Can you guess the Beatles song from the keyboard part?

[@HeelBJC]

Next: "Can you guess the Beatles song from the tape hiss?"

[@grinsko6741]

Genius 😂

[@rome8180]

I was so proud of myself when I got "Something" and David didn't. The main reason I knew it is because I play the bass line all the time. And that walkup happens right before the best part of the bass line -- the fill right after the lyric "I don't want to leave her now."

[@rome8180]

Jon Smith's Voyages is dope, btw. Downloading it right now.

[@kennet7837]

I could hear the vocals ever so slightly bleeding through.

[@davidefilippi7294]

It was pretty obvious for me. Maybe I listened to that song way too many times

[@wulfiejack6762]

me too but only as been learning that song on Piano

[@dnb9913]

Same here hahahaha

[@marques04rj]

David, this is what I read from wilipedia about In my Life: "At that time, Lennon had not decided what instrument to use, but he subsequently asked George Martin to play a piano solo, suggesting "something Baroque-sounding".[2] Martin wrote a Bach-influenced piece that he found he could not play at the song's tempo. On 22 October, the solo was recorded with the tape running at half speed, so when played back at normal pace the piano was twice as fast and an octave higher, solving the performance challenge and also giving the solo a unique timbre, reminiscent of a harpsichord."

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

I had guessed that one correctly due to the Baroque sounding. I had already known that bit of trivia from being such an avid watcher of any Beatle related docs, and books.

[@ewest14]

Paul was a genius at adding piano, keyboard, mellotron, and other parts to lift up the others’ songs. I don’t think he gets enough credit for that Examples are A Day in the Life, Sexy Sadie, Strawberry Fields Forever, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Come Together, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Any Time At All (middle eight), etc

[@cynthiaforsythe8989]

I agree! Paul put so much into the others’ songs.

[@beatlerob62]

Completely agree, Paul's work on piano and keyboards on the others' songs was amazing

[@ImjustaTree]

On song 9, you can still hear the lyric "something in the way, she" in the background, that gave it away

[@matrajao]

I was about to say the same

[@jonahansen]

You've got good ears. I could only catch it knowing what to look for.

[@lakrids-pibe]

And yet I didn't get it. Sadface.

[@user-otzlixr]

@@jonahansenI was going to post the exact same. All I hear is the “some” with headphones, and that’s barely.

[@nosy-cat]

Funny thing, I did hear the singing on the first listen, but couldn't make out the lyrics or melody. Then, when I realized which song it is, I could "hear" it clearly on the second listen.

[@timbo0151]

Chord progression for Hey Jude also sounded like A Day In The Life to me. Really tough those. Love these videos.

[@белволрус]

For the first time i also thought it was a day in the life, but still it sounds different

[@procrastination2204]

I guessed Hey Jude but with very little confidence, and when David said For No One, I thought that sounded at least as believable and usually when that's the case, it means he's right and I'm wrong. But not this time I guess lol

[@GordonLF]

I would have lost the house betting it was For No One. Your day brakes, your mind aches......

[@espvp]

To me it sounded similar to Let It Be’s chord progression too though on a different key. Can anyone confirm or disprove that?

[@timbo0151]

@@espvp I think, particularly on piano, the progressions were very similar. On a different listen, I would have recognised Let it Be too.

[@tyrannosauruszeppelin2205]

Haha, I also said For No One because of the chord progression. Apart from confusing You Won't See Me with I Want To Tell You (because of the dissonance in the chords), I got everything right. So 10/12.

[@nepesilva2284]

I got those mixed up, too lol but I still wasn’t sure because the piano’s timbre sounded more like a Rubber Soul track, I just couldn’t place it as You Won’t See Me lol

[@jeromesnail]

I made the same mistake for the same reason on You Won't See Me

[@jonashormann5700]

I also thought I Want To Tell You, because the piano on it's own tends to lean more into the groove of that song.

[@oravlaful]

same mistake as all of you

[@toronado455]

well done!

[@Norfolk-scottD3234]

You need to do these more often!!😂

[@2011Cape]

He’s been doing quite a bit of them, no?

