VariSpeed

Recording tape sped up or slowed down to alter pitch or tempo

songs

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early2 · 8%

Mid-period14 · 56%

Late9 · 36%

By Album

Revolver5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band5

The Beatles (The White Album)5

Magical Mystery Tour2

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Songs(25)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Misery	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	Piano recorded at half-speed, octave lower
2	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	George Martin's piano was cut at half speed for the instrumental break and played back up to pitch
3	In My Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Piano solo recorded at half speed, one octave lower; replayed at normal speed for harpsichord-like timbre
4	Rain	1966	Past Masters	John	Track cut fast, slowed on playback; vocal slow, sped up
5	Tomorrow Never Knows	1966	Revolver	John	Backing track sped up on playback; loops varied in pitch
6	Here, There and Everywhere	1966	Revolver	Paul	Lead vocal recorded slow/low and played back faster to lift pitch and create wispy quality
7	Yellow Submarine	1966	Revolver	Ringo	Vocal slowed for deeper Ringo tone

8	Good Day Sunshine	1966	Revolver	Paul	Piano solo recorded slow, sped up for ragtime feel
9	I'm Only Sleeping	1966	Revolver	John	Backing track slowed on playback; song sounds in E♭ minor though played in E minor
10	Penny Lane	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Backing track recorded slow to sound brighter on playback
11	Strawberry Fields Forever	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Take 7 sped up; take 26 slowed to match
12	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	Lennon's two lead-vocal overdubs were cut at 45 and 48.5 cycles per second against a standard 50
13	She's Leaving Home	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John	Strings recorded fast; played back slower for lower pitch
14	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Played in E; tape ran slow so record sounds in E♭
15	When I'm Sixty-Four	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Recorded in C, sped up to D♭ to lift Paul's voice
16	Good Morning Good Morning	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	Rhythm track sped up
17	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Used with ADT on the lead-guitar mix
18	Revolution 9	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	-	Some loops sped up or slowed
19	Don't Pass Me By	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Ringo	Vocal sped up after recording
20	Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Tape at 43 Hz, raising key from D to E
21	Rocky Raccoon	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	George Martin's honky-tonk solo was cut at half speed, so it plays back faster and brighter
22	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	Acoustic guitar varispeeded slightly higher
23	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	Sped up; raised key from D to E♭
24	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	Tape slowed ~semitone for Let It Be release
25	Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	John	Time-correction applied to demo, 3-4% compression/expansion