For all the listeners of my What A Fab Day podcast, here’s a list of songs rehearsed by the Beatles during their January 1969 sessions for the Get Back project, what will later become Let It Be. The songs are listed alphabetically, and have been compiled from the A-B Road bootleg and the beatlesbible.com list. The list includes all the improvised songs and the pieces that were just played for a couple of bars and never touched again. In square parenthesis, I’ve listed the composer(s) of each piece.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
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Ach Du Lieber Augustin [traditional]
Across The Universe [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Act Naturally [J. Russell, V. Morrison]
Adagio for Strings [S. Barber]
Agent Double-O-Soul [B. Sharpley, C. Hatcher]
All Along The Watchtower [B. Dylan]
All I Want Is You [J. Lennon]
All Shook Up [O. Blackwell, E. Presley]
All Things Must Pass [G. Harrison]
All Together Now [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Almost Grown [C. Berry]
Also [P. McCartney]
Annie [J. Lennon]
Another Day [P. McCartney]
Around And Around [C. Berry]
As Clear As A Bell [P. McCartney]
B top
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep [traditional]
Baby, Come Back [E. Grant]
Baby, Let’s Play House [A. Gunter]
Baby I Don’t Care, (You’re So Square) [J. Leiber, M. Stoller]
Back In The USSR [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Back Seat Of My Car, The [P. McCartney]
Bad Boy [L. Williams]
Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde, The [M. Murray, P. Callander]
Ballad Of High Noon, The (a.k.a. Do Not Forsake Me, O My Darlin’) [D. Riomkin, N. Washington]
Balls To Your Partner [traditional]
Be-Bop-A-Lula [G. Vincent, D. Graves, B. Davis]
Bear Cat Mama [G. Autry]
Because I Know You Love Me So [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Bésame Mucho [C. Velázquez]
Black Dog [traditional]
Blossom Dearie They Call Me [J. Lennon]
Blowin’ In The Wind [B. Dylan]
Blue Suede Shoes [C. Perkins]
Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas) [J. Rodgers]
Bo Diddley [E. McDaniel]
Boogie Woogie [J. Lennon]
Bring It On Home To Me [S. Cooke]
Bring Your Own Band [P. McCartney]
Brown-Eyed Handsome Man [C. Berry]
Build Me Up Buttercup [M. d’Abo, T. Macaulay]
Bye Bye Love [F. Bryant, B. Bryant]
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Cannonball [D. Eddy, L. Hazlewood]
Carol [C. Berry]
Carry That Weight [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Case Of The Blues, A [J. Lennon]
Catch A Falling Star [P. Vance, L. Pockriss]
Cathy’s Clown [D. Everly, P. Everly]
Catswalk [P. McCartney]
Child Of Nature [J. Lennon]
Chopsticks [E. Allen]
C’mon Everybody [E. Cochran, J. Capehart]
C’mon Marianne [L. R. Brown, R. Bloodworth]
Cocaine Blues [T. J. Arnall]
Commonwealth [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Crackin’ Up [E. McDaniel]
Crazy Feet [P. McCartney]
Crying, Waiting, Hoping [B. Holly]
Cuddle Up [P. McCartney]
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Danny Boy [F. Weatherly]
Day I Went Back To School, The [P. McCartney]
Daydream [J. Sebastian]
Dear Prudence [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
‘Deed I Do [F. Rose, W. Hirsch]
Devil In Her Heart [R. P. Drapkin]
Dig A Pony [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Dig It [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Diggin’ My Potatoes [traditional]
Dizzy Miss Lizzy [L. Williams]
Do The Bunny Hop [J. Lennon]
Domino [D. Raye, L. Ferrari]
Don’t Be Cruel [O. Blackwell]
Don’t Let Me Down [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’ [J. Greene]
Don’t Start Running [J. Lennon]
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Early In The Morning [B. Darin, W. Harris]
Enoch Powell [P. McCartney]
Every Little Thing [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Every Night [P. McCartney]
Everybody Got Song [J. Lennon]
Everything’s Alright [B. Preston, D. Troy]
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F.B.I. [H. Marvin, B. Welch, J. Harris]
Fancy My Chances With You [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Fast Train To San Francisco [the Beatles]
First Call [traditional]
Five Feet High And Rising [J. Cash]
Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart [J. H. Clement]
Fool, The [N. Ford, L. Hazlewood]
Fools Like Me [J. L. Lewis]
For You Blue [G. Harrison]
Forty Days [C. Berry]
Frère Jacques [traditional]
Friendship [C. Porter]
From Me To You [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
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Get Back [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Get Off [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Get On The Phone [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Get Your Rocks Off [G. Harrison]
Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea [A. Hoffman, D. Manning]
Gimme Some Truth [J. Lennon]
God Save The Queen [traditional]
Going Up The Country [A. Wilson]
Golden Slumbers [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Gone, Gone, Gone [C. Perkins]
Good Rockin’ Tonight [R. Brown]
Greasepaint On Your Face [P. McCartney]
Great Balls Of Fire [O. Blackwell, J. Hammer]
Green Onions [S. Cropper, B. T. Jones, L. Steinberg, A. Jackson Jr.]
