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

A video on YouTube. In Music Lessons, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

Adam Neely analyzes the rhythmic structure of The Beatles' "Drive My Car" and answers viewer questions about music theory, chord resolution, improvisation, and bass tone.

From the video

Answers: Why is the intro riff from The Beatles' Drive My Car rhythmically disorienting?

rhythmic displacement in The Beatles Drive My Car
rubato usage in music
chord voicings for G#m11(b13)
call-and-response in musical improvisation
Jaco Pastorius bass tone

What it concludes

The intro riff of Drive My Car feels rhythmically disorienting due to a metric modulation and perceived record-skip rhythmic trick created by the drums and guitar placement.

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