Don't Bother Me | Lesson and Analysis | Supplemental Video

Detailing the guitar part and songwriting process from the first demo to the final product of Don't Bother Me. Going over all the parts for John's lead Rickenbacker 325 Guitar and George's Rhythm and Lead Country Gentleman.

[@daytripper9222]

Some people have said that this was a Harrison throw away. I could not disagree more. I think this is one of George Harrison's best. I have always liked this song a lot.

[@kevinmoore4237]

This isn't a backhanded compliment - the full band and isolation videos are great - but these explanation videos are significantly more valuable because they add insights that we'd be far less likely to figure out on our own or from other resources. There are many excellent video covers out there (Kanayama et al), but nothing else like this, where you dig into the details and explain them verbally. The currently shelter-in-place situation would be an ideal opportunity to do a set of videos like this for each song you've already researched and performed.

[@AblyHouse]

Kevin Moore - Glad you feel that way! I’ll try to work some lessons of the older videos into the newer ones. Thanks!

[@mattmichael6792]

Kevin Moore but, it’s in the whole ensemble arrangements where you hear the unmistakable sonic proof if they’ve truly unlocked the code.

[@wc.1212]

@@AblyHouse I think i'm the first Taiwanese to watch your videos....since late 17.

[@jamesbrady8535]

The KZbin channel Stu Sutcliffe makes excellent early Beatles videos too.

[@kevinmoore4237]

@@jamesbrady8535 do you have a link? All I could find was a channel with one video, a cover of Love Me Tender.

[@brenthooton3412]

George Martin's smirk at 1:43 tells me that he is SATISFIED with your pun.

[@jameshitt8385]

I love you showing the chord progressions, George was a true musician.

[@ThatBobGuy850]

Andrew, here's the thing that makes you guys extra-special: There are a lot of Beatles-tribute bands out there in YT land. But *you* guys are all so talented that you can not only replicate what "the lads" are playing, but actually get into their heads to try to figure out why they did the things a certain way. It's hard to know in the absolute, of course, but I believe you and Neil have sort of an "inside line" to what they were thinking as their songs evolved. It's fascinating, and every bit as entertaining as your covers of the songs. Keep up the great work!

[@robertomarin1653]

Eres un genio todos ustedes este tema es mi favorito lo baile cuando yo tenia 15 años en un cumpleaños y me quedo para siempre en mis recuerdos tengo 72 felicitaciones genio.

[@forastero4ever]

Hi! Bryan Jones

[@ronniechilds2002]

Sir you are unmatched at this. Your insight into their playing is without rival. I'm also a Mike Pachelli fan, by the way; he goes at it a little bit differently. I really appreciate what you do. As a kid I must have spent thousands of hours sitting by the family record player, lifting the needle and backing it up over and over, playing 45's at 33 rpms, all of that.

[@Daytripper51]

Great vid! You really dissected this song......more!!!

[@drutgat2]

As always, FANTASTIC stuff, Andrew. Many thanks. It sounds to me that John's descending chord, note plucking might have pre-figured the main 'I Feel Fine' riff - I know that he got that riff from Bobby Parker's 'Watch Your Step', so maybe this is even earlier evidence of John slipping this into a Fabs song. It has also just occurred to me that the title, theme and lyrics of 'Watch Your Step' might have influenced the title, lyrics and theme of 'Run For Your Life'.

[@garywood5882]

Some Other Guy is a similar riff to I Feel Fine too

[@tonyroma7599]

Wow, great info about George I never heard before and a great job playing his licks

[@yensilluap]

That was great! I read once where this song was basically dismissed as an early attempt of George to write a song and that it wasn’t up to his later standard- I thought that was rubbish! The song is truly unique with its ambiguity of minor and major throughout, and the number of chords he uses. It has a good, catchy melody and has a great overall mood to the whole song. The modulation in the middle bit is pretty advanced too, I would say. When I was a teenager I remember listening to the record to figure out the solo which was something you could hum in your head and seemed well thought out.

[@AblyHouse]

Paul Lisney - its a complicated first song for sure!

[@paulrickson9796]

Grossly underrated. Frequently overlooked, IMHO.

[@garywood5882]

If George had given this song to another Mersey Beat band they would have had a hit with it. It's better than I Wanna Be Your Man easily

[@chuckwagon5518]

You get the nuance in the playing! Soup for you!

[@1Keef]

Thank you for this amazing lesson and fascinating background information on this oft-forgotten Beatles classic. It is a fantastic diversion while isolating! Cheers and stay safe!

[@pieta9097]

is the whole ably house staff now growing quarantine beards?

[@AblyHouse]

pieta909 - Exactly, or Corona-beards. Its the first time we haven’t had to shave for gigs!

[@theknightsofawesomeness2701]

@@AblyHouse Keep the beard. I actually like it.

[@IsaacArbec]

Let it Beard

[@localbod]

Great explanation of this Harrison tune. I have always loved the energy and tightness of "With The Beatles" and feel that it's overlooked as an album.

