Nice video! It's not just the fact that they were kids in their twenties, but they were kids in their 20's who had no idea what they were doing. It was pure instinct. That's what's so impressive to me. If they could watch this video back then, they would be like "oh, so that's what we're doing? Interesting" lol
Whiskers B, Mincir avec mon coach & Mo Punch Studio - For the record - I worked my ASS off (and still do) for over 50+ years to get here! Been my childhood dream to live on the French Riviera. My dad was a janitor. We grew up pretty poor. I didn't "win" anything. I'm living proof that if you're willing to put in the work - you can obtain nearly anything you desire.
@@MPfrance hey Mike, I'm also from a poor family and I did experienced that if you do work hard at something you can get unexpected results. That's how I succeeded to get hired in Guillaume Tell a top recording studio in Paris where I met great artists, musicians and producers like Michel Legrand, Maria Carey, The Rolling Stones or Nile Rodgers. So many magic moments !
You're right dude, we don´t need crappy stuff like taylor swift, beyonce, my chemical romance, bruno mars, jay z or garbage like that, we need more rock.
On this particular album, George's contribution is highly significant. Lennon and McCartney provided the super-models (the songs) and George was the designer who dressed them to realise their true excellence.
😂 the way mike gets such a kick out of the things that the beatles did is so contagious. I find myself smiling and laughing along with him, brilliant stuff 😊
In interviews I've heard both George and Paul saying they liked sitting around and figuring out "naughty chords" to spice up their songs. I think I learned all of my diminished and augmented chords from learning Beatles tunes.
Hey mike, Im 71 from New Orleans and remember breaking this album down with my cousin back in i guess 1963. glad to see that we were about half right!!!!!!!
When i first heard The Beatles, i knew there was something special about their sound. Everything they played seemed to be new...like they were inventing their own brand of music!
Hello, Fil. "When I first heard the Beatles I knew there was something special about their sound" Your words remind me of my own experience on hearing the Beatles for the first time. It was "I wanna hold your hand", right from the 1st chord, playing on a valvular radio in my bedroom. It was a shock of beautiful sounds. What impressed me most was the audacity of the bass player using the bridge pickup throughout the entire song. Thank you for your comment, 'cos I can subscribe every one of your words. No doubt we had very similar feelings at the moment.
Basically its what they did, kind of like how U2 didn't know how to play & got in a garage & made up their own style, not to equate the two but your right about the Beatles.
Yes, it is exactly what I felt about Beatles sound. Something special on every song and on every album. That special touch that makes the song sound different,
I hear you. It may sound tame now, but back in 1964 Please Please Me just seemed to explode off that record in a fresh and powerful way that sounded so different from anything else I had ever heard to date.
Like the rest of the World's youth it made me reach for a guitar,they brought me rock+roll + being 12 when they hit,I had little of the late 50's stuff.
It is nice to see and hear someone else get geeked by the little twists the Beatles had in their songs that would seem insignificant when explained but is pure genius when you hear them. It gave them their whole sound and it makes you sit in the car for another couple of minutes until the last note of the song is played.
So many people who are casual Beatles fans rate their later stuff as far superior - because the lyrics to the early songs were simple (some called them childish). Many people put "With The Beatles" at the bottom of the list because of this. But the fact is the musicality in a lot of those early songs was pure brilliance!! A lot of the stuff pre "Revolver" needs a closer examination, as Mike Pachelli has done here. Well done Mike - the internet needs more people like you!!!! Tiger.
“With the Beatles” was a masterful album within the panorama of early ‘60s pop music, and very innovative. Every album was a step-up from the matrix of the previous one, except maybe “Beatles for sale”, because it was made in trying circumstances with little original material to speak of. Everyone mention “Rubber soul” as the album of the change, but to me “Help!” Is already there: “Yesterday”, a song of its kind, the Bob Dylanesque rumination of “You’ ve got to hide your love away”, the heaviness of “Ticket to ride” (Lennon, with a bit of exaggeration, called it “proto-metal”, but we understand what he means), the skiffle-bluegrass “I’ve just seen a face”, “The night before” and its syncopated electric piano, I could go on an on.....
Jesus, Mike, you’re right on, so right about their collective genius. Those chords are what stuck home and gave their tunes depth and meaning, acutally. They hit me in the gut. And I play drums. Nice to see someone who really “gets it”.
I started playing guitar at 12. I don't even want to know how many years ago that was but it was way before TH-cam. Most of my skills were learned by ear except for what I learned out of music books because that's what they had back then. I never could play a Beatles song and I could never pick them out by ear. Impossible! I have progressed more in the last 7 ears are so then I have in all of the years that I've been playing. Even learning Beetle Songz! I can play a whole bunch. Julia is fun to play. I am grateful for my Travis picking on that one.
Whenever you talk Beatles, one might be forgiven for believing you were really one of their roadies or techs from the very start of their careers! You know all the details and its a fantastic education to listen to you teach. Keep up the videos please. Nice studio btw.
Tbf the Beatles have a massive fan base of all ages who are enthusiastic about the Beatles. It’s hardly refreshing to see another person who’s enthusiastic about them
everyone thinks its simple until they try and play them. They had been polished in the clubs of Hamburg and Liverpool from 1960 before releasing their early LPs, and were very accomplished at performance....next, to learn the Studio, then re-invent it, becoming more and more dense and complicated with their songs. they started difficult, and kept notching it up...uncanny.
@@maxtempany3058 actually it is in a thankfully dying world of autistic-tune, literal cloned "artists", with the same prefix to their name - lil this, lil that, lil...basically insert ANYTHING as long as its a word after the word lil or EVAN if its not, satanic puppets and mk ultra controlled prepackaged false idols to deceive the masses and as MUch as they too have been playing and those still publically alive continue to play the "game" in its final death throes, 4 (and more😉😉) working class lads from Liverpool inspired by Hometown Pride, their Love of Black MUseic & just plain MUseic in general along with their :Destined:Dream of something 8eyond and @ the same exact time AFFIRMING everywhere they come from and TAKe1INg over the world to bring more Light, Love, Joy, Power, Passion, Purpose & PEACE (to it) is a MUch 8etter proposition from where I AM standing and I will take it anyday over what I reluctantly reminded U about above...MUch Love to U🙏
@@maxtempany3058 you are missing the point here mate! Will is not saying it is refreshing to see someone excited about the Beatles. You are correct in your assertion that they have a huge fan base worldwide. What he is saying is that it is refreshing to see someone like Mike, recognize and get excited about the “genius” of the Beatles in how they used unique chord structures and sophisticated harmonies. The average Beatles fan would not appreciate them at this musical level. Mike is amazing in not only recognizing this, but also articulating it in a fascinating and compelling manner and then actually showing us why!
