3 Beatles Chord Moves Every Songwriter Should Know

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How To Write Songs

How To Write Songs

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Here are 3 of the most interesting and usable chord moves from the song YESTERDAY.
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Hi I'm Keppie. I'm a professional songwriter, and songwriting teacher. I've been teaching song and lyric writing for over 10 years now for some of the best contemporary music colleges in the world- Berklee Online, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Open Academy, as well as for the Australian College of the Arts. At other times, I've taught for the Australian Institute of Music, as well as the LA School of Songwriting.
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@robertkalbouss5209
@robertkalbouss5209 Жыл бұрын
I love the way you elucidate the "why" behind chord progressions.
@andboesch76
@andboesch76 Жыл бұрын
Great video and well explained - really enjoyed that. Can’t wait to watch some more of your videos!☺️
@stubbsmusic543
@stubbsmusic543 Жыл бұрын
It's called V / V in standard music theory. The almost immediate appearance of the E minor chord going to an A7 would be ii / V / i in D minor which is quite fascinating in itself. There are many wonderful things about this song. It starts on a suspension 2 - 1 (yesterday) and again on (far away) and 4-3 on (here to stay) and uses throughout creating a feeling of longing. In McCartney's writing (especially early on) he frequently uses the V / V to the IV. It's in "You Won't See Me," "Eight Days a Week" and "Baby's in Black" among others. Though his harmony is always wonderful, I think his sense of melody is the most outstanding element of his writing. Thank you for exploring what he does.
@dot18
@dot18 Жыл бұрын
Spot-on !you can add to that list of songs Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts club Band -the actual song Another Macca composition!
@rome8180
@rome8180 Жыл бұрын
She covered that part about E minor going to A7 being the ii-V leading into D minor.
@johnmalcolm4822
@johnmalcolm4822 Жыл бұрын
Except McCartney did not write this chord progression, which comes from Georgia on My Mind.
@supersonicsroots
@supersonicsroots Жыл бұрын
​@@johnmalcolm4822yeah yeah yeah.... 😂
@prvaughan
@prvaughan Жыл бұрын
As a beginning song writer, these tips are gold to me! You've opened up so many options with these for me. I love your channel! Thank you.
@jimt6919
@jimt6919 Жыл бұрын
I rarely sign-in to subscribe to a channel, but this great video made it absolutely necessary. I have been playing and studying for 45 years, including studying music theory with a famous professor, and have studied many songwriting books, and have learned and played thousands of pop songs, but I have never...really...got...it. I remember all the stuff about the II Major chord, and the "V of" manipulations, but hearing an explanation related to one of the most famous songs of all time, is just brilliant! Keep up the GREAT work!
@robertstapleton3598
@robertstapleton3598 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Your explanations are clear - you're very good at this.
@ThinkermanQuindo
@ThinkermanQuindo Жыл бұрын
Reading Paul’s biography, his father was a pianist who could entertain a party all night with the type of complex musical structures seen in popular music of the pre-war years. He taught Paul all these so that Paul could deputise for him - and in an age without TV (or computers), Paul proved a quick study. That put him way ahead of the competition in the beat generation - as we now understand through this analysis. But what I love so much about this story, is that Paul’s incredible success ultimately derives from his goodness at the heart of a good family background. They were humble folk who held onto strong moral and ethical values. It paid off - and it almost always does.
@blinkerz4676
@blinkerz4676 Жыл бұрын
Explains why Lennon didnt have as much of a respecful career after the Beatles😢
@nedim_guitar
@nedim_guitar 11 ай бұрын
​@@blinkerz4676 McCarthy and Lennon are different. Lennon was also more experimental and political. Also, he was taken away too soon.
@akwilson1676
@akwilson1676 8 ай бұрын
​@@nedim_guitarThe only experimental thing Lennon did was the ear torturing stuff he did with Yoko. Paul was the experimental one.
@nedim_guitar
@nedim_guitar 8 ай бұрын
@@akwilson1676 I thought they were a band that worked together, even though they didn't always right the songs together. 🤔
@kk-om5zm
@kk-om5zm 6 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@wolfgangcordsen3430
@wolfgangcordsen3430 Жыл бұрын
An awesome lesson! Thanks so much and keep coming more of my favorite band of all times.
