 The basic track for " Love You To " was taped in London at EMI 's Abbey Road Studios on 11 April 1966 . According to Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn , Harrison initially sang and played acoustic guitar , accompanied by Paul McCartney on backing vocals . By the end of the first session that day , three takes of the song had been made , with Harrison introducing his sitar on the last of these takes . Work resumed at 8 pm , with the participation of some Indian musicians that Harrison had sourced through Patricia Angadi , the co @-@ founder of the Asian Music Circle . These outside contributors included tabla player Anil Bhagwat and uncredited musicians on tambura and sitar . 
