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Double tracked vocalStudio · Studio technique · 139 songs
CategoriesStudioStudio techniqueDouble tracked vocal
Studio · Studio technique

Double tracked vocal

A vocal overdubbed in sync with itself to create a thicker, reinforced sound

139
songs
See alsoStudio technique:Reduction mixStudio technique:Fade-outStudio technique:Tape splicingBass guitar:Paul McCartneyArrangement:PercussionEquipment:EMI REDD.51 consoleEquipment:Ludwig Super ClassicHarmony:Half cadence
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Top studio techniques by writer – Lennon: Double tracked vocal (59), Reduction mix (29), Tape splicing (18); McCartney: Double tracked vocal (46), Reduction mix (32), Close mic'ing (25); Harrison: Double tracked vocal (14), Reduction mix (12), Fade-out (7).

John LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonReduction mixTape splicingClose mic'ingFade-outStudio technique

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early35 · 28%
Mid-period52 · 41%
Late39 · 31%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)22
Past Masters20
A Hard Day's Night13
Help!10
Rubber Soul10
Revolver9
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band9
Magical Mystery Tour8
With The Beatles7
Beatles For Sale7
Abbey Road7
Yellow Submarine3
Reunion singles3
Please Please Me1

Songs(129 of 139)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1Please Please Me1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulLead vocals doubled
2She Loves You1963Past MastersPaul, JohnManual double-track on lead
3Don't Bother Me1963With The BeatlesGeorgeHarrison's lead vocal doubled
4Hold Me Tight1963With The BeatlesPaulMcCartney lead double-tracked
5It Won't Be Long1963With The BeatlesJohnLennon's lead double-tracked
6Little Child1963With The BeatlesJohn, PaulLennon's lead double-tracked
7I Wanna Be Your Man1963With The BeatlesRingoRingo's lead vocal
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8Not a Second Time1963With The BeatlesJohnLennon's lead double-tracked
9All My Loving1963With The BeatlesPaulLead vocal doubled in places
10This Boy1963Past MastersJohn, Paul, GeorgeLennon's lead double-tracked
11I Want to Hold Your Hand1963Past MastersJohn, PaulLead vocals doubled
12Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand1964Past MastersJohn, PaulGerman lead vocals doubled
13I Call Your Name1964Past MastersJohnLennon's lead double-tracked
14Can't Buy Me Love1964A Hard Day's NightPaul–
15You Can't Do That1964A Hard Day's NightJohnLennon's lead double-tracked
16I'll Cry Instead1964A Hard Day's NightJohn–
17Any Time at All1964A Hard Day's NightJohn–
18I Should Have Known Better1964A Hard Day's NightJohn–
19Tell Me Why1964A Hard Day's NightJohnStereo mix only; mono is single-tracked
20When I Get Home1964A Hard Day's NightJohnLead double-tracked through the bridge
21If I Fell1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, PaulJohn and Paul tracked their harmony twice
22Things We Said Today1964A Hard Day's NightPaulFrom verse 2 onward
23I'm Happy Just to Dance with You1964A Hard Day's NightGeorgeHarrison's lead double-tracked
24I'll Be Back1964A Hard Day's NightJohnLennon's lead double-tracked
25A Hard Day's Night1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, Paul–
26And I Love Her1964A Hard Day's NightPaulPaul's lead double-tracked on stereo mix
27She's a Woman1964Past MastersPaulPaul; loose double-track on bridge
28I Feel Fine1964Past MastersJohn–
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29I Don't Want to Spoil the Party1964Beatles For SaleJohnLennon-McCartney joint lead double-tracked
30No Reply1964Beatles For SaleJohnLennon lead double-tracked
31What You're Doing1964Beatles For SalePaulMcCartney's lead doubled
32Every Little Thing1964Beatles For SaleJohn–
33Baby's in Black1964Beatles For SaleJohn, PaulJoint lead vocal tracked twice
34I'll Follow the Sun1964Beatles For SalePaul–
35I'm a Loser1964Beatles For SaleJohnLennon lead double-tracked
36Ticket to Ride1965Help!JohnJohn's lead double-tracked
37Yes It Is1965Past MastersJohn, Paul, GeorgeJohn's lead double tracked
38I'm Down1965Past MastersPaulPaul's screaming lead doubled
39Help!1965Help!JohnJohn's lead vocal double-tracked
40Tell Me What You See1965Help!John, PaulMcCartney doubled lead vocal
41The Night Before1965Help!Paul–
42I Need You1965Help!GeorgeHarrison lead vocal double-tracked
43You've Got to Hide Your Love Away1965Help!John–
44You're Going to Lose That Girl1965Help!JohnLennon's lead doubled with heavy echo
45It's Only Love1965Help!JohnJohn's lead double-tracked
46Another Girl1965Help!PaulPaul's lead vocal double-tracked
47You Like Me Too Much1965Help!GeorgeHarrison lead vocal double-tracked
48Run for Your Life1965Rubber SoulJohnLennon lead doubled
49Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)1965Rubber SoulJohnLennon lead doubled in places
50Wait1965Rubber SoulJohn, PaulBoth John and Paul
51In My Life1965Rubber SoulJohnLennon's lead doubled in places
52If I Needed Someone1965Rubber SoulGeorgeHarrison's lead double-tracked
53Nowhere Man1965Rubber SoulJohnLennon's lead doubled
54You Won't See Me1965Rubber SoulPaulPaul's lead double-tracked
55I'm Looking Through You1965Rubber SoulPaulPaul double-tracked except outro
56The Word1965Rubber SoulJohn, PaulLennon's lead doubled
