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  • Re: Paul's electric guitar playing

    From curtissdubois@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Alex on Sat Dec 10 06:16:53 2022
    On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:21:28 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
    As far as I know, Paul played solo electric guitar on the following
    songs:
    Another Girl
    Ticket To Ride
    Drive My Car
    Taxman
    Got To Get You Into My Life
    Sgt. Pepper's
    Good Morning Good Morning
    Back In The USSR
    The End
    I'm sure I've missed some. But my point is this: what a marvelous
    muscular style of playing! The way he yanks and tugs those strings is uncanny. And also, his vibrato is to die for! No one else ever played
    lead guitar like that.
    My theory is that, after playing the bass guitar for so many years
    eight hours a day (his Hamburg engagement and the rest), Paul had
    developed this incredible strength and versatility in his fretting
    hand, which enabled him to play those superhuman licks (just listen to
    his breathtaking bravado on "Good Morning Good Morning"; can anyone in
    the world approximate, let alone replicate that?)
    Jimi Hendrix, eat your heart out!
    Alex

    Yes, but he was also really good on acoustic guitar, piano and drums. How he became a good drummer is the biggest mystery.

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to curtis...@gmail.com on Sun Dec 11 12:11:43 2022
    On 11/12/2022 3:16 am, curtis...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:21:28 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
    As far as I know, Paul played solo electric guitar on the following
    songs:
    Another Girl
    Ticket To Ride
    Drive My Car
    Taxman
    Got To Get You Into My Life
    Sgt. Pepper's
    Good Morning Good Morning
    Back In The USSR
    The End
    I'm sure I've missed some. But my point is this: what a marvelous
    muscular style of playing! The way he yanks and tugs those strings is
    uncanny. And also, his vibrato is to die for! No one else ever played
    lead guitar like that.
    My theory is that, after playing the bass guitar for so many years
    eight hours a day (his Hamburg engagement and the rest), Paul had
    developed this incredible strength and versatility in his fretting
    hand, which enabled him to play those superhuman licks (just listen to
    his breathtaking bravado on "Good Morning Good Morning"; can anyone in
    the world approximate, let alone replicate that?)
    Jimi Hendrix, eat your heart out!
    Alex

    Yes, but he was also really good on acoustic guitar, piano and drums. How he became a good drummer is the biggest mystery.



    Just a natural ability I think.

    geoff

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to curtis...@gmail.com on Tue Dec 13 15:47:03 2022
    In article <e241d862-b3b3-4b54-8ddd-8776868cd9fdn@googlegroups.com>,
    "curtis...@gmail.com" <curtissdubois@gmail.com> wrote:

    (just listen to his breathtaking bravado on "Good Morning Good
    Morning"; can anyone in the world approximate, let alone replicate
    that?)

    I always assumed John did that since it was his song, it sounds like his aggressive style (e.g. at the end of "Carry That Weight" when all three
    get a turn).

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  • From Will Dockery@21:1/5 to Alex on Mon Jan 9 17:08:48 2023
    On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:21:28 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
    As far as I know, Paul played solo electric guitar on the following
    songs:
    Another Girl
    Ticket To Ride
    Drive My Car
    Taxman
    Got To Get You Into My Life
    Sgt. Pepper's
    Good Morning Good Morning
    Back In The USSR
    The End
    I'm sure I've missed some. But my point is this: what a marvelous
    muscular style of playing! The way he yanks and tugs those strings is uncanny. And also, his vibrato is to die for! No one else ever played
    lead guitar like that.
    My theory is that, after playing the bass guitar for so many years
    eight hours a day (his Hamburg engagement and the rest), Paul had
    developed this incredible strength and versatility in his fretting
    hand, which enabled him to play those superhuman licks (just listen to
    his breathtaking bravado on "Good Morning Good Morning"; can anyone in
    the world approximate, let alone replicate that?)
    Jimi Hendrix, eat your heart out!
    Alex

    Any of my guitar players could easily hold their own against Paul. I'd say they are way better but I am biased, of course.
    Check them out and leave a positive comment.
    https://youtu.be/X2XfA8Zg3Lw

