The Beatles - Hold Me Tight LESSON by Mike Pachelli

Here's a lesson on the guitar parts for "Hold Me Tight." A nice lil' rocker off of the Beatles' 2nd album!

[@s_p_onarge8720]

There is no finer channel to learn Beatles based music. Love it! ❤

[@biblebeliever1754]

Facts

[@steveprudell9976]

Love Mike Italiano jazz so good 👍 😊

[@itamarmergi7555]

I just can't get enough of these lesson,I love how he tells background of the songs as well. Definitely the best channel for a true The beatles fans

[@PaulMcCartney_]

Started playing guitar 2 years ago when I was 18. Immediately loved Beatles song. Now I’d say I know 50+ Beatles (Lennon,McCartney, Harrison solo) songs and I just wanted to say thank you for the great guitar and history lessons

[@danielrockmyer949]

Lennon said it was a throw away but I always liked it after all it is Beatles! Thanks Mike 🎸

[@aceopinions]

Completely agree Daniel. You likely know that Lennon said that about a number of the Beatles songs. What does he know? 😆

[@terryriley8963]

I love this song and the album. When you listen to Mike describe how the song was made and produced you would expect to hear a half hearted mashed up throw away fill in song but for me it’s still a great song and that’s the magic of what the Beatles can do with their songs.

[@moeb4348]

For a throw away, it is one of my rock'n favorites! I thought the slightly out of tune vocals sounded very cool and different. It sounds and feels so right!

[@steveprudell9976]

Yes wonderful song very cool

[@user-yl5fu2it7j]

A lousy song and an even worse performance and production. Muddy sound, flat vocals....just a mess, really. I'm surprised Mike even bothered with it.

[@kamenii]

Another rockin' beatles tune! That shuffle groove George plays is GENIUS! They were so young yet so inovative.

[@coreywiley3981]

I've always enjoyed this song, as for the slightly off key parts I could not care less, this is Rock N Roll after all and imperfection is fine and can actually add to the organic nuance and feel. In my opinion this is a good song, I've seen many criticisms of it before but I think it is fun, hooky and has good momentum and levity. thanks for the lesson!

[@jimwalshonline9346]

One of my favorite Beatle tracks!

[@steveprudell9976]

I love this song too funny that John and Paul said it was least favorite better than George fantastic 😍

[@daletwin1]

Even with all the issues with the song I have always liked this song. Especially the energy and the ending of the song where Paul sings . . You . . . oh . . oh! I just love the sound of the vocal harmony and the chord changes as the song winds down.

[@andrewpappas9311]

I love that this song is probably one of the earliest examples of them using power chords in their music, George really killed the part as always

[@marksimpson2321]

Ty Mike for continuing to produce these amazing covers of Beatles' songs with loads of help in how to play them!

[@steveprudell9976]

Absolutely love ❤️

[@eiramreouxc.galeon8274]

I watched this video when it was released. Also, I seldomly comment on KZbin videos, but this video made me leave a comment. I want to thank you wholeheartedly, Mike, for clarifying that it was George who did that busy guitar part on this song. I watched a couple of tutorial videos regarding this song, and guess what. All of them said that it was John who did that busy part! I believed that one. And yes, thank you for breaking the myth I believed in! :) P.S.: 'Hold Me Tight' is one of my favorite songs by The Beatles! A great rocker. 😎Certainly not old enough to know these smaller details (I'm 15, by the way). However, I'm glad to know there are people like you! I enjoyed watching this video. :) I want to learn this someday. :) Hopefully, you're doing well, Mike! ❤

[@user-ge3oy1vl6v]

Congratulations on ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS MIKE!!! Nice video!!

[@kevinshea4776]

Awesome skills in dissecting this tune! Thank you Mike...I had no idea it was sped-up a 1/2 step!

[@billybober1812]

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN for all of your hard work....means a lot to us who started playing guitar when the Beatles hit.

