Rocky raccoon is a musical western written by paul when he was in india. Oct 12, 2011 hey jude the beatles best piano tutorial how to really play like the original duration. Rocky raccoon by the beatles chords, melody, and music. Oct 14, 2018 the beatles recorded rocky raccoon during a single session on 15 august 1968 around halfway through the recording sessions for the album with mccartney on vocals and acoustic guitar, starr on drums and unusually lennon on sixstring bass. Despite frequent feuding and having to oversee their label, apple, in the years just prior to their dissolution, they were as prolific as ever maybe more so. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. Rocky raccoon by the beatles paul mccartney digital. Hey jude the beatles best piano tutorial how to really play like the original duration. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Rocky raccoon by digital sheet music for pianovocalguitar. Listen free to the beatles rocky raccoon radio iheartradio. Rocky raccoon testo e traduzione the beatles allsongs. Print and download the beatles rocky raccoon guitar tab. Print and download rocky raccoon sheet music by the beatles.
Am7 d7 rocky had come equipped with a gun, g7 c cb to shoot off the legs of his rival. Rocky didnt like that, d7 he said, im gonna get that boy. The old weststyle honkytonk piano was played by producer george martin. The lyrics describe a conflict over a love triangle, in which rocky s girlfriend lil magill known to the public as nancy leaves him for a man named dan, who punches rocky in the. The main character was originally called rocky sassoon but mccartney changed it to raccoon, as he thought the name was more cowboyish.
Tranposable music notes for easy piano sheet music by paul mccartney. Rocky raccoon beatles home ukulele chords and tabs. George martin played the honkytonk piano solo, and lennon, mccartney and harrison. Sheet music arranged for piano vocalguitar in a minor transposable. Download and print rocky raccoon sheet music for piano solo by the beatles. The song rocky raccoon was written by john lennon and paul mccartney and was first released by the beatles in 1968. Rocky burst in and grinning a grin he said danny boy, this is a showdown. Rocky raccoon john lennon paul mccartney after the serious tone of the sgt. Music notes for guitar tab sheet music by the beatles paul mccartney.
This great collection features all 194 songs written and sung by the beatles, specially transcribed here for strumming guitarists, from the actual recordings, in the original keys. Am7 dsus7 d7 g7 c cb i personally dont play the dsus7. Rocky raccoon for piano solo, easy piano sheet music. The beatles taped rocky raccoon during a single session on 15 august 1968. Rocky raccoon by digital sheet music for pianovocal.
Despite frequent feuding and having to oversee their label, apple, in the years just prior to their dissolution, they were as prolific as ever. The group had met on this and the previous day to record demos of songs they were to bring to emi studios in the upcoming months for inclusion on their next album. The great adventures of rocky raccoon is one of those super special jewels that are still born among a sea of other imaginations and talents. Mar 08, 2019 rocky raccoon is a musical western written by paul when he was in india. And rocky said, doc its only a scratch, and ill be better ill be better some where in the black mining hills of doc as soon as i am able. The beatles sheet music collection by the beatles softcover. Rocky didnt like that he said, im gonna get that boy. The beatles 440 pages featuring over 100 timeless hits from the fab four in pianovocalguitar arrangements, including. The song was primarily written by paul mccartney, who was inspired while playing acoustic guitar with john lennon and donovan in india where the beatles had gone on a. Also features a helpful playing guide and a full discography. Jun 17, 2018 63 videos play all anthology 3 the beatles arnaldo sancricca the long one comprising of you never give me your money, sun kingmean mr. Beatles rocky raccoon sheet music for piano solo pdf. Rocky raccoon by paul mccartney digital sheet music for.
Rocky raccoon by the beatles chords, melody, and music theory. Not every song the beatles produced is in here, but just about any one youd want to play. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in a minor transposable. Now somewhere in the black mining hills of dakota there lived a young boy named rocky raccoon and one day his woman ran off with another guy hit young rocky in the eye.
Each song includes chord symbols, guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics. The album first appeared on compact disc on august 24th, 1987, then as a 30th. Rocky raccoon anthology 3 version by the beatles on. The beatles real book c instruments hal leonard online. Rocky raccoon is a song by the beatles from the doubledisc album the beatles also known as the white album. Paul mccartney started to write this song when the beatles were in india, studying meditation in a camp. Check out rocky raccoon by richie havens on amazon music. November 25th, 1968, was the american release date for the doublealbum the beatles, most commonly known as the white album. The beatles for acoustic guitar revised edition hal. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Rocky raccoon is also the last beatles song to feature john lennons harmonica playing. The beatles now somewhere in the black mountain hills of dakota there lived a young boy named rocky raccoon, and one day his woman ran off with another guy, hit young rocky in the eye. The beatles recorded rocky raccoon during a single session on 15 august 1968 around halfway through the recording sessions for the album with mccartney on vocals and acoustic guitar, starr on drums and unusually lennon on sixstring bass. The nicest thing about playing beatles songs on the piano is you already know the distinctive melody and how its supposed to sound.
