The Beatles Help! LESSON by Mike Pachelli

[@JohnnyM_]

"Once again George being the epitome of good taste." That's because he was a real "team player." It was always about the song. Never himself. Thanks Mike, great detailed lesson on a great Beatles classic.

[@georgescarlett2320]

Same for Ringo1

[@Thiago_m200]

I love your classes you take on the Beatles, congratulations on the work. 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@aaronreeves8376]

Mike great job, your ear is quite amazing!!

[@MPfrance]

Aaron - Thank you kindly!

[@dentalnovember]

Mike’s inner ear is solid gold.

[@keithgeorge2541]

I love this guy!

[@MrPauldrago]

Great job

[@billysea7769]

I read that Ringo Starr has a way of speaking weird phrases suck as A HARD DAYS NIGHT OR HE felt they worked EIGHT DAYS A WEEK WHICH LENNON FOUND IT APPEALING.

[@GABRILLEO-GM]

I've been playing guitar for 55 years, but as I watch your videos, it turns out that I've played up to 10% of beatles songs correctly so far. Thank you, Professor Mike. We are always looking forward to your new performances. The number one Beatles expert is Mike Pachelli, the most brilliant band of all time is the Beatles!

[@MPfrance]

Gabrilleo - Thanks! Glad I can be of some help.

[@steveroberts-f6g]

I do wish you and KZbin were around when I was learning these songs . It sure would have been easier than stopping the LP every chord change and getting it close thanks for all the history,fun facts and such it's like the Beatles are a new band. And what a band they were! Thanks again.

[@julianphelps3852]

You are a legend amongst us Beatle guitar loving fans! It’s fab that you give the detailed history behind the tracks as that adds sooo much to the songs & the genius that is/was the Beatles! Or as John would say, ‘the butles’ 😁

[@MPfrance]

Julian - Thanks! Glad my work is to your liking!!

[@ziblot1235]

I never heard John say that. Thanx Mike. Appreciate your effort. Fun stuff, and its a rainy day! Hey did you ever notice how George made up so many of those "turn arounds" I call them his "here come the sun things"

[@ronaldkavanagh7983]

Hi Mike, you present a wonderful take, may I say on all the Beatles work since their notoriety in the early 60s and they certainly would not have been easy to emulate, without your immense knowledge of the said group and how you convey to all Beatle fans, of which I am one. But I have one small request could you possibly include Mr McCartney's bass ingenuity as I think that deserves some recognition also. Many thanks Mike, I am so grateful to be a recipient of your KZbin channel. Ronnie.

[@danrl9710]

Second that!

[@randyrowold4724]

@@danrl9710 truly

[@truthstillmatters59]

There are a lot of Beatles lessons on KZbin but NOTHING beats this channel which teaches the songs with accuracy and completeness as well as a background into the songs to help us understand the song and the band. Mike Pachelli does his due diligence and spends time researching before creating these videos and that is something I really appreciate and am very thankful to him.

[@caseyeisenman]

No shit!!!!

[@adyhartmusic]

Mike! What a hero! Absolutely love your videos! I’m “George” from a UK Beatles tribute called the Fab Beatles. We formed in 1991 and did amazingly well. We’ve recently regrouped (after many years apart) as an acoustic 3 piece (John, Paul & George) as we just ❤️ playing Beatles tunes :) Back in the early 90’s we didn’t have the luxury of the internet, so I used to painstakingly pick apart George’s guitar parts by ear. In many cases I got it right, but your videos have been a huge inspiration and help to me, as I quite clearly got things “not quite right” in many other songs! 😆 A huge thanks to you and your brilliant channel! 😊👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Love your enthusiasm - keep up the good work! Ady, Exeter, Devon, England

[@oldmal60]

wow. Just being able to come close sound is amazing!

[@user-is4jf8yr4z]

Your videos are amazing. I'm watching all these Beatles tutorials and they're simply excellent.

[@dahur]

An enormous amount of work goes into these productions...thanks, and great job.!

[@cdavidlake2]

Mike's stuff is the very definition of high value content.

