“Limitless undying Love which shines around me like a million suns… it calls me on and on across the universe”❤ that might be my favorite John Lennon lyric … poetic doesn’t even begin to describe it.. I can close my eyes and imagine myself in space wit this incredible light shining on me ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️❤️❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️😂
@DanielMulloy-bg6gw11 ай бұрын
John was just a brilliant man!
@user-AllenE10 ай бұрын
Some say a million eyes but I like a million suns better. Was it originally a Million eyes ?
@angelomia669111 ай бұрын
To me this shows how spiritually deep John is and you have become a master at unveiling his genius for us.❤
@jeromegouvernel855211 ай бұрын
The "simple" Beatles song are never that simple are they? Love this, thanks Mike!
@juliuscepeda965511 ай бұрын
One of my favorite Beatle songs. One of John’s best lyrics with a beautiful melody.
@louislamboley916711 ай бұрын
I have to agree with John. It is a wonderful song. Very moving and sincere. I always thought it was one of his best.
@RipReed11 ай бұрын
I'd like to be able to say "I came for the backstory, stayed for the lesson" but that wouldn't be true :D Mike, thanks for your fabulous attention to detail both in the context of the story and the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of the arrangement. You're a real treasure!
@stephenhyder465911 ай бұрын
This is really, really so good. You did a great job with it. This one and Long and Winding Road are the only Beatles songs that draw tears in my eyes.
@ernest532811 ай бұрын
If compare all the youtubes, listen to the album version then compare to all the youtube versions again, I can get it correct. Learning music may help some😊
@martynspooner582211 ай бұрын
Mike is just the best at Beatles stuff the detail is phenomenal. Thanks a lot.
@Kenaiwolf11 ай бұрын
WOW! Mike, thank you. This has not only given me greater respect for the song, but will hopefully help my musician kids with their composition. Yes, I keep telling them "...go back and learn Beatles songs. It will help you hear how chords go together and write the melody".
@Edward-o3z9v11 ай бұрын
Mike , your musical talent is amazing.
@sapelesteve11 ай бұрын
Another fantastic analysis & lesson of an amazing Beatles song Mike! The musical genius of JL is truly mind blowing! Thanks for all of the hard work that you put into making these Beatles lessons! Hope that all is well and that you & your wife are enjoying life! 👍🎸🎤👏
@marcioljk11 ай бұрын
Congrats Mike, superb job❕Lizzie Bravo, one of the girls in background vocals, was Brazilian 🤍She passed away in 2021 ☁️ Greetings from Brazil🏳️
@gorgen2311 ай бұрын
Amazing! I never knew of her. Now I do🙏🏻
@hscottcpa11 ай бұрын
I always look forward to the history of the song (as well as the lessons!) Beautiful job as always
@blueshawk564911 ай бұрын
Simply my favorite Lennon song.
@tpaine196811 ай бұрын
So good…you have been a treasure…I love the way you teach these wonderful songs..Thank you
@annamariaisland196011 ай бұрын
I love the symmetry of the chord/meter structure in this song. In the first verse, the first of the two lines has 3 measures of 4/4 and then the 5/4 one. The second line has 3 measures of 4/4 and a 2/4 measure, and employs the Gm chord. In the second verse, the first line has 4 measures of 4/4, while the second line has 3 of 4/4 and one of 5/4. No 2/4 measure and no Gmin chord. The third and final verse is nearly a mirror of the first. The first line has 3 measures of 4/4 and one of 2/4, with the Gmin chord. The second line has 4 measures of 4/4 (no 5/4 here). The version on the Anthology does not have either of the 5/4 measures, perhaps showing that John decided a brief pause or breath was needed after the words "across the universe," to let them soak in the mind another beat. What a wonderful song, and a beautiful explanation of how to play it. Thanks so much Mike!
@1tigercat211 ай бұрын
I think I just saw John Lennon give you a huge thumbs up! Thank you so much, that was brilliant
@thereactors-southbay327611 ай бұрын
Hey Mike- great lesson & backstory ...I've been playing this forever, but will step up to get the precise John rhythm. Your better half has a great voice! This is always an emotional song for me as my brother & I played it at our father's funeral.
@widely11 ай бұрын
oh john. so amazing. thanks for such a detailed analysis. I will try to even come close to playing this right... thanks so much.
@theratonesallstars11 ай бұрын
Thank you Mike for this and all your lessons...all outstanding..i am your fan !
