Which Beatles songs did Ringo write?

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Ringo has never aspired to be a principal songwriter. His two sole writing credits for The Beatles are: Don’t Pass Me By and Octopus’s Garden.

Ringo also has a number of joint writing credits. 

• What Goes On Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney-Starr)
• Flying Magical Mystery Tour (Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starr)
• Dig It  Let It Be (Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starr)
• Maggie May” (Let It Be) (traditional: adaptation by Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starr)

Anthology, remasters & limited editions

• Free As a Bird Anthology 1 (1995) Original composition by Lennon; remixed by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starkey)
• Christmas Time Is Here Again Anthology 1 (Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starr)
• 12-Bar Original Anthology 2 (1996) Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starr)
• Los Paranoias Anthology 3 Lennon-McCartney-Harrison-Starr)
• Now and Then (2023) Original composition by Lennon;remixed by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starkey -  see here

Sometimes Ringo contributed to the arrangement without a formal credit. Paul McCartney recently acknowledged that this was the case with the drum rhythm on Get Back for example.

Which instruments could Ringo play?

 

The Story Behind Octopus' Garden - Medium 4 free minute read

Ringo's Childhood 'A chronicle of Dickensian misfortune' 

The Last Beatles Song - issues with Now and Then