George wrote Old Brown Shoe on a piano apposed to a guitar. He introduced the song on January 27th, 1969 just days before the rooftop concert. It was worked on diligently but shelved for a later date. George recorded a demo on February 25th, 1969 along with "Something" and "All Things Must Pass". It wasn't until April 16th that the song was recorded properly. George showed up earlier at 2:30 to record a demo of "Old Brown Shoe" which might have been used to help the band get the arrangement down. The session didn't start till 7pm with the band including Ringo showing up. The basic track break down is as follows:
[Ringo] Drum - Track 1
[George] Vocal - Track 2
[Paul] Guitar - Track 3
[George] Piano - Track 4
They then recorded more overdubs including the bass and a guitar doubling some licks. Ringo also provided some rim stick tapping which accentuated the bassline. Along with that George, Paul, and John recorded a new set of vocals. George stood in the corner of the studio away from the mic to achieve the mic sound found in the final recording. George also double tracked his vocals in places. Paul and John's backing vocals were also distorted by engineer Jeff Jarratt. The same day track break down is as follows:
[George, Paul, Ringo] Track 6 - Bass and guitar stick taps
[John, Paul, George] Replaced track 2 (solo section yells) - Lead and harmony
[John, Paul, George] Tack 5 - “Double tracked lead” and additional Harmony
Two days later on April 18th George recorded three more parts. The organ and a guitar solo which he double tracked. The track break down is as follows:
Track 8 - Organ
Track 7 - One Guitar Solo
Possible Track 5 or 2 - Second Guitar Solo
Now Old Brown Shoe is a very contested Beatles song due to the lineup being unclear. After looking over session times, listening to some Get Back sessions, and analyzing take 2 I've come to the conclusion that the basic track most likely consisted of George on piano, Ringo on drums, and Paul on guitar.
The main thing keeping Ringo out of the picture was his filming of The Magic Christian. But after looking at the session times I've concluded he definitely could've made it. Most of the sessions during the filming were done during the weekends with five major exceptions. The "Ballad of John and Yoko" session on Monday April 14th [2:30pm - 7pm] , the "Old Brown Shoe" session of April 16th [7pm - 2:45am] and 18th [7pm - 4:30am], an "Octopus's Garden" session on Tuesday April 29th [7:30pm - 1am], and the "Something" recording session on Friday May 2nd [7pm - 3:40am]. The "Something" and "Octopus's Garden" sessions show that Ringo could be present for weekday sessions they just had to be in the late evening. The reason Paul stood in on drums for "The Ballad of John and Yoko" was because the session took place in the afternoon so Ringo would've still been filming. Because the Get Back sessions show an almost identical drum pattern compared to the master I think it's most likely Ringo.
When it comes to who played bass the answer lies more in who would've overdubbed the guitar. A new guitar part doubling some licks was recorded at the same time as the bass and stick tapping onto track 6. George said in an 1987 interview, "That was me going nuts...doing exactly what I do on guitar,". So the bass was probably played by George. With the guitarist staying consistent meaning Paul played guitar again for this overdub along with the basic track.
Some of these isolations have bleed from other tracks. The organ and guitar solos especially made their way onto a lot of them. So if I can get better isolations in the future I will update this video. The drums are also mixed slightly wider.
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Intro (0:00)
Drums [Basic Track - Track 1] (0:58)
Piano/Guitar [Basic Track - Track 3/4] (4:07)
Piano [Basic Track - Tack 4] (7:22)
Bass [Same day overdubs - Track 6] (10:36)
Guitar [Same day overdubs - Track 6] (13:53)
Stick Taps [Same day overdubs - Track 6] (15:12)
Vocals [Same day overdubs - Track 2/5] (18:19)
Guitar solo [April 18th Overdubs - Track 7/5] (21:28)
Organ [April 18th Overdubs - Track 8] (21:42)
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Most likely lineup:
George Harrison - Lead Vocals, Piano (1964 Challen "Jangle Box" upright 681834), Lead Guitar (1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster), Organ (Hammond RT-3), Bass (Fender Jazz or Fender VI)
Paul McCartney - Guitar (1962 Epiphone ES-230TD Casino), Backing Vocals
John Lennon - Backing Vocals
Ringo Starr - Drums (1968 Ludwig Hollywood Maple)
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Alternate lineup if Ringo couldn't make the session:
George Harrison - Lead Vocals, Piano, Lead Gutiar Solo, Organ, Bass?
Paul McCartney - Backing Vocals, Drums, Bass?
John Lennon - Backing Vocals, Guitar
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