who plays lead guitar on i want you she's so heavy
John Lennon George Harrison
title: I Want You (She's So Heavy) text: I Want You (She's So Heavy) "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" is a song by the Beatles, written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney). The song closes side one on the Beatles' 1969 album "Abbey Road". This song is an unusual Beatles composition for a variety of reasons, namely its length (nearly eight minutes), few lyrics (the title makes up most of the lyrics, aside from two more phrases; only 14 different words are sung), a three-minute descent through repeated guitar chords (a similar arpeggiated figure appears in another Lennon contribution to the album, "Because"), and abrupt ending. It title: I Want You (She's So Heavy) text: with the repeated guitar riff. The abrupt ending of the original is retained, but it cuts to wind-like white noise, not to silence as on the original. Numerous bands and solo artists have covered "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" in the studio and live, in particular the following: I Want You (She's So Heavy) "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" is a song by the Beatles, written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney). The song closes side one on the Beatles' 1969 album "Abbey Road". This song is an unusual Beatles composition for a variety of reasons, namely its title: I Want You (She's So Heavy) text: Be" film ended. Lennon played the lead guitar, as George Harrison stated: Lennon and Harrison overdubbed multi-tracked heavy guitars on 18 April 1969. Billy Preston's Hammond organ and Ringo Starr's congas were added on 20 April 1969. "I Want You" received the "She's So Heavy" vocals on 11 August, and thus the title became "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". "'She's So Heavy' was about Yoko," Lennon told "Rolling Stone". "When you're drowning, you don't say, 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me.' You just scream." Three title: I Want You (She's So Heavy) text: was the first song recorded for the Abbey Road album but one of the last songs to be finished, on 20 August 1969, the last time all four Beatles were together in the studio. The song begins in time, with an arpeggio guitar theme in D minor, progressing through E and B before cadencing on an A augmented chord. In this chord sequence, the F note is a drone. The bass and lead guitar ascend and descend with a riff derived from the D minor scale. As the last chord fades, a verse begins in time, based on the A title: I Want You (She's So Heavy) text: repeat of the "I Want You" verse. During the next E transition, Lennon lets loose a primal scream of ""Yeah"", until his voice breaks. The song's coda consists of a three-minute repetition of the "She's So Heavy" theme, with the arpeggios double tracked, intensifying with "white noise" fading in as the theme continues; this consists of multi-tracked guitars from Lennon and Harrison, Moog white-noise from Lennon, and drums and bass from Starr and McCartney respectively until an abrupt ending. Josh Hart and Damien Fanelli, writing for "Guitar World", placed the song 34th in their list of the 50 Heaviest Songs