Beatles If I Needed Someone Guitar Lesson + Tutorial

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Beatles If I Needed Someone Guitar Lesson + Tutorial
Wow here we are at song #13 in the Rubber Soul Series! Today's lesson is how to play "If I Needed Someone" on guitar by the Beatles! After this, there is only one more song left to cover on this album. It's been a journey, and thanks for being a part of it!
Today's lesson breaks down a secret sauce to the Beatles' sound. It was their use of a Rickenbaker 12-string guitar. The Rickenbaker 12-string is a very unique instrument, and one of the ways that George Harrison would play it was by combining arpeggio picking and strumming at the same time.
I'm going to break down this classic technique just for you in today's lesson.
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🎤Lyrics:
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
What goes on in your mind?
The other day I saw you
As I walked along the road
But when I saw him with you
I could feel my future fold
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
What goes on in your mind
I met you in the morning
Waiting for the tides of time
But now the tide is turning
I can see that I was blind
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
I used to think of no on else
But you were just the same
You didn't even think of me
As someone with a name
Did you mean to break my heart and watch me die
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
What goes on in your mind?
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[@carloscorrea5013]

Thx for answer couldn't find standar tuning on app for tuner so I thought it was called something like pen g etc but I just didn't see the "standard tunning" part

[@charliewest1221]

Take a bow young man! Top class lesson ... straight to the point ...no bullshitting ... no ambiguities or confusion ...

[@rogernorth7889]

great lesson. Fast and accurate. Don't know how this gem of a song escaped me my whole life . Many thanks

[@stumack1000]

Watch It on concert for George with Clapton etc,its brilliant.

[@maurocoimbra9624]

Great! Greetings from Brazil.

[@lawrenceklein3524]

Outstanding! Great presentation!

[@1Keef]

Brilliant lesson Jon. Easy to follow and true to the original recording. Thanks for uploading! Cheers.👍👍

[@joel007morris2]

Excellent tutorial. Looking forward to watching more. UK

[@the1songwriter]

Most excellent lesson, many, many thanks!

[@boblittmann5721]

Great lesson!

[@lawrenceklein3524]

Beautiful! Thank you so much!

[@pd2865]

Fantastic lesson

[@martinus2792]

Thanks for the lesson, greetings from Germany 😎

[@ernestoa.desantiagovargas6559]

¡Great tutorial, thank you! God bless.

[@Valerifon1]

Excellent video! Thank you! 😎👍 Cheers - Luther

[@guillermodejesusbarretocar3424]

Great !!! fabulous !!! I'm just knowing you, I will follow you, Sounds like The Beatles, and you explain it very simple !!!

[@tobylennon8913]

Fantastic lesson thank you. Best wishes!!!

[@jonmaclennan]

Awesome, glad to help!

[@jasonmark5203]

Brilliant lesson. Made learning this great song so much easier Thankyou

[@jonmaclennan]

Glad to help! Keep up the great progress.

[@TheBeatlesGuiseDuo]

Hell yeah brother man!

[@microcosmos1972]

great work jon!

[@jonmaclennan]

You’re welcome! Be sure to check out the full album mini series for more great songs! Thanks for watching!

[@erjuico]

Thanks for the lesson! :)

[@jonmaclennan]

You're welcome! Glad to help.

[@hepgeoff]

Just discovered your channel. Great tutorial on a great song! Thanks! Subbed.

[@sean6992]

I'm not even learning to play guitar I just love your guitar you have and the song. I think this is a good lesson

[@jonmaclennan]

Rock on 🤘

[@bluehazeboy]

Great job,

[@jonmaclennan]

Thanks for watching! Glad to help.

[@marcobasili3691]

Bravo jon un saluto dall italia

[@robertastorga3450]

Cool hat

[@jonbaptist7116]

Dude you are too cool

[@jonmaclennan]

Thanks Jon! Glad to help!

[@underthetornado]

Thanks got it! I do ear really quick😂❤ why 7th fret?

[@johncorner9295]

Your good mate

[@jonmaclennan]

Thanks so much! 😃

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[@jonmaclennan]

Thank you for this awesome comment!

[@FURDOG1961]

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[@CarlWinter-oy8uf]

Without the lyrics --the chord sequence is confusing --put it all in context ?

[@RedArrow73]

Guitar model?

[@adil1965able]

👍✌

[@jessiegaray2802]

Actually it is A chord in the form of D chord because there is capo fixed to the 7th fret.Same as G chord in the form of C chord. Am I correct sir? Please comment, I might be wrong.

[@jonmaclennan]

That's correct! Those are what are called the CONCERT pitch chords. For a guitar lesson and for us guitar players it's much easier to think about the capo chords then you don't have to do the conversion in your head and you can just go with the familiar guitar shapes. But if you are communicating with other musicians that aren't playing guitar or using a capo then use the CONCERT pitch chord names. Keep up the great work!

[@carloscorrea5013]

What tuning is this?

[@jonmaclennan]

Standard, but I’m playing a 12 string guitar and using a capo too.

[@Nurhamidi-pk3py]

I am Palestina

[@CarlWinter-oy8uf]

What about the LYRICS --sung over all those chords --so we can find our way around this song ?

[@steveandrushko75]

that tD is killing me cant get it

[@jelau4851]

try a D7 to start with, than move finger 3, see what it does, you,ll get it fast

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[@dontshootimfri3ndly853]

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[@sean6992]

Your name sounds like John Lennon 😅

[@ellenr3292]

wait.... jon MAC LENNAN? really lol supposed to be a joke.