The Beatles: I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Drum Cover)
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- čas přidán 25. 09. 2022
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Released on this day in 1969 was The Beatles final recorded (not released) album Abbey Road. With the anniversary of the release being today, here is track #6 "I Want You (She's So Heavy)".
The song was rehearsed many times during the earlier Get Back/Let It Be sessions and was even briefly played during their famous rooftop concert whiles tapes were being changed. The song was first recorded at Trident studios on February 22, 1969 with the traditional lineup of musicians. On April 18, Lennon and Harrison recorded more guitar parts and congas and Hammond organ were added by Ringo and Billy Preston two days later. Recording of the song took a break until August 11 with the addition the "She's so Heavy" vocals bringing the song to it's released title. Three takes of February recordings were edited into a master and went through a few mix downs while overdubs were added. On August 8, Lennon added while nose played from a Moog synthesizer and Ringo added additional drums as well. The final overdub, mixing and editing session happened on August 20 (the same day "Here Comes The Sun" was mixed) marked the last time all four Beatles worked together in the studio. What a way to go out!
This was fun to play, but also took a long time to learn. I listened to the isolated drum track many times to learn each fill in the outro and I had to write notes of what each fill was and what repetition they occurred. You can see the notes in the background on the desk. They are the two pieces of paper that are standing up. I rehearsed the song a couple of times and when I went to record it, it only took four attempts. Two attempts were complete while the other two were incomplete. It was not as hard as I thought it would be. As seen in the video, I have the three cymbals setup similar to how Ringo had his placed while recording the album. I think this setup is interesting but I'm not that big a fan of it as the middle cymbal seems too far away to reach and it obscures the camera. But I wanted to try it and will (maybe) use this setup for the rest of the Abbey Road covers.
The song starts out in 6/8 times and switches to 4/4 in the verses while the final "driving me mad" lyrics can be counted as 2/4. The 6/8 returns in the "She's So Heavy" sections as well as the outro. The solo, which takes the song into a Latin style is in 4/4 as well. This Latin style is heard once again in the final verse as at 3:52 where the tempo picks up just slightly. The outro guitar riff is repeated 15 times with an abrupt ending at 7:44 bringing the song and side 1 of Abbey Road to an end. You can say this is the longest released Beatles song, excluding "Revolution 9" as I do not that as a song, but rather as a sound collage though that really is the longest released Beatles track. Though in reality, the longest Beatles song is the 27 minute version of "Helter Skelter" which, unfortunately, we may never see/ Maybe some day. But back to "I Want You". Listen to those fills in the outro! They are superb! My favorite fill is at 6:33. It's fantastic. The whole song is really. Probably my favorite off the album.
Of course what more is there to say about this song? Every part is fantastic. John and George's dual lead guitar playing, Paul's phenomenal bass performance, Ringo with all of his signature fills, the vocals, Lennon's scream, Billy Preston's organ? It's all excellent. The only critique I have of the song is that Preston's organ should have been kept in the outro rather than being erased. You can hear it in the Trident outtake in the deluxe edition of the album.
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A great song. I especially like the last few minutes with Paul going crazy on his bass, the guitars sounding evil, and the drums doing their nice groove.
The outro is definitely a highlight of the song. Lots of nice stuff happening in those final minutes. Thanks for commenting!
People love to diminish Ringo's accomplishments because he wasn't a songwriter like the other three and he wasn't technical. But god damn they would have not gotten to where they were without Ringo. He was a song drummer. George said Ringo only needed to hear the song once and he knew what to play. That's incredible.
I 100% agree! Ringo was the key to their sound. Really tied all the songs together with his groove. Always played exactly what the song needed.
yep.. and he sang lead vocals on some songs, starting w/ "What Goes On" on Rubber Soul, Honey Don't (written by Carl Perkins) and Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby.... some folks also don't know that George and Ringo wrote Photograph together
That fill at 6:33🤯🤯🤩....just spectacular
One of the best fills Ringo has ever played in my opinion! The only time he’s done that fill to my knowledge.
Ringo is such a genius
Yes he is! Thanks for commenting!
I saw Ringo in concert last night in Montreal! He looks so amazing I can't believe he's 82. His playing alongside Greg Bissonette was terrific. I couldn't believe I was in the same room with this rock royalty.
That’s awesome! I saw him in 2014 in Williamsport PA. It was an incredible evening. Greg Bissonette was playing with him as well. He does look good for his age. Still a great singer, and a great drummer! Glad you got to see him! Thanks for commenting!
