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Repetition
Repetition in a song, at line, word and section level. Consecutive means back-to-back; Recurring means it returns after a gap.
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656
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Seven kinds of repetition turn up across 211 Beatles recordings. The commonest is recurring line, on 194 of them, ahead of consecutive line on 122 and consecutive verses on 107. 'Sie Liebt Dich' and 'Chains' are two of the 194. The rarest is consecutive choruses, on twenty, 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'Martha My Dear' among them.
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Top repetition devices by writer - Lennon: Recurring line (68), Consecutive line (49), Consecutive verses (34); McCartney: Recurring line (60), Consecutive verses (35), Recurring verse (33); Harrison: Recurring line (18), Consecutive verses (13), Recurring verse (11).
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All Values(7)
| # | Value | Songs | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recurring line | 194 | 29.6% |
| 2 | Consecutive line | 122 | 18.6% |
| 3 | Consecutive verses | 107 | 16.3% |
| 4 | Recