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Because (Beatles) (Completed)

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    Published on 10 Dec 2024 / In Ballad / Ballad

    "Because" is a song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and recorded by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on their 1969 album Abbey Road, immediately preceding the extended medley on side two of the record. It features a prominent three-part vocal harmony by Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, recorded three times to make nine voices in all.

    The song begins with a distinctive electric harpsichord intro played by producer George Martin. The harpsichord is joined by Lennon's guitar (mimicking the harpsichord line) played through a Leslie speaker. Then vocals and bass guitar enter.

    "Because" was one of few Beatles recordings to feature a Moog synthesizer, played by George Harrison. It appears in what Alan Pollack refers to as the "mini-bridge", and then again at the end of the song.

    Lennon said the song was inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

    "I was lying on the sofa in our house, listening to Yoko play Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' on the piano. Suddenly, I said, 'Can you play those chords backward?' She did, and I wrote 'Because' around them. The song sounds like 'Moonlight Sonata,' too. The lyrics are clear, no bullshit, no imagery, no obscure references.

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 4 days ago

    Uploaded the Guitar and Harpsichord...I don't know why, but the sound quality is a little worse.

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 4 days ago

    Adding instruments to a vocal-only BT like this is very tiring. Let's just leave it at this collaboration! (^^)

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    stubass
    stubass 4 days ago

    I think it ounds great! Thank you so much!

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 4 days ago

    @stubass: Thank you and you're welcome!!

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 5 days ago

    Hi Stu I tried again and again and was able to add an intro. To do so, I changed the length of the backing track and your track.

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    stubass
    stubass 4 days ago

    Arigato, Yoahisan but I'm not seeing your track in my DAW. If it's too muh trouble, forget it

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 4 days ago

    @stubass: I haven't uploaded my track yet. I'm a bit tired so I'll upload it after I take a break.(^^)

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    stubass
    stubass 4 days ago

    @yoshikoba: Of course! :-)

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 9 days ago

    Nice bass sounds !! Great!!!

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    stubass
    stubass 9 days ago

    Arigato!

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    stubass
    stubass 10 days ago

    yoshikoba: Here's the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL0tnrl2L_U

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 10 days ago

    Let's not do the original intro. The bass can start at any time.

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    stubass
    stubass 10 days ago

    The bass start at around 3 seconds with ther "Ahs." So you want to eliminate the guitar/harpsichord intro.? Doesn't that set the mood?

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 10 days ago

    @stubass: It's difficult to properly add a click sound to a long silence. I think the mood can be created even without the intro.

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    stubass
    stubass 10 days ago

    @yoshikoba: I didn't mean a click, rather a musical intro per the recording or something else. Here's my suggestion: we'll start with the ahhs and add an intro to the beginning if we feel we need it

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    stubass
    stubass 10 days ago

    @stubass: So i think you understand me now. We simply replace the clicks with an intro as was done on the original recording: harpsichord followed by harpsichord and then with electric guitar mimicking the the harpsichord. Like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJjiPR5gPqc

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 9 days ago

    @stubass: You mean adding the same intro as the original, right? To do that, I have to start by adding a click with the same rhythm as the BT, because I can't get it to join exactly with the start of the BT. (It's hard to add a click exactly to an empty part and then join it to the start of the BT) I think I can do it if I try again and again, but it's very difficult to do that now.

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    stubass
    stubass 9 days ago

    @yoshikoba: I understand. I forgot we were using the BT as the vocal, my apologies. So let's start with her. Correct?

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 9 days ago

    @stubass: That's right. Let's start with their song without the intro! I'm sorry, I wish I was better at English, but I couldn't explain it better.

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    stubass
    stubass 9 days ago

    @yoshikoba: U explained it well. Unfortunaely, I'm a luddite (someone who is not good at tech)

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 9 days ago

    @stubass: (^^)

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    stubass
    stubass 9 days ago

    @yoshikoba: :-)

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