Thanks for the video Mike, Well done! How is it possible that John, Paul and George in their 20's could recreate the song "Till there was you" and create others by placing those notes on the guitars without any previous musical education but only guided by their musical instinct. Unbelievable! 😦
When I was maybe four my mother bought my sister and me our first albums. Karen got the American version of With the Beatles, called Meet The Beatles, and I got "The Beatles Second Album" and we played them and played them and played them until the Groves wore out. And it was "on" for us. Beatle freaks ever since. I'm 62 now and sitting here with my guitar in my lap learning those cords from you. Thank you man! Excellent!
The Beatles were still very young when they put these wonderful harmonies together. It is not only the exotic chords, especially the ingenious melodies with great polyphonic vocals that connect these songs and make them so unique. Even after decades, I can still hear these songs with enthusiasm and admiration and they will remain milestones in pop music. Mike, you are a great musician, at the same time you can see in every part of your clip the joy and respect for the work of the Fab Four. Thanks for that and Greetings from Germany !
As I always think, "the Beatles were a musician's band, just that lay people also loved listening to them," you can see how this musician - Mike Pachelli - is able to break down their guitar work. Excellent stuff, Mike.
The Beatles were also a band/recording artist for the non musicians/music lovers. I they were just a musicians' band they would not have been as popular.
There's something special about the Beatle arrangement of Til There was You. Took me a long time to learn it and do it justice. George did it as a young pup...on stage... on Sullivan.
Thanks for your great video. I'm a huge Beatles fan (67 yrs. old) and your great video shows how advanced the Beatles were...and so very young...early 20's! Amazing...their early music was a real audio treat for the ears regarding their advanced guitar work.
Bravo Mike for this video. And thank you for mentioning how old they were At the time they came up with this stuff. I’ve been screaming this stuff at people I know who don’t think very much of the Beatles for years. I cannot wait to show them this video. I’m 63 years old and I still can’t play some of these cords and make the changes fast enough. I remember learning how to play and I love her, the cords weren’t extraordinary or anything like that but when they came out of the guitar solo they were suddenly in a different key. It was so smooth and subtle that I never actually realized it when I heard it as a kid. Even when they weren’t using oddball chords their structures were so innovative and new for the time. It’s still hard for me to wrap my brain around the fact that they were so young when they did all this. Wow.! Pure genius.
Wow, that studio! And more Beatles goodies too! Not much has put a smile on my face recently but this video sure did. So glad to hear there's more Beatles on its way du sud de la France.
To ALL - It Won't Be Long is one of my fave songs on that album, not only the chords are especially 'Beatles' - even the Backround - Vocals, which in one verse are 'warping' behind the front singing from John, are so great - what an idea ... !!!! Sooo awesome - that's why I love to hear even the early stuff - it's simply genius !! - As well the covers from Please Mr. Postman, Money & Roll over Beethoven made those as they have composed it by themselves. So brilliant made ... YEAH!
Geez! Thanks. Amazing cool look at the "unknown" details of the Beatles second album. I was laughing with you when you were showing the subtle but fully recognizable cool chords (when pointed out - for the first time by you) . You had me remembering when I first heard the album with my mom and sisters when we lived in England back in Nov 63. Played on a giant console stereo set - hi tech back then. Unique for the day, the stereo separation of the instruments was almost perfect - sometime that added to the innovation of the record. It helped start my guitar playing.
Great stuff!! Thx Mike, Every guitar player should know these uncommon chords. What amazes me is that The Beatles had no real formal musical education. They had talent, great ears, clever minds, and a strong drive to succeed.
Mike, I first met you back in the late 80s and into the 90s ran into you a lot in the St Pete/Tampa areas where I used to live. Always loved your sense of humor and musicality. In fact, I opened for your band twice and envied your talent on guitar. I was BLOWN AWAY to see this latest video and learn you're now in So France. Good for you! That studio is killer. The Beatle stuff is great! Keep it coming!
Oh Mike! Congratulations for your once again newly made world class studio, we were missing you, so nice you have taking us to back to the Beatles magic place you know so well ☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽
I walk away from most Beatles tributes disappointed but never with you ! Your research , playing and singing are absolutely top notch, Thank you so much Mike !
Great stuff, Mike! I got this album for Christmas, '63, as well as my first guitar, a Stella acoustic. I was thirteen. The Beatles were the soundtrack of my youth and I became a professional at 19 playing in Toronto. I was always intrigued by the chords they could come up with having no formal music training, just great ears! Fascinating!
That was great Mike! You hit the nail on the head when you said that the Beatles were the Bomb! Pure musical genius that can't be taught. They obviously had the ear for all of those chords & just naturally used them in their songs. John was definitely one of the greatest rhythm guitar players of all time. Hope that you are doing well & staying safe...... 😉😉👍👍🎸🎸👍👍
Like your lesson. Fun and you illustrate the chords clearly. Back around 68, I picked up a copy of "Down Beat" which had an article claiming the Beatles must have studied jazz because of all those "uncommon" chords used in jazz, not seen in rock.
It was a revelation when I first heard that Paul wrote the lyrics to All My Loving before the music. If you just say the lyrics freely they come out naturally in triplet rhythms. And suddenly you realize where the constant triplets in John's guitar accompaniment came from.
Great vlog Mike I was 13/14 in the UK when The Beatles came on the scene and straight away I was a big fan of their music I got myself a Beatle jacket went to see them when they played at our local big theatre but didn't have a ticket but hung around outside til they came out just to get a sight of them in person, I already had a cheap guitar having been a fan of Hank Marvin and started try to play their music, over the years my wife and I have most if not all of their albums so a big Thank you to you for the vlogs, also we used to holiday in the South of france throughout the 70s and 80s with the kids and they also loved it there too so I really hope your future there is a happy and safe one thanks again mike all the best.
Mike, your enthusiasm for the BEATLES is still contagious. glad you're happy w/ the new studio. Nashville to France. quite a trip. keep up the good work, Paisan.
I LOVE IT WHEN YOU SAY ''THANKS FOR HANING OUT WITH ME'' and it true you do answer every email. i was so humbled to get a answer from you. your still the same down to earth guy as when you started out on youtube. one thing that stand out about you videos is you never talk down to us and keep it lots of fun to watch. thanks for the view of your studio. people are very interested in you life without getting nosey but if you made a new friend off camera they would be interested in your life too. so as the years pass watching your videos thanks for the tid bits we learn about you. I hope France will offer you much peace and tranquility something thats vanishing here in the states.
