song: Michelle
artist: Johnny Smith
album: Johnny Smith (1967, Verve Records)
writers: Lennon–McCartney (1965)

electric archtop guitar: Johnny Smith
upright/double bass: George Duvivier

(piano: Hank Jones)
(drums: Don Lamond)

This is a transcription of the guitar and bass on the Johnny Smith Quartet recording of “Michelle” by the Beatles. Notice that this was recorded only two years after the original came out, before it became a classic that musicians ought to handle with reverence. Enjoy!