooly smokes man I was floored at the complexity of the vocals. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend The Beatles documentary on Disney+. I paid whatever it was to watch it and it’s so worth it. actually they have a free trial i think. Dude y’all have to watch it - it contains a ton of never before seen footage of the group strolling in to an area to practice/hang out, and you get to watch than, in real time, go from ‘playing around’ with different random musical parts, they all casually ‘take turns’ playing things they thought of literally the night before, occasionally another band member will chime in with something that compliments the new sound, until before your eyes you see/hear a VERY recognizable song coming together, and are like Holy Sh.t, THAT is how they wrote/came up with that song, just like THAT!? All so casual, the session intermixed with discussion about what’s for lunch, or what they’re doing that night, meanwhile they’re actively creating some of the most iconic sounds/music/lyrics that exists. Whenever I hear an artist song a part that’s already unique/beautiful/and plenty complex, but then see/hear them add *additional complexity* to it, that to me is mind blowing. Anyway, to be able to see all this “come together” :) right before your eyes is quite a treat. To me, genius-level skills.
This song in particular the vocals are next-level, you did an amazing job helping me understand what was all going on, allowing me to attempt to sing along, and for that i thank you. you sound excellent, and it’s so rewarding to see a small smile on your face after you clearly mail a vocal pert perfectly, it’s clear you enjoy it as much as we do. by the way just curious what country you’re in? cheers man.
Italy Rick :) Thank you.
I love the section on "If I knew what I was missing". Such crisp and directed projection.
Flawless counterpoint!
John' s voice; " no I woudn´t no I woudn`t ". Frudua, you are the best for discovering this.
I never even heard the, "No I wouldn't, No I wouldn't" vocal! Thank you so much once again, Galeazzo!
I always thought the high falsetto was John Lennon. The rasp in the voice, especially in the "La la la" sounds exactly like the way he would sing it.
I'm with you, mate!
I was surprised it wasn't.
Brian Wilson says so too!
School of Rock movie stole the Ooooooohhhh La La's!!!!!
Your tutorials always make me smile. I've been a fan since 1963 and it seems like everyday I find something new to impress me about the bamd
@325v64 Hey :) I am not sure who sang the falsettos but I am sure of all the other vocals I identified in the video :) Consider that the more I go into these tutorials the more I realize that that sometimes the "official sources" were too in a hurry in stating what did what. You bet at least a few of the Beatles recording story has to be re-written here... ;)
Given the track breakdown of the instruments and how they only had two tracks for the vocals (they didn't do a bounce-down mix on this track since they were in a hurry -- this was recorded on the last day of recording for the album), it's likely that either George or John took the high harmony on the backing vocals. Paul's lead vocals are double-tracked, so he wouldn't have sung on the backup vocals.
Good analysis.
It's amazing the high range of Paul's vocals were it blows your mind on the gift of his vocal skills my word.
growing up in the '60s I was never a huge paul fan. I leaned toward john as my favorite, but as far as a quintessential beatles tune goes, imo, this is it
This is one of my favorites The Beatles’ songs.
Thanks for making this cover about Vocal Harmony of it.
Your cover is great!
And you are right! This is a not easy song to sing!
By far the best Beatles lessons on the internet. Thank you for your work!
I agree, pretty sure high falsettos are John’s!
Well done. Your tutorials are outstanding! I'm working on this tune now. I will post it when completed. Thanks again.
Plain and simply amazing...yet very practical for understanding the complex harmonies and learning such a nice classic as well. Kudos! Mr. Frudua!!!
Galeazzo frudua i m your fan greetings from Sinaloa México
@imcarrying Maestro that falsetto is distinctly John's voice. Listen to IN MY LIFE when he goes into falsetto, then listen to the YWSM background vocals. The texture, accent, and timbre tell me it is John.
Very good job !! and an excellent explanation about how to place the voice.
All the harmonies are absolutely CORRECT.
You should be receiving a Doctorate for these musical dissections and reassemblies. Brilliant stuff.
Galeazzo, bravo!
Ammiro molto la vostra dedizione allo studio e al canto di tutte le canzoni dei Beatles. Veramente eccellente. Siga in questo modo :)
What is insane about Beatles harmonies is that this song would be a 'bubble gum' song - a so-so song without having those incredible vocals. The vocal line that 'makes' the song for me is when John sings 'no, I wouldn't mind" behind Paul. If you remove that line, it sounds like an ordinary sixties song.
When I was young, they used to say you hear something new everytime you listen to a Beatles song. Well, here it is - a million years later - and their songs are still full of discovery for me.
