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Yes, Beatles fever has gripped me again. Here’s my slightly abridged cover version of Dear Prudence. John Lennon wrote the song in India when he was with this strange guru. Rumor has it that the Scottish singer and guitarist Donovan taught him Travis picking for the arrangement. The whole song consists more or less of this pattern and many additional overdubs. I think that’s why it was never played live by the Beatles. In any case, I like it because it can’t really be categorized anywhere stylistically and, like many Beatles songs, is unique in its kind. I downloaded the vocals and drums from the Internet, everything else I put together myself.
Dieter
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LOVE IT DIETER… I’m a huge Beatle Head, and this is in my top 3 favorite songs by anyone. I still remember hearing it for the first time when I was 11, and it just sounded so new and magical, and like you said, didn’t sound like anything else.
You’re right about Donovan teaching Lennon that picking pattern. I read an interview with Donovan, and he showed the exact pattern he showed John. Donovan calls it “Clawhammer Stlye Picking”. Donovan said Paul and George didn’t have the patience to learn that style, but John picked right up.
John went on to use that style on Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Julia, Octopus’s Garden, Look At Me, and probably on some other songs.
Prudence also has one of my favorite bass lines. The drums are also unique, because Ringo had quit, and John, Paul, and George all contributed to create a composite drum track on Prudence and Back In The USSR.
You brought back a lot of memories with this Dieter. I grabbed my guitar and dropped the E to D to see if I can still play this, and it’s still there, just needs a lot of polishing.
I’d say you could jump right into picking up Julia. Another Lennon guitar masterpiece with some really great chord choices.
If I could only listen to only one band forever, of course it would be The Beatles.
Their music is so in my DNA, and they are the reason I learned to play music.Great job on all of the parts you played. I’d say you’ve got a bit of Beatles DNA too.
Ralph
Ralph P.
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Thank you very much for your kind comments. It’s good to hear that there are still many Beatles fans out there who, after so many years, are still enthusiastic about the extraordinary creativity, versatility and musicality of the fab four.
My tip for anyone interested in really good cover versions of Beatles songs is Mike Pachelli, who has now published over a hundred songs on youtube.
He describes the genesis and recording details in detail, then explains each individual guitar part meticulously and comprehensibly and then, as an absolute multi-instrumentalist, plays the complete song, including all parts, including bass, drums, vocals and choir. You can also buy the PdFs for a small fee.Here is an example of his video for “And the bird can sing”.
Dieter
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