The Beatles - I Want You (She’s So Heavy) - Guitar Cover

One of The Beatles’ longest songs! John and George’s bluesy guitar phrasing mesh with doomsday arpeggios and a heavy drop D tuned outro. The primary verse structure sees John mimicking his vocal line on the guitar with George playing counterpoint. As such, “I Want You (She’s So Heavy” features a relatively large amount of improvisation for a Beatles record, as well as sophisticated layered guitar arrangements. John’s phrasing is quite nuanced with microtonal bends and intricate hammer-on/pull-offs. Pay special attention to the pick-up switch position throughout the song; they changed it a lot! Studio photos from the February 22, 1969, Trident Studios session show John playing his sanded Epiphone Casino and George on his red Gibson “Lucy” Les Paul. The 2019 Abbey Road Deluxe Edition album allows for some insight into this session, with a shy Glyn Johns telling John that a passerby to the studio has requested they turn down their loud amplifiers. John diplomatically replies that they will