Here's an example for you musicians out there. Did you notice the drum fill that Ringo plays on EVERY MEASURE on the 4th beat. There are two sixteenth hits before 4. One and hit and three an-ee hit-hit-hit and. . Listen for it
Have to pay care to this thank you :) Write me an email
Regarding the whole mini-debate over whether it was mostly George on backing vocals. I always heard a lot more of that Liverpool accent in the backing vocals than in most other Beatles songs. It's one thing that made the song stand out to me for years as being slightly different in sound than other Beatles harmonies. So I always thought this seemed to be one where George took a larger role in the backing tracks
Great Galeazzo! Nice one! Man, how hard is achieve high tunes done by Paul in this vocal harmony. I liked the tip you gave about the voice range. It's always good remember this... My voice walks between George and John's voices's range. In 'She loves you', i was trying to perform Paul's voice, but it's very high to me. Sometimes I get sometimes don't... My throat must be very warm to achieve that. Thanks a lot!
Agree with you and George M. Their voices were different yet similar. Martin also said J,P & G's voices had similaries that allowed them to harmonize almost like brothers, while Paul's was sweet and clear, John's nasal and expressive, George's more glottal. This similarity is part of what enables great singers like Frudua to sound like all three.
I love your videos, I've been watching them for a couple of years! stay tuned :D
Fantastic!
6:27....can I complaint?
"Time after time, you refused....etc".
To me the first "time" is a half step higher than the second "time".
When I play the guitar I play "(Bm)Time after (Dm)time...
The Bm doesn't have a F note in it. So it sounds wrong to me.
Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm no McCartney...:)
Rock on!
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The half step descent you're hearing is the movement from D6 to Dm6. The 6th note of D major would be B, so D6 can also be looked at as an inverison of Bm. I believe the F natural in Paul's part is actually a nod towards the parallel minor (the song is in A major) so just a bit of modal interchange, which the Beatles used quite frequently
I re-posted this one, there was a little mistake in John's vocal. Please excuse those of you who kindly commented the previous one!
@gdholmfirth I will ad more notes on this in the descr box soon!
no se si me entiendas, soy ariel de argentina, y te es muy bueno el trabajo que haces con las voces de los temas de los beatles! muy muy bueno realmente! estamos muy atentos a todos tus acttualizacion de los videos! seria algo intersante escuchar i want you she so heavy
Very good harmonies !!!
Amazing voice! I would love to hear your whole rendition of this.
Dear Galeazzo,
I like your harmony lessons very much: the way you explain, fast and slow explanation when heeded, selection of early The Beatles songs. I made a few covers and I do appreciate to know you opinion.
All positive emotions from my covers is your success, all mistakes in harmony-are my faults .
Thank you.
Best regards,
DedStar
As always absolutely perfect !
I'm just getting into these how to sing beatles videos...LOVE THEM!
I've been watching your channel for quite awhile - I think this was one of the best technical discussions on how to "shape your face" to make sounds. I've always had to point out to friends in this video, Eddie Veddder is not making faces for an emotional effect on the audience, he's shaping his face to make sounds. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts and maybe you could do another video sometime on this topic specifically?
You are an excellent teacher! Thank you!
"No, I wouldn't" > maybe Paul was telling John he can handle this one. :)
Excellent tutorial.
You do a fantastic job. Of course I will donate to the cause.
GF: Another great video. The English word for the top or roof of the mouth is palate. You were close! Americans usually emphasize the first syllable, as in "PAL-et." I've never heard a Brit say it. "Palatable" means tasty. MORE THAN YOU WANT TO KNOW?
I love your videos, You are such a good teacher, I wish you would do some guitar tutorials of Beatles songs,
When you will do "Words of Love"? :D It would be awesome! Also Wait, Michelle or some more form Rubber Soul :D
excelente explicação, muito obrigado.
@musicbymark Thanks! We have been invited to play to a private happening in Germany. I'll gladly let you know if there is a chance we can meet up there!
Very unusual in 1965 for there to be a Beatles song with harmonies but almost no John. If you are correct (and you usually are) he almost sat this one out and let George do all the harmonizing.
Good job by the way.
Wow! Quel beau travail. Quelle oreille, surtout!!!
You have such a beautiful voice. I wish I could hit those high notes!
fantastic video Mr F!
I always thought that high falsetto was John though - especially because of the way it cracks towards the end of the song.. I think Paul's voice would have produced a purer note. Just a theory. The recording is still a work of genius (as is your video!).
It's the best I warbling . I think I have a very high-pitched voice . Thanks
Fantastic, God bless you for ever.
