How To REALLY Play I Want To Hold Your Hand Guitar Lesson

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www.fruduamusi... - Learn How to play I Want To Hold Your Hand by The Beatles on electric guitar with Galeazzo Frudua. Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand guitar lesson tutorial Galeazzo Frudua, luthier and Beatles specialist including I want to hold your hand organ. Learn how to play I Want To Hold Your Hand on guitar exactly as played by John Lennon in 1963. Como tocar I Want To Hold Your Hand de The Beatles tutorial guitarra.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:19 CLONING THE ORIGINAL SOUND
00:49 HISTORICAL ANNOUNCEMENT - THE ORGAN
02:20 HINTS ON HOW TO RECREATE THE SOUND
02:26 THE STRINGS
02:40 WHICH PICKUP TO USE
02:55 WHERE TO PLUCK THE STRINGS
03:07 HOW TO PLAY THE INTRO
05:30 HOW TO PLAY THE VERSE
08:05 EMULATING THE ORGAN ON THE VERSE
08:12 SNIPPET OF THE ORIGINAL ORGAN SOUND
08:35 HOW TO PLAY THE REFRAIN
09:58 HOW TO PLAY THE MIDDLE EIGHT
12:47 HOW TO PLAY THE MIDDLE EIGHT OUTRO
13:51 HOW TO PLAY THE SONG'S OUTRO
14:46 ENDING
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[@davidkemmer]

Years ago I used 9/42 strings on my 325 Rickenbacker and they did not work well. The string gauge is too thin for a 5/8 neck short neck, the strings were too floppy ( because of the short neck, not the same as a Tele, Strat or Les Paul, on a 5/8 size neck the strings WILL be floppy), and intonation was almost impossible. Rickenbacker manufacturers and recommends a specific gauge of string which something like 12/54 ( I’m going off memory here, you can verify the proper gauge at their website). I switched to these and voila! Problem fixed. To make it easy I just buy my strings directly from Rickenbacker however since the Beatles did use Pyramid flat wounds I advise buying them in the heavier gauge recommended by Rickenbacker. It will save you a lot of headaches. Peace

[@leokimvideo]

John was one of the all time greatest rhythm guitarist in rock music history. This breakdown is incredible

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

You bet :) only a few can reproduce what he played correctly.

[@lalinternahumana4257]

Correct. The greatest

[@tjcint]

Totally agree. He was.

[@auramac]

We all know how much say, Ringo has been underrated. NO rhythm guitarist more so than John.

[@jonolemon]

Not only a rythm guitarist ! don't forget his amazing solo in Abbey road and Let It Be, I mean for exemple "oh Darling/I want you so bad" or in "Get Back"

[@ovalvox7888]

Wow! Always thought this was the core of the Beatles sound. John’s rhythm guitar. Never knew there was an organ played with it. Well done. John was a very underrated guitarist and just a genius because he created the Beatles distinct sound. I Want to Hold Your Hand had a sound like no other and it was John’s Rickenbacker guitar. This song launched them to superstardom.

[@zGollum]

There was no organ, it's a myth.

[@drutgat2]

No, 'She Loves You' launched them to superstardom (with a little help from 'Love Me Do', 'Please Please Me', and 'From Me To You': 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' being the first major hit in the U.S. does not mark the beginning of The Beatles' superstardom - Beatlemania had hit the U.K., Europe and Canada in 1962 - 1963. There has always been an unfortunate mixture of ethnocentrism and introversion in the U.S. which manifests itself as an attitude of 'If it has not happened here, it has not happened anywhere'. Naming the baseball championship 'The World Series', when it was not played anywhere else in the World for so many years, is another example of that ethnocentrism.

[@ovalvox7888]

@@drutgat2 Until the Beatles conquered America they weren’t world wide successes. They solidified that 2/9/64 on the Ed Sullivan show. The song that hooked America was I Want to Hold Your Hand. America had the money and the media coverage.

[@word67]

This is the Holy Grail! I was a teenager in the 1960's in America when this came out. I've played guitar for over fifty years now and think I can finally do it justice after watching this video. Many many thanks. Got my guitar in my lap -- ready to wail. John Lennon forever!

[@kmg2480]

Your videos are always a great blessing, Galeazzo. The very best!

[@KiNTOLiMBO]

Your dedication to keeping my favorite band alive means the world to me. Thank you!

[@elementrypenguin3116]

Galeazzo Me and my brother have always been intrigued by the sound of John’s guitar in this song. We hear it and to this day we say ‘what is that sound?’ Great job!