[@Kim_Ilia]

These videos have been very fun. Thanks for doing them!

[@JayForeman]

10/12. 🍌

[@rom_krasko]

when new unfinished london?

[@WatchVidsMakeLists]

Bananar

[@martifingers]

Yes, 8/12 for me too. The Penny lane one was maybe the most difficult - according to some some sources there may be 4 or 5 piano overdubs on the track (including one by John!)

[@alicec1533]

This has been the hardest "guess the Beatles song" challenege for me yet.

[@badguitar5653]

How have I heard these songs 7 million times and I still flunk this test?

[@danielcerso]

You're not alone, bro.

[@swhitehouse]

1 - no idea 2 - no idea 3 - IN MY LIFE 4 - COME TOGETHER 5 - DRIVE MY CAR - WRONG 6 - no idea 7 - GOLDEN SLUMBERS 8 - DRIVE MY CAR - RIGHT! 9 - SOMETHING 10 - no idea 11 - LET IT BE - UGH 12 - HELLO GOODBYE 6/12...tough one!

[@lakrids-pibe]

Yay! Beatles quiz! I really enjoy it when your sponsors are new unknown (to me) musicians

[@laeclorentzen6111]

You could do "Guess the beatles song from the cover version", and hear a few seconds of a cover. Or, "Guess the Beatles track from the studio chatter", where you just hear one or two word snippets from studio chatter included in the song.

[@andrewlowden322]

LOVE these, not sure which I like more: doing these alongside you or hearing you say "BEE-TOWCE" as the name of the band

[@zzzaphod8507]

6/12, the first half seemed easier than the second half! Great quiz, thanks

[@Kosac07]

I never get tired of these, thank you for making them! :D

[@mikaelzakrisson5514]

I had 10/12 right. I missed "You won't see me" and "Hey Jude". These quizzes are really great fun! 😊

[@Garro2]

Same here exactly

[@podchauffe]

Same story! Those two are tough nuts to crack

[@albertgranell7335]

Yeah same hahaha clearly the trickiest

[@Darth_Niki4]

Yeah, I never thought Hey Jude would be so hard to guess!

[@sendjamin]

Same heree

[@dhpbear2]

It's amazing hearing how may songs where The Boys *buried* the piano in the mix!

[@jenb8009]

I love these quizzes!!!! Keep them coming!!! I LOVE The Beatles.

[@chuckt4558]

Of all the quizzes this one stumped me the most

[@graciasmiura8594]

bruv if you don't get 100% this time I swear 😤

[@mlgorlennon7978]

😰

[@Pepe_Java]

I missed the first one🥲

[@moaianimations7407]

Rip miura

[@phillcooper4865]

Narrator: "he did not in fact get 100% this time."

[@mr.dr.prof.patrick7284]

he will not

[@user-otzlixr]

I like these videos, they keep me humble.

[@mucy2807]

Old bloke getting into keyboards and I love your channel - a young guy who likes great music…who’d have thunk it 👍🏻😀 love the quizzes and chord progression videos 😊

[@jeanmichel6255]

The Hey Jude one tricked me a lot! It's really the same progression as for no one😅 i think a way we could use to differ both is using the fact the "for no one" piano part is more stacatto than Hey Jude's one

[@reginaldperiwinkle]

I got a qualified 12/12 -- Once David said #2 was a Moog, I knew it was Here Comes the Sun, but I hadn't got it until he said that.

[@pocopico7409]

Really enjoy these. Thanks! 😊

[@omaid482]

12/12 My love for Rubber Soul really helped in this video. I’ve been getting better at these as they come. I hope we get a second version of each instrument cause these are so fun

[@rwdestefano]

David, you did very well. The songs were difficult. I enjoyed Jon Smith as well.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you!

[@bettyswunghole3310]

7/12...some of these were pretty tricky...

[@wyattstevens8574]

7:16 4, actually: ADITL (sort of) uses it in the intro. And the sample here specifically is from the bridge ("[C] And any-[Bb]time you feel a-[G]fraid...") BTW, when you have a video sponsored by Pianote, have you been practicing the solo from In My Life (exactly as fast as the trick in the quiz)?

