The Beatles - Blackbird Rehearsal Session at EMI Studios (June 11th, 1968) [All Available Footage]

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Disclaimer: Due to copyright restrictions, I have had to mute certain portions of this video. Most of the video is still intact, but the random dropouts in the first minute and from around 9:30 to 11:00 are audio I had to mute. I tried to dispute this, but it was sadly rejected. I will get a link to the unaltered version in the comments.
Here is a collection of all the available footage from the Beatles' rehearsal session for Blackbird at Studio 2 in EMI. This footage was mainly shot for use in the Apple promotional video, but thanks to a variety of sources, we have a lot of the outtakes and audio as well! A huge thanks to ‪@kq8923‬ , ‪@juancena3073‬ , and ‪@ledzepfilm‬ who helped me in syncing and accurately assembling this. I hope you all enjoy! :)
Track Listing:
1. Introduction (silent early clips) 0:00
2. Blackbird Rehearsals 0:00
3. Dialogue / Helter Skelter 2:21
4. Blackbird Rehearsals 4:26
5. Mother Nature's Son Rehearsal 7:49
6. Blackbird Rehearsals 9:26
7. Outro 11:30
Sources Used:
- Now and Then (Mini-Documentary)
- McCartney 3, 2, 1
- Get Back
- Revolver TV Apple Promo
- Watermark-less Apple Promo Clips (KZfaq leaks)
- Blackbird Outtake Clips (KZfaq leaks)
- Anthology 8
- The White Album (Mini-Documentary)
- If These Walls Could Sing
- Revolution 2000 (ABC Documentary)

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@stephenbrain3620 Ай бұрын

This was a timeless moment and also just an ordinary day.

@timczifrik7715 Ай бұрын

well put..!! Very true brother..!!

@alephn0l375 Ай бұрын

still praying every day hoping some unknown footage like this exist for pepper sessions

@Mandrake591 Ай бұрын

That would be amazing!

@overjoyous Ай бұрын

There is, lol. This was just some promotional footage that was shot for apple.

@hugosanchez7599 Ай бұрын

That would be crazy. Also for the Abbey Road sessions

@Mandrake591 Ай бұрын

@@overjoyous We’ve probably seen what you’re talking about, I don’t think you understand we were discussing the possibility of film footage of The Beatles actively recording the Sgt Pepper album.

@overjoyous Ай бұрын

@Mandrake591 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9lgjbKYs9KlY4k.htmlsi=vfvqmMYaX2WFco2o Yes, it's right here, lol. It's just more promotional footage, just like this video is. The day they recorded A Day In The Life. There isn't any Get Back style footage of that period, if that's what you're implying.

@Jim-uj3ty Ай бұрын

Paul is just bursting with creativity and musicality.

@gehanoates885 29 күн бұрын

I think it's Billy on guitar here.

@elmikebit 29 күн бұрын

@@gehanoates885are you stupid or what? Do you also believe the earth is flat don’t you? Stop being so fucking pathetic. Even if your stupid hoax was true we don’t giveba fuck because “billy” is ten million times better than the “original” Paul but guess what dude…Paul has never died you stupid ass moron.

@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc 27 күн бұрын

@@gehanoates885 I've been a conspiracy theorist for 11 years but I don't buy that Billy baloney.

@markohehe6620 15 күн бұрын

@@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc Who cares what you buy? Truth is what matter. And your conspiracy theory badge is not an actual argument.

@NaaHva 13 күн бұрын

@@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc Then keep believing in lies.

@MicheleJane Ай бұрын

Those of us who are of age being Beatle freaks back then in the 60's would've loved to have seen videos like this back then. Pretty special to see now.

@titusho2 Ай бұрын

Agree we would've have eaten up ' fan since 1964 🪲🪲🪲🪲= Beatles + 🪲Mal Evens 🍏💜💚💎⚡️🙏🕊🕊🕊

@justinweidenbach3699 28 күн бұрын

It's a good thing we didn't. It would have ruined the magic.

@MicheleJane 28 күн бұрын

@@justinweidenbach3699 That's very true.