[@jamesbrady8535]

You guys are very talented as well as being great educators. I've been a Beatles fan for my whole life and I've played guitar now for 40 + years and you guys isolate parts I never knew existed. Excellent ears !

[@clos5700]

I have started learning how to play the guitar and was looking for videos on how to play Beatles songs. Don't Bother Me is one of my to 10 favorite Beatles songs and I must say I was blown away with all the tidbits you interjected into the lesson. Thanks for a great lesson.

[@truthhurts3479]

Best deconstruction of a song ever

[@onderov]

Well done! One of my favourite guitar parts from John!!! He was excellent rhythm guitar player. Thank you for the video.

[@biggerdaddy2]

Always ALWAYS impressed with you lads

[@johnemerson2876]

Wow! Just so good, to see and hear all these Beatles Secrets, thanks so much for all your hard work.

[@mattmichael6792]

My favorite content on the tube. You guys are creating an epic body of work. Epic smoking hot body of work!

[@tach409]

Great tune! Great lesson!

[@philmstud2k]

The first Beatles song I learned. Thank you so much for the valuable insight!

[@Allan-et5ig]

Man, I've seen Beatle obsessives before but you guys take it to the edges of space. And a bloody good thing you do, too. Thanks for all the passion! (I know better than to get in the way of men in love with an idea!)

[@jamesdean187]

Great analysis Andrew, excellent!

[@marceloperigolo9675]

Great research. Lots of information. Congrats.

[@calliopivogiatzis2235]

It's such a great song! One of George's best!

[@maximobenatti6110]

Great song and great job you made!!

[@merontfeelta2557]

Playing with one finger on the guitar causes positive emotions. GooD)))))))

[@frederickglasser5617]

the way he presents the song/analysis/lesson, it almost sounds like he's playing I Feel Fine

[@bolivianprince7326]

you are so fan that you even decipher the demo, thats nice

[@christopherweaver2398]

Well done,sir!

[@joshwmusic6838]

LOVE IT!

[@peterringwald9334]

Excellent

[@MrMarcbolan]

thank you, amazing

[@rubbersoul7212]

Good lesson for quarantine. thank you for the lesson :)

[@jmm1000]

The Forensic Four. Love this.

[@ronanfitzgerald7524]

loving the beard

[@roychristopher5014]

well done!!

[@georgemarie8583]

Great. Thank you.

[@jimwalshonline9346]

A highly underrated track.

[@MLFranklin]

4:40 -- that is one of the coolest parts.

[@fshoaps]

thanks for this, andrew

[@ghramsey1681]

You guys are so great at analyzing The Beatles' songs and breaking them down. I love the videos. I am an enormous Beatles fan as you guys seem to be. Can I ask if you could maybe do a similar analysis for the group Badfinger who were proteges of the Beatles. They had so much help from George Harrison and Paul McCartney. Jerry Molland's song Sweet Tuesday Morning could have been an offshoot of something McCartney himself wrote in his later Beatles period. It sounds like Blackbird in some aspects. GH did slide work and produced on Day After Day. It would be wonderful for a video about some of their songs. The song Better Days is one that comes to mind. It's a very underrated song.

[@Paul_is_bread]

Will there be more videos from your concerts in the future? You are a wonderful tribute, I need your performances in 720!

[@orangeandslinky]

It's just amazing how you young guys totally study our music the way you do. You have so many resorces to learn from that we didn't have back then. Keep it up man!

[@juke699]

I'd like to see you do "Ruby Baby" from the Beatles Hamburg recordings with Tony Sheridan and "Think for yourself " off of Rubber Soul....

[@youssefkasim7556]

I love these types of videos. More of it please. What's the band's name?

[@AblyHouse]

We are Ably House!

[@1rwjwith]

Great job, fantastic! The song is underrated in my opinion. Cool guitar interplay and kind of rare with Lennon playing very notable guitar on a Harrison song.

[@ronniechilds2002]

I think Lennon's (I guess) guitar part is the coolest part of the song. It's just wicked. and only they could have come up with it.

[@bbsoni4814]

that's always been one of my favorite Beatles track that is often underrated but it's brilliant...btw, you look like danny kirwan hahha...

[@TAkridge]

Love all the info you give!!! Just curious what model of Gretch that you are using and what the red things near the bigsby?

[@nicolasgamerminiaviao]

Very good

[@hamueramusic]

on "Think For Yourself" Paul Mccartney actually used his own fuzz pedal, the Vox Tonebender

[@MathEducando]

en 17:50 George intenta tocar la "Alborada" de Francisco Tárrega.

[@AblyHouse]

Very cool, thanks for the info! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGPPomuNrJ2df5I

[@lynettekomidar2819]

My fav

[@jerryramirez8444]

I thought it was great, Plenty of info. In such a short time; oh Beatle" " George; what a brilliant mind. I'm 69' I was 12 When the Beatles" came out; unlike today' we had to figure out the chords, from then to the(mid)70's. I want'nt a Rickenbacker" (No-go) was stuck with a (59)" Gibson " Melody Maker" still have it.✌'

[@michaelswinson5199]

Very cool you’ve got a great ear

[@guitarkidtj261]

Could you please do a cover of the end by the Beatles please it’s my favourite Beatles song

[@pieta9097]

hell yea!

