George Martin's 'In My Life' Piano Solo

i know this isn't a typical upload but bear with me
i couldn't really find any uploads of martin's non-sped up piano solo without any filler in it so here's this
note: for anyone wondering, yes, this is the actual recording used in "in my life," taken directly from the original multitrack used in the beatles rockband and slowed down to portray what the original could've sounded like

[sshadetree]

yes, speeding this up 2x does indeed make it sound like the original

[kellywilliams]

The most "Proper English" sounding solo ever. Yet freakin cool.

[henrywong]

The Beatles wouldn’t be the Beatles without George Martin.

[dersignorell]

Mozart's been real quiet since they dropped this

[edmondthomas]

The 5th Beatle - he could interpret their musical requests and show them musical ideas they wouldn’t have been aware of. Indispensable.

[pallen]

I've always thought the solo should've been longer, because that's how freaking beautiful it was...Then again, when something is truly beautiful, it's often short and sweet...RIP GM..

[alexandreneri]

There is something truly magical about these "ancient" black&white photographs depicting musicians, producers, engineers and instruments at work. They instantly bring some sort of golden era aura when talent and hard work were all that mattered and were the driving force behind so many great songs. Ordinary day-to-day clothes, guitars leaning over more than ordinary chairs, amps all around and lots of cables...Magic !!!

[ejb]

Learned this solo when I was 15 way back when it came out. The hardest part was the simple major scale rundown at the end. So fast! I learned years later it was performed slowly as it is here but sped up to fit the tempo of the rest of the tune. I forgive the cheat.

[leandrobatt]

Speed 2.0 to listen to the actual tempo.
You’re welcome.

[jameswilliamjohnson]

The piano piece sped up to imitate a harpsichord. Great idea.

[AngelicusImmortus]

People forget how he was, in many respects, the genius behind the Beatles

[mariowaluigi]

I WANT THE LOVELY RITA PIANO SOLO IN ORIGINAL SPEED

[nyagechiram]

"Though i know i'll never lose affection.... For people and things.. that went before.."

[vagabondvibes]

George Martin (RIP) was a classically trained musician and an accomplished pianist. He recorded this bridge at half-speed so that when it was speeded up it took on a harpsichord-like tone, a "baroque pastiche" as Ian Macdonald writes in his 'Revolution in the Head'. It was a clever trick!

I never thought the most beautiful piano solo I've ever heard was also a Beatles experimentation. I love this album so much!

[writereducator]

I play this solo on guitar, but greatly simplified. It's a beautiful addition to a beautiful song.

[macwoodward]

Its really cool to hear this standing by itself, i never knew he made this contribution. Sounds good at 1.75 speed

[jaydee]

I knew the piano part was George Martin playing & that it'd been sped up. This's my first time hearing it in real time. Amazing. 👏🏻👍🏻

[benjaminclasper]

This solo is so beautiful and comforting.

[puckhockey]

This is very instructive. Most if not all of the tutorial videos get it wrong and the creators would do well to give this a listen.