@buttercup1765 27 күн бұрын

100 percent what I think with all this we can watch now!

@ClueSign Ай бұрын

Helter Skelter, that sweet little acoustic tune!

@seltaeb9691 Ай бұрын

It's how they all began, until they & GM & engineers produced it. The Esher tapes of the White Album are so revealing & some songs didn't change at all like Blackbird, Julia.

@jiggersotoole7823 Ай бұрын

This is like being transported back there in a time machine.

@DrVonChilla Ай бұрын

"Blackbird" was the very first finger-picked song I ever learned on the guitar. 40+ year later, my now-arthritic fingers can STILL play it, using sheer force-of-will. 😃

@mcadeemcnasty2460 Ай бұрын

Organic Castor oil bandage?

@walrus0972 Ай бұрын

me too.

@seltaeb9691 Ай бұрын

The Beatles didn't know how to do the picking until Donovan taught them in India. Donovan had quite an influence on the Beatles in the psychedelica period.

@richardichard4237 Ай бұрын

Wow...!! Fascinating information about you. Whats your favorite colour....??

@7colliemac Ай бұрын

That was the first song you learnt to play?? .. that’s a damn hard song.. I can play it but not like Paul .. I haven’t seen many that can. His technique is extremely hard to copy.

@louissaraiva2296 Ай бұрын

Paul is a musical genius 👍🏻😊

@meyou-dv8ns Ай бұрын

Frank Zappa is, his IQ is above Genius. Pauls is not

@maricaro8315 Ай бұрын

@@meyou-dv8ns 🥱

@potterwalker4823 Ай бұрын

Franks, instantly forgettable music.No one knows one of his songs.

@louissaraiva2296 Ай бұрын

@@meyou-dv8ns I don't agree . Frank was a Genius true . But so is Paul .

@jimbrennan1181 Ай бұрын

Paul's taste in shoes might be questionable, even given the timeperiod.

@glenrichardson6396 Ай бұрын

It must have been great being Macca. You’ve just written an incredible song, you’ve got your ‘fancy woman’ sitting adoringly at your feet and your feet are sporting the best shoes ever made. Not too shabby.

@Bugs_fuckin_Bunny 24 күн бұрын

Ya - but was he happy, that's the real question

@swizerland100 18 күн бұрын

yes i could'nt help but notice the shoes even without the camera close up hehe, i think if i look at them too much i'll feel abit sickly but that could just be me.😁😁

@wflack 13 күн бұрын

…and just about anywhere you go in the world you are adored by young and old..in our house like the other Beatles he was just know by his first name by all of us like he was a member of the family.

@nenisguevaragomez8122 3 күн бұрын

What shoes are those??

@JonnyRollin Ай бұрын

How many geniuses can fit into one studio and good to know,they struggle with guitar tuning,like us mere mortals-Thanks for this fascinating footage.

@PogieJoe Ай бұрын

It's passion projects like this that make the Beatles fandom so awesome

@kimdiez2681 Ай бұрын

Fandom?

@lordvespatron 25 күн бұрын

❤

@JMDewald Ай бұрын

Only McCartney could make bowling shoes top tier epicness.

@liamsemicolon Ай бұрын

seeing him tap his colorful shoes brings a life to the song that was always there, but that i couldn't really perceive until now. thanks as always, adam.

@changoperry9217 Ай бұрын

Those are the same shoes he wore in the hello/goodbye video in his blue Sgt Pepper military band outfit 😮

@WillyTheComposerOfficial 29 күн бұрын

@@changoperry9217holy crap you’re totally right

@danaarden8373 Ай бұрын

Sad. You see the roots of The Beatles’ fracture and break up right there. Paul’s trying as hard as he can to “lure” or “temp” John into joining him but John’s owned by Yoko now and if she can’t be part of the process, she’s not going to let John be either.

@Soulfulvision1111 24 күн бұрын

Yoko oh no 😢

@psychomexicanoldies3508 19 күн бұрын

Exactly!

@damonarvid3548 17 күн бұрын

So that's why Helter Skelter evolved from.a sweet acoustic ballad to a chaotic, anger-fueled rocker.

