Nick Martellaro - I'm Talking About You (Beatles/Chuck Berry cover) video free download


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Uploaded: 2012/01/18

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The last video took me so long to do, that I really wanted to do a simple (yet enjoyable) cover with minimal instruments. This is my cover of Chuck Berry's song, "I'm Talking About You," which The Beatles also covered at the BBC, and live in Hamburg, I believe in 1963 and prior. The recording hasn't ever been officially released, but you can find a few different versions of them playing it on YouTube.

Anyways, this is my version. I approached this song the same way I did "Good Golly Miss Molly" a while back - totally live, first takes, nothing fancy about it. This recording is only 5 tracks total - rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass, drums, and one vocal. Like I said, I used the first takes to get that "live" sound, mistakes and all.

Interesting notes about this song: it's a great fun screamer! The lead guitar is also really fun to play. You'll notice that the bass line is similar (actually, it's exactly the same) as The Beatles' song "I Saw Her Standing There." Paul actually copied that bass line directly from this song. It's a great riff, either way, very simple to play...just one pattern. The rhythm guitar is almost identical as well.

Oh, and one more thing...I don't mind when people ask me for chords and tabs for tricky songs, but please don't request this one, haha. :p I mean, it's literally three chords (E7, A7, and B7) - I'd say 90% of the song is basically just an E7, with a quick little blues changeup at the end, where it goes from D7, D#7, back to the E7. Anyways, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out if you want to learn it. :) The solo can be tricky, but that's why I included a full video of it!

Hope you enjoy these covers, thanks for watching!

Comments

8 years ago

Adam Aroeste

Dude awesome

9 years ago

Baron Webb

great vocal, great cover =))

9 years ago

George Harrison

Great Rock n Roll voice! And well played overall :)

9 years ago

El DarkTo

Es bastante fiel a la original. Favorito en el navegador, like y subscrito!

9 years ago

JoxerColeTurner

Only a word: woooowww!!!.....

9 years ago

Matt Casey

good god, thank you! loving watching how to play this!

9 years ago

Luis Enrique Delgado

Good Job! Great!!!!

9 years ago

Carson Runyon

What amp are you using on your Gretsch and Rick?

9 years ago

wrocklc

Another brilliant cover!

9 years ago

jetlennon

Dude u've got albums om itunes!!!! Got em! Great!

9 years ago

MrCopperthwaite

Fantastic. Full of it.

9 years ago

powergirl901

The great version on You Tube is John's vocal at the Star Club '62. The tape is lousy of it, but John's vocal comes through well.

9 years ago

namnoiz

Great production Nick ! Nice musicianship & those vocals sound just like Lennon !! Cheers , John Leon

9 years ago

ChildrenMedievalBand

This is Perfection!

9 years ago

Black Drink in the Back

Good job, man!!!

9 years ago

Niccolò Canal

Great!!! 

9 years ago

Jordan PC

Congratulations same than the original. Nice cover

10 years ago

El DarkTo

Sin comentarios... Fantástica cover

10 years ago

ElComadreja777

Something tells me Chuck Berry nicked the bass line from "Peter Gunn". They're damn close to each other.

10 years ago

Mimi Weber

This is great cover!! Where can I find the tabs for this?

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