[@jbyesterday3959]

First Beatles song I heard & fell in love with - in real time. Was always fascinated with John’s rhythm sound, & thanks to you, I have a much deeper understanding & appreciation why. Phenomenal tutorial my friend 👍🏻

[@gdholmfirth]

Hearing those opening chords for the first time as a 14-year old, I thought music had just been invented.

[@aaronreeves8376]

This is amazing thank you !! Coincidentally, the song was written on piano as per Perter Asher and he was the first person to hear the finished product. I always thought John’s guitar playing on this to me, sounded like he was emulating a piano. So so cool!!

[@IanJudge]

Exceptional work; you capture so many of the unique details that have escaped others, and truly achieve the proper reproduction. Bravo!

[@karlgrg57]

Absolutely admire your dedication to Beatles music. I have been a fan since 1964 and have finally acquired a Rickenbacker 325 like John’s. Your lessons on playing and singing Beatle’s songs are very educational and have helped me fine tune my playing of what I think is the best music every written. Thank you.

[@tjcint]

".. the best music ever written" .. I agree.

[@timcox5373]

As usual, like you said, The Beatles’ parts are much more intricate and specific than people assume. Great stuff

[@Robd07]

Try playing..Happy just to Dance with you. The rhythm still gives me trouble

[@stevejewett3650]

Mr. Fruda, It's good to see you came out with a new video! You're very well respected among guitarists in the United States for your videos on Stratocaster setups. Glad to see you are back!

[@galeazzofrudua2512]

Thank you this makes me proud

[@RobertWGreaves]

Awesome, I have been looking forward to these videos!

[@dicklennon]

I would venture to say, John never played it the same way twice. You did a great job of recreating what he did that one time. Love it! Thank you👍

[@georgescarlett2320]

Just like George never played his leads proper either. Just listen to any live version of "I Saw Her Standing There", Man, If I can play the RECORD version, why wouldn't he? Ans, he didn't care enough to!

[@dicklennon]

@@georgescarlett2320 It was just a moment in time, as was the recording. I guess he really didn't care.. Lol

[@crosstownchord]

The most thorough Beatles guitar lessons on KZbin - wonderful!

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

Thank you for your support

[@fabfab55]

Amazing! playing john's parts with his right hand and paul's parts with his left. this is really great!

[@tjcint]

John had a depth, intensity, beauty, magnificence so, so rare you can't even believe he existed but he did ...

[@herreraghr]

For those who are intrigued by the organ, I started listening to different versions and the one I found most audible is from Past Masters, especially in the middle eight. 🙂

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

You can clearly hear the organ in the last beat before the first M8 where John's stops strumming on the previous last beat and the organ plays the last beat alone. It’s the only chord played by the organ not doubled by John's guitar. The organ is anyway audible in a lot of parts of the song especially in the B7s and on the fisrt G on the first M8.

[@matcoffidis1135]

I really didn't understand how nuanced John's rhythm playing is. He really had a knack for interesting and clever parts....

[@wyrlismike]

Absolutely love how through this guy is with things

[@steelydan1242]

Really appreciate that you analized the details in song. 👍

[@jorgigno012]

Galeazzo sei un mito! Grande!!

[@tjcint]

The gratitude expressed by people here for all you give is incredible ... you deserve every word of it ...

[@susancorgi]

This song is so easy to play but to play like it is, not easy at all. How did John pull this off and sing comfortably? mind blowing.

[@robertyoung6036]

FANTASTIC! I would also love a video on how you get the separation of the instruments and vocals that you get, it is so detailed! That must be a fascinating process in and of itself. Love your work!

[@AFreezerKx]

I’m wondering the same, I’ve never heard such level of separation without the original stems before.

[@sydmichel]

I wish you would include a full performance at the end of your lessons.

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

Maybe in a separate video

[@RobRudman]

🎉a sound alike with all the instruments. But I know that it’s a lot of work.

[@joshwmusic6838]

Amazing lesson and dissection! Thank you very much

[@paulallen3557]

You've got it, absolutely! Thank you for appreciating what these boys did and HOW they did it. I'm from Eastern Kentucky, you're from Italy, just confirmation of what a universal effect these guys from Liverpool had on us.

[@RobRudman]

You are spot on as per usual. Well done

[@alfredguidolin6432]

Grazie Mille. I never quite heard all the subtleties of Johns part until I saw this video. I really enjoy your insights into the Beatles’ songs. Ciao!