57Michelle1965Rubber SoulPaulPaul's lead doubled in places
58We Can Work It Out1965Past MastersPaul, JohnPaul's lead double-tracked
59Day Tripper1965Past MastersJohn, PaulLead vocals double-tracked
60Rain1966Past MastersJohn–
61Paperback Writer1966Past MastersPaul–
62Got to Get You into My Life1966RevolverPaul–
63Here, There and Everywhere1966RevolverPaulSelective doubling on lead and bridge phrases
64I'm Only Sleeping1966RevolverJohnADT split across stereo channels selectively
65Tomorrow Never Knows1966RevolverJohnADT
66Eleanor Rigby1966RevolverPaulLead vocal doubled
67Love You To1966RevolverGeorgeHarrison added second vocal April 13
68Taxman1966RevolverGeorge–
69Good Day Sunshine1966RevolverPaul–
70I Want to Tell You1966RevolverGeorgeHarrison's lead vocal double-tracked
71Penny Lane1967Magical Mystery TourPaul–
72Strawberry Fields Forever1967Magical Mystery TourJohn–
73Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohn–
74Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohn–
75Fixing a Hole1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulMcCartney's lead double-tracked
76Getting Better1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulMcCartney lead
77She's Leaving Home1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul, JohnPaul's lead doubled
78Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulPaul's lead double-tracked
79Good Morning Good Morning1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohnLennon's lead double-tracked
80When I'm Sixty-Four1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulPaul's lead double-tracked
81Lovely Rita1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulMcCartney lead vocal double-tracked
82Baby, You're a Rich Man1967Magical Mystery TourJohnLennon's lead double-tracked
83I Am the Walrus1967Magical Mystery TourJohn–
84Hello, Goodbye1967Magical Mystery TourPaulMcCartney lead double-tracked
85Blue Jay Way1967Magical Mystery TourGeorgeHarrison's lead vocal
86Magical Mystery Tour1967Magical Mystery TourPaulMcCartney's lead double-tracked
87Your Mother Should Know1967Magical Mystery TourPaulMcCartney's lead is double-tracked
88The Inner Light1968Past MastersGeorgeHarrison's vocal double-tracked on the final phrase
89Lady Madonna1968Past MastersPaul–
90Revolution1968Past MastersJohn–
91Hey Jude1968Past MastersPaul–
92Birthday1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul, JohnPaul and John lead vocals double-tracked
93Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey1968The Beatles (The White Album)John–
94Cry Baby Cry1968The Beatles (The White Album)John–
95Why Don't We Do It in the Road?1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulLead vocal multi-tracked into a screamed performance
96Don't Pass Me By1968The Beatles (The White Album)Ringo–
97I Will1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulHarmonized vocal overdubs
98Martha My Dear1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul–
99Mother Nature's Son1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul–
100Back in the U.S.S.R.1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulMcCartney's lead double-tracked
101Julia1968The Beatles (The White Album)John–
102Wild Honey Pie1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulVocals multi-tracked across the four tape tracks
103Glass Onion1968The Beatles (The White Album)John–
104Long, Long, Long1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeHarrison's lead vocal
105Blackbird1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul–
106Happiness Is a Warm Gun1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnLennon lead
107While My Guitar Gently Weeps1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeHarrison's lead double-tracked
108Dear Prudence1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnLennon's lead
109Helter Skelter1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulPaul's lead double-tracked
110Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulPaul's lead double-tracked
111The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnLennon's lead vocal
112Savoy Truffle1968The Beatles (The White Album)George–
113Yer Blues1968The Beatles (The White Album)John–
114Only a Northern Song1969Yellow SubmarineGeorgeHarrison's vocals from 14 Feb 1967 were erased and replaced with a new take (11) on 20 April, and the two vocal versions were then blended together…
115All Together Now1969Yellow SubmarinePaul, JohnLennon's bridge vocal
116Hey Bulldog1969Yellow SubmarineJohn–
117Don't Let Me Down1969Past MastersJohn, PaulLennon's lead is double-tracked for a short stretch in the alternate verse
118Old Brown Shoe1969Past MastersGeorgeBacking vocals double-tracked
119I Want You (She's So Heavy)1969Abbey RoadJohn–
120Because1969Abbey RoadJohn, Paul, GeorgeEach part triple-tracked (9 voices)
121Polythene Pam1969Abbey RoadJohn–
122You Never Give Me Your Money1969Abbey RoadPaul–
123Octopus's Garden1969Abbey RoadRingoRingo's lead double-tracked
124Sun King1969Abbey RoadJohn–
125Come Together1969Abbey RoadJohnADT on chorus vocals
126Across the Universe (Wildlife version)1969Past MastersJohn–
127Free as a Bird1995Reunion singlesJohn, Paul, George–
128Real Love1996Reunion singlesJohnLennon vocal double-tracked on Beatles version
129Now and Then2023Reunion singlesJohn–