One of the 1st books I purchased was the Beatles Complete. I foolishly didn't think the book was right because the chords seemed silly and outrageous to a beginner. went through my life using mostly power, minor, major and bar chords. What a grave mistake! Now I'm 63 and thanks to you I am going to revisit that book (I still have it) and I will be donating to your website and checking out many more of your videos!! A HUGE THANK YOU
Used to love the early Beatles music in my very early teens - still do. Never could get anywhere close to playing any of it on my cheap acoustic guitar. 55 years later, Mike, you've explained exactly why. As you say, quite advanced playing for young rock guys. Nothing that simple even in their early songs. Thanks. Great lesson and analysis.
Mike, so good to see you again, playing such wonderful tribute to the greatest band ever. Been listening to your great Beatle solos whenever I need cheering up. Your studio is beautiful! And, the South of France...good for you. Love this new video. Keep it up. Missed you. Bless you and your family. Keep well.
I’m a total hack on the guitar but love watching you break down Beatles songs and play them like I never could. You area major talent on the guitar and on camera as a teacher.
Have two left hands and could never play the simplest chords, though I did make it to first chair in band on clarinet. What a cool breakdown Mike. Love and will always love the Beatles. Thank you!
Mike, for a year or so my wife and I have talked about visiting Nashville. I intended to look you up during that visit. Then Covid hit and things got wierd. I guess I'm gonna have to visit the south of France now. I've always been a tremendous Beatles fan. You've take my appreciation of them to new heights. Thank you.
Thanks for showing those great variations, Mike. Eric Idle said in his autobiography "Always Look on the Bright Side" that George told him The Beatles threw in a bunch of "secret chords." I think Tony Sheridan taught them a lot of those in Hamburg. They put them together in unforgettable songs, for sure. Emjoy the South of France!
I think from With the Beatles onwards you cannot underestimate the contribution of George Martin too. Im sure he would have thrown some interesting ideas into the writing process.
Congratulations, Mike! Your hand-built studio utterly terrific and absolutely terrific! Ok... my ears are on and digging the music and history!!! We love you Beatles oh yes we do!
What a great video. I'm a pretty intermediate guitarist and have been for over 20 years. I hear songs I like and love to look up the chords. I've been a Beatlemaniac my entire life. And I've always been flabbergasted at Beatles chords when I try looking up many songs. I often just go "Ok this one isn't happening." I've even discussed this topic with others quite often. It's super cool to finally see a video talking about it specifically, and even shedding some light on how some of these chords "came to be."
The Beatles played the ukulele a lot. I found all kinds of wonderful chord patterns when I started playing it. With only four strings (I play a low G uke) it is an amazing instrument on which to compose as well as improvise. I can then take what I've created over to the guitar. I hear a lot of ukulele chording and phrasing in Beatles music.
I love how you approach these topics so naturally and with enthusiasm! The little way you show the chord notes, how they fit into the chord and their overall meaning does a lot for integration of the intangibles of learning. You have a knack for teaching musical concepts without making the pupil feel like it’s formal. Good job, man!
their music really did have a more sophisticated sound than what we were used to hearing. prior to beatles we were buying 45s then with them we got the albums and most of the songs besides the smash hits were great songs too. my mother bought most of the first several albums for us, she liked them too.
Hi there! Thanks for video and not only this one! I've been listening to The Beales since I was 5 thanks to my dad. Then he was and still is a big Beatles' fan. I don't play the guitar but my dad does and I often share videos with him. Now I'm 38 and my kids (all 3 of them) like this music! We're from Russia and live not far from Saint-Petersburg.
This is one of the finest tutorials on the tube! Great moving chord diagrams, outstanding. Your personality, musical knowledge and continued love for the innovations of the early Beatles carries us along and we learned a lot too!
Great studio...Great guitar....Great tuition.....and a Great personality! How can a guitarist get bored in covid lockdown with Great stuff like this? Well done Mike!
We see guys trying to blindly stumble through unique chord figures, having no real idea. It's both refreshing and rewarding to see someone with equal parts of exuberance and knowledge sharing the real mechanics of the music.
Grew up listening and playing these songs. Kids today may have missed the fun of living through all that firsthand but they have videos like this to compensate. Thanks for the love and meticulous work you've put into this great lesson. Cheers!
Yes it was quite a great musical experience growing up in the 60s. So much diversity. And people actually playing music together -at the same time -in studio and being able to re-create it perfectly live!
I would also like to say, in the midst of all of this deeply troubling political drama in the US, how nice it is to have a peaceful musical respite that provides an escape from the madness. You are very much appreciated.
Michael O'Florida turn off your phone, your computer, and the TV and the world is a fucking wonderful fucking place to live. Media and technology makes life shitty!
And we wouldn’t be having this moment without technology. I wouldn’t be enjoying lessons from the south of France. Do you realize how much that would cost.
Mike, music has pretty much died in the world .. there is not too much music being created now that is truly memorable. To find music truly sublime we need to go back in time .. more particularly to the music of The Beatles .. there, true genius is to be found. That you have made it your mission to illuminate the extraordinary creativity in so many Beatle songs is a wonderful thing, and a great service to all fortunate enough to have found your outstanding TH-cam channel. I Thank you.
You are most welcome and thanks for the kudos. And yeah, music today lacks the spontaneity, creativity and inventiveness of the past. Lots of that is due to the fact that people don’t learn the songs and play them together in the studio at the same time. And the fact that attention spans are so short now - kids don’t take the time to master their instruments before they start creating music. It’s a shame really but like most things in the art world -films etc. it’s all about money now.
@@MPfrance Mike, thanks for your thoughts. Some great points. I believe the sixties and to an extent the seventies were a very fertile period .. a garden bed in which many beautiful flowers of creativity bloomed, if I can put it this way. The Beatles, I would contend, were the main inspiration for this, lifting a generation. Since the seventies it has been downhill .. to what we have now.
What a video man, was hoping someone would make this about those chords, I spent the last 3 years or more learning all the beatle stuff and iv learned and grew so much as a player because of these kind of songs.
You show how the Beatles got their unique sound so well. To a Very unknowledgeable guitarist, who never knowingly played a 6th, 9th chord in his life, it is mind blowing. I taught myself, as a lefty, who just turned a r/h guitar 180 and off I went playing by ear, ha.
I'm really enjoying these unusual chords. It explains why, in the days before TH-cam and the internet, it was difficult to work out what chord to play as we hadn't heard of F aug 7 Maj for example. I must admit our band knew major, minor and 7th and that was about it. This what what gave the Beatles their edge - not that their audience was aware of their musicality and fortunately neither was ours.
The Beatles were geniuses from way back when and their music will last forever. ....So creatively addictive to the ear. Thanks for the info. I could never put my finger on exactly why I found their music so mesmerizing. Now I know that it wasn’t just their triads and sevenths!! 👍🏼🎼🎸🎹🥁🧐😉👏🏼😊❤️
Mike - love when do this sort of analysis. These are the things that made Harrison along with others such brilliant and innovative musicians/songwriters.