[@BLONDED17359]

love this content, you should expand it to other bands and artists!

[@TaraTara-ld2xb]

Honestly I am interested to see what other music he likes.

[@michaelkimsal788]

11/12. nice run of quizzes. thanks!

[@BobAndGlueSticks]

10/12 Very much enjoyed it!

[@ZacLavender]

Got all but 2 ("Something" and Hey Jude") "You Won't See Me," good guess on the Diminished chord being linked to George. I knew it wasn't "For No One" on "Hey Jude" when I tried to sing the melody over it, but had no idea what it was going to be. Great quiz!

[@danieljosephbestguy5990]

The interesting thing about the "Come Together" isolated electric piano part you played in its sample, it's actually just the way it sounds alone on the original record wtihout the other instruments surrounding it but it plays right after the guitar solo (instrumental) break and before the third verse so it probably might be hard to remember for those who haven't heard the song so many times because of its point in the song near the end but not quite the end.

[@danielimagui23]

I love these guessing videos, I literally pretend I'm with David trying to guess with him. I would love to see this type of video with Radiohead songs

[@necromanzer52]

For some reason, I found this much harder than the other ones. I guess the piano tends to fade into the background. I only got Drive My Car and In My Life. (I also got Golden Slumbers, but only because you put the Abbey Road medley in my mind)

[@dennyallman5399]

I knew one you didn’t, but you knew a couple I didn’t! I love these videos that test my devotion to the Beatles!

[@TarikA]

Same here :)

[@Serenity_descendantsfan]

I watch these beatles guess the song challenges a lot, to see if i could improve my score!, i love watching these videos!, Nice Vid! 😃

[@scottmatznick3140]

5:43 IDK, but it's Something Lol

[@Fuzcapp]

I don't recognise it but i think your mother should know ...

[@dougllewellyn4620]

Good one! 9/12 for me. I got "The Word" from the guitar part. Lol. Got "Hey Jude" because it's my fave Beatles song, and about the only song I can play on the piano.

[@mr.noride7226]

I could hear the vocals on Something which is part of what gave it away for me.

[@webexpertcharlie]

These are fun, do more

[@kristinzeiber23]

Wow, Jon Smith's Voyages! 😮 Jon and his family happen to be very close friends of mine!! Not only is he super talented, he is also a genuine, incredible person. I hope he gains a ton more followers from this exposure. PS - despite being a HUGE Beatles fan, my score on this was abysmal.

[@peterb846]

This is amazing, thanks. We all know Ringo on drums, John and George on guitars and Paul on drums, but they, under George Martin's guidance incorporated keyboards all over their catalogue. Lady Madonna, Let it Be, You Never Give Me Your Money, The Long and Winding Road, intros to songs like Ob La Di, While My Guitar Gently Weeps ,Lovely Rita and others. Plus the horns and woodwinds in songs like Got to Get You Into My Life, All You Need is Love, Strawberry Fields Forever, When I'm 64, the strings in Eleanor Rigby, She's Leaving Home and Good Night, and George's sitar and other Eastern instruments in Love You To, Within You and Without You and Norwegian Wood all help to define an original and unmatched sound that will last as long as we listen to music. The Beatles stand alone at the top and there is no one like them.

[@tylerhelt755]

1:00 Woah Moog Synthesizer isolated is beautiful

[@lukit.4662]

I'm confused cos Song 10 totally fits to "I Want To Tell You"

[@btimec5290]

Excellent!

[@matsetizar65]

I randomly guessed each one and naturally got a goose egg.

[@bluedingo1186]

I only got 4 right, but I did better than I thought I would!

[@tillmanward8481]

Got six..and have listened to the Beatles ..forever..am 74..

