Eleanor Rigby (EleanorRigby.shtml) | Updated: 09-Oct-2008 - 13:37
Here is my take arranged for low "G" C tuning. Recording and video lesson coming soon.
( from WidipediA - "Eleanor Rigby" is a song by The Beatles, originally released on the 1966 album Revolver. The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney,[1] although in an interview conducted with Playboy magazine in 1980, John Lennon claimed that "the first verse was his and the rest are basically mine."[2] Pete Shotton, a close friend of Lennon who was present at the time, said "Though John (whose memory could be extremely erratic) was to take credit, in one of his last interviews, for most of the lyrics, my own recollection is that 'Eleanor Rigby' was one 'Lennon-McCartney' classic in which John's contribution was virtually nil."[3] McCartney also says that Lennon helped on about "half a line". It remains one of the Beatles' most recognizable and unique songs, with a double string quartet arrangement by George Martin and its striking lyrics about loneliness, continuing the transformation of the Beatles started in Rubber Soul from a mainly pop-oriented act to a more serious and experimental studio band.
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MIDI - Here is a MIDI file for reference
(melody, harmony & rhythm). This
is not an actual recording of Ukulele, but a MIDI file from
the Sibelius notation program
used to create the chart.
Basically this song is arranged around two chords Em and C
Gerald Ross has recorded Eleanor Rigby on his Ukulele Stomp CD
Here is a recording of the Eleanor Rigby by Jon Prown
Here is a recording of the Eleanor Rigby by me, Curt Sheller
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