Lennon-McCartney Eleanor Rigby Göran Söllscher guitar

[@ericephemetherson3964]

This man plays three independent lines of music at once. Stupendous.

[@neilfranklin5644]

Such a lot of strings so few fingers.

[@bluarcher5941]

yep, that's one of the most amazing performances I've seen on here in a while. Beautiful arrangement.

[@luisfloresgonzalez2337]

Every day work for a classical musician

[@bluarcher5941]

well, ok then...that's a bit of a brush-off for an extremely well-executed piece with multiple lines being played simultaneously, albeit "just a day in the life" or not. just my opinion. : )

[@joeh.3635]

You might enjoy Johan Sebastian Bach's pipe organ pieces.....

[@ray.shoesmith]

I can't even comprehend how many thousands of hours this man has put into perfecting his craft. All I can do is close my eyes and soak in the glory of it.

[@drtenma3744]

Thanks for mentioning the closing your eyes part because when I had mine open I could not get my jaw back up from the floor.

[@Skiskiski]

Are you the real Mr. Burns? LOL!

[@infinitedarkness9476]

Probably not long since the Beatles suck.

[@justamanchimp]

He's probably been doing it since he was young. I can play to his standard too, it's not that big of a deal to me because it's just part of my life. It's just practice here and there over the years. Once you get to a certain point, this all becomes pretty easy. Point I'm trying to make is that it really isn't that hard to comprehend when you see the reality of it behind the scenes.

[@karolkuter5194]

Are you drunk? This has nothing to do with "craft"

[@NKBobcat]

I closed my eyes and heard 2-3 independent musicians playing the perfect arrangement of that song. Brilliant!

[@goransollscher1730]

thanks 🎶

[@MrEazyE357]

Wow... So true!

[@thesnakeandthewillow5702]

As a guy who named his daughter Eleanor because of this song, your performance touched me deeply. Respect to your art and the endless hours you dedicate to it, sir.

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks a lot 🎵

[@lovelessissimo]

You named your daughter after one of the Beatles' saddest songs?

[@thesnakeandthewillow5702]

@@lovelessissimo yes

[@markiangooley]

Eleanor, gee, I think you’re swell…

[@macducati2304]

His playing reveals what a beautiful piece of music Eleanor Rigby really is.

[@billysuter]

I mean the recording is pretty flipping good?

[@micp4130]

Transport him to a different time period and Paul McCartney could've been our Bach or Beethoven. A lot of his music reveals a deep understanding/appreciation for classical music, despite the fact that the beatles couldn't really read music or knew much music theory at all. And yet so many of his compositions feels like a piece of classical music flawlessly translated into a pop framework.

[@tommyrawlings3046]

It's quite possible he was in a previous life!​@@micp4130

[@carolyngara9169]

I remember the first time I heard the Beatles music played by the Boston Pops Orchestra and realized how enduring it would be. I was very happy!

[@nixonkutz3018]

Gorgeous arrangement, really captures the melancholy but shows your virtuosity

[@Vintersemestre00]

Wow, so elegantly put.

[@rickjensen2833]

He's great.

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

Absolutely! He's very dynamic, and even set the different instrument parts apart in timbre and volume, that takes extreme control!

[@keshavleitan7800]

"Melancholy" has got to be the perfect word to describe Eleanor Rigby.

[@grubber]

Yes, a real melancholic virtuoso we have here

[@Kevin_Beach]

What a beautiful tone that instrument has. It's constant, throughout all the strings. Lovely playing too.

[@rickjensen2833]

This really made we want to play again, beautiful.

[@Aaronlcyrus]

carries its highs and low extremely well

[@uncomfortableshirt]

@@Aaronlcyrus Everything he played could be played with a normal acoustic guitar

[@Aaronlcyrus]

@@uncomfortableshirt but it wouldn't have the same sound.

[@williamkrause5585]

@@uncomfortableshirt With the amount of wood added to the neck alone for the extra strings, it most definitely will sound different comparing side by side with a regular acoustic. And at least they don't mention once that it has more than 6 strings. Because he knows how many he used.

[@navneetsinghr4290]

HE is a real virtuoso, he accommodated such a complex arrangement so beautifully and that on a single guitar. MAD RESPECT

[@alexmikhael5061]

...it issn't a normal guitar tho ;) just sayin

[@sheldonshogrin6736]

​@@alexmikhael5061 looks to me like he was playing the top 7 courses, so a standard 7 string guitar would work.

