The Beatles - Please Mister Postman - Guitar Cover - Rickenbacker 325C58

The early Beatles "wall of sound" guitar style is in full force for their 1963 cover of the Marvelettes&"Please Mister Postman". George opens the guitar for the song slightly later than expected, coming in just after the vocals begin (0:01). He plays a muted A power chord then chromatically walks up from an E power chord to an Fpower chord (0:03). John joins George for the riff leading into the first verse at (0:07). For the verses, George plays riffs in-between the chord changes as leads into the next tonality. These riffs change throughout the song so look out for the differences each time through the chord progression. For example, the alternating riff leading in to the Fat (0:10) is different than the more straightforward line at (0:26). In the first three progressions, George plays an interesting pattern into the D chord (i.e. 0:14, 0:30, 0:45) that features playing the open A string with fretted notes. He switches to direct walk-downs to the D chord for the rest of the song. To fill in the sound between these lead-ins, George down-strums eighth notes on the lower notes of the chords. George&guitar is mixed extremely quietly in the released recording and it can be difficult to hear his playing at all times, but what I play is an accurate representation of his guitar. To hear George play variations on his part more audibly, listen to the 3 BBC recordings of "Please Mister Postman". John&rhythm guitar is an excellent example of his early rhythm style and...