In it, Lennon begins by fingerpicking the individual notes of the chords, before breaking off and muttering, “I cannae do it.” He begins again, strumming the guitar and singing. Instead of opening with the chorus, the early versions of the song began with the first two verses back-to-...
Then the ninth measure changes to 6/8 time while John sings triplets with the lyrics “strawberry fields for-”, this being accompanied by John's chord strumming rhythm guitar, Paul's Mellotron chords and overdubbed bass notes, and George's maraca accents on the 1-2-3-5-6 beats of the ...
The Beatles recorded take 1 of “Strawberry Fields Forever” with John on acoustic guitar and lead vocals, Paul on mellotron, and Ringo Starr on drums. Take 1 opened with a verse, starting “Living is easy with eyes closed“, instead of the chorus, which starts the released version. The ...
It is in Almeria, where he celebrated his 26th birthday, attended by Ringo Starr and it is here where Lennon wrote the first chords of 'Strawberry Fields Forever lyrics ' with an acoustic guitar on the bed in his room in the farmhouse Santa Isabel , a rare palatial residence on the outsk...