On the basic track for "The Day the World Gets 'Round", Harrison used the same rhythm section that had supported him at the Concert for Bangladesh – bassist Klaus Voormann and drummers Ringo Starr and Jim Keltner – along with keyboard players Nicky Hopkins and Gary Wright.
For "The Day the World Gets 'Round", Harrison collaborated with the same musicians who had previously supported him at the Concert for Bangladesh: Klaus Voormann on bass, Ringo Starr and Jim Keltner on drums, Nicky Hopkins and Gary Wright on keyboards.