“Taxman.” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” “Something.” “Here Comes the Sun.” “Beware of Darkness.” “All Things Must Pass.” “My Sweet Lord.”

All classics. And all from the mind of George Harrison.

The quiet Beatle may have spent just 58 years on the face of this Earth, but he left behind a lifetime of great music — and great guitar playing — for the rest of us to enjoy.

From the stabbing verses of “Taxman,” to the sheer beauty of “Here Comes The Sun,” to the wailing slide on “All Things Must Pass,” Harrison was a master at work, concentrating on what worked best for the music instead of wowing the audience with his chops.

That’s not to say he didn’t have some serious ability tickling the tiny strings. Check out the solo in “Something,” which is an exercise in taste if I’ve ever heard one.

Being that he was in that one band from Liverpool with those two mop-tops that wrote about half of the world’s greatest songs together (and some goofy-looking dude named Ringo), it took some time for listeners to recognize Harrison’s songwriting skills. But I will say it, right here, right now, that Harrison’s own “Here Comes the Sun” is the greatest Beatles song of all-time. And in my book, it trumps Zep’s “Stairway” on the list of greatest rock songs ever (Stairway denied!).

The thing with Harrison is that he was never content writing songs full of power chords, or cowboy chords, or barre chords. He instead leaned on diminished chords, which he lovingly referred to as “naughty chords,” to give his tunes a different feel than the other superstars of that era.

And then there was what happened when George stepped out on his own. His debut solo record “All Things Must Pass” is easily the best solo offering from any of the Beatles, and The Concert for Bangladesh is the best DVD in my collection — not to mention an amazing accomplishment and a testament to Harrison’s charitable heart.

George Harrison - Something (The Concert for Bangladesh)

Essential George Harrison album: George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

Further listening: I’m pretty sure you have a Beatles album kicking around somewhere.

Further watching: George Harrison - Here Comes the Sun (The Concert for Bangladesh), George Harrison - Wah Wah (The Concert for Bangladesh)