Section transition

Chord transition between song sections (e.g. last chord of verse → first chord of chorus), expressed as scale degrees.

100

values

440

total uses

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The three most common section-boundary movements in Beatles songs: V to I (89), I to I (80), I to IV (34).

V to I I to I I to IV

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#	Value	Songs	% of total
1	V to I Section boundary moves from the V chord to the I chord.	89	20.2%
2	I to I Section boundary moves from the I chord to the I chord.	80	18.2%
3	I to IV Section boundary moves from the I chord to the IV chord.	34	7.7%
4	I to vi Section boundary moves from the I chord to the vi chord.	19	4.3%
5	V to i Section boundary moves from the V chord to the i chord.	12	2.7%
6	IV to I Section boundary moves from the IV chord to the I chord.	10	2.3%
7	V to IV Section boundary moves from the V chord to the IV chord.	10	2.3%
8	I to ii Section boundary moves from the I chord to the ii chord.	9	2.0%
9	V to vi Section boundary moves from the V chord to the vi chord.	9	2.0%
10	V to ii Section boundary moves from the V chord to the ii chord.	8	1.8%
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11	I to V Section boundary moves from the I chord to the V chord.	7	1.6%
12	vi to I Section boundary moves from the vi chord to the I chord.	6	1.4%
13	I to iii Section boundary moves from the I chord to the iii chord.	6	1.4%
14	♭VII to I Section boundary moves from the ♭VII chord to the I chord.	5	1.1%
15	I to v Section boundary moves from the I chord to the v chord.	5	1.1%
16	♭VII to i Section boundary moves from the ♭VII chord to the i chord.	4	0.9%
17	i to i Section boundary moves from the i chord to the i chord.	4	0.9%
18	v to I Section boundary moves from the v chord to the I chord.	3	0.7%
19	IV to V Section boundary moves from the IV chord to the V chord.	3	0.7%
20	I to II Section boundary moves from the I chord to the II chord.	3	0.7%
21	III to I Section boundary moves from the III chord to the I chord.	3	0.7%
22	IV to IV Section boundary moves from the IV chord to the IV chord.	3	0.7%
23	V to V Section boundary moves from the V chord to the V chord.	3	0.7%
24	i to ♭III Section boundary moves from the i chord to the ♭III chord.	3	0.7%
25	VI to II Section boundary moves from the VI chord to the II chord.	3	0.7%
26	IV to ♭VII Section boundary moves from the IV chord to the ♭VII chord.	3	0.7%
27	ii to V Section boundary moves from the ii chord to the V chord.	3	0.7%
28	iv to I Section boundary moves from the iv chord to the I chord.	3	0.7%
29	V to ♭VII Section boundary moves from the V chord to the ♭VII chord.	3	0.7%
30	V to II Section boundary moves from the V chord to the II chord.	3	0.7%
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31	I to ♭III Section boundary moves from the I chord to the ♭III chord.	2	0.5%
32	II to V Section boundary moves from the II chord to the V chord.	2	0.5%
33	V to III Section boundary moves from the V chord to the III chord.	2	0.5%
34	vi to vi Section boundary moves from the vi chord to the vi chord.	2	0.5%
35	V+ to I Section boundary moves from the V+ chord to the I chord.	2	0.5%
36	♭II to i Section boundary moves from the ♭II chord to the i chord.	2	0.5%
37	I to i Section boundary moves from the I chord to the i chord.	2	0.5%
38	III to vi Section boundary moves from the III chord to the vi chord.	2	0.5%
39	V to ♭III Section boundary moves from the V chord to the ♭III chord.	2	0.5%
40	♭VII to ♭III Section boundary moves from the ♭VII chord to the ♭III chord.	2	0.5%
41	♭VI to I Section boundary moves from the ♭VI chord to the I chord.	2	0.5%
42	V to VI Section boundary moves from the V chord to the VI chord.	2	0.5%
43	V to vii Section boundary moves from the V chord to the vii chord.	2	0.5%
44	V to iii Section boundary moves from the V chord to the iii chord.	2	0.5%
45	♭VI to i Section boundary moves from the ♭VI chord to the i chord.	1	0.2%
46	♭ii° to IV Section boundary moves from the ♭ii° chord to the IV chord.	1	0.2%
47	v to V Section boundary moves from the v chord to the V chord.	1	0.2%
48	III to IV Section boundary moves from the III chord to the IV chord.	1	0.2%
