STORIA DELLA CANZONE:
Questa composizione strumentale del 1961 è stata la prima canzone targata Beatles ad essere registrata in maniera professionale, per l'esattezza il 22 giugno 1961.
Inoltre è l'unica canzone dei Beatles a firma "Harrison-Lennon".
Mentre erano ad Amburgo a farsi le ossa suonando per ore ed ore nei night club, i Beatles, che all'epoca avevano Pete Best come batterista, furono ingaggiati per registrare qualche canzone come gruppo spalla di Tony Sheridan, un cantante rock'n'roll molto in voga in quel periodo.
La session di registrazione ebbe luogo in una scuola di Amburgo, in un aula adibita di solito alle assemblee.
Furono registrate per l'occasione "My Bonnie"-"The Saints" (When the saints go marching in)- "Why" (Can't you leave me again) e "Cry for a Shadow".
Due giorni dopo, il 24 giugno 1961, i Beatles tornarono ad incidere altre tracce, stavolta in uno studio più professionale, per l'esattezza al Rahlstedt Studio.
Le canzoni registrate furono "Ain't she sweet"-"Take out some insurance on me baby" e "Nobody's child".
La prima è l'unica a contenere la voce di un componente dei Beatles, per l'esattezza di Lennon, che regala una interpretazione vocale graffiante e sincera.
Tornando a Cry for a Shadow, la canzone fu la prima per i Beatles ad essere ufficialmente pubblicata su disco, per l'esattezza nell'Ep Mistery Twist, accreditato a Tony Sheridan (senza alcuna citazione ai Beatles o Beat Brothers). Uscì in Francia sotto etichetta Polydor il 26 gennaio 1962.
Il titolo della canzone e i fraseggi della chitarra solista di Harrison suggeriscono che ci sia stata l'influenza del gruppo degli Shadows.
Inizialmente il titolo dato alla canzone era "Beatle Bop".
Altra piccola curiosità, la chitarra ritmica suonata da John in questa canzone è una Gibson Es-175 prestatagli proprio da Tony Sheridan.
CHORDS
Intro
G Fadd9 G Fadd9 G Fadd9 G F*
C Am C Am etc F G*
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15/---15/-15/-15/-15/r-13----15/---15/-15/-15/-15/r-13-----------13--13--13s15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------14----14--14--14--14s16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Am etc
E|--------17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15s17-----17-17---------15/---15/-15/-15/-15/r-13----15/---15/-15/-15/-15/r-13|
G|-15s17--------17-17-17---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F G* C Am C Am etc E7
E|-------------------------------17----------------------------12--12--12--12--12--|
B|----------13--13--13s15-15s17-----17-17---------17--17--15-----12--12--12--12--12|
G|-14---14--14--14--14s16-15s17--------17-17-17---17--17--15-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A7
E|12--12--12--12--12-------12--12--12--12--12-----15-12--------------------------|
B|--12--12--12--12--12-------15--15--15--15--15----------15-12-15-----12---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------14/----14-12---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------14|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D7 G7
E|--------------------------------------------15-17/-17/-17/-17/r--15------------|
B|-----------------------------13-15-17/-17/r------------------------------------|
G|----------10----10-12--12s14---------------------------------------------------|
D|----10-12----12----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Am etc F G*
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15/---15/-15/-15/-15/r-13----15/---15/-15/-15/-15/r-13-----------13--13--13s15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------14----14--14--14--14s16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Repeat C Am etc
Intro
E|-------17-------------|------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|15s17-----17-17-------|------|15/---15/-15/-15/-15/r-13---15/---15/-15/-15/-15/r|
G|15s17--------17-17-17-|------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------|------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|------|--------------------------------------------------|
F G* C Am etc
E|----------------------------17--------17-------17-------17---------------------|
B|-13----------13--13--13s15------15s17----15s17----15s17------3/--3/-3/-3/-3/r-1|
G|----14---14--14--14--14s16-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Am etc F G* C Am etc E7
E|------------------------------------5----5----5----12--12--12--12--12----------|
B|-3/--3/-3/-3/-3/r-1--1--1-1-1s3--3h5--3h5--3h5-------12--12--12--12--12--------|
G|---------------------2--2-2-2s4------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A7
E|12--12--12--12--12-----12--12--12--12--12----15-12-----12-15--17/-17/-17/r-15--|
B|--12--12--12--12--12-----15--15--15--15--15---------15-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D7 G7
E|---------------------------------------------15--17/-17/-17/-17/r-15-----------|
B|---------------------------13-15--17/r-15-17-----------------------------------|
G|---------10----10-12-12s14-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---10-12----12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Am C Am etc F G*
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15/---15/-15/-15/-15/r-13----15/---15/-15/-15/-15/r-13-----------13--13--13s15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------14----14--14--14--14s16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat
C Am etc Intro C Am etc
E|------17-----------|------|---------12-----12----------------------------------|
B|15s17----17-17-----|------|-15/-15/----15/----15p13-----15/-15/-15/-15/r-13----|
G|15s17----17-17-17--|------|-------------------------14-------------------------|
D|-------------------|------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|------|----------------------------------------------------|
F G*
E|-----------------------7s8-------------------------8--||
B|--------13--13--13s15------7s8--------------------8---||
G|14--14--14--14--14s16----------8s9---------------9----||
D|-----------------------------------9s10-s10-----10----||
A|-----------------------------------------------10-----||
E|----------------------------------------------8-------||
Notation
/ = full bend up
r = release bend
s = slide
h = hammer note
p = pull off