[@alexmikhael5061]

@@sheldonshogrin6736 I don't think it would be (or technally SOUND) the same tho... cuz, the low strings DO ADD HARMONICS to the whole don't they? unless actually MUTED they are ''in play'' so to say?

[@chris_htepo]

Complex arrangement? lol

[@Skiskiski]

Musical Arrangement Da a capo al fine (This was definitely played from the beginning to end) Rendition Elegant Sensation Powerful Entertaining Candid Talented

[@Invitu]

I love to see how this man knows his instrument. No annoying noises from the strings when the fingers glide over them. My deepest respect for his skill and music. Bravo.

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks a lot 🎵

[@hni7458]

We all are proud of GS here in SWE. He introduced the alto guitar to the world in the late 70s when he won the Concours International de Guitare in Paris. Beatles might seem simple - sorry for saying so - but Söllscher is a guitar hero with anything from them or Villa-Lobos to JS Bach's fugues - or indeed Benjamin Britten.

[@erlandhagegardofficial]

Det här ger lyckotårar, Göran!!! Musikalisk "poesi" på varmaste nivå. Den allra sista efterklangen dämpad - som ett "amen". Allt, så underbart levande genomfört. Tack!!! Hälsningar //Erland

[@goransollscher1730]

Tusen tack käre vän 🎵

[@stevenrenfro5064]

This man can play some really complicated stuff, but when he's arranging, he absolutley knows how to use just the right amount of simplicity.

[@photopicker]

Not sure there is much simplicity on display here. It's all about playing the tune not inventing what isn't there. Fortunately this piece is rich with various lines that interact. And we get to hear that in this arrangement.

[@stevenrenfro5064]

@@photopicker yes, I definitely agree, I mainly mean simplicity for the listener, not that the playing is necessarily simple. He just does a good job of balancing by making sure the composition is busy enough, but not too busy at the same time.

[@jasonirr9826]

This is probably the most beautiful arrangement of this I’ve ever heard and you’re with out a doubt a true virtuoso

[@goransollscher1730]

thanks a lot 🎶

[@luke125]

Agreed

[@CstotheZee]

Check out Josh Turner Guitar’s cover.

[@brianmcnamara5890]

Stanley Jordan did a great job too.

[@longnamenocansayy]

it takes me time to get used to a new rendition. but right off i can see how people would really enjoy this version. i think it would be a instant hit for mass consumption, if it was played a little brighter. just my opinion.

[@stevesmith3843]

More talent in two mins then I’ve experienced in the last decade of modern music.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

What do you mean? You don’t like Carly B. singing about her coochie? 😂

[@needlefeast01]

Normally you can say that if one tries to do a cover of some sorts it never turns out better than the original. But this good man turned one of my most favourite songs of all time into a beautiful, fragile yet intricate arrangement that baffles me every time I watch it. Thank you, good sir!

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks a lot-really glad you like it 🎵

[@FlowerPower-bl7qp]

One of my favorite Beatles songs. This man did it beautifully. Bravo!

[@RaccoonHenry]

that was INSANE. honestly brought a tear to my eye. hats off, sir

[@goransollscher1730]

Thank you 🎵

[@TomTremayne]

Brilliant, love how understated he is, almost cyborg-like, sounds like at least 2 guitars, if not 3!

[@goransollscher1730]

thanks🎶

[@darthstoyer]

This has to be one of the most beautiful renditions of Eleanor Rigby that I have ever heard.

[@alvarojaviermagana]

I really need to hear this over and over again, it's simply beautiful

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks a lot

[@vadimzubovich5537]

One of my favorite songs by The Beatles and the arrangement is fabulous, truely reflects all the sadness of the original. And when you went from highs to lows with the melody - just brilliant! Love it!

[@goransollscher1730]

thanks a lot 🎶

[@ALifeUnanalyzedIsALifeUnlived]

Not a big fan of the Beatles, but this has always been the one exception. And this man has p,aged with the utmost beauty. Hats off to you,sir, from a fellow musician.

[@egverlander]

@@ALifeUnanalyzedIsALifeUnlived No one in his right mind would not like the Beatles. You must be deaf and musically illiterate.

[@Yaspis]

This is an incredible arrangement and a stupefyingly gorgeous performance. You've kept the architecture and mood of the original perfectly, and I don't even know how difficult it must have been to bring the massive sonic landscape of Eleanor Rigby to life with just two hands and one instrument... and yet the quiet bleak pathos is still there, not overwhelmed by the louder dramatic parts, and you don't rush your way through. Beautifully, beautifully done.

