At least one Beatle plays an instrument other than their usual one.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Can't Do That | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | John Lennon on Lead guitar; George Harrison on Rhythm guitar |
| 2 | I'll Follow the Sun | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 3 | Ticket to Ride | 1965 | Help! | John | Paul on lead guitar; George on rhythm |
| 4 | Another Girl | 1965 | Help! | Paul | Paul on lead guitar in place of George |
| 5 | I Need You | 1965 | Help! | George | Lennon on snare; Ringo on acoustic body percussion |
| 6 | I've Just Seen a Face | 1965 | Help! | Paul | Paul McCartney on Classical guitar; Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 7 | The Night Before | 1965 | Help! | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Paul McCartney on Lead guitar; George Harrison on Rhythm guitar |
| 8 | Yesterday | 1965 | Help! | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 9 | Day Tripper | 1965 | Past Masters | John, Paul | John Lennon on Lead guitar |
| 10 | Drive My Car | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul, John | Paul plays slide lead guitar solo |
| 11 | I'm Looking Through You | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | Ringo on Hammond organ |
| 12 | Michelle | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | Paul McCartney on Classical guitar; Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 13 | Nowhere Man | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | John Lennon on Lead guitar |
| 14 | Paperback Writer | 1966 | Past Masters | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Paul McCartney on Lead guitar; George Harrison on Rhythm guitar |
| 15 | And Your Bird Can Sing | 1966 | Revolver | John | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Paul McCartney on Lead guitar |
| 16 | Good Day Sunshine | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | George Harrison on Bass guitar |
| 17 | Here, There and Everywhere | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar |
| 18 | She Said She Said | 1966 | Revolver | John | Harrison on bass |
| 19 | Taxman | 1966 | Revolver | George | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Paul McCartney on Lead guitar; George Harrison on Rhythm guitar |
| 20 | Tomorrow Never Knows | 1966 | Revolver | John | Ringo Starr on Tape loops; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar |
| 21 | Strawberry Fields Forever | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | Paul on lead guitar (end); George on Mellotron |
| 22 | A Day in the Life | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | – |
| 23 | Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | – |
| 24 | Fixing a Hole | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; John Lennon on Bass guitar |
| 25 | Getting Better | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar |
| 26 | Good Morning Good Morning | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | Paul on lead guitar; George on rhythm |
| 27 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Paul McCartney on Lead guitar |
| 28 | Hello, Goodbye | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | John Lennon on Lead guitar |
| 29 | Blue Jay Way | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | George | George Harrison on Organ |
| 30 | Flying | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | – | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Ringo Starr on Tape loops; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Ringo Starr on Sound effects |
| 31 | The Fool on the Hill | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 32 | Lady Madonna | 1968 | Past Masters | Paul | John Lennon on Lead guitar |
| 33 | Revolution | 1968 | Past Masters | John | John Lennon on Lead guitar |
| 34 | Back in the U.S.S.R. | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Paul on drums; Lennon and Harrison on basses |
| 35 | Blackbird | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 36 | Cry Baby Cry | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 37 | Dear Prudence | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Paul on drums |
| 38 | Don't Pass Me By | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | Ringo Starr on Tack piano; Paul McCartney on Drums; Ringo Starr on Piano |
| 39 | Helter Skelter | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Paul on lead guitar solo; John on bass |
| 40 | Honey Pie | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | George Harrison on Bass guitar; John Lennon on Lead guitar; George Harrison on 6-string bass |
| 41 | I Will | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 42 | Martha My Dear | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar |
| 43 | Mother Nature's Son | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Drums; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 44 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 45 | Revolution 1 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | John Lennon on Lead guitar |
| 46 | Rocky Raccoon | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar; George Harrison on Bass guitar; John Lennon on Bass guitar; John Lennon on 6-string bass |
| 47 | Sexy Sadie | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Paul McCartney on Guitar |
| 48 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | George Harrison on Bass guitar; George Harrison on Organ |
| 49 | Why Don't We Do It in the Road? | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar |
| 50 | Wild Honey Pie | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Drums; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 51 | All Together Now | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | Paul, John | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 52 | It's All Too Much | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | George Harrison on Organ |
| 53 | Only a Northern Song | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | Harrison on organ; McCartney on piano and trumpet; Lennon on trumpet and glockenspiel |
| 54 | Get Back | 1969 | Let It Be | Paul | John on lead guitar; George on rhythm |
