I consider George Harrison the greatest guitarist that ever played music, he was absolutely perfect because he was so natural and on. He didn't have to impress, but everything he did was impressive.
IDuring those early days George would have just a few seconds to play something that would complement the song, yet no two sound the same. As time passes his star shines ever brighter.
George and Keith Richards were born a few months apart, when Keith was learning chuck berry's repertoire George was playing eight hours a night on the reeperbahn. He was good alright.
George was my guitarist hero and inspiration since I first bought all the early Beatle 45's, right from the start when they wore natty black suits, winkle-pickers and skinny ties. On the credits of the Twist and Shout EP sleeve were the words, G Harrison (lead guitar). I wanted to be like him. I still play guitar as I near 70 years old, barely a day goes past when I don't, it's all due to George Harrison and the Beatles.
I saw George Harrison play in Los Angeles in 1974. I bought four tickets but no one wanted to go with me so I sold three of them and went by myself. It was a great show.
I met George in February 1979 when he came to Brazil for the Formula One Grand Prix. I had spoken with him on the telephone the evening before I met him at the foyer of the Hilton Hotel in Sao Paulo. He was amazingly nice and signed 3 of his albums for me.. I took pictures with him, too. As for the other guitarists, I saw most of them in concerts. I went to 32 Paul McCartney concerts and I know it´s not a record.. I saw Brian May, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Steve Lukather, Keith Richards. I think I haven´t missed any one. That was In concerts in the U.S., England and Brazil. I am a lucky bloke, I guess. I am a guitar player myself albeit miles and miles from these guitar heroes.
My favourite GH moment was in 1987, Silverstone UK F1 Grand Prix. I was providing coffee in the main marquee, and all of a sudden there is a chap sitting like for a moment of pause. It was Him; when I was younger in Italy I had a band and I introduced in my little region near Turin, The Beatles and I sang mostly GH songs. I've asked him for an autograph and he was corteous but somewhat surprised and he obliged. I still have it (2023), and it's the ONLY ever autograph I got.
Nice montage of George memories, some I hadn’t seen before. I would like to see some more clips from guitarists talking about George’s beautiful guitar playing. Jeff Lynne said and I agree that George’s slide was soulful. Ty !
My wife often sits in the bedroom reading, with a little radio playing oldies softly for mood. I can't make out one tune from another from the other room, but I hear a faint beat in the distance. Occasionally I'll hear this chunky funky guitar that cuts through the hum quite clearly. It's pretty impressive. Nine times out of ten when I get up to check. it's bloody George Harrison! One of the most under-rated musicians of the entire British Invasion period and I love him dearly.
George Harrison doing the tribute show for Carl Perkins is my favorite show I ever saw him do.He always seemed to know just what the song needed.Great stuff👍
You should watch the concert he held in 1992 at the Royal Albert Hall in London to support the Natural Party before the General Election. As it was planned justr to support this parti it was not properly filmetto but the sound is excellent and the video is excellent!!! As it was organized very qickly by George he has no friends to accompany him as usual But this is good because you can see him playing ou can watch him play guitar solos and sing his songs with an incredible strong voice. Well, this concert is just INCREDIBLE, UNIQUE MARVELLOUS!!! A friend of mine was there and she told me the audience went crazy about his music. You can watch it on You Tube right now just writingGEORGE HARRISON CONCERT 1992 London. Please do it. It's worth while seeing it!!!
The Peter Frampton thing was the best. 🤣He got so flustered by meeting George, it was so cute. I probably would have been rendered completely mute personally. I'm definitely a George girl, and sure do miss him.
I like what Bob Dylan said - George got stuck behine Lennon & McCartney. But in a way we were lucky because we got All Things Must Pass, which is a genius album.
My brother Mike greatly admired George Harrison and still does to this day. My brother is a free lance guitarist who played full time professionally in the eighties and nineties, and he often emulated, and still does emulate George's style of play. George Harrison is simply one of the finest guitarists of all time, and a great singer/ songwriter as well.
George Harrison was an excellent guitarist. He was a great guy and I liked him very much. I saw the Beatles in 1965 at Shea Stadium. I was and still am a tremendous Beatle fan. I am simply taking issue with the statement "He created some of the greatest Rock albums ever". This statement is wildly inaccurate. That's all. George Harrison's solo albums were OK. Nothing close to great. This is my opinion. No one else has to have the same opinion as I do. I don't have to have the same opinion as others.
Always loved the Beatles. Perhaps my favorite song of all times is ' Here comes the sun'. Georges chords or at least some of them always fascinated me, many are not used by any other artist I don't think. How he learned them in the first place I just don't know.
This clip has nothing to do with "famous guitarists" critiquing Harrison on his guitar playing. It was friends of Harrison telling personal anecdotes about him.
I remember him once saying that he always liked to play the chord that no one expected. And this is what made him great. I've recently listened to a relatively unknown song (This guitar will never stop crying, that he nonchalantly said he composed just to follow "the gently weeps") At one point there is a chord that was not at all necessary, but it made that passage just beautiful. He just inserted a chord that no one would expect.
One of the georgisms was mixing a major chord where the scale called for a major...any songwriters after him would use that also d from following Beatles music like Joe Walsh, Paul Simon and Jimmy Buffett...and therefore I've done the same...im proud o learned it from George...
Nicely done! Never saw him in person. If Not for You was written by Bob Dylan. Each musician had nuggets of their own that were REALLY interesting! Thoroughly enjoyed this! Thank you!
When I first saw the "Concert for George" I was stunned to see Dhani Harrison. He was so much like his dad at that age. Glad to see George's musical heritage has rubbed off on Dhani.
