# "The End" from Abbey Road

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 27, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-from-abbey-road/358444 "2006-05-27T14:20:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-from-abbey-road/358444/1 "2006-05-27T14:20:37Z")

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I read that Paul, John and George took turns playing guitar solos on this song. But who plays what part?

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**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-from-abbey-road/358444/2 "2006-05-27T15:03:01Z")

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According to a 1970 interview with John Lennon in _Rolling Stone_, the lead guitar solos in _The End_ are done by Paul, George, and John, in that order.

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**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-from-abbey-road/358444/3 "2006-05-27T15:23:32Z")

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> [@Walloon](#):
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> According to a 1970 interview with John Lennon in _Rolling Stone_, the lead guitar solos in _The End_ are done by Paul, George, and John, in that order.

Correct, bearing in mind that they each take three turns, so it’s actually Paul, George, John, Paul, George, John, Paul, George, and John.

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**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-from-abbey-road/358444/4 "2006-05-27T16:02:52Z")

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> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#):
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> Correct, bearing in mind that they each take three turns, so it’s actually Paul, George, John, Paul, George, John, Paul, George, and John.

ok, thanks