It’s interesting I hear 3 voices in that “oooh la la la” part and now im still so confused
@imcarrying Maestro, does wiki count as a source? "'You Won't See Me" is a song by The Beatles, from the album Rubber Soul. Though credited to Lennon/McCartney, it was written by Paul McCartney. This is one of the few songs where McCartney sings lower harmony while Lennon and Harrison sing higher harmony together.'" Thank you for all your efforts and fine instruction.
hey galeazzo, i love your videos! i was just wondering, how do you manage to transcribe all the beatles harmony parts? do you use a beatles music book, or do you figure them out by ear?
Thank you for the amazing job you are doing!
Outstanding tutorial!
Amazing!
Perfect! Great job!
Thanks so much...very helpful....you are adorable!
@musicbymark Not that much but may happen!
very nice tutorial! and hey have you ever thought about doing the harmonies of octopuss' garden? once again good job!!
Love your uploads my friend. THUMBS UP again and again.
Eric
This is absolutely amazing! How do you do it? You must have an utterly incredible ear!
BRAVO!!!! vedi che ti seguo... (sono Elisabetta) sai, già che c'era poteva cantare No reply... non gli cascava una perla dalla corona.
Well, if you are a baritone how could you reach Paul higher notes without doing a falsetto or simply ruin your voice?! Certanly Galeazzo is a tenor singer, that´s why he can do almost easily Paul´s part in these harmonies. And I suppose John and George are between the baritone and tenor voice, cause they can´t reach that higher notes without stretching their voices too much.
@imcarrying Wow that's incredible! You are a beast! Are you by chance doing a tutorial on 'Twist And Shout' in the near future?
you are the best
Check out the "School of Rock " movie song " Rock Got No Reason " for some friendly " Pilfering" of "The Ooooooohhhh La La's " !
Thanks!
You should try doing the Hollies.
Or The Beach Boys
oh yes please!!God Only Knows or Surfer Girl
@GeorgeLennon77 OK!
Super job (again!). Hope our paths cross someday. Do you get to Germany much?
I was just wondering, what type of Mic are you using? It sounds so warm and clear.
Great sound!
you are sooooooooooo good !!!!!!!!!
@downey5 This is coming on tuesday!
For what it's worth, I think one of the falsettos is John's. There are two. One is clean and pretty; the other is hoarse and keeps breaking. John Lennon was arguably the greatest vocalist in rock history. but Brian Wilson, Graham Nash or Paul McCartney he wasn't (even George had a higher top end).
The only way to settle it would be to review the session tapes and listen to the chatter. I'm sure John would have moaned about his work or the others teased him.
This guy is such a boss
Tinha que ser do Paul esse som pela letra kkkk mas a verdade é que é uma ótima música
Essa musica é foda. Vocal foda, guitarra muito maneira de tocar, baixo surreal, backing vocals e claro a perfeiçao do ringo!
@iamthewalrus3654 May also be.. what's the source?
You are FANTASTICO.... *sigh..... Thank you :)
Brian Wilson sostiene il coro sia opera solo di George e John, dunque il falsetto alto sarebbe di quest'ultimo?
@jseaman1 Wow this makes me really happy!
I think only the first "ooooh-lalala" is "double George" (i.e., without John). In the others "uuh-lalala" I think I hear John´s voice clearly. Well, it's an opinion.
TRovata!!!! Grazie!!!!!!!!!!!!
Massima stima!
@downey5 By hear Downey!
Have to disagree. Sounds like John singing the descending chromatic line on the ooh la la las & John singing the lower counterpoint part to Paul's higher "knew what I was missing" at the end of the bridge. It's a Paul song but John's harmonies are very much present.
donde puedo escuchar la version completa,ya la busque en el you tube...alguen que me diga por favor,esta version esta muy padre
To me, I can hear George singing on "no I wouldn't, no I wouldn't".
@325v64 May be Sir may be :)
Tiene que tener su contratito.😄✌️🎼Lp
i think Paul better than John as vocalist and singer!!!
i think john sings u la la la, in a lower voice, maybe im wrong idk
Será que o paul sabia toda essa teoria pra cantar naquela época? Hahahaa
Actually, the high note that is sung is G-sharp, not A-flat. A-flat would imply that it's a flat root. It is not; it is a seventh.
Semantics! They're the same note.
+Thomas Pappalardo Its not semantics, they are not the same note...its harmony and the difference is very important.
+Pablo López Minnucci Yeah? They're the same tone/pitch so who gives a crap? Don't nitpick over something pointless.
It's absolutely semantics. Someone who doesn't know theory, but just has music ability will hear the note and sing it back, to them it matters not what it's called. Therefore semantics.
are you serious paul was by far the best singer in the group you dont know what you're talking about!
"even lEEEEEEEEsten" :)
It's not you WANT see me...