The first time I saw the film when it was released to theaters, I couldn't hold back the tears. George was a hero/mentor to me. His spirituality is everpresent in his recordings.
George was a true innovator. His early work often was a fusion of jazz and carl perkins that no one was really doing at the time. He was also incredibly good at playing just about every kind of style of music that the Beatles would have in their repertoire.
Great compilation. Keith got so serious when he talked about George's passing, "Only the good die young." He looked like he wanted to kick Death's ass.
I was so fortunate to have seen The Beatles perform twice. Once in Milwaukee Wisconsin the other in Chicago Ill. I never knew George was a Gardner, so cool!
George Harrison was an avid gardener and when someone said that he liked George’s flowers, he said “They’re not mine” meaning he just helped them grow and that the plants were not his property. His role was to help them live, they weren’t *his.* As a gardener that outlook has always been an inspiration for me. I really love that. I like watching his interviews and hearing his wisdom.
Take the recording OCTOPUSSES GARDEN - which George helped Ringo to compose and he arranged it - George's guitar parts are great, because it was not a Paul song George had the freedom to do what he wanted on guitar. Same with HERE COMES THE SUN the acoustic guitar parts are brilliant all played and created by George. Watch him during the Get Back roof top concert his guitar parts are inventive and work perfectly blending into and enhancing the songs.
George had a peculiar style. A lot of guitarists had their style rooted in blues riffs, and cliches. George seemed to be thrust onto the scene, without having that pre development period, most go through. I don't see him sitying on the bed copying Chuck Berry, like a lot of us did. He didn't have time! He was already on stage, learning as he went. I think that is why his style is so unique. One can always tell a George riff. I seem to recall Paul did not like his style. Others are far more dynamic guitarists, the Who, Hendrix, Page, Clapton, but George held his own.
I all so saw George at the Bob Dylan tribute show been to a lot off shows and especially at the Garden. It was the only time I saw him perform and I will never forget it. I can't believe it's been I guess 30 years ago, his voice was just O.K. but did not care and I wish he did more then one song if I remember right. So the only Beatle I did not see play live was John and probably would have because I think he might have toured after Double Fantasy. I miss them both.
Oh my god! I have the entire show on Bootleg-DVD (broadcasted and unbroadcasted) and I played that show so many times I literally lost count! That was the same show Sinead O'Connor wasn't allowed to sing, because of her (rightfully so) tearing up the picture of the Pope a few days before on MTV. There were so many highlights that night! The O'Jays were awesome, Pearl Jam was intense, Tom Petty was amazing, Ron Wood had a blast, but the absolute highlight was Eric "Slowhand" Clapton doing "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" if you watch carefully it was the only time that evening the entire backing band was applauding. Also I realised how much Chrissie Hynde is the female Tom Petty, in her movements, her singing, her She could have taken over The Heartbreakers as her backing band and it would have been wonderful.
@@mauricedorreboom5388 Besides getting to see George for the first and only time, it would have been great to see a whole show, Neil Young brought down the house with his version of All Along the Watch Tower. When he was done with the feverish solo he had about 3 strings left on his guitar, Neil is not a great lead guitar player but he puts his heart and when he plays a solo, he was tearing up the stage.
Favorite George harrison song, and in fact one of my favorite songs of all time is: Give Me Love - which also contains easily one of THE best and most beautiful slide guitar parts of all time.
I'm a Beatle nut so George is obviously one of my great heroes. I saw Eric Clapton at what was the NEC in Birmingham. To this day it's the only concert I've ever been to where everyone stayed seated. His playing was mesmerising. Great days and we've still got the fantastic music from all of these wonderful artists.
Upon further review it was apparently an A side everywhere except the UK. You must be british. Hello. In US it was follow up hit single to My Sweet Lord
My wife Verity and I saw George on the Dark Horse tour at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island in 1974 . He lost his voice early , but still did the whole show.
To Paul's story...spiders eat other unwanted insects. That's why I protect them and keep them around. They seem to leave me alone. Fair trade, I suppose.
McCartney on the spiders. Coming from more rural environment and time at a private boarding school, I was always surprised how 'feeble' city housing estate kids were about muck, insects, arachnids, physical labouring, etc. Glorious story that I had read about but still sounded fresh
Spider stories have nothing to do with musicianship. In all their 11 years together, doesn't Paul have anything more specific to say? He's the guy who brought George into the band, after all...c'mon, Macca, you can do better!
Thanks for correcting the fact that Harrison did not write “If Not For You”. That’s the problem with the internet. Too many folks posting comments and presenting incorrect info. Also, Harrison had one great album, “All Things Must Pass”, but the rest of his albums were just okay. He was a competent guitarist, but not one of the twenty greatest in rock. Maybe one of the best 100. Let’s not forget the fact that in Harrison's song,"Taxman”, the lead guitar solos were actually played by Paul McCartney after the boys and George Martin decided that Harrison’s solos were just not up to par. McCartney never got the recognition he deserved for his guitar playing as he reluctantly took on the job as bass player for the Beatles, the unfortunate misconception being that bass players aren’t as proficient guitarists as treble players, he remained the most underrated guitarist of his generation. Anybody who thinks that bass players are not as good as their six string counterparts should just listen to the bass licks from the likes of McCartney, Les Claypool, Geddy Lee and others. Apologies for my drifting from the subject at hand.
Peter Frampton was Excellent here . Did the Accent faultlessly . A Humble Man himself , in the presence of one of his Gods . And George Harrison is indeed one of the Guitar Gods . Easily recognised style and ENDLESS musicality .
