If I Fell - Guitar Tutorial (4K) - Gibson J160e - Rickenbacker 360/12

Описание: A favorite of mine from A Hard Days Night...

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If I Fell was recorded on February 27, 1964. That morning, the group knocked out And I Love Her, and Tell Me Why! The afternoon session, which ran from 2:30pm to 5:30pm was entirely used to start and finish If I Fell.

15 takes of the song were done during the three hour session with all four Beatles on their usual instrument lineup. The vocals were done live with Lennon and McCartney singing into the same microphone. Take 15 ended up being the keeper and onto this Lennon and McCartney double tracked their vocals. Harrison also most likely added the bit at at 0:38, and also the 7th fret harmonics at the end around this time aswell.


THE GUITAR PARTS:

John Lennon used Harrison's 1962 Gibson J160e (His had been stolen a few months earlier). Nothing of note stands out here; he just strums straight through the chords. However, pay attention to how he plays the Ebm chord like an F#6 at 0:01 and 0:10. This was a habit of Lennon's and the same technique can be heard in I Want To Hold Your Hand, Ill Follow the Sun, And I Love Her, etc... At 0:58, he plays a D9 chord and switches to a D7 with an open e at 1:01

George Harrison used his newly acquired 1963 Rickenbacker 360/12. He doesn't do anything flashy with his playing and and only follows the chords as triads. Something interesting he does in the bridge is that he plays a Bb triad over Lennon's Gm chord; this adds an interesting color to the part.

GEAR USED:
2003 Gibson J160e
2021 Rickenbacker 360/12
VOX AD100VTH
Shure SM57
Shure SM7b