![]() The ostinato figure played by the solo twelve-string guitar at the outset provides a great deal of unity to the song. Not only is there an unusual number of ninth chords in the song, but the bare interval is also found within the opening ostinato figure as well as in the repetitious vocal line which takes the song out at the end. In the dissonance department, Major ninths and seconds appear as though a leitmotif. This relatively bland harmonic diet is spiced up by the liberal use of free melodic dissonance and a certain suspense factor created by the exceedingly slow harmonic rhythm. No other more exotic chords show up nor is there any hint of modulation. The special kicks here are to be found in the arrangement, especially in its exploitation of texture, rhythm, and harmonic dissonance.Īlthough the tune does not make a primarily bluesy impression, both the flat seventh and minor third scale degrees do bear some melodic emphasis in the verse and bridge, respectively.įive of the seven chords that naturally occur in the home key as well as the flat-VII chord are used. The form is an ordinary two-bridge model with only one verse in the middle and no instrumental section. US-release: 19th April 1965 (A Single / "Yes It Is")Īfter the folksy originals and nostalgic covers of the "Beatles For Sale" album, "Ticket To Ride" brings with it a measure of tight toughness that is most welcome to those wondering wether this erstwhile sharp edge of the group's attitude and style had fled following the "Hard Day's Night" album. UK-release: 9th April 1965 (A Single / "Yes It Is") Recorded: 15th February 1965, Abbey Road 2 It spent three weeks at the top of the UK charts, and one in the US.Form: Intro | Verse | Verse | Bridge | Verse | Bridge |ĬD: "Help!", Track 7 (Parlophone CDP7 46439-2) The single topped the charts in many countries. Both editions were coupled with ‘Yes It Is’ on the b-side. ‘Ticket To Ride’ was released on 9 April 1965 in the UK, and on 19 April in the US. Lennon played a Fender Stratocaster, and it is likely that George Harrison played a Rickenbacker 360 12-string. ![]() He played the lines, which can be heard in the fade-out, on an Epiphone Casino hollow-body electric guitar. ‘Ticket To Ride’ was The Beatles’ first song to feature McCartney on lead guitar. ![]() They initially recorded drums and bass on track one of Abbey Road’s four track machines, then overdubbed rhythm and lead guitars (the latter played by Paul McCartney), John Lennon’s lead vocals, and then finally tambourine, guitars, backing vocals and handclaps onto track four. Whereas in the past they’d rehearsed and recorded what amounted to an ‘as-live’ performance of their songs, from February 1965 they adopted the practice of recording just the rhythm tracks, and then building from there.Īs such, although only two takes of ‘Ticket To Ride’ were needed, the song underwent a number of overdubs, revisions and experiments during the three hour session. Recorded in an afternoon session on 15 February 1965, at the first session for what became the Help! album, ‘Ticket To Ride’ marked a departure from The Beatles’ previous method of recording.Īlthough completed in just two takes, the first of which was a false start, ‘Ticket To Ride’ was the first Beatles song to be built from the ground up. ![]() Another recording, taped for the radio show The Beatles Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride, was included on Live At The BBC. They played it during their final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, and at their Shea Stadium and Hollywood Bowl concerts.Ī version of ‘Ticket To Ride’, recorded for the British television show Blackpool Night Out, was included on Anthology 2. It also became part of The Beatles’ live repertoire in 1965, particularly on their summer tour of America. Filmed on the ski slopes of Obertauern, Austria on 20 March 1965, it was a forerunner of the music videos which would later become widespread. ‘Ticket To Ride’ was the soundtrack to a key scene in the Help! film. Don Short, journalist A Hard Day’s Write, Steve Turner
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