The major ending of And I love her.

Hey Jude - their longest fade out ever!

The whispered words with the high horns at the end of Good night.

One of the best things about Got to get you into my life is the crazy trumpet with these ridiculously high notes in the fade out.

I always admired the undefinable quality of the last chords of Here comes the sun. There's something magic about it.

The changing minor/major chords at the end of I'll be back.

The little variations in the high backing vocals in the fade out ...]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:05:17 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/great-outros-song-endings/#p51730 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/great-outros-song-endings/#p51730 I've always thought a lot of the songs on Revolver end in interesting and unexpected ways. The totally sudden, terse, solemn ending of Eleanor Rigby. I'm Only Sleeping ends beautifully if you ask me, with the heavy HISS of cymbals giving way to a weird dreamy flurry of backwards guitar that fades out. She Said She Said goes rhythmically into double time for the last couple of lines. And Your Bird Can Sing, with that riff looping over and over and then suddenly coming to a musically unresolved halt and there's a little thrum from Paul's bass at the end, ...]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:26:20 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/great-outros-song-endings/#p51617 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/great-outros-song-endings/#p51617 meanmistermustard said

Cant remember if its been mentioned already but Long, Long, Long when Paul hits the low note that sends the bottle rattling which brings George, Ringo and Paul back in. Totally unplanned but fits the song perfectly.

This!

That is to say that I agree.

Along the same lines, "Please Please Me" has a very climactically satisfying ending.

Always loved the ending of that song: "I'm    so    alone...." - the guitars tumble down and then the rustling of the cymbals

(or other percussion instrument)

Im Only Sleeping with that glorious guitar fade out.

Helter Skelter with Ringo's complaint of having blisters on his fingers.

And the Get Back version with Johns audition quote, admittedly not part of the actual song but really fits when listened to as part of the Let It Be album - maybe that belongs more in the album closure thread then.

A great ending can be very satisfying, especially when subtle.

I love the organ tune at the very, very end of Mr. Kite just before the flourish of calliope.

It's just a few seconds long: a...g....f g a f  e   f# a-flat  e   (or whatever key it's in)