You've got to hide your love away - The Beatles cover
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Published 2014-04-24
My guitar is tuned down two steps and I have a capo on the first so in the key F sharp.
Wiki:
Composition and recording
Lennon's vocal style was inspired by the American singer Bob Dylan. Lennon wrote the song at home during what he called his "Dylan period", wanting another song for the film Help!. The song "is just basically John doing Dylan", Paul McCartney confirmed.
The song is in a folkish strophic form and uses a Dylanesque acoustic guitar figure in compound time, chiefly acoustic accompaniment, no backing voices and light percussion from brushed snare, tambourine and maraca.
The basic rhythm track was recorded first, followed by George Harrison's guitar and some extra percussion. John Scott recorded a tenor flute in the spaces in Lennon's vocal track and an additional alto flute part, an octave higher than the first, on the last available track of the four-track machine.
Performance in the film
In the film Help!, at the opening of the song, the head of the cult, Clang (Leo McKern), appears from underneath a manhole cover in the middle of Ailsa Avenue, London, where parts of the film were shot. He stays there for the whole song, which the Beatles play in Lennon's quarter of the Beatles' shared flat. The flute part of the song is performed by George's in-house gardener (who also trims his grass carpet with chattery teeth). They are watched by Ahme (Eleanor Bron), and at the end of the song, Harrison passes out after Ahme produces a giant needle for Starr, who is wearing the ring the cult is seeking.
Personnel
John Lennon -- double-tracked vocal, twelve-string acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney -- bass
George Harrison -- acoustic guitar
Ringo Starr -- tambourine, maracas
John Scott -- tenor and alto flutes
All Comments (5)
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Great job on this one: I did a couple of Beatles covers in the past but You've Got to Hide is still on my bucket list. Crystal clear guitar sound and great dynamics here. Super job, I just subbed you ;)
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nice work!!! great cover.thumbs up
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Lovely greetings to you Bri.. Big LIKE for this one here ! :)) Suzanne
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Apart from the fact it was really good, I have never seen it played like that unless John Lennon plays it like that in the songs video, keeping your pinky on the G making your D a D sus 4 plus the D run down on lower strings! but if thats not enough you've capo'd as though the song isn't high enough for you ;) Just checked and yep Lennon does do that D run down as you've done.
