Music · Arrangement

Maracas

Pair of shaken gourd or plastic shakers filled with seeds.

songs

Latin hand percussion first appears on a Beatles record on 'P.S. I Love You' (1962), kicking off a quiet sub-tradition that ran through the catalogue.

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Performer(s)	Notes
1	P.S. I Love You	1962	Please Please Me	Paul	Ringo Starr	–
2	I Wanna Be Your Man	1963	With The Beatles	Ringo	Ringo Starr	–
3	I've Just Seen a Face	1965	Help!	Paul	Ringo Starr	–
4	Tell Me What You See	1965	Help!	John, Paul	Ringo Starr	–
5	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	Ringo Starr	On bridges
6	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	John	Paul McCartney,Ringo Starr	–
7	Day Tripper	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul	Ringo Starr	–
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8	The Word	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	Ringo Starr	–
9	Think for Yourself	1965	Rubber Soul	George	Ringo Starr	–
10	Wait	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	Ringo Starr	–
11	Doctor Robert	1966	Revolver	John	John Lennon,George Harrison	–
12	For No One	1966	Revolver	Paul	Ringo Starr	–
13	I Want to Tell You	1966	Revolver	George	Ringo Starr	–
14	Strawberry Fields Forever	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	George Harrison,Terry Doran	–
15	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	George Harrison	–
16	Fixing a Hole	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Ringo Starr,George Harrison	–
17	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	John Lennon	–
18	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John, George	Ringo Starr	Played by Ringo Starr
19	Baby, You're a Rich Man	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Ringo Starr	–
20	Hello, Goodbye	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Ringo Starr	–
21	Flying	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	–	Ringo Starr	–
22	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	John Lennon	–
23	The Fool on the Hill	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Ringo Starr	–
24	Don't Pass Me By	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Ringo	Ringo Starr	–
25	I Will	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	John Lennon,Paul McCartney,Ringo Starr	–
26	The Ballad of John and Yoko	1969	Past Masters	John	Paul McCartney	–
27	Mean Mr. Mustard	1969	Abbey Road	John	Ringo Starr,George Harrison	–
28	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	Ringo Starr	–
29	She Came in Through the Bathroom Window	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Ringo Starr	–
30	Sun King	1969	Abbey Road	John	Ringo Starr	–
31	Come Together	1969	Abbey Road	John	Ringo Starr	–
32	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	Ringo Starr,George Harrison	–
33	Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	Paul	Paul McCartney	–
34	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	1970	Past Masters	John, Paul	John Lennon	–
35	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	Ringo Starr	–
36	Dig It	1970	Let It Be	John	George Martin	Shaker/maracas

Maracas

Analysis

By Year

By Songwriter

By Era

By Album

Songs(36 of 37)

P.S. I Love You

I Wanna Be Your Man

I've Just Seen a Face

Tell Me What You See

The Night Before

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

Day Tripper

The Word

Think for Yourself

Wait

Doctor Robert

For No One

I Want to Tell You

Strawberry Fields Forever

A Day in the Life

Fixing a Hole

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

Baby, You're a Rich Man

Hello, Goodbye

Flying

Magical Mystery Tour

The Fool on the Hill

Don't Pass Me By

I Will

The Ballad of John and Yoko

Mean Mr. Mustard

Polythene Pam

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

Sun King

Come Together

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)

Let It Be

You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

Across the Universe

Dig It

Maracas

Analysis

By Year

By Songwriter

By Era

By Album

Songs(36 of 37)

P.S. I Love You

I Wanna Be Your Man

I've Just Seen a Face

Tell Me What You See

The Night Before

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

Day Tripper

The Word

Think for Yourself

Wait

Doctor Robert

For No One

I Want to Tell You

Strawberry Fields Forever

A Day in the Life

Fixing a Hole

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

Baby, You're a Rich Man

Hello, Goodbye

Flying

Magical Mystery Tour

The Fool on the Hill

Don't Pass Me By

I Will

The Ballad of John and Yoko

Mean Mr. Mustard

Polythene Pam

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

Sun King