@hejla4524 10 күн бұрын

Not much interaction between the two at all in this segment.

@martinwalker3372 Ай бұрын

Wow!!! Great stuff. 56 years ago today. Thank you.

@JAGAE Ай бұрын

oh wow ... i never knew Helter skelter was in that same Session ;) Blackbird/HelterSkelter .. what a contrast it is

@neilafacci5833 Ай бұрын

Yes blackbird and helter skelter together George Martin tells John the Warner Brothers thing is ridiculous . Look who was right in the end

@seltaeb9691 Ай бұрын

Buy the White Album with the bonus Esher tapes of virtually all of the tracks. Before doing the songs at Abbey Rd, they & George Martin met at George's Esher home & played the tracks acoustically to then discuss further. Many of the acoustic tracks remained the same, Blackbird, Julia, Mother Nature's Son & others with strong acoustic feel. They were composed in India & had a glut of songs, hence a double album. It's more appreciated now than it's 60s release.

@Kieop Ай бұрын

@@neilafacci5833 which Warner bros thing are they discussing? I'm having trouble following that conversation. What does GM want JL to listen to?

@jukkatolonen2957 Ай бұрын

Thank you for showing this! ❤🎶🤗

@jugibur2117 Ай бұрын

I'm excited about every snippet I can get of the Beatles - fantastic work again AdamBound, thanks a lot!

@signe2023 Ай бұрын

Paul practicing Blackbird & Helter Skelter genius man!

@zuider77 Ай бұрын

This is a fantastic part of music/Beatles history and it's wonderful to see it all collected together.

@DrewBlankMusic 25 күн бұрын

The Helter Skelter snippet was amazing. Thanks for sharing !

@Radio868 Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your work. Really good and warm moments

@glass2467 Ай бұрын

Priceless footage!

@Piggy-Oink-Oink Ай бұрын

This is great.thank you!

@rayberry4261 29 күн бұрын

When Paul was in the talent line God just gave it all to him that day.

@DenizeSouza-et8zl 8 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂 exatamente!! O homem talentoso, uauuu !!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🥰🥰

@beatlemike9 Ай бұрын

WOW MATE! Amazing footage! I always knew there was more!!

@thefool2007 Ай бұрын

Absolutely love this!

@timczifrik7715 Ай бұрын

awesome..!! This was just a couple weeks before I was born..!! But I could watch this all day. I wish there was more of this type of footage. They were here and gone in a second... Yet made such an impact on so many lives. It blows my mind on "what could have been" if they did another 10 years,... Or even lasted as long as the Rolling Stones. I always wonder what they may sound like, or what solo work would have produced if given that chance. My mind is awash in imagination as days move on...

@tbx59 Ай бұрын

I love this.

@Said-ic2km Ай бұрын

Excellent work!!!!!!

@vidviewer100 Ай бұрын

amazing thank you

@caolruadh1 Ай бұрын

Notice how all the other staff, sound technicians etc are all wearing shirts, ties and suits. A very different world back then.

@icallmybabystp 19 күн бұрын

And before the shirts and ties and suits they were literally wearing lab coats. Love it. Music engineering is a true art and I do believe they deserve to be referred to as scientists. John Fry is an example of a genius engineer who used science to make his recordings sound beautiful and timeless

@Greathall75 Ай бұрын

Excellent work, AdamBound. It's nice to finally see more than a brief glimpse of Francie Schwartz.

@NormanPeterson Ай бұрын

Francie Schwartz??

@DavidRuff-qh5jq Ай бұрын

@@NormanPetersonMacca should have married her …

@sebastiandenhoff1616 Ай бұрын

@@NormanPetersonYes, Schwarzbird that is.

@judyakajude3370 Ай бұрын

@@NormanPetersonShe was Paul's gf for a while.

@ced95570 Ай бұрын

Not really @@DavidRuff-qh5jq

@SoulSonder26 28 күн бұрын

This is amazing!! Thank you so much for this! You can here paul writing helter skelter! So cool!!

@NaaHva 13 күн бұрын

It's all acting. Tavistock wrote Billy's songs.

@ochaiky Ай бұрын

6:03 "Which key is it in really?" "G~~~~~" I like this. Paul was singing but heard what John said and answered it.

@garylester8621 25 күн бұрын

God, what a colossal intrusive act of having Yoko in the stuido

@warren52nz 24 күн бұрын

Good work! I've been playing that since it was released. Pity there are still copyright restrictions on stuff that's history and almost 60 years old.

@alanrich8697 Ай бұрын

Thank you. Great one. Subbing in.

@ynjyc Ай бұрын

amazing as always... there are many footage left from: fool on the hill footage that paul did in france and rain

@daddo2413 7 күн бұрын

Paul perfecting every note, every sound for the final version. Now listen to the record. As sweet as the first time I heard it with my chin on the floor. Never gets old.

@Planktilious1 26 күн бұрын

And thus became the music that all music would be judged upon. Amen.

@Kenny-ko4hj 28 күн бұрын

This is my favorite...so beautiful

@Tunachaz62 Ай бұрын

It takes a great group of guys that can relate to each other musically.

@winstongotsole Ай бұрын

Genius at work

@rezedent9104 Ай бұрын

..and no 'Autotune'. How did they manage?

@MarkCook-tl8po 25 күн бұрын

I love watching how they develop and work out their songs even though I am compelled to burn my guitar and take up gardening for at least two days. Such skill. But it all comes from years of practice doing what they love doing.

@michaelcolarossi5062 Ай бұрын

Fantastic! fly on the wall

@glenweisberg1992 Ай бұрын

That was quite lovely, well performed.

@FuturCrayon Ай бұрын

John tuning his guitar like a indie rock slacker from the 90s is the best bit

@CartersRemasters Ай бұрын

3:23 Love the sequence of sources

@franceshaha Ай бұрын

nice!!

@golds04 22 күн бұрын

Such a talented man. 💐

@Tunachaz62 Ай бұрын

It makes you appreciate how talented these guys were at that time.

@gudlisner501 Ай бұрын

There it is, Yoko holding John back and that is such a crying shame.

@roywatson8133 Ай бұрын

correct think about me now forget being a beatle cant stand her

@user-wr1tl4tt9t 16 күн бұрын

TAL VEZ ERA EL MISMO JOHN QUIEN LE PEDIA QUE LO ACOMPAÑARA EN EL ESTUDIO.....AUN ASI, ELLA , SABIENDO QUE ERAN LA BANDA No 1 DEL PLANETA, DEBIO MARGINARSE EN FAVOR DEL TRABAJO DE LOS GENIOS LENNON - McCARTNEY......NO LO HIZO......

@nenisguevaragomez8122 3 күн бұрын

@@user-wr1tl4tt9tclaro que no lo hizo pues ella se consideraba mejor que ellos , era una "artista Avant Garde" obvio que no iba a marginarse, era demasiado orgullosa para hacer eso, queria sobresalir en todo y quien mejor que John Lennon miembro de la banda numero uno del planeta para lograrlo.

@fabricetremblay9023 29 күн бұрын

Incredible song......

@damonarvid3548 17 күн бұрын

Super interesting. Looks like John was trying to tune up and learn Blackbird and then said forget it.

@Tunachaz62 Ай бұрын

And they did!

@janaparoubkova5895 Ай бұрын

Úžasné 🤩 škoda, že chvílemi nefungoval zvuk 🙂

@gaizkasalazar6948 28 күн бұрын

MARVELLOUS!!!☄️☄️❤️❤️❤️

@frankjamesbonarrigo7162 Ай бұрын

I’m astounded the Beatles weren’t always being recorded.

@stoneyripley7752 Ай бұрын

The acustic version of Helter Skelter is awesome !

