The Beatles score 21 of 40 with Get Back Click To Tweet

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Get Back, The Beatles, 5/24/69, 5 weeks at #1

Riffage 0, Rhythm 7, Fills 7, Solo 7; Total Guitar Score: 21

Keyboard King Billy Preston comes on board for this Beatles tune, but that doesn’t damper the guitars at all. John Lennon and George Harrison switch roles, with John taking lead guitar and providing ethereal solo and fill work while George lays down a bluesy, dirty-toned rhythm line.

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The above is an excerpt from Volume 3 of “Number One with an AXE!”, a song-by-song look at the guitar’s role in all of America’s #1 Billboard hits.

“Number One with an AXE! Vol 3” sells for $2.99. Release date: 6/15/17, available at: smashwords, amazon, kobo, iBooks, barnes & noble.

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