How to WRITE and RECORD songs like The Beatles

[@ramboruiz]

You sir is a genius!! Keep the Beatles spirit alive!

[@Frst2nxt]

Two tips: To get one of Paul's voices, imagine you are him trying to sing like Elvis. It will sound a bit more like Paul than like Elvis, because you've heard Paul. Listen to him singing on She Came in Though the Bathroom Window to hear the voice I mean. It gave him that fat, smooth tone. Then the other thing is to practice using that smoothness on higher harmony parts like Paul does on Get Back, Every Little Thing, Eight Days a Week, the Night Before, etc. Actually, here's a third tip with Paul's voice: he listened to all the big African American singers like Smokey Robinson, little Richard, etc. His voice was enriched by spending time with all these influences before his Beatles songs. So practice a little every day this side project of doing your personal best to digest these other influences until you can draw your own feelings from them and enrich your Paul parts with them. Paul's voice broke the sound barrier in the Beatles and made them different from those other 60s bands trying to emulate them. I love what you did. This is all I really suggest to push things 1 notch higher.

[@davidnovotnymusic]

Maybe you're right. But Paul's voice is very high. My voice is very limited. I can't sing his harmonies easily. God doesn't give me perfect voice :D But It's 3 years I recorded this album and I did progress with my voice. In October I will release EP In The Beatles Style vol.2. I have recorded everything except my vocals. So I can try some of your tips. Thank you.

[@Frst2nxt]

@@davidnovotnymusic I think you're on the right path. Paul finds a few ways of changing where he resonates here and there. When John sang, he often had tense muscles that constricted him. Compare his son Julian to him. Julian relaxes his voice more like Paul, but has a voice like John's. What I think helped Paul is imitating different sorts of voices, even the voices of female singers. He'd find a sweet spot in his throat or chest or head and experiment with it. The thing about black singers is that they often drop their jaw a certain way that opens up space around their tongue for higher notes. Trying soft voices in different ways is a good way to begin vocal experiments. You're young and have years to discover things about your voice that will delight you in your daily progress. You'll see. Also, when singing, try visualizing your diaphragm like someone is holding a ladder steady beneath your voice's feet, balancing the upper register with lower muscular support taking some of the strain. It may sound odd, but it's helped me to strengthen throat muscles and get out extra lengths of sustain or power towards hitting what were my weak points. But you're already off to a great start.

[@josephcliburn2219]

I happen to come across your video. I am totally blown away at your writings and production quality. I am a fan of the Beatles and the sound and style in which they wrote. You have truly got the sound and lyrics perfected. I am so impressed !!!! Thank you !!!!

[@hefenzy]

Played A Good Looking Guy to my dad, he was confused : Beatles song but he never heard it

[@Piatek17p]

This man listen's to the Beatles.

[@flynnowens5882]

Thought he was a Rolling Stones fan

[@Zachariaz]

i thought he was a Nirvana fan...

[@sloopfan3706]

I thought he was a Beach Boys fan

[@evamaze]

Thought he was a Katy Perry fan

[@twinsuns6629]

@@evamaze who is she

[@ItsTheRealChip]

For “It’s Not Like Before” the solo isolated sounds like it doesn’t fit in the song but when you listen to the song, the solo fits like a perfect puzzle piece

[@banestar]

This guy would have definitely been in the Beatles if he had been born in that era.

[@SpayNeut.Always]

Dont listen to the negative people. Do what makes you happy. You are a talented muscian. I enjoyed the video. Thank you. Haters need to get their own life. SR 0 spend some time lifting people up instead of trashing them.

[@LeoSlider]

that man is straight up genius

[@conraddiehl6888]

I love The Beatles and I like to write, sing and play. I enjoyed your video. Your knowledge of their production methods and musical styles is so impressive. I love your chords and harmonies. Thank you so much for your work. It's inspiring.

[@elirosen1391]

Sheer genius! You truly encapsulate the spirit of the classic Beatlemania hits better than anyone else could ever hope to.

[@timoe4634]

Second Intro riff is so Killer!

[@deonchase3167]

Respect, Gratitude and Appreciation.

[@jackmault8180]

I just saw Yesterday (2019) and if anyone else also has, tell me this dude doesn't look like Gavin!!!????

[@SammyJCuthbert]

ikr was just abt to comment that

[@alexrose__music]

yeah he does

[@kaleblapka5167]

Ahaha yes he does!!!