I believe that one thing that gave the Beatles their special sound was musical placement on the guitar. George or john would have a lower chord structure while the other took the same chord higher up on the neck.
John and Paul's voices blending together were amazing, but when you pay attention to the John/George symbiosis on guitar, especially on the early albums, there's also a lot of amazing stuff going on. I love it!
Wow, that was fun! As a guitarist, early Beatles were my favorite. I can't say if they were ahead of their time (probably were), but they sure took their time crafting each beautiful song. That was certainly uncommon. Thanks for the look back at, and into early Beatles. Warmest regards.
Thanks Mike - most illuminating. The Beatles - as a struggling local band in Liverpool in the early 60's had a love for C&W and Chet Atkins style was one to emulate. Jim Gretty who was demonstrator at Hessy's music in Liverpool centre was also a great jazzer and showed the #9 chord to them - probably George/ Paul. Jim could also do Chet's style of playing and that was 'the' thing to copy for all the youngsters at the time. The Beatles did do a Buck Owens cover 'Act Naturally' on Help. Jim Gretty also taught guitar and organised events for bands in the Liverpool area. Good to be reminded of those days :-) Good luck with the new studio.
Believe it or not since i started following your Beatles guitar lessons, one of my dreams is to finally meet you. Few people graced me on TH-cam as you do... and knowing you’re not that far from me (i’m italian) gives me some hope! Greetings from Perugia, Umbria, the green heart of Italy! Btw, your surname, Pachelli... it’s quite common here in Umbria... who knows? Thanks again for your passion and the kind patience you put on your videos!
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I am glad you came back-I loved your previous Beatles videos. Just read "Tune In", Beatles almost quit three times before recording a single tune-hard to imagine a world without them. Great analysis, you are a real Beatles scholar.
If you look at pictures of Beatles guitars and read the history, those axes had an incredible amount of playing wear very quickly. And it was playing wear, not just careless handling. You can see that in the pictures. The point is those guys were putting in the hours and learning by doing.
Thanks again for adding to my chord vocabulary. The Beatles are encyclopedias of music, you study them and you have the world of music at your fingertips.
You are literally playing on my favorite guitar (country gentleman) which is just a country classic with mutes and my favorite amp (the vox AC30) instant fan of your videos.
Hey Mike , when you started out saying your coming from your new studio in the south of France , I thought that your were being humorous . I admire your dedication to finding these obscure and complex combinations of chords and notes. The early Beatle recordings are mind blowing to me how they made complex music sound so easy
Mike: Sorry to hear of our loss to the US to France, but you must have had a good reason. As a total admirer of the Beatles choice of chords and voicings its such a pleasure to view your exhuberence and that you so appreciate all the wonderful nuances. Thank you for taking the time to do the videos. I don't say this often but I am a big fan and so appreciate your careful and very clear instruction. If you come to LA, happy to take you to lunch. Great success for your new studio!
Hi Mike, South of France is such a beautiful place to live, congratulations. I hope to have sometime the privilege to meet you. We are quite near. I love your tutorials, your enthusiasm and your great skills as guitarist. I learn a lot watching your videos.
I dunno if it's patronising, more just that we've been misled over time to believe that the Beatles were gifted but musically illiterate on a technical level. Of course it isn't true
My guess is, thinking how most things in life go, is that the Beatles were journeymen absorbed 8+hrs/day in Hamburg playing and picking up from other bands. They were ambitious and creative to put these to good use. They simply had no need for theory beyond the basics and again what pros will pick up along the way. Their technical prowess was developed to fit what they wanted to do. They'd have done more if needed but had no need to. No theatrics, no gymnastics because they got what they wanted. PLUS, a lot of what they did was insanely ahead of their time, trailblazing tech in technique and recording. That's a definition of genius in my book.
Astonishing invention and musical awareness by all four Beatles. I'm only now (in my 60s) fully appreciating their genius - with your help, Mike. Thanks for all your videos.
Nice video! It's not just the fact that they were kids in their twenties, but they were kids in their 20's who had no idea what they were doing. It was pure instinct. That's what's so impressive to me. If they could watch this video back then, they would be like "oh, so that's what we're doing? Interesting" lol
Dude, you live in the south of France and teach people to play Beatles music on guitar? You are winning at life.
Indeed, the perfect life style !
completely winning.
Whiskers B, Mincir avec mon coach & Mo Punch Studio - For the record - I worked my ASS off (and still do) for over 50+ years to get here! Been my childhood dream to live on the French Riviera. My dad was a janitor. We grew up pretty poor. I didn't "win" anything. I'm living proof that if you're willing to put in the work - you can obtain nearly anything you desire.
@@MPfrance hey bud we're not attacking you, you deserve it, you're doing it right and we wish you the best. Fantastic and much props ;-)
@@MPfrance hey Mike, I'm also from a poor family and I did experienced that if you do work hard at something you can get unexpected results. That's how I succeeded to get hired in Guillaume Tell a top recording studio in Paris where I met great artists, musicians and producers like Michel Legrand, Maria Carey, The Rolling Stones or Nile Rodgers. So many magic moments !
I really respect people that still listen to the beatles. Todays music will never match the oldies.
Great video as always sir
Jodi99 - Thank you kindly
It’s not a question of listening to the oldies as you say. It’s a question of knowing what was the best music of the second half of the XX th century.
There is great music in every generation you just have to find it.
You're right dude, we don´t need crappy stuff like taylor swift, beyonce, my chemical romance,
bruno mars, jay z or garbage like that, we need more rock.
Music after 2000 is soulless
On this particular album, George's contribution is highly significant. Lennon and McCartney provided the super-models (the songs) and George was the designer who dressed them to realise their true excellence.
@promerops nicely put...
😂 the way mike gets such a kick out of the things that the beatles did is so contagious. I find myself smiling and laughing along with him, brilliant stuff 😊
In interviews I've heard both George and Paul saying they liked sitting around and figuring out "naughty chords" to spice up their songs. I think I learned all of my diminished and augmented chords from learning Beatles tunes.
Hey mike, Im 71 from New Orleans and remember breaking this album down with my cousin back in i guess 1963. glad to see that we were about half right!!!!!!!
woah that's pretty cool. how many hours did that take you guys?
how cool Rick
When i first heard The Beatles, i knew there was something special about their sound. Everything they played seemed to be new...like they were inventing their own brand of music!
Hello, Fil.
"When I first heard the Beatles I knew there was something special about their sound" Your words remind me of my own experience on hearing the Beatles for the first time. It was "I wanna hold your hand", right from the 1st chord, playing on a valvular radio in my bedroom. It was a shock of beautiful sounds. What impressed me most was the audacity of the bass player using the bridge pickup throughout the entire song. Thank you for your comment, 'cos I can subscribe every one of your words. No doubt we had very similar feelings at the moment.
