The Beatles - If I Fell LESSON by Mike Pachelli

Here's a lesson on the guitar parts of John & George on this great lil' ballad off of the Hard Day's Night album.

[@odnaZCS]

Not even 3 hours ago, I searched youtube for 'Mike Pachelli If I fell' to see if you had made a video on this song, and just now I then see this in my notifications... thanks as always Mike

[@cameliagliguta9156]

One of my favorites ❤. Thank you, Mike🙌🙏

[@sapelesteve]

Yet another tune on my list of favorite Beatles songs! Thanks so much for keeping their music alive and well Mike! Happy Holidays to you & your family! 👍👍🌲🌲

[@davebowman6497]

That intro! Anyone claiming John wasn't "melodical" should be tied up in a padded cell and have it played to them 25 hours daily. Genious! And thanks heaps, Mike! I've been waiting for you to take on this masterpiece! But come on! This is at least the second time you do Pauls part barefoot. You denied everything the first time, but now this affectionate move is beyond reasonable doubt. The verdict is guilty. ❤

[@MartyBright-b3x]

I check your youtube channel everyday for anything new. Thank you for all you do.

[@Hammerman48]

Beautiful song written by John……great cover and brilliant job!

[@martynspooner5822]

When you thought you knew the Beatles and then someone takes it to the ultimate level. Thanks as always.

[@stephensmith60]

The Brilliance is within you, Mike! Only You can put these together so tastefully and correct! 👏🏻😊👍.

[@COBBETT1215]

Thanks. for all your hard work. Thoroughly illuminating and enjoyable as always.

[@MPfrance]

My pleasure!

[@danielrockmyer949]

So glad you did this one Mike! 🎸🎧🎵

[@bammbamm12]

I learned this as a kid, and am still amazed at the cleverness of the intro, and the smooth melodic line through the half step modulation. It's crazy, and inexplicable.

[@carlotomass119]

Mike fantastic …. Absolutely without a shadow of doubt the best guitar teacher on the internet ….. thank you

[@patrickkelly5004]

Great work, Mike! This was one of my favorite's from A Hard Day's Night, grabbing my 10 year old heart and ears when I saw the movie in 1964.

[@acrosstheuniverse7215]

Perfect. Good Musician. Hats off.

[@guitarandbeyondplus]

I've been playing this for years and it's alway nice to learn a few new tricks. Thanks Mike......Merci....

[@brucewallace3285]

Thank you for this. My all time favorite band.

[@studio1954thereflections]

I love this song...I was 10 years old when it came out and love your video 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦

[@SurferJoe1]

Been waiting for this one- one of my favorite songs of all time, and I've wanted to see the odd strum pattern really analyzed like this. So thanks!

[@martyros1234567]

I love your back stories (let alone the rendition, which is brilliant as always). It just boggles the mind how it is possible to create 7 songs in 7 days during the concerts. Obviously not possible in 70s ))

[@bradpedellvids]

Another incredible tutorial. To me, this is among the finest works of The Beatles. The lads were only a few years older than teenagers at the time. This composition is beautifully composed not only instrumentally, but vocally too. Who could do this in 1964? Fast forward today and I’ll ask the same question. Not many, if ANY. Your breaking this down fundamentally reveals pure greatness. Lennon’s and Harrison’s guitar coordinations are virtuous. And Harrison just turned 21 at the time! Thanks for offering your gifts of knowledge and your time in deconstructing this masterpiece.

[@robnic52]

It looks like that J160E neck and fretboard has been shifted out to join the body on the 15th fret, allowing the pickup to sit in the space left between the fretboard and sound hole. Still sounds great. A favourite Beatles song of mine, thanks for another brilliant deconstruction and reconstruction. 👍

[@grantporter1674]

Well stated. The understated elegance and simplicity of George’s accompaniment with subtle transitions is a great example of their magic. Thanks Mike! Love the new cheap 12 string!

[@Floodland-bn3ol]

Agree. I think this is one of their finest songs.

