Changing Tempo in "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"

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sws626
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Sun May 23, 2010 4:06 pm

Hello Neil,

I've just started working on your short lesson on the Beatles' "I Want You." Thanks first of all for this great lesson. I have a question of the tempo of the 6/8 and 4/4 sections of the song.

Playing the 4/4 solo section at 90bpm, as in the GP file, sounds about right. But the arpeggiated 6/8 section sounds rushed at this rate -- 70bpm sounds much better. I noticed in your comments on Beaker's upload that you suggested slowing it down. So my question is whether you think it is okay to play the 6/8 section at 70bpm and the 4/4 section at 90bpm.

Thanks,
Stuart