Harrison played " While My Guitar Gently Weeps " at every one of his comparatively rare concerts as a solo artist . Writing for '' Mojo '' in 2003 , Ashley Kahn attributed the track 's " classic " status to its evocation of " a band falling out of harmony " and , with regard to the enduring musical bond between Harrison and Clapton , its standing as " '' their '' song " . At Harrison 's Concert for Bangladesh , held at Madison Square Garden in New York on 1 August 1971 , Clapton performed the song on a Gibson Byrdland , a hollow-body guitar more suited to jazz or country music than rock . He later said that this was a poor decision and , as with his substandard playing at the event , one indicative of his descent into heroin addiction . In his entry for '' The Concert for Bangladesh '' in the book '' 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die '' , Tom Moon nevertheless describes Clapton and Harrison 's interplay as " one of the more thrilling two-man guitar explorations in rock " , adding : " As they finish each other 's thoughts , the two extend and amplify the song 's intent : You have n't heard the full gamut of gentle ( and not so ) guitar weeping until you 've heard this . " The version performed by Harrison during his set at the 1987 Prince 's Trust Concert reunited him with Starr and Clapton , and features an extended coda with the guitars of Harrison and Clapton interweaving . On their 1991 tour of Japan , Harrison and Clapton performed " While My Guitar Gently Weeps " with additional background vocals . An edit combining parts of the 14 December and 17 December Tokyo Dome performances of the song was included on Harrison 's 1992 double album '' Live in Japan ''
1991 tour of Japan
George Harrison–Eric Clapton 1991 Japanese Tour
While My Guitar Gently Weeps