Category Archives: Early Pop Beatles

How To Play “Don’t Bother Me”

Don’t Bother Me

“Don’t Bother Me” is the first song written by George Harrison to appear on an album by English rock group the Beatles. The upbeat rock and roll song originally appeared on the group’s With the Beatles album in the United Kingdom, released in 1963, and on their Meet the Beatles! album in the United States, released in 1964.

Harrison wrote the song while ill in bed at a hotel room in Bournemouth, England, where the Beatles were playing some shows during the summer of 1963. He considered it an exercise in whether he could write a song, later saying, “at least it showed me that all I needed to do was keep on writing, and then maybe eventually I would write something good.”

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Artist: The Beatles
Album: Beatlemania! With The Beatles
Released: 1963

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How To Play “All I’ve Got to Do”

Early Pop BeatlesMeet The Beatles, With The Beatles

“All I’ve Got to Do” is a song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and performed by English rock group the Beatles on their second British album, With the Beatles.[3][4] In the United States, “All I’ve Got to Do” originally appeared on Meet the Beatles!. According to Dennis Alstrand, this song is the first time in rock and roll or rock music where the bass player plays chords as a vital part of the song.

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Learn To Play “A Hard Day’s Night”

Early Pop BeatlesA Hard Day's Night, Guitar Riff, Rock and Roll

“A Hard Day’s Night” was written by John Lennon, and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was released on the movie soundtrack of the same name in 1964. It was later released as a single, with “Things We Said Today” as its B-side.

The song featured prominently on the soundtrack to the Beatles’ first feature film, A Hard Day’s Night, and was on their album of the same name. The song topped the charts in both the United
Kingdom and United States when it was released as a single.

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How To Play “It Wont Be Long”

Early Pop BeatlesMeet The Beatles, Rock and Roll, With The Beatles

“It Won’t Be Long” is the opening track on With the Beatles, the Beatles’ second UK album, and was the first original song recorded for it. This particular song is mainly composed by John Lennon and credited as Lennon-McCartney with Paul McCartney assisting with the lyrics and arrangement.

Just like “She Loves You”, “It Wont Be Long” also has the melodramatic ending and their early signature style of call-and-response yeah-yeahs and scaling guitar riffs.

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How To Play “I Want To Hold Your Hand”

Early Pop BeatlesMeet The Beatles, Rock and Roll

“I Want to Hold Your Hand” is written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded in October 1963, This song is the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment.

“I Want To Hold Your Hand” is the song that breaks their way in the United States of America. In 1963, the Beatles became stars in England, but couldn’t break through in the US. They couldn’t get a major label to distribute their singles in America, so songs like “Love Me Do” and “She Loves You” were issued on small labels and flopped, even though they were hits in England.

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Learn How To Play “And I Love Her”

Early Pop BeatlesA Hard Day's Night, Acoustic, Guitar Riff

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“And I Love Her” is a song recorded 25-27 February 1964 and was released in the UK 10 July 1964 and June 26, 1964 in the US.. Written mainly by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney), this is the fifth track on their third album, A Hard Day’s Night. With “If I Fell” as a single by Capitol Records in the United States “And I Love Her” reached 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On this post, you will learn how to play the nylon guitar part of the song which was played by George Harrison. Important to remember here is the chords.

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How To Play “Misery”

Early Pop BeatlesLive at the BBC Vol. 2, Please Please Me

John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote this for Helen Shapiro, a 16 year old who toured with The Beatles in 1963. Her management rejected the song, but another singer on that tour, Kenny Lynch, did record it, becoming the first person to cover a Lennon/McCartney song.

According to Lennon, “It was kind of a John song more than a Paul song, but it was written together.” McCartney was to say: “I don’t think either one of us dominated on that one, it was just a hacking job.”

On this post, you will learn the chords used, the strumming pattern and other little tips on how to play “Misery”.

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How To Play “Please, Please Me”

Early Pop BeatlesPlease Please Me, Rock and Roll

Please, Please Me

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“Please Please Me” is a song and the second single from their United Kingdom released album of the same name. In the US, this is the first single relased.

It was originally a John Lennon composition, but of course during their early years and specially during the production of the Please Please Me Album, George Martin has a lot of say and influence.

According to John Lennon: “Please Please Me is my song completely. It was my attempt at writing a Roy Orbison song, would you believe it? I wrote it in the bedroom in my house at Menlove Avenue, which was my auntie’s place”

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How To Play “This Boy”

Early Pop BeatlesMeet The Beatles, Past Masters

“This Boy” is a song by English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon-McCartney). It was released in November 1963 as the B-side of the British Parlophone single “I Want to Hold Your Hand”.

The Beatles performed it live on 16 February 1964 for their second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. It also appears as the third track on side one of the American release, Meet the Beatles!.

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