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11.01am
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14 April 2010
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Ahhh Girl said
Does anyone else get the sense of a methodical calculating machine or an old-timey accounting clerk making methodical tick marks in a ledger when listening to this song?
There is more to that than you think. I’ve been trying to find the source where I read this, but certain instruments were also used to accentuate certain sounds – the tambourine emulating a pocket full of change (versus dollars or pound notes) for example.
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9.09pm
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15 February 2015
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I just found George’s Live in Japan version of this song and
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
He added verses and changed the names… the cheeky bugger 
but my, my, he was in fine fettle there, wasn’t he? 
SUCH FABOSITY 
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10.30pm
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15 February 2015
Offline I was listening to Revolver on Saturday, on my new ‘phones, and for the very first time ever, I heard the true count-in to this song, behind George’s sleepy mumbling and someone’s cough and other random noise; I only ever heard ‘Fooour’ vaguely before. My worldview has been rearranged.
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2.49am
26 January 2017
Offline Silly Girl said
I just found George’s Live in Japan version of this song and
He added verses and changed the names… the cheeky bugger
SUCH FABOSITY
He does it with Piggies too, where he adds a short new verse in Japan.
Silly Girl said
I was listening to Revolver on Saturday, on my new ‘phones, and for the very first time ever, I heard the true count-in to this song, behind George’s sleepy mumbling and someone’s cough and other random noise; I only ever heard ‘Fooour’ vaguely before. My worldview has been rearranged.
I’m going to need to blast this with my headphones now to see if I can hear what you are talking about.
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10.46am
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Are there any takes from ’68 with the extra verse? The small amount of complete Piggies takes do not have it, and the Anthology version does not have it either.
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@meanmistermustardAre there any takes from ’68 with the extra verse? The small amount of complete Piggies takes do not have it, and the Anthology version does not have it either.
None. I think it was ditched early as it’s not part of the Esher demo.
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Have we mentioned how unusual it was for a guitar solo to be looped and then used twice in a song? Are there any other Beatles tracks with pretaped instrumental parts used and re-used (not counting TNK and Revolution 9 ?)
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9.18am
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15 February 2015
Offline @vonbontee’s twin said
Have we mentioned how unusual it was for a guitar solo to be looped and then used twice in a song? Are there any other Beatles tracks with pretaped instrumental parts used and re-used (not counting TNK and Revolution 9 ?)
They do that in I’m A Loser , don’t they? At least it sounds like the same one at the end.
And then there’s the fade-in of Eight Days A Week , on the same album… hmm…
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4.30pm
10 March 2017
Offline Is this a picture from this session.
I’ve been assuming so for awhile but I can’t be sure.
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12.52pm
10 March 2017
Offline Yes it is.
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1.06pm
10 March 2017
Offline Here’s some pictures of George attempting the solo.
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1.09pm
26 January 2017
Offline I figured out the first phrase of the solo today. I don’t know whether to include the open D string with the G string in that fast opening burst though.
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1.10pm
10 March 2017
Offline Do play the open D string with the G string on the 7th fret, that’s how Paul did it.
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1.13pm
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Here’s some pictures of George attempting the solo.
So, you know that as a fact? What are your sources?
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1.20pm
10 March 2017
Offline This was taken during the Revolver sessions and i can’t think of a better fit.
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1.44pm
26 January 2017
Offline Isn’t this the only song George used his Strat on? Unless he used it on And Your Bird Can Sing , which has quite a bright tone.
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1.48pm
10 March 2017
Offline Don’t quote me on this but i think he used his Casino on And Your Bird Can Sing since the tone matches Paul’s guitar part. The rhythm guitar in Taxman is definitely a Strat, you can tell and I Want To Tell You also uses one as well as possibly some other songs.
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1.56pm
26 January 2017
Offline @Dark Overlord You’re actually getting me very interested as to what was played on which track.
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