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Tue Jan 10 15:08:54 2023
    On 10/01/2023 2:08 pm, Will Dockery wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:21:28 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
    As far as I know, Paul played solo electric guitar on the following
    songs:
    Another Girl
    Ticket To Ride
    Drive My Car
    Taxman
    Got To Get You Into My Life
    Sgt. Pepper's
    Good Morning Good Morning
    Back In The USSR
    The End
    I'm sure I've missed some. But my point is this: what a marvelous
    muscular style of playing! The way he yanks and tugs those strings is
    uncanny. And also, his vibrato is to die for! No one else ever played
    lead guitar like that.
    My theory is that, after playing the bass guitar for so many years
    eight hours a day (his Hamburg engagement and the rest), Paul had
    developed this incredible strength and versatility in his fretting
    hand, which enabled him to play those superhuman licks (just listen to
    his breathtaking bravado on "Good Morning Good Morning"; can anyone in
    the world approximate, let alone replicate that?)
    Jimi Hendrix, eat your heart out!
    Alex

    Any of my guitar players could easily hold their own against Paul. I'd say they are way better but I am biased, of course.
    Check them out and leave a positive comment.
    https://youtu.be/X2XfA8Zg3Lw

    Similarly your singing is much better too.

    geoff

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  • From RJKellog@yahoo.com@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Tue Jan 10 11:58:45 2023
    On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:08:50 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:21:28 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
    As far as I know, Paul played solo electric guitar on the following
    songs:
    Another Girl
    Ticket To Ride
    Drive My Car
    Taxman
    Got To Get You Into My Life
    Sgt. Pepper's
    Good Morning Good Morning
    Back In The USSR
    The End
    I'm sure I've missed some. But my point is this: what a marvelous
    muscular style of playing! The way he yanks and tugs those strings is uncanny. And also, his vibrato is to die for! No one else ever played
    lead guitar like that.
    My theory is that, after playing the bass guitar for so many years
    eight hours a day (his Hamburg engagement and the rest), Paul had
    developed this incredible strength and versatility in his fretting
    hand, which enabled him to play those superhuman licks (just listen to
    his breathtaking bravado on "Good Morning Good Morning"; can anyone in
    the world approximate, let alone replicate that?)
    Jimi Hendrix, eat your heart out!
    Alex
    Any of my guitar players could easily hold their own against Paul. I'd say they are way better but I am biased, of course.
    Check them out and leave a positive comment.
    https://youtu.be/X2XfA8Zg3Lw


    Are any of them primarily bassists, songwriters and vocalists too? It's not so much that Paul was a ggreat lead guitarist aa that could come up with good leads in addition to doing so much else, with lead guitar not even his primary role.

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  • From Will Dockery@21:1/5 to geoff on Fri Jan 13 20:03:41 2023
    On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 9:08:54 PM UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 10/01/2023 2:08 pm, Will Dockery wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:21:28 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
    As far as I know, Paul played solo electric guitar on the following
    songs:
    Another Girl
    Ticket To Ride
    Drive My Car
    Taxman
    Got To Get You Into My Life
    Sgt. Pepper's
    Good Morning Good Morning
    Back In The USSR
    The End
    I'm sure I've missed some. But my point is this: what a marvelous
    muscular style of playing! The way he yanks and tugs those strings is
    uncanny. And also, his vibrato is to die for! No one else ever played
    lead guitar like that.
    My theory is that, after playing the bass guitar for so many years
    eight hours a day (his Hamburg engagement and the rest), Paul had
    developed this incredible strength and versatility in his fretting
    hand, which enabled him to play those superhuman licks (just listen to
    his breathtaking bravado on "Good Morning Good Morning"; can anyone in
    the world approximate, let alone replicate that?)
    Jimi Hendrix, eat your heart out!
    Alex

    Any of my guitar players could easily hold their own against Paul. I'd say they are way better but I am biased, of course.
    Check them out and leave a positive comment.
    https://youtu.be/X2XfA8Zg3Lw
    Similarly your singing is much better too.

    geoff

    Thank you. Over in AAPC I've been told my music was on the same tier as the Beatles.