[@richardscotto1108]

JUST PERFECT, Mike...This is one of my favorite since I saw the movie (I think I saw it about eleven times since ...) ,owning the DVD of course ... I like to play that song that, according to my voice's capacity, I need to sing in the key of " A" , thanks again for you devotion to the Beatles' cause ... You're certainly the best expert es-Beatles ever !

[@brianh7403]

Thanks Mike, nailed it again.

[@davekennedy55]

A masterpiece in simplicity! Amazing how the tuning on the 12-string is finicky solo, but sounds so good in the mix! Thanks!

[@MPfrance]

@davekennedy - the tuning thing when I’m playing solo is caused by indiscriminate tension put on various strings whilst I’m talking. I’m much more careful when recording the part with my track. But then again, there’s NO guitar that’s totally in tune all over the neck. And this is especially true of a 12 string. Plus - if you listen carefully to the record, George’s RickenWacker is WAY out of tune!

[@jackievandekauter819]

I am a 77j old beginner guitar player from the Flanders in Belgium and Beatle fan. Thank you for the verry clear lesson If I fell. Great !! Jackie Vdk

[@charlotteblanchard]

As he’s playing through the chords without singing, my brain keeps defaulting to The Rutles’ “A Girl Like You” for the melody 😂😂

[@Berniewahlbrinck]

Yess!! 😀

[@daviddickmeyer5231]

I don’t know how you do it. It must take hours! But all of your labors go well listened. I always enjoy your explanations and your music of The Beatles! Thanks so much!

[@MPfrance]

@david - You're welcome and yeah - it takes me the better part of two weeks - working day & night to do one of these lessons.

[@jelau4851]

Superb Rendition, and I wasn,t aware of Georges ,s extensive search for sound on this one, this shows how Georges had such a wide knowledge of the Fretboard.

[@Capt_Percy]

Day 1 of asking Mike for his lesson on The Beatles 'I'm Happy Just To Dance With You' I've been looking forward to Mike's lesson on this song longer than nearly any other Beatles song, the rhythm in particular is one of my favourites. I only have an acoustic to practice on so to hear him play it on some Beatles instruments would be sensational!! Look forward to your next video whatever the song Mike, keep up the fine work.

[@LewisCollins3846]

Keep going man I love that song 😂

[@RobertBell-m2u]

Fantastic! One of my very favorite Beatle songs. Love all the details you puzzle out. I've been playing that part of the bridge with D9 chord for years, and now I know how it actually was played. How cool about bringing out the harmonies!

[@stratdad8218]

Definitely in my top 5 all time Beatles songs.

[@jackbaumun1605]

Extremely well taught . You do know how to teach . Jack .

[@psosna]

I've been looking at that Harley Benton 12 string, since a Rick is out of my price range. Thanks for your work, your vids are a valuable recourse!

[@BC1after909]

One of my favourite Beatles songs. Great job Mike. Ps love the Abbey Road “McCartney foot ware” 😉

[@rickalexanderguitar]

Great video Mike. One of my favourite songs of that early period.

[@Miles_ethan]

I have that same Harley Benton 12 string, what an amazing sound right?!? Not to mention its extremely afforable. Stellar lesson as always Mike.

[@dnbeckmann]

Love it! Love it! Love it!

[@josecerdasaez6154]

Beautiful as always greetings from Chile

[@guitar1067]

Your page is a treasure!

[@marcelyanez9045]

Maravillosa y emotiva presentacion. Es un enorme trabajo realizado. Muchas gracias, Mike. Peaceandlove.

[@JordanMcLaughlin918]

Love these Mike! Helping everyone learn a lot

[@drooga81]

yay! been hoping you’d do this for a long time - in fact i think you said you sold the guitar that you needed for george’s part to put this together - anyway much as gracias

[@uwu-gr7il]

There is an advertisement offering guitar lessons because he assures us that we can't learn any guitar off of KZbin. Mike you're taught me so many impressive Beatles songs, even if I don't follow every bit of your lesson, it still gives me enough of so many songs that it makes me look and feel like a passible quick good enough continuous Beatles Busker. Could you do a couple of Elliott Smith songs but the ones that aren't so available like Place Pigale , True Love, Taking a fall and Everything's ok

[@MPfrance]

@uwu - the things that you learn on your own are those that you learn the best!