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

Lead vocals doubled

She Loves You

1963·Past Masters·Paul

Manual double-track on lead

Don't Bother Me

1963·With The Beatles·George

Harrison's lead vocal doubled

Hold Me Tight

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

McCartney lead double-tracked

It Won't Be Long

1963·With The Beatles·John

Lennon's lead double-tracked

Little Child

1963·With The Beatles·John

Lennon's lead double-tracked

I Wanna Be Your Man

1963·With The Beatles·Ringo

Ringo's lead vocal

Not a Second Time

1963·With The Beatles·John

Lennon's lead double-tracked

All My Loving

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

Lead vocal doubled in places

This Boy

1963·Past Masters·John

Lennon's lead double-tracked

I Want to Hold Your Hand

1963·Past Masters·John

Lead vocals doubled

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand

1964·Past Masters·John

German lead vocals doubled

I Call Your Name

1964·Past Masters·John

Lennon's lead double-tracked

Can't Buy Me Love

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

You Can't Do That

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Lennon's lead double-tracked

I'll Cry Instead

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Any Time at All

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

I Should Have Known Better

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Tell Me Why

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Stereo mix only; mono is single-tracked

When I Get Home

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Lead double-tracked through the bridge

If I Fell

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

John and Paul tracked their harmony twice

Things We Said Today

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

From verse 2 onward

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

1964·A Hard Day's Night·George

Harrison's lead double-tracked

I'll Be Back

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Lennon's lead double-tracked

A Hard Day's Night

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

And I Love Her

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

Paul's lead double-tracked on stereo mix

She's a Woman

1964·Past Masters·Paul

Paul; loose double-track on bridge

I Feel Fine

1964·Past Masters·John

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Lennon-McCartney joint lead double-tracked

No Reply

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Lennon lead double-tracked

What You're Doing

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

McCartney's lead doubled

Every Little Thing

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Baby's in Black

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Joint lead vocal tracked twice

I'll Follow the Sun

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

I'm a Loser

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Lennon lead double-tracked

Ticket to Ride

1965·Help!·John

John's lead double-tracked

Yes It Is

1965·Past Masters·John

John's lead double tracked

I'm Down

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Paul's screaming lead doubled

Help!

