Chords for I Saw Her Standing There - Mjsokes' Explanation to Lead Guitar

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I Saw Her Standing There - Mjsokes' Explanation to Lead Guitar chords
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[E] I'm going to try to do an explanation of I Saw Her Standing There, [N] because I've gotten
a lot of responses on that video of [Gm] people who want to know how to play it the way I played it.
And I'm going to try to explain some of the little, the tricks that give it more of a
kind of a Beatle-y vibe [A]
that are easy and, you know, easy to explain, hopefully.
[E] So I'm not going to do every little riff that he does, that George did, because [N] it would
take like, you know, half an hour.
But I'll do the major parts.
So that should give you, you know, a taste of how to really go into it and figure out
what he did.
So the introduction [Em]
is [G] deceptively simple.
It's just one chord.
You know, it's based on one chord.
[Gb] It's a D7 shape, moved [C] up to [Eb] the fourth [Ab] fret.
[Cm] [Eb] And I recommend you play it like [B] this, [E]
[D] because getting the sound that George [N] got requires
your pointer finger pulling off at a certain time and giving it a certain sound.
[E] Here's what I'm talking [Bm] about.
[G]
[Ab] [G]
[E] That's [Gb] how I hear [E] the sound.
And I think it's a really cool, [Ab] you know, [Em] it gives it a nice, nice flavor to it.
So what you do is, again, it's a D7 shape, [F] moved up to the fourth [Ab] fret.
And you just pull off your pointer finger [Em] at this little moment, you know.
[Ab] [G]
[Ab]
[G] [E] [N] One more thing, when you do those little riffs, do them as quickly and abruptly as you can,
no matter how awkward it feels.
Because that gives it that
that's how George kind of did it, you know.
It's hard to explain, and it's really strange, because most people play [G] fluidly, you know.
But for George, it was like
[Gb] Very herky-jerky.
[G] And that gives it that
the right kind of feel to it.
So that's what I recommend.
[Ab] So when you're coming off the
you want to jerk that [G] riff.
[Ab]
[G] [E] And keep that kind [N] of
keep that in your mind throughout the entire song.
The next major part is the middle eight.
[E] It's basically just [C] this.
[E] [Am]
[Dbm]
[Bm] [D]
And then this part is [F] my favorite part of the [N] song.
It's going to be a little tricky to explain.
You have to start holding the guitar kind of like this.
So your thumb is free [E] to do whatever it needs to do here.
This is how it goes.
I'm probably going to mess up the exact sound, but you'll get the right idea.
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
You slide your [E] thumb on the low E string to the fifth fret.
You want to get that sound.
It's a very Gretsch-type sound.
[A] And then, [N]
with your ring finger, on the seventh fret, you play the G, B, and E strings very abruptly.
[Bm]
[E] So
[Bm]
that's [E] how it begins.
[A] [Bm]
Now [N] you take your pointer finger and middle finger and make this [Bm] shape.
It's the [N] fourth fret, G string, third fret, B string.
[Bm] [Em] You'll know why that's important in context.
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[G] It's again third fret, B string, fourth fret, G string.
Slide it up [Em] from the third fret to the fifth fret.
[E]
And then play the [B] D string seventh fret with your ring [A] finger.
It fits [Ab] right in place for [A] this kind of chord.
Sorry if [N] that's too intricate, but it makes [E] sense when you hear it as a whole.
[D]
Alright, [A]
[D] that's that part.
[Dm] Now I'm going to do the solo really quick because I [G] only have ten minutes.
But the key again is herky-jerky.
You can get all the notes in tabs,
but to get the sound you want to do it really [C] quick and abrupt,
and [Dm] emphasize and bring out the notes that George does.
I'm going to play it a little bit [Em] slower than the record now.
Again, if I mess up, please forgive me.
I apologize.
And here it is.
[Bb]
[A] [E] [G]
[E]
[G] [D] [G]
[B]
[G] [D]
[G]
[A] [G]
[Em]
[G]
[Ab] [D] [G]
[A]
[G] I can't go into each little part of that.
The keys, in my opinion, are this part.
[A]
[Em] Your [G]
thumb is doing this.
Your thumb to your pointer finger, fifth fret.
From the E string [A] to the D [G] string.
Then you take your ring [Em] finger and slide up.
[Db]
Do [Eb] that.
And then [C]
[Am]
[G] up to the tenth fret, E string.
[D] [G]
[Em] [Dm] Be abrupt.
That's another [N] one of those abrupt moments.
So this part is, again, one of my favorites.
You have to kind of glaze the strings lightly to get [G] that
It's hard to explain with words, but you kind of hear it.
[Em]
It's hard.
It takes a lot of [N] practice, and I screw it up all the time.
Just keep at it, and you'll get [G] that.
But the shape is
[E] [Em]
[Gbm] And then the outro, [Em] which I'll do really quick, is [E]
just
And this chord.
