Piano
Acoustic upright or grand piano in a prominent, defining role
Analysis
Every song on this page, across all of them: others, paul, john, ringo and george.
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Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
The instruments that played it
Every model the catalogue names for this part, counted by the year of the session.
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Songs(84 of 91)
Misery
Overdubbed solo and fills
All I've Got to Do
Little Child
Not a Second Time
Martin's solo and backing
A Hard Day's Night
Any Time at All
Doubles guitar in instrumental bridge
Tell Me Why
George Martin, doubling rhythm guitar
Things We Said Today
When I Get Home
She's a Woman
Tack piano doubles guitar offbeats
Every Little Thing
No Reply
Martin overdub on bridge
What You're Doing
Prominent in outro tag
You Like Me Too Much
Twin pianos in solo: Lennon and Martin
You're Going to Lose That Girl
Bottom-heavy overdub thickening backing
Drive My Car
McCartney overdub
In My Life
The Baroque-pastiche solo is a keyboard recorded at half-speed and sped up, giving a harpsichord-like timbre (not an actual harpsichord).
The Word
You Won't See Me
Doctor Robert
For No One
Steinway grand, main accompaniment
Good Day Sunshine
Wurlitzer (lead) and stride/ragtime piano (outro)
I Want to Tell You
McCartney plays the dissonant E7 voicing with added F natural - the 'frustration' E7♭9
Tomorrow Never Knows
Tack piano in coda
Penny Lane
Multiple piano tracks; one through Vox amp, one prepared 'honky-tonk'
Strawberry Fields Forever
A Day in the Life
Multiple pianos; sustained final chord
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Getting Better
Strings struck directly for chime effect
Lovely Rita
McCartney rhythm piano; Martin solo on second piano
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
When I'm Sixty-Four
McCartney's main accompaniment
With a Little Help from My Friends
All You Need Is Love
George Martin
Baby, You're a Rich Man
Hello, Goodbye
Magical Mystery Tour
McCartney's piano underpins the verses and chorus
The Fool on the Hill
Two pianos on early take
Your Mother Should Know
McCartney's piano is the lead instrument
Lady Madonna
Boogie-woogie left-hand pattern
Hey Jude
McCartney's signature piano intro and accompaniment
Back in the U.S.S.R.
High single-note solo over verse 3
Birthday
Processed through Vox Conqueror amp
Cry Baby Cry
Dear Prudence
Don't Pass Me By
Grand piano
Glass Onion
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Helter Skelter
Paul overdub (Sept 10)
Honey Pie
Long, Long, Long
Martha My Dear
Solo piano intro and accompaniment
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Lennon's pounding ska-style intro and off-beat piano hook
Revolution 1
Rocky Raccoon
Honky-tonk tack piano
Sexy Sadie
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
Hey Bulldog
Distinctive B minor riff
Only a Northern Song
Deliberately off-key
Old Brown Shoe
The Ballad of John and Yoko
Carry That Weight
Golden Slumbers
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Mean Mr. Mustard
Octopus's Garden
Oh! Darling
Something
Mostly mixed out; audible in middle eight descending run
Sun King
The End
You Never Give Me Your Money
Across the Universe (Wildlife version)
Let It Be
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
Across the Universe
Dig It
For You Blue
Honky-tonk style
The Long and Winding Road
Paul's lead instrument
Free as a Bird
Lennon original demo plus McCartney overdub
Real Love
John's original demo piano retained
Now and Then
Updated