“Get Back” by The Beatles - How To Play John Lennon’s Part

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Peter Jackson’s documentary “The Beatles: Get Back” that was released on Disney+ in late 2021. The documentary takes a look at the life of The Beatles towards the end of their incredible run as a group. In this lesson, Ayla Tesler-Mabe breaks down John Lennon’s part from the title track “Get Back”.

Initially, this song was a social commentary, but it eventually turned into the song we all now know and love. The interesting thing about “Get Back” is that John Lennon actually played the lead guitar part instead of George Harrison giving it a totally different feel from other songs by The Beatles.

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Chapters
0:00 - Hello, Internet!
1:06 - Intro
2:50 - 1st Verse
6:47 - 1st Chorus
9:47 - 1st Solo
14:32 - 2nd Chorus
15:59 - 2nd Verse
17:15 - 2nd Solo
22:46 - Outro
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About Ayla Tesler-Mabe:
Ayla has been making waves in the world of guitar playing as a professional guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, since the early age of 14. After only been playing for two years, her first YouTube video (a rendition of John Mayall’s “Hideaway”) put her on the map and kickstarted her music career. She has since been featured in Rolling Stone magazine, become a member of the Ernie Ball and Fender family of artists, and earned various Berklee College of Music scholarships. Musically, Ayla finds great pleasure in exploring the numerous avenues available to her through various styles of music, as seen through her work with Calpurnia and Ludic.

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[MusoraOfficial]

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[hw]

John’s rhythm playing is part of the key to his solo playing, his sense of timing and rhythm was unique even when soloing. His last solo bit in “The End” is another great example of using his aggressive rhythm style while soloing

[randomanton]

It's interesting how guitarists personality comes through in how they play.

[pyramid_iremide]

Love how the guitar (I think Epiphone Casino) matches her outfit. Great video, as per usual

[Rscanlon]

I love this girl I saw her for the first time on tiktok like a year ago replaying a Dan electro or something now she’s making visits for Guitareo what a career jump!

[buddhamus]

"Get Back" is my favorite Beatles song and John Lennon's solo is my #1 favorite guitar solo. You don't often hear John play lead and I love the simplicity and energy he puts into it. He also sounds like he's a lot of having fun playing this song. Great lesson. I've always wanted to learn how he played it and how to play it. Thank you for this.

[patrickgaitor]

Always loved the Beatles.. my mother was almost a hippie so as I was growing up the Beatles was always a staple song inside out home. To the point that I picked up the guitar and started to teach myself to play and I learned to play Beatle songs. Very detailed way of explaining the chords and progression of the song.

[paulvalentine]

This young lady is a fantastic guitar teacher and love the way explain things . 😀😀

[channamation]

Wonderful guitar lesson. I always wanted to learn this song. My all-time favorite Beatles song is "She Loves You"

[pd]

Here is something that people always suspected, but the Documentary shows it very briefly. And that is, John is playing on a rare occasions a six string Fender Bass. And it is suspected he is also playing Bass with that Gender on George Harrison's song While My Guitar Gently Weeps. But what I found interesting after all these years is this. The time the Documentary is being filmed, roughly six weeks, The Beatles write two complete albums. Simply amazing.

[RollingStoneZzzzz]

Unless anyone was under a rock they all should know who you are. I watched you mature from a young kid guitar player to now a professional guitarist sharing your knowledge of guitar with us. Nice to see how you appreciate the Beatles. I got my first guitar after seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. I never got to your level of skill. I think that's what intrigued me about seeing your videos when they show up in my related videos. The amount of skill you showed at the guitar at such a young age. Well this one you did on the rooftop session is great. If my memory serves correctly I believe this was their last time playing together....a farewell of sorts. Growing up with the Beatles
Just like your guitar playing!
Thank you!

[mcopat]

I always had problems with the end of solos... finally someone to teach me how to play the right way.
Thank you so much.

[getralphus]

Your passion, knowledge, and talent inspired me to pick my guitar back up & start playing again….. thanks❤️

[thehelluvaparty]

I shared your channel with beginners. And here with experts and pros. We are impressed. You have a great ear.

[FlyBird]

this video is made for me, lmao, i LOVE John's guitar playing on Get Back and it really elevates this song. Thanks Ayla!

[kevinallison]

Best lesson on Get Back by far.
You really heightened my appreciation for the Beatles as a group as they played so well and unique off each other.

[scottnathanphoto]

You are an excellent teacher. No long intro, spoken with great clarity and it moves along great. Sub'd.

[waldenmathews]

This is the best of the Get Back Lennon lessons out there. You really got the whole sound, just right to my ear. Those bends in the last solo part seem to go up to the major third, where in the original it sounds somewhere between the major and minor, a bit more bluesy. Great job!

[loyolaschool]

Unless you are living under a rock…LOL love it. You are clearly one of the best guitar instructors. Learn a lot from you.

[elmiguel]

Thank you, excellent tutorial. Most people don't explain all the nuances as you did here.