@theguitargarden
@theguitargarden Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. You've explained these concepts extremely well. I really appreciate you sharing your expertise in such a simply but explicit way.
@johne1599
@johne1599 Жыл бұрын
In your final example, F to Cm7 to F7 to Bb, my ear felt a pull from Bb to Bbm. My brain wanted to hear another ii-V, only this time starting on the iv minor, Bbm, to its secondary dominant, G7. Ah ha, the II7 of F! I’ve seen that a lot in Jazz Standards and 20th century Pop, ii-V7’s moving up or down a whole step from the previous ii-V. All your lessons are awesome. Thank you! You’re a great music teacher!!
@grwuk
@grwuk Жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to do this. Very interesting and informative 😊
@giulioluzzardi7632
@giulioluzzardi7632 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant stuff..I remember my Spanish Guitar teacher calling them "Happy" and "Sad chords to make it easier for us. The major chords were happy/bold, the minors sad/soulfull and his tip was to make your song "Happy/Sad" . Thanks for this viddy, great teacher!
@giulioluzzardi7632
@giulioluzzardi7632 Жыл бұрын
Keep spreading the good vibes and thankyou for the thumbs-up because it means the Emperor has decided to spare me!
@dennmillsch
@dennmillsch Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, at 10:02 -- "told ya" !! Yes you did and you were right. I've written many songs with interesting chord progressions etc and I realize that I use the ii --> V a lot without realizing what I was doing. Most of your material is not new to me. but today I learned something!!! Thanks
@aquamarine99911
@aquamarine99911 Жыл бұрын
Other early Beatle (McCartney?) chord techniques include the use of the sub-dominant 7, or a IV7 chord. They did that a lot. Or they might make the IV chord a minor. A neat thing about She Loves You (in G) is that they varied the standard doo-wop I-VI-IV-V chord progression, making it a I-VI-III-V progression in the verse, before really shaking things up with the minor IV chord. Their vocal harmonies actually made a Cm6 chord. Meanwhile, Lennon loved to have a downward movement off the G chord - e.g. I'm So Tired, Day in the Life and Sexy Sadie - but all in different ways.
@sylvandelacruz
@sylvandelacruz Жыл бұрын
Nice lesson. I like how they use the Em in there, I often swap out the diminished chord for a chromatic chord. And be able to break out and use chords not in the key you're writing in is very liberating. My jazz songs, written on piano, have more interesting chord progressions than my indie rock/country rock progressions have, but, I would like to write more sophisticated chord progressions for my newer guitar based indie rock/country rock songs. That's a must, so learning some things here was cool! Thanks
@toneytone86
@toneytone86 4 ай бұрын
This was a really great video excited when I have the time to learn more. Thank you
@shop970
@shop970 Жыл бұрын
Premium content! Total joy of how chords relate. And how to utilize them! Thank you
@originalfacefilms
@originalfacefilms Жыл бұрын
LOVE this!!😍🎸 Thank you Keppie!!🙏🏾
@peterschwartz8363
@peterschwartz8363 Жыл бұрын
You're delightful! I've always wondered how the Beatles got their distinctive sound and thought it was in the chords, but never knew how. For me, it would be helpful if you contrasted sort of the normal "expected" progression with the unusual one you're highlighting a bunch of times--back and forth. You tend to do it once, and I'm not sure what I'm listening for exactly.
@gilbertcrediaprea2358
@gilbertcrediaprea2358 Жыл бұрын
Congrats !!!Great and easy lesson .You are my inspiration and help to understand my harmony knowledge .Thank you ever so much.
@_av4362
@_av4362 6 ай бұрын
You are an excellent educator. These are well produced, insightful videos with cool examples demonstrating the concepts you explore
@personalnotesmusic
@personalnotesmusic Жыл бұрын
You are a great teacher! Enjoyed watching this video.
@mr5039
@mr5039 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely subbed! Thank you!
@davi3blu3
@davi3blu3 Жыл бұрын
just discovered your channel and this was an amazing video. Well explained, examples I love, and material to try out myself! Thanks please keep it up, subscribing :)
@jpsmusicandmore5457
@jpsmusicandmore5457 Жыл бұрын
Love this video. Thank you so much I learned a lot...... Cannot wait to learn more
@christopherpoperszky2449
@christopherpoperszky2449 Жыл бұрын
Wow, not sure why but I can completely understand what you are explaining. I know that sounds silly but I think it's simply the mark of a great teacher.