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

One of the many great things about the Beatles is that you've heard their songs all your life, and every once in a while you hear a little something that you never noticed before. Now Milke just showed us a whole bunch of them at once! And another perfect example of George giving a song just exactly what it needs.👍👍

[@neverforget6523]

George seemed to stand behind the genius of Lennon and McCartney but at least he was the one who made a song a Beatles song.

[@1tpmg]

I love how you know the history behind these iconic songs.

[@MPfrance]

1tpmg - Thanks but truth be told - it's not that I "know" the history of each song. I just do A LOT of research and take notes before hand. But at my age - I forget everything I said the next day!! lol

[@annelouisemaclellan485]

@@MPfranceI feel this lol

[@TooleyPeter]

The #1 Beatles songcraft channel. An absolutely essential historical document.

[@jelau4851]

Mike is the best, nobody can touch him on this, and he,s so generous on his deciphering, absolutely phenomenal

[@vicbertfartingclack4559]

Thank you for mentioning just how brilliant John Lennon was as a rhythm guitarist. I find his playing to be so rich.

[@jamesleenelson]

I’m always amazed at how many chords the Beatles used in their songs. Certainly not a 3-4 chord band. Their upbringing in the clubs and their vast repertoire of songs of many genres really taught them well! Their songs hold up because they are so good! Plus, to get all those amazing changes, here, in less than 2 1/2 minutes-astounding!!

[@paulsr54]

Isn’t it amazing how particular John was in his choice of voicing and rhythms? Truly a phenomenal and thoughtful rhythm guitar player. Great job Mike!

[@oscarallen8484]

Sup Corazzelli (and thanks for the wild ears, Mike)

[@lucaspage3538]

Perfect lesson as usual! Exactly like you said in the video I always thought John was just straight strumming. And boy, oh boy, I am shocked how much wrong I was. Thanks to your lessons I now know that Lennon's rhythm guitar playing was far more complex than I could ever imagine. Also I must say that your vocals here are OUTSTANDING! Great job.

[@guitarandbeyondplus]

Mike, in a word ...fantastic. As much as I think that I have been playing these songs correctly you always point out something new. Merci !!! BTW why don't you do a video of how you go about recording these songs. Do you start with the rhythm guitar and a click track then add drums? etc.

[@gwandao]

That is such a great uplifting song, i don't know that it could be written these days by the durge that occupies the charts with all their sad sorrowful songs. Only John Lennon could write such a joyous song during his darkest moments. Great tutorial.

[@ernestturner915]

Thank you for clarifying how Harrison came up with the turnaround..I wondered for years how he came up with that but it just proves how immensely talented he actually was.

[@leeturton9254]

When john strums on all the videos I've seen he doesn't even look like he's concentrating... its like he's thinking of something other than what he's actually doing... its like it's all such a breeze for him... even on let it be he's constantly joking about or clearly thinking of something else...just a natural

[@JESSICABell-l6b]

I love that rundown, I think the song would feel empty without it !, outstanding ideas from Mr.G Harrison, thanks for the lesson Mike xx ❤😂🎉

[@stephenstrang590]

Lennon is the greatest rhythm guitarist of all time and it's not even close.

[@westfield90]

The level of detail is just magnificent

[@MPfrance]

westfield - I appreciate you noticing that!

[@theonaca6642]

Nice history Mike. I like how you teach us not just about the tabs and the chords but about the song itself and how it came together.

[@MPfrance]

Theo - Yeah - I think the backstory helps us to 'hear' the song better.

[@Blocksetter]

A day off work, nice weather, a cup of tea and Mike and Ringo appear.... Stunning Mike, please keep the facts coming as well, some we know, some we've forgotten but you've a knack for digging out some gems I've never heard. Somebody mentioned above about hard copy lessons, can only agree, I've a couple of Beatle dvd lessons from years back that I often return to. As for the playing I've always thought his rhythm guitar a cut above the rest, absolutely love your 12 string rendition. Have to hold myself back from skipping forwards to your version on each video.

[@alkitzman9179]

Mike I have played this song for 40 years . However never correctly. You just do an amazing job on these videos and your sound a likes. Truly amazing

[@leslierogers3134]

Love your work, Mike. From a musician from Liverpool...

[@danmcmahon8566]

Wow. I can’t say “Thanks” enough for this and all the details, esp. what George did.