@notanotherjamesmurphy5574 20 күн бұрын

That’s really cool to see that woman singing the words @ 7:23 - that’s a reassuring sign that Paul was writing a hit song

@noelwalsh5898 17 күн бұрын

The Beatles were the best band ever they were just FAB.😊

@macspuppy Ай бұрын

当時の映像、ありがとうございます。ブラックバード、勿論素晴らしいけど、ラフなヘルタースケルターがヤバかった😊ビートルズは楽曲の制作過程も実に面白い！！

@rayberry4261 29 күн бұрын

Blackbird was almost finished here. The other two were in embryonic stage. I am a songwriter and believe me, his genius creativity was in full bloom here. He was creating at warp speed while the others were doing who knows what? John was babysitting Yoko, we know that. I have written songs that fast, but not close to that quality. He is one in a billion.

@csedan510 Ай бұрын

Love the special tapping shoes.

@JudyMora-oq2rb Ай бұрын

That’s it ! I’m breaking out the Martin and relearning Blackbird ! Thank you sir Paul you inspire me every single day! And I’m strictly adhering to “meatless Mondays” Let’s all save the planet & don’t eat meat on Mondays

@harvey1954 Ай бұрын

We finally get to see Paul fingerpick for the first time and the camera keeps zooming in on his shoes !?!?!

@dr.buzzvonjellar8862 Ай бұрын

It’s still magic. Flow

@user-mo5qc1hk3x Ай бұрын

Yes, really annoying! Too many cameramen think they're artists..

@harvey1954 Ай бұрын

@@dr.buzzvonjellar8862 Great tune. Kudos to Donovan for showing the Fabs how to fingerpick. Still, I would like to have seen the hand on the fretboard all the way through.

@Crackhead_Jim Ай бұрын

They're some killer boots though.

@harvey1954 Ай бұрын

@@Crackhead_Jim Except they ain't boots.

@Tunachaz62 Ай бұрын

They were an unbelievable band.

@DeD00RS Ай бұрын

Mit den Stones.

@felipedej.cervera6514 Ай бұрын

6:39 Young Alan Parsons

@AdamSandaver Ай бұрын

Gold

@idoireallydo Ай бұрын

lol at Paul dragging Francie Schwartz into studio.

@harvey1954 Ай бұрын

Gathering info for her book on Paul, Body Count.

@kimdiez2681 Ай бұрын

What was she there for? Thanks.

@timbrown1834 Ай бұрын

@@kimdiez2681 she was sleeping with Paul at that moment. She's the reason his relationship with Jane Asher ended. She's also a writer.

@kimdiez2681 Ай бұрын

@@timbrown1834 thanks for the info 👍

@nenisguevaragomez8122 3 күн бұрын

@@timbrown1834she was only sleeping with him??? Not dating?

@leilanirocks Ай бұрын

Beautiful song. Paul, the bowling alley called and needs those shoes back, man! 😂

@jaimealvaradol.5235 Ай бұрын

those are his "Sgt. Pepper" album cover shoes

@Playwright62 27 күн бұрын

He taps with both feet! Somehow, how amazing.

@mattgoldberg4335 Ай бұрын

How's that for range and versatility? In the same session, Blackbird and Helter Skelter. And then, for good measure, a little Mother Nature's Son.

@chordacopia5149 Ай бұрын

Paul's pinch-and-strum technique (pinching bass and treble notes for the outer voices and then "strumming" a single open string with rapid alterations of the thumb and index) seems unique. Is there anybody else who plays guitar like that?

@WillStephensArt Ай бұрын

Bach

@anthonyparker3482 Ай бұрын

@@WillStephensArt Paul was inspired by George playing Bach's "Bouree BWV 996" at a party, he recounts in one interview. The result was "Blackbird" which used the contrapuntal bass and treble movement, which requires pinching the treble and bass strings together. Having myself worked on both of these pieces personally, I can say that what Paul does is unique, and definitely not standard classic guitar technique, especially with the steel-string guitar. He is capitalizing on the brassy, bright tone those Martin guitars have.

@oojudg3oo Ай бұрын

@chordacopia5149 Ай бұрын

@@oojudg3oo Maybe it's left-hander's thing. ☺ Loved your Norwegian Wood cover!