[@elisnider]

😂😂😂

[@SonnyPeas]

Truuuu

[@2011littlejohn1]

I'm a British guitar player and am so old that I remember the Beatles beginnings. Your analysis is very good and your style of reproduction quite authentic. I also live in Prague and would like to discuss this further. One element I believe is the Beatles early songs were very influenced by the vocal style of U.S. black girl vocal groups but their vocals being male gave the songs a different timbre which they married with guitars rather than orchestrated accompaniment thus creating the early Beatle sound, A very good example of this is Tell Me Why.

[@LeChaunce]

Definitely -- Lennon and McCartney wanted to be the British Goffin/King, after all (I think they surpassed them), and so many of their cover tunes were the B-sides of classic girl group songs. Add that to the strong influence of Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, and Carl Perkins (George's love of Chet Atkins comes through strongly in those early licks and solos).

[@King35Fan]

It was a pleasure to listen to your description of their chord structures and their relationship to their intros and melodies in general. The use of 6ths, of minors, as well as other chords and patterns, were a staple of the early Beatles. Wonderful description, composition, singing, and playing.

[@spartanguitarist6579]

this is amazing, you capture the Beatles like no other musician i have seen!

[@michaelmarshall55]

david its great you dissect on the beatles sound as it changes every 6 months - so many act as if the beetles had only one sound - by which usually they mean 1967-1969

[@PinholesGraham]

This is amazing! I just listened to both EPs the other day and I'm amazed at how well you were able to capture the Beatles' sound. Outstanding job!

[@trevorthomason2077]

4:22 solo for its not like before with backing track sounds amazing!

[@LouTufillaro]

If you were born 75 years ago you would have been huge in the 60s! But don't let that stop you, make a record!

[@cliffhughes6010]

Very impressive. I'm impressed.

[@nakull3153]

you're an amazing musician with a great taste, much love from India

[@toteraya]

holy shit! you make music that sounds exactly from the beatles!!!! rock on!

[@savorydavy9980]

You are a fucking genius. This is akin to some decomposing Mozart and creating a fuciing brilliant set of songs. Good job mate!

[@ArtFlunky]

This is one hell of a passion project. I really like that you went as far as creating your own songs. Your attention to the production detail is unparalleled. And you look a bit like Paul Simon, making you a double blast from the past.

[@benaaronmusic]

Amazing how you wrote this song that sounds so much like The Beatles. Fantastic production skills, awesome performances and harmony singing. You put a LOT of work into this and I know because I've made similar videos about how to write like other artists. Keep on leaning and producing songs from the artists you love.

[@AngelSutcliff]

When you played that Em it sounded like "Do You Want To Know A Secret?"

[@bruh-fl3mo]

Floridarulz cus it starts on the same chord dumbass

[@shutendoji5465]

Your research into how the Beatles wrote their songs is impeccable. And your songs are very impressive, could be easily mistaken for a true Beatles track.

[@stunpeenmann]

These songs are my favourite Beatles songs not by The Beatles, pure genius stuff right here. It’s so hard to almost exactly replicate one band’s style but you my guy did it to the best one seen.

[@prschuster]

The Beatles are a great starting point because they had a very sophisticated sound with simple but catchy hooks. Just listening to them sinks into your head and it gives you a very good template to write your own songs.

[@nickcarlson6860]

Very cool. Interesting how you hit the things that make the Beatles the Beatles

[@rpavich]

Wow, you nailed their vibe while being yourself! Well done

[@bsrobinson]

‘It’s not like before’ sounds really great!

[@sketchartist1964]

The amazing thing about early Beatle songs is how they could cram all the essential elements of a hit tune in under three minutes. Intro, chorus, verse, middle eight, solo, middle eight again, verse and end.

[@ron3165]

Great songwriting analysis & explanation! I’ll check out your album

[@The_Howler]

Ah, A man of quality taste, I see!

[@sundayhomerecordings7853]

I love to see other people loving the Beatles. Great job you did!

[@FrankOtheMountain]

Always thought this would be a great idea. Pretty cool, Dave.

[@Chunda8]

Thanks for this David, the Beatles really hold up well over time. On closer examination, their music is quite sophisticated and very well constructed. Your project is fantastic and sounds like a series of "lost" Beatles recordings or outtakes from the early sessions. I'm finding they use a lot of borrowed chords from the modes at crucial points of the songs, it helps me to think of them like altered secondary dominants. Also you have this very fluid switching between major and minor.