[@darrenschuberg4394]

Love it! Such a simple yet more complex than it seems song. You are a fountain of help (pun intended) when it comes to playing these songs as close to original as possible. I was always fascinated by the opening scene in the movie where they are showing them on film singing it while throwing darts at the screen. During the chorus, at one point, it looks like John is using barres to go down from Bm to G to E to A, with the E being played like a C#m without the pinkie on the G string (making it a Beatle banjo chord E). Obviously, this was just for the film, but I thought it looked cool.

[@adrianschindlbeck9322]

Thanks for all your splendid videos. Keep up the good work! Best regards from Bavaria (the land of Framus guitars :D) Adrian

[@Daytripper51]

Wow, Mike, you really dissected this simple song to bring out the nuances of it! Great work for an Ohio boy!

[@GJeanRobert1]

Great job Mike! the rhythm part is a melody by itself. Happy Holiday and many thanks for your great performance!

[@MPfrance]

Many thanks!!

[@davidmacleod9313]

Why do people say that John was a crappy guitar player? Clearly he was NOT.

[@RichardBreed]

Oh oh I just wanted to say thank you for doing all that research it's a major amount of work you put

[@anthonyrampino4992]

You're the best

[@davidgoodman7089]

Great video Mike - this video is instructive but also very entertaining in the way you show how the Beatles put it together with all the little nuances. I thoroughly enjoyed all 26 minutes.

[@MPfrance]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Deliquescentinsight]

I remember absolutely loving this track when it first came on the radio - I was intrigued by the descending guitar bass notes on the chorus, but it was like a happy/sad song, a strange mix of emotions, I was all of 7 years old at the time, I still love this song

[@ringi1970]

Wow! That was awesome. How much work in Johns Rhythmguitar! Never realised that. 21:35 reminds me a little bit of "Michelle" Intro

[@dennistedder3384]

I will look like a plant if I keep saying how you just slay me, but I w

[@sapelesteve]

As usual, that was over the top incredible Mike! It always amazes me at how intricate and musically sophisticated their songs were. Hard to beat the lads from Liverpool! Thanks for your Beatles lessons & hope that you are doing well! 👏👏👍👍🎸🎸🎤🎤👍👍👏👏

[@MPfrance]

Sapele - Thanks very much. And yeah - I'm doin' very well. My group is starting to do some concerts here - and that's big time fun!

[@yasiphrincon4762]

🖤✨ I Love The Beatles

[@dentalnovember]

Let’s all help Mike Pachelli hit the 100k subscribers mark. He puts a lot of effort into these lessons and the least we can do for him is push a button and subscribe to his channel.

[@davelouis4004]

Great in-depth video , shows how brilliant The Beatles were/ are , with carefully crafted parts that work flawlessly !

[@julysanchez8580]

Fun fact: John wrote the lyrics in 15 minutes!

[@Thekarlskorner]

What a splendid job you do breaking this all down. Truly remarkable catching all of the nuances in the strumming and then adding in the simple but effective lead parts. You opened up my thinking on a few of my songs and to get a more distinct sound. Thank you for providing this and I will be listening to the song next time with a lot more respect.

[@MPfrance]

Karl - "You opened up my thinking on a few of my songs and to get a more distinct sound." BEST compliment one could get. THANKS!

[@davidolson7735]

LOL, I've done this song when I was a kid. I just noticed that I'm wearing my Beatles tee. I used to have a Framus 12 string when ANGIE by the Stones dropped. By the way, this is David Olson from Tampa Bay.Hope you're well. Beautiful day here.Carry the torch and spread the word..✌️

[@airtimedesign]

Great job Mike. Never saw John play that Framus 12. Where did you find one? Wow it sounds so bright and jangly!

[@MPfrance]

Brooks - Found mine on eBay Germany. I buy my guitars on eBay & REVERB.

[@michaelbill123]

@@MPfrance I can’t remember if you mentioned it in your video Mike…what year is your Framus 12?

[@paulandregosselin6731]

What a passionate and erudite demonstration and performance ! As a guitar player and singer i really appreciate your work and how it helps to understand the greatness of the Beatles songwriting and musicianship. Bravo !

[@baggies59]

Your Vids are truly great Thank you very much what a talent.

[@MPfrance]

I appreciate that!