Great cover. I like how in the outro Ringo's fills start off as simple ones and they get progressively more and more like a crazy Ringo fill were he starts off on the Tom leading to the snare and so on. Brilliant.
Thank you very much! I believe the outro fills are some of the best that Ringo has played. They sound like they would be simple to play, but when you actually go to play them, that is where the challenge begins.
Lord have mercy what hole did you crawl out of? You are the most accurate and soulful cover simultaneously, on the internet. Thank you for gracing us and the internet. No but seriously jesus that was good.
Thank you very much!
you can see that left hand influence, great drumming here!
@@fsvoorhies thank you very much!
I love this song. And your drums sound is amazing. Great work.
Thank you very much!
This is great. What's so interesting is that listening to the record, it feels like Ringo's playing gets really wild near the end, but seeing the parts, he's really maintaining the groove, even in the fills.
He’s really letting it all out in the outro while still holding that groove. That’s what makes him one of the greatest! Thanks for commenting!
Great dude. I'm a bass player 36 years. Love your playing. I always said Paul became a badass on this album as a bass player. He sounds great
Thank you very much! This album has some of Paul’s best playing in my opinion.
simple and accurate. love it
Thank you very much!
Perfect as always.
Thank you kindly!
I just love this song so much. Thanks for the drums❤.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting!
Nice, dav! love it.
Thank you very much!
I just listened to this Song and never noticed that Drum Fill near the end and there and I can say it’s so epic
Thanks for commenting! Those fills really are epic! I can’t get enough of the fill at 6:33!
Amazing absolutely incredible the breakdown in the end is just top notch
Thank you very much!
Watching this video, it's clearer than ever: Ringo is a genius. What a brilliant drum part! Thanks for the baffling cover
One of Ringo’s best performances! His drumming on the entire album is fantastic
Very good
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Bravo. The latin-like drumming in the middle for the solo is another touch of Ringo Genius. Well Done . one of my favorite songs ever.
Thank you very much! One of my favorite Ringo parts to play!
nice, this is my fav song off abbey rd.
It is a good one! One of the many great songs on Abbey Road. Thanks for commenting!
I just found your channel and already saved like three videos 😂 fantastic covers thank you for posting!!
Thank you very much! Glad you found the channel!
Ringo is a genius
Yes he is! Thanks for commenting!
Fantastic, love this song and great you've shown Ringos drumming.
Thank you very much! It’s a great song!
Great job on this. Your kid sounds great, perfect really, for this song. Glad to see you went out of your way to get the sound right.
Thank you very much!
Amazing job my friend, thoroughly enjoyed this video
Thank you kindly!
El mejor cover de bateria que he visto en mi vida. Y no por ser The Beatles, sino por lo prolijo y fiel a lo que hizo Ringo. Un aplauso, eres un músico excelente
Simply perfect.
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Such an excellent cover my Big Brother David!! Love and respect Kyle!! 😊🥁🇵🇭
Thank you kindly!
Wow - I missed this one. This is a tremendous labor of love - beautifully designed and executed. Thanks!
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Congratulations you have done a very, very, very good job and I will try to imitate it. Thank you for the Masterclass.
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Well done. Ringo's fills aren't easy to duplicate, being that he's lefthanded, but play's a righthand set-up, so his fills are somewhat backward.
thank you very much!
beautiful .... thank you!
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Nice, well done. Great sound.
The genial simplicity of Ringo.
Thank you very much!
You know at 6:26 when the cymbals start crashing that the bottom falls out and he just starts going crazy on the kit to the bitter end!
This is such an elaborate drum piece and you nailed it!
Thank you very much! Definitely hard to figure out with all those fills in the outro.
Glorious drumming from Ringo indeed..in outro. Thanks for the efort. Love it
👏👏👏👏amazing cover !
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I was looking for the drum notation for Ringos' short solo The End on Abbey Road, and came across your cover of She's So Heavy, I've always loved this song, and you nailed it! Great playing!
Thank you very much!
This is great!
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The new iam paice!
Ian Paice is one of my favorite drummers! I love Deep Purple!
Excellant !
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Extremely accurate and impressive drum cover, David! Keep it up. Can you please do a cover of 'Helter Skelter' next?
Thank you very much! I’m surprised I haven’t done any songs from the white album considering it is my favorite album. I’ll have that song be my first song I do from the album. Thanks for commenting!
