Within You Without You
“We were talking about the space between us all”
Harrison's sole composition on Sgt. Pepper's, a fully Indian-classical piece performed by Harrison with members of the Asian Music Circle on sitar, dilruba, tabla, swarmandal and tamboura, backed by an eight-piece Western string section scored by George Martin. No other Beatles play on the track.
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C♯ major is the rarest key in the catalogue – 'Within You Without You' is the only Beatles song written in it.
RecordedMarch 15, 22 & April 3, 1967
ReleasedMay 26, 1967
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