1965·Help!·John

John's lead vocal double-tracked

Tell Me What You See

1965·Help!·John

McCartney doubled lead vocal

The Night Before

1965·Help!·Paul

I Need You

1965·Help!·George

Harrison lead vocal double-tracked

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

1965·Help!·John

You're Going to Lose That Girl

1965·Help!·John

Lennon's lead doubled with heavy echo

It's Only Love

1965·Help!·John

John's lead double-tracked

Another Girl

1965·Help!·Paul

Paul's lead vocal double-tracked

You Like Me Too Much

1965·Help!·George

Harrison lead vocal double-tracked

Run for Your Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Lennon lead doubled

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Lennon lead doubled in places

Wait

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Both John and Paul

In My Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Lennon's lead doubled in places

If I Needed Someone

1965·Rubber Soul·George

Harrison's lead double-tracked

Nowhere Man

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Lennon's lead doubled

You Won't See Me

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Paul's lead double-tracked

I'm Looking Through You

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Paul double-tracked except outro

The Word

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Lennon's lead doubled

Michelle

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Paul's lead doubled in places

We Can Work It Out

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Paul's lead double-tracked

Day Tripper

1965·Past Masters·John

Lead vocals double-tracked

Rain

1966·Past Masters·John

Paperback Writer

1966·Past Masters·Paul

Got to Get You into My Life

1966·Revolver·Paul

Here, There and Everywhere

1966·Revolver·Paul

Selective doubling on lead and bridge phrases

I'm Only Sleeping

1966·Revolver·John

ADT split across stereo channels selectively

Tomorrow Never Knows

1966·Revolver·John

ADT

Eleanor Rigby

1966·Revolver·Paul

Lead vocal doubled

Love You To

1966·Revolver·George

Harrison added second vocal April 13

Taxman

1966·Revolver·George

Good Day Sunshine

1966·Revolver·Paul

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

Harrison's lead vocal double-tracked

Penny Lane

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Strawberry Fields Forever

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Fixing a Hole

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

McCartney's lead double-tracked

Getting Better

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

McCartney lead

She's Leaving Home

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Paul's lead doubled

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Paul's lead double-tracked

Good Morning Good Morning

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Lennon's lead double-tracked

When I'm Sixty-Four

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Paul's lead double-tracked

Lovely Rita

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

McCartney lead vocal double-tracked

Baby, You're a Rich Man

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Lennon's lead double-tracked

I Am the Walrus

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Hello, Goodbye

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

McCartney lead double-tracked

Blue Jay Way

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·George

Harrison's lead vocal

Magical Mystery Tour

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

McCartney's lead double-tracked

Your Mother Should Know

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

McCartney's lead is double-tracked

The Inner Light

1968·Past Masters·George

Harrison's vocal double-tracked on the final phrase

Lady Madonna

1968·Past Masters·Paul

Revolution

1968·Past Masters·John

Hey Jude

1968·Past Masters·Paul

Birthday

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Paul and John lead vocals double-tracked

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Why Don't We Do It in the Road?

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Lead vocal multi-tracked into a screamed performance

Don't Pass Me By

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

I Will

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Harmonized vocal overdubs

Martha My Dear

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Mother Nature's Son

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Back in the U.S.S.R.

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

McCartney's lead double-tracked

Julia

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Wild Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Vocals multi-tracked across the four tape tracks

Glass Onion

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Long, Long, Long

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Harrison's lead vocal

Blackbird

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Lennon lead

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Harrison's lead double-tracked

Dear Prudence

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Lennon's lead

Helter Skelter

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Paul's lead double-tracked

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Paul's lead double-tracked

The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Lennon's lead vocal

Savoy Truffle

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Yer Blues

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Only a Northern Song

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

Harrison's vocals from 14 Feb 1967 were erased and replaced with a new take (11) on 20 April, and the two vocal versions were then blended together…

All Together Now

1969·Yellow Submarine·Paul

Lennon's bridge vocal

Hey Bulldog

1969·Yellow Submarine·John

Don't Let Me Down

1969·Past Masters·John

Lennon's lead is double-tracked for a short stretch in the alternate verse

Old Brown Shoe

1969·Past Masters·George

Backing vocals double-tracked

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

1969·Abbey Road·John

Because

1969·Abbey Road·John

Each part triple-tracked (9 voices)

Polythene Pam

1969·Abbey Road·John

You Never Give Me Your Money

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Octopus's Garden

1969·Abbey Road·Ringo

Ringo's lead double-tracked

Sun King

1969·Abbey Road·John

Come Together

1969·Abbey Road·John

ADT on chorus vocals

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)

1969·Past Masters·John

Free as a Bird

1995·Reunion singles·John

Real Love

1996·Reunion singles·John

Lennon vocal double-tracked on Beatles version

Now and Then

2023·Reunion singles·John

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