Thanks, a pleasure. Favorite George legend via Paul, on one early day when George's father noticed bruises on his son. George told him that his teacher had laid on for some school or behavior issue. So George's father went straight down to the school, confirmed with the teacher that he'd struck George---and Dad clocked the guy, telling him to never again lift a finger George's way. Might be connected to George as a Dad saying "Fuck you" to the police who were giving son Dani some trouble.
That was George Harrison, it was something that he always did. he would load the trunk, or in the UK the boot of his car with ukulele's. and he would go around giving ukulele's to people. he wanted everyone to experience music. out of the Fab Four he was more of a Auto enthusiast. than Paul, John, and Ringo. and he was really good friends with Jackie Stewart. he even wrote a song for him. Eric Clapton was the only musician that was considered the fifth Beatle. when George had him play guitar lead on. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
It's probably an unpopular opinion, but 'Beware of Darkness' is more than equal of many of the great Beatles songs. The specifics of the chord changes are so peculiar, and so very George, and the lyrics are rich with meaning - surprisingly so given that George wasn't all that old when he wrote the track.
I saw George Harrison in 1975, Hari's on Tour. He was hoarse, and not to mention the Rolling Stone magazine article that talked bad about him, sorta made his tour seem sour. I wished he would have continued the tour, from Japan onto the USA. One of my favorite songs from him is That's the way it goes, from the Gone Troppo album. His slide work on it is so magical...
Yes George did write taxman and it was a hit Great George Harrison's early songs up the irons maiden yes Dylan did write if not for you great song it's one of the best songs on the all things must pass album wonderful classic album!! Hats off to the late great George Harrison you where the best love you forevermore.my you shine on forever mate🇬🇧🇬🇧🌟🌟up the irons!!;maiden manic⚡🇬🇧✨✨🎵🎵🎼🎼⭐⭐🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Georges Mother would listen to a India radio music station. While she was pregnant with him to calm her baby. Believe that was how George was born to love Indian classical music. He was so talented but in a band with two other geniuses.RIP Sir!
Bob wrote "if not for you", it was first song on his album "new morning". they coverd it together at a charity gig which is what you see in the first bit of your video and then George coverd it on his album "all things must pass"
George had the ability to switch styles of music, either playing or writing. Clearly his greatest surprise, and example of this, is the Beautiful, ''Something'' so good, that top crooner Frank Sinatra said it was the best Love song , he'd heard.
I saw him play at the Nassau Coliseum (1974) on the Dark Horse tour. Billy Preston was on keyboards. I think Jim Keltner was on the drums (if not, it may have been Andy Newmark) and Willie Weekes on bass. Fabulous. His tone was unbelievable live. So rich.
It seemed like Harrison was friends with everyone. Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, etc. Harrison's friendship with the founder of the Cirque du Soleil was also instrumental in getting the Beatles: Love acrobatics show started in Las Vegas. 17 years later it's still the number one rated Las Vegas show on Trip Advisor (out of 259 shows).
It always makes me smile to read the usual comment: "he was not Beck, Clapton Hendrix etc.". He just wasn't supposed to be, he was George Harrison. Jimi Hendrix was not George Harrison, Jeff Beck was not George Harrison. And so? All greats in their own way, very different styles and that's just what makes them unique. The greatness of George Harrison as a guitar player was in his mindblowing craftsmanship, no matter how long or how little it could take. The man had innate taste. There's just not two songs in which he plays the same lick, and that's not a thing that can be said of many other musicians. As Steve Vai once said in an interview for "Vintage Guitar" magazine in december 2016: "To try and quantify Harrison's contribution to popular music would be like saying 'the sun is hot'. His instincts for creating the most appropriate guitar part for a song were brilliantly inspired. His choice of guitar, tone, orchestration, and intuitive constuction of the best riff always honored the song first. He was perfection personified on six strings. He was exceptional and we are grateful". Anyway, if you wanna listen to what While My Guitar Gently Weeps would have sounded like with Harrison on lead guitar, I suggest you to listen to his solo here at around the 5:00 minute mark. One of his best live. th-cam.com/video/IqEkQkwlXCA/w-d-xo.html
I was living at MIU and bought the Dark Horse album. It was then that I realized George was my favorite Beatle. Something about being around all the other Transcendental Meditators and seeing Maharishi I felt I had a deeper understanding of George and also Mike Love who I was able to shake hands with there at the University.
Fave song has to be Something with the Beatles and of his solo career I loved The Art of Dying. His spiritual connection with India was a great connecting point for me as I've been 13 times and even went inside a Temple in Vrindabin that he funded. Never saw him or any of the Beatles play sadly.
The song "too much" seems to pop into my head more than any other of his songs. Love the line '...and all the world is birthday cake. Take a piece but, not too much."
If you ever feel down, I mean REALLY beat, tasting worm dung down, I recommend playing the George Harrison song on video (TH-cam), "This Is Love". It's like a visit from an angel, telling you, relax, listen to this music, fly for a few minutes.
I always loved George's here comes the sun what a fantastic song it was and George's guitar playing was fantastic and you knew who it was a.super.songwriter he was as fantastic as John Lennon and Paul McCartney when George made all things must pass he wowed everyone and he had the biggest album of 1970 George is my favorite Beatles yes and George loved car racing as well and he seemed like a very nice guy as well so sad that he is no longer here but he is here in spirit rip beautiful George we love you you will ever be forgotten!!! Up the irons maiden manic🎸🎸✨✨✨⭐⭐⭐🎵🎵🎵🎼🎼⚡⚡⚡🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🎸🎸
George must have had a collection of old 78 rpm records from his parents or grandparents. The Beatles' demo record had him singing "The Sheik of Araby" and he also did a wonderful video with him singing "Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea." Having the same name as mine., he was naturally my favorite Beatle, with Ringo being a close second favorite. I also saw the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965 and was disappointed that George didn't do any vocal solos.