Basically its what they did, kind of like how U2 didn't know how to play & got in a garage & made up their own style, not to equate the two but your right about the Beatles.
Yes, it is exactly what I felt about Beatles sound. Something special on every song and on every album.
That special touch that makes the song sound different,
I hear you. It may sound tame now, but back in 1964 Please Please Me just seemed to explode off that record in a fresh and powerful way that sounded so different from anything else I had ever heard to date.
Like the rest of the World's youth it made me reach for a guitar,they brought me rock+roll + being 12 when they hit,I had little of the late 50's stuff.
It is nice to see and hear someone else get geeked by the little twists the Beatles had in their songs that would seem insignificant when explained but is pure genius when you hear them.
It gave them their whole sound and it makes you sit in the car for another couple of minutes until the last note of the song is played.
You're still the best Beatles teacher. There are many Beatles tribute bands that could improve greatly by watching your lessons.
So many people who are casual Beatles fans rate their later stuff as far superior - because the lyrics to the early songs were simple (some called them childish). Many people put "With The Beatles" at the bottom of the list because of this. But the fact is the musicality in a lot of those early songs was pure brilliance!! A lot of the stuff pre "Revolver" needs a closer examination, as Mike Pachelli has done here. Well done Mike - the internet needs more people like you!!!! Tiger.
" because the lyrics to the early songs were simple" Well, the music wasn't that great either and the production was rudimentary...
“With the Beatles” was a masterful album within the panorama of early ‘60s pop music, and very innovative. Every album was a step-up from the matrix of the previous one, except maybe “Beatles for sale”, because it was made in trying circumstances with little original material to speak of. Everyone mention “Rubber soul” as the album of the change, but to me “Help!” Is already there: “Yesterday”, a song of its kind, the Bob Dylanesque rumination of “You’ ve got to hide your love away”, the heaviness of “Ticket to ride” (Lennon, with a bit of exaggeration, called it “proto-metal”, but we understand what he means), the skiffle-bluegrass “I’ve just seen a face”, “The night before” and its syncopated electric piano, I could go on an on.....
I've always wondered what those luscious chords were but I could never figure them out. Thanks for sharing, Mike.
You bet!
Jesus, Mike, you’re right on, so right about their collective genius. Those chords are what stuck home and gave their tunes depth and meaning, acutally. They hit me in the gut. And I play drums. Nice to see someone who really “gets it”.
I love it when people say the Beatles' early stuff was "simple." I always want to respond, "Wow, you know nothing about music, do you?'
A lot of the early stuff was wrongly transcribed onto sheet music albums by people who weren't guitar players.
Not bad from some Liverpublians.
I started playing guitar at 12. I don't even want to know how many years ago that was but it was way before TH-cam. Most of my skills were learned by ear except for what I learned out of music books because that's what they had back then. I never could play a Beatles song and I could never pick them out by ear. Impossible! I have progressed more in the last 7 ears are so then I have in all of the years that I've been playing. Even learning Beetle Songz! I can play a whole bunch. Julia is fun to play. I am grateful for my Travis picking on that one.
The guitar parts on “All My Loving” alone are insane.
@@danielmcgarel5105 Indeed.
Whenever you talk Beatles, one might be forgiven for believing you were really one of their roadies or techs from the very start of their careers! You know all the details and its a fantastic education to listen to you teach. Keep up the videos please. Nice studio btw.
It's always a pleasure hanging out with you! Thanks for all you provide. Really appreciate it!
It's refreshing to see someone so enthusiastic about the genius of the Beatles. Imho it takes a genius to recognize the genius. Subscribed.
Tbf the Beatles have a massive fan base of all ages who are enthusiastic about the Beatles. It’s hardly refreshing to see another person who’s enthusiastic about them
everyone thinks its simple until they try and play them. They had been polished in the clubs of Hamburg and Liverpool from 1960 before releasing their early LPs, and were very accomplished at performance....next, to learn the Studio, then re-invent it, becoming more and more dense and complicated with their songs. they started difficult, and kept notching it up...uncanny.
I love Mike Pachelli
@@maxtempany3058 actually it is in a thankfully dying world of autistic-tune, literal cloned "artists", with the same prefix to their name - lil this, lil that, lil...basically insert ANYTHING as long as its a word after the word lil or EVAN if its not, satanic puppets and mk ultra controlled prepackaged false idols to deceive the masses and as MUch as they too have been playing and those still publically alive continue to play the "game" in its final death throes, 4 (and more😉😉) working class lads from Liverpool inspired by Hometown Pride, their Love of Black MUseic & just plain MUseic in general along with their :Destined:Dream of something 8eyond and @ the same exact time AFFIRMING everywhere they come from and TAKe1INg over the world to bring more Light, Love, Joy, Power, Passion, Purpose & PEACE (to it) is a MUch 8etter proposition from where I AM standing and I will take it anyday over what I reluctantly reminded U about above...MUch Love to U🙏
@@maxtempany3058 you are missing the point here mate! Will is not saying it is refreshing to see someone excited about the Beatles. You are correct in your assertion that they have a huge fan base worldwide. What he is saying is that it is refreshing to see someone like Mike, recognize and get excited about the “genius” of the Beatles in how they used unique chord structures and sophisticated harmonies. The average Beatles fan would not appreciate them at this musical level. Mike is amazing in not only recognizing this, but also articulating it in a fascinating and compelling manner and then actually showing us why!
Thanks for the video Mike, Well done!
How is it possible that John, Paul and George in their 20's could recreate the song "Till there was you" and create others by placing those notes on the guitars without any previous musical education but only guided by their musical instinct. Unbelievable! 😦
When I was maybe four my mother bought my sister and me our first albums. Karen got the American version of With the Beatles, called Meet The Beatles, and I got "The Beatles Second Album" and we played them and played them and played them until the Groves wore out. And it was "on" for us. Beatle freaks ever since. I'm 62 now and sitting here with my guitar in my lap learning those cords from you. Thank you man! Excellent!
The Beatles were still very young when they put these wonderful harmonies together. It is not only the exotic chords, especially the ingenious melodies with great polyphonic vocals that connect these songs and make them so unique. Even after decades, I can still hear these songs with enthusiasm and admiration and they will remain milestones in pop music. Mike, you are a great musician, at the same time you can see in every part of your clip the joy and respect for the work of the Fab Four. Thanks for that and Greetings from Germany !
As I always think, "the Beatles were a musician's band, just that lay people also loved listening to them," you can see how this musician - Mike Pachelli - is able to break down their guitar work. Excellent stuff, Mike.
The Beatles were also a band/recording artist for the non musicians/music lovers. I they were just a musicians' band they would not have been as popular.
