Rhythm Guitar on "Something"

lennonon · Post by **lennonon** » Sun May 23, 2004 5:09 pm

Is that JL on Rhythm guitar on "Something"? Listening to the Ebbets version of the AR CD the other day and there's a very distinct "rhythm-y" JL strumming going on there. I know Lewisohn says JL is NOT on the track, but listen to the playing....tell me what you think?

Perhaps George simply plays rhythm guitar w/a Lennon-esque style.

Anyone? Thanks....

MCL

lennonon · Post by **lennonon** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:29 pm

Anyone? Agree? Disagree?

rhinobass · Post by **rhinobass** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 3:50 am

I have read somewhere that by the time Abbey Road rolled around, Lennon would rarely show up for the recording of any Harrison tunes.

oreca · Post by **oreca** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 4:36 am

Nah, it's Harrison on his Les Paul, I have some early takes of this song with just him on guitar and nothing else, and it's pretty much the same as the original except for the solo.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 4:54 am

No way it was Lennon....they were all doing their own thing around that time.....

That is such a terrific song!! It has a "monumental" sound to it.....

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:13 am

I thought "Abbey Road" was a deliberate attempt to cooperate with each other, after "Let It Be" and the White Album Sessions. A lot of Abbey Road has a "band" sound to it.

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:26 am

Wasn't John in an auto crash about this time? I'm pretty sure he missed some sessions.

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:10 am

No way it was Lennon....they were all doing their own thing around that time.....

Chris: If this was indeed the case, I have sold George Harrison short all these years. He certainly plays a mean bass part in Something.

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:37 am

That bass line right after the solo is great! One of my many McFavorites!

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 11:45 am

Lennon was indeed in a crash around this time, and missed a few sessions for Abbey Road. There are 3 or so songs he doesn't play on from the album, but off-hand I don't recall which, but I think Something was one of them.

lennonon · Post by **lennonon** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:36 pm

huh....yeah...I guess so. It does sound like a Les Paul, doesn't it?

Ah well...

Thanks.

qmoder · Post by **qmoder** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:08 pm

Paul played the bass part not John or George on Something. George complained for a while afterwards that if he needed a bass player it would never be Paul Mccartny due to this song and Paul's too busy bass part in it. He later mellowed on it and actually got to like the busy bass work that Paul had done.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:57 am

nice as the bass parts are, one more note anywhere and it would have been over the edge IMHO

ern · Post by **ern** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:56 am

The Beatles recorded 36 basic track takes of 'Something' on the 2nd of May 1969 with Paul(Bass), Ringo(Drums), John(Guitar), George(Guitar) and Billy Preston(Piano).
I think it's John on Rythm guitar, unless George overdubbed the rythm guitar part like he did with the lead guitar solo.
The car crash John had in Scotland, with Yoko, Julian and Kyoko, made him miss the sessions between 1 and 8 July; so he missed 'Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight' and 'Here Comes The Sun'.
As for Paul's Bass Line on 'Something' here's George about it:
"Sometimes Paul 'dictated' for the good of a song, he was very creative with what he contributed to my songs at the time. You just have to listen to the Bass line on 'Something' to know that when Paul wanted to. he could give a lot."

lennonon · Post by **lennonon** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 6:53 pm

GREAT INFO!!! Thanks...

Hmmm....so it IS JL? Hmmm

...Hmmm