Keith Richards has the voice of a life well lived. You can hear every cigarette, glass of whiskey and bong hit in each syllable. Clapton: "I loved George so much I married his wife."
George in NOT underrated. Let’s knock this crap off right now! He was great, but he was in a band with two of the greatest songwriters of the twentieth century. Of all time, really. George got his due, but he was a whiny crybaby who bitched about how John and Paul ‘held him back.’ If not for John and Paul, I don’t believe George would have achieved what he did. He had a song on the first American Beatles album. They encouraged him to sing by giving him “I’m Happy Just To Dance With You” on their first movie soundtrack album “A Hard Day’s Night.” John and Paul were so prolific and their songs so good, it’s no wonder George only got one or two songs per album. He had three on Revolver! What’s to complain about?!? AND “All Things Must Pass” is not a triple album, as everyone claims, but a double album. Two full sides are just jam sessions, not properly composed songs. Many of the songs on “ATMP” are a tad lugubrious, to be honest.
I consider George Harrison the greatest guitarist that ever played music, he was absolutely perfect because he was so natural and on. He didn't have to impress, but everything he did was impressive.
No one played tighter on a guitar. Pure
IDuring those early days George would have just a few seconds to play something that would complement the song, yet no two sound the same. As time passes his star shines ever brighter.
George was so good he never over played or wasted a note. Loved his solo stuff.
lol well, lets not get carried away, I love George BUT he played plenty of crappy solos, do I really have to name them?
@@meyou-dv8nsplease do i’m trying to find them
George and Keith Richards were born a few months apart, when Keith was learning chuck berry's repertoire George was playing eight hours a night on the reeperbahn. He was good alright.
George was my guitarist hero and inspiration since I first bought all the early Beatle 45's, right from the start when they wore natty black suits, winkle-pickers and skinny ties.
On the credits of the Twist and Shout EP sleeve were the words, G Harrison (lead guitar).
I wanted to be like him. I still play guitar as I near 70 years old, barely a day goes past when I don't, it's all due to George Harrison and the Beatles.
George Harrison was always and still is my favorite lead guitarist 🏆🎸
I agree. Bloody genius. up there with Clapton or Hendrix.
I saw George Harrison play in Los Angeles in 1974. I bought four tickets but no one wanted to go with me so I sold three of them and went by myself. It was a great show.
How generous and thoughtful were you, and ungrateful your friends...
I went to the same show in L.A. what a great experience. He was my favorite Beatle.
Cow Palace the same year, it was George Harrison's Dark Horse tour
Long Beach Arena same year, he had a bad cold I remember
Crazy to think there was a time people would pass on the chance to see George Harrison...
I like when Paul says oh, that little riff was George, he made the song a hit. All four Beatles are great individually but together they were awesome!
I met George in February 1979 when he came to Brazil for the Formula One Grand Prix. I had spoken with him on the telephone the evening before I met him at the foyer of the Hilton Hotel in Sao Paulo. He was amazingly nice and signed 3 of his albums for me.. I took pictures with him, too. As for the other guitarists, I saw most of them in concerts. I went to 32 Paul McCartney concerts and I know it´s not a record.. I saw Brian May, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Steve Lukather, Keith Richards. I think I haven´t missed any one. That was In concerts in the U.S., England and Brazil. I am a lucky bloke, I guess. I am a guitar player myself albeit miles and miles from these guitar heroes.
Totally underrated,great slide work, encylpidic chord knowledge. So much more!
Underrated by whom?
@@patricias5122 I think underappreciated would be a better term. Anyone who would bother to "rate" him probably wouldn't short sell his talent.
My favourite GH moment was in 1987, Silverstone UK F1 Grand Prix. I was providing coffee in the main marquee, and all of a sudden there is a chap sitting like for a moment of pause. It was Him; when I was younger in Italy I had a band and I introduced in my little region near Turin, The Beatles and I sang mostly GH songs. I've asked him for an autograph and he was corteous but somewhat surprised and he obliged. I still have it (2023), and it's the ONLY ever autograph I got.
Nice montage of George memories, some I hadn’t seen before. I would like to see some more clips from guitarists talking about George’s beautiful guitar playing. Jeff Lynne said and I agree that George’s slide was soulful. Ty !
Yes, and yet he picked Duane Allman to do the slide on Layla - George said Duane was the best slide player he had ever heard.
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@@dontvoteforanybody3715 Maybe he was technically better but I prefer George’s. It’s so bright and beautiful.
George Harrison is my George Harrison... FOREVER ...
My wife often sits in the bedroom reading, with a little radio playing oldies softly for mood. I can't make out one tune from another from the other room, but I hear a faint beat in the distance. Occasionally I'll hear this chunky funky guitar that cuts through the hum quite clearly. It's pretty impressive. Nine times out of ten when I get up to check. it's bloody George Harrison! One of the most under-rated musicians of the entire British Invasion period and I love him dearly.
ALL THINGS MUST PASS album is a MASTERPIECE... listen to that more than any other albums
George Harrison doing the tribute show for Carl Perkins is my favorite show I ever saw him do.He always seemed to know just what the song needed.Great stuff👍
I've never seen someone play music with such a huge smile.
