Guitar Lessons

Monday, July 20, 2020

Credited to Lennon and McCartney but a Paul McCartney song from the Abbey Road album

Starts with a simple C to G chord progression then a more complex Am7 Am7/D Dm7 G7 C Csus4 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bm7b5 E7 Am7 progression

Although credited to Lennon & McCartney this is a Paul McCartney song from the Abbey Road album of 1969. It is the shortest Beatles song.

It starts with D and a descending bass line of D C# B A before moving to E7 A D

The bridge moves from Bm Bsus2 D7sus2 to G before nicely moving to Gm6 to D onto B7 E7 A6 D repeating before abruptly finishing on an open D note

From the 1966 Revolver album Here There And Everywhere credited time Lennon and McCartney but written by Paul McCartney

Intro of G Bm Bb Am7 D7 chord progression

The verses follow G Am Bm C x2 F#m B7 x2 Am Am7 D7 progression

A middle section key to change to Bb moving F7 Bb Gm Cm D7 Gm Cm D7

Written by Jack Bruce and poet Pete Brown for the Cream album Wheels Of Fire.

Great Eric Clapton riff based on D Csus2 G/B Bb C

Guitar video by James Rundle www.rock-licks.com

Written by Bono and The Edge from U2 1997 album Pop

Intro and verse based on Am G F Em chord progression

Pre chorus moves from F to G

Chorus C Am D F progression

Gimme Shelter written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger from the 1969 album Let It Bleed

The song has dual guitars in C#minor and the chords for the verse are C#m E and the chorus C#m B A then a E A B riff

From the James Bond movie Quantum of Solace 2008

Based on an Eminor riff and some memorable bond like musical hooks