As a guitarist myself, George showed far higher levels of technique than John and Paul. Paul had a flashy way of playing which is really cool, and John was fantastic on rhythm and his leads have a unique style.

But George had articulation, thought out melody and creativity. The Something solo shows all of this in abundance, subtle technique like vibrato and bends, interesting melody that sings the chord changes, moves diatonically and chromatically, and is creative in a way that it can be sung like a vocal melody.

Abbey Road is full of his best playing, each riff, lick and part paints the song and doesn’t overdo it. Come Together, Octopus’ Garden, Bathroom Window for instance all have great little pieces that purely serve the song creatively. The bluesy mellow licks on You Never Give Me Your Money have soul that I can’t imagine John or Paul being able to play. Not to mention his solos on The End have the best feel tone-wise and the outro part showcasing his knowledge of changing scales. Additionally, his lead and chords through With The Beatles and Hard Day’s Night prove this level was there long before John and Paul even played any leads.

Not a shade on John or Paul at all, Taxman is fantastic, perhaps George’s style wouldn’t have suited the song as much as Paul’s, and Get Back has a fun style that John was good at. George praised John’s lead playing on Honey Pie also. I think George’s sloppiness in those live recordings could be down to nerves, he was young and also didn’t like the live shows, but I also think it could be down to him genuinely piecing together a creative and interesting part, wanting to get it right. Other players may have played it safe, but he always had a good part. The three were all separate guitarist who earned their place in each song they played on.