He was like a kid.
Perkins himself was amazing on that show. What a man
Eff Roy Clark or any other bloody Yank.
You should watch the concert he held in 1992 at the Royal Albert Hall in London to support the Natural Party before the General Election.
As it was planned justr to support this parti it was not properly filmetto but the sound is excellent and the video is excellent!!! As it was organized very qickly by George he has no friends to accompany him as usual But this is good because you can see him playing ou can watch him play guitar solos and sing his songs with an incredible strong voice. Well, this concert is just INCREDIBLE, UNIQUE MARVELLOUS!!!
A friend of mine was there and she told me the audience went crazy about his music. You can watch it on You Tube right now just writingGEORGE HARRISON CONCERT 1992 London.
Please do it. It's worth while seeing it!!!
The Peter Frampton thing was the best. 🤣He got so flustered by meeting George, it was so cute. I probably would have been rendered completely mute personally. I'm definitely a George girl, and sure do miss him.
I like what Bob Dylan said - George got stuck behine Lennon & McCartney. But in a way we were lucky because we got All Things Must Pass, which is a genius album.
Bob Dylan wrote IF NOT FOR YOU and GH did a very good version of it.
My brother Mike greatly admired George Harrison and still does to this day. My brother is a free lance guitarist who played full time professionally in the eighties and nineties, and he often emulated, and still does emulate George's style of play. George Harrison is simply one of the finest guitarists of all time, and a great singer/ songwriter as well.
George Harrison was an excellent guitarist. He was a great guy and I liked him very much. I saw the Beatles in 1965 at Shea Stadium. I was and still am a tremendous Beatle fan. I am simply taking issue with the statement "He created some of the greatest Rock albums ever". This statement is wildly inaccurate. That's all. George Harrison's solo albums were OK. Nothing close to great. This is my opinion. No one else has to have the same opinion as I do. I don't have to have the same opinion as others.
@@donnamicci9996 that.must.have.been.agreat.experince.to.see.the.beatles.live.i.was.four.in1965.so.to.yong.to.see.beatles.i.remember.seeing.them.on.t.v.what.moment.inrock.history.
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Always loved the Beatles. Perhaps my favorite song of all times is ' Here comes the sun'. Georges chords or at least some of them always fascinated me, many are not used by any other artist I don't think. How he learned them in the first place I just don't know.
George had a unique style, take, on rock and roll guitar. He was a great collaborator and songwriter. A beautiful human.
George Harrison was my favorite Beatle.
This clip has nothing to do with "famous guitarists" critiquing Harrison on his guitar playing. It was friends of Harrison telling personal anecdotes about him.
I remember him once saying that he always liked to play the chord that no one expected. And this is what made him great. I've recently listened to a relatively unknown song (This guitar will never stop crying, that he nonchalantly said he composed just to follow "the gently weeps") At one point there is a chord that was not at all necessary, but it made that passage just beautiful. He just inserted a chord that no one would expect.
One of the georgisms was mixing a major chord where the scale called for a major...any songwriters after him would use that also d from following Beatles music like Joe Walsh, Paul Simon and Jimmy Buffett...and therefore I've done the same...im proud o learned it from George...
Nicely done! Never saw him in person. If Not for You was written by Bob Dylan. Each musician had nuggets of their own that were REALLY interesting! Thoroughly enjoyed this! Thank you!
When I first saw the "Concert for George" I was stunned to see Dhani Harrison. He was so much like his dad at that age. Glad to see George's musical heritage has rubbed off on Dhani.
Had to laugh when George, questioned about Dhani's resemblance to him, said "Dhani ? He's more like George Harrison than I am !" 😁
The first time I saw the film when it was released to theaters, I couldn't hold back the tears. George was a hero/mentor to me. His spirituality is everpresent in his recordings.
George was a true innovator. His early work often was a fusion of jazz and carl perkins that no one was really doing at the time. He was also incredibly good at playing just about every kind of style of music that the Beatles would have in their repertoire.
Jazz? What song or songs are you referring specifically, may I ask?
George played for hours and hours and hours and hours....over night success.
Wow this is great stuff. George’s music reflects the type of person he was -a thoughtful, gentle man. And he had the velvet touch on guitar.
He was the best slide guitarist
Great compilation. Keith got so serious when he talked about George's passing, "Only the good die young." He looked like he wanted to kick Death's ass.
He looks and acts like a stone cold junkie!
Lol. To me he looked like “well, obviously I’m not good coz I’m still here and don’t gaf.”
Just the guy to do it
I was so fortunate to have seen The Beatles perform twice. Once in Milwaukee Wisconsin the other in Chicago Ill.
I never knew George was a Gardner, so cool!
George Harrison was an avid gardener and when someone said that he liked George’s flowers, he said “They’re not mine” meaning he just helped them grow and that the plants were not his property. His role was to help them live, they weren’t *his.* As a gardener that outlook has always been an inspiration for me. I really love that. I like watching his interviews and hearing his wisdom.
You're out of your element, Donnie
I know that Spider Storry with Jimmy and Jemima, so funny!
Take the recording OCTOPUSSES GARDEN - which George helped Ringo to compose and he arranged it - George's guitar parts are great, because it was not a Paul song George had the freedom to do what he wanted on guitar. Same with HERE COMES THE SUN the acoustic guitar parts are brilliant all played and created by George. Watch him during the Get Back roof top concert his guitar parts are inventive and work perfectly blending into and enhancing the songs.