[@chuckz2934]

I missed a bunch but got Hey Jude! I love these videos 🙏🏼

[@dhpbear2]

8:29 - I see that Jon plays a left-handed trumpet and sax as well. :)

[@TimeMeddler]

I got 4/12, which believe me is good for me. I was very pleased to get Hey Jude though! When I heard it I thought the rhythm sounded like Hey Jude, but when you said the two songs you thought it might be I thought “Ah, OK, close but no cigar”. So it was great to find out that it was Hey Jude after all. These quizzes are great fun, even if I don’t get many of them right. 👍

[@tylerhackner9731]

I love these

[@sirPUNKsir]

2 curious things... Song 10. I thought it was "I want to tell you" because the keys felt as though they had that syncopation and seemed to be played quite in a quite hard staccato way. Second; basically "I want to tell you" has completely recycled that chord progression and style from "you wont see me" changing the syncopation slightly

[@JesseCubNYC]

10/12! First one of these I did well on!

[@billybud9557]

Wow..............2/12 ...............hard test here.............great fun for a guitar player like me.

[@davidluke7996]

That's the best I've done on one of these quizzes yet -- 7/12.

[@davidjohnson1654]

That last song clip you play by Jon Smith's Voyages made me think so much of Jethro Tull! :)

[@drs-xj3pb]

Yes. To me it's all more early 70s than late 60s.

[@Elias_Veine_Wiig]

At 7:03, on song number 11, you thought 2 songs, so did I. But you guessed "For No One" or "Hello Goodbye". My guesses were, because of the chords, "A Day in the Life" or "Let It Be". I can't wait to see what it is, so I'll play the video again now. EDIT: What?? "Hey Jude"??

[@oaktea]

2:55 Isn't that also guitar in there? That's what gave it away for me

[@AstrosElectronicsLab]

I got "Hey Jude" and "Something". Something, you can hear some of the vocals which gives it away. With Hey Jude, I've heard the isolated piano before.

[@erepsekahs]

1). George Martin: Good Day Sunshine. 2) George Martin Here Come The Sun 3) George Martin In My life 4) Come Together George Martin 5) The Word. George Martin 6) Penny Lane George Martin 7) Sleep Pretty Darling/ Golden Slumbers. George Martin 8) Baby can you drive my Car. McCartney 10) Something. Possibly McCartney, but could be Lennon 11) Dunno 12) For no One....I was wrong 13) Hello Goodbye McCartney. Is that "The Poodles" at the end?

[@althealligator1467]

7:20 I was thinking A Day in the Life actually, which is another one with that chord progression. I guess that's a very McCartney piano rhythm

[@TaraTara-ld2xb]

I only got 4 of them, but I'm proud of myself for guessing #3 correctly considering what David said about it.

[@raindrops21_9]

This is going to drive me nuts now. That little slice of Hey Jude with that chord progression sounds so much like a song that John was messing around with after the Beatles - was it part of Real Love? Grrr. It was from one of those home audio tapes he did.

[@petehealy9819]

That *was* fun! I was 9 for 12: missed the same ones you did, David, except I got "Something." OK, all that's left is to ID Beatles songs based on...cowbell! 😅

[@babylonian.captivity]

Man, this one was hard. I only got five. (1, 3, 4, 5, and 8). And I probably wouldn't have gotten #5 without John's iconic rhythm, which was the giveaway.

[@UnshavenStatue]

This is the hardest one yet, imo, since the piano is less foreground than the other instruments, typically. And for 11, I too thought "For No One", so you're in decent company lol

[@kaya_yt]

4:25 I was so confident this would be 'Imagine' 😂

[@Poetslove]

This was fun David! I would have bet the farm on no-11being 'For no one".

[@dukeofcurls3183]

somehow got all of them except You Won't See Me (which I thought was I Want to Tell You, even though i knew it was too slow to be that, I just couldn't think of anything else), Hey Jude was tricky as well because I didn't recognize that progression as being part of the song but the pacing and rhythms sounded like it so I did choose it as my most likely contender and it ended up being right

[@room34]

I usually struggle with the exact same songs as David but… hey, I got number 11!

[@coacht8121]

9/12 not bad. first time I got more than David

[@justintroyka8855]

This was a really fun one! It sounds like isolating the piano track didn't go so well for some of these though :( like "The Word" you could clearly still hear the guitar, which I think helped me get it. And "Penny Lane" and one or two others sounded so processed and garbled that the original timbre of the piano part didn't come through.

