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Ah, but who played bass? See the mystery take shape above and post your theories below.
Not so - Clapton sat in on all of the live takes recorded with the band. “For many years it was believed that this was the recording session in which Eric Clapton overdubbed his lead guitar solo,” writes the Beatles Bible. The band seemed refreshed: “the quality of the performances on the new September version seemed to reflect that renewed spirit.” Sessions for the track wrapped on September 24. Sessions for the song began in late July of 1968, then picked up again in August, but Harrison decided to scrap everything and start over in September once Ringo returned from a “self-imposed exile” in the Mediterranean. The mystery of the aggressive-yet-muted part “has perplexed scholars and Beatles fans for decades.” If you’ve remained unperplexed, you might find yourself questioning assumptions about this most beloved of Beatles’ tunes. The question in the You Can’t Unhear This video above is whether Paul played bass on the final studio recording and, if not, who did? It’s an integral part of the song’s feel - the gritty, restrained growl, slowly growing in intensity until it sounds like it might give Harrison’s guitar something else to weep about.
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