@timbrown1834 Ай бұрын

I feel like it influenced Elliott Smiths technique

@leejohnson3209 Ай бұрын

Nice shoes and red socks combo. And of course an amazing tune, simple and effective. How did he do it. That little strum between the picks is lovely and a bit tricky to get right if you're rubbish on guitar like me.

@bewareofchild2462 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I would ask Paul if he still has those shoes.

@polytheneprentiss1534 Ай бұрын

I wouldn’t doubt if he does. He is very good about saving his clothes. Did you see he wore the jacket from the Hard Day’s Night premiere to the Eight days a week premiere, which was like 50 years later!!

@ronnieechavez5393 26 күн бұрын

BEATLES 4EVER ❤

@walrus0972 Ай бұрын

I learned it from my lead guitarist, 1989-91, (I was Bass). Perfected it while trippin and it still rolls off the fingers easy peasy..

@judyakajude3370 Ай бұрын

At 8:16 you can see Paul has Francine sitting closer. If I'm not mistsken, she is the women Jane Asher caught in bed with Paul. Sadly, that is when Jane broke up with Paul 😢

@Phillyfan45 Ай бұрын

I was wondering if that was the one he schtupped to shun Jane.

@gaylealleluia8392 29 күн бұрын

You are correct, Judy. Francine is the one Jane caught Paul in bed with

@nenisguevaragomez8122 3 күн бұрын

@@Phillyfan45to shun jane???

@neilhawk Ай бұрын

good work. you got a link for the unaltered version?

@arsen5479 Ай бұрын

Paul is the greatest. Period.

@joseantoninomarinhoneto7625 Ай бұрын

Exactly, my friend.

@jeffryphillipsburns Ай бұрын

“The greatest” WHAT? Never mind: You don’t know.

@petejones879 Ай бұрын

Ewww you're comparing Paul to a woman's monthly?

@MarkSeibold Ай бұрын

You might need to see the entire Get Back documentary. It eventually becomes obvious to everyone that Paul is the main driving force, always compelling the group forward to get productive, for the last four albums that The Beatles produced.

@seltaeb9691 Ай бұрын

Abbey Road was their chill & music place, where the Beatles madness stopped at the door. Paul playing & composing Blackbird, whilst John & Yoko whispered. The place didn't look that inviting but they loved it.

@Tunachaz62 Ай бұрын

They can tune guitars so different in this day and age.

@AlfredoRoccia Ай бұрын

Amazing stuff. Hopefully soon someone at Apple will release it properly. What's that first frame when they're both playing guitar?

@user-gg8zd8my6o 29 күн бұрын

There was another popular group recording at Abbey Road at the time as The Beatles. I can't remember who it was, but one of the recording engineers asked if the singer if he wanted to meet the Beatles. This other artist said as soon as they stepped into tge other studio, all 4 Beatles were in the room, not really doing anything special, just sitting and talking, but they said tge energy in the room was crazy! They said, in that room, it felt like there was electricity in the air. It felt like the room was alive. It was nuts

@denisesaxton790 28 күн бұрын

I think that was James Taylor.

@toddjohnson271 25 күн бұрын

Pink Floyd was recording Piper as Beatles were recording Sgt Pepper

@RogerPeet Ай бұрын

I luv everything Beatles "and what's wrong with that?"

@TimCleese Ай бұрын

I had no idea he used tap shoes for that beat.

@lennon1252 16 күн бұрын

5:23 John tuning his Gibson J160e by ear by listening to the piano. No clip on tuners in those days boys and girls. ☺

@lazyartiste_2357 Ай бұрын

I gotta get me a guitar.

@evrmoor 7 күн бұрын

Director to camera man: FOCUS ON HIS SHOES!!!!! NO ONE CARES ABOUT WATCHING HIM PLAY AND SING!!!!!

@Francisco54553 Ай бұрын

Amazing!!!! Does enough mAterial exist for a documentary!??

@RedWindField 25 күн бұрын

Aside from the all incredible slice of life with the Beatles, my favourite shot was 6:39 seeing the stern man drinking tea. His attire with his expression, conservative, like an apprentice vicar. and when the camera zoomed out revealing his tight and bright mandarin pants, I couldn't help but giggle