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

You're very welcome!

[@DavidGiragosian]

Awesome, Galeazo! Such attention to detail!

[@charwest9449]

Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, you're amazing!!!

[@edwardpaschall4096]

Fantastic, Bravo, GF. I always felt there was something else in “I Want to Hold Your Hand “ but could never hear it! You found the stealth organ. I am thunderstruck! Be well, maestro and let's do a lesson soon!

[@thebeatleboi]

You're literally insane.. nailed it, every single part! I applaud you, man. Bravo!

[@tobisteffen]

I love the dedication to this crappiest of all guitar sounds :D Still one of my favorite songs.

[@auramac]

Crappy? It's raw, brilliant, perfect.

[@tobisteffen]

@@auramac Don‘t confuse composition or playing performance with sound. It‘s literally not possible to achieve a worse guitar sound. Buy a 50€ guitar, put the rustiest old strings on it, turn the tone all the way down and record it without amp sim straight line in into the lap top. Still sounds better than John‘s guitar on I want to hold your hand.

[@Jean-hw2ri]

@@tobisteffenI tried that and its crap . Prefer rickenbacker pickups. I love that RAW sound

[@rambomambo]

fascinating analysis, thank you for your hard (but i assume enjoyable) work!

[@nico.sm78]

Galeazzo, you're the man!

[@attilatorocsik2081]

Grazie! Sono molto contento delle lezioni di chitarra, le aspettavo davvero con ansia. Dio, vorrei che ci suonassi ogni canzone dei Beatles! Pensa ai chitarristi principianti, sarebbe bello avere una sorta di aiuto visivo che elenchi quali accordi e archi puoi suonare esattamente! Continuate così! Sto aspettando i miei preferiti: If I fell, Nowhere man, Babys in black, I feel fine, This boy e il resto!

[@beat.flowers]

Grande! 🔝

[@brianjohnson7612]

This Song Really Grabbed Me, When I First Saw The Beatles On The Ed Sullivan Show. It was around 1964 and I was 8 years old. I started learning the guitar when I was 6 Years Old. Another Kid that was learning at the same music school and same time as me, was Brad Gillis. (See Ozzy Osbourne & Night Ranger)

[@LJC68]

I've been playing guitar since I was in grammar school and I am now 68 years old. I still noodle the same licks I did back then and if you were to analyze those licks the same way you've analyze John's playing, you would be there for hours and call me a genius. It doesn't mean that I'm a genius but everybody has their own thing.. John was a genius in many ways and his playing was incidental and unique to him.

[@johnperiard9594]

I have a knock off of that Rick guitar and it is amazing how small it is. Great video.

[@fernandopetrelli8115]

Es Increíble tu dedicación y trabajo. Felicitaciones. La forma de tocar tan particular de The Beatles es lo que los distingue. Ese sonido tan característico es por la técnica, independientemente del acorde, las cuerdas o la marca y tipo de guitarra. Y John fue el guitarrista rítmico más grande del rock.

[@MLFranklin]

I appreciate that your main goal is to teach, and you do it very well, but I love playing lessons as background music. It's a fun way to listen in more detail to my favorite songs.

[@erichoehn8262]

Many of the Beatles songs had that swing feel. It made the accessible to a wider audience.

[@allanhugo9213]

Great! I wondered how John got that sound. It was so Beatles! Now I know!

[@ZeitZuGehenMusik]

Yet another amazing video! Molto grazie!!!

[@BruceColon-BSides]

It’d be so cool to see a video covering all your Beatles-related guitar and bass gear. 😎👍

[@misterracebannon]

I knew I heard an organ on the recording! Thanks for the confirmation.

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

Bravo!

[@DRguitar918]

This is unbelievable. You nailed it! Although I still can’t hear the organ in the recording. Are we SURE one is actually in the mix?

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

If you find a n audio of Track 1 rhythm you can clearly hear the organ in the last beat before the first M8 where John's stops strumming on the previous last beat and the organ plays the last beat alone. It’s the only chord played by the organ not doubled by John's guitar. The organ is anyway audible in a lot of parts of the song especially in the B7s and on the fisrt G on the first M8.

[@cameroncrandall2699]

@DRguitar918 There is Not an Organ. It is a blend of the vocal bleed and bass bleed in the isolated rhythm guitar track.

[@herreraghr]

It is always a delight to watch your videos. Thank you very much, Galeazzo!

