Top 10 Chords of The Beatles (Abbey Road Album)

[@michaelanthony9068]

How can you know so much about music at your age? I’m 65 and a lifelong musician and you teach me so much. Plus I’m old enough to have been in the Beatles generation so this is a brilliant video topic for me. Thank you ! Of course I liked and subscribed.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

If that can be in any way reassuring to you, I have a bachelor's degree in music education, so all that stuff definitely is not coming from nowhere :-)

[@carlsalazar4490]

As a lifelong Beatle fan I loved the theory behind the chords. I avoided theory for so many years,but find myself actually beginning to understand some of it. Never to late to learn. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@philipatoz]

Great lesson - just love your enthusiasm for great music! The Beatles composed using a lot of unusual chording, likely, because, as they didn't read or know a lot of theory, they just painstakingly figured everything out by ear. So they turned their theory ignorance into an asset. They tried things not typically done because they didn't know about them / didn't know any "better." And so, they composed songs per how pleasing the chords were to their ears, especially in conjunction with whatever word or syllable they were going to place the lyric's emphasis on. When you only know so much about an instrument or theory, you just have to keep moving your hands and fingers around until you find something that sounds pleasing - and I think that's precisely what they did. Because of this, they had to work especially hard at being songwriters and musicians because of knowledge they lacked, but they made up for it spectacularly by having such amazing talent and taste. Also, they worked extremely hard at their craft - from the crazy long gigs they played in the early days to the countless hours spent in the studio. One can name VERY few artists with such an extensive body of work, in which so much of it holds up so wonderfully and continues to sound so modern!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Great points! But it does not explain everything. Because there were probably thousands of artists and bands at the time who did not know any theory and figured everything out by ear too, and who had great taste too. And none of them came even close to what the Beatles have created and the impact that they had for decades to come. It's not only because The Beatles had great ears and worked hard. They created something special, magical. They did not just figure some things out by ear, they created those things too. There is probably a much deeper explanation to this (after all, you can litterally major in Beatles studies at the University of Liverpool!). Great conversation!

[@philipatoz]

@@AntoineMichaudGuitar , well, they were also wildly creative AND they had the immense great fortune of their collaborations being in oversight of the true fifth Beatle: George Martin!

[@57RickH]

When you said "Beatles", you had my attention! 😎 I'm looking forward to going through this lesson. Thanks 👍🏻

[@ryebread7224]

Really appreciate the video! Abbey Road is my favorite Beatles album. Love every single song to death on this album.

[@rainerklama6365]

What a great lesson, Antoine, i learned so much from that. Thank you !

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

My pleasure! :-)

[@John-tl6fq]

Brilliant video again! Would love to see something about the Smiths (I know Morrissey is a bit of a knob), but would love to see Johnny Marr’s style dissected.

[@aldogulino1411]

Bravo tu as fait un travail énorme en recherche et en harmonisation pour nous offrir cette leçon; j'en demande encore; c'est un vrai cadeau

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Tout le plaisir est pour moi!

[@garethowen6701]

Great job with Beatles mate. Have listened to them for years and your playing is awesome. Well done mate. Great 👍 job

[@cliftontorrence839]

The Beatles ! A unique everything. Voice, Style, Sound,Ensemble, Dress, Melodic expression, Lyric expression, Popularity, and much more. Thanks for the respect and appreciation. Great Lesson.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Well said! Thanks for watching 😊

[@TheLostHarmony]

I had just bought my wife a record player, and just last night finally bought the first vinyl record. She chose Abbey Road, so very excited to see this video and to try these progressions!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

I love coincidences like these!

[@softpillow9596]

Amazing lesson Antoine! My girlfriend used to live down the street from that infamous street crossing! :)

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

No way! That was probably a very expensive neighborhood ;)

[@aunimjoarder]

I’ve never commented on your videos but I really love and enjoy your explanations man! Easily one of my fave music channels to watch right now!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

I appreciate that a lot! I never comment on channels myself too, but I should. It's hard as a creator to really realize the impact you're having when people are not telling you. So thank you for taking the time 😊

[@aunimjoarder]

@@AntoineMichaudGuitar As a KZbinr myself (different account), I know exactly what you mean haha! Appreciate you!

[@nedim_guitar]

This shows the importance of not being stuck in any key, but instead playing chords that still work well with each other, but they sound different, exciting.

[@CousinOlivier]

Celle-là, il va falloir que je la visionne plusieurs fois pour bien choper toutes les subtilités harmoniques qu’elle contient. 🤩🙌 Très intéressant ! 😉 Merci Antoine. 🙏👍🎸🎵

[@seanandben]

A fantastic lesson Antoine and a very enjoyable one too. I've played many of the songs before but I still learned a lot about the ones I've never played, and how The Beatles had an extensive "chord vocabulary" from their early days. Happy New Year to you.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

My pleasure!😊

[@charlarge3555]

Good morning, Antoine. Thanks for the theory and analysis ! Very cool!

[@greenzebra_be]

best 30 minutes of my life.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Great to see you here, Hubert! 😊

[@michaelanthony9068]

Amazing to me that your strat style guitar is perfectly in tune in every open chord. What a sweet guitar ! A Suhr ?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Yes, a Suhr Classic Stratocaster. I love it!

[@maureenmueller1251]

Loved this lesson! Thank you, Antoine!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

You're so welcome! 😊

[@1tigercat2]

Just love your videos; you are teaching me so much. She's so Heavy looks like a progression in key of Dm and they decided there has to be an F note present in every chord (and on the first string). Don't tell me they didn't know any music theory; the whole album is drenched in it. At 15.09 you show an alternative to play E7b9 but you label it Eaug. Had me scrunching my face up! Keep going, you're great!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Thanks for spotting that mistake! It always happens when I'm talking about too many things at the same time and editing tons of chord charts 😅

[@NDFlyFisher]

Much of this is beyond my skill set. But it was incredibly interesting. Thanks.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Hopefully, you'll come back to this video in a year and get many 'aha' moments of things that are finally IN your skill set 😊

[@dennisyebba9443]

Very easily understood thank you

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Glad to hear that, Dennis😊

[@nicoengerer5959]

Cool, thx so much 🙏🤩

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Any time 😊

[@fabiofanelli6030]

I am not sure that The Beatles (Paul and John) was conscious of this nice musical theory....

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

They probably weren't. That's why we need people like me to explain what they did after the fact, so that we can learn how to reuse these beautiful chords and progressions in our own way!

[@ruru8960]

First comment!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

😄👏

[@slesher84]

John Lennon was the Ierkination of Jesus, he loved all people. Even Paul. He loved all chords. I can't call myself that.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Ierkination... you just invented a word!

[@fritzgoatz2641]

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[@michaelanthony9068]

You are so right. I love that you said “even Paul” ! Funny. I guess they butted heads for the whole Beatles experience, especially about who’s songs would go on each album, right? Thank you for lifting up Jesus.