Fantastic studio Mike ! Great to see you back, & back with a bang with the Fab Four !!!!
There's something special about the Beatle arrangement of Til There was You. Took me a long time to learn it and do it justice. George did it as a young pup...on stage... on Sullivan.
Incredible
Thanks for your great video. I'm a huge Beatles fan (67 yrs. old) and your great video shows how advanced the Beatles were...and so very young...early 20's! Amazing...their early music was a real audio treat for the ears regarding their advanced guitar work.
Bravo Mike for this video. And thank you for mentioning how old they were At the time they came up with this stuff. I’ve been screaming this stuff at people I know who don’t think very much of the Beatles for years. I cannot wait to show them this video.
I’m 63 years old and I still can’t play some of these cords and make the changes fast enough.
I remember learning how to play and I love her, the cords weren’t extraordinary or anything like that but when they came out of the guitar solo they were suddenly in a different key. It was so smooth and subtle that I never actually realized it when I heard it as a kid.
Even when they weren’t using oddball chords their structures were so innovative and new for the time.
It’s still hard for me to wrap my brain around the fact that they were so young when they did all this. Wow.! Pure genius.
Mike is given a Lennon-alike singing voice so the lesson is very much a pleasure to enjoy.
Wow, that studio! And more Beatles goodies too! Not much has put a smile on my face recently but this video sure did. So glad to hear there's more Beatles on its way du sud de la France.
To ALL - It Won't Be Long is one of my fave songs on that album, not only the chords are especially 'Beatles' - even the Backround - Vocals, which in one verse are 'warping' behind the front singing from John, are so great - what an idea ... !!!! Sooo awesome - that's why I love to hear even the early stuff - it's simply genius !! - As well the covers from Please Mr. Postman, Money & Roll over Beethoven made those as they have composed it by themselves. So brilliant made ... YEAH!
Geez! Thanks. Amazing cool look at the "unknown" details of the Beatles second album. I was laughing with you when you were showing the subtle but fully recognizable cool chords (when pointed out - for the first time by you) . You had me remembering when I first heard the album with my mom and sisters when we lived in England back in Nov 63. Played on a giant console stereo set - hi tech back then. Unique for the day, the stereo separation of the instruments was almost perfect - sometime that added to the innovation of the record. It helped start my guitar playing.
Oh man this is returning my spirit I was 2 in 63 lol and grew up singing this....
love to you sir for sharing this....
You know how is it when Mike uploads a video like this. Probably the best teacher about Beatles.
You can't imagine how I'll enjoy it, keep on!
Great stuff!! Thx Mike, Every guitar player should know these uncommon chords. What amazes me is that The Beatles had no real formal musical education. They had talent, great ears, clever minds, and a strong drive to succeed.
Mike, I first met you back in the late 80s and into the 90s ran into you a lot in the St Pete/Tampa areas where I used to live. Always loved your sense of humor and musicality. In fact, I opened for your band twice and envied your talent on guitar. I was BLOWN AWAY to see this latest video and learn you're now in So France. Good for you! That studio is killer. The Beatle stuff is great! Keep it coming!
Wow that's where I always go on vacation. Treasure island Florida, St Petersburg area
I'm in St Pete.. for whatever it's worth LOL
@@markdinkel9006 stop by a gig, man
Thank you. The more I play I appreciate George so much more. So many sounds and passing chords. cheers
Your lessons are the best lessons on TH-cam.
Oh Mike! Congratulations for your once again newly made world class studio, we were missing you, so nice you have taking us to back to the Beatles magic place you know so well ☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽
Thank you very much!
Very informative and well produced video production. You are a blessed man to have some a good recording facility and to live in the south of France.
I appreciate that!
I walk away from most Beatles tributes disappointed but never with you ! Your research , playing and singing are absolutely top notch, Thank you so much Mike !
Great video hang, Mike. So great to be able to dissect all those uncommon chords. The lads sure stood out from the crowd. Well done!
Great stuff, Mike! I got this album for Christmas, '63, as well as my first guitar, a Stella acoustic. I was thirteen. The Beatles were the soundtrack of my youth and I became a professional at 19 playing in Toronto. I was always intrigued by the chords they could come up with having no formal music training, just great ears! Fascinating!
That was great Mike! You hit the nail on the head when you said that the Beatles were the Bomb! Pure musical genius that can't be taught. They obviously had the ear for all of those chords & just naturally used them in their songs. John was definitely one of the greatest rhythm guitar players of all time. Hope that you are doing well & staying safe...... 😉😉👍👍🎸🎸👍👍
Like your lesson. Fun and you illustrate the chords clearly. Back around 68, I picked up a copy of "Down Beat" which had an article claiming the Beatles must have studied jazz because of all those "uncommon" chords used in jazz, not seen in rock.
It was a revelation when I first heard that Paul wrote the lyrics to All My Loving before the music. If you just say the lyrics freely they come out naturally in triplet rhythms. And suddenly you realize where the constant triplets in John's guitar accompaniment came from.
Great vlog Mike I was 13/14 in the UK when The Beatles came on the scene and straight away I was a big fan of their music I got myself a Beatle jacket went to see them when they played at our local big theatre but didn't have a ticket but hung around outside til they came out just to get a sight of them in person, I already had a cheap guitar having been a fan of Hank Marvin and started try to play their music, over the years my wife and I have most if not all of their albums so a big Thank you to you for the vlogs, also we used to holiday in the South of france throughout the 70s and 80s with the kids and they also loved it there too so I really hope your future there is a happy and safe one thanks again mike all the best.
Mike, your enthusiasm for the BEATLES is still contagious. glad you're happy w/ the new studio. Nashville to France. quite a trip. keep up the good work, Paisan.
I LOVE IT WHEN YOU SAY ''THANKS FOR HANING OUT WITH ME'' and it true you do answer every email. i was so humbled to get a answer from you. your still the same down to earth guy as when you started out on youtube. one thing that stand out about you videos is you never talk down to us and keep it lots of fun to watch. thanks for the view of your studio. people are very interested in you life without getting nosey but if you made a new friend off camera they would be interested in your life too. so as the years pass watching your videos thanks for the tid bits we learn about you. I hope France will offer you much peace and tranquility something thats vanishing here in the states.
One of the 1st books I purchased was the Beatles Complete. I foolishly didn't think the book was right because the chords seemed silly and outrageous to a beginner. went through my life using mostly power, minor, major and bar chords. What a grave mistake! Now I'm 63 and thanks to you I am going to revisit that book (I still have it) and I will be donating to your website and checking out many more of your videos!! A HUGE THANK YOU
Used to love the early Beatles music in my very early teens - still do. Never could get anywhere close to playing any of it on my cheap acoustic guitar. 55 years later, Mike, you've explained exactly why. As you say, quite advanced playing for young rock guys. Nothing that simple even in their early songs. Thanks. Great lesson and analysis.
