Recording
Recording began on 15 March 1967 at Abbey Road studio 2 with Indian musicians from the Eastern Music Circle of Finchley, London sitting on a carpet with lights low and incense burning. On 3 April 1967 George Martin's score for eight violins and three celli was added, attempting to imitate the slides and bends of the dilrubas. The recording released on the album was sped up enough to raise the key from C to C#; an instrumental version of the song at the original speed and in the original key appears on the Anthology 2 album.
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