[@walterbriggs272]

I’ve learned the Beatles music is much more than the song books I bought in 1970’s

[@antoniofernandososa5055]

10:47

[@SonicDaEggNog]

John's playing on this is punk rock AF. Kind of crazy how filthy he plays it. A zillion years ahead of his time always.

[@logicnotfeelings3835]

This is very helpful. I very much prefer to play songs correctly instead of just getting it close. Thank you!

[@lalinternahumana4257]

THanks . You are a genious

[@tallmn1957]

I had it so close. As a kid I had a mono record player but nearly all my Beatles albums were Capitol stereo which of course in those days with Capitol that meant vocals, bass, and drums were in one channel and everything else in the other. So with my mono record player I could hear John's rhythm quite clearly and not buried in the mix. This was particularly true with the '64-'66 albums. So my memory of all those separate parts is still quite clear even when I play the properly mixed albums today. But even with all that I still can't play all his parts correctly. (I play guitar) I wish I could play like he did. Maybe if I had started out on the banjo. 😊

[@localbod]

I've never heard of George Martin or his son Giles mentioning an organ part.

[@zapdunga12]

There is an interview with George Martin where he said he added the organ just to beef up the rhythm.

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

Can you please adrress me to this interview?

[@garycraw9781]

Genius Galeazzo!

[@merontfeelta2557]

Thank you))) GooD))))))) Happy birthday to Paul McCartney!!!

[@alannelson571]

After a long search, this is THE definitive study on Lennon's playing AND strum pattern. THE best. No need to search furthet. Thank you, thank you.

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

Wow, thanks!

[@thatadhdkid2009]

Maybe the organ was actually the friends we made along the way ❤️

[@alexw2886]

Great and great for you to have the talent to break this down.

[@oo131193oo]

i looked up if there is any quote about the organ you told about, but could nowhere find informations about it... What are your sources for this claim?

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

Your ear :)

[@FGD135]

Amazing!! Btw, unrelated to this music, but why do you think John said Ticket to Ride was the first heavy metal song recorded? Sarcasm or perhaps the heavy drums on the recording?

[@supafrogg258]

Galeazzo Frudua's analysis is very good. I hadn't been aware of organ on the track, but I'll have to listen to the recording carefully.

[@odojensen5214]

That's an amazing work you do, I'm so curious and you go deep into details, j'adore, thanks!

[@henriquecastro9197]

I tell you: you're the best beatles researcher!

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

Thank you :)

[@BetoVelazquez6287]

I always love your videos Galeazzo!

[@cuda426hemi]

Oh, great. NOW you show me. Where were you 59 years ago when I'm bleeding my 12 year old fingers on a Silvertone acoustic alleged guitar?? Man, kids today have it MADE with geniuses like you showing the way. On behalf of learners today - thank-you and they don't know how lucky they are. At least I was forced to develop an EAR to mimic everything and later could associate chords to the changes and sounds so basically maybe took the long road - making vinyl go back n forth ruining needles and motors but hey...had to do what you had to do - slow down tapes to 1-7/8s IPS.... whatever! But I can hear anything today and instinctively know how to play it w/o tab or sheet music, there are no mysteries. But, I'm older than Methuselah so there ya go. Loved the Fabs, used to work @ Capitol; still multi track every day all instruments thanks to the Boys. Great Job Sensei !!!! 🎸

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

What an amazing time you lived. Luckily I was young in the same condition and this surely helped my ear and muscal sensitivity.

[@ojaidennis512]

Awesome job, as always, my friend!

[@eohippusone]

Brilliant analysis! Thanks!

[@guitarandbeyondplus]

Hey Galeazo nice to see you back. Great video. This is a very interesting idea. I going to demuc IWTHYH and listen more carefully.

[@longandwinding4957]

This is beyond imagination!

[@coreykretsinger]

Amazing video, thank you!

[@mikelafayette3421]

John was brilliant and so are you.

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

Thank you.

[@harryblandon1609]

Will you do a video showing us how to play the whole of the organ part?

[@GuyNoirxyz]

Thanks for the excellent video explanation. One question: isn't there an unusual half-beat or so the intro? I've always found it difficult to count down the number of precise beats before the singing begins.

[@gilassp]

The song/instrumentation begins on the count of "and" between beats 3 and 4 in the first bar. So yeah, it is sort of shifted half a beat.

[@galeazzofrudua2512]

Yes it's a bit strange but nothing you can't handle with a simple 1,2,3.

