J Lennon page 3

 J Lennon page 3 by ric gustafson

John could hear his Aunt Mimi knocking on his bedroom door.

" John, your friend's here".

John walked into the kitchen. There was his new friend Paul McCartney. He was holding a guitar.

When they could hear John's aunt leave, the two would run upstairs. There they began to listen to Little Richard records. They loved his songs like ' Tutti Frutti' and ' Long Tall Sally". They worked on chord progressions like C, F, and G G7.

To them, their God was Elvis Presley. They did not just listen to his records. They tried to figure out the chords to ' Blue Moon'. They figured out the progression was C, A mnor, F and G.

John was elated to find a friend who loved playing guitar as much as he did. 

They agreed to start meeting every weekday except Mondays.

The next time they meet, Paul showed John his songwriting technique. He told John that he started with a chord shape, musical phrase or words. The first three songs they wrote together were ' Too Bad About Sorrows' ' Just Fun' and ' Because I Know You Love Me So'.

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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric