Riff Tone

Here Comes the Sun

The Beatles

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster

AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (Blackface, studio recording)

PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster pickups)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5

mid6.5

treble7.5

reverb2.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, Abbey Road, 1969. George Harrison played the main riff on his 1968 Rosewood Telecaster through a Fender Deluxe Reverb. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects on the clean riff section. All sources agree this is a studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatecrisp, percussive attackclear note separationbell-like highsopen and airywarm but not muddynatural sustainminimal breakupclassic 60s clean Fender tonefingerpicked clarity

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate fingerpicking technique, precise timing, and clarity in execution to match the song's iconic clean sound. The syncopation and moving bass lines add to the challenge.

Sources

The Beatles' guitars & amps: what they played on every album The Beatles' Abbey Road guitar gear: the complete guide | Guitar World

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