[@ignacio.carral]

Great as usual, Mr. Pachelli.

[@stewartsnape2936]

From hard days night, they are in the TV studio and George says something about ringo and his drums and think John says I'll show him then they break into if I fell thanx Mike for all your fabulous fab four tutorials

[@monk9612]

If l fell e uma verdadeira obra prima dos Beatles, uma das mais belas canção, entre muitas outras, produzidas pela maior banda de Rock de todos os tempos !!!❤️❤️❤️👍👍👏👏👏

[@TommyLayden]

I would love to see one after 909

[@ZackyDog]

Thanks for your world-class lessons and information, Mike. That Harley Benton 12 string sounds very, very nice (1/10 the price [no exaggeration] of a Rickenbacker C360/12-63). Best Regards.

[@drplastic007]

Fantastic - 🤩 thank you Mike!

[@swettyspaghtti]

still have no clue how the beatles wrote so well. I heard this at 5 am and its still stuck in my head !

[@RylanLessard]

God bless THE Mike Pachelli !!!!

[@BB63]

Excellent performance, beautiful tune.

[@omaraceviz5784]

Please, happy just to dance tutorial from you!!! Love your videos!!!

[@deerfarmer45]

These lessons are like candy Mike!

[@doctorestefanowitsch5162]

Thank you so much for your lessons Mike ! I would love, if you can show us the the incredible Beatles song: Slow Down

[@jaygee4569]

Hard to pick favorites, but this one is particularly romantic

[@orlandotorribilla3172]

Que hermosa canción y tu interpretación excelente!

[@tyrellmiller778]

There are some that stand out on the internet you are one of them. You strive for perfection. How do you know all this?

[@MPfrance]

@tyrellmiller - I look it up on the internet...

[@ABCFORKIDSCOMEDIAN1998]

What happened to the Rickenbacker 12 string

[@MPfrance]

@ABC - I used it for firewood. (HaHaHa) Actually I sold it to one of my students.

[@MPfrance]

@ABC - Sold her to one of my students.

[@ABCFORKIDSCOMEDIAN1998]

So you now use a Harley Benton

[@lieutenantdanny]

Love the video as always, but I just wanted to say that's a really funky 12 string. Thanks for the video Mike!

[@walkerson943]

You rock, Mike!

[@MovingBlanketStudio]

"Hard to see with this lighting" ....... Must have been "A Hard Day's Light." (nailed it!!!)

[@albertgen]

Great!

[@kennethlansdell8409]

Awesome Mike 💪

[@jameslabs1]

Thank you, appreciated.

[@maximobenatti6110]

Belle le armonizzazioni vocali 👍👍

[@specialk5257]

How do you like the Harley Benton Rickenbacher-inspired 12-string?

[@Cbcw76]

I ended up getting two, one strung like the Rick/Roger McGuinn, and one The Normal Way. They're capable of stage-work (ie, mimicry for cover-song performances; tuners hold up well). Mine are 2020 and 2021 purchases and I'm coming close to experimenting with different pickups. Just to try different ones. These H-B's are inspirational enough for composition work, too, but I usually end up on the Guild F512 to finish those. (I sure won't get two of those!)

[@MPfrance]

@spiecalK - I like her fine. Like I said in the video. I've owned four Riks and didn't like any of them. The Harley is thousands of $$ less and gets the job done.

[@MPfrance]

@special - It's fine. Does the job and is thousands of $$ less than the Rik.

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

I like how the opening gives little indication of the rest of the song including basic key.

[@thomascourter6235]

How come you don't like Rickenbackers? Great video, keep theme coming!!

