# Mistakes in recorded songs you'e heard a million times

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [April 7, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-in-recorded-songs-youe-heard-a-million-times/939547 "2021-04-07T14:12:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-in-recorded-songs-youe-heard-a-million-times/939547/53 "2021-04-08T22:20:30Z")

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> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#):
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> IIRC, the consensus was that it was misplayed by McCartney and they just decided to keep it. I do NOT agree with that. I still can’t even figure out what the actual notes recorded are but it is beautiful and 100% on purpose.

Yeah, that was the consensus. To me, it was clearly unintentional (especially as he _doesn’t_ play that chord, from what I remember, in live versions, and if you follow the piano part, it’s him simply missing a chord change in the right hand.) It sounded fine, though.

[Here’s that thread, by the way.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-what-piano-chord-is-played-at-2-59-on-let-it-be/663891/17)

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