Beatles - Kansas City Lead Guitar Secrets video free download


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Uploaded: 2012/02/07

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Solo 0:30

A cover of a Leiber and Stoller song (Kansas City). Little Richard wrote Hey, Hey,Hey. Harrison used his Tennessean but I think the Country Gentleman does a convincing job. I cut out a couple of verses, but all of the lead parts are there. Despite the fingering that George displays in the Shindig Video (a pre-recorded performance that only Paul sang along with) he only plays the B and G strings for the verse riff. This is clear if you isolate the lead guitar in the original stereo version. No tabs.

My videos are really intended for accomplished guitarists who want to polish up their Beatles repertoire and can benefit from "seeing" how a song is played. If the various chords that I am playing are not familiar to you then I would suggest that you visit some of the many free guitar chord sites. I had to learn these songs by listening to vinyl records and watching live performances on tv.

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Comments

8 years ago

Steve Reed

Great...thanks for uploading. I am now busy learning Kansas City..!

9 years ago

The 909s

spot on! great.

9 years ago

Doom Hammer

Sweet

9 years ago

Mario Brenes

Wow! It sounds way more complicated on the record. Thanks a lot, I really appreciate the work you put into this. I've been struggling with this song lately. George was truly an amazing lead guitar player.

9 years ago

LegionaryWithAGladius

what is the chord at @0:37 +Beatles Guitar Secrets 

10 years ago

Bernardo Salles

wow, ive never notice that the hole on the gretsch was fake, but, god, thats a freakin nice guitar, i can only imagine holding one, and you sir, is flawless, i learn very much with your vids. Keep it up and peace!

10 years ago

kenji onoda

完璧!perfect!

10 years ago

Shin Adamski

Howdy George Hey >^_^<

10 years ago

Beatles Guitar Secrets

It's actually XX5333 - A#, D and G . The actual chord is supposed to be C9, X32333 -C, E, A#, D and G. But, this is difficult to play at the speed of this song. When you play XX5333 on one guitar, a C7 on another guitar (Lennon) and a C bass note (McCartney) the overall sound is of a C9 chord. Watch the Youtube vid of the Shindig lip sync performance and you will see George playing XX5333.

10 years ago

Cornelius W. Pantaloon

That second chord is a Gm right? One source told me it was a C7 and im confused

10 years ago

Fernando Jimenez Sanchez

i love Harrison solos, thanks

11 years ago

morris levy

chillinglly beautifull

11 years ago

Rand Kelly

Dude you are incredible in how you picked up on the nuances of George and John's playing. I wish you would Day Tripper and include the 3rd guitar part. that nobody on You Tube has played. It is really subtle and starts one bar after the first part of the solo where George is playing the opening lick in B. You can faintly hear a 3rd guitar rising from C# on the A string played on the second beat after a quarter rest and held for the last 3 counts of every bar all the way to the end of the solo.

11 years ago

Beatles Guitar Secrets

Why would you assume TV Jones? It is a 1966 model with Gretsch Filtertron and Gretsch Supertron -- all factory original.

11 years ago

CluvVenny

A good close up of your Gretsch reveals that you have neck TV Jones SuperTron pickup and then your bridge pick up is either a TVJones Classic or Classic Plus. I'm thinking of going in that direction for one of my guitars. Very nice tone on your Gretsch Country Gentleman.

11 years ago

Beatles Guitar Secrets

In the intro its G then C 9(no 3rd)(D string 5th fret, G, B and E strings on the 3rd fret). This particular chord position makes it easier to make the quick change from the G chord. Check out the live performance on Shindig to see George playing it. After 1:16 instead of playing G, C and D you play the minor chord to the major with a hammeron on the G string. For example: Gm to G with G string hammeron from 3rd to 4th fret.

11 years ago

meta9luigi

my good fellow what chord(s) are you doing at the intro? and after 1:16?

11 years ago

intergrationdude

Thanx That Gretsch belongs in your hands.

11 years ago

Kevin Swann

Awesome bud

11 years ago

Robert Cowart

Very clean playing and instruction.

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