[@MPfrance]

@thomas - 'cuz they're WAY overpriced pieces of garbage. I've had four of them. If you have better than average ears - then you'll know that they sound & feel like crap and are NEVER in tune.

[@FQplanet]

Super cover!👌

[@nats50]

I did notice the rather different way John strummed that song, not the usual way moat people do, not to mention the chords. Just by ear. And that was in the 60s. I'm just a regular player, but it's my ears, I guess. 😁

[@carlotomass119]

Thanks Mike

[@Michael_Chico]

Hey Mike, what do you think about The Beach Boys?

[@MPfrance]

@Michael - I don't think about them. But if I had to - I'd say they had a few good songs. But more fluff than stuff...

[@crumblefest]

You play guitar right-handed and Hofner bass left-handed? For the "Paul" effect? And no shoes? Isn't that an electrical hazard?

[@BB63]

How do you find out all the information you do about each song, how it was recorded how many takes and who played what. You do a great job.

[@brent_1101]

Probably a site like BeatlesBible

[@MPfrance]

ANYTHING you wanna know about the Beatles is readily available on the web. Simply GOOGLE any question and you'll get tons of data.

[@1rwjwith]

Harrison’s flourishes on his 12 string always add so much…or on his 6 string for that matter ! Great lesson as always. By the way does that HARLEY BENTON 12 have a wider neck than the Ricks ? How do you rate that guitar? Thanks.

[@MPfrance]

@1rw - The nut on the Harley is 1 7/8" - It does the job and is thousands of $$ less than a Rik.

[@1rwjwith]

@@MPfrance thanks Mike!

[@MPfrance]

The nut on the Harley is 1.88" - The Riks are 1.63" She does the job - intonation is fine - and costs thousands of $$ less.

[@paulevans9036]

Such a great song and an excellent version by you. That Harley Benton sounds really nice as well. Is it fun to play?

[@MPfrance]

@paul - Thanks! And yeah - I find nothing criticizable about the Harley. It's definitely more comfy than any Rik I've ever played.

[@KingHarvestHSC]

I had a hard time with the 360/12 but really liked when I switched to the 660/12.@@MPfrance

[@MPfrance]

@King - Yeah - the 660/12 is what the Harley Benton is based on. But I've already lost SO much $$ on Riks - and have never 'connected' with any - so I'm done with them...

[@msherer260]

Pachelli the man for Beatles song lessons. How about doing "It's Gonna Be Alright" from Gerry and the Pacemakers friends of the Beatles.

[@hohum8732]

They just now did this song, a Lennon tribute, in central park

[@switch.8536]

What the thickness of your pick mike??❤

[@MPfrance]

@switch .60mm

[@switch.8536]

@@MPfrance Thanks for answering ✌️

[@lolafinch]

Another John chord progrsion that hasn't been heard before.

[@attilatorocsik2081]

Mike! I think the bridge does not start with Beatles D, but with D7 in John's case, this is clearly visible in the video that is up on youtube. Live in Indianapolis 1964. Beatles rare live video. Just look at it!

[@MPfrance]

@attila - I teach what the Beatles played on the recordings. NOT what they played live. The Beatles RARELY played the parts live exactly as they played on the record. Especially John. BUT - as I state in the lesson - John plays a D7 on the 2nd bar of the first bridge AND George is playing a D7 arpeggio on the 1st measure of the 2nd bridge. THAT's what they played on the recording.

[@attilatorocsik2081]

I understand. I was waiting for this video of yours the most, it's one of my favorite songs from the Beatles. Keep up the good work, what you do is unique, good health! We look forward to the rest you have planned. 

[@ivornostrings2722]

Have you done leave my kitten alone, or Words of love yet.

[@barrymac1951]

top notch lesson. now, how about i'm looking through you?

[@MPfrance]

@barry - "I’m Looking Through You" is on my to-do list already.

[@henryb160]

The GH part seems quite taxing.

[@MPfrance]

@henry - It sure does! I would like to hear George playing differently on this one.