[@sapelesteve]

Yet another fantastic Beatles song lesson by Mike. I never get tired of watching and learning exactly how these Beatles songs were arranged and recorded. TY Mike for keeping the music alive. Hope that you are doing well. 👍👍

[@MPfrance]

Steve - thanks and yeah - I'm extremely busy but doing very well!

[@Hankhubris]

I play most of these tuned a half step down on my epiphone Les Paul studio with 11 gauge strings. Sounds absolutely beautiful. Your video’s definitely help fill in some of the blanks so to speak on the voicing of the chords and things.

[@barry5787]

Love the history info. Nothing like a Gretsch around the C position. We forget how the bass sound was in the 60s, nothing like hearing a T60 , Vox Foundation or Selmer Goliath giving it what for in songs like Kansas City, standing outside the Cavern it sounded like all you wanted to be was the bass player. Nice to see the zero fret.

[@pedrodavidos271]

I always look forward to videos from this channel. Thanks Mike

[@user-kd3gx9io8c]

❤ありがとう

[@sheistcoff]

Talking about this number, Sir Paul said: "Certain songs were just 'work songs', you haven't got much memory of them". Agree!

[@edgarsnake2857]

Thanks Mike. It feels so right, now! This much-maligned rocker is about as positive as it gets.

[@d-mack-ga5340]

Mike, I really enjoy your videos, I learn new songs and trivia on each. Hold Me Tight is one of my favs from their early years, I was immediately hooked when I heard George's "chunking" guitar throughout the song, it was soooo cool! Thanks again for all you do to create these videos AND I just want to say I'm a Drummer who's been attempting to play guitar for many, many years - you do a great job capturing Ringo's grooves on all your sound-alikes!

[@JRLNeal]

Mike, I'm so glad you you have covered this song. I totally agree the Beatles recording is so poor, which is a pity. I really got to love the song when it opens the film 'Across the Universe'. Mind you I play it in G but I'll play about in E or F just to check Ive got the chords dead on. Thank you far all the work that goes into your videos.

[@jimmybonar2566]

Awesome Mike! Thanks again. I didn't realise how tasty George's licks were, and of course John's too!

[@MPfrance]

They are!

[@Oceanmachine27]

I don't care what ANYBODY says, this song is rockin'. I honestly don't believe the flaws are near as egregious as everyone seems to think. One of their most underrated songs, if you ask me.

[@luismagonzalez7830]

I was waiting for month for this one!! Cheers Mike🙏

[@petewingnut6827]

The backing on this song is like a train thundering along the track.

[@user-yl5fu2it7j]

More like a thundering train-wreck.

[@voiceofreason7856]

Well, I guess I must be a musical ignoramus, then ! LOL... I've been a fan since 1963, and it's one of my favorite early songs of theirs. It absolutely rocks, and, to me ? It's a pure joy to listen to, complete with their enthusiastic clapping tossed in for good measure - SO full of life, and fun ! :)

[@emendez]

Loving your Daking comps and that distressor! Outstanding!

[@addisonjacobs9349]

Such an underrated song. Thanks for posting this! Very helpful.

[@carlotomass119]

Mike you know what I’m going to say lol …. Thanks again fantastic love it

[@alanwakes4786]

Simply the best Mike, great breakdown of individual parts, keep them coming, I love The Beatles numbers,🤘

[@markmalonson7531]

Luved watching your show from Tampa Florida in the eighties. Cool

[@johnhixson7040]

How does Mike know all this stuff? I mean what guitars they used, amps they plugged into, and who did what! This is a treasure trove of Beatles info! I wish he was around when I was younger. I would buy these books at the music store but they seemed to be on piano. Then my old turntable would spin a bit slow sometimes making the song seem to be in a different key. Humbling to realize I had a lot of these songs wrong although we got through them.

[@Macrobish]

Sympathy John, back in the day I would spend a long time trying to tune my Strat copy with a pitch pipe only to find the turntable would run a bit slower on the outside of the record and a bit faster towards the middle - never really in tune!