@beckyebenkamp2710
@beckyebenkamp2710 Жыл бұрын
Would be helpful if you showed/played the parts of “Yesterday” you are referring to. Too abstract.
@coegj
@coegj Жыл бұрын
Oh well hell, at my age I thought I didn't need to know or learn anything else about anything, nothing. Now just playing my guitars will never be same. After watching your enthusiasm about whatever the hell you were saying, has got me, now I need to look into this and take time learning something new, oh well hell. Very few people inspire me to do anything except what I want to do, play golf and my guitars, now look what you have done. Wonderful video, truly, I guess, thank you..
@scottmckenna9164
@scottmckenna9164 Жыл бұрын
Oh my! Lines and tigers and bears! You are honkin' on my bobo. Your guidance is completely inspirational. From across the pond, God be with you!
@northsongs
@northsongs Жыл бұрын
New sub here. I really enjoy and learn from your videos. You are an excellent teacher! Thanks.
@barryjmccormack
@barryjmccormack Жыл бұрын
I love your way of explaining. I jusrt discovered your channel -keep up the great work
@jasonkesser
@jasonkesser Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, nice to find you. Seen this broken down before but not this well, subscribed instantly
@4EverLearning757
@4EverLearning757 Жыл бұрын
Cool breakdown. Thanks for doing that.
@joshuaallenzurbano3476
@joshuaallenzurbano3476 8 ай бұрын
Beatles’ songs sounds simple but if u dig in deeper it has a blues n jazz chord progressions in it. Oldies are amazing! In this video only that i understood the major 2nd and the II-V. Thanks a lot.
@marcel9654
@marcel9654 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for providing so much quality content!
@lloydsumpter7735
@lloydsumpter7735 Жыл бұрын
I like the chord progression from II to V to I ( say, C to D (maybe D7 or even D9) to G and back to C. That gives us a "four to four to one" - G is the forth of D, and C is the forth of G. Lots of songs have that progression.
@BluegillGreg
@BluegillGreg Жыл бұрын
Lovely lesson, thanks from another teacher! I'd add that the d- chord targeted in the ii V i is actually a brief tonicization of d as the relative minor. This rather anticipates the key of d minor in the bridge, doesn't it? Much of the McCartney's composition sounds brilliant in its feeling when you hear it... Then on analysis it's also brilliant in its structure and logic. Dang, that's good.
@gekkotastudio9933
@gekkotastudio9933 Жыл бұрын
just discovered your channel. I laughed out loud when you played that progression near the end .. youre right. instantly subscribed .
@tathagatasen8207
@tathagatasen8207 Жыл бұрын
This was brilliant. Subscribed.
@ilanelkarat
@ilanelkarat Ай бұрын
Thank You. You are an excellent teacher!
@toneseeker4968
@toneseeker4968 Жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Where have you been all my youtube life? 🎵😀Liked and subscribed!
@johanneskulesza6841
@johanneskulesza6841 Жыл бұрын
Just found your channel, great content, liked and subscribed!
@ajsctech8249
@ajsctech8249 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Please do more chord progression patterns and methods
@stevenkimsey7039
@stevenkimsey7039 Жыл бұрын
I've been playing guitar for over 40 years. I need to take some music theory classes. Because all of this flies over my head when we talk about it. When we put fingers to strings and play chords it actually makes sense
@ralpholiver1519
@ralpholiver1519 Жыл бұрын
yep me too but I'm wondering this,,,,why do I dig this chick?
@jack002tuber
@jack002tuber Жыл бұрын
I don't know if it helps other people, but when I listen to you tell this, I have the circle of 5ths up and trace the moves you made on it. It helps me. Great stuff.
@charlieyates5668
@charlieyates5668 Жыл бұрын
The chord sequence (F-Gmaj-Bb-F) contains the descending sequence of notes C-B-Bb-A which make a nice counterpoint with the ascending chord sequence, and harmonizes nicely with the vocal. Try playing just the notes C-C-B-B-Bb-Bb-A, then play the chords again F-Gmaj-Bb-F and you'll hear what I mean.
