Incredible video: Paul McCartney plays Bach

Incredible video: Paul McCartney plays Bach

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norman lebrecht

September 02, 2014

Guy Traviss, the editor of Classical Guitar magazine who’s coming round tomorrow to do some filming, has come up with a remarkable video of Macca getting his fingers around a piece of Bach. Sir Paul was working at the time with Carlos Bonell on a classical guitar concerto.

He demonstrates, among other secrets, how Bach lies at the heart of the Beatles’ song Blackbird.

paul mccartney carlos bonell

Comments

  • M2N2K says:

    Now I understand why Blackbird is among my favorites…

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