Did any of the Beatles study music?

They had no real formal training and learned from listening to records over and over. Unlike today you could not just go to a music store and find books and charts with all the chords available to play and how to play them. Mostly people learned from other musicians. I am certain that George Martin helped.

How did John Lennon learn to play music?

John: Learned some basic chords from his Mom, initially on the banjo. He later tuned a guitar the same way and copied and absorbed as much as he could from the radio and the few records he was able to procure.

When did John Lennon learn guitar?

He started with a banjo Consequently, when he bought his first guitar at 14, an off-brand flat-top acoustic, he left the sixth string hanging loose and played it like a banjo.

Did John Lennon and George Martin know music theory?

No, they did not know music theory. Like George Martin says in his book “All You Need is Ears.”. I read once that somebody was commenting to John about his brilliant usage of aeolian scales in one of his songs. Lennon replied with something like: “I don’t even know what an aeolian scale is!”.

Did the Beatles know music theory?

For him music was always “fun” and “play.”. This is why he rejected music lessons as a child. So, no The Beatles did not know music theory, especially in the early years. McCartney did have some lessons as they progressed, but I don’t know how much theory he learned.

Did you know John Lennon learned to play the banjo first?

Many people don’t realize that Beatles music is studied extensively by musicologists from around the world. John Lennon learned to play on a banjo first. I’ve read that in some of his songs, he was still attempting to use banjo chords – which made his chords very different from the norm.

What can we learn from John Lennon’s death?

It was only a decade since The Beatles broke up and Lennon was already making a name as a successful solo artist. And his tragic death reminded everyone that he may be a rock god but at the core, he was very much human. And it was also a wake-up call to other musicians – that obsession from fans can be extremely dangerous.