Deconstructing Don't Let Me Down (Isolated Tracks)

[@revolution_rui30]

Single 1969 Drums 0:00 - 3:39 Rhythm Guitar And Lead Guitar 3:40 - 7:19 Bass 7:20 - 10:59 Count In & Electric Piano 7:20 - 14:40 January 28, 1969 Vocals 14:41 - 18:25 January 28, 1969 + February 1969 Overdub Vocals 18:26 - 22:05

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

Electric Piano comes in at 11:08 not at 7:20 as it has in the Info

[@meikebohn8424]

What is a count in? As i am german...is IT to count before.you Start?

[@revolution_rui30]

@@meikebohn8424 Yes, Like For Example - 1, 2, 3, 4 Then The Song Will Start

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

@@revolution_rui30 Although, for reasons I've never quiet understood the "1" in the count in is omitted as often as not, as in _"...2, 3, 4"_ - although it's often replaced by gesture, such as foot tapping or head nodding in time.

[@claytonallis1543]

@@meikebohn8424 next to the signature on the first staff of the music

[@wandersonoliveira263]

Man, Ringo's drumming in this one is so incredible. How can something sound simultaneously so in the pocket but also so loose and free? Genius.

[@babylonian.captivity]

One of my (many many) favorites of his, yes. The whole fucking lot of them, man. The roof is hands down their best recorded performance. They're just perfect. And perfectly imperfect (to wit, John's pathological incapacity to remember the words). There's just no better music-making than this. And it's exactly as you say, that blend of precision, freedom, intimacy... Just friends chilling and making music. It just exudes such warmth and merriment.

[@avemusbananum]

@@babylonian.captivity just love for the music...💪

[@bettyodell1420]

Amen

[@zhoubaidinh403]

Billy Preston's keyboard was and is out of this world!

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

It is. One of my favourite Beatles songs and it is much enhanced by the keyboard part. Shame the info is incorrect; Billy Preston's Electric Piano comes in at @ not at ​@.

[@ProfessorKenneth]

Ringos drumming is really incredible.👍🏻🇬🇧

[@martifingers]

Typical example of how Ringo listened so well...

[@bettyodell1420]

Agreed, and God save the queen and all of that

[@ninalovemasaya3218]

Billy Preston really made this song the masterpiece it was.

[@juliangiulio3147]

Yes, very restful just hearing his part!

[@mackhomie6]

Billy Preston was an impressive guy

[@brianlee6153]

It was already a classic from the resident genius. But Preston adds the soul.

[@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj8452]

NO

[@jaceconverse6337]

There is absolutely nothing I don't like about this song It's perfect . Billy Preston does a terrific job on keyboards but everything else is also right up there. One of Lennon's best.

[@elekibuumu]

That loud guitar amp rattling the snare on the intro... Pure vibes!! It's typically what today's sound engineers would try to avoid, yet it adds so much character. It's all about little imperfections and mic bleeds that end up gluing the tracks together.

[@JonHop1]

We are human... I love the HUMAN element to music.. Too bad people feel we are robots now..

[@BarnacleButtock]

actually sound engineers of the time also tried as hard as possible to avoid bleed! But the advent and availability of more and more tracks for recording and higher and higher recording fidelity from the 70's into the 80's led to an increased focus on isolating each instrument or part more and more from the rest of the mix. You must remember the beatles started with only three tracks, had only four to work with on Sgt Pepper, and the White Album, Abbey Road & Let It Be were the first to be recorded on 8 track. Abbey Road was also the first Beatles album which was heard in studio in STEREO--until then the Beatles themselves had only ever heard MONO playback mixes. Much different.

[@atomicrocker]

@@BarnacleButtock Yes, exactly.

[@bettyodell1420]

Yup yup yup

[@tucker7091]

5:04-5:26 absolutely beautiful 👌🏻👌🏻

[@mattbarton4702]

I’m always disappointed it plays only once

[@durwoodball4062]

George Harrison's ornate lead-guitar lines are lovely and creative. I especially admire his lattice-work lines in the middle eight. Paul's bass is funky, jazzy, and soulful. He adds cool flourishes here and there. This is just about my favorite Beatles song.

