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The introduction beginning "To lead a better life" opens in the key of G and involves a I–iii– ♭ III–ii–V 7 chord progression. The ♭ III (B ♭ chord) on "I need my love to be here" (arpeggiated in the melody line) is a dissonant substitute for the more predictable VI (E 7) that would normally lead to the ii (Am) chord. [11]
Harrison wrote "I Need You" about Pattie Boyd, the English model whom he married in January 1966. Recorded in February 1965 at the start of the sessions for Help!, it features the Beatles' first use of a guitar volume pedal. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played the song in tribute to Harrison at the Concert for George in November 2002.
Originally a "gold top" model, the guitar was refinished with a dark red stain before it got to Harrison and was nicknamed "Lucy". The guitar can be seen in the "Revolution" promotional video and the Let It Be film. Also seen in that film is a rosewood Fender Telecaster, given to him by Fender, used on Let It Be and Abbey Road (1969). [2] [3] [4]
Harrison likened "If I Needed Someone" to "a million other songs" that are based on a guitarist's finger movements around the D major chord. [22] [nb 3] The song is founded on a riff played on a Rickenbacker 360/12, [24] [25] which was the twelve-string electric guitar that McGuinn had adopted as the Byrds' signature instrument after seeing Harrison playing one in A Hard Day's Night.
Here the harmonic development initially arises with the move (in bar 5 on "I'll do anything for you") to a subdominant or IV (a chord built on the 4th degree of the E major scale), but without the intervening range of chords prolonging harmonic tension that so characterised later Beatles songwriting. [13]
"You Like Me Too Much" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by George Harrison, the group's lead guitarist, and released in August 1965 on the Help! album, except in North America, where it appeared on Beatles VI. [2] The band recorded the track on 17 February that year at EMI Studios in London. [2]
This is a list of cover versions by music artists who have recorded one or more songs written and originally recorded by English rock band The Beatles.Many albums have been created in dedication to the group, including film soundtracks, such as I Am Sam (2001) and Across the Universe (2007) and commemorative albums such as Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father (1988) and This Bird Has Flown (2005).
The coda beginning "Cuando para mucho", which is an exact copy of the instrumental intro, is initially sung to a ii (F ♯ m 7 chord), which moves to V–I (B 6 to E 6 chords) on "cora-zon", then alternates back to ii (F ♯ m 7) on "Mundo paparazzi" and "Cuesto obrigato" before again V–I (B 6 –E 6) on "para-sol" and "carou-sel".