[@dannypittstoller7777]

You did better than I did, but I was proud that I got “Something”! Also, I made the same wrong guess as you on “Hey Jude” (we both thought it was “For No One”).

[@giancarlogiaranciccia8126]

I scored 9/12, had no idea about “Good day sunshine” and “You won’t see me”, misinterpreted “Hey Jude” as “A day in the life”

[@arcynic5404]

7:21 make that four songs. I was thinking that sounded like the start of Day in the life, before I realized that was a guitar part.

[@jcarty123]

_Something_ is given away by the trace of George's vocal. _You Wont See Me_ is tough because actual middle 8 chords are Bm-Dm-Ddim, BUT, brain wants to remember them as more like Bm-D-Dm. _Hey Jude_ is a bit tough because brain remember it as hugely in F key, yet that tiny extracted section is Bb key.

[@Luke-1296]

Please do second parts for every instrument!

[@JamsODonnell100]

Really interesting to hear the keyboard in (for the most part) isolation. Cool 😎

[@Wren.Illustrates]

Can't believe I got the Carry That Weight vibes from the portion between it and Golden Slumbers lol I think that was the best guess I had in this video (I'm counting it as correct - close enough haha)

[@timfischer]

I'm not THAT much of a Beatles fan and only mostly know their biggest hits, and thus I was thrilled when I got "Something" and you didn't :) Fun quiz.

[@KlausSgroi]

Next in the series: can you guess the Beatles song from the tambourine part?

[@samjordan3766]

I missed 4. The interesting thing is that more than any other of these quizzes, I was either really sure of my answer, or I have no idea at all.

[@goldtown6747]

8 out of 12. I missed 6, 9, 10 and 12. The organ bit in "Something" is quite a pleasant surprise.

[@mustuploadtoo7543]

I have an idea for this series! You should do one where you guess the beatle song by reversing it first (with a tool like audacity). You could even include a question which uses george's reversed solo in im only sleeping being reversed again 😉

[@annamariaisland1960]

DIdn't he already do this a while back?

[@julianaylor4351]

I've always wondered what that In My Life, George Martin solo originally sounded like. Thank you. ❤

[@sendjamin]

10/12 here, hope theres another video in this series so i can finally get that 💯

[@p0chico12]

It would be great if you made a video about the chord progression of "I Want You(She is so Heavy)", and it has had variants like "Time in a Bottle" or "Kozmic Blues", and obviously: "Because"

[@davidmennomoyer]

I believe I got 8/12 as well. I was pretty stunned that I didn't get "Penny Lane", given that I play it all the time - someone mentioned that the original track has like 4 or 5 piano tracks, so I guess I'm used to playing one of the other ones.

[@annamariaisland1960]

Fun ! I was just 6/12, but again the mistakes are the most interesting thing. I had Penny Lane for You Won't See Me. Also, one can sometimes narrow down the period even if you get the actual song wrong. I was surprised the quiz didn't include Lady Madonna, perhaps a less prominent piano section, but may be that would have been too easy even then. Thanks!

[@NormanPeterson]

AWSOME!!!!!!

[@mariahamilton5305]

Feels odd now that I knew a lot of these originally as just pop songs like all the other pop songs (Early GenX here, my stepDad bought a Rubber Soul cassette in the early-mid 70s). My stepMum actually saw the Beatles with her big sister. And now they're THE BEATLES.

[@andrewpappas9311]

There were a few songs I got at the very last second but I did still manage to get all 12, though there were a couple other songs I was expecting to see as well like I Am the Walrus, Let It Be, Money (That's What I Want) and even songs like Real Love or Now & Then but this was still a lot of fun. Always enjoy these quizzes, also it might just be what my ears heard but Jon Smith's Voyages' vocals honestly sound a lot like George Harrison's and I do really like it

[@teresaharbon3121]

I also got Something ( track n.o 9 ) and was really chuffed with myself. Found it quite hard though.