Vocal ad-lib
Improvised vocal phrases not part of the written lyric.
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Songs(17 of 24)
I'm Down
Scat improvisation in fade-out
Yellow Submarine
'Ha-ha!'; shouted commands
Lovely Rita
Outro ad-libs including 'I don't believe it'
Baby, You're a Rich Man
'Wow!' ad-libs in fade
Hey Jude
McCartney scats, shouts and screams over the coda
Back in the U.S.S.R.
'Hoo, hey' during guitar solo
Honey Pie
Ad-libs over instrumental verse
Helter Skelter
"Look out 'cause here she comes"; Ringo's blisters line
Hey Bulldog
Outro barking and dialogue
Get Back
Improvised studio chatter intro
Don't Let Me Down
'hey!', 'ow!', 'Can you dig it?'
Old Brown Shoe
Scat vocables fade
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
For You Blue
Bridge shouts: 'Bop bop cat bop', 'Go Johnny go'
Dig It
Improvised lyrics
One After 909
'Oh, Danny boy' outro
I've Got a Feeling
'Oh my soul, so hard'
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