The Night Before

The Night Before is a song by The Beatles from the album and film Help!. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney.
==Composition and recording==
John Lennon plays a Hohner Pianet electric piano throughout the song accompanied by McCartney's ascending and descending bass lines. The song's verse has a call and response structure, McCartney's lead vocal alternating with Lennon and George Harrison's harmony, singing the chorus "Aaah the night before...", the whole being alternated with a second melody. McCartney plays a double guitar solo in tandem with Harrison on the third verse that is recapitulated in part as the coda of the song.
==Film performance==
The song is performed on Salisbury Plain in the second Beatles film, Help! and, just as it finishes, a mine explodes, leading the audience to believe briefly that the Beatles have been blown up.
==Personnel==
*Paul McCartney – Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar (1963 Hofner 500/1), Lead Guitar (1962 Epiphone 230TD Casino)
*John Lennon – Hohner Pianet C Electric Piano, Backing Vocals
*George Harrison – Rhythm and lead guitar (1963 Gretsch Tennessean), Backing Vocal
*Ringo Starr - Drums, Tambourine
:Personnel per Ian MacDonald; he was uncertain if the percussion instrument was a tambourine or not.
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==Cover versions==
* Restless Heart released a cover version on their 2004 album Still Restless.
==See Also==
Help!
==References==
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==External links==
*http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/the-night-before/ - Beatles Bible notes
*http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/tnb.shtml - Alan Pollack's notes
*http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/b/beatles/the_night_before_crd.htm - Lyrics and chords
Category:The Beatles songs
Category:Songs on Help!
Category:Songs written by Paul McCartney
Category:Songs credited to Lennon–McCartney
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Category:1965 songs