Straightforward rhythm more or less as John Lennon played the lead in get back
@@JeddorianJalapeno George played great guitar parts on Dig A Pony, One After 909
"Long, Long, Long"... "What Is Life"... "Blow Away"... Saw him live in Los Angeles at the Forum in '74, a thrill to see him, but his voice was shot.
My favourite story about George is that one of his kids came home from school, having just found out, and said to George ''You were a Beatle!''
The funniest thing about your story is "one of his kids". (But, yes, that is a good story).
George had a peculiar style. A lot of guitarists had their style rooted in blues riffs, and cliches. George seemed to be thrust onto the scene, without having that pre development period, most go through. I don't see him sitying on the bed copying Chuck Berry, like a lot of us did. He didn't have time! He was already on stage, learning as he went. I think that is why his style is so unique. One can always tell a George riff. I seem to recall Paul did not like his style. Others are far more dynamic guitarists, the Who, Hendrix, Page, Clapton, but George held his own.
The Who? Did you forget Pete Townsend's name?
@@lashedbutnotleashed1984 yes
@@lashedbutnotleashed1984 Recall that strange lyrical lead on My Sweet Lord! Could ONLY be George.
I just was listening to Get Back. What an odd lead....
@@richardstiers9010 that's cause it's John 🙂
George is the bomb! So unique and inventive. Some of his chord progressions are amazing!
I saw George at Madison Square Garden at the big Bob Dylan show. One of the highlights of my life.
I all so saw George at the Bob Dylan tribute show been to a lot off shows and especially at the Garden. It was the only time I saw him perform and I will never forget it. I can't believe it's been I guess 30 years ago, his voice was just O.K. but did not care and I wish he did more then one song if I remember right. So the only Beatle I did not see play live was John and probably would have because I think he might have toured after Double Fantasy. I miss them both.
Oh my god! I have the entire show on Bootleg-DVD (broadcasted and unbroadcasted) and I played that show so many times I literally lost count!
That was the same show Sinead O'Connor wasn't allowed to sing, because of her (rightfully so) tearing up the picture of the Pope a few days before on MTV.
There were so many highlights that night! The O'Jays were awesome, Pearl Jam was intense, Tom Petty was amazing, Ron Wood had a blast, but the absolute highlight was Eric "Slowhand" Clapton doing "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" if you watch carefully it was the only time that evening the entire backing band was applauding.
Also I realised how much Chrissie Hynde is the female Tom Petty, in her movements, her singing, her She could have taken over The Heartbreakers as her backing band and it would have been wonderful.
@@mauricedorreboom5388 Besides getting to see George for the first and only time, it would have been great to see a whole show, Neil Young brought down the house with his version of All Along the Watch Tower. When he was done with the feverish solo he had about 3 strings left on his guitar, Neil is not a great lead guitar player but he puts his heart and when he plays a solo, he was tearing up the stage.
WOW ! Very cool ... 👍
Everyone wanted to be George in the early 60's, yet this sort of fame didn't change his gentle spirit!👍
George was always my favorite Beatle... I liked him because he wasn't out spoken and he seemed the underdog in a way.
If Not For You is actually a Bob Dylan written song
Co written I’m pretty sure
@@rodog9465 Yeah. Co-written by Bob Dylan and Robert Zimmerman.
@@stephenfeldman8104 lol
@@rodog9465 "If Not for You" was all Bob. The Dylan/Harrison co-write on "All Things Must Pass" was "Behind That Locked Door".
@@markamos1911 bingo, that's what I meant.
Favorite George harrison song, and in fact one of my favorite songs of all time is: Give Me Love - which also contains easily one of THE best and most beautiful slide guitar parts of all time.
I'm a Beatle nut so George is obviously one of my great heroes. I saw Eric Clapton at what was the NEC in Birmingham. To this day it's the only concert I've ever been to where everyone stayed seated. His playing was mesmerising. Great days and we've still got the fantastic music from all of these wonderful artists.
I saw George in 1972 in St Louis. A major shift in my energy took place. A remarkable experience!
As each Beatle album came out in the 1960s I always felt that George’s contribution got relatively better and better.
My all time favourite Harrison song is 'What is life', should have been the A side
It was an A side
Upon further review it was apparently an A side everywhere except the UK. You must be british. Hello. In US it was follow up hit single to My Sweet Lord
That tune has been an earworm for me the past two weeks!
Love the Tom Petty story. I can almost hear Georges voice saying that.
My wife Verity and I saw George on the Dark Horse tour at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island in 1974 . He lost his voice early , but still did the whole show.
To Paul's story...spiders eat other unwanted insects. That's why I protect them and keep them around. They seem to leave me alone. Fair trade, I suppose.
George did a great version of "If Not For You" but it was written by Bob Dylan for his wife Sarah.
My theme song is Any Road. I love Crackerbox Palace, too.
I WILL ALWAYS REVERE AND LOVE GEORGE HARRISON!!!!
How incomparable a band that had George Harrison as its third composer. The unbeateable Beatles.
McCartney on the spiders. Coming from more rural environment and time at a private boarding school, I was always surprised how 'feeble' city housing estate kids were about muck, insects, arachnids, physical labouring, etc. Glorious story that I had read about but still sounded fresh
You can add to that, how on Earth could he confuse daddy-longlegs with spiders, for goodness-sake? Spiders don't have wings!
Yep, first thing I thought was "City kids !".
Spider stories have nothing to do with musicianship.
In all their 11 years together, doesn't Paul have anything more specific to say? He's the guy who brought George into the band, after all...c'mon, Macca, you can do better!
George definitely did a brilliant cover of If Not for You, but Bob Dylan wrote it.
why but?