[@bettyodell1420]

Yep

[@fougee1]

The guitars and Billys keyboards are so tight Amazing!!

[@neilsun2521]

Bill's certainly good on the piano.

[@atomicrocker]

@@neilsun2521 The piano was a little out of tune (C#).

[@yozzsongs]

Has there ever been two who complimented each other more than these? Yin & Yang

[@martinkent333]

gilbert and sully?

[@sylviaelizabethclarecholic2073]

The intensity of JL's voice.....! O wish I could text JL to let him hear from another "fan" ❤

[@claytonallis1543]

They're friends bouncing comedic highs and lows off each other with harmonic lyric ,in tone and tune ,knowing and challenging there limits in key ,smiling I'm sure, JL always making the most of his fills,

[@thesilvershining]

John and Paul singing together always puts a fire in my heart 🔥

[@danielbouju1688]

And George!

[@nonrepublicrat]

There are photos provided here to show handicapped clowns like you to know who sang this song.. Look, there are 1, 2 , 3 of them in the photo, not just 2. What the hell is wrong with you, Beavis??

[@mrog5481]

My God this is a masterpiece.

[@TonyTonyChoppa1]

Love the way way ringo follows the melodie with his drumming

[@chuckkhubbard610]

Fantastic! It's not a complicated song at all, but the kind of song you'd only write if you were actually there with your instrument and your boys, trying things out. Are my ears correct that there are a few spots where Paul's voice dips below John's? It always sounds so cool when Paul sings low.

[@LCNSilveri]

Billy’s keyboard is absolutelly eargasmic

[@jlr022159]

Totally fascinating! I had to listen to the entire thing from start to finish! For one thing I absolutely love this song, so it was really nice to hear the individual breakdowns. The parts I particularly enjoyed were things that I haven’t necessarily heard before which were George Harrison‘s vocals and more isolation on Billy Preston‘s keyboard parts… Which to me definitely adds some perfect seasoning to the entire mixture. I’ve actually stood in front of the building where they did this on the rooftop and I swear you can almost feel the music still hanging in the air. Anyway, I really enjoyed listening to this, thank you very much!

[@bettyodell1420]

Cool, very cool

[@scat3040]

Those voices man

[@Apophis392]

Cosmic

[@Mina-ok5qm]

I know man!

[@aaronjreid]

11:02 for Billy Preston Magic

[@michaelangileo2760]

Really sustains the understanding that rhythm was an essential ingredient in Beatles song composition. Melody rides on its back. In Christ, blessings to everyone. MA (someone once said, all great singers have a great feel for rhythm - if you think you can't sing, no worries, try tapping or creating a rhythm track - instant miracle!!!)

[@babylonian.captivity]

Dudes could play.

[@tomwilkowske3711]

Billy Preston's Fender Rhodes starts at 11:00

[@baberoot1998]

One of the most, 'emotionally moving', tracks in The Beatles catalog. I want to break down, and cry...every time, I hear this track.

[@jhn1987]

Brilliant, under appreciated Beatles song. The rhythm guitar is soulful, the lead guitar lines are very tasteful, and the electric piano part is absolutely sublime. The vocals and harmonies are great and I love Paul’s scream at the end.

[@artyanthony1682]

John screams

[@jhn1987]

@@artyanthony1682 John sings the falsetto “E” while Paul does a short lower pitched scream.

[@juanferreira3850]

there is no such a thing as a underappreciated Beatles song

[@tjcint]

@@juanferreira3850 So true.

