At 1:43, the guitar solo arrives. In a band famous for fiery leads, George plays something astonishing: a melody . It’s not fast. It’s not loud. It bends and sighs like a man stretching his arms toward the light. It is the sound of a knot untying itself.
“Here Comes the Sun,” George later wrote in his autobiography, I, Me, Mine , “was written in the garden at Eric’s house. The relief of not having to go back to the Apple meeting… It was a lovely day.” here comes the sun beatles
While Lennon gave us anger (“Working Class Hero”) and McCartney gave us nostalgia (“Yesterday”), Harrison gave us relief . He reminded us that no matter how dark the boardroom, how cold the argument, how long the winter… At 1:43, the guitar solo arrives