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Actually I have a problem with some of Ringo’s songs too (I can sing Don’t Pass Me By , though!)

Technically, Yes It Is is pretty tough because it’s difficult to make out all the individual voices in the harmonies. Same with This Boy and Nowhere Man .

I know it isn’t a Beatles song, but I just thought I’d put it out there. Uncle Albert /Admiral Halsey I find incredibly difficult. Parts of UA are too low. AH’s verses by Paul are too low in parts, while it’s hard to hold the high notes of the chorus.

Most of Within You Without You is too low for me.

Fixing A Hole has one part where he sings “where it will goooooo!” is a bit high.

Hello, Goodbye is overall pretty high in terms of notes, and I have trouble with “go, go, GO!” That last “go” is tough.

Back In The USSR .

I’m Down , if you intend to try to replicate the original. Throat shredding as well as some high parts. 

Oh! Darling , though, is without a doubt one of if not the toughest. The main part is easy for me, but then… “WHEN YOU TOLD ME!!!!!!!!” That section is ridiculous.

Matt Busby said

I agree This Boy is hard to separate the melody and harmonies.  I ended up trying to sing all 3 at once and it was a mess!

I will say this: when it comes to This Boy and Yes It Is , John’s vocal stands out a bit because he sings the basic melodies, so try getting his down and just singing that. George does some really weird harmonies though, going really low then suddenly jumping up to a high note… And actually, I used the same video alabamaa posted to realize how they go and just how complicated they are.

MrMoonlight said
I have quite a comfortable range. I can’t go as high as Paul can, but I can go pretty high.

The only problem I have is the vocal shredding songs like Twist And Shout , Long Tall Sally , I’m Down , etc, for multiple reasons. Firstly, I don’t want to annoy my neighbours or family (usually I’ll only sing when I’m home alone because it’s embarrassing). But most importantly, it’s not that I can’t do it, but it just sounds weird and childish when I try. 

Right now my voice can go fairly high, I can even manage falsetto occasionally. (High range>low for me) I usually sing quietly though, because I’m insecure and I’m home alone with no other sounds in the house. I have trouble holding long notes (like the ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh in Lucy in the Sky…) when singing quietly, which makes it hard, but I can do it pretty well when I sing loudly. I have to sing really loudly to try the forced vocals, but it generally sounds pretty weird when I try it too. 

meanmistermustard said
Some ceative person somehow isolated John, Paul and George’s vocals on This Boy into three tracks so you can hear what each Beatle is signing. Its not the easiest listen due to the extraction remnants but its very interesting to hear.

And where can I hear it, if anywhere, @meanmistermustard?

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Linde said
If you’re singing along to a Beatles song that has harmonies, which harmony do you usually sing along to?

I sing to whichever is easiest to hear: Paul’s in Drive My Car , Paul’s in If I Fell , Paul’s in Please Please Me … The higher harmonies are easier to hear in those songs, so I just sing them.