Really great contribution to understanding their chord voicings. This is important for all of us trying to get it right!
Watching, I enjoyed your ''satisfied'' or "contented" smile. Love it!
Mike, so good to see you again, playing such wonderful tribute to the greatest band ever. Been listening to your great Beatle solos whenever I need cheering up.
Your studio is beautiful! And, the South of France...good for you. Love this new video. Keep it up. Missed you. Bless you and your family. Keep well.
I’m a total hack on the guitar but love watching you break down Beatles songs and play them like I never could. You area major talent on the guitar and on camera as a teacher.
Have two left hands and could never play the simplest chords, though I did make it to first chair in band on clarinet. What a cool breakdown Mike. Love and will always love the Beatles. Thank you!
Mike, for a year or so my wife and I have talked about visiting Nashville. I intended to look you up during that visit. Then Covid hit and things got wierd. I guess I'm gonna have to visit the south of France now. I've always been a tremendous Beatles fan. You've take my appreciation of them to new heights.
Thank you.
Thanks for showing those great variations, Mike. Eric Idle said in his autobiography "Always Look on the Bright Side" that George told him The Beatles threw in a bunch of "secret chords." I think Tony Sheridan taught them a lot of those in Hamburg. They put them together in unforgettable songs, for sure. Emjoy the South of France!
Thanks for listening
I think from With the Beatles onwards you cannot underestimate the contribution of George Martin too. Im sure he would have thrown some interesting ideas into the writing process.
Congratulations, Mike! Your hand-built studio utterly terrific and absolutely terrific! Ok... my ears are on and digging the music and history!!! We love you Beatles oh yes we do!
That’s what I’ve been telling other people for years the unusual chord structures for pop music at that time that the Beatles used were awesome.
Outstanding lesson! Thank you for revealing these chords that I could never figure out and ended up cheating on and never nailing the sound.
I’m always amazed at your analysis and understanding of the Beatles. Love the tutorials. Thankyou Mike
What a great video. I'm a pretty intermediate guitarist and have been for over 20 years. I hear songs I like and love to look up the chords. I've been a Beatlemaniac my entire life. And I've always been flabbergasted at Beatles chords when I try looking up many songs. I often just go "Ok this one isn't happening." I've even discussed this topic with others quite often. It's super cool to finally see a video talking about it specifically, and even shedding some light on how some of these chords "came to be."
The Beatles played the ukulele a lot. I found all kinds of wonderful chord patterns when I started playing it. With only four strings (I play a low G uke) it is an amazing instrument on which to compose as well as improvise. I can then take what I've created over to the guitar. I hear a lot of ukulele chording and phrasing in Beatles music.
I suspect here comes the sun started on Uke. The capo at the 7th fret puts it in the ukulele’s range.
I love how you approach these topics so naturally and with enthusiasm! The little way you show the chord notes, how they fit into the chord and their overall meaning does a lot for integration of the intangibles of learning. You have a knack for teaching musical concepts without making the pupil feel like it’s formal.
Good job, man!
their music really did have a more sophisticated sound than what we were used to hearing. prior to beatles we were buying 45s then with them we got the albums and most of the songs besides the smash hits were great songs too. my mother bought most of the first several albums for us, she liked them too.
Hi there!
Thanks for video and not only this one! I've been listening to The Beales since I was 5 thanks to my dad. Then he was and still is a big Beatles' fan. I don't play the guitar but my dad does and I often share videos with him. Now I'm 38 and my kids (all 3 of them) like this music! We're from Russia and live not far from Saint-Petersburg.
This is one of the finest tutorials on the tube! Great moving chord diagrams, outstanding. Your personality, musical knowledge and continued love for the innovations of the early Beatles carries us along and we learned a lot too!
Wow, thanks!
Great studio...Great guitar....Great tuition.....and a Great personality! How can a guitarist get bored in covid lockdown with Great stuff like this? Well done Mike!
Wow, thanks!
@@MPfrance My pleasure sir, I've subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your stuff
We see guys trying to blindly stumble through unique chord figures, having no real idea. It's both refreshing and rewarding to see someone with equal parts of exuberance and knowledge sharing the real mechanics of the music.
Grew up listening and playing these songs. Kids today may have missed the fun of living through all that firsthand but they have videos like this to compensate. Thanks for the love and meticulous work you've put into this great lesson. Cheers!
Yes it was quite a great musical experience growing up in the 60s. So much diversity. And people actually playing music together -at the same time -in studio and being able to re-create it perfectly live!
I would also like to say, in the midst of all of this deeply troubling political drama in the US, how nice it is to have a peaceful musical respite that provides an escape from the madness. You are very much appreciated.
Michael O'Florida turn off your phone, your computer, and the TV and the world is a fucking wonderful fucking place to live. Media and technology makes life shitty!
Michael O'Florida agreed, 8eautifully said but or and also...@@donvandamnjohnsonlongfella1239 THIS
We’re the dream. The world is a nightmare.
And we wouldn’t be having this moment without technology. I wouldn’t be enjoying lessons from the south of France. Do you realize how much that would cost.
@@donvandamnjohnsonlongfella1239 teaching kids to judge by skin color makes the world a worse place.
Mike, music has pretty much died in the world .. there is not too much music being created now that is truly memorable. To find music truly sublime we need to go back in time .. more particularly to the music of The Beatles .. there, true genius is to be found. That you have made it your mission to illuminate the extraordinary creativity in so many Beatle songs is a wonderful thing, and a great service to all fortunate enough to have found your outstanding TH-cam channel. I Thank you.
You are most welcome and thanks for the kudos. And yeah, music today lacks the spontaneity, creativity and inventiveness of the past. Lots of that is due to the fact that people don’t learn the songs and play them together in the studio at the same time. And the fact that attention spans are so short now - kids don’t take the time to master their instruments before they start creating music. It’s a shame really but like most things in the art world -films etc. it’s all about money now.
@@MPfrance Mike, thanks for your thoughts. Some great points. I believe the sixties and to an extent the seventies were a very fertile period .. a garden bed in which many beautiful flowers of creativity bloomed, if I can put it this way. The Beatles, I would contend, were the main inspiration for this, lifting a generation. Since the seventies it has been downhill .. to what we have now.
What a video man, was hoping someone would make this about those chords, I spent the last 3 years or more learning all the beatle stuff and iv learned and grew so much as a player because of these kind of songs.
Mike, my goodness, your videos are astonishing and so helpful. 👍✌️
Wow, thanks!
You show how the Beatles got their unique sound so well. To a Very unknowledgeable guitarist, who never knowingly played a 6th, 9th chord in his life, it is mind blowing. I taught myself, as a lefty, who just turned a r/h guitar 180 and off I went playing by ear, ha.
