 Having added sitar accompaniment to the Beatles ' " Norwegian Wood ( This Bird Has Flown ) " in October 1965 , George Harrison wrote " Love You To " as a way to showcase the instrument . He said that the composition was also designed to feature the tabla , a pair of Indian hand drums , for the first time . Music critic Richie Unterberger describes the song as the Beatles ' " first all @-@ out excursion " in raga rock , a genre that author Nicholas Schaffner says was " launched " by Harrison 's use of sitar on " Norwegian Wood " . 
