Key

Name: The Beatles Tag Database
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

The tonal center of the song – the 'home' note and scale that defines its harmonic landscape.

values

324

total uses

More Beatles love songs are written in G major than in any other key (30).

Values Over Time

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#	Value	Songs	% of total
1	Key change The song modulates to a new key for one or more sections.	51	15.7%
2	A major Songs whose primary key is A major.	48	14.8%
3	G major Songs whose primary key is G major.	46	14.2%
4	E major Songs whose primary key is E major.	39	12.0%
5	D major Songs whose primary key is D major.	32	9.9%
6	C major Songs whose primary key is C major.	31	9.6%
7	F major Songs whose primary key is F major.	13	4.0%
8	A minor Songs whose primary key is A minor.	10	3.1%
9	3+ keys The song passes through three or more keys.	8	2.5%
10	B♭ major Songs whose primary key is B♭ major.	7	2.2%
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11	B major Songs whose primary key is B major.	5	1.5%
12	E♭ major Songs whose primary key is E♭ major.	5	1.5%
13	E minor Songs whose primary key is E minor.	4	1.2%
14	D minor Songs whose primary key is D minor.	3	0.9%
15	C minor Songs whose primary key is C minor.	3	0.9%
16	B minor Songs whose primary key is B minor.	3	0.9%
17	C♯ minor Songs whose primary key is C♯ minor.	3	0.9%
18	A♭ major Songs whose primary key is A♭ major.	3	0.9%
19	F♯ minor Songs whose primary key is F♯ minor.	2	0.6%
20	F minor Songs whose primary key is F minor.	2	0.6%
21	D♭ major Songs whose primary key is D♭ major.	2	0.6%
22	G minor Songs whose primary key is G minor.	1	0.3%
23	C♯ major Songs whose primary key is C♯ major.	1	0.3%
24	F♯ major Songs whose primary key is F♯ major.	1	0.3%
25	E♭ minor Songs whose primary key is E♭ minor.	1	0.3%