[@Mina-ok5qm]

Okay I commented too soon. The last vocals are absolutely insane. The screaming at the end I've never heard isolated and I thought it was Paul all this time. But that's Johnny Boy! The Revolution scream. Oh gosh I'm flabbergasted. Verklempt. Busheswacked and gobsmacked LOLLLLL

[@floyd66brescia48]

Mina #9 Those incredible Vocals in the end are pure Unadulterated Lennon at his finest…Rock on girl 🤫

[@douglaschristine8387]

Flabbergasted, lol. My Mom use to say that all the time. That's a funny old word.

[@christheother9088]

LOL. You missed an opportunity to use Lennon's "astoundergast".

[@bettyodell1420]

Yes, it does indeed knock your socks clean off

[@saintgabbana187]

It was obvious that it was John Lennon tho

[@tool_fighter]

The rooftop video has 416 Million views on You Tube as of January 2, 2023. Incredible! Preston is great, but it's the chemistry of the four Beatles that make it a classic.

[@rtward9]

george plays his usual great, underated guitar

[@bettyodell1420]

You can rock out to this song just banging on an E and an Fminor, all day. I should add, the E to B7 part is my fav.. "it's a love that lasts forever!"

[@かつかつ-d8p]

nice Fender rhodes piano silvertop sound.very clear! The released one has a deep echo. ,

[@bettyodell1420]

Buttery smooth

[@mikezak8812]

The shivers I experience through each segment are deeper than any depth...

[@kittenfuud]

God John is just perfect. How pretty he played!

[@bettyodell1420]

Just two chords (+ a couple embellishments), played to perfection.

[@juliangiulio3147]

one of my fave songs by the Fabs, love the cleaner record version and didn't notice the maj.7 chords moments, before; but adore the vocals, I love J, P & G -when does it three-part harmony, but just J+ P at the end is superb!

[@bettyodell1420]

Yea that maj7 adds a great touch

[@baberoot1998]

Billy Preston's keyboards...move me to near tears...every time.

[@Good9tTo9t]

I think the timecode for the electric piano in the description is incorrect, it should be 11:00 - 14:40

[@revolution_rui30]

Yep Noticed It After I Uploaded It Before, I Didn't Really Bother On Changing It So Yea

[@luisportillo7607]

@@revolution_rui30 well, you should.

[@TheDylandProductions]

@@revolution_rui30 You'd think that after tens of thousands of views you'd fix it by now.

[@bobgonzalez1198]

and Billy Preston (the 5th)

[@sean78745]

George Harrison MADE this song, and the Beatles imo

[@_SliK_]

Was George not at the session in February when they overdubbed the vocals? I always felt his harmony tied it all together, which is why I only listen to the Naked... version.

[@revolution_rui30]

Yep!!! Sadly =

[@_SliK_]

@@revolution_rui30 Mate, don’t apologise😂. The fact that your doing this for fans is fricken amazing and legendary🤘🏼 Thank you👌🏼💯

[@juliangiulio3147]

adore both versions,... that bass, guitar sounds, BP, and those funky harmonies!

[@martifingers]

It's fascinating to hear how much more precise the overdub vocals are. The tension between spontaneity and the "clean machine" of musical "perfection" so beloved by Paul was basically what this period was all about, I think.

[@Pepegil]

That piano coda. Can't get more soulful than that.

[@gersonmartins59]

Parabéns. A desconstrução mais completa do KZbin!

[@revolution_rui30]

Obrigado! 😎

[@torinux4980]

Last segment pure GOLD, when there was pure talent and no auto tune whatsoever.

[@Williamcandido634]

8:44 & 5:04 & 19:47 1:18 12:18 and 16:11 best part

[@strawberrylane126]

o baixo de Don't Let Me Down é simplistamente perfeito!

[@revolution_rui30]

Yes!!!, Thanks For Watching "Paul"

[@wolfgangschwarz6122]

Superbely Done!

[@voltsu]

How did you get this? This is amazing!

[@sallykohorst8803]

Yes Billy was amazing. Love those DRUMS. Just another great song by that incredible group. Yes they did that on the roof and Ringo was sure going.

[@shanepasha6501]

Ringo doesn't miss a beat.

