Tim Riley

author, speaker, pianist

Version 1

Listening Guide I

1963-1965

Click here to view the YouTube playlist and on the titles below to acces the song essay pages from the book:

  • She Loves You (1963)
  • There’s a Place (1963)
  • Not A Second Time (1963)
  • All I’ve Got To Do (1963)
  • I Saw Her Standing There (1963)
  • I Should Have Known Better (1964)
  • If I Fell (1964)

    • Listening Guide II

    1965-1967

    Click here to view the YouTube playlist and on the titles below to acces the song essay pages from the book:

    1. Ticket to Ride (1965)
    2. Doctor Robert (1966)
    3. Paperback Writer (1966)
    4. Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1967)
    5. A Day in the Life (1967)

    Listening Guide III

    1968-1969

    Click here to view the YouTube playlist and on the titles below to acces the song essay pages from the book:

    1. Dear Prudence (1968)
    2. Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (1968)
    3. Don’t Let Me Down (1970)
    4. Two of Us (1970)
    5. I’ve Got a Feeling (1970)
    6. I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1969)
    YouTube Demo
    Loom Demo

    Source: production details from Mark Lewisohn’s The Beatles: Recording Sessions (New York: Harmony, 1988).

    Software workflow: Raleigh Green
    Transcribe! for track timing, Adobe Illustrator for vector files, Tumult Hype for html5 time-sync rendering.

    Version 2

    Listening Guide I

    1963-1965

    Access on YouTube, or read the song essays from the book by clicking on the titles:

    1. She Loves You (1963)
    2. There’s a Place (1963)
    3. Not A Second Time (1963)
    4. All I’ve Got To Do (1963)
    5. I Saw Her Standing There (1963)
    6. I Should Have Known Better (1964)
    7. If I Fell (1964)

    Listening Guide II

    1965-1967

    Access on YouTube, or read the song essays from the book by clicking on the titles:

    1. Ticket to Ride (1965)
    2. Doctor Robert (1966)
    3. Paperback Writer (1966)
    4. Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1967)
    5. A Day in the Life (1967)

    Listening Guide III

    1968-1969

    Access on YouTube, or read the song essays from the book by clicking on the titles:

    1. Dear Prudence (1968)
    2. Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (1968)
    3. Don’t Let Me Down (1970)
    4. Two of Us (1970)
    5. I’ve Got a Feeling (1970)
    6. I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1969)

    Click the buttons below to view the video demos on how to use these Listening Guides:

    YouTube Demo
    Loom Demo

    Source: production details from Mark Lewisohn’s The Beatles: Recording Sessions (New York: Harmony, 1988).

    Software workflow: Raleigh Green
    Transcribe! for track timing, Adobe Illustrator for vector files, Tumult Hype for html5 time-sync rendering.

    Version 3

    Listening Guide I

    1963-1965

    Click on the buttons below to access the demos of how to use these guides:

    YouTube Demo
    Loom Demo

    Access the full playlist on YouTube

    Click on video to start playlist:

    1. She Loves You (1963)
    2. There’s a Place (1963)
    3. Not A Second Time (1963)
    4. All I’ve Got To Do (1963)
    5. I Saw Her Standing There (1963)
    6. I Should Have Known Better (1964)
    7. If I Fell (1964)

    Listening Guide II

    1965-1967

    Click on the buttons below to access the demos of how to use these guides:

    YouTube Demo
    Loom Demo

    Access the full playlist on YouTube

    Click on video to start playlist:

    1. Ticket to Ride (1965)
    2. Doctor Robert (1966)
    3. Paperback Writer (1966)
    4. Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1967)
    5. A Day in the Life (1967)

    Listening Guide III

    1968-1969

    Click on the buttons below to access the demos of how to use these guides:

    YouTube Demo
    Loom Demo

    Access the full playlist on YouTube

    Click on video to start playlist:

    1. Dear Prudence (1968)
    2. Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (1968)
    3. Don’t Let Me Down (1970)
    4. Two of Us (1970)
    5. I’ve Got a Feeling (1970)
    6. I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1969)

    Source: production details from Mark Lewisohn’s The Beatles: Recording Sessions (New York: Harmony, 1988).

    Software workflow: Raleigh Green
    Transcribe! for track timing, Adobe Illustrator for vector files, Tumult Hype for html5 time-sync rendering.