Ending chord
Beatles songs almost always close on the tonic (I) – 137 of them do. The most common non-tonic ending is V (10).
Values Over Time
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All Values(21)
| # | Value | Songs | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Songs whose final chord is the I scale-degree chord of the home key. | 137 | 68.5% |
| 2 | i Songs whose final chord is the i scale-degree chord of the home key. | 10 | 5.0% |
| 3 | V Songs whose final chord is the V scale-degree chord of the home key. | 10 | 5.0% |
| 4 | IV Songs whose final chord is the IV scale-degree chord of the home key. | 8 | 4.0% |
| 5 | ♭III Songs whose final chord is the ♭III scale-degree chord of the home key. | 6 | 3.0% |
| 6 | vi Songs whose final chord is the vi scale-degree chord of the home key. | 4 | 2.0% |
| 7 | ♭VII Songs whose final chord is the ♭VII scale-degree chord of the home key. | 3 | 1.5% |
| 8 | ii Songs whose final chord is the ii scale-degree chord of the home key. | 3 | 1.5% |
| 9 | II Songs whose final chord is the II scale-degree chord of the home key. | 3 | 1.5% |
| 10 | ♭II Songs whose final chord is the ♭II scale-degree chord of the home key. | 2 | 1.0% |
| 11 | v Songs whose final chord is the v scale-degree chord of the home key. | 2 | 1.0% |
| 12 | VI Songs whose final chord is the VI scale-degree chord of the home key. | 2 | 1.0% |
| 13 | ♭VI Songs whose final chord is the ♭VI scale-degree chord of the home key. | 2 | 1.0% |
| 14 | ♭ii° Songs whose final chord is the ♭ii° scale-degree chord of the home key. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 15 | iii Songs whose final chord is the iii scale-degree chord of the home key. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 16 | III Songs whose final chord is the III scale-degree chord of the home key. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 17 | iv Songs whose final chord is the iv scale-degree chord of the home key. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 18 | VII Songs whose final chord is the VII scale-degree chord of the home key. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 19 | V+ Songs whose final chord is the V+ scale-degree chord of the home key. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 20 | i° Songs whose final chord is the i° scale-degree chord of the home key. | 1 | 0.5% |
| 21 | ♭vii Songs whose final chord is the ♭vii scale-degree chord of the home key. | 1 | 0.5% |