“Anything I see when I open a book, I’m going to write a song about. So I opened this book and I saw ‘gently weeps.” - George The first version of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was recorded at George’s home on May 15, 1968. During ‘The White Album’ sessions on July 25, George and Paul recorded the first studio acoustic version in Abbey Road’s Studio 2. On September 5, 1968, Eric Clapton on guitar to record takes 17 to 45, marking the first and only time a “guest guitarist” appeared on a Beatles