I'm really enjoying these unusual chords. It explains why, in the days before TH-cam and the internet, it was difficult to work out what chord to play as we hadn't heard of F aug 7 Maj for example. I must admit our band knew major, minor and 7th and that was about it. This what what gave the Beatles their edge - not that their audience was aware of their musicality and fortunately neither was ours.
The Beatles were geniuses from way back when and their music will last forever.
....So creatively addictive to the ear. Thanks for the info. I could never put my finger on exactly why I found their music so mesmerizing. Now I know
that it wasn’t just their triads and sevenths!! 👍🏼🎼🎸🎹🥁🧐😉👏🏼😊❤️
This is the most enjoyable watch, very lay back but infectious and time just disappears. Loved the chord voicing examples. Thank you.
Wow, thank you!
Mike - love when do this sort of analysis. These are the things that made Harrison along with others such brilliant and innovative musicians/songwriters.
jazz curious
I believe that one thing that gave the Beatles their special sound was musical placement on the guitar. George or john would have a lower chord structure while the other took the same chord higher up on the neck.
John and Paul's voices blending together were amazing, but when you pay attention to the John/George symbiosis on guitar, especially on the early albums, there's also a lot of amazing stuff going on. I love it!
Hearing it is one thing, but seeing it played, broken down and explained is quite the treat. Thanks so much! :)
Wow, that was fun! As a guitarist, early Beatles were my favorite. I can't say if they were ahead of their time (probably were), but they sure took their time crafting each beautiful song. That was certainly uncommon. Thanks for the look back at, and into early Beatles. Warmest regards.
Thanks Mike - most illuminating. The Beatles - as a struggling local band in Liverpool in the early 60's had a love for C&W and Chet Atkins style was one to emulate. Jim Gretty who was demonstrator at Hessy's music in Liverpool centre was also a great jazzer and showed the #9 chord to them - probably George/ Paul. Jim could also do Chet's style of playing and that was 'the' thing to copy for all the youngsters at the time. The Beatles did do a Buck Owens cover 'Act Naturally' on Help. Jim Gretty also taught guitar and organised events for bands in the Liverpool area. Good to be reminded of those days :-) Good luck with the new studio.
Believe it or not since i started following your Beatles guitar lessons, one of my dreams is to finally meet you. Few people graced me on TH-cam as you do... and knowing you’re not that far from me (i’m italian) gives me some hope! Greetings from Perugia, Umbria, the green heart of Italy! Btw, your surname, Pachelli... it’s quite common here in Umbria... who knows? Thanks again for your passion and the kind patience you put on your videos!
I am glad you came back-I loved your previous Beatles videos. Just read "Tune In", Beatles almost quit three times before recording a single tune-hard to imagine a world without them. Great analysis, you are a real Beatles scholar.
If you look at pictures of Beatles guitars and read the history, those axes had an incredible amount of playing wear very quickly. And it was playing wear, not just careless handling. You can see that in the pictures. The point is those guys were putting in the hours and learning by doing.
Examples of their guitars with heavy wear?
Thanks again for adding to my chord vocabulary. The Beatles are encyclopedias of music, you study them and you have the world of music at your fingertips.
My pleasure!
👏👏👏👏👏 Good work Mike. The genius is you, honestly. Always we learning these great lessons from you. Congratulations and thank you.👌👌👌👏
Thanks - I appreciate that but I am in NO way, shape or form a "genius."
This Gretsch Country Classic must be the most beautiful guitar ever made.
And you play it damn well, Mike.😎🎵🎻😎
Nice breakdown! I’ve always been amazed that they had such a “mature” chord knowledge at such a young age.
You are literally playing on my favorite guitar (country gentleman) which is just a country classic with mutes and my favorite amp (the vox AC30) instant fan of your videos.
Wow didn’t expect to hear you opened a studio in the south of France. This is great stuff mate!
Thanks for sharing this. A real exhaustive job. The Beatles were something out of this earth since their beginnings.
Glad you enjoyed it
Mike, keep it comin' bro. Your content is stellar.
I appreciate that!
Hey Mike , when you started out saying your coming from your new studio in the south of France , I thought that your were being humorous .
I admire your dedication to finding these obscure and complex combinations of chords and notes. The early Beatle recordings are mind blowing to me how they made complex music sound so easy
Mike: Sorry to hear of our loss to the US to France, but you must have had a good reason.
As a total admirer of the Beatles choice of chords and voicings its such a pleasure to view your exhuberence and that you so appreciate all the wonderful nuances.
Thank you for taking the time to do the videos.
I don't say this often but I am a big fan and so appreciate your careful and very clear instruction.
If you come to LA, happy to take you to lunch.
Great success for your new studio!
You're wondering why Americans are leaving the US? You really don't know why? Well, bless you. Bill from Mexico.
@@Pimp-Master you really don't see the irony do you, Bill from Mexico?
your keeping me from going round the bend during lockdown mike fantastic stuff
I love the style of your lessons - so down to earth "friendly"
Can't agree more. 👍
Great idea for lessons. I grew up with the Beatles and as a guitarist I'm more amazed than ever how well they put chords together.
Hi Mike, South of France is such a beautiful place to live, congratulations. I hope to have sometime the privilege to meet you. We are quite near. I love your tutorials, your enthusiasm and your great skills as guitarist. I learn a lot watching your videos.
José Becerra - Glad I can be of some assistance!
Mike, what a wonderful place you've made for yourself! Can only imagine how beautiful the Med. must be!!!
I know they played a lot of jazzy songs in the early days but I'm always amazed at the chords those boys knew.
That sounds a bit patronising. They did listen to a wide range of music and at least one of them had a vvvvvv good ear .
@@marksimpson2321 It is not patronizing at all Mark .. if you listen in the right spirit.
I dunno if it's patronising, more just that we've been misled over time to believe that the Beatles were gifted but musically illiterate on a technical level. Of course it isn't true
My guess is, thinking how most things in life go, is that the Beatles were journeymen absorbed 8+hrs/day in Hamburg playing and picking up from other bands. They were ambitious and creative to put these to good use. They simply had no need for theory beyond the basics and again what pros will pick up along the way. Their technical prowess was developed to fit what they wanted to do. They'd have done more if needed but had no need to. No theatrics, no gymnastics because they got what they wanted. PLUS, a lot of what they did was insanely ahead of their time, trailblazing tech in technique and recording. That's a definition of genius in my book.
I think the exotic chords are 90% George Martin. I'm sure he re-harmonized all their early songs.
Astonishing invention and musical awareness by all four Beatles. I'm only now (in my 60s) fully appreciating their genius - with your help, Mike. Thanks for all your videos.