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11.41am
6 May 2018
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I know that Nowhere Man features a natural harmonic fretted over the 5th fret of the high E-string at the end of the guitar solo.
Are there any other Beatles or solo songs that include guitar harmonics?
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15 February 2015
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I can’t think of any off the top of my head…
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3.07pm
8 January 2015
Offline The hunt begins! (I can’t think of another deliberate harmonic either, but it wouldn’t surprise me if there were others buried in mixes).
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but I may have to get more specific in the future.
6.22pm
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27 November 2016
Offline I can’t check it now, but I seem to remember there’s a harmonic in a backwards solo (Tomorrow Never Knows , I’m Only Sleeping ). Can anyone prove my recollection is true or false please?
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7.08pm
9 March 2017
Offline I think It’s All Too Much has some harmonics in it.
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6 May 2018
Offline The Hole Got Fixed said
I can’t check it now, but I seem to remember there’s a harmonic in a backwards solo (Tomorrow Never Knows , I’m Only Sleeping ). Can anyone prove my recollection is true or false please?
Dark Overlord said
I think It’s All Too Much has some harmonics in it.
Thank you for these suggestions. I’m not sure, but I don’t think there are guitar harmonics used in Tomorrow Never Knows , I’m Only Sleeping , or It’s All Too Much .
I found out that Your Love Is Forever by George Harrison has some harmonics (played across all six strings).
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27 November 2016
Offline I just checked TNK – the note at 1:15, I’ve always thought Paul ended (which, when reversed, is started) that phrase with a harmonic. Have I got that wrong my whole life? I probably have, now that I think about it
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2.18am
8 January 2015
Offline The Hole Got Fixed said
I just checked TNK – the note at 1:15, I’ve always thought Paul ended (which, when reversed, is started) that phrase with a harmonic. Have I got that wrong my whole life? I probably have, now that I think about it
I have an isolated forwards version of the solo, and it seems 50-50 that it’s a harmonic or feedback, and given the strong possibility of it being Paul’s Epiphone Casino, it’s probably feedback. Something that gives that more credence is the fact that the note is only in the stereo mix of the song.
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9.30am
22 December 2013
Offline The chorus effect on the guitar obscures it somewhat, but what about the last note on the lead guitar for ‘Sun King ‘, just before the vocal harmonies kick in? The effect could be making it sound like that but I don’t think so…:-)
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8 January 2015
Offline It’s actually tremolo and no, it’s not a harmonic, just an arpeggiated chord 
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4.50pm
8 January 2015
Offline Oh well spotted in Honey Pie ! I should have known that, too. It’s the top three 12th fret harmonics dropping down to some kind of F# 9th fret shape.
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11.25pm
6 May 2018
Offline Range said
Maybe at the end of Oh! Darling ?
Yes, that’s right, @Range. Thank you.
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Richard said
Range said
Maybe at the end of Oh! Darling ?
Yes, that’s right, @Range. Thank you.
I can’t tell for sure, but I think those harmonics are actually plucks above the neck instead; it seems like they decay faster than harmonics might. But I dunno…either way, a dramatically low-key ending after Paul’s hysterical finale, and a cool sound going through that amp tremolo! (and Leslie cabinet?)
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1.12am
6 May 2018
Offline Good point, VB. 
On listening to it again, I don’t think they are guitar harmonics.
While it’s not always a reliable reference, The Beatles – Complete Scores indicates that those notes are played on a synth.
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1 December 2009
Offline Haha, it’s definitely not a synth.
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1.13am
6 May 2018
Offline VB, I think the ending of this version is close:
I like the following version – different way to play the ending, but it needs more notes to be added:
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