Come Together Guitar Lesson (Beatles)

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Come Together Guitar Lesson (Beatles)
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Over the years countless students have come to me and said, “I’m not really a blues player”, but then in the same breath tell me about how they are working on tunes like “Come Together” or “Johnny B. Goode”. And that’s what they really want to play… Not the blues…
Well, here’s the thing…
You can’t play any popular music from the past 120 years without playing the blues.
If you play guitar, you have to learn the blues. And even if you think you don’t, you’ll still be learning it inadvertently through other songs you want to play.
So today I want to show you how “Come Together” is deeply rooted in blues.
When you can identify patterns, like what I’m going to share with you in this lesson, you can learn songs WAY faster.
It gets EASIER, and songs make more sense.
Plus after sitting in at countless jam nights, and with various bands I can say with certainty that this song is worthwhile to know if you want to jam with others.
Alright well with that said, let’s dive in!
Who wrote Come Together?
The song "Come Together" was written by John Lennon, one of the members of the legendary British rock band The Beatles. It was released as the opening track on The Beatles' 1969 album titled Abbey Road.
"Come Together" is one of The Beatles' most famous and enduring songs, known for its distinctive groove and iconic lyrics.
What key is Come Together in?
“Come Together” is originally done in the key of D. However, the D chord is a D7#9 which contains both a major third and a minor third. It’s a blues style.
John Lennon sings very heavily the bent blue 3rd between (F and F#) against the D chord creating a bluesy flavor in the verse. Then in the chorus, the melody clearly sings the F#. So the answer to the question of whether it is D minor or D major would be “Yes”... It’s D blues.
However, if I was onstage and the band asked what key to play it in, I would just say D.
Come Together Guitar Chords
To play “Come Together” you will need to know these 5 chords, D5, A5, G5
B5, and B5/A.
These chords essentially make up the I, V, IV, and vi chords in the key of D.
All of these chords (except for the last one) can be played with the same basic ‘shape’ just in a different place on the neck.
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@sideman7117 11 ай бұрын

Jon, I grew up in the 60s, so I really appreciate all these lessons on the music I grew up with. Thanks to you, I’ve been learning to play many of the songs I listened to on the radio way back then. Keep ‘em coming! BTW, if you haven’t already done it, howzabout doing one on “I want you/She’s so heavy”? I’m still not satisfied with the way I play it. Thx

@mikeopdenaker5573 11 ай бұрын

Could not ask for it to be more clearly explained, thanks John

@zackymad1533 11 ай бұрын

The quality of this video is outstanding. Thank you!

@rodger2499 11 ай бұрын

Perfect video to find on a Sunday morning. As always Jon you do a great job in breaking down every lesson and make something that seems difficult doable for the average player.

@TommySG1 8 ай бұрын

Great lesson Jon, I actually did this backwards here since your solo lesson popped up first here :) Thanks so much!

@billmoran935 11 ай бұрын

The Blues had a baby and they called it Rock and Roll!

@wesleyrumball1711 11 ай бұрын

Jon Thank you so much from Whistler, Canada. I really like the fact you put the 1&2&3&4& Timing into your lessons! Keep em' coming - Wesley

@josephevangelista-cb5do 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely Brilliant Jon Another great lesson Many Thanks

@southerncrossvids 2 ай бұрын

Nice one Jon! Fun to play for sure!

@aminahmed2220 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic

@LMacNeill 9 ай бұрын

I've only been playing guitar for a year now, and I've only ever played my acoustic guitar, never an electric... I'm constantly blown away by how high an electric guitar's strings can be bent! I can get a half-step (and badly, at that) out of my acoustic guitar, at most. But you're bending those high notes in the solo (at 11:10, approximately) easily a whole step! Or maybe it's not so easy, you just make it *look* easy. Definitely looking forward to a time when I'll be good enough to be worth spending the money on a decent electric guitar. I've got my eye on a Gibson Les Paul Special, because I *love* the clean tones you can get from those P90 pickups, but you can still get as dirty as you want just by cranking it up... But I've got to wait until my playing is worth spending $3,000 on. ($1,800 for the guitar, ~$1,000 for a nice tube amp, and sales-tax of course). I'm definitely not at that level yet.