, ▁the ▁exact ▁line - up ▁of ▁mus icians ▁is ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁conject ure . ▁According ▁to ▁Simon ▁L eng , ▁who ▁consult ed ▁Klaus ▁Vo orm ann ▁and ▁Jim ▁Horn ▁for ▁his ▁book ▁While ▁My ▁Gu itar ▁G ently ▁We eps , ▁the ▁line - up ▁compr ised ▁Harrison , ▁Leon ▁Russell ▁( p iano ), ▁Horn ▁( s ax oph ones ), ▁Vo orm ann ▁( b ass ), ▁St arr , ▁Jim ▁K elt ner ▁( both ▁on ▁drums ) ▁and ▁Billy ▁Pr eston ▁( organ ). ▁L eng ▁and ▁Beat les ▁author ▁Bruce ▁Sp izer ▁credit ▁a ▁" horn ▁section " ▁led ▁by ▁Jim ▁Horn , ▁which ▁could ▁include ▁regular ▁partner ▁Ch uck ▁Find ley ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁six - pie ce ▁section , ▁christ ened ▁" the ▁Hollywood ▁Horn s ", ▁that ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August . ▁ ▁The ▁recording ▁begins ▁with ▁Harrison ' s ▁emot ive ▁introduction ▁back ed ▁by ▁what ▁La ve zz oli ▁describes ▁as ▁a ▁" rolling ▁piano ▁figure " ▁from ▁Russell . ▁Following ▁the ▁words ▁" help ▁us ▁save ▁some ▁lives ", ▁the ▁piano ▁sets ▁up ▁the ▁song ' s ▁" d riv ing ▁gro ove ", ▁La ve zz oli ▁continues , ▁as ▁the ▁rh ythm ▁section ▁and ▁Harrison ' s ▁electric ▁guitar ▁join ▁in , ▁creating ▁the ▁same ▁musical ▁bl end ▁of ▁g ospel ▁and ▁rock ▁that ▁Harrison ▁had ▁adopted ▁on ▁much ▁of ▁All ▁Things ▁Must ▁Pass . ▁In