Let It Be: Overrated or Genius?!

Hey there #beatlesfans , in this video Lisa will break down "Let It Be", from what makes it iconic to understanding its catchy chorus and we will also explore a couple musical concepts. Join us as we decide if it's overrated or an absolute genius in the world of music! Let us know your thoughts in the comments 🎹

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:16 What makes "Let it be" Iconic?
0:59 "Let it be" Intro
2:40 The Chorus
4:39 What is a Plagal Cadence?
5:00 Practice Tool
5:12 The Passing Chords
5:58 "C" Mixolydian Scale
7:45 Closing Thoughts

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[ryno]

Lisa makes everything happy, sparkling, positive and adorable —- plus the history and theory ❤❤❤
Motivating Magic Lisa

[scottleehutchins]

Beginner piano player here. This explanation of the theory of the song is really interesting. Fantastic video - THANK YOU!

[WillRose]

That Am to Cmaj7/G at 2:51 is simply gorgeous. So simple yet so perfect.

[dannygibor]

Music theory is cool and I think Lisa is right regarding fitting the right chords to match the downward bass progression. Paul was probably influenced from the song "A Whiter Shade of Pale" that was released in 1967, which was inspired by Bach's "Air on the G String". Bach used the concept of Ground Bass (basso ostinato) - a repeating bass line in many of his works which influenced popular music and jazz. Still, it's a masterpiece by itself and deserves full credit.

[judebrown]

What a great analysis of a great song, thanks Lisa. Really got the old grey matter thinking properly about a song I've played by just reading the music but not understanding what was going on. Thank you for making me think!😅👍

[multitrackers]

Wonderful explanation! I love your ability to explain it so well and your enthusiasm. Lots of love.

[PearlPaisley]

Love these deep dive song analyses. More please!

[richardfehlmann]

These are wonderful explanations, I love these kind of lessons 👍😃❤🎹 Thank you Lisa Witt 👏👏👏

[thailam]

Let It Be is actually underrated. Very great content, and thanks for a very significant analysis of Let It be

[dukelawrence]

I have tinkered with this song for years. As my skills increased the song just sounded better. It is how I gauged my progress. Many thanks for the explanation. There is country blues and rock in this melody.

[expositooculto]

I have seen this video several times. Thank you for your explanation. It helps me understand why, even though he uses the 1/5/6/4 progression, it sounds a lot richer. I had always noticed that whe playng the chorus, if you used the chords (plain vanilla chords with three notes) it doesn't sound right. You have shown me the "secret" (those C and E notes stay put all the time). By the way, I believe, in the verse, he goes from Fmaj7 to Fmaj6. Thabks a lot.

[mikesdrumstudio]

This is such an amazing song. I just have to say Lisa, your passion for teaching piano is amazing. I'm a drummer/percussionist doing a lot of producing my own music. I've always loved the piano. about 7 years ago I just started playing. Created music. I've played mallets and studied music. So that helped me. But most recently I started to get curious about playing some of my favorite songs and let it be is one of those songs. I've watced a lot of piano tutorial videos. But none as clear and as passionate as yours. So thank you!

[alexj]

Wow - interesting and also inspiring stuff here. Much appreciated.

Good job on having such a nice speaking voice too, Lisa 👌🏽 😁

[aBeatleFanever]

Loved your breakdown of this classic Beatles song.

[rednaxelahcitorfaznebo]

The Beatles were so advanced in their music !

[jeffmeteyer]

You have a fantastic method of exposing the song construct
Thank you

[nigeltufneljunior]

Interesting analysis of this iconic song, thanks!

[norasuen]

It’s wonderful lesson, thank you so much ❤❤

[marlenebrilz]

Hi Lisa. I just love this song and your explanation makes it so easy to understand the chords. I can’t figure out how to get to the free transcript to play the song. Please let me know. Thanks. Marlene

[rickkaylor]

I wanted to learn to play piano so I could play this song when I was in high school. It is a very touching song despite being so simple.