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  • From RJKellog@yahoo.com@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Sat Jan 14 10:44:21 2023
    On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 11:03:44 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
    On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 9:08:54 PM UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 10/01/2023 2:08 pm, Will Dockery wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:21:28 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
    As far as I know, Paul played solo electric guitar on the following
    songs:
    Another Girl
    Ticket To Ride
    Drive My Car
    Taxman
    Got To Get You Into My Life
    Sgt. Pepper's
    Good Morning Good Morning
    Back In The USSR
    The End
    I'm sure I've missed some. But my point is this: what a marvelous
    muscular style of playing! The way he yanks and tugs those strings is
    uncanny. And also, his vibrato is to die for! No one else ever played
    lead guitar like that.
    My theory is that, after playing the bass guitar for so many years
    eight hours a day (his Hamburg engagement and the rest), Paul had
    developed this incredible strength and versatility in his fretting
    hand, which enabled him to play those superhuman licks (just listen to >> his breathtaking bravado on "Good Morning Good Morning"; can anyone in >> the world approximate, let alone replicate that?)
    Jimi Hendrix, eat your heart out!
    Alex

    Any of my guitar players could easily hold their own against Paul. I'd say they are way better but I am biased, of course.
    Check them out and leave a positive comment.
    https://youtu.be/X2XfA8Zg3Lw
    Similarly your singing is much better too.

    geoff
    Thank you. Over in AAPC I've been told my music was on the same tier as the Beatles.

    AAPC?

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  • From Pamela Brown@21:1/5 to RJKe...@yahoo.com on Sat Jan 14 19:28:46 2023
    On Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 12:44:23 PM UTC-6, RJKe...@yahoo.com wrote:
    On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 11:03:44 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
    On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 9:08:54 PM UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 10/01/2023 2:08 pm, Will Dockery wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:21:28 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
    As far as I know, Paul played solo electric guitar on the following
    songs:
    Another Girl
    Ticket To Ride
    Drive My Car
    Taxman
    Got To Get You Into My Life
    Sgt. Pepper's
    Good Morning Good Morning
    Back In The USSR
    The End
    I'm sure I've missed some. But my point is this: what a marvelous
    muscular style of playing! The way he yanks and tugs those strings is >> uncanny. And also, his vibrato is to die for! No one else ever played >> lead guitar like that.
    My theory is that, after playing the bass guitar for so many years
    eight hours a day (his Hamburg engagement and the rest), Paul had
    developed this incredible strength and versatility in his fretting
    hand, which enabled him to play those superhuman licks (just listen to >> his breathtaking bravado on "Good Morning Good Morning"; can anyone in >> the world approximate, let alone replicate that?)
    Jimi Hendrix, eat your heart out!
    Alex

    Any of my guitar players could easily hold their own against Paul. I'd say they are way better but I am biased, of course.
    Check them out and leave a positive comment. https://youtu.be/X2XfA8Zg3Lw
    Similarly your singing is much better too.

    geoff
    Thank you. Over in AAPC I've been told my music was on the same tier as the Beatles.
    AAPC?
    https://groups.google.com/g/alt.arts.poetry.comments

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to Will Dockery on Mon Jan 16 13:03:29 2023
    On 14/01/2023 5:03 pm, Will Dockery wrote:
    On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 9:08:54 PM UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 10/01/2023 2:08 pm, Will Dockery wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:21:28 PM UTC-4, Alex wrote:
    As far as I know, Paul played solo electric guitar on the following
    songs:
    Another Girl
    Ticket To Ride
    Drive My Car
    Taxman
    Got To Get You Into My Life
    Sgt. Pepper's
    Good Morning Good Morning
    Back In The USSR
    The End
    I'm sure I've missed some. But my point is this: what a marvelous
    muscular style of playing! The way he yanks and tugs those strings is
    uncanny. And also, his vibrato is to die for! No one else ever played
    lead guitar like that.
    My theory is that, after playing the bass guitar for so many years
    eight hours a day (his Hamburg engagement and the rest), Paul had
    developed this incredible strength and versatility in his fretting
    hand, which enabled him to play those superhuman licks (just listen to >>>> his breathtaking bravado on "Good Morning Good Morning"; can anyone in >>>> the world approximate, let alone replicate that?)
    Jimi Hendrix, eat your heart out!
    Alex

    Any of my guitar players could easily hold their own against Paul. I'd say they are way better but I am biased, of course.
    Check them out and leave a positive comment.
    https://youtu.be/X2XfA8Zg3Lw
    Similarly your singing is much better too.

    geoff

    Thank you. Over in AAPC I've been told my music was on the same tier as the Beatles.

    I was joking. I assume you were too ...

    geoff

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