| 55 | Old Brown Shoe | 1969 | Past Masters | George | George Harrison on Tack piano; Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Drums; George Harrison on Bass guitar; George Harrison on Piano; George Harrison on Organ; Paul McCartney on Rhythm guitar |
| 56 | The Ballad of John and Yoko | 1969 | Past Masters | John | Paul on drums; Paul on piano |
| 57 | Because | 1969 | Abbey Road | John, Paul, George | George Harrison on Synthesizer |
| 58 | Carry That Weight | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul, John, George, Ringo | George on bass; Paul on rhythm guitar |
| 59 | Golden Slumbers | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | George Harrison on Bass guitar |
| 60 | Her Majesty | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 61 | Here Comes the Sun | 1969 | Abbey Road | George | George Harrison on Harmonium; George Harrison on Synthesizer |
| 62 | I Want You (She's So Heavy) | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | Ringo Starr on Noises; John Lennon on Lead guitar; George Harrison on Rhythm guitar; Ringo Starr on Wind machine |
| 63 | Maxwell's Silver Hammer | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar; George Harrison on Bass guitar |
| 64 | Octopus's Garden | 1969 | Abbey Road | Ringo | Ringo Starr on Sound effects |
| 65 | Oh! Darling | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | George Harrison on Bass guitar |
| 66 | She Came in Through the Bathroom Window | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 67 | The End | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Three-way guitar duel: Paul, George, John take turns on lead |
| 68 | Across the Universe (Wildlife version) | 1969 | Past Masters | John | – |
| 69 | Dig It | 1970 | Let It Be | John | John Lennon on Bass guitar; John Lennon on 6-string bass |
| 70 | The Long and Winding Road | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | John on bass; Paul on piano (lead instrument) |
| 71 | Two of Us | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul, John | George on bass-register lead guitar; no bass guitar |
| 72 | Free as a Bird | 1995 | Reunion singles | John, Paul, George | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 73 | Real Love | 1996 | Reunion singles | John | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar |
| 74 | Now and Then | 2023 | Reunion singles | John | Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar |
John Lennon on Lead guitar; George Harrison on Rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
Paul on lead guitar; George on rhythm
Paul on lead guitar in place of George
Lennon on snare; Ringo on acoustic body percussion
Paul McCartney on Classical guitar; Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Paul McCartney on Lead guitar; George Harrison on Rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
John Lennon on Lead guitar
Paul plays slide lead guitar solo
Ringo on Hammond organ
Paul McCartney on Classical guitar; Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
John Lennon on Lead guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Paul McCartney on Lead guitar; George Harrison on Rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Paul McCartney on Lead guitar
George Harrison on Bass guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar
Harrison on bass
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Paul McCartney on Lead guitar; George Harrison on Rhythm guitar
Ringo Starr on Tape loops; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar
Paul on lead guitar (end); George on Mellotron
Paul McCartney on Guitar; John Lennon on Bass guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar
Paul on lead guitar; George on rhythm
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Paul McCartney on Lead guitar
John Lennon on Lead guitar
George Harrison on Organ
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Ringo Starr on Tape loops; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar; Ringo Starr on Sound effects
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
John Lennon on Lead guitar
John Lennon on Lead guitar
Paul on drums; Lennon and Harrison on basses
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
Paul on drums
Ringo Starr on Tack piano; Paul McCartney on Drums; Ringo Starr on Piano
Paul on lead guitar solo; John on bass
George Harrison on Bass guitar; John Lennon on Lead guitar; George Harrison on 6-string bass
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Drums; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
John Lennon on Lead guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar; George Harrison on Bass guitar; John Lennon on Bass guitar; John Lennon on 6-string bass
Paul McCartney on Guitar
George Harrison on Bass guitar; George Harrison on Organ
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Drums; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
George Harrison on Organ
Harrison on organ; McCartney on piano and trumpet; Lennon on trumpet and glockenspiel
John on lead guitar; George on rhythm
George Harrison on Tack piano; Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Drums; George Harrison on Bass guitar; George Harrison on Piano; George Harrison on Organ; Paul McCartney on Rhythm guitar
Paul on drums; Paul on piano
George Harrison on Synthesizer
George on bass; Paul on rhythm guitar
George Harrison on Bass guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
George Harrison on Harmonium; George Harrison on Synthesizer
Ringo Starr on Noises; John Lennon on Lead guitar; George Harrison on Rhythm guitar; Ringo Starr on Wind machine
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar; George Harrison on Bass guitar
Ringo Starr on Sound effects
George Harrison on Bass guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
Three-way guitar duel: Paul, George, John take turns on lead
John Lennon on Bass guitar; John Lennon on 6-string bass
John on bass; Paul on piano (lead instrument)
George on bass-register lead guitar; no bass guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney on Guitar; Paul McCartney on Acoustic guitar; Paul McCartney on Electric guitar
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Behind the Glass: Top Record Producers Tell How They Craft the Hits
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