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Hallelujah, I Love Her So [R. Charles]
Happiness Runs [D. Leitch]
Hare Krishna Mantra [traditional]
Hava Nagilah [traditional]
Hear Me Lord [G. Harrison]
Hello, Dolly! [J. Herman]
Hello, Goodbye [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) [A. Ponchielli, A. Sherman, L. Busch]
Help! [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Her Majesty [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Hey Good Lookin’ [H. Williams]
Hey Hey Georgie [G. Harrison]
Hey Jude [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Hey Liley, Liley Lo [traditional]
Hey Little Girl (In The High School Sweater) [D. Clark]
Hi Heel Sneakers [T. Tucker]
High School Confidential [R. Hargrave, J. L. Lewis]
Hippy Hippy Shake, The [C. Romero]
Hitch Hike [M. Gaye, W. Stevenson, C. Paul]
Honey Hush [L. W. Turner]
Honky Tonk [B. Doggett, S. Shepherd, C. Scott, B. Butler]
Hot As Sun [P. McCartney]
House Of The Rising Sun [traditional]
How Do You Tell Someone? [G. Harrison]
How Do You Think I Feel [W. Pierce, W. Walker]
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I Got Stung [A. Schroeder, D. Hill]
I Got To Find My Baby [P. Clayton]
I Left My Home In The World [P. McCartney]
I Lost My Little Girl [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
I Me Mine [G. Harrison]
I Shall Be Released [B. Dylan]
I Threw It All Away [B. Dylan]
I Told You Before [the Beatles]
I Walk The Line [J. Cash]
I Want To Thank You [B. Preston]
I Want You [B. Dylan]
I Want You (She’s So Heavy) [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
I Will Always Look For You [P. McCartney]
If You Need Me [P. McCartney]
I’ll Get You [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
I’ll Wait Till Tomorrow [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
I’m A Man [E. McDaniel]
I’m A Tiger [R. Scott, M. Wilde]
I’m Beginning To See The Light [D. Ellington, D. George, J. Hodges, H. James]
I’m Going To Knock Him Down Dead [J. Lennon]
I’m Gonna Pay For His Ride [P. McCartney]
I’m Movin’ On [H. Snow]
I’m Ready [A. Lewis, A. Domino, S. Bradford]
I’m So Tired [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
I’m Talking About You [C. Berry]
In The Middle Of An Island [N. Acquaviva, T. Varnick]
Inner Light, The [G. Harrison]
Is It Discovered [G. Harrison]
Is That A Chicken Joke? [the Beatles]
Isn’t It A Pity [G. Harrison]
It Ain’t Me Babe [B. Dylan]
It Blew Again [J. Lennon]
It Was So Blue [P. McCartney]
It’s Good To See The Folks Back Home [P. McCartney]
It’s Only Make Believe [J. Nance, C. Twitty]
I’ve Been Good To You [S. Robinson]
I’ve Got A Feeling [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
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Jazz Piano Song [P. McCartney, R. Starkey]
Jenny, Jenny [R. Penniman, E. Johnson]
Johnny B Goode [C. Berry]
Junk [P. McCartney]
Just Fun [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
K top
Kansas City [J. Leiber, M. Stoller]
Knee Deep In The Blues [M. Endsley]
L top
Lady Jane [M. Jagger, K. Richard]
Lady Madonna [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Lawdy Miss Clawdy [L. Price]
Leaning On A Lamp-post [N. Gay]
Let It Be [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Let It Down [G. Harrison]
Let’s Dance [J. Lee]
Let’s Twist Again [K. Mann, D. Appell]
Life Is What You Make It [the Beatles]
Like A Rolling Stone [B. Dylan]
Little Demon [Nahan, J. J. Hawkins]
Little Piece Of Leather [C. Dallas, J. Dallas]
Little Queenie [C. Berry]
Little Yellow Pills [J. Lomax]
Lonely Sea [B. Wilson, G. Usher]
Long And Winding Road, The [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Long Tall Sally [R. Blackwell, E. Johnson, R. Penniman]
Loop De Loop [T. Vann, J. Dong]
Lost John [L. Donegan]
Lotta Lovin’ [B. Bedwell]
Love Is A Swingin’ Thing [L. Dixon, S. Owens, W. Denson]
Love Is The Thing To Me [B. Preston]
Love Me Do [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Love Story [R. Newman]
Lovely Rita [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Lowdown Blues Machine [P. McCartney]
Lucille [A. Collins, R. Penniman]
M top
MacArthur Park [J. Webb]
Mack The Knife [K. Weill, M. Blitzstein]
Madman [J. Lennon]
Maggie Mae [traditional]
Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues [R. Roberts, B. Katz, S. Clayton]
Malagueña [traditional]
Mama, You Been On My Mind [B. Dylan]
Martha My Dear [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Maureen [B. Dylan?, G. Harrison?]