[@bronson1392]

@Ryandal Gilmore he just jizzed in his pants …

[@stephaniecarrow4898]

Shadespeare, I like your analysis ~ very well described! He really does capture the pathos of the song, even without the lyrics.

[@justamanchimp]

He just broke down the parts and worked out how to arrange them on guitar. This is likely how McCartney went about writing it in the first place. He probably had the parts worked out on piano first. I think he also tuned the strings in a way that allows him o play the melodies along with the rhythm. And also he didn't need that crazy guitar lol. You can play the same thing on normal guitar.

[@cwb4ever908]

Is that an 11 string guitar?!?

[@ChuckBrownStuff]

The complexity of the arrangment. The beautiful, seemingly effortless execution. The fingers that barely seem to move. And, of course...the gorgeous song. Just mind-boggling.

[@brianstone8719]

What depth!.. in my mind the bass line held a frantic narrative..the rhythm announced apathy...and harmonics told the story..what an extraordinary rendition..when he finished I actually envisioned a stadium of fans jumping to their feet a long and thunderous applause..so deserved..somebody get this to Sir Paul

[@dactylntrochee]

I don't know if it's because of where in my life this song plays a part, or because the guitar is my instrument, but this absolutely hits the spot. A real gem.

[@peteleoni9665]

That sir, was fantastic!!!!!

[@kermitefrog64]

Genius. This is so full of emotion and such a unique way of having several veins of the music flowing at once.

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks 🎵

[@walterkoziol3822]

I'm glad to know I DON'T have to have my ears or especially my head examined when I was hearing three different lines at one time. Stupendous! Absolutely stupendous!

[@mvmarchiori]

I was scrolling down, saw the thumbnail, hesitated, continued to scroll down, but then I came back and clicked. And THANK GOD I DID! Absolutely stunning, mesmerizing! The voices dynamics, we can hear it all just right. Anyway, thank you very much for your art 👏

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks a lot 🎵

[@nomorenukes]

So beautiful... I keep coming back

[@deankaren9237]

If nothing else, the fact that Lennon, McCartney and Harrison songs inspire such talented and beautiful musicians worldwide for over 60 years speaks to the greatness of these men individually and the BEATLES as a whole.

[@bisratezra8247]

Hear. hear.

[@averyplaysguitar]

Ringo getting no love

[@enilkmij]

Spectacular arrangement!

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks🎵

[@TheophilosGuinness]

Great performance! Thank you so much! Greetings from Greece!

[@ALifeUnanalyzedIsALifeUnlived]

Not a big fan of the Beatles, but this has always been the one exception. And this man has p,aged with the utmost beauty. Hats off to you,sir, from a fellow musician.

[@iamjithu5]

How the hell is he able to play the rhythm, melody and the bass all at the same time?!! Hats off to you Sir!

[@claudiosolaresMMX]

It's hard to find soulful playing among the kids as this one. Such a deep, anguished performance. Took my breath away .

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks a lot 🙏

[@Per-Olovkindgren]

Dear Göran. How brilliantly played! The many voices around 1:12 is simply amazing! Love the tempo and 'steady' beat too! WOW! Tack ska du ha! Mycket inspirerande. Från ett regnigt CPH. Per-Olov

[@goransollscher1730]

Dear P-O. You are so kind-thank you 🎵

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Verkligen! Kan ni inte spela något tillsammans. :)

[@gutmensch9339]

Lovely to hear you years and years and lovely to see you my friend. I'm a 49er....

[@jeniferallan6693]

Makes me realise what a wonderful piece of music it is.

[@fios4me]

How is it humanly possible to play all three independent melodies simultaneously? You Sir are a gifted musical genius! Absolutely amazing! 👍

[@DJF1985]

Simply EXCELLENT

[@sschevy8558]

A lifetime of practice on display. Very nice indeed.

[@tunesmith2012]

One of the best performances I've heard in years ! Bravo

[@labaebae]

Beautiful arrangement for an amazing song, and played with great expertise

[@jakehayes9231]

What a beautiful rendition of a classic

[@littlewizard8766]

so beautiful

[@alicenorman2826]

You can’t escape the fact that this music from the brains of Lennon and McCartney is ‘Classical’. Great interpretation. Awesome 👏🎼

[@aleb9342]

This man is a genius

[@-AlbertEinstein-]

hats off for this cover and commitment to playing this gorgeous instrument

[@silviomp]

This is hands down the best guitar version I've ever seen and heard. Bravo! Perfect! Brilliant!!

