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This is my all-time favourite music tutorial: Randy Bachman breaks down the “Hard Day’s Night” chord

The opening chord of The Beatles’ “Hard Day’s Night” flummoxed guitarists for years. What is it? How many guitars are used? Randy Bachman (The Guess Who/BTO) is a scholar of the guitar and had unique opportunity to get to the bottom of this mystery. I love this.

https://youtu.be/gwfH9oAiPH0

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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One thought on “This is my all-time favourite music tutorial: Randy Bachman breaks down the “Hard Day’s Night” chord

  • That’s a great story! Funny how some little thing the Beatles did all those years ago, can create such a reaction in music fans.

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