According to John Lennon, he came up with this song while struggling to write a song for the Beatles new album Rubber Soul.
During the famous interview with Rolling Stone in 1971 Lennon had this to say about the song:
“I remember I was just going through this paranoia trying to write something and nothing would come out so I just lay down and tried to not write and then this came out, the whole thing came out in one gulp.”
The video below features only the solo to the song. An easy piece that even a beginner should be able to master.
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1 MeangitarMingoMango // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
Sorry,
I meant tawtu not twatu.
Yes George’s solos had so much expression. This video shows the simplicity, yet the logic is there. Each chord and note has a purpose and evokes an emotional response.
George used a Daphne blue 1964 Fender stratocaster which he later painted psychedelic and christened it “Rocky”.
With any strat or strat style guitar then Georges heart, soul, brains, fingers, and a Vox AC 30 amp and voila! The video above is just fine no matter what!
2 MeangitarMingoMango // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
twatu, what? It may look easy I never said it was. just don’t miss that twelfth fret harmonic!
Have you ever heard less is more? So many players can can play a million notes per second, yet can’t play beautiful slow melodic solos with love feeling and emotion, too bad for them.
Rapid fire complex guitar solo’s are not accessible to the average pop-rock music fan, but for guitar shredders, and musicians with ears so developed, they can catch and get why the 16th and 32nd notes. FOR THEIR EGOS!
3 tawtu // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
I agree with MeangitarMingoMango
It sound more like it as well
4 codawgxx // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
nice thanks
5 gigglechain83 // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
appreciate it Bob
6 MeangitarMingoMango // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
Wrong my fellow fan.
The high harmonic “E” note is on the E sring at the 12th fret which though harmonics are false, it is clearer, more round and better acurately pitched at the 12th fret and it’s a chord/melody combined solo where you brush the strings like in a Jazz chord chorus.
Peace.
7 Funny861234 // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
great, thank you
8 PrudenceNumberNine // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
OMG, I love your accent!
[sorry for the pointless comment]
9 iluvthebeatles71 // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
thx for posting awsome lesson. and it was easy
10 chokonudemail // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
almost bro
11 CharlieKaufmanFan88 // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
you rock dude!!!!
12 javortgon // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
Thanks, man, there’s always something to learn.
13 JoninFlaco // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
great vid i learned the song in about 30min. is there anymore to the song or do you just repeat this over and over? plz reply back
14 julesrules673 // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
hey man what kind of pedal effect are you using? that was a great tutorial by the way and i really like the tips and tricks on your website
15 Smillzer // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
Your voice reminds me so much of Alex Lifeson’s. You rock dude, thanks for all the great videos.
16 madeinbrasil1988 // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
Thank you! I’m just starting on the guitar, but already know a lot due to your lessons! Keep it up!
17 eutuller // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
Thanks a lot dude !!!! thanks a lot !!!!
18 freezazoid // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
cool man! thanks for the info, and playing the backing chords is a super nice touch at the end! (personally I would get rid of the chorus effect but still sounded great.)
19 DeanLisi // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
dude!! something so easy.. but so tasty nicely done!
20 cmf1965 // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
Bob, You’re easy-to-follow instruction’s, & nice video close-up’s, help all us wanna-be’s” tremendously. Thanks for the time, & consideration! (You’re interpretation…ain’t bad either!)
Keep-’em Comin’ Bob!
21 MattNFL // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
nice vid man
22 TravuhsWree // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
He said his five year old son plays better than you.
I take Spanish class.
23 Richie1989A // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
sorry the “aboot” just reminded me so much of south park, very nice playing though! great song
24 jballard459 // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
very nice instruction, thanks
25 dinasty12430 // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:39 am
wew. its actually easy. thx man
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