[@christophelabedan5696]

Is it me or Paul’s bass is slightly out of tune? 👀 A bit too low

[@gerrycoogan6544]

The Beatles were so brilliant that this masterpiece was only a B-side! I've always felt that they never played more magnificently as an ensemble than on this track. Every single part is absolutely inspired - the drums, bass line, rhythm guitar, lead guitar and Billy's electronic piano could not possibly be better. On top of that, we have some of the best rock & roll vocalists in history on the very top their game, blending with each other to perfection.

[@svarholtperformance]

Billy Prestons track @ 11:00

[@stevenfitzsimmons3840]

We were robbed of their best years which were to come. As a band they could have cut it forever. Humans eh? 😄

[@MasterEpic1]

14:46, That's hilarous

[@JL-we3un]

Billy Preston was the 5th Beatle

[@luigi.958]

amazing!

[@revolution_rui30]

Thanks Luigi!

[@fougee1]

This is why John Lennon said "The Beatles Are The Best Fuc*en Band In The World",,, No doubt about it!!'

[@michaelfridayable]

Your work is insightful. Thanks

[@rangerBlu]

Sublime.

[@debanjanliverpool]

Electric Piano 11:03

[@GuajoloteGonzales]

I suppose that the February overdub was recorded earlier than the "mystery sessions" of the pictures that you put in that section, as in that pictures it seem that only John is singing and also there's no isolation shields around Ringo's drums, and here in the overdub is clearly audible that Paul is also singing while in the pictures he doesn't even have microphone, so my proposed date of this recording is between 5th and 7th February 1969.

[@amsedelm]

Love it love it love it!!!

[@RAUL110459]

Great job separating the instruments and using 2 versions of the vocals (John, Paul, George and John and Paul).

[@paulallenMacca]

I didn’t hear the Rhodes Electric Piano Isolated Track.

[@evannatoli6805]

Pauls bass at 8:44 is out of this world genius

[@shaneskavdahl3638]

pentatonic scaling

[@cauemachadosilva6208]

The whole E major scale

[@tiyopaeng2425]

They really knew their respective craft with an artistic approach. The music is simple at first hearing yet sophisticated to play.

[@cauemachadosilva6208]

@@tiyopaeng2425 exactly

[@floyd66brescia48]

Tons of theory and experience but not any Beatle could read or write music…nothing but respect…GOAT’s of music. To me this was a precursor to grunge right here… John Winston Lennon

[@karaamundson3964]

*Sort of* isolated... Good to hear the tracks more or less separated, though

[@bobg6638]

This is as much a Billy Preston song as a Beatles song.

[@bettyodell1420]

One of his best contributions imo

[@klybermacedoambrosio1383]

My fovorite song!!

[@bettyodell1420]

Mine too

[@tris421]

the guitar at 4.14 is so ahead of its time.

[@elirosen1391]

Sounds like Paul's bass has ADT on it. I thought they weren't going to use it on Get Back.

[@atomicrocker]

I think this is a software processing effect.

[@joehoy9242]

@@atomicrocker - Almost certainly correct, the lossy audio data compression algorithms used by YT (and elsewhere) tend to struggle with reproducing isolated bass, as the frequencies involved are some distance from the centre of the human vocal range on which they are designed to focus. It would be very unlikely that recording engineers would double-track (or use ADT on) a bass part in the '60s, because the nature of vinyl meant that all frequencies below a certain cut-off point were summed to mono and attenuated (reduced in volume) along the RIAA curve - to do otherwise would result in the stylus jumping out of the groove.

[@eastontanner6919]

Could be something weird with the blending of the DI and miced amp that could be doing something weird

[@vidiot9006]

Love these song track breakdowns !

[@andreamenegatti65]

All the single part are masterpiece

[@robblaney9264]

John Lennon had the most nimble wrists

[@martinkent333]

He could abuse a woman no problem.