[@Hammerman48]

The books “Beatles gear” by Andy Babiuk and “The Beatles recording sessions” by Mile Lewisohn are great resources.

[@thomaspappalardo7589]

Andy Babiuk’s Beatles Gear is a great source.

[@williamjordan5554]

He might have been in a Beatles tribute band. That would be my guess.

[@steveprudell9976]

Mind blowing well somebody had to do it b the Master of Beatles tutorials

[@jamesfaria2429]

Great! Thanks for posting!

[@MPfrance]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tommcnally3646]

You are a walking Beatles encyclopedia ! Thanks for sharing knowledge, especially your great attention to detail 👍

[@stephensmith60]

I have to disagree with John on this one: This was a Great song! 👏🏻🖖. As always, Mike, You tha man! 🥂

[@charlesmitchell228]

I love the fact that while you're massively into The Beatles, (and generously share your passion and gift) you look quite bit like Eric Clapton!

[@sooparticular]

one of their best early songs always loved it!!

[@walkerson943]

Another gold nugget from the early Beatles catalogue!

[@johnvetere2367]

Great work Mike you are the Best!

[@genejq]

Fantastic, Mike - well done!!

[@tareksoliman5]

One of my favorite old Beatles songs, great work Mike 👍

[@MPfrance]

Thanks & Mine too!

[@brucewallace3285]

Thanks for that lesson. Excellent as always!

[@luisblancas1623]

Mike you are brilliant. Thank you so much!

[@williamearl1662]

What a catchy song. Great job Mike.

[@cliffdwelling3807]

When I play it I just do it in E to keep it simple with the open E A, and B chords. I capo it if I play along with the recording. Thanks, Mike.

[@MikefromAlabama]

Love those early songs!

[@thedukeofabbottsford2861]

I dont know how long you spend on producing these lessons but know this, l appreciate it and thank you. Although l am an ordinary guitar player, l love having a crack. Cheers Jenno

[@tunafish2521]

Thanks for the breakdown Mike. Top notch as usual. There are only a handful of bad Beatles songs and this is one of them. It’s amazing how fast they developed into great songwriters.

[@sooparticular]

this is a great beatles song....how is it bad????

[@chrissavage1534]

I love this song

[@stringmantony]

Your channel is THE best, Mike. Great charts and tabs, and a better performance than the Lads! Thanks again.

[@MPfrance]

Wow, thanks!

[@westfield90]

Congrats on the 100k subs. Very well deserved. I remember getting my first bootleg many many years ago and it had an early alternate take of Hold Me Tight without the vocals and I was wowed by the guitar parts.

[@MPfrance]

Cool, thanks!

[@guitarandbeyondplus]

Great stuff Mike. Again you are so meticulous. I'm glad that you mentioned that it was actually done in E. I have a "take" where you hear an open E just before they start playing the song.

[@alanwilkinson9487]

Well done ...that was fab..

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Great job, Mike! 😎

[@Hammerman48]

Great job Mike. It’s a strange little song. I always noticed the “Now” and “So” conflict on the vocals. I think John did it on purpose sometimes! As usual George’s part adds so much.

[@dentalnovember]

I’m sure playing a Rickenbacker guitar like that would put anyone in a silly mood. Way to be of good cheer.

[@marclahn7072]

Man, that Rickenbacker sounds like garbage! It's like a damn toy guitar (w/that tiny neck. Heh!) My first student guitar in 1977 had more balls. And man, the whole "leaning out of tune" bit had me cackling. What was John smoking. To have any serious interest in using a Rickenbacker just seems like clinical insanity. No matter, it worked. And it's all part of the Beatles tapestry of delight. Mike, you're awesome. Thanks for all the fantastic instructional videos! Great vocals too. 😎 Your "I AM THE WALRUS" clip is still my favorite. Brilliant break down of utter genius. Not ironically, my favorite Beatles song too. Marc ⚡ p.s. re: "Hold Me Tight"... I know you know, but capo on the first fret would make this less of a slog, methinks.