[@henryb160]

@@MPfrance He (and yourself) put in a yeoman's shift on that one, that's for sure! I'll bet he was none too pleased. I plugged in to the 12 string option in my old Roland GR55 and followed your lead. But sadly I'd had enough after 6 or 7 bars and reached for the whiskey. Ah well. I do love your playing and the wealth of information you bring to light. Thank you.

[@jar4584]

Thank you very very much Mike this is one of my favorite Beatles songs. Merry Christmas Happy hannukah happy holidays happy New Year

[@boppin_bennie]

Really good take on a fine early Beatles songs Mike. Our family was driving in my dads brand new 64 Chevelle Malibu wagon on vacation from the Burgh to Fort Lauderdale, Florida early summer 64, The Beatles were all over top 40 radio, my dad really liked this song saying they sing it beautifully but couldn't have written it, my sisters & I were sayin' No They Did Write It ! He just could not believe it thinking there has to be a ghostwriter ...

[@kevinoshea1985]

Great lesson, Mike. Just wondering if your Harley Benton needed a lot of tweaking and setup when you got it. Thanks.

[@bobmalloy3460]

You are truly amazing!Than you for all your hard work helping old guys like myself enjoy the music of the Beatles!

[@miamichristine]

Found your cool KZbin channel - because you posted the 12 string on KZbin. This video is 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆. If I Fell is one of my top fav songs toooo 🔥🔥🎸🎸🏆🏆🎸🎸🔥🔥

[@sloth361]

Love the videos Mike. Any chance you can do Yer Blues, I Want You, or Money next? :)

[@MPfrance]

@sloth - "Yer Blues" is on my to-do list.

[@MPfrance]

@sloth - "Yer Blues" is on my to-do list. Haven't decided what I'll do next. Workin' on my 7th Django Reinhardt tune for an album I hope to finish next year.

[@andrewpappas9311]

I remember asking for a video on this song a couple years ago so I’m definitely happy to see one, I actually had A Hard Day’s Night on DVD when I was a kid (as well as Help! and Yellow Submarine) and watched the living daylights out of that movie so that’s where I heard this song for the first time. It definitely became one of my favourite early songs from them and John’s acoustic part at the beginning is just genius, great lesson as always Mike. As for some future lessons how about some for the Abbey Road Medley (either each song gets its own individual lesson and you compile everything at the end or one long video, but splitting it could be a bit easier) or Happiness Is A Warm Gun, I’d love to see those sometime

[@easytrigger660]

Perhaps the most beautifull song for the first love composed by John Winston. Thank you for sharing this treasure.

[@tonyhaines2337]

Great video as always. I own 3 Harley Benton guitars and 1 bass. Unbelievable quality. I wish those $200 bass guitars were available when I was flying around with my band. I could drop ship a $200 bass to the gig and give it away when the gig was over. I would save at least $400 on oversized baggage. That's when $400 was $400!

[@LARRYWAITE]

you are Amazing Mike! you're such a thorough, patient instructor -- btw top shelf cover by your selves, those Harrison arpeggios knock me out +. LH workout

[@georgeguevara9502]

Maestro, that song touches my heartstrings and always makes me a little emotional. Your performance was luxurious. Excellent tutorial, as always. Gracias 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Edward-MTBKR]

Thanks Mike! One of my very favorites, and I wish they could have done a few more songs with the Everly Brothers inspiration.

[@markrichardson6629]

Excellent Mike as always, I'd love to hear you do Anna (go to him)

[@jake105]

That was awesome!! Thanks Mike

[@alangriff1]

Another fabulous breakdown Mike. I'm glad you've solved the non D9 in there because I was sure that that chord was in there. Just shows the vocals can be misleading to what chord is played over it.

[@MPfrance]

@alan - I can't stress that fact enuff. The Beatles' harmonies sound SO full because they DO NOT put every note that they sing into every chord that they play.

[@Энди-т6и]

Я ждал этого урока! Спасибо!