Beatles Abbey Road Medley Isolated Guitars

[Ralph P.]

I know there is a huge number of Beatle Fans on here so I thought I’d share this link to the isolated guitar tracks of the greatest album I’ve ever heard. Let me know what you think, and have fun figuring out who is playing what part.

Ralph P.

[Dieter]

I’m a great Beatles fan and I think, the isolated guitar parts are really interesting. It shows, how Beatles created fantastic songs by simple, but most effective team playing.

Dieter

[Ralph P.]

Hi Dieter, You nailed it when you said “effective team playing”. They played as a band and locked into “playing to the song”. One of the best quotes I’ve heard about The Beatles is they didn’t do their showing off on their instruments, they did their showing off in their songwriting. The Beatles were and are my best music lessons. I still revisit a lot of their songs and still find new things in their music. Because of The Beatles I learned to be song-oriented, and not to be just a guitar player, but to be a musician.
Ralph P.

Ralph P.

[sunjamr]

Very interesting indeed. Most of us AM members are working hard trying to be a one-person band, because we practice and play alone. That’s why Brian’s standalone lessons are so popular. The closest we come to that type of musical composition is when those of us who use a DAW build multiple tracks and end up with a complete song.

Sunjamr Steve

[Ralph P.]

Hi Sunjamr, Yes, most of us don’t have a band and unlimited studio time at our disposal. I went through a 2-3 year phase where I composed and recorded quite a few original songs on a 8-track cassette multi-track. The problem was I didn’t do much else at the time LOL. I really need to upgrade my recording capabilities and get back into it. I like playing with a live band, but recording gives you much more time to come up with the perfect part for your songs. The one-person-band thing does force your playing to be more exact and focused. You can’t blame mistakes on the bass player.LOL
Thanks for your comments,
Ralph p

Ralph P.

[Jonathan Amos]

Thanks, I had not heard that before. A lot of it sounds different from the record, as if they are different takes but it just goes to show how much is lost on two track stereo. I have to admit being able to listen to isolated tracks for free is one of the amazing privileges of the 21st century.

Jonathan Amos, Matsuyama, Japan

The farther one travels the less one knows.

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