G Fadd9 F* C Am F G* E7 A7 D7 G7
E|-3----3-------1------0-----0-----1----3------0-------5------0------3--|
B|-0----1-------1------1-----1-----1----3------5-------8------3------6--|
G|-0----2-------h2-----0-----2-----2----4------7-------6------5------4--|
D|-0----3-------h3-----2-----2-----3----5------6-------5------4------3--|
A|-x----x-------x------3-----0-----3----5------7-------7------5------5--|
E|-x----x-------x------0-----0-----x----x------0-------5------0------3--|
BASS TAB
Intro: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|------------------------10--\--| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Verse: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3---5--| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|------------3------------------|----------------5-------5------| E|1-----------------------1------|3-----------3------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| Verse: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|----------------3--------------|----------------5-----------5--| E|1-----------1-----------1------|3-----------3------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------2------| Bridge: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|--------7-------5---5---7------|--------7---7---5---5---7---7--| E|0------------------------------|0------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|--------7-------5-------7------|--------7-------5-------7------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|5------------------------------|5------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|5-------5-------3-------3------|2-------2-------0-------0------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|------- ------- 7------ -------|7---7-- 9---7-- 9---7-- 9---\--| D|--------9---------------9------|-------------------------------| A|10-----------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Verse: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|----------------3--------------|----------------5-----------5--| E|1-------1---------------1------|3-----------3------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3-----------3------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5--------------| Re-intro: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|5------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|------------------------10--\--| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Verse: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|----------------3--------------|----------------5-------5------| E|1-----------1-----------1------|3-----------3------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| Verse: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3---5--| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|1-------1-------1-------1------|3-------3-------3-------3------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3------------------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|--------3-------2-------1------| Bridge: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|--------7-------5-------7------|--------7-------5-------7---7--| E|0------------------------------|0------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|--------7-------5-------7------|--------7-------5-------7---7--| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|5------------------------------|5------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|------------------------0------| A|5-------5-------3-------3------|2-------2-------0--------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- 7------|7---7-- 9---7-- 9---7-- 9---\--| D|----------------9--------------|-------------------------------| A|10------10---------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Verse: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3---5--| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|----------------3--------------|----------------5-------5------| E|1-------1---------------1------|3-----------3------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3-----------3------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5--------------| Re-intro: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|5------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|------------------------10--\--| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Verse: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3---5--| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3-----------3------------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|----------------5-------3------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|----------------3--------------|----------------5-------5------| E|1-------1---------------1---2--|3-------3----------------------| G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|3-----------3------------------|3---------------3--------------| E|----------------5-----------5--|--------3----------------------|
"Ad Amburgo dovevamo suonare per così tante ore che spesso facevamo anche "Apache".
Un giorno John ed io stavamo cazzeggiando, lui aveva la sua nuova Rickenbacker 325, ci stava giocherellando, io mi unii a lui e il pezzo nacque così, all'impronta".
Guitar Player magazine, 1987
"Fu un po' deludente perché speravamo di fare un disco nostro. Anche se avevamo fatto "Ain't she sweet" e il pezzo strumentale "Cry for a shadow" senza Sheridan, sul disco non avevano messo neppure il nostro nome. Ecco perchè è patetico che più tardi, quando eravamo diventati famosi, facessero uscire il disco come "I Beatles con Tony Sheridan". In realtà quando uscì la prima volta ci avevano chiamato "The Beat Brothers".
George Harrison
Anthology
"Il risultato non è stato all'altezza di "Apache" ma ci è piaciuta e l'abbiamo suonata per un periodo".
George Harrison
NME, 1963
VERSIONE UFFICIALE:
Non esistono outtakes e versioni alternative di questa canzone.
Questa è la versione ufficiale che è stata inserita dopo tanti anni nel disco Anthology vol.1:
La canzone può essere reperita anche nel bellissimo cd: "Beatles Bop-Hamburg Days".
DATI TECNICI: George Harrison: Chitarra solista- John Lennon: Chitarra ritmica
Paul McCartney: basso- Pete Best: Batteria
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