[@drexlerjohn3822]

Interesting observation here. It seems Lennon and Harrison slightly switch roles. Usually the parts you say Lennon played here are what I expected George to play, and vice versa. It's amazing how well proficient The Beatles were in guitar playing .

[@carlosjaras9640]

I will subscribe , nice video..

[@juke699]

Actually it was the 2nd -- Cry for a Shadow co-written with John Lennon was the 1st....

[@FKMDC]

Yeah but it's instrumental

[@ntm-music8769]

so it was john who played the lead too! i knew i shouldn’t have listened to wiki haha

[@Allan-et5ig]

Your beard is like Ringo's in his beatnik days, lol. Seriously great video. John's rhythm guitar is (I hate to use that word!) truly brilliant and really 'does,' drive the song.

[@EliteOneTV]

So the lead guitar was the rickenbacker not the country gent?

[@AblyHouse]

Bryan Arevalo - I believe so

[@designergoose1938]

They actually turned down the volume on their guitars I guess it makes sense but it's inconvenient

[@Paul_is_bread]

That's great! I have one question. Is it the same Gretsch Country Gentleman or u have 2 gretsches dark red and black? I can not understand whether this is lighting or two guitars :)

[@AblyHouse]

Haha, it's the lighting. It's a dark cherry. The same would happen with the lighting on George's Country Gentleman. I have just one

[@Paul_is_bread]

@@AblyHouse thx my friend! :) It's just an important question for me. I bought a replica of this guitar, and in the room is always black -___- . Only under the sun it's red, and I worry about this. I had to carefully choose the color :)))

[@AblyHouse]

Максим Днепрянин - When I first got the guitar in 2014, I was a bit scared I got the wrong one. Brendan and Neil assured me it was a good color. The same thing happened with getting George’s Sgt Pepper costume, it’s a salmon color

[@Paul_is_bread]

@@AblyHouse wow, I am not alone in my strange experiences! Then everything is fine, thanks, I felt better с:

[@johndickus7254]

cool.

[@ryant246]

Andrew, do you play George during gigs? I could see you looking kinda like George if you were to dye your hair dark brown.

[@AblyHouse]

Yes, that's correct. I do my best!

[@codyzander3748]

Rickenbacker little guitar fat sound 🤘

[@garyroy6497]

Can you play turn turn turn by the byrds with you on vocals pleaseeeee

[@leobodenheimer9815]

@ably house Where did you get your guitars from?

[@pnc88]

I LOVE YOU

[@reinholdheintz6864]

Hi! Please tell me which Model of Gretsch Guitar is this Counrtry Gentleman. Made in Japan? in Which year? it sounds like a sixities original. Is it all stock or modified?

[@chrisnewman7281]

One of the Beatles, most underrated songs a nice contrast to paul saccharin, sweet songs

[@babysmurf3160]

can you please please do a cover of "Sun King" by the beatles because its so mellow and interesting. Just a thought

[@geminilyons9859]

Now I know where John got the idea subconsciously for DON'T LET ME DOWN. Those beginning chords sound it off when you play it slow .

[@crudeliocastillejoscrudo8255]

It seemes to me that in the vocals the first 2 A are Am altough I see them everywhere as Major, then A7.

[@sandrabecht4489]

👍👍🇩🇪

[@stoic_itoh]

英語も分からんしギターも弾けないが今からカントリージェントルマン買ってくる。

[@stoic_itoh]

@@sendakatsuto ダメだ。コロナのせいで店が開いてない。

[@zacharybrown4109]

what guitar pedal were you using?

[@AblyHouse]

No pedal, I usually don't use them. The Beatles tried out the Maestro Fuzz Tone (or something similar) on that day but decided against it

[@user-ip8eh3se5x]

6:42

[@TheVinylBeatles]

Flatwounds right ?

[@AblyHouse]

VINYLBEATLES - Yea, everything up until about 1965. The Tennessean possibly had lighter gauge strings

[@RickGameplays]

Man, you look like Johnny ramone

[@adrianayala8506]

PLEASE SHE SAID SHE SAID

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

Thurston's kid...?

[@rd812]

Why doesn’t he call out the chords?

[@tavarix9201]

Kurt Cobain singing the Beatles

[@felipecollazo-pagan9363]

I cant believe Geroge Martin stopped the The Beatles from using a distortion pedal on record as early as 1963. It would have been amazing to see how their sound would have evolved if things would have gotten a little gainier. I appreciate Mr Martin's contributions but this one sucked.

[@dennisberceles7387]

Speech is for the politicians alone.. or the reason is that you can't sing 'cos you're out of tune. So you resort to speaking engagement.🤣😂🥵

[@jeromehattkronen2305]

It was great till you started singing at around 7:36 George never sang it like that.. close but no potato

[@TLS0ngs]

He’s just singing it for reference into the song.

[@Henry3Studios]

He’s just singing it for reference so that the learner knows where they are in the song

[@middarklight]

Excellent