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Ben Ramon said
Paul certainly has a very unique lead guitar style and a rather unusual technique (probably borne from the days of learning upside-down). Lots of bends and trills and strange figuring, with a far more fierce and improvisatory sound than one would expect from such a meticulous and melody-oriented musician.

 

It's a very 'stinging' sound, if you ask me.  But it made for a nice complement to George's more fluid style and John's more jagged style.

]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:59:02 +0000 Von Bontee on Songs where Paul played lead guitar http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60182 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60182 Thanks for that link; that's exactly where I read that before! I don't believe there's any basis for such a supposition at all either; I have no idea what the guy's basing that on.

]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:50:39 +0000 Ben Ramon on Songs where Paul played lead guitar http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60176 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60176

meanmistermustard said
EMI were meticulous in ensuring all sessions were documented during the beatles recording sessions as they were with every artist who used the studios, it was the least expected of their staff. If Paul had sneaked back in it would have been noted somewhere. Wouldnt surprise me if it was one of those "Paul was the beatles" people who started the story. 

http://wgo.signal11.org.uk/htm.....i.htm#ilty 

This is the only place I've seen the theory that Paul recorded I'm Looking Through You largely, or entirely, by himself. I've never really bought into it: I doubt even Paul McCartney would have the steel ...]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:42:46 +0000 meanmistermustard on Songs where Paul played lead guitar http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60175 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60175 EMI were meticulous in ensuring all sessions were documented during the beatles recording sessions as they were with every artist who used the studios, it was the least expected of their staff. If Paul had sneaked back in it would have been noted somewhere. Wouldnt surprise me if it was one of those "Paul was the beatles" people who started the story. 

]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:24:21 +0000 Ben Ramon on Songs where Paul played lead guitar http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60173 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60173 Paul certainly has a very unique lead guitar style and a rather unusual technique (probably borne from the days of learning upside-down). Lots of bends and trills and strange figuring, with a far more fierce and improvisatory sound than one would expect from such a meticulous and melody-oriented musician.

]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:22:43 +0000 vonbontee on Songs where Paul played lead guitar http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60138 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60138 I read that somewhere too (Paul playing all the instruments himself) and don't think it's "legend" as much as one person's speculation. I don't know that Paul was confident enough to try a complete track himself as early as 1965. They were incredibly rushed to complete that album and had already discarded one totally usable version. Besides, the credits clearly credit Ringo with organ, which suggests that they had it all worked out.

]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:28:15 +0000 RunForYourLife on Songs where Paul played lead guitar http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60120 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p60120 Legend has it that Paul sneaked back into the studio to re-record I'm Looking Through You by himself after the band had gone home for the night. It's a good song, but it does sound a little "rushed", and it wouldn't be unlike Macca to do such a thing a-hard-days-night-paul-11

 

If you listen to the electric guitar on that track, it does sound a lot more like Paul's "flashy" style than George's more "subdued" playing (Not to suggest George was an inferior player, he just had a different style). If one listens to the Anthology II version, ...]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:14:16 +0000 frankdialogue on Songs where Paul played lead guitar http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p59718 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p59718 Very good, Beatle fans, the only song missing is 'All Too Much'.

]]> Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:18:58 +0000 gotagoodreason on Songs where Paul played lead guitar http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p59420 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p59420 Minus She's A Woman (he can play a lot of kick-ass stuff BUT not simultaneously with the bass a-hard-days-night-paul-3).

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Duke_of_Kirkaldy said
OK, so here in the George forum there was a discussion about Beatles songs in which another group member besides Paul played bass.  I figured I'd start a similar thread here in which another group member besides George played lead guitar on a song.  Here goes:

 

Haha, this reminds me of a very heated discussion about who was the Beatles best guitarist.

 

This is thankfully without any ranking, so we might be just fine!
I listed all songs I could find with Paul on guitar here

I mark the lead parts bold.

 

Across the universe (acoustic guitar)

All together ...]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:19:43 +0100 Duke_of_Kirkaldy on Songs where Paul played lead guitar http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p59306 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/songs-where-paul-played-lead-guitar/#p59306 OK, so here in the George forum there was a discussion about Beatles songs in which another group member besides Paul played bass.  I figured I'd start a similar thread here in which another group member besides George played lead guitar on a song.  Here goes:

 

John:

"You Can't Do That"
"Nowhere Man" [with George]
"Revolution"
"Revolution 1" [?]
"Get Back"
"For You Blue"
"The Ballad of John and Yoko"
 "The End" [with Paul and George]

 

Paul:

"Ticket to Ride"
"The Night Before"
"Another Girl"
"Taxman"
"And Your Bird Can Sing" [with George]
"Strawberry Fields Forever" ...]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:17:10 +0100