"
Heart Full of Soul" is a 1965
single by the English
rock band
The Yardbirds. It was written by
Graham Gouldman, who would later have a successful career as a member of
10cc. It charted in the United States at number nine and at number two in the United Kingdom. The song makes an early use of the
fuzz box by guitarist
Jeff Beck during the guitar solo. Originally, a
sitar was going to be used, in keeping with the "Eastern-exotic" atmosphere of the song, but the sound was too thin, and eventually Beck produced a sitar-like effect on the electric guitar. An outtake exists, with the sitar part intact. The song is also known to being one of the firsts of the Indian-influenced genre
raga rock and as the first
pop song in the
British rhythm and blues scene to feature the sitar/drone.