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Maybe Baby [B. Holly, N. Petty]
Maybellene [C. Berry]
Mean Mr Mustard [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Michael, Row The Boat Ashore [traditional]
Midnight Special [traditional]
Mighty Quinn, The [B. Dylan]
Milk Cow Blues [K. Arnold]
Miss Ann [R. Penniman, E. Johnson]
Money (That’s What I Want) [J. Bradford, B. Gordy]
Move It [I. Samwell]
Mr. Bass Man [J. Cymbal]
Mr. Epstein Said It Was White Gold [P. McCartney]
My Baby Left Me [A. Crudup]
My Back Pages [B. Dylan]
My Imagination [P. McCartney]
My Rock And Roll Finger Is Bleeding [J. Lennon]
My Words Are In My Heart [P. McCartney]
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Nashville Cats [J. Sebastian]
Negro In Reserve [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
New Orleans [F. Guida, J. Royster]
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Not Fade Away [C. Hardin, N. Petty]
O top
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Octopus’s Garden [R. Starkey]
Oh Baby I Love You [P. McCartney]
Oh! Darling [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Oh How I Love The 12-Bar Blues [J. Lennon]
Oh Julie, Julia [P. McCartney]
Old Brown Shoe [G. Harrison]
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever [B. Lane, A. J. Lerner]
On A Sunny Island [the Beatles]
On The Road Again [F. Jones, A. Wilson]
One After 909 [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
One Way Out [M. Sehorn, E. James]
Otis Sleep On [A. Conley]
Over And Over Again [P. McCartney]
P top
Palace Of The King Of The Birds, The [P. McCartney]
Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag [J. Brown]
Party [J. M. Robinson]
Peanut Vendor, The [M. Simons]
Peggy Sue Got Married [B. Holly]
Penina [P. McCartney]
Picasso [R. Starkey]
Piece Of My Heart [J. Ragovoy, B. Berns]
Pillow For Your Head [P. McCartney]
Please Mrs Henry [B. Dylan]
Please Please Me [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Polythene Pam [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Positively 4th Street [B. Dylan]
Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody, A [I. Berlin]
Q top
Queen Of The Hop [W. Harris]
Quick One (While He’s Away), A [P. Townshend]
Quit Your Messing Around [J. Lennon]
R top
Rainy Day Women No. 12 & 35 [B. Dylan]
Ramblin’ Woman [G. Harrison]
Ramrod [A. Casey]
Revolution [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Right String, Wrong Yo-Yo [Perryman]
Rip It Up/ Shake, Rattle And Roll/ Blue Suede Shoes [R. Blackwell, J. Marascalco/ C. F. Calhoun/ C. Perkins]
River Rhine, The [P. McCartney]
Rock-A-Bye Baby [traditional]
Rock And Roll Music [C. Berry]
Rock Island Line [traditional]
Rocker [the Beatles]
Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu [J. Vincent, H. Smith]
Rule Britannia [traditional]
Run For Your Life [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
S top
Sabre Dance [A. Khachaturian]
San Ferry Ann [P. McCartney]
San Francisco Bay Blues [J. Fuller]
Satisfaction, (I Can’t Get No) [M. Jagger, K. Richard]
Save The Last Dance For Me [D. Pomus, M. Shuman]
School Day [C. Berry]
Send Me Some Loving [J. S. Marascalso, L. Price]
Sexy Sadie [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Shakin’ In The Sixties [J. Lennon]
Shazam! [D. Eddy, L. Hazlewood]
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
She Gets Heavy [J. Lennon]
She Said She Said [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
She Said Yeah [L. Williams]
She’s A Woman [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Short Fat Fannie [L. Williams]
Shot Of Rhythm And Blues, A [T. Thompson]
Shout [O. Isley Jr., R. Isley, R. Isley]
Singing The Blues [M. Endsley]
Slippin’ And Slidin’ [R. Penniman, E. Bocage, A. Collins, J. Smith]
Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms) [B. Cason, T. Moon]
Some Other Guy [J. Leiber, M. Stoller, R. Barrett]
Somethin’ Else [S. Sheeley, B. Cochran]
Something [G. Harrison]
Song Of Love [P. McCartney]
Sorry I Left You Bleeding [J. Lennon]
Sorry Miss Molly [P. McCartney]
S.O.S. (Stop Her On Sight) [C. Hatcher, D. Hamilton, R. Morris]