[@andrewmays3988]

You, Sir, are a magical, musical wizard!!😇

[@goransollscher1730]

thanks a lot 🎶

[@bradtorville5526]

Absolutely lovely. Thank you.

[@juancarlosromobejar3795]

Es deliciosamente impresionante escuchar al Maestro Göran, tiene un talento único e indescriptible para interpretar piezas de rock pop y transformarlas en pinceladas barrocas, con una sensibilidad exquisita y con gran gusto refinado. No es por nada uno de los guitarristas más grandes que ha dado la música contemporánea y la música barroca. Su labor sobre Bach es meritoriamente admirable.

[@nevermindthebollocks1171]

The skill , dedication and talent to perform this so exquisitely is beyond me.

[@gojuls]

Wow!! That's a wonderful rendition, not to mention the impressive looking instrument! Well done sir.

[@charlesmanning5819]

Totally awesome 🤩

[@charliegayheart465]

This is a man of focus, commitment, and sheer will.

[@f5mando]

Absolutely bostin! Spot on- gorgeous arrangement, tone and phrasing. Thank you.

[@lacischeitz4598]

It was simply amazing! Bravo!

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks a lot🎵

[@mattpinder2656]

Beautiful rendition of this piece. Counterpoint is excellent. I love how the bass is pulsing and the melody takes a single line as well as a chordal approach, then near the end the bass plays the melody momentarily while the chords up top are pulsing. The melodic mashup of both sections together was just brilliant!! Bravo 👏

[@polmacd]

Fecking hell, that was AMAZING!

[@roseproto]

The definitive version for classical guitar, no other arrangement even comes close. Outstanding sir.

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks a lot 🎶

[@tobiasnilsson8934]

Hi Göran! What an interpretation! Sweet! Love the way you separates the different voices with sharpness and clarity! Thanks for posting! //Tobias

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks a lot Tobias 👍

[@horacioalbertonovello1559]

Temazo guitarrista fuera de serie.Me encantan los beatles.Primera vez que veo este modelo de guitarra 👏👏👏👍👍👍. Saludos cordiales desde Buenos Aires Argentina.

[@TJDawgs72]

Outstanding! I’m trying to comprehend how you are seeming to play lead and rhythm at the same time…amazing and quite beautiful.

[@goffredopagliei6300]

I had the cassette of the album, my mum bought it for me when I was about 16 as she knew I loved the Beatles and was blown away by its beauty. I am today 43 and keep going back at it. I am so happy to be able to see you play this here, thanks for the wonderful music and for the amazing performance.

[@goransollscher1730]

So happy to hear that - thanks 🎶

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

That’s amazing that your cassette tape is still going strong all these decades later! ;)

[@Swinbad]

I don’t comment on KZbin much… But this is wonderful. Thank you for sharing your gifts and talents with the rest of us.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Genius! The chord voicings and odd harmony's are outstanding Sir!

[@G58]

Let’s also hear it for the man who built that guitar Geog Bolin. Awesome performance. Awesome guitar. Thank you for sharing

[@goransollscher1730]

Yes- he was a fine maker

[@BlackWhirlies]

Everything about this is top class. Well played, sir.

[@musicfanBRA]

Incredible skill, I just can't understand how he plays 2 melodies at the same time. Massive respect. Hope Paul McCartney will watch this.

[@goransollscher1730]

thanks 🎶

[@teamloony]

You think you’ve seen it all then you see this man play. Incredible playing.

[@NZdiagnostics]

I hope Paul McCartney somehow gets to hear this. I think he would LOVE it.

[@rafaelniehues672]

Beautiful, feels like I'm listening to the actual song, amazing!

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks 🎵

[@joshballesteros22]

Outstanding! That was beautiful. This guitar sounds kinda like a bass and a regular guitar combined. I really liked that thank you.

[@Rewolweri]

This video was actually my first contact to this song. The Beatles had so many awesome works and I feel I have so much to hear more of. Praise the KZbin algorithms and this beautiful interpretation.

[@stevefisher1036]

Not fair to have this much talent!

[@nlm620]

Fantastic arrangement. Sensitive and flawless playing! Thanks for this.