[@leecanning123]

awesome mix a the end mate. even just getting all that video together must be task and a half!!

[@MPfrance]

LeeC - Thanks and thanks for noting all the time and effort these videos take!

[@leticiam8804]

GRACIAS FROM SPAIN

[@mb10mb10]

Fantastico Mike. Grazie.

[@anthonyglennmollicasr.425]

You are the greatest, I can only imagine the massive amount of work that goes behind these lessons, from filming to recording, mixing all the parts, editing, and researching for the back story, wow! We greatly appreciate your talent.🎸🥁🎙🎤🎼🎵✌

[@MPfrance]

Anthony - Thanks for noticing. And yeah - each lesson takes the better part of an entire week. Me working from 9am to 10pm breaking only for meals. Whew. I get tired just thinkin' about it!

[@anthonyglennmollicasr.425]

@@MPfrance lol, I thought so. I would just do 1 multi track song and that took hours, but I never did all the other things you do, that is incredible dedication, you are amazing! Rock on

[@RAYSEEME]

Thank you

[@DrGerard66]

You're amazing Mike Ever thought of offering a hard copy of your videos for sale?

[@MPfrance]

Gerard - thanks for the kudos. I appreciate that. Hard copies don't sell enuff to equal the manufacturing cost. Plus, not sure many would buy what they can get for free here on KZbin...

[@DrGerard66]

@@MPfrance Understood. Your videos are a treasure trove though, and like anything on You Tube they could be pulled at any time. I'd be happy to pay something like $150 US for them all on a USB drive or something.

[@theadoresmith2777]

brilliant stuff!

[@kenzuercher7497]

I've also been playing guitar about 55 years and used to think that the Beatles sound was studio magic. Part of it was that they had different gear from me and my friends (no tube Vox amps and we couldn't afford Gretch guitars). The ideas and voicings that George used were different enough to cause us to play most of the songs incorrectly. Thank you for clearing up many issues!

[@dumb1373]

Thank you Mike for this! Can you do a sound test with your Gibson J160E plugged in? Thank you!

[@patrickkelly5004]

I was a Beatles fan after seeing them on Sullivan, and became a BIG fan upon the release of Help! Your analysis of rhythm guitar parts on this song are par excellence, Mike, and show Lennon's impish, iconoclastic side of his playing.

[@christopherb1483]

Great? Theese guys were SCARY!! HOW can anyone be soo good! WTF. WHAT The FUCK. I remember.

[@bobgrilli1427]

Ever since 1964 I've tried to learn the A descending riff George played. You're the only one who got it right! Thanks a zillion.

[@jimhicks1947]

Dear Mike, I really like your videos and sound-a-likes. Brilliant. I especially like the way when playing bass, you horizontally flip the video to appear as Paul would playing left-handed. Too bad it would be too much work to digitally flip the Hofner name/logo so it would appear right. Great work from a 65 years of playing guitar and huge Beatle fan guy...

[@davidshortino1138]

Hi Mike I really enjoyed that lesson on all three guitar parts and your final performance. Great job and Thank you!

[@georgescarlett2320]

Man, don't know how you (or Geo.) pick the descending riff straight IN LINE and then pick UP on the B open. I've never had any trouble just traverse picking the whole bloody thing??? Oh, BTW, after the next to the last descending lead at 25:05, prior to the "quiet" section, Geo. lets the B string RING while going to the last A note. Yeah, Picky, Picky! Great job mate, as always. Cheers! Gb

[@philcurtis8935]

Yet another amazing tutorial come history lesson! As mentioned so may times, George was an absolute genius too and I'm aghast at the maturity and creativity of those guys at such a young age! Thanks again Mike. How on earth you get into the detail of what they do and don't do is truly amazing but you are an incredible media for spreading the joy and genius of the boys. Can't wait for the next one!

[@ariguth4852]

Dear Mr .Pachelli, I am speechless in admiration of your talent and am so grateful for these tutorials! To begin, I love your period accurate gear, and you would still sound like the Beatles with ANY gear!-- you are a true talent irrespective of equipment. The Beatles and Help in particular have been a major inspiration to my musical career. I do not cover Beatles, being a low baritone, yet I still long for their recording sound! Could you kindly share with all of us your vocal recoding chain to achieve that distinctive Beatles sound? Could you post a video of how you recorded the vocals of Help? IN AWE, Joseph, Ari, Jacob :)

[@audiophilehi3524]

Mike…your Beatles lessons are top notch. They are so spot on. I appreciate them so much. Any chance you can do Revolution?

