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Does anybody else think the last 20 seconds of The End sounds very similar to Something ? Was that intended?

There are several determining factors here:

1. Same sound

For example, Dizzy Miss Lizzy and Bad Boy have the same sound and would work great as A side and B side or back to back in a playlist.

2. Same key

This is the case with Long Tall Sally and I’m Down , both songs sound very similar because they share the same key among other things

3. Same chord progression

Such as when comparing Something and Sun King or Paperback Writer and Got To Get You Into My Life

4. Same concept

Sgt. Pepper and Sgt. Pepper ‘s Reprise are prefect examples of this

5. Borderline same song

Finally we get to songs like Revolution 1 and Revolution where they are so similar that they mind as well be considered alternate versions of the same song

@Dark-Overlord said
5. Borderline same song

Finally we get to songs like Revolution 1 and Revolution where they are so similar that they mind as well be considered alternate versions of the same song  

Revolution 1 was the original Revolution , but it wasn’t fast enough for the single, so John made Revolution 2, better known as just Revolution , and then put Revolution 1 on the album.

Also, the solo in Unknown Delight sounds like a freestyled Something solo.

I know some of you here consider Revolution an alternate version of Revolution 1 , which I do too, but both songs are different enough to count as separate songs, unlike Let It Be with a bad guitar solo and Let It Be with one of George’s best guitar solos or Love Me Do with the tambourine and Love Me Do with the electric guitars. Yes, they used electric guitars on the single version of Love Me Do and there many reasons I know why.

1. The single version was recorded on September 4th, 1962 and they didn’t get their J-160E’s until the 10th.

2. You could say that they used one of their older acoustic guitars, which may seem plausible for George, as he is seen in a picture from at least August 1961 with his Zenith Model 17 acoustic guitar, but what about John, I don’t even think he had an acoustic guitar at the time.

The first 2 numbers will be worthless when I explain number 3:

3. There is photographic evidence that they used electric guitars during the session.

As for whether or not John played guitar on the song, your guess is as good as mine and I’d say yes but let’s not get too off topic.

Not at all, John was right that they are 2 different version of the same song, but there are quite a few differences, such as the pitch change from A to B, the solo sections swapped around (on the album it’s at the end but on the single it’s in the middle), as well as a different arrangement, replacing the acoustic rhythm guitar to an electric one, replacing the trumpets with an electric piano, removing the shoo be doo wop backing vocals, and having parts in the song where certain instruments cut out, such as during the intro where you hear only guitar or the “when you talk about destruction” part where aside from the single chord hits from the guitars you hear just the drums and the vocals, but hey, let me ask you, do you think Revolution is the single version of Revolution 1 or do you think there is enough differences to call them separate songs.