[@thethingsyasee...5112]

If I were to play it out I think I'd do it in E.. what a great song Mike! Great job as always..

[@MPfrance]

TTyS - Thanks and I hear what you're saying but - it sounds TOTALLY different in the key of E compared to the record.

[@thethingsyasee...5112]

@@MPfrance I know..perhaps a capo on the 1st fret?

[@linchen008]

Even Paul didn't like that song so much. But as a kid it was one of my favorites.

[@quarrymen14]

I like this song, It's got it's quirks but it had a lot of potential that was never quite fulfilled. Most bands couldn't hold a candle to the Beatles and would've killed to have a song like this.

[@jvblhc]

I love the With The Beatles album but Hold Me Tight was my always my least favorite. Paul's vocals were all over the place! Your version gave it what it needed! A short note - many years ago, me and my two friends got to record some songs at a studio, and one of my friends insisted we do Hold Me Tight. It came out nice though - I played a a nice digital bass part throughout and did a little singing!

[@josephstone5475]

Why a throwaway. One of my favorites

[@rogerrude313]

Damn, the lead George plays is a hell of a workout on the hand first time trying that pattern of playing. I usually play chords but have been branching out to incorporate some leads into my style of playing too.

[@lewisgreen2957]

Great lesson Mike, although I always thought this was more of a Rutles song than a Beatles composition.😊

[@SayTheWord65]

YEAAAAH ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO 🎉

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

Hey Mike, you've just made this song a lot more interesting to listen to! And George always comes up with great accents and textures that add so much. 👍👍 But a Marshall on a Beatles track???😮😄

[@dennisanthony1818]

You amaze me

[@abbalite]

Punchier than the original Beatles version. I like it!

[@woodenbeast9337]

Your channel is the best

[@Boblobblaw88]

One of the funnest Beatles songs EVER. TWO MINUTES of PURE JOY! Paul's vocal is cool though I get they raised the pitch.

[@Kamalean]

just yesterday i was looking for a htp on this song and then i found this on the front page

[@dnbeckmann]

superb!

[@MPfrance]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bobwaldman9996]

MIKE KNOWS HIS STUFF I DONT KNOW HOW HE GOT ALL THIS INFO

[@ArtFernandez1]

You are great and crazy at the same time.

[@Erik_Grossnickle]

Came here for Ringo, stuck around for Mike. ;-)

[@MPfrance]

Ringo thanks you! (and me too)

[@venderstrat]

I wore my Mike P High Standards tee to my ultrasound pathology appointment today. For good luck.

[@keithaitken4007]

It always impresses me that you play the guitars right handed but the bass left handed!!!!😮

[@ktpinnacle]

I always thought it was a muddy mix but it's chugging rhythm is incurably infectious. One of their worst? C'mon John, it's one of your best!

[@jonathanwright3472]

I really enjoy these detailed evaluations and demos by Mike Pachelli. This one is no exception, enjoyable. I might add far more enjoyable that the Beatles recording of this song. I was drawn to this video because I always have had "Hold Me Tight" as my #1 song on my personal list of all time worst Beatles songs. As Mike alludes to, a lot of the disappointment in this song is probably related to production issues. The tune has potential and I have heard some live versions by others that were pretty decent, but the Beatles recording of this is pretty sub-par. I agree with John Lennon on this one.

[@bigbear450]

awesome

[@nicholassakamoto2455]

When I first listened to this song, I thought those 12 bar blues patterns were played by John, but I guess I was wrong.

[@thechuckster6838]

There is a short snippet of the original Please Please Me version on one of the sessions bootleg. It almost sounds like the song There's a place. It has the same drum beat and it's not as heavy as the version that was released on With/Meet The Beatles. Story has it that they used the same reel of tape to record the new version over the old one, wiping the old one in the process, as they claim that it was done to save on tape cost. A fresh reel of tape is a small price to pay in exchange for having the old version available.