[@JonHop1]

@@martinkent333 Relax there bud, you some of perfect person who never made any mistakes? We all have done things that are regrettable and have acted out behaviors that are wrong. We are human afterall.

[@kirbygene]

Martin Kent-- the first time I heard about his abusive behaviors in his past were from John Lennon himself. He revealed it before anyone else did, and changed his ways completely. What more can anyone ask?

[@JonHop1]

@@kirbygene all people do these days is sit online and on social media and judge other people. I mean its scary. The social media monster seems to have so much power these days and even politicians and the Government move to their whim.. I "imagine" they would have tries to cancel him if it were the present lol

[@bettyodell1420]

Quite dexterous indeed

[@amirornot0484]

13:14

[@jbyesterday3959]

Mind-blowing MAGIC !

[@אמיראלפקסאנקורי]

14:15

[@docforevermoon1322]

Ese piano no es de la pista original

[@cristianmartinperezcolman793]

Qué canción redonda.

[@amirornot0484]

14:03

[@jaygohel1657]

Billy Preston's contribution really brings something special to the mix. They Beatles understood the power of less is more

[@DLD2Music]

the bass is a little out of tune?

[@revolution_rui30]

Hmmmm Actually Kinda, But I Think It's The Way He Tuned It 😃

[@DLD2Music]

@@revolution_rui30 anyway you can't persist in the mix 😃

[@revolution_rui30]

@@DLD2Music I Guess

[@skpdjfipszfkspf8923]

the bass is always out of tune in this time

[@bloeddorstigbeest]

@@revolution_rui30 it's because the neck of the Hoffner got bent. All the songs he uses it in this era have bass lines that are slightly out of tune.

[@classicalethics2053]

Billy Preston's restraint is amazing. Imagine the discipline of know when NOT to play! Like a true professional, he holds back and gives it a light touch. The equivalent of "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all." Billy just comes in when he has creative flourishes. Otherwise he lets the Beatles steer the song. George, too, in his guitar-playing shows tremendous restraint.

[@ThatCaelum]

John Lennon really looks like Yoko Ono in the thumbnail pic. Freaky

[@ElvisCerda]

11:00 E.P

[@dennismoore7935]

of all Beatle songs this one has the arts so easy to isolate, it's the Revolver/Rubber Soul stuff that really reveals

[@robertozambrano-mn7nk]

I'm in loove fooor the first time *Waltz intensifies*

[@hamueramusic]

so glad you included the original take's vocals too

[@Mina-ok5qm]

I'm actively trying to get this Fire Stick thingy to work to watch Get Back right now!!

[@charlieleonardo]

Fukc I love John Lennon's lead vocals!

[@amirornot0484]

11:15

[@BurninLikeMagic]

Your Chapters are messed the hell up man

[@Ronyan_lyrics]

Lennon's acapella voice is another level🤩

[@iutubsacs]

which version of the song did you use?

[@Mina-ok5qm]

There is one individual who needs to reconsider their life choices.

[@AndykWilhelm]

master class in writing parts

[@babylonian.captivity]

They breathe as one.

[@brianhansen106]

Can you dig it? :)

[@philipgolden8121]

Thanks for this cheers from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ata5855]

keys start @11:05

[@Mina-ok5qm]

You are a National Treasure

[@oron565]

18:33

[@anonnieman]

That is easily one of the worst sounding basses ever, but in the mix it does its job nicely nonetheless

[@helmutprodinger345]

I thought so too. The intonation of the Hoefner is a bit problematic, as Paul himself stated.

[@anonnieman]

​@@helmutprodinger345 yeah I remember on "Get back" (the TV series) that Glynn Johns actually asked McCartney to pick another bass as he didn't want the Höfner on the track, which only made McCartney to want to play it even more. Both sound wise and pitch wise it was not the best. Maybe he liked the look of it :')

[@grahammckechnie8438]

It adds its own unique imperfection, that was makes it perfect

[@BarnacleButtock]

January vocals = singing in a Zoom call February vocals = singing in an empty stairwell