@exerciserelax8719
@exerciserelax8719 Жыл бұрын
And The Beatles did exactly that on the "Oo La La-La" part in "You Won't See Me"! 😀
@user-uh2qj3gw1j
@user-uh2qj3gw1j 4 күн бұрын
Absolutely correct, and known as chromatic tonal motion. Here is another little secret, since your comment is "upscale". The song "Yesterday" is really in the keys of D minor and D major. The Beatles fooled around with movement between a major and a minor mode, having the same root note -- a Renaissance invention. D minor is the relative scale of F major, which changes the scale note, B to Bb, and subsequently uses the Bb chord in the song, and apparent key of F major.
@henrikjuhlkristensen2893
@henrikjuhlkristensen2893 Жыл бұрын
That was very, very nice, Keppie. Even I understood that! Thank you!
@owenmoore7340
@owenmoore7340 Жыл бұрын
You're an awesome teacher! Thank you so much :)
@guy_incognito
@guy_incognito Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Really helpful!
@HankHopeless
@HankHopeless Жыл бұрын
I actually understood some of this. Thank You. Of course i subscribed immediatly after the video
@corkbour7708
@corkbour7708 Жыл бұрын
Wow, brilliant analysis!
@VcafeVernon
@VcafeVernon Жыл бұрын
Just discovered your channel! Love it! Thank you for the wonderful analysis. Isn't it astonishing the depth and maturity of the writing in this and other Beatles songs coming from the mind of (at the time) such young men? I can't imagine Paul absolutely knew what he was doing in a technical sense, so one has to marvel at the level of intuition and 'feel' that helped him create such a masterpiece. Stunning, actually!
@1allstarman
@1allstarman Жыл бұрын
They had help from George Martin , George was their producer, a master arranger, and who some have referred to as " the fifth " beatle.
@berryj.greene7090
@berryj.greene7090 Жыл бұрын
From no structure to tight structure and slowly loosen the "rules" when there are in fact no "rules" - only convention. This we learn as children by exposure and the music then prods and teases our mindset. Thus I would ask how much has to be learned by a form of brain-washing? How much is peer pressure (especially on the young)? How much is "new" sounds like the introduction of electrified and electronically processed guitars. New melodies, beats, and progressions that stretch us a little bit further until we break free once more into Modern Jazz whose structure is minimal and only contained by the original conventional instruments in use. Then I ask about the "hooks" in use. Does the lyric form the most powerful "hook"? Is there symbiosis or should the music and the lyric be considered separately? Fascinating, or for you, is it not? A fascinating noise is the music; A fascinating story are the words. The tickling of your brain cells, your mind, if you have one!
@johnmalcolm4822
@johnmalcolm4822 Жыл бұрын
Chord progression of Yesterday is from Georgia on My Mind
@wilsonbrownofficial2828
@wilsonbrownofficial2828 Жыл бұрын
Useful video - I was just going to work on a bridge for a new song too.
@bassboy8910
@bassboy8910 11 ай бұрын
new to her channel but love to “see” her play rather talk it. Nice job here❤ thank you!
@nigeldawkins1818
@nigeldawkins1818 Жыл бұрын
Great video.Brilliant analysis!
@TheTwangKings
@TheTwangKings Жыл бұрын
Very true! I would say furthermore that many Beatles songs are examples in composition and songwriting.
@needthecoast
@needthecoast 6 ай бұрын
Great video!🎉
@jeremyholcombe3202
@jeremyholcombe3202 Жыл бұрын
This video is a gem. Cheers!
@mickjaglet
@mickjaglet Жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Thank you so much
@JamesThomas-zl9er
@JamesThomas-zl9er Жыл бұрын
Really interesting. Funnily enough a lot of folk tunes use relative minors for the root of the B part. I’ve recently swapped Gsus4 in place of a load of Cs on a couple of songs I’m writing, giving me a lovely drift down to the D through G
@ronbissell5932
@ronbissell5932 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant and comprehensible. Thank you!
@question-question
@question-question Жыл бұрын
I appreciate the video and the fact that you think that we don't need music theory to understand this, but I followed about 20% of this. Enjoyed the video regardless, and will come back when I'm a bit more knowledgeable.
@migueldemaria3830
@migueldemaria3830 Жыл бұрын
my 2 cents, learn your major scale, the 7 chords built on the major scale, and a lot of this will make more sense
@question-question
@question-question Жыл бұрын
@@migueldemaria3830 Thanks. Appreciate the help.
