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The End & Her Majesty” Originally recorded by The Beatles-Bonus track
 
“The End” expressed in strong musical terms what was happening in the final days of the monumental Beatles saga. The aptly titled tune was the last song on their last album, 1969‘s Abbey Road (though the previously recorded Let It Be was released later in 1970), and finally revealed to discerning ears what had been little known to Beatle fans for a decade. Essentially a spirited but structured jam “The End” served as a climax to the famous medley in the second half of Abbey Road. But more significantly, “The End” featured ALL THREE guitar-toting Beatles trading lead licks in a compelling musical conversation that defied categorization. Over a repeating bluesy vamp riff we hear Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon (in that order) take turns and make powerful individual statements that indicate any of the three or all could be the Beatles’ lead guitarist. This unusual but important track is a must-know for all serious Beatle connoisseurs and an often requested iFrets essential.
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Just when listeners thought they’d heard the last notes of a Beatles song (“The End”) they were treated to an incidental unexpected snippet featuring Paul McCartney singing a tongue-in-cheek homage to the Queen. Backed only by his singular acoustic guitar accompaniment, the short but sweet vignette soon became a Beatle favorite and, as it turns out, significant in that it became the last bit heard in the Beatles’ staggering recorded catalog. Interestingly, “Her Majesty” was not intended as an impromptu coda but was actually tagged on accidentally and left on the
Abbey Road album because the Beatles loved its quirkiness and humorous final tone. Apart from its historic connotations, the track delivers an instructive lesson in McCartney’s atypical acoustic-guitar playing that enlivened countless tunes in the Beatles output.
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Learn how to play “The End” & “Her Majesty” with Wolf Marshall
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  “The End” Tab 
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  Her Majesty” Tab
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