[@GuyNoirxyz]

@@galeazzofrudua2512 While I'm on the topic of unusual timing in intros to Beatles songs, I think the intro to Baby You Can Drive My Car is also a bit tricky to get right. Am i correct that it also has kind of a half-beat thrown in?

[@dmajestic80]

@@GuyNoirxyz Drive my car simply comes in on the “and of 4”

[@ChicagoPianistRichardSladek]

YES! I’m so happy that somebody else noticed this as well. I have listened to the tracks isolated/together VERY slowly, and I have concluded that it is a matter of some rather sloppy playing i.e.they’re not playing perfectly together. Also to gilassp’s statement above, I believe that everyone BUT John is treating the very first chord as an upbeat. John is playing the first chord as an accented downbeat. There is an outtake of the first take that I have discovered this. So in essence, John is playing with a different accent pattern than everyone else is in the intro. By the time John starts singing the word “I” corresponding with the G chord, that is when the entire band is in sync on the same pulse.

[@songfulmusicofsongs]

That's a great video! I really like these detailed explanations because they really matter when you play it. It makes songs distinct between each other. Also would be great if you could break up Hold Me Tight. It's a unique song with a unique sound and a unique arrangement. Also the guitars and bass parts are like no other Beatles song.

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

The harmony of HMT is covered in the channel check the out in the search filed!

[@rocmiller3]

Greetings from Detroit. Excellent video !

[@hectorrivera5622]

Exelente!!! Gracias! Un saludo desde BsAs Argentina!

[@JohnHora]

Nice Shirt Galeazzo!

[@JP5466]

The bridge chords are the exact same as the bridge in 'Lady Madonna'.

[@alessandroecgranato]

You are the best! Thank you very much

[@PhatLvis]

Nice work.

[@stylembonkers1094]

Great maestro.

[@onderov]

And here comes the "there's an organ on I Want To Hold Your Hand" myth again. 🤦 There is none. As proved by the session's multitrack tape.

[@jimmyjilangali]

Agreed

[@MrBLACKBIRD1970]

I think it’s the part that runs up chromatically up to the E from the D . Which I thought was originally the bass but you can hear the bass clearly doing it’s own thing in the right channel.

[@onderov]

@@MrBLACKBIRD1970 That fill is a guitar overdub.

[@jamesvfaria]

I've heard that the John's guitar was hardly compressed by George Martin in the mixing.

[@carlrickards6708]

There is NO organ !!!!!

[@marcstewart5922]

Another amazing tutorial. So in depth. Grazie mille!

[@liambuckley4045]

Outstanding ❤

[@Theactivepsychos]

After all the anthology, live videos and now the tens of hours of rehearsals on Get Back people still think there is _” a way “_ to play any Beatles song. The songs were played many ways and never written as exact parts. It was makes their records so fresh and powerful and a big reason McCartney’s dictation of how songs went didn’t go down well.

[@ravensteel2091]

Outstanding video Galeazzo ... and the guitar tone was spot one. Could you kindly tell us the amp settings? Oh... and more thing Galeazzo... I've noticed that every Beatles cover band fails to sing "She Loves You" like the recording. Especially the harmonized part in the lyric that goes "and you know that can't be BAAAD." Everyone fails miserably when it comes to singing that part correctly. Could you please do a video explaining why cover bands fail to properly sing this song? Thanks in advance!

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

I'll show how I got the tone in a next video. Concerning SLY nice idea :)

[@fleadoggreen9062]

Good job mate 😊

[@randallpinkfloyd]

How do you get those strings that winded at the end of the headstock? I love that look!

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

I wrap the around themselves I suggest you cut them anyway

[@raedwulfone]

Superb, Thank You .......

[@habeascorpus1]

You've unravelled a great mystery for me 😃

[@ericstewart9742]

Thank you for demolishing the myth about that stupid slide. Great video. I’m skeptical about the organ…

[@choochywilly]

That's. Amazing.

[@trd4life302]

I wish you could share your guitar tone and amp settings. I have a 325c64 and Vox ac15 but cant get it to sound like yours. Close but not quite. Is your tone on the bridge pickup rolled all the way back? When I emulate it, it sounds way too dark. Love the vids though. Keep em comin😊

[@TheBeatlesVocalHarmony]

I will

[@TheBeatlesJustin25]

What’s your tone setting? Ive always put it around 4, but it never seems to sound exactly right.