The Beatles were writing songs differently for Revolver, making use of a technique that dates back to early medieval music — “pedal” notes. A pedal is a single note that provides a foundation underneath traveling melodies. This technique is also a feature of the Eastern music that The Beatles were enthralled with at the time. “Love You To,” “Got To Get You Into My Life,” and “Tomorrow Never Knows” all make use of pedal notes. No other band of the time was using this technique as prominently as The Beatles were on Revolver.
In this video, I explain how The Beatles used pedal notes to create tension and release on Revolver.
And, while we’re on the subject of Revolver, check out the trailer for my Beatles film which “gets under the hood” of this classic album.
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This post was previously published on CultureSonar.
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