The Beatles score 19 of 40 with Help! Share on X

Help!, The Beatles, 9/4/65, 3 weeks at #1

Riffage 7, Rhythm 6, Fills 6, Solo 0; Total Guitar Score: 19

The Beatles return with lots of cool guitar—a riff made up of sixteenth notes, great rhythm strumming and nicely executed fills that serve the song well. Everything but a solo!


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, amazonkobo, iBooksbarnes & noble.

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