Now somewhere in the black mining hills of dakota there lived a young boy named rocky raccoon and one day his woman ran off. Rocky raccoon the great beatles fact about this track is that mccartney wrote it in india while playing guitars with john lennon and donovan. This book has the coolest hero and lead character, but, is written with so much heart, creativity and even a dash of young genius. Cover versions of rocky raccoon written by john lennon. Beatles producer george martin played the piano in an oldwest saloon style. Mccartney began writing the song in rishikesh, india, where the beatles were studying transcendental meditation in the early months of 1968. Its always been clear to me that paul was doing an imitation, if not a parody, of bob dylan in this song. Rocky raccoon anthology 3 version by the beatles on amazon. The beatles 440 pages featuring over 100 timeless hits from the fab four in piano vocalguitar arrangements, including. Pepper album, as well as their remaining 1967 output, the beatles found themselves exhibiting a much more playful attitude.
Rocky raccoon was the third in the series of three animal songs featured concurrently on side two of the album, the first two being blackbird and piggies. Birthday blackbird dear prudence glass onion happiness is a warm gun helter skelter honey pie im so tired martha my dear obladi, oblada revolution rocky raccoon sexy sadie while my guitar gently weeps why dont we do it in the road wild. Check out rocky raccoon anthology 3 version by the beatles on amazon music. The sound is very near original beatles for an easy piano book. Thanks to thomas johnson for correcting these lyrics. Several beatles songs feature piano parts, which were usually played by either martin, lennon, nicky hopkins or billy preston. Chords and lyrics for beatles rocky raccoon in a free, online, printable format. What is the meaning of rocky raccoon by the beatles. The song was primarily written by paul mccartney, who was inspired while playing acoustic guitar with john lennon and donovan in india where the beatles had gone on a retreat.
The original name of this songs character was rocky sassoon, but paul mccartney wanted it to sound more cowboyish and he changed in to rocky raccoon. The beatles the white album book 1 hal leonard online. Beatles, the the beatles white album rocky racoon now somewhere in the black mountain hills of dakota there lived a young boy named rocky raccoon and one day his woman ran off with another guy hit young rocky in the eye, rocky didnt like that he said im gonna get that. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus.
Birthday blackbird dear prudence glass onion happiness is a warm gun helter skelter honey pie im so tired martha my dear obladi, oblada revolution rocky raccoon. The final installment in the beatles extensive anthology series spans from early 1968 to their final recording session in january of 1970. The beatles the white album book 1 beatles, the on. Blackbird cant buy me love come together dont let me down eight days a week eleanor rigby the fool on the hill good day sunshine here. Dont hate on the vocals im a pianist please rate, comment, and subscribe chord progression. Oct 14, 2015 rocky raccoon beatles cover cliff obrist. They recorded nine takes of the basic rhythm track, with paul mccartney on vocals and acoustic guitar, ringo starr on drums, and john lennon on sixstring bass guitar. G7 so one day he walked into town, c cb booked himself a room in a local saloon. Leggi qui il testo di rocky raccoon e scopri il significato del brano.
The beatles this matching songbook to the first album of this doublealbum masterpiece. The beatles songs are often quite deceptively tricky to play. Rockey raccoon beatles free piano sheet music resource. It was primarily written by paul mccartney, although credited to the lennonmccartney partnership. Birthday blackbird dear prudence glass onion happiness is a warm gun helter skelter honey pie im so tired martha my dear obladi, oblada revolution rocky raccoon sexy sadie while my. Each song remains true to the spirit of its original performance and is presented in the classic fashion youve come to know from the real book with easytoread musical notation. The great adventures of rocky raccoon by cameron ferweda. Each song remains true to the spirit of its original performance and is presented in the classic fashion youve come to know from the real book with easytoread musical notation and chord symbols.
Music notes for piano vocalguitar chords only sheet music by. Beatlemania, 19671970 pianovocalguitar songbook the beatles on. Birthday blackbird dear prudence glass onion happiness is a warm gun helter skelter honey pie im so tired martha my dear obladi, oblada revolution rocky raccoon sexy sadie while my guitar gently weeps why dont we do it in the road wild honey pie and more. So one day he walked into town booked himself a room in the local saloon. Jeff hall, caballero reynaldo and the grand kazoo, berni flint, andrew gold and other artists. Chords, melody, and music theory analysis of rocky raccoon by the beatles. The beatles this real book edition pays tribute to the fab four with over 100 arrangements of their masterful songs. Blackbird the continuing story of bungalow bill dear prudence happiness is a warm gun im so tired martha my dear obladi, oblada rocky raccoon while my guitar gently weeps.
Rocky raccoon is a song by the english rock band the beatles from their 1968 double album the beatles also known as the white album. Am7 d7 rocky raccoon checked into his room, g7 c cb only to find gideons bible. Includes a transposer to put the song in a key you can singplay. Blackbird the continuing story of bungalow bill dear prudence happiness is a warm gun im so tired martha my dear obladi, oblada rocky raccoon while my guitar gently weeps why dont we do it in the road wild honey pie more. Music notes for pianovocalguitar chords only sheet music by. Rocky raccoon by the beatles paul mccartney digital sheet. Yes indeed, tensions were very high during the white album sessions as history shows, but when it came to subject matter, many of the songs it contained were less. Their melodies seem easy and catchy, but theyre known for throwing in little sticky moments here and th. Blackbird cant buy me love come together dont let me down eight days a week eleanor rigby the fool on the hill. Onto the master, take nine, the beatles added another bass and drum track.
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