@roypreston8649
@roypreston8649 Жыл бұрын
No music theory problem. I was there when it happened. It sounded good !
@jonnyosteo5984
@jonnyosteo5984 Жыл бұрын
First time viewer. Just subscribed. Great explanation. Sounds great. I look forward to hearing more from you 🫡
@musamusashi
@musamusashi 11 ай бұрын
New to your channel and already a subscriber: great breakdowns. BTW, Paul is a genius, one of the greatest songwriters of all times, but i guess we already know that 😊 Peace and blessings!
@74kevin1
@74kevin1 Жыл бұрын
This is lovely, thank you.
@stevekane4283
@stevekane4283 Жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff have not played in 20 years but what you just spoke of is part of why i loced playing good stuff
@jjrossphd
@jjrossphd 7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much - well done
@ryanfoxsongs
@ryanfoxsongs Жыл бұрын
Great explanation, thanks! I’ve tried to avoid ripping off the Beatles so much cos their work has permeated so far into today but little pointers like this really inspire me to delve deeper into their work and maybe burgle a technique or two for my own nefarious devices going forward 😃👍
@geraldfriend256
@geraldfriend256 Жыл бұрын
They got a lot of those progressions from the Great American Songbook. Jazz standards and show tunes like Somewhere Over the Rainbow. It is ok to use parts and make them fresh.
@ryanfoxsongs
@ryanfoxsongs Жыл бұрын
@@geraldfriend256 good point Gerald. We are all links in a chain as Pete Seeger once said.
@Chimp_No_1
@Chimp_No_1 Жыл бұрын
Really interesting and helpful ! Thanks. New subscriber !
@derbjornmachtdiemusik23
@derbjornmachtdiemusik23 Жыл бұрын
double-Dominant (secondary) - the rememberance of the happier times are expressed in a major chord from another key… only to go back to the original key of the present. Also, a IV-I cadence shows that the story is not over, not resolved as the thoughts if the singer cannot rest yet. Similar thing happens „Sailing“ in the second part.
@joezagame5598
@joezagame5598 10 ай бұрын
Excellent. Thank you.
@galaxyonegalaga7380
@galaxyonegalaga7380 Жыл бұрын
Your example to use the II chord at 3:00 mark, C D7 F C, immediately reminds me the song Eight Days A Week which is also by the Beatles!
@Prof.ArnonPalty
@Prof.ArnonPalty Жыл бұрын
The major II chord is borrowed from the Lydian mode, and thus a modal interchange/ mixture. ❤
@michaeldmytriw1047
@michaeldmytriw1047 6 ай бұрын
Yeah! Nice and jazzy
@garyslavinsky4201
@garyslavinsky4201 Жыл бұрын
We always referred to your "II Major" as a Secondary Dominant, in this case, a "V of V". Terminology aside, the point is well taken. I've observed this chord in many pop songs, but never so close to the beginning. and never quite this way. Thank you
@seanbear69
@seanbear69 Жыл бұрын
Only Woman Bleed is the song I relate that step to. Anytime you add two sharps to your tonality it perks up the ear. Although in OWB it's a G pedal.
@exxekhan
@exxekhan Жыл бұрын
I'm a self-taught guitar player. I thumbed my nose at music theory for years. Then, a friend showed me a few concepts like this as it relates to Beatle songs. I was hooked. Liked and subscribed. Please do more Beatle chord analysis. I love this stuff!
@saxMD2008
@saxMD2008 11 ай бұрын
me too! Now I'm hooked as well.
@justjames1111
@justjames1111 Жыл бұрын
That was excellent and really informative. Thanks
@terrybailey2430
@terrybailey2430 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for that although I dont understand the theory so much, its just so helpful.