@HieronymousCheese11 ай бұрын
Superb, as usual. Love your version. And...hello Mrs Pachelli. 😊
@matcoffidis113511 ай бұрын
You did a really nice job. John had a very interesting, but different take on rhythm guitar. Oh, that sound-alike is spectacular! Well done...✌️
@gtechblues11 ай бұрын
It’s the best version I heard for this great song. Thanks for the tutorial…
@chrissavage153411 ай бұрын
Excellent as always, Mike. That main acoustic sound is pretty spot-on.
@rememberyoureawomble181611 ай бұрын
I always enjoy your videos,so insightful,especially Johns playing,and always inspires to pick up the guitar and have a go.👍
@stevenl907211 ай бұрын
Mike, you are the best with these Beatle lessons.
@vaccarioou2211 ай бұрын
Excellent ! Especially for expunging the spector to reveal a great song - possibly his best.
@donniescruggs293111 ай бұрын
Brilliantly crafted!
@paulporto131811 ай бұрын
An excellent, detailed, lesson… very easy-to-follow… and for a song that is rather difficult. Can’t wait to see the chart! Thank you Mike! Your lessons are second to none!
@charleshultquist923311 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@WePlayTheBeatles11 ай бұрын
What a lesson! The acoustic guitar sounds simply marvelous.
@neverforget652311 ай бұрын
sounds like 12string, but looks like 6string.
@asphaltcowboy756713 күн бұрын
John is amazing
@brucewallace328511 ай бұрын
The back story is just as good as the lesson and performance. Thanks!
@Hammerman4811 ай бұрын
Great job Mike…..very thorough. Love that you got Lizzie and Gayleen’s parts in!
@elvispresleydaily395211 ай бұрын
Me and my band are your biggest fans Mike!!
@robbiegadeguitar11 ай бұрын
The best lesson of a perfect song.
@cameronkanemusic773811 ай бұрын
Never thought I'd play this song. Thanks for making the lesson easy to understand. Coincidentally, I spent the last month drilling on 16th notes, so reading the music was familiar. Great lesson as always!
@alanmeeker217911 ай бұрын
Wow, the history alone would have been worth it, but the lesson is a masterclass in itself - great job!
@MrOlegBoldyrev11 ай бұрын
Cosmic and majestic like intended. Thank you Mike!
@crazymanemu5 ай бұрын
Great video Mike. You actually sound like John. Looking forward to having a go a this myself.
@chimaloo11 ай бұрын
Brilliant as always Mike 👍👍
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@AlbieSol56010 ай бұрын
Pure poetry from John! Great breakdown Mike, thanks !
@happy2love3399 ай бұрын
this is a owesome ~!! Wonderful analysis~!!! Great~!!!
@alangriff111 ай бұрын
Masterful once again as always Mike. Nice touch to see your wife doing the high parts.
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
Thanks - It was like pulling teeth to get her to do it! :-)
@tomatencio92237 ай бұрын
Love the song!!!!
@bobloblaw80997 ай бұрын
Great work, Mike....nailed it, my friend......
@dougwolfberg56711 ай бұрын
Good lesson. Thank you.
@timetraveler128111 ай бұрын
Appreciate your attention to detail , and sharing your knowledge ! 💥!
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@andrewpappas931111 ай бұрын
This has always been one of my favourite later Beatles songs, John's acoustic work and lyrics are definitely some of his best. Awesome lesson as always, I know I've kept asking for these but I'd still love to see a lesson on Hey Bulldog, Helter Skelter, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Strawberry Fields Forever or even the Abbey Road Medley (either the individual songs and then put it into one video later or one long video on the entire medley)
@louislamboley916711 ай бұрын
I'll second the motion on Hey Bulldog. I'd like to know if that's George or Paul on that lead run. Sounds very Paul ish.
@MsRebelcowboy11 ай бұрын
Awesome Job Bro! One of my Most Favorites by the Fab4. Blessings to you 😇
@J99-v8z11 ай бұрын
Another great lesson. Thanks. A question: Lennon's rhythm guitar playing is so underrated. Do you think in this song his strumming patterns were driven by what worked for what he was singing or was he just playing to the groove and whatever worked? It seems like in songs like this or maybe We Can Work It Out, Lennon plays to augment what the vocals are doing as opposed to just feeling the groove.
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
Yes - John strums to accentuate what's being sung.