Great song, great cover . My band decided to play that song. I hope i'll play it as good as you🥁
Thank you very much! Have fun playing the song! I’m sure your playing will be fantastic!
Thank you very much! Have fun playing the song with your band!
So good watching you play its spot on. Approx 1.03 into the song is that an odd time signature?.
There are time signature changes throughout the song. When Lennon sings “driving me mad” going into that build up with the organ there is a measure of 2/4 (or 6/4 depending on how you count it). I think 2/4 is easier. So just count two beats instead of 4 during that measure. Hope that helps. Thanks for commenting!
@@davidmontis7259 Thanks David. Keep 'em coming. 🥁👍
Nice man!
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I didn’t even realize you’re the same dude who made the Helter Skelter cover until I saw your channel. Once again, I like the song and video and I like you even more now.
Thank you very much!
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I just came here for 6:33
Probably my favorite fill in the whole song, and there are a lot of them! It’s so unique. Thanks for commenting!
🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you very much!
6:33 that's a really interesting way of playing that fill i always just thought there was something off with the recording
It does seem like a rather odd fill. It’s unlike anything Ringo has played, but that is how it was played. I wish ringo played more fills similar to this. It seems rather stiff, but it is a very cool fill.
@@davidmontis7259im still confused as to what you’re actually playing is it 16ths or triplets or what
what ride is that it sounds amazing
Thank you! It’s a 20” Zildjian Avedis from the 60s.
How were you able to post this? I am trying to do a Beatles guitar cover and CZcams blocked my video for copyright claim. I would appreciate help. Thanks
I think it depends on how loud you have the track. When I uploaded this video, it did get a copyright claim but I was still able to upload it. So I recommend turning the track down, or in some other songs I’ve done, I added a slight touch of reverb or pitch the track down. I usually do a half step. It’s altering the track just slightly that allows you to get through CZcams blocking your video. So try those things and you should be able to. Hope this helps.
Greta great great
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Nice bro can you actually play like a hard day's night
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Can you give details on your gear, and the mics and placement of your mix?
Certainly. There are four mics used in this particular video. The hi hat has a Pyle PdMic78 as well as the snare drum. The snare is miked underneath (a common recording used by the Beatles at this time). The mic I have on the kick drum I’m not sure what type it is. It was given to me by a friend and I never looked up the exact model. The overhead is an audio technics at2020 placed about 4 feet above the kit.
The drums are:
Snare - 5.5x14 black oyster snare
Hi Tom - pearl 12x10
Mid Tom - Ludwig Classic Maple Black Oyster 13x9
Floor Tom - Ludwig Classic Maple Black Oyster 16x16
Kick - 22x14 ludwig classic maple black oyster.
Cymbals:
20” Zildjian Avedis Ride Cymbal
18” Paiste PST7
16” Zildjian ZBT
14” Zildjian Avedis Hi Hats.
The stands are just the pearl cymbal stands I got when I first obtained my pearl drum kit. Hope this answers your question. Thanks for commenting!
Damn if I said clean drumming,must make sense to someone
Thanks for commenting!
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Hello!
what cymbals are you using because they sound amazing
From Left to Right:
Zildjian 16” ZBT Crash
Paiste 18” PST7 Crash
Vintage Zildjian Avedis 20” Ride
what cymbals do you use? and drum set
Cymbals:
20” vintage zildjian Avedis ride.
18” Paiste pst 7 crash
16” Zildjian zbt crash
14” Zildjian A hi hats.
Drums (all ludwig classic maple except one tom and kick)
5x14” snare
12x9” tom
13x9” tom
16x16” floor tom
22x14” pearl kick drum
Thanks for commenting!
@@davidmontis7259 where is the 13" tom from
@@roodolphnwendy the 13” tom comes from the Ludwig kit that I have. The 12” comes from the same pearl kit the kick drum came from.
@@davidmontis7259 what pearl set was it from
@@roodolphnwendy I forget the exact model of the lot. I got the kit about 10 years ago so I can’t tell you because I don’t know.
Where did you get score? Can i get a pdf or link for score!!!
If you’re talking about the fills that I play during the outro, I listened to the isolated track and then just wrote down what the fill is. Isn’t not sheet music or anything but a bunch of symbols that represent each drum.
Thanks my man one of my favorite if not The favorite drum part of all times.....
Thank you very much! One of my favorite performances from Ringo!