Hey JudeThe songs original title was Hey Jules, and it was intended to comfort Julian Lennon from the stress of his

parents divorce. McCartney said, I started with the idea Hey Jules, which was Julian, dont make it bad, take a sad song and make it better. Hey, try and deal with this

terrible thing. I knew it was not going to be easy for him. I

always feel sorry for kids in divorces I had the idea by the time I got there. I changed it to Jude because I thought that sounded a bit better.

Questions about the music.

Which beat of the bar does

the vocal start on?

The vocal starts on beat 4.

What is it called when

songs/ pieces dont start on beat 1?

It is called an upbeat or

anacrusis (if you are posh).

The song is mainly in 4/4

time

what does that mean?

It means there are 4 beats in

every bar.

Identify two bars where the

meter is not in 4/4 and what

is it in instead?

Bars 28 and 49 and it is in

2/4 for one bar each time.

Look at the bass line. Unlike in Rock

and Roll songs where the emphasis

tends to be on the beat (1,2,3,4), the

bass notes in Hey Jude mainly fall off

the beat what is that called?

It is called SYNCOPATION.

The chords for Hey Jude are

mainly PRIMARY CHORDS

What does that mean?

It means is (mostly) uses

chords I, IV, and V of the

key.

What key is Hey Jude in?

F major = 1 flat in the key

signature

What are the notes in the

chords of F, F7 C,C7 , Bb and

Eb?

F = F A C

F 7 = F A C Eb

C = C E G

C7 = C E G Bb

Bb = Bb D F

Eb = Eb G Bb

What notes are in C7 sus 4?

C7 sus 4 = C E F G Bb

What is the bass note in each

of the following chords:

Bb/A, Bb/G, Bb/F

The bass note is the note

after /.

So A G and F respectively.

Practical Task

Split into two bands with a range of instruments.

Listen to Hey Jude while you follow the music and

devise a performance of the song. You will

rehearse it this lesson (double) and you will perform

and record it next lesson.

Remember the song has to be stylistically accurate!

Grading Criteria

PASS - Perform Hey Jude as part of an ensemble with

errors that do not detract from the overall

performance.

MERIT - Perform Hey Jude as part of an ensemble

competently and accurately.

DISTINCTION - Perform a Hey Jude as part of an

ensemble with artistic flair and interpretation.