@midnightblues71711 ай бұрын
Beautifully, beautifully done Mike, thanks for this! Cheers, MB
@royzug284711 ай бұрын
Always a favorite of mine. Thanks for including it in your lessons. I read somewhere that John was upset with Paul because he didn't support the song. Have you seen that anywhere?
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
I allude to that in John's comments about the recording. But I didn't want to dwell on it...
@user-qm7nw7vd5s11 ай бұрын
Thanks for all this background. I always thought that was a magical song. So much of Lennon’s work is usually right, straight out of the box. Then it gets overproduced. Even his last album, the producer, Jack Douglas, said when he heard the demo tapes where it’s just John singing, and playing piano or guitar, he told John that’s it. Let’s just put this out as is. That’s the album. And he was right. Then it became a John and Yoko album, with that awful screaming, and of course John’s unique voice had to be buried under multiple re-dubbing and echo and who knows what. Thank goodness for the internet, where EVERYTHING that was EVER recorded inevitably finds the light of day…
@aceopinions10 ай бұрын
It wasn't until I heard the "Naked" version that I realized what a great song this is. I detest what Phil's Spector did to this song on Let it Be. Remember, back in 1970 when Let it Be was released, there was no "alternative" version available - to most of us anyway. Thanks Mike for such a great lesson on such a fantastic John song!
@dexrus765911 ай бұрын
Thank you Mike 👍🎸👍
@davidetheridge512311 ай бұрын
Brilliant, as usual Mike!!
@BrianAciper11 ай бұрын
Brilliant as usual. Sometimes a forensic examination of the way something we love was created detracts from the magic and mystique. Your work only increases my love for the work of these guys, as well as increasing my appreciation for their innate talent and dedication to producing new music that did not necessarily strictly adhere to the strictures of the contemporary music idioms. And I also love your other work, especially Django Reinhardt (even though you take a few liberties by playing with more than two fingers on your fretting hand!). Best wishes from Australia.
@cjsciandra262310 ай бұрын
Excellent work as always brother 🎸🥁🎶❤️
@MPfrance10 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@colinjohnrudd8 ай бұрын
That was lovely Mike, thank you! x
@purchville11 ай бұрын
Amazing lesson, amazing song
@Cookiedust-h5o11 ай бұрын
One of the most beautiful vocal melodies in history, IMO. Thanks!
@martinwalker337211 ай бұрын
Just brilliant again Mike. Thank you.
@ziryabelandaloussi11 ай бұрын
What a sound!
@MrGugglehupf11 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊👍❤
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
You're welcome 😊
@tonyhaines233711 ай бұрын
Sweet! I have been playing this wrong (my way) for years. I don't feel so bad struggling with the chords and timings.
@kenschachsieck135711 ай бұрын
Great job explaining this song, I agree with Mr Lennon that these are some of his best lyrics..
@asphaltcowboy756713 күн бұрын
And that's saying something...
@1heybulldog11 ай бұрын
Sounds great!
@stephenstrang59011 ай бұрын
Let it Be Naked is a fantastic album.
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
I agree - FAR superior to the LET IT BE album.
@thenirvalesdjaya462911 ай бұрын
Mike u're very awesome😊
@Geronimo12211 ай бұрын
Great lesson! I actually like that G-5 chord, and while unusual, I think it works well leading back to the D. Also, agree 100 percent on the Phil Spector version-- thanks Mike.
@boatworkr2 ай бұрын
Great sound a like. I play this on my 12 string to get a natural chorus sound.
@jamesvalentimfaria11 ай бұрын
Nice job Mr. Pacelli as aways!
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
Glad you like it!
@bendagostino221710 ай бұрын
Lennon is a genius.
@ivancabrera572011 ай бұрын
Excellent!!
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@poshkev196311 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike. You're a legend
11 ай бұрын
It makes laugh all the time when you say, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi "Bear." With Yogi Bear cartoon walking by....sooo funny! Thank you Mike!
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
I think all 'holy men' are cartoonish!
11 ай бұрын
@@MPfrance Keep up the great work! Greetings from Southern California! And yes, Albert Hammond's song, "It never rains in Southern California." hasn't applied in the past several years. Record rainfall in 80 years and first "Tropical Cyclone" in as many years that ripped through Los Ángeles and So Cal last month!!
@carlotomass11911 ай бұрын
Great job Mike thanks
@roncaruso93111 ай бұрын
John Lennon...genius.