[Bm] [E]
[Bm]
[A]
[E] [Bm]
[Em] Hopefully that helps you.
It's not every little riff, but it should give you a rough idea.
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G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
Bm
13421112
G
2131
E
2311
A
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[E] _ _ I'm going to try to do an explanation of I Saw Her Standing There, [N] because I've gotten
a lot of responses _ on that video _ of [Gm] people who want to know how to play it the way I played it.
And I'm going to try to explain some of the little, the tricks that give it more of a
kind of a Beatle-y vibe _ [A] _
that are easy and, _ you know, easy to explain, hopefully.
_ [E] So I'm not going to do every little riff that he does, that George did, because [N] it would
take like, you know, half an hour.
But I'll do the major parts.
_ So that should give you, you know, _ _ a taste of how to really go into it and figure out
what he did.
So the introduction _ [Em] _
is _ _ _ _ [G] deceptively simple.
_ It's just one chord. _ _
You know, it's based on one chord.
_ [Gb] It's a D7 shape, _ _ _ _ _ moved [C] up to [Eb] the fourth [Ab] fret. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] [Eb] And I recommend you play it like [B] this, [E] _ _ _ _
[D] because getting the sound that George [N] got requires
your pointer finger pulling off at a certain time and giving it a certain sound.
[E] Here's what I'm talking [Bm] about.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ That's [Gb] how I hear [E] the sound.
And I think it's a really cool, [Ab] you know, _ _ _ [Em] it gives it a nice, nice flavor to it.
So what you do is, again, it's a D7 shape, [F] moved up to the fourth [Ab] fret. _
_ And you just pull off your pointer finger [Em] _ at this little moment, you know.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [N] One more thing, when you do those little riffs, do them as quickly and abruptly as you can,
no matter how awkward it feels.
Because that gives it that_
that's how George kind of did it, you know.
It's hard to explain, and it's really strange, because most people play [G] fluidly, you know. _
_ _ _ But for George, it was _ _ _ like_ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] Very herky-jerky.
[G] And that gives it that_
the right kind of feel to it.
So that's what I recommend.
[Ab] So when you're coming off _ the_
_ _ _ you want to jerk that [G] riff.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ And keep that kind [N] of_
keep that in your mind throughout the entire song.
_ The next major part is the middle eight.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] It's basically just [C] this. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ And then this part is [F] my favorite part of the [N] song. _ _ _
_ It's going to be a little tricky to explain.
You have to start _ holding the guitar kind of like this.
So your thumb is free [E] to do whatever it needs to do here.
_ This is how it goes.
I'm probably going to mess up the exact sound, but you'll get the right idea.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
You _ _ _ slide your [E] thumb on the low E string to the fifth fret. _ _ _
You want to get that sound.
It's a very Gretsch-type sound.
[A] _ _ And then, _ [N]
with your ring finger, _ _ on the seventh fret, _ you play the G, B, and E strings very abruptly.
[Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] So_
[Bm] _ _ _
that's [E] how it begins.
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _
_ Now [N] you take your pointer finger and middle finger and make this [Bm] shape. _ _ _
_ _ It's the _ [N] fourth fret, G string, third fret, B string. _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] You'll know why that's important in context.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] It's again third fret, B string, fourth fret, G string.
_ Slide it up [Em] from the third fret to the fifth fret.
[E] _ _ _ _
And then play the _ [B] D string _ seventh fret with your ring [A] finger. _ _
It fits [Ab] right in place for [A] this kind of chord. _ _
_ _ _ Sorry if [N] that's too intricate, but it makes [E] sense when you hear it as a whole.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ Alright, [A] _ _ _
[D] that's that part.
[Dm] Now I'm going to do the solo really quick because I [G] only have ten minutes.
_ But the key again is herky-jerky.
You can get all the notes in tabs,
but to get the sound you want to do it really _ _ _ _ [C] quick and abrupt,
and _ _ [Dm] emphasize and bring out the notes that George does.
I'm going to play it a little bit [Em] slower than the record now.
Again, if I mess up, please forgive me.
I apologize.
_ And here it is.
[Bb] _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] I can't go into each little part of that.
The keys, in my opinion, are this part.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ Your _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ thumb _ _ _ _ _ _ is doing this.
Your thumb to your pointer finger, fifth fret.
From the E string [A] to the D [G] string.
_ _ Then you take your ring [Em] finger and slide up.
_ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ Do [Eb] that.
And then [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ up to the tenth fret, E string.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] Be abrupt.
That's another [N] one of those abrupt moments.
_ So this part is, again, one of my favorites.
You have to kind _ of glaze the strings lightly to get [G] that_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's hard to explain with words, but you kind of hear it. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
It's hard.
It takes a lot of [N] practice, and I screw it up all the time.
_ Just keep at it, and you'll get [G] that.
_ But the shape _ _ is_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ And then the outro, [Em] which I'll do really quick, is _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
just_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And this chord.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Hopefully that helps you.
It's not every little riff, but it should give you a rough idea.

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