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I perused some Youtube videos that address the question of how good
Lennon was as a guitarist.

The handful of Youtubers I saw all tried to answer the question
positively. And they supported the conclusion that John was a great
guitarist (and songwriter) by demonstrating John's parts on songs like "Norweigian Wood," "All My Loving," "Ticket To Ride" and other songs
from this period.

Oh -- one person played "I Am the Walrus," but included the orchestral
stuff, which was actually written by George Martin.

I agree that the earlier parts were great guitar parts and songs. The
problem is, John didn't maintain his abilities as a rhythm guitarist and songwriter. I'd add that his post-"eating LSD like candy" guitar parts
were often feeble. The exceptions are some of the White Album songs,
where he used a version of the picking technique he had learned from
Donovan Leitch in India.
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