[@glenbolofsky3573]

Hey Mike, what’s this all about a fat John Lennon? Never heard that b4. Most importantly, you taught me a lot from from this cool clip. Thank you Mike!

[@neverforget6523]

It is indeed amazing to see 57 years later how young men just a few years in their twenties could find this great sound. thanks to Mike for explaining.

[@watson123]

If you are watching this video you are probably:”Help! Tow to play this song? Help!”

[@frankcozin7322]

Once again amazing breakdown! So enjoyable, thank you for posting these!

[@redmagee308]

Absolutely Fantastic, i am learning this at the moment, WOW i thought it would be easy, but if it was easy everybody would be doing it. your making me a better player. Cheers......

[@LockedInTheZoo]

This lesson has manifested John in my living room! Super accurate!

[@hugechimp]

Always Great, Mike LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@MPfrance]

THANKS THANKS THANKS

[@swatibhuj]

EXCELLENT!

[@MPfrance]

Glad you think so!

[@majorseventh1]

I enjoyed watching your video. You really picked out the nuances in the song. I had never discerned the Asus2 chord in the recorded version of the song. I had heard it in a live version of Help but didn't know what the chord was. By the way, I love your guitar.

[@dpnp11]

Thank you for recognizing George's contributio to The Beatles and the brilliance of his guitar playing.

[@elmolewis9123]

Another educational and interesting video. Your sound-alike performances are remarkable.

[@caseyeisenman]

You don't have to wonder why the Beatles blow the stones away!!!!

[@GitaarschoolMichaelBarkey]

i am watching this and thought wow Mike P knows so much about the Beatles. They say that I know a lot about them.... but you! great video! I am a Mike Pachelli fan!

[@RichardBreed]

Where a wonderful wondering too and stumble upon discovery I mean have a son you're taking apart here great job so far I just had a deposit right away and say great job I'll let you know all about how my carburetoring 20 songs in a week next week is

[@CAllenBlack]

Amazing insight, amazing channel, subscribed!

[@danielcoleman1518]

I told you already. You are a genius. Might be John Lennon reincarnate.

[@MPfrance]

Daniel - thanks but I am in NO way, shape or form a "genius." I simply spend an inordinate amount of time (ask my wife) listening and researching before I even begin to construct a lesson. A "genius" would be able to do so such MUCH faster. :-)

[@danielcoleman1518]

@@MPfrance Cool. Keep up the good work..

[@Abbynorml1979]

12 strings are so physically demanding, I can only play a few minutes and my forearm can't take much more! And I'm tuned down a step!

[@Richard-do5vo]

As a child I recall loving the single record of this song more than the album version because I heard a slight reverb or echo chamber on the lead vocals on the single that I didn't hear on the album. Maybe I was delusional but I enjoyed John's vocals so much more on the single

[@chirilas5217]

Great lesson Mike. Very instructive. 👏👍👏👍👏👍

[@TR4Ajim]

One of the things I love about this song is how the background vocals “lead” the lead vocal in the verses.

[@theactivecitizen6488]

Awesome!

[@jaelge]

Lennon complained that Help was performed at a faster tempo than he liked, but ironically his home demo version (on piano) was done at almost the exact same tempo.

[@christopherb1483]

CHOICE Artist Judgement. Less is More.

[@williamearl1662]

I am not a muso but this was brilliant Mike, as are all you videos. Thanks for all your effort

[@MrBuc128]

I find it hard to believe George had difficulty with the descending line because even a novice like me got it after only a little practice

[@dancalaguas972]

Thank you so much Mike for the info regarding the Beatles.

[@tb9489]

I hope everyone has the Beatles Anthology set, I wouldn’t trade mine for all the gold in the world

[@jedhatcher252]

I like this teacher. Sorry to all the other guys I subscribe to. This guy did the lesson way better!

[@buska100]

Totally Awesome Mike. Cheers Mate

[@MPfrance]

buska - Glad you enjoyed it!