Do You Want To Know A Secret Lead Guitar Secrets

Lead guitar for Harrison's first vocal on a Beatles album.

My videos are really intended for accomplished guitarists who want to polish up their Beatles repertoire and can benefit from "seeing" how a song is played. If the various chords that I am playing are not familiar to you then I would suggest that you visit some of the many free guitar chord sites. I had to learn these songs by listening to vinyl records and watching live performances on tv.

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[mlswartz]

watson162: I believe I have Gretsch round wound 10-46's on there at the time of the video. I've tried every brand from Pyramid, Thomastik, etc. In the finished recording process they all sound the same, given that they're the same gauge and material. New strings usually sound a bit brighter and fool most folks into thinking that the brand is better. The Beatles used whatever strings were available.

[mlswartz]

D1NonlyKoko: Thank you for your comment. I use a Vox AD15VT set on AC30TB with full treble and min bass and mid.

[mlswartz]

Not sure what your source is, but according to Mark Lewisohn's book The Beatles Recording Sessions, Do You Want to Know a Secret was recorded on Monday February 11, 1963 in a session between 2:30 and 6:00 pm. Chains was recorded the same day in a session between 7:30 and 10:45 pm.

[HEmmerich89]

IDK about you, but if I could play this song, I'd feel like the biggest boss ever. I still can't figure out the chords though.

[paulphare]

Brilliant.

[fjcara]

This guy is great - he really gets all the nuances. Thanks much.

[TeamMastaPr2]

@mlswartz Sorry, for late reply (you didn't type my name with a @ ) I read it from a booklet inside the CD cover of Please Please Me.

[watson162]

@mlswartz Sorry for the late reply, but many thanks for the explanation. I've learnt so much from your videos. I heard the same thing about The Beatles - in fact I'm sure it was noted somewhere than John's 325 has been pictured with a combination of flats and rounds, as you say - whatever was available! Thanks again.

[GHarrison19432001]

great playing sounds awesome! been workin on this one for awhile but by watching you i have a long way to go

[watson162]

Sorry if you've answered this one before, but what strings are you using on your Gretsch? Thanks in advance.

[D1NonlyKoko]

wow! you play guitar very well! May I know what amplifier you're using?