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"A Hard Day's Night" is widely known for its iconic Rickenbacker 360/12 12-string guitar's "mighty opening chord" played by George Harrison. [12] According to George Martin, "We knew it would open both the film and the soundtrack LP, so we wanted a particularly strong and effective beginning.
The End (Beatles song) " The End " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. It was composed by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was the last song recorded collectively by all four Beatles, [2] and is the final song of the medley that constitutes the majority of side two of the album.
Music video. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on YouTube. " While My Guitar Gently Weeps " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as the "White Album"). It was written by George Harrison, the band's lead guitarist, as an exercise in randomness inspired by the Chinese I Ching.
Edge of Seventeen. " Edge of Seventeen " is a song by the American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks from her debut solo studio album Bella Donna (1981), released as the third single from the album on February 4, 1982. [1] The lyrics were written by Nicks to express the grief resulting from the death of her uncle Jonathan and the murder of John ...
– George Harrison, 2001 According to Rodriguez, "I Want to Tell You" is an early example of Harrison "matching the music to the message", as aspects of the song's rhythm, harmony and structure combine to convey the difficulties in achieving meaningful communication. [nb 1] As in his 1965 composition "Think for Yourself", Harrison's choice of chords reflects his interest in harmonic ...
All Along the Watchtower. " All Along the Watchtower " is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan from his eighth studio album, John Wesley Harding (1967). The song was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. The song's lyrics, which in its original version contain twelve lines, feature a conversation between a joker and a thief.
All Blues. " All Blues " is a jazz composition by Miles Davis first appearing on the influential 1959 album Kind of Blue. It is a twelve-bar blues in 6. 8; the chord sequence is that of a basic blues and made up entirely of seventh chords, with a ♭ VI in the turnaround instead of just the usual V chord. In the composition's original key of G ...
The opening chords and cadence of what would become "Grow Old With Me" can clearly be heard in Take 2 of "Memories." [11] What would become the descending ending chords of "Grow Old With Me" can also first be heard on that take. Lennon also sang part of the same melody to the lyrics of "Watching the Wheels" in that song's early stages of ...