The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun
The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun (Copyright 1969 EMI Records) (Check out the date this video was uploaded, here comes the sun, it’s the first day of Spring!) “Here Comes the Sun” is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles’ 1969 album Abbey Road. The song, one of Harrison’s best-known Beatles contributions alongside “Something”, originated from a songwriting collaboration between Harrison and close friend Eric Clapton called “Badge,” recorded by Clapton’s group Cream, and featuring an arpeggiated guitar riff that is similar to the one that forms the bridge of “Here Comes the Sun”. 1969 was a hard year for Harrison: he was arrested for marijuana possession, he had his tonsils removed, and he had temporarily quit the band. The song was written while Harrison was away from all of these troubles. Harrison sang lead vocals and played acoustic guitar and Moog synthesizer. Paul mccartney sang backing vocals and played bass guitar. Ringo Starr played drums, with all three Beatles providing handclaps. John Lennon did not contribute to the song as he was recovering from a recent car crash (he was also absent from George Harrison’s “Long, Long, Long”). Unnamed musicians played violas, cellos, double bass, piccolos, flutes, alto flutes, and clarinets. Harrison capoed his guitar on the 7th fret, resulting the final key of A major. He also used the same technique on his 1965 song “If I Needed Someone,” which shares a similar melodic pattern. Harrison, mccartney and Starr …
