{"product_id":"the-beatles-by-ear-paperback","title":"The Beatles By Ear - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns impassioned and irreverent, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Beatles by Ear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of essays on each Beatles album, song, chord, key change, and songwriting technique. Song fragments like those of the \u003cem\u003eAbbey Road \u003c\/em\u003emedley and \u003cem\u003eSgt. Pepper \u003c\/em\u003eare examined first as individual songs and then as larger suites. The essays focus on fresh musical insights and avoid the backstories and anecdotes about each song (the \"standard talking points\") that are common knowledge among even the most casual Beatles fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Beatles by Ear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is written for musically inclined readers who-like the Beatles-have never learned to read or write music, but can play a few chords and are drawn to understand the creative processes behind the popular song.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA central premise of the book is that the Beatles' lack of formal training helped rather than hindered the expression of their natural talent. Whenever possible, theoretical terms and concepts are limited to those used by the Beatles themselves in the interview quotations sprinkled liberally throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe reader is expected to know two things: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe names of the 12 notes (shown in the book with letter names)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to play simple chords in the key of C on keyboard or guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who don't know the names of notes and chords, a series of detailed tutorials is included in one of the appendices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHundreds of page number references enable the book to be read from cover to cover, or used as a reference book for isolated studies of individual songs or composing techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn addition to the main chronological survey of albums and singles, there are separate sections for: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeach chord the Beatles used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeach key change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003evocal harmonies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emelodic basslines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eriffs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe five rhythm tricks the Beatles used to manipulate the forms of their songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeatles resources (a survey of the best books, films, podcasts, websites, and YouTube channels used by the author in the process of researching the book)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Beatles canon is contextualized against a backdrop of: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003epredecessors: \u003c\/strong\u003eclassical music, jazz, blues, rock 'n' roll and R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003econtemporaries: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and the Motown and Stax house bands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 372\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729844834367,"sku":"9781077765160","price":49.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/54ebcc91792c5ecd68b5aa8bdd695042.webp?v=1765123826","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-beatles-by-ear-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}