Guitar Lesson- A Hard Days Night – The Beatles
November 8th, 2009 | 
Author: www.TotallyGuitars.com Neil Hogan shows us how to play the mysterious opening chord and talks a small about the chords to the 1964 Lennon tune. free electric guitar lesson online
www.TotallyGuitars.com Neil Hogan shows us how to play the mysterious opening chord and talks a small about the chords to the 1964 Lennon tune. free electric guitar lesson online
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oh that darned elusive chord. the event requires 2 guitars a bass and a piano. no other way to achieve it. Martins was so crafty wasn’t he?
You related to the Hulkster?
i reckon you’re right. he was fantastic, but its a bit too simplified.
Nope that ain’t it Neil, sorry.
what a bone idle presentation… more of a promo for a website than a lesson that could really help anyone. that was gay
First off, John did not play the opening chord; George did, on a 1963 Rickenbacker 360-12 12 string electric guitar. Trivia: George’s Ric was serial #2, #1 I really played at the now defunct Guitar Gallery in Pasadena, CA. It currently is owned by a Japanese collector……#1, NOT George Harrison’s.
I have spent over 20 years in as bass player in various Beatle Tribute bands, some original cast members of Beatlemania and no offense, your chord sounds really incorrect. Research again and post
After my recent comment I just wanted to say that the chords provided in this lesson are basically right. With a small bit of tweaking, you’ll get it. Also…just to be clear….First finger, first fret, B string, (C note)…In the near future I’m going to post a lesson of my own on how to play this song in it’s entirety. Keep an eye out. Thanks…..
The opening chord is incorrect. If you look at any live Beatle video, you can clearly see that John was playing some kind of open F based chord. Here it is: First finger, first fret, second string (c note). Second finger, second fret, G string (A note). Small finger, third fret, high E string (G note). Thumb, first fret, low E string. (F note). Leave the A & D strings open. Mystery solved! Keep your pinky on the high G note while playing the C & F chords during the song. Thanks!!!
went way to quick
tofellow beatle fans,everyone has a opinion about this opening chord,what everyone thinks it is and what he is playing never seems to get recteified,its like did oswald act alone,its my birthday today,56,I was there when the beatles started,when the film opened to see it on the huge scream was something to see,especcially when the chord opened,I started takeing lessons in oct 64 and the music books at the time were not aceurate,incorrect keys,incorrect chords,its the 3rd fret barredor gmin7+11yesor no
You can play the opening chord differently. It sounds a couple keys lower though.
Tabs with high E on top
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Thank you, Neil.
Yours is the only right tutorial of this song on the net.
The inversion is perfect.
You nailed it.
I read that the lead part was really George Martin on a harpsichord/or some kind of organ (he also wrote the part completely himself)….now whether there was a 12-string overdub, I don’t know as far as the record. Performed live it was obviously just the guitar.
Best guitar tutorials online. Keep them coming man!
No.
Thanks for this
fag
no f/g was right
Sorry an F/G
No it was an F/B chord. George Harrison said it was it on an interview just before he died.
nice!