@claunchs
@claunchs Жыл бұрын
"To Sir With Love" uses that major II chord brilliantly, and yes, it goes from the major II to the IV chord, just like you say
@DMSProduktions
@DMSProduktions Жыл бұрын
Great stuff! NICE to hear an Aussie doing this! \m/
@t_mama3599
@t_mama3599 Жыл бұрын
Wow! I loved this video!!! You make learning fun. Wonderful channel! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@burntsider8457
@burntsider8457 Жыл бұрын
I think of the chord you call a II (G in the key of F) a "V of V." It's only two ticks away from the tonic on the Circle of 5ths. Back in the 1920s a song called "Has Anybody Seen My Gal" went way around the Circle. If played in C it would be C E7 A7 D7 G7 C, "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" from the 60s uses this progression, also. I to V of V of V of V to V of V of V to V of V to V to I. A progression of dominants that push your ear to the next chord. It's commonly used. McCartney's use of it preceding to the subdominant (Bb) is what makes it so notable. The Beatles frequently used the IV - I (plagal) progression (Eight Days a Week et al).. I like your video.
@Taffafilms
@Taffafilms Жыл бұрын
A hell of a lesson, thanks!
@Fullofills
@Fullofills Жыл бұрын
Excellent video 👍
@diarmuidsutton6231
@diarmuidsutton6231 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Keppie. Great video ❤
@tommayo3212
@tommayo3212 Жыл бұрын
Great lesson. Thank you!
@Willsonix
@Willsonix 9 ай бұрын
Wow! Thanks for this, I have just realised that a song I wrote 17 years ago (with a borrowed chord - that I knew nothing about back then), uses the same II Major7 chord exactly as described in the first part of this video 😮
@tabascocat5102
@tabascocat5102 Жыл бұрын
Cheers, very good. Talking about songwriting, my most inspired songs arise spontaneously, with no thought at all. Well at least not consciously.
@Mrkriptonian1
@Mrkriptonian1 Жыл бұрын
Best harmony class ever.. Bravo.
@kennywally
@kennywally Жыл бұрын
Awesome lesson! Thank you
@sideman7117
@sideman7117 Жыл бұрын
I’ve heard it said, “Nothing is hard if you know how.” The light came on when you explained where the ii and V come from. 😊
@Josh31891
@Josh31891 6 ай бұрын
Chord move #1 is also 8 days a week😂 love the vid, liked and subbed😊
@brendankirbyacoustics
@brendankirbyacoustics 4 ай бұрын
Excellent video thank you
@Fuzcapp
@Fuzcapp Жыл бұрын
When you played the chords quicker, and I play your video at 1.5 speed, it sounded like the opening chords of You Won't See Me. (Surprise surprise).
@exerciserelax8719
@exerciserelax8719 Жыл бұрын
I heard that too. 😃
@hugocorona4908
@hugocorona4908 Жыл бұрын
Awesome.... your explanation and his work. But what makes it really special is that he... didn't know theory.
@martifingers
@martifingers Жыл бұрын
The Beatles are a great way of absorbing the tricks of the song writing trade... the I,II7, IV progression is of course the basis of 8 Days a Week.
@nangemi1
@nangemi1 Жыл бұрын
GRRRRRRRRRREAT!! thx definitely subscribing cheers
@morgan7a
@morgan7a Жыл бұрын
So well explained....finally makes sense :)
@IC3RTIF1EDI
@IC3RTIF1EDI Жыл бұрын
Great video ... thank you!
@acoustically9201
@acoustically9201 Жыл бұрын
Hi Keppie. Recently subbed and really loving your videos. I'm different generation, but you've had some very underrated writers from Australia by the way (some personal favs were Go-Betweens, Hoodoo Gurus, The Saints, Triffids). But maybe the least known is Mike Chapman...songwriter for Sweet, Suzie Quatro, who with co-writer Nicky Chinn had a string of number one records in the 70s. He then became producer to Blondie and a host of other huge acts. Where does the overlap between producer and writer occur? Would be a good ''insider'' question to address. The Beatles story never fails to intrigue....188 original songs in 7 or 8 yrs while touring extensively (early on) and being the biggest stars on the planet (add in the movies). That, and the fact they never were known as songwriters as youngsters, playing mainly covers for years. The vast diversity of style in their catalogue, the complex musical skills...it all seems a little advanced for the untrained musician. Lennon/McC certainly never scaled the same height in their solo careers. I'll let everyone draw their own conclusions...
@dreistein
@dreistein Жыл бұрын
The Beatles were lucky to have their private master class by George Martin. He was the uncredited teacher and motivator, the genius standing in the shadow.
@Table-Top
@Table-Top 6 ай бұрын
great! thank you
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