[@burnlake]

Such an awesome arrangement and played by a legend himself. Very beautiful, Thank you so much! Tack så mycket!

[@goransollscher1730]

Tack 🎶

[@johnsrabe]

Your playing showed me new things in the song. Thank you!

[@jimblack8027]

Herr Söllscher, for you to have invested thousands and thousands of hours honing your craft and then sharing with us the beauty you've created is the most unselfish act I can imagine. Praises to you. And, may I say, I do not understand how anyone can hear your music without believing there is a God.

[@vin4150]

So much unknown talent in the world and through the internet we are one big family coming together to share with one another such magical enlightenments!

[@MootPoot]

Best rendition of this piece, keep up the good work!

[@wiciu6997]

Love you playing. First film and I am going to stay here for a while. The precision that you have plucking those strings is hypnotising. But the best thing is that you've transposed eleanor rigby onto the frets of this beast. Cannot wait for more.

[@rickjensen2833]

He's a MASTER.

[@fordism.01]

Hats off to you that was absolutely amazingly played . Loved the counter melody bit that was seriously impressive.

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

There are a lot of people on KZbin who are experts in their subjects - but this guy must rank in the top tier. Very impressive - and very enjoyable!

[@christianmarler2253]

If I had only heard this performance on audio and hadn't seen it on video, no one would have been able to convince me that it wasn't either two or more guitarists playing together, or that it wasn't recorded in multiple tracks laid down separately. That's an amazing looking instrument which is obviously being played here by a master.

[@dandoygen677]

Thank you so much for that, it is beautiful!!! It brings tears of joy to me EVERY time I listen to it. You have an incredible talent not just your guitar playing, but how you have arranged it.

[@TenWilder0]

Wow, I didn't expect the chorus lines to be double stops! Fantastic!

[@guitarkoo]

Wow!!! Love your playing so much. With 11 strings...👍👍👍Love Beatles music all the times. Bravo!

[@goransollscher1730]

thanks a lot 🎶

[@johnthonig8832]

@@goransollscher1730 You are top notch, sir

[@glennbrady9971]

Ive had a few drinks and the tears started at the absolute beauty of this piece....

[@draetonalimoffatt8780]

When I saw the thumbnail I knew it's already make me want to list my guitars on marketplace. This was so well done.

[@rickjensen2833]

This requires great skill. A MASTER at his craft.

[@dirtrocker-213ZJ]

beautifully arranged and executed, thank you!

[@richarddudley9920]

Simply amazing ! This gentleman has a true God given gift for making music. A talent not many people witness in a lifetime. Just incredible!!!!

[@rogerbee697]

Or he just practiced alot. No god BS needed.

[@gunnarMyTube]

He is a famous classic guitarist dating back decades in career. There is more out there: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioHUkmRri9KId6M

[@benji.B-side]

Wow! Just wow! Truly beautiful, truly enchanting!!

[@frederickacerra7766]

I have never seen one of these played before. Glad that my first time was by a master like this man . Just breathtaking

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks 😊

[@dzaijn]

1:04 to 1:10 is the first time in my life that I have an uncontrollable reaction to music. I just screamed straight out in joy and my body shook to the core. There is no way my ears just heard that line come from a single instrument. Utterly unbelievable and glorious. Thank you so so much.

[@yaquimike]

I love it! Thank you for sharing this with the world!

[@skedi33]

when you strip down these songs to the melody, you can see what genius songwriters these two were

[@ianjames3078]

Agree totally…..unbelievable talent from this man, but in someways pointless when perfection has already been done.

[@ianjacka469]

More down to McCartney being classically trained.

[@stiannyheim5601]

@@ianjames3078 nah, I think they are perfect in either ways. Great homage.

[@bobsbigboy_]

McCartney was not in any way. He can't even read music

[@ianjacka469]

@@bobsbigboy_ No, McCartney WAS classically trained, listen to the start of the Yesterday piano intro that he wrote, how could he do that if he wasn't classically trained. I own 1st pressings of every LP except Help and Let it Be. Picked a fight with the wrong person tonight my friend. He is a twat but very talented. And Harrison spent a year in India learning to play sitar. The only Beatle who wasn't/isn't a twat.

[@funnystuff9998]

Highly skilled and passionate musicians take us places in our conscious that silence cannot.

[@cherrypepsi2815]

The most beautiful interpretation of ER I've ever heard. Just amazing.

[@goransollscher1730]

Thanks a 🙏