George Harrison wrote this. It was inspired by his wife, Pattie.
A little after half way through the song, John Lennon makes a reference to Elmore James, a blues musician: "Elmore James got nothin' on this." If you listen to the song "Madison Blues" by Elmore James, the tune is very similar to "For You Blue."
John Lennon played the slide guitar part. The Beatles performed this in their last movie, Let It Be, and Lennon can be seen using a shotgun shell for the slide.
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