@guitarandbeyondplus11 ай бұрын
Great stuff Mike !!!
@frednerk836611 ай бұрын
I want this played at my funeral.
@scoby1knoby11 ай бұрын
There were only 1200 of those Taylors made. Last guitars before the expression system and bolt on necks started production. I bought mine in 2002.
@Jorundes11 ай бұрын
Hey Mike, Don’t know if you’re going to read this, Could you please make a tutorial for “One and one is two” by Paul McCartney? It’s a unreleased song but it’s amazing and wanted to see if you can make a tutorial because I can’t figure out the strumming pattern like you would
@davewells493611 ай бұрын
Hey Mike- what did you do just at 5:59-6:00.....I think you hit an extra note but it sounds incredible! I may incorporate it into my playing if I can figure out what you did :)
@stephenagosto619811 ай бұрын
If you haven't already, please do “One After 909.” Such an interesting history!
@peterfortin752211 ай бұрын
Please do I’m happy just to dance with you!!!
@michaelsicowitz36211 ай бұрын
You do such a great job on the tunes I grew up on. I've been playing forever, drums too, but don't know quality acoustics. Do you recommend the Taylor? Or would a used D-28 be better? Shame that song got messed up, Phil Spector version is sacrilege. One of John's best. It's LSD influenced with a dash of Donovan.
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
Go to a music store and play a number of different guitars. Pick the one that fits you the best. Then buy it used on eBay or REVERB.
@michaelsicowitz36211 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike, it's my winter project. Next up is Dear Prudence, again thanks, you're truly an artist@@MPfrance
@jacklawer638911 ай бұрын
I'd wish paul mccartney and ringo would invite mike all expensives paid to their home. For a get together , he deserves it what he's done with the beatles songs is incredible....
@Deliquescentinsight11 ай бұрын
Nice work Mike, one of my Lennon favorites -it just has that transcendental quality eh?
@mikejones819811 ай бұрын
As usual great but, even though it would not be 'original' it feels like a bass throughout would really round it out and make it a Beatles sound rather than, as you point out, a Lennon 'demo' that never caught their interest. Just a thought.
@Starman209911 ай бұрын
Thank you
@camioso11 ай бұрын
Love you bro
@David-ik9yn11 ай бұрын
I think that the flat notes/chords lend themselves well to phasing. I wonder if John wrote it with that in mind.
@asphaltcowboy756713 күн бұрын
Paul was 💯 jealous of this magnificent writing as he was about many, sadly..
@nathanhartman85854 ай бұрын
Just happen to be learning this on may 18th what
@nicklyde436111 ай бұрын
Top man, when it comes to the 'Boys'. ...
@gwandao11 ай бұрын
One of those few Beatle songs I would skip. That said I think I’m right in saying the recording was the inspiration for Jeff Lynnes compositions with ELO.
@keithrawlings763311 ай бұрын
Hey Mike. Great lesson. Gee, I was hoping you'd play a tambora at the end. How about doing "Norwegian Wood?" Then you'll have to play a sitar. Or better yet, do "Within You, Without You." Just kidding.
@andytraiger407911 ай бұрын
Yogi Bear... Hey. Hey Hey.🤣
@Michael_Chico11 ай бұрын
Hey Mike Pachelli, I’ve been wanting to get a Rickenbacker 325. Should I get a Rickenbacker 325V64 or a 325C64? Which one do you have?
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
Don’t get any of them. They are horrible guitars!
@thereactors-southbay327611 ай бұрын
for an anniversary my wife bought me the 325 and I was so excited...until I played it in a band situation. She was kinda bummed I ended up selling it.
@Michael_Chico11 ай бұрын
@@MPfrance What kind of guitars should I get that the Beatles used?
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
The ONLY one I found that is worth the $$ is the Gretsch Country Gentleman that is made in Japan. Or (what I have) the Gretsch Country Classic (that is also made in Japan) and the same as the Country Gentleman but without the useless mutes.
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
@thereactors-southbay3276 - Yep - they are only "cool" because Lennon played one.
@FAB736211 ай бұрын
What is that metal plate on your sound hole?
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
It's an 90's L.R. Baggs Dual Source pickup system that I NEVER use.
@FAB736211 ай бұрын
@@MPfrance Ok, thanks for that. I thought it might have been something that made your guitar sound a bit tinny.
@MPfrance11 ай бұрын
No - it's not being used and has ZERO effect on the tone of the guitar.