Why is this Beatles song so rhythmically confusing? | Q+A

Why is “Drive My Car” is so disorienting? Let’s find out! 🧠 Get CuriosityStream and Nebula for 26% off! https://curiositystream.com/adamneely Paul McCartney / George Michael - Drive My Car (Live 8 2005) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFg13rHCF44 #musictheory 0:00 Intro 0:17 Why is the intro riff from Drive my Car so rhythmically disorienting? 4:47 How can I use rubato effectively without making it seem like overkill? 5:49 What’s up with musicians and coffee addiction? 5:57 Am7 F#m7 Fmaj7 Em7 6:57 How do I come up with a good counter melody? 8:00 How would you resolve G#m11(b13)? 8:51 Any tips for call-and-response that work well? 10:19 What’s the most common problem you see new improvisers have? 11:17 Why haven’t more people imitated Jaco’s tone? 12:13 What are your thoughts on “white people don’t swing as much as black people?” (⌐■_■) ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! ⦿ https://teespring.com/stores/adam-neely-merchandise ⦿ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON ⦿ http://www.patreon.com/adamneely ⦿ FOLLOW ME ON THE INTERNETS ⦿ http://www.facebook.com/adamneely http://www.instagram.com/its_adamneely ⦿ Check out some of my music ⦿ http://sungazermusic.bandcamp.com http://insideoutsidemusic.bandcamp.com http://adamneelymusic.bandcamp.com Peace, Adam