[@FrStProductions]

This guy looks like a huge Rolling Stones fan

[@thequintonflynn]

FrStProductions 🤣🤣🤣

[@amidtheruins02]

Dudeee yesss this the kinda videos and energy we need in the world

[@BeatlesBootlegs9]

You should try and recreate a Beatles album! That would be really cool.

[@charleshayesvaughn]

One thing I noticed is that a lot of their earlier songs are in the key of A. Great video, love your guitars.

[@momomocronx1938]

Amazing knowledge of the beatles

[@tenn4fab4]

This is so good, you really are gifted and doing a lot of great work sharing your understanding of how the Beatles created their magic! Thank you for this!

[@KyleValet]

good job on analysis...ty

[@ricklacy2485]

I really love your musical abilities and knowledge.I 'll be looking for your albums or cds.Thanks and best wishes.

[@kayve214]

You are a master at this. Great great great!!!

[@TonyHickschick]

I had bought this album a while back and at the time I listened to only those songs for about 2 week. I still play them from time to time. Love then and would buy another album if you made one.

[@ronwood355]

Very easy to listen to

[@covenant112]

Maaaaaan this is Amazin!

[@spakwi]

If not for the accent i would have belived these were real Beatles songs

[@alecmcgrathofcanada9175]

My god, the early style was nailed perfectly.

[@fishgazoo5851]

This is very nice. Looking for your album, soon!

[@mr.selfdestruct3101]

I never thought I’d ever be able to see Paul McCartney live until I heard that he was playing 25mins from where I live in Hershey pa. He was awesome for being what eighty five???? Amazing effing great . Thank you lord for that

[@josefbaldisimo5333]

Mr. SelfDestruct he is 75 about to be 76 this year 2018

[@martins.3267]

Hi David, are you going to play your album's songs live with a band someday? I would even go to Czech Republic to listen and enjoy your songs!

[@davidnovotnymusic]

Never say never but It's not in my plan for many reasons.

[@SkyP1e]

I'm not sure what to call this. It's not like being in a tribute band (I was in a Doors tribute band myself in another life) it's much deeper than that. Picking the Beatles as your inspiration is a great idea. I wonder if it would be fun for me to do this with Pink Floyd or Frank Zappa, Queen or Steely Dan? EDIT: What am I thinking? I can only play keyboards derp. EDIT AGAIN: I subbed to you my friend.

[@BruceSeesall]

Good Job bro...your not even first language english? Hats off brother. Keep it up.

[@jwcharin]

This is pretty amazing! Really nails their sound in the different eras!

[@Miles1965]

This is amazing!

[@fugomaye396]

Please Next video...........How to MAKE money like the Beatles.....

[@tizianotaviani4508]

I play guitar and bass ...and love fab 4 .A shame I've never found a genius and a complete musician like you...now I'm 54.My best compliments.... ! Good rockin' !

[@davidnovotnymusic]

Thank you :)

[@roystone1476]

Very well done! Has Sir Paul McCartney heard your work? It would be very interesting to hear his opinion.

[@davidnovotnymusic]

Thank you Roy, It would but I dont know about Paul to hear my work. It would be nice.

[@TrollsAreGonnaTroll]

This is just what I was looking for, awesome video and playing. You really get the beatles!

[@shadicgamer2124]

I accidently really thought at beginning this is a existing real beatles song

[@paulcolbourne9112]

Why dont you look at the camera? Do you think it will steal your soul? By the way great breakdown and theoretical approach. The result really sounds quite authentic and very, very good.

[@Stephen-cd1id]

top man David soooo much depth, how about some kit advice i keep looking at the mikes lol

[@davidnovotnymusic]

This is about drums recording kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2ScqaR9bZeeacU

[@LXP-MUSIC]

wow thank you! That was very insightful and educative. A vocal breakdown would have been amazing.

[@blissiplin]

I think paul played the solo in taxman

[@catsofsherman1316]

Fantastic video. Excellent evocation of the sounds and style of the Beatles. Very impressive. I thought I was a Beatles obsessive, but you've got me beat. If you listen to my music you will hear echoes of the Beatles mixed with other classic artists such as Bowie, Kinks, Hendrix, etc.

