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He said that when tuning his guitar, John Lennon would always tune the high E slightly flat because he said when playing open chords it would give the highs a softer sound. ... Lennon took it in the studio with him, plugged it into an amp, sat down and played every Beatles song!
- What happened to John Lennon's guitars?
- Did John Lennon have music training?
- Did the Beatles play in standard tuning?
- What was John Lennon's favorite acoustic guitar?
What happened to John Lennon's guitars?
Lennon died on Dec. 8, 1980, after he was shot by a fan in New York City. This Gibson guitar went missing in 1963 during the Beatles' Finsbury Park Christmas Show, and turned up 50 years later, after it was purchased by a man named John McCaw in a U.S. second-hand goods shop.
Did John Lennon have music training?
The Barry Miles biography states "On his father's advice, he took music lessons, but since he preferred to learn 'by ear' he never paid much attention to them." John - Self taught along with basic banjo chords taught to him by his mother Julia.
Did the Beatles play in standard tuning?
The Beatles pretty much stuck with standard tuning. Keith V and Cast Iron Shore like this.
What was John Lennon's favorite acoustic guitar?
Lennon played a Gibson J-160E acoustic guitar on many early Beatles recordings, including I Want to Hold Your Hand and Love Me Do.