49	vi to v Section boundary moves from the vi chord to the v chord.	1	0.2%
50	i to I Section boundary moves from the i chord to the I chord.	1	0.2%
51	II to I Section boundary moves from the II chord to the I chord.	1	0.2%
52	♭VII to iv Section boundary moves from the ♭VII chord to the iv chord.	1	0.2%
53	IV to vi Section boundary moves from the IV chord to the vi chord.	1	0.2%
54	VII to VII Section boundary moves from the VII chord to the VII chord.	1	0.2%
55	♭VI to ♭II Section boundary moves from the ♭VI chord to the ♭II chord.	1	0.2%
56	♯IV to VII Section boundary moves from the ♯IV chord to the VII chord.	1	0.2%
57	IV to ♭II Section boundary moves from the IV chord to the ♭II chord.	1	0.2%
58	III to VI Section boundary moves from the III chord to the VI chord.	1	0.2%
59	IV to v Section boundary moves from the IV chord to the v chord.	1	0.2%
60	VI to I Section boundary moves from the VI chord to the I chord.	1	0.2%
61	VI to vii Section boundary moves from the VI chord to the vii chord.	1	0.2%
62	♭III to ♭III Section boundary moves from the ♭III chord to the ♭III chord.	1	0.2%
63	iii to I Section boundary moves from the iii chord to the I chord.	1	0.2%
64	I to III Section boundary moves from the I chord to the III chord.	1	0.2%
65	i to ♭vii Section boundary moves from the i chord to the ♭vii chord.	1	0.2%
66	i to ♭VII Section boundary moves from the i chord to the ♭VII chord.	1	0.2%
67	VI to VI Section boundary moves from the VI chord to the VI chord.	1	0.2%
68	♭III to ♭II Section boundary moves from the ♭III chord to the ♭II chord.	1	0.2%
69	VII to I Section boundary moves from the VII chord to the I chord.	1	0.2%
70	♭VII to iii Section boundary moves from the ♭VII chord to the iii chord.	1	0.2%
71	♭III to IV Section boundary moves from the ♭III chord to the IV chord.	1	0.2%
72	♭VI to V Section boundary moves from the ♭VI chord to the V chord.	1	0.2%
73	♭III to i Section boundary moves from the ♭III chord to the i chord.	1	0.2%
74	IV to ♭III Section boundary moves from the IV chord to the ♭III chord.	1	0.2%
75	i to IV Section boundary moves from the i chord to the IV chord.	1	0.2%
76	II to II Section boundary moves from the II chord to the II chord.	1	0.2%
77	♭II to I Section boundary moves from the ♭II chord to the I chord.	1	0.2%
78	iii to ii Section boundary moves from the iii chord to the ii chord.	1	0.2%
79	i to v Section boundary moves from the i chord to the v chord.	1	0.2%
80	iv to ♭II Section boundary moves from the iv chord to the ♭II chord.	1	0.2%
81	♭VI to ♭III Section boundary moves from the ♭VI chord to the ♭III chord.	1	0.2%
82	II to v Section boundary moves from the II chord to the v chord.	1	0.2%
83	II to ♭III Section boundary moves from the II chord to the ♭III chord.	1	0.2%
84	vi to IV Section boundary moves from the vi chord to the IV chord.	1	0.2%
85	iv to ♭VII Section boundary moves from the iv chord to the ♭VII chord.	1	0.2%
86	II to i Section boundary moves from the II chord to the i chord.	1	0.2%
87	I to ♭VII Section boundary moves from the I chord to the ♭VII chord.	1	0.2%
88	I to vii Section boundary moves from the I chord to the vii chord.	1	0.2%
89	V to ♭VI Section boundary moves from the V chord to the ♭VI chord.	1	0.2%
90	v to ♭III Section boundary moves from the v chord to the ♭III chord.	1	0.2%
91	v to II Section boundary moves from the v chord to the II chord.	1	0.2%
92	v to i Section boundary moves from the v chord to the i chord.	1	0.2%
93	♭II to ♭II Section boundary moves from the ♭II chord to the ♭II chord.	1	0.2%
94	vi to VI Section boundary moves from the vi chord to the VI chord.	1	0.2%
95	♭VII to vi Section boundary moves from the ♭VII chord to the vi chord.	1	0.2%
96	IV to ii Section boundary moves from the IV chord to the ii chord.	1	0.2%
97	♭VI to II Section boundary moves from the ♭VI chord to the II chord.	1	0.2%
98	IV to VI Section boundary moves from the IV chord to the VI chord.	1	0.2%
99	vi to V Section boundary moves from the vi chord to the V chord.	1	0.2%
100	I+ to IV Section boundary moves from the I+ chord to the IV chord.	1	0.2%

Section transition

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