[@geraldvansant4900]

Very impressive!! 🎸🎸🥁🎸

[@syncout]

really enjoyed that and your album, being a songwriter as well it brought back good memories of my old studio, my cap is off to you

[@glennpowell1838]

You are a multi-instrumentalist and totally immersed in the early Beatles-style. The greatest gift that The Beatles gave was their introduction to India's culture, culminating in contacting Krishna. That is what happened to me from the time I saw them in 1964, to the time I became a Krishna monk in 1975.

[@cryptoslacker-464]

Cool. Well done. Love the way the beatles sound is recreated.

[@Rubbursoul]

The compositions came out nicely, very creative!

[@TheXshelbyX]

This is truly amazing ! Well done !

[@tomlynntigard]

Lyrics are a little weak, but the music is them, especially George's vocals and instruments.

[@immaturechidders]

@Benjamin Aguilar chill

[@ChampaRealLordChampa]

Hyde Micheal oh wow apparently in order to have an opinion you must be able to do better than whoever you are criticizing

[@ChampaRealLordChampa]

Hyde Micheal it doesn’t take a good singer to know when someone sucks

[@tomlynntigard]

@@ChampaRealLordChampa I do as good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWq4YauojtCbf6M

[@lejoe48]

You look like Pete Townsend lol...You're a master! Thanks for sharing

[@mariobrenes4264]

Impressive! You even nailed the haircut.

[@michaelschnittker7388]

Excellent. That you can do all this musically and in English, not your native language, is even more impressive. Thank you.

[@frankpfau9054]

awesome job and dedication!

[@matteagle117]

man, you look like young keith moon

[@joachimolsenofficial]

Wow! Great album! Make one more! :D

[@davidnovotnymusic]

I'm preparing two new songs as singels.

[@misterbuttersworth9904]

You look like a young Keith Moon

[@tomrogerlilleby2890]

I was about to mention it myself.

[@abatista78]

Oh man. Great! Your job was excellent! I also have the same acoustic guitar, but Epiphone EJ160E #001 (R00H), the first of 2000 year. Cheers from Irati-PR, Brazil.

[@fabiohenrique_]

Adriano Batista Onde você conseguiu esse violão cara? Kk Meu sonho

[@whatspadethinks]

First song sounds like the Rutles "Hold My Hand". Interesting exercise I guess, but artistically barren.

[@thejetstreams5646]

Great analysis/ writing. I love ‘I cant change’ its really nice.

[@mrDCunningham]

Reminds me of the Onederes from "That thing you do" movie. And okay...early Beatles. Nice work👍🏻😎

[@johnhuteson4779]

4/2/24 just seen you video on KZbin and bought your 1st album on iTunes. Thanks. From another Beatles fan. I too have albums on KZbin. Hope you give them a listen. I bet we could make an interesting Beatles style album.

[@davidnovotnymusic]

Hey John, I just listened to your music and I like your songwriting, good songs. Walk The Line, Losing You and Anytime are my favorites.

[@late4suppa1]

Very interesting, I was getting ready to call bullshit, but you nailed it.

[@thenowchurch6419]

You are mad talented dude, keep doing it. Consider getting some writing and or singing collaborators to bring more variation and innovation. Can't wait to hear your Sgt Pepper style songs. Stay Fab.

[@davidnovotnymusic]

Thank you :) Listen to my album. The songs Grean Spots and Ayahuasca are in Sgt.Pepper style. kzbin.info/www/bejne/opOZmYRsrtyHe8k

[@the_benjamin_effect]

Lots of great insights and a lot of fun to listen to.

[@L.Scott_Music]

I'm impressed. Great work. It is well known that the Beatles did amazing things with very little compared with what was available not many years later. You are doing this in a bed room studio! Very well done!

[@whoneedsnasa735]

They had top notch producers of the day that were at the time cutting edge.

[@aloysius260500]

Sounds really Nostalgic Love what you are doing .

[@Private_Hoppa]

This is awesome. Just gotta earn the money and I will definitely buy the album.

[@felipecasas1816]

bro... this is soooo good. I would love to make music like you

[@JoanatanRichard]

Wonderful job!!

[@georgeha2]

very good video,the beatles forever

[@normanswarn4949]

Man you are very talented, keep up the good work !

[@DavisMoto]

*UPDATE* holyyyyyy ffffffucccin shiiittt, I heard your music on Spotify and I swear on everything I love u sound EXACTLYYYY like the Beatles . I couldn’t believe it.. YOU NEED MORE PLAYS DUDe!!!