The Beatles I Want You ( Shes So Heavy) Guitar Cover

One of The Beatles longest songs John and Georges 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 (Shes So Heavy features a relatively large amount of improvisation for a Beatles record, as well as sophisticated layered guitar arrangements. Johns phrasing is quite nuanced with microtonal bends and intricate hammeron, pulloffs. Pay special attention to the pickup 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