Sir Paul McCartney says he was 'so embarrassed' when he tried to play lead guitar with the Beatles as he 'totally froze' on stage

Sir Paul McCartney has revealed he was left 'so embarrassed' when he tried to play lead guitar with the Beatles as he 'totally froze' on stage. The music legend, 81, was part of the iconic rock group alongside John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr but explained when he tried playing lead guitar during an early gig instead of bass, he 'could not move my fingers'. Sir Paul McCartney has revealed he was left 'so embarrassed' when he tried to play lead guitar with the Beatles as he 'totally froze' on stage The music legend, 81, explained when he tried playing lead guitar during an early gig instead of bass, he 'could not move my fingers' The Hey Jude singer provided most of the lyrics for the Beatles and was also co-lead singer alongside John and previously revealed he loves to spend time with his instruments and he even worries that some of them might feel 'lonely'. The outing comes after Sir Paul proved he's part of the BeyHive by applauding Beyonce 's version of the Beatles ' song Blackbird on Thursday; pictured in 2022 The iconic musician took to his Instagram to praise the cover featured on Beyonce's new album Cowboy Carter alongside a black-and-white photo of the singers together McCartney previously discussed the origins of the song’s inspiration back in 2018.