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(This video was formerly titled "Songwriting Analysis: Sophistication Beneath the Pretty Surface in The Beatles' "Penny Lane"")

So between John Lennon and Paul McCartney, it is commonly thought that John is the more experimental, "out there" one while Paul wrote more traditional pop tunes. While there's some truth to that, Paul was no stranger to adventurous songwriting, and beneath the sweet façade there are some sophisticated moves going on. In fact I look at this song as a fine example of truly mature songwriting -- adding unexpected twists and turns while remaining highly accessible, hooky and tuneful. That's much harder to accomplish than making complicated songs sound, well, complicated. Let's examine those deft touches to see what we can learn from the master at work.

Read the rest of the article at http://arikoinuma.com/2016/03/28/the-beatles-penny-lane/
The article has all the chords written out so it's easier to follow the video.

"Impactful" music is a school of thought around how some music hits us deep inside and becomes meaningful. Creating such music is my primary interest, so approaches and techniques I learn from other people's songs are from that perspective.


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