Solo / Riff
Type of instrumental solo featured
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All Values(30)
| # | Value | Songs | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guitar solo A lead guitar solo - George Harrison's defining contribution to the Beatles' sound | 74 | 34.7% |
| 2 | Defining riff A short repeated figure so identifiable that it is inseparable from the song's identity. | 44 | 20.7% |
| 3 | Keyboard solo Umbrella for a solo on any keyed instrument (piano, electric piano, organ, harpsichord, celesta, mellotron, Moog); the specific instrument is also tagged. | 19 | 8.9% |
| 4 | Guitar riff A short repeated guitar figure that anchors or defines a passage. | 17 | 8.0% |
| 5 | Piano solo An instrumental passage featuring piano as the lead voice. | 10 | 4.7% |
| 6 | Bass riff A short repeated bass figure that anchors or defines a passage. | 8 | 3.8% |
| 7 | Harmonica solo A Hohner harmonica solo, most associated with John Lennon's early playing on singles and BBC sessions | 7 | 3.3% |
| 8 | Electric piano solo An instrumental passage with electric piano as the lead voice. | 3 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Sitar solo An instrumental passage featuring sitar as the lead voice. | 3 | 1.4% |
| 10 | Harmonica riff A short repeated harmonica figure that anchors or defines a passage. | 3 | 1.4% |
| 11 | Flute solo A prominent flute solo passage in the arrangement - rare in Beatles work, typically in baroque or pastoral settings | 2 | 0.9% |
| 12 | Drum riff A short repeated drum figure that anchors or defines a passage. | 2 | 0.9% |
| 13 | Trumpet solo An instrumental passage featuring trumpet as the lead voice. | 2 | 0.9% |
| 14 | Organ solo An instrumental passage featuring organ as the lead voice. | 2 | 0.9% |
| 15 | French horn solo An instrumental passage featuring French horn as the lead voice. | 2 | 0.9% |
| 16 | Drum solo An instrumental passage featuring drums as the sole voice. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 17 | Recorder solo An instrumental passage with the recorder as the lead voice. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 18 | Piccolo trumpet solo An instrumental passage featuring piccolo trumpet as the lead voice. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 19 | Strings solo A string section takes the solo instead of a single instrument. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 20 | Mellotron solo An instrumental passage with the Mellotron as the lead voice. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 21 | Dilruba solo An instrumental passage with the dilruba as the lead voice. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 22 | Harpsichord solo An instrumental passage featuring harpsichord as the lead voice. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 23 | Brass solo An instrumental passage featuring a brass instrument as the lead voice. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 24 | Moog synthesizer solo An instrumental passage with the Moog synthesizer as the lead voice. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 25 | Piano riff A short repeated piano figure that anchors or defines a passage. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 26 | Lap steel solo An instrumental passage with lap-steel guitar as the lead voice. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 27 | Saxophone solo An instrumental passage featuring saxophone as the lead voice. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 28 | Sitar riff A short repeated sitar figure that anchors or defines a passage. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 29 | Keyboard riff A repeating keyboard figure that functions as the song's hook rather than as a solo. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 30 | Celesta solo An instrumental passage with celesta as the lead voice. | 1 | 0.5% |