[@daneberry2507]

This is the first of your videos I've stumbled upon! I'm a guitar player, played this song in several bands, since 1964 when we first heard it. You are amazing! I love all the history and details! I have always known the Beatles recorded it in the key of E, (and Paul and John both considered it an album filler, neither never really liked it) and (George Martin?) or someone pushed the recording up to "F". I would never attempt to play it in "F"! But, you do! I'm impressed! Now.. at 17:36, you provide us with an amazing compilation of you playing all the instruments. My big question: (having never seen any of your other videos which must be outstanding!), DO YOU REALLY PLAY the Hofner Bass LEFT HANDED??? Or do you play a right hand bass, and flop the video for us to make it look like you play it left handed, just like Paul? If you do play it leftie, I'm blown away!

[@julian65886]

Best one on You Tube

[@slidhome]

Hey. This is a real rocker !!

[@steveprudell9976]

You're it for lessons

[@matcoffidis1135]

You played bass and sang Paul's part. You sir, are awesome! That's a shame about the Rick going out of tune.

[@JimEarl]

Love this thanks! I’ve got a couple of Ricks with flat wound strings and set up right by a Rick guy. They never go out of tune. Maybe it’s a problem with the short-scale?

[@edwardhurd6096]

Another great lesson Mike--thank you! I love everything on this channel, but the Beatles song lessons are the best lessons OF ANY KIND out there. Is "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You" on your list for any time soon? Or perhaps I've missed it... Thanks again!

[@MPfrance]

Ed - Glad you like the lessons, thanks. I hadn't considered "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You" 'cause I couldn't get anywhere near that era of George's singing for my sound-alike.

[@edwardhurd6096]

@@MPfrance I’m so sorry to hear it-such a great tune and one of my all-time favorites of theirs. I didn’t even know it was George singing lead-just assumed it was John-so I’ll have to start paying closer attention. Your sound-alikes are all awesome, so I’m sure you could pull it off wonderfully!

[@stephanknupp5830]

Hey Mike. Thanks for your great tab. I always loved this song and also the album. A while ago you did a video on uncommon chords of the With the Beatles album. For almost every song you did meanwhile an own video. How about doing a video of the two missing songs: "All I've Got To Do and Don't Bother Me ... Devil In Her Heart has also some uncommon chords. Stephan

[@Jennifer-je1mc]

Ooooh! Thanks so much for doing This song! to me at sounds like a train just chugging into the station and then coming to a stop, oh YES when they they say aYou-hooo-hooo and slow down to the end. YES!!! YES! ALL of ID just Teased YES! landing on the stop point. Here’s the thing I was five years old and in daycare and they brought out a little portable fold up record player and put it on this record with four faces on it talking about a song. Can I hold your hand. I went home and told my mother I had the best day at school. There was a record with four faces on it talking about oh a hand. Charming!!This record at home on 45 9r 78!record player with a little lil knol def, we etched what shows would turn in,!done.and I played the heck oh my gosh, it was amazing!

[@murff625]

Good one Mike

[@Daytripper51]

I can see why they didn't play this LIVE....Many intricate parts that have to be in sync perfectly to get that driving melody. I kind of liked the imperfections in this....shows the rushed recording schedule they were under...

[@simply3141592654]

Cool song. Oft neglected or forgotten

[@tba1879]

Nice! Please do more of the "Abbey Road" Side B medley songs!

[@iwerning]

Mike, awesome lesson here. I always loved this song and thought it had some heavy guitars for the time. Can you point out where you feel the singing is out of tune?

[@eshninerforest]

Your videos are so good! Wondering what part of the song is dissident? I’m going to try that Beatle F chord! :)

[@blueoyster8892]

👍 great

[@user-vu8jp8kr1n]

❤

[@EddieReischl]

I've always liked this song, but I think the Beatles thought that this song maybe didn't fit well with the rest of the songwriting they were starting to do. It's sort of a 50s style riff but a little different and it's almost totally about rhythm and absent of melody, so I think Paul had difficulty figuring out what to do with it or how to sing it. I think it really hints at the ascendancy of rhythm over melody in the development of hard rock and heavy metal.