3.05am
26 January 2017
I made this list using Ian MacDonald’s Revolution In The Head
Piano
Misery , played by George Martin
Money (That’s What I Want), played by George Martin
Little Child , played by Paul McCartney
Long Tall Sally , played by George Martin
A Hard Day’s Night, played by George Martin
Matchbox , played by George Martin
Slow Down , played by George Martin
Any Time At All , played by Paul McCartney
Things We Said Today , played by Paul McCartney
Every Little Thing , played by Paul McCartney
What You’re Doing, played by George Martin
No Reply , played by George Martin
She’s A Woman , played by Paul McCartney
Kansas City /Hey Hey Hey, played by George Martin
Rock And Roll Music , played by George Martin
You Like Me Too Much , played by Paul McCartney w/ George Martin (probably playing the intro)
That Means A Lot , played by Paul McCartney
Drive My Car , played by Paul McCartney
You Won’t See Me, played by Paul McCartney
For No One , played by Paul McCartney
I Want To Tell You , played by Paul McCartney
Good Day Sunshine , played by Paul McCartney and George Martin
When I’m Sixty-Four, played by Paul McCartney
Penny Lane , played by George Martin, Paul McCartney and John Lennon
A Day In The Life , played by Paul McCartney and John Lennon
Only A Northern Song , played by John Lennon
Lovely Rita , played by Paul McCartney and George Martin
Getting Better , played by George Martin
With A Little Help From My Friends , played by Paul McCartney
Magical Mystery Tour , played by Paul McCartney
Baby You’re A Rich Man, played by Paul McCartney and John Lennon
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number), played by Paul McCartney
All You Need Is Love , played by George Martin
Your Mother Should Know , played by Paul McCartney
The Fool On The Hill , played by Paul McCartney
Hello, Goodbye , played by Paul McCartney
Christmas Time (Is Here Again) played by Paul McCartney
Lady Madonna , played by Paul McCartney
Across The Universe , played by Paul McCartney
Hey Bulldog , played by John Lennon
Revolution 1 , played by Paul McCartney
Don’t Pass Me By, played by Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da , played by John Lennon
Cry Baby Cry , played by John Lennon
Sexy Sadie , played by Paul McCartney
While My Guitar Gently Weeps , played by Paul McCartney
Hey Jude , played by Paul McCartney
Rocky Raccoon , played by George Martin
What’s The New Mary Jane, played by John Lennon
Back In The U.S.S.R, played by Paul McCartney
Dear Prudence , played by Paul McCartney
Glass Onion , played by Paul McCartney
Birthday , played by Paul McCartney
Honey Pie , played by Paul McCartney
Martha My Dear , played by Paul McCartney
Long Long Long, played by Chris Thomas
Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?, played by Paul McCartney
Dig It , played by Paul McCartney
For You Blue , played by Paul McCartney
Let It Be , played by Paul McCartney
The Long And Winding Road , played by Paul McCartney
The Ballad Of John And Yoko , played by Paul McCartney
Old Brown Shoe , played by Paul McCartney
Oh Darling!, played by John Lennon
Octopus’s Garden, played by Paul McCartney
You Never Give Me Your Money , played by Paul McCartney
Golden Slumbers /Carry That Weight , played by Paul McCartney
The End , played by Paul McCartney
Come And Get It , played by Paul McCartney
Sun King , played by Paul McCartney
Mean Mr. Mustard, played by Paul McCartney
Polythene Pam , played by Paul McCartney
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window , played by Paul McCartney
Real Love , played by John Lennon
Electric Piano
The Night Before , played by John Lennon
You Like Me Too Much , Hohner Pianet played by John Lennon
Tell Me What You See , played by Paul McCartney
Dizzy Miss Lizzy , played by Paul McCartney
Bad Boy , played by Paul McCartney
In My Life , played by George Martin and possibly Paul McCartney
Think For Yourself , played by John Lennon
Getting Better , Pianette played by George Martin
I Am The Walrus , played by John Lennon
Savoy Truffle , played by Chris Thomas
I’m So Tired, played by Paul McCartney
I’ve Got A Feeling, Fender Rhodes played by Billy Preston
Get Back , Fender Rhodes played by Billy Preston
Let It Be , Fender Rhodes played by Billy Preston
The Long And Winding Road (Naked), Fender Rhodes played by Billy Preston
One After 909 , Fender Rhodes played by Billy Preston
Old Brown Shoe , played by George Harrison
Come Together , Fender Rhodes played by Paul McCartney
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window , played by Paul McCartney
Because , Electric Spinet played by George Martin
I Me Mine , played by Paul McCartney
Real Love , played by John Lennon
Free As A Bird , played by John Lennon
Misc. Organ
I’m Down, Vox Continental Organ played by John Lennon
