“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (Acoustic Version, Take 2) was recorded on July 25th, 1968, with just George on guitar and Paul on harmonium. It’s a dark and meditative draft of a still ...

it features Harrison on acoustic guitar, with Paul McCartney on harmonium and a different last verse: “I look from the wings at the play you are staging / While my guitar gently weeps / As I’m ...

“Paul was walking around while John was doing his lessons with ... had were their acoustic guitars.” According to The Official Charts Company, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” didn’t ...

While My Guitar Gently Weeps is one of the best-loved songs on the White Album ... On the final version of the song, George sings lead (sometimes doubling himself) and plays acoustic guitar and ...

It’s called “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, after all. The acoustic version suits the subject matter and overall song beautifully. It’s wild to think that most of The Beatles took a while ...

These takes include an early version of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” released today, featuring George Harrison on acoustic guitar and Paul McCartney on harmonium. Apparently recorded ...

“George learned some chord progressions from the jazz–blues I knew and wrote, ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps.’ It was a return to the acoustic world for the three.” He noted he helped ...