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THE BEATLES - THE NIGHT BEFORE (Lennon/McCartney) Fron HELP
album. Released on August, 6th, 1965.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
In his book "Revolution In The Head", Ian Macdonald calls this
song "fair mainstream pop". I think it is just wonderful pop.
He thinks that Paul's voice sounds "tired". I think this is
Macca's best singing. The lyrics may be "weak", but so, what?
This is just fine MUSIC, way above any other band at the time.
Listen to the second part of the verses -"Now today I find you
have changed your mind", etc.- Bm to Gm (vi, submediant to iv,
subdominant) repeated. It's a great chord change and an awful
little piece of melody. (The whole song is a rave).
The transitions between verses (pentatonic as the intro and
the ending, though just a soft one measure brush) work as ideal
hooks too and the bridges, with maracas on fours, two "latin"
sounding high toms' eighths on second beats and accented snare
on fourth beats and also some playful melodic intervals, which
dramatically top on the dominant (V) fuel the verses perfectly.
The guitar solo is performed by George and Paul, doubling him
on the higher octave, on their Epiphone Casinos and John plays
his new Hohner Pianet electric piano and a rhythm guitar track
that no one seems to talk about, but it is there, hardly heard
because it's almost buried in the mix.
We said our goodbyes (ah, the night before).
Love was in your eyes (ah, the night before).
Now today I find you have changed your mind.
Treat me like you did the night before.
Were you telling lies? (ah, the night before)
Was I so unwise? (ah, the night before)
When I held you near you were so sincere.
Treat me like you did the night before.
Last night is a night I will remember you by.
When I think of things we did it makes me wanna cry.
We said our goodbye (ah, the night before.)
Love was in your eyes (ah, the night before).
Now today I find you have changed your mind.
Treat me like you did the night before.
SOLO
When I held you near you were so sincere.
Treat me like you did the night before.
Last night is a night I will remember you by.
When I think of things we did it makes me wanna cry.
Were you telling lies? (ah, the night before)
Was I so unwise? (ah, the night before)
When I held you near you were so sincere.
Treat me like you did the night before,
Like the night before.
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