Carnival Of Light , played by all four Beatles
Only A Northern Song , played by George Harrison
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite, Lowery Organ played by George Martin
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds , Lowery Organ played by Paul McCartney
Sgt. Pepper ’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, played by Paul McCartney
Your Mother Should Know , played by John Lennon
Flying , played by John Lennon
Hello, Goodbye , played by John Lennon
Cry Baby Cry , played by John Lennon
While My Guitar Gently Weeps , played by Paul McCartney
Savoy Truffle , played by Chris Thomas
Long Long Long, played by Paul McCartney
I’m So Tired, played by John Lennon
I Want You (She’s So Heavy), played by John Lennon
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, played by George Martin
Sun King , Lowery Organ played by George Martin
Real Love , played by Paul McCartney
Hammond
I Wanna Be Your Man , played by George Martin
Mr. Moonlight, played by Paul McCartney
I’m Looking Through You, played by Ringo Starr
You Won’t See Me, played by Mal Evans
She Said She Said , played by John Lennon
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite, played by John Lennon
With A Little Help From My Friends , played by George Martin
It’s All Too Much, played by George Harrison
Blue Jay Way , played by George Harrison
Across The Universe , played by George Martin
Revolution 1 , played by Paul McCartney
Revolution , played by Paul McCartney
Sexy Sadie , played by John Lennon
While My Guitar Gently Weeps , played by George Harrison
Dig It , played by Billy Preston
Let It Be , played by Billy Preston
I Want You (She’s So Heavy), played by Billy Preston
Something , played by Billy Preston
I Me Mine , played by Paul McCartney
Harmonium
If I Needed Someone , played by George Martin
We Can Work It Out , played by John Lennon
12-Bar Original, played by George Martin
Dr. Robert, played by John Lennon
Penny Lane , played by Paul McCartney
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite, played by George Martin
Cry Baby Cry , played by George Martin
Rocky Raccoon , played by John Lennon
Here Comes The Sun , played by George Harrison
Sun King , played by Paul McCartney
Mellotron
Tomorrow Never Knows , played by John Lennon
Strawberry Fields Forever , played by Paul McCartney on take 7, played by John Lennon and Paul McCartney on take 25
Flying , played by John Lennon
Harpsichord/Clavichord
For No One , Clavichord played by Paul McCartney
Fixing A Hole , Harpsichord played by George Martin
Baby You’re A Rich Man, Clavioline played by John Lennon
All You Need Is Love , Harpsichord played by John Lennon
Not Guilty , Harpsichord played by George Harrison and John Lennon
Piggies , Harpsichord played by Chris Thomas
Celesta
Baby It’s You, played by George Martin
Good Night , played by George Martin
Moog Synthesizer
I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Moog Synthesizer played by John Lennon
Octopus’s Garden, Moog Synthesizer played by George Harrison
Here Comes The Sun , played by George Harrison
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, played by Paul McCartney
Because , played by George Harrison
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10.23am
14 December 2009
Good effort but MacDonald got a coupla things wrong – there’s no mention of Nicky Hopkins’ electric piano on Revolution .
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12.05pm
26 January 2017
Von Bontee said
Good effort but MacDonald got a coupla things wrong – there’s no mention of Nicky Hopkins’ electric piano on Revolution .
When I get the time I’ll go back through Joe’s list alphabetically to double check. I preferred using the book for the first go round because I didn’t need to wait for the next page to load, plus it had been a while since I read through that book. Its really quite good, despite a few errors. I’m sure more than just one of these is wrong. I’ll find out soon enough.
"The pump don't work cause the vandals took the handles!"
-Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues
"We could ride and surf together while our love would grow"
-Brian Wilson, Surfer Girl
7.00pm
10 March 2017
Ian isn’t the most reliable source, he’s a better source than Robert Fontenot but still I recommend using other sources first, such as The Beatles Bible.
Looking at this list, it seems that he forgot to mention George Martin’s piano in Tell Me Why and You’re Going To Lose That Girl , as well as John’s piano in Helter Skelter . Also, while John definitely played piano on the backing track of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da , the little fills were likely done by Paul.
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