Speak To Me [J. Lomax]
St. Louis Blues [W. C. Handy]
Stand By Me [B. E. King, J. Leiber, M. Stoller]
Step Inside Love [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Sticks And Stones [T. Turner]
Strawberry Fields Forever [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again [B. Dylan]
Suicide [P. McCartney]
Sun King [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Sure To Fall (In Love With You) [C. Perkins, B. Cantrell, Q. Claunch]
Suzy’s Parlour [J. Lennon]
Sweet Little Sixteen [C. Berry]
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Tales Of Frankie Rabbit [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Take These Chains From My Heart [H. Williams]
Take This Hammer [traditional]
Taking A Trip To Carolina [R. Starkey]
Talking Blues [P. McCartney]
Taste Of Honey, A [B. Scott, R. Marlow]
Tea For Two [V. Youmans, I. Caesar]
Teacher Was A-Lookin’, The [the Beatles]
Teddy Boy [P. McCartney]
Tell All The Folks Back Home [P. McCartney]
Tennessee [C. Perkins]
That’ll Be The Day [B. Holly, J. Allison]
That’s All Right Mama [A. Crudup]
Theme from The Beatles Cartoons [unknown]
There You Are, Eddie [P. McCartney]
They Call Me Fuzz Face [P. McCartney]
Thinking Of Linking [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Third Man Theme [A. Karas]
Thirty Days [C. Berry]
Three Cool Cats [J. Leiber, M. Stoller]
Tiger Rag [E. Edwards, N. LaRocca, H. Ragas, T. Sbarbaro]
Through A London Window [unknown]
Till There Was You [M. Wilson]
To Kingdom Come [R. Robertson]
Together In Love [B. Preston]
Too Bad About Sorrows [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Torchy, The Battery Boy [B. Gray]
Tracks Of My Tears, The [S. Robinson, P. Moore, M. Tarplin]
True Love [C. Porter]
Turkey In The Straw [traditional]
Twelfth Street Rag [E. L. Bowman]
Twenty Flight Rock [N. Fairchild, E. Cochran]
Twist And Shout [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Two Of Us [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
U top
Unless He Has A Song [B. Preston]
Use What You Got [B. Preston]
V top
Vacation Time [C. Berry]
W top
Walk, The [J. McCracklin, B. Garlic]
Watch Your Step [R. L. Parker]
Watching Rainbows [J. Lennon]
Water, Water [P. McCartney]
Weight, The [R. Robertson]
Well… Alright [N. Petty]
Well, If You’re Ready [P. McCartney]
Well It’s Eight O’Clock [J. Lennon]
Well, Well, Well [P. McCartney]
We’re Goin’ Home [the Beatles]
What Am I Living For [F. Jay, A. Harris]
What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? [J. McCarthy, H. Johnson]
What The World Needs Now Is Love [H. David, B. Bucharach]
What’d I Say [R. Charles]
What’s The Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again) [B. Meyers]
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling [C. Olcott, G. Graff Jr., E. Ball]
When The Saints Go Marching In [traditional]
When You’re Drunk You Think Of Me [traditional]
Where Have You Been [A. Alexander]
Whispering [J. Schonberger, M. Schonberger]
William Smith Boogie [the Beatles]
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On [D. Williams]
When I’m Sixty-Four [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Window, Window [G. Harrison]
Woman [P. McCartney]
Woman Where You Been So Long [the Beatles]
Won’t You Please Say Goodbye [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
Words Of Love [B. Holly]
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You Are Definitely Inclined Towards It [J. Lennon]
You Are My Sunshine [J. Davis, C. Mitchell]
You Can’t Catch Me [C. Berry]
You Can’t Do That [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
You Got Me Going [P. McCartney]
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) [J. Lennon, P. McCartney]
You Gotta Give Back [the Beatles]
You Really Got A Hold On Me [S. Robinson]
You Wear Your Women Out [P. McCartney]
You Win Again [H. Williams]
You Won’t Get Me That Way [P. McCartney]
Your Name Is Ted [the Beatles]
Your True Love [C. Perkins]
You’re So Good To Me [B. Wilson]
You’ve Been Acting Strange [R. L. Williams]
You’ve Got Me Thinking [J. Lomax]
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