Guitar played with individual fingers plucking strings rather than a pick
The three most documented traits of the Beatles’ guitar are Fingerpicking (13), Heavy guitars (12), Capo (9).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And I Love Her | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | Harrison's arpeggiated nylon-string part |
| 2 | Yesterday | 1965 | Help! | Paul | – |
| 3 | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | Acoustic arpeggio figure |
| 4 | Michelle | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | McCartney's chet-atkins style acoustic figure |
| 5 | Here, There and Everywhere | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | Gentle acoustic-guitar arpeggiation |
| 6 | Julia | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Travis-picking learned from Donovan |
| 7 | Dear Prudence | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Donovan-taught descending pattern |
| 8 | Blackbird | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Octaves on bass and melody strings |
| 9 | Mother Nature's Son | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | – |
| 10 | Here Comes the Sun | 1969 | Abbey Road | George | – |
| 11 | Her Majesty | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | – |
| 12 | Across the Universe (Wildlife version) | 1969 | Past Masters | John | – |
| 13 | Across the Universe | 1970 | Let It Be | John | – |
Harrison's arpeggiated nylon-string part
Acoustic arpeggio figure
McCartney's chet-atkins style acoustic figure
Gentle acoustic-guitar arpeggiation
Travis-picking learned from Donovan
Donovan-taught descending pattern
Octaves on bass and melody strings
Updated
Sheet music
Musicnotes – Beatles Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Musicnotes
Book
The Beatles: Complete Scores
Hal Leonard
Book
All the Songs
Margotin & Guesdon
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