Tag: The Beatles

  • “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” by The Beatles

    Intro Pre-Chorus I am using an actual slide for the fifth guitar. I kept it as low as possible to get the weird effect. I used the “Jazz” effect on the Line 6, where I usually just use the “Bypass” for the acoustic. I also turned down the treble as much as I could, and lifted the presence up.…

  • “With A Little Help From My Friends” by The Beatles

    Difficulty: Easy This song features a playful bass over the guitar’s straight quarter note chord fragments. “With A Little Help From My Friends” is a perfect example of “less is more” as the guitar sits back and let’s the bass have all the fun. Verse Here’s both the guitar and bass part: Guitar Bass Chorus…

  • “Something” by The Beatles

    Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – George Harrison Where to find this song – Abbey Road track #2 Release Date – September 1969 The Band: John Lennon – guitar, vocals Paul McCartney – bass, vocals George Harrison – guitar, vocals Ringo Starr – drums The Bio: There has been so much that has been said and written…

  • “Revolution” by The Beatles

    Difficulty: Intermediate Intro The intro is set with a slight fuzz on the first guitar. Pay close attention to the triplets, which are noted with —-3—–. Remember, that is a straight count of 1.2.3. You’ll also only primarily be playing the B string and high E string, so all of this can be played with…

  • “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles

    Riff Rundown Difficulty: Easy Verse And Chorus Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Bass Riff Resources Complete Transcription To "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (PDF) Complete Transcription To "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (Power Tab)

  • Blackbird by The Beatles

    This fingerstyle classic is a great song to learn. Many of the songs from The Beatles have a reputation for being “easy”, but “Blackbird” clearly shows that’s not necessarily true. Lesson 1 Here’s the tab to what will be covered in this first lesson: Notice in the first measure, we have a measure of 3/4…

  • “In My Life” by The Beatles

    Difficulty: Easy Genre: Rock For Acoustic or Electric Guitar The Beatles were known for writing some of the best pop tunes ever. Many of their songs are technically easy to learn to play, so they’re great for beginners. The intro to “In My Life” consists of 2 guitar parts:   For the 1st guitar you can either fingerpick…

  • “Back In The USSR” by The Beatles

    Difficulty: Intermediate

  • A Day In The Life by The Beatles

    Difficulty: Easy In this lesson we’ll learn the intro and verse riff. Here’s what both the intro and verse sound like all together:

  • “Taxman” by The Beatles

    Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate Composer: George Harrison Where To Find This Song: “Revolver” track 1 Original US release date: August 8, 1966 This song ends up being the only shot that George Harrison had at being in the first track position of any of The Beatles albums. The opening of the album and this song…