1. George is playing 2 leads in unison on a Fender Strat – One distorted, one clean/compressed. In the U.S version, the first bar only has the distorted guitar. I've heard that he recorded the second lead because of the "errors" where the song cuts out.

2. John is playing the open rhythm chords (Mostly 7ths) throughout, either on his Ric 325 or his Strat (He and George got matching Strats during the "Help!" sessions, and from what I've read, ...]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:28:34 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/daytripper/#p22655 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/daytripper/#p22655 Celebrated_Mr_K said:

Marcelo said:

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What do you mean with "too rhythmic"? Don't underestimate rhythm guitar!

 

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Bingo!
 

Compare the simple, catchy rhythm guitar by Col. Steve Cropper on Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" to any longwinded lead guitar riff of any 1980's hair band and tell me which is more effective at defining a song.

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What do you mean with "too rhythmic"? Don't underestimate rhythm guitar!
 

Compare the simple, catchy rhythm guitar by Col. Steve Cropper on Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" to any longwinded lead guitar riff of any 1980's hair band and tell me which is more effective at defining a song.

They always thought it was a big joke when they were asked to mime along with a song for a TV show…that's why they're smirking through a good bit of this one.

All I can say is that's a beautiful riff, but very difficult to play, and even more if you're singing. The voice comes after the riff start every time, so I can't really get it right.

Agreed. I've done it before - I've had to play the riff and sing back up - no easy task! That's another reason why the Beatles were so cool and so ahead of their times - all the guys could play an instrument and sing.

What do you mean with "too rhythmic"? Don't underestimate rhythm guitar!

Perhaps 'riff-oriented' is the term I'm looking for? His lead playing ...]]> Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:48:28 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/daytripper/#p21054 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/daytripper/#p21054 MVP said:

I find it kind of ironic that Lennon doesn't appear to actually play a riff he came up with (and one of the awesome riffs ever) throughout the song, except apparently during a guitar solo, and in a different key no less. It's very easy to play in E and A due to taking advantage of the open string on a guitar in standard tuning, but shifting it to B makes it harder.

I always wonder where and how he came up with it and got George (and Paul) to play it instead of himself.

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All I can say ...]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:54:25 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/daytripper/#p21045 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/daytripper/#p21045 Thanks for the links.

I bought Mark Lewisohn's book to see if I could find the answers. Both it and Joe's article contain some hints, but not much about the nitty-gritty I'm looking for on the recording of the guitars for this song. While I enjoyed reading it (and the comments), unfortunately it doesn't really answer my questions about the guitar playing (and specifcally now, how Lennon came up with music and that riff). I did initially pose that question there.

It's a good start though. Admittedly I wasn't (and would not) expect an online article to contain the huge volume of ...]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:08:26 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/daytripper/#p20893 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/daytripper/#p20893 Welcome!! Why Don`t you introduce yourself Here: /forum/getting-better/introduction-thread/page-26/#p20879

@mr. Sun king  - Thanks.

What (I find) is odd is the solo (I guess had to have been overdubbed) is in the RC, where the original riff-playing guitar was. It does lead me to wonder what George had originally played there (as the LC guitar was likely recorded by John when recording the song's initial backing tracks), as his part appears to have been edited out during the solo.

I find it kind of ironic that Lennon doesn't appear to actually play a riff he came up with (and one of the awesome riffs ...]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:02:30 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/daytripper/#p20430 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/daytripper/#p20430 John played the solo? That's something completely surprising! I always thought that it was George!

I'm a green apple right now.

1) Most Likely George

2) It is probably instrument Bleed, From George Again

3) John. 

4) John