The Opening Chord

The Opening Chord

George’s Rickenbacker twelve-string gets a strum
Paul hits his D-string bass note like a drum
George Martin’s Steinway adds a mighty G
John doubles George’s strum acoustically

and Ringo’s buried somewhere under there;
a right-handed ride and a subtle snare.
This gives the notes GBDFAC
but somehow they’re connected magically

because of course it’s not the notes you play.
A pot of paint won’t make you Claude Monet.
It’s the attitude that takes the breath away
as The Beatles’ “Hard Day’s Night” gets underway.