Thanks for correcting the fact that Harrison did not write “If Not For You”. That’s the problem with the internet. Too many folks posting comments and presenting incorrect info. Also, Harrison had one great album, “All Things Must Pass”, but the rest of his albums were just okay. He was a competent guitarist, but not one of the twenty greatest in rock. Maybe one of the best 100. Let’s not forget the fact that in Harrison's song,"Taxman”, the lead guitar solos were actually played by Paul McCartney after the boys and George Martin decided that Harrison’s solos were just not up to par. McCartney never got the recognition he deserved for his guitar playing as he reluctantly took on the job as bass player for the Beatles, the unfortunate misconception being that bass players aren’t as proficient guitarists as treble players, he remained the most underrated guitarist of his generation. Anybody who thinks that bass players are not as good as their six string counterparts should just listen to the bass licks from the likes of McCartney, Les Claypool, Geddy Lee and others. Apologies for my drifting from the subject at hand.
@@davejarrard6065 anyone who cares already knows all that stuff, the people who dont know probably dont care and why should they
NYC Reporter 1964: "Are you going to get haircuts"? George, "I just got one". Boom.....the rest is history
Peter Frampton was Excellent here . Did the Accent faultlessly . A Humble Man himself , in the presence of one of his Gods .
And George Harrison is indeed one of the Guitar Gods . Easily recognised style and ENDLESS musicality .
Peter is a Class Act, seems to be an incredibly nice guy, and a hell of a lead player and songwriter.
@@hifibrony . Yes . Indeed so .
And not underrated.
@@patricias5122 . No . Not underrated .
Not by those who's Opinion MATTERS .
Thanks, a pleasure. Favorite George legend via Paul, on one early day when George's father noticed bruises on his son. George told him that his teacher had laid on for some school or behavior issue. So George's father went straight down to the school, confirmed with the teacher that he'd struck George---and Dad clocked the guy, telling him to never again lift a finger George's way. Might be connected to George as a Dad saying "Fuck you" to the police who were giving son Dani some trouble.
That was George Harrison, it was something that he always did. he would load the trunk, or in the UK the boot of his car with ukulele's. and he would go around giving ukulele's to people. he wanted everyone to experience music.
out of the Fab Four he was more of a Auto enthusiast. than Paul, John, and Ringo. and he was really good friends with Jackie Stewart. he even wrote a song for him.
Eric Clapton was the only musician that was considered the fifth Beatle. when George had him play guitar lead on. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
No one EVER considered Clapton a fifth Beatle. Stop just making shit up.
@@spaceghost8995 I'm not making shit up there's a video about it so STFU.
It's probably an unpopular opinion, but 'Beware of Darkness' is more than equal of many of the great Beatles songs. The specifics of the chord changes are so peculiar, and so very George, and the lyrics are rich with meaning - surprisingly so given that George wasn't all that old when he wrote the track.
I agree listen to it often one of his best.
Years ago, I read a review of that song because I loved it too. I cannot do it justice, but instead, I'll try to find it and post it here
Probably my favourite of his songs. The first time i heard it i was blown away
So true
George is one of the very best
I saw the Beatles in '65 and '66. I saw George in '74. And I play an electric 12-string today, because he played one; THAT one you see at 01:24.
I saw George Harrison in 1975, Hari's on Tour. He was hoarse, and not to mention the Rolling Stone magazine article that talked bad about him, sorta made his tour seem sour. I wished he would have continued the tour, from Japan onto the USA. One of my favorite songs from him is That's the way it goes, from the Gone Troppo album. His slide work on it is so magical...
7:20 pretty sure Taxman is George's.
Yes George did write taxman and it was a hit
Great George Harrison's early songs up the irons maiden yes Dylan did write if not for you great song it's one of the best songs on the all things must pass album wonderful classic album!! Hats off to the late great George Harrison you where the best love you forevermore.my you shine on forever mate🇬🇧🇬🇧🌟🌟up the irons!!;maiden manic⚡🇬🇧✨✨🎵🎵🎼🎼⭐⭐🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Georges Mother would listen to a India radio music station.
While she was pregnant with him to calm her baby. Believe
that was how George was born to love Indian classical music.
He was so talented but in a band with two other geniuses.RIP Sir!
Bob wrote "if not for you", it was first song on his album "new morning". they coverd it together at a charity gig which is what you see in the first bit of your video and then George coverd it on his album "all things must pass"
I'd Have You Anytime. this song is so stunning that for years I was afraid to play it.
George had the ability to switch styles of music, either playing or writing. Clearly his greatest surprise, and example of this, is the Beautiful, ''Something'' so good, that top crooner Frank Sinatra said it was the best Love song , he'd heard.
Ricordo sempre George ❤ è nel cuore artista eccezionale
I saw him play at the Nassau Coliseum (1974) on the Dark Horse tour. Billy Preston was on keyboards. I think Jim Keltner was on the drums (if not, it may have been Andy Newmark) and Willie Weekes on bass. Fabulous. His tone was unbelievable live. So rich.
Wow! All those fabulous world-class musicians and Noel Gallagher.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Haha this made laugh. But come on now Noel wrote some great songs
@@James-bu6yz Noel Gallagher is a wonderful songwriter and a solid musician.
this is the best comment
George did the simpler things really well, and added something essentially his own.
He wrote some brilliant songs that were also special.
It seemed like Harrison was friends with everyone. Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, etc. Harrison's friendship with the founder of the Cirque du Soleil was also instrumental in getting the Beatles: Love acrobatics show started in Las Vegas. 17 years later it's still the number one rated Las Vegas show on Trip Advisor (out of 259 shows).
Good friends with the members of Monty Python as well, particularly Michael Palin, and if memory serves, he helped fund Life of Brian.
He was always my favorite beatle
If not for you was written by Bob Dylan, not George Harrison.
No, it was written by Elvis Presley.
@@lashedbutnotleashed1984 You might check Wikipedia or Google to verify that.
@@robertmatthews2009 I guess I could be mistaken.
@@lashedbutnotleashed1984 Elvis did a song, She's Not For You.
It always makes me smile to read the usual comment: "he was not Beck, Clapton Hendrix etc.". He just wasn't supposed to be, he was George Harrison. Jimi Hendrix was not George Harrison, Jeff Beck was not George Harrison. And so? All greats in their own way, very different styles and that's just what makes them unique. The greatness of George Harrison as a guitar player was in his mindblowing craftsmanship, no matter how long or how little it could take. The man had innate taste. There's just not two songs in which he plays the same lick, and that's not a thing that can be said of many other musicians. As Steve Vai once said in an interview for "Vintage Guitar" magazine in december 2016: "To try and quantify Harrison's contribution to popular music would be like saying 'the sun is hot'. His instincts for creating the most appropriate guitar part for a song were brilliantly inspired. His choice of guitar, tone, orchestration, and intuitive constuction of the best riff always honored the song first. He was perfection personified on six strings. He was exceptional and we are grateful".
Anyway, if you wanna listen to what While My Guitar Gently Weeps would have sounded like with Harrison on lead guitar, I suggest you to listen to his solo here at around the 5:00 minute mark. One of his best live.
th-cam.com/video/IqEkQkwlXCA/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for the link. It is the first time I hear George playing that solo. I like it so much.
I wonder who wrote "If not for you"...I wish someone would post the answer in the comments on this video.
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Imagine a cool dad like George would had been a great time. Dhani definitely inherited his talent
I had no idea Peter Frampton played on "All Things Must Pass" album!
I was living at MIU and bought the Dark Horse album. It was then that I realized George was my favorite Beatle. Something about being around all the other Transcendental Meditators and seeing Maharishi I felt I had a deeper understanding of George and also Mike Love who I was able to shake hands with there at the University.
Ya never know when you're gonna need a bunch of ukuleles. :-)
Guitars burn longer.
Fave song has to be Something with the Beatles and of his solo career I loved The Art of Dying. His spiritual connection with India was a great connecting point
for me as I've been 13 times and even went inside a Temple in Vrindabin that he funded. Never saw him or any of the Beatles play sadly.
0:24 Bob Dylan wrote "if not for you." You're wrong
The song "too much" seems to pop into my head more than any other of his songs. Love the line '...and all the world is birthday cake. Take a piece but, not too much."
It's All Too Much! I love the lyrics, too. 'Show me that I'm everywhere, and get me home for tea', is another memorable line.
mucho love for George, great guy, great songwriter, great singer.
All things must pass
If you ever feel down, I mean REALLY beat, tasting worm dung down, I recommend playing the George Harrison song on video (TH-cam), "This Is Love". It's like a visit from an angel, telling you, relax, listen to this music, fly for a few minutes.
I always loved George's here comes the sun what a fantastic song it was and George's guitar playing was fantastic and you knew who it was a.super.songwriter he was as fantastic as John Lennon and Paul McCartney when George made all things must pass he wowed everyone and he had the biggest album of 1970 George is my favorite Beatles yes and George loved car racing as well and he seemed like a very nice guy as well so sad that he is no longer here but he is here in spirit rip beautiful George we love you you will ever be forgotten!!! Up the irons maiden manic🎸🎸✨✨✨⭐⭐⭐🎵🎵🎵🎼🎼⚡⚡⚡🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🎸🎸
I'll tell you what surprised me the most. I didn't realize all these people were famous guitarists.😄
Beatlemania was something indescribable using words. To really know what it was, you would've had to experience it yourself.
Dude, "If not for you" was written by Dylan. Harrison covered it.
Dhani sounds a lot like his dad
Very much so, just without the Scouse accent
George must have had a collection of old 78 rpm records from his parents or grandparents. The Beatles' demo record had him singing "The Sheik of Araby" and he also did a wonderful video with him singing "Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea." Having the same name as mine., he was naturally my favorite Beatle, with Ringo being a close second favorite. I also saw the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965 and was disappointed that George didn't do any vocal solos.
Keith Richards has the voice of a life well lived. You can hear every cigarette, glass of whiskey and bong hit in each syllable.
Clapton: "I loved George so much I married his wife."
My favorite George song? I can't decide between What is Life and Here Comes the Sun, so I won't!
Of note: he is the biggest-selling lead guitarist in history.
my favorite George Harrison song is here comes the sun
George in NOT underrated. Let’s knock this crap off right now! He was great, but he was in a band with two of the greatest songwriters of the twentieth century. Of all time, really. George got his due, but he was a whiny crybaby who bitched about how John and Paul ‘held him back.’ If not for John and Paul, I don’t believe George would have achieved what he did. He had a song on the first American Beatles album. They encouraged him to sing by giving him “I’m Happy Just To Dance With You” on their first movie soundtrack album “A Hard Day’s Night.” John and Paul were so prolific and their songs so good, it’s no wonder George only got one or two songs per album. He had three on Revolver! What’s to complain about?!?
AND “All Things Must Pass” is not a triple album, as everyone claims, but a double album. Two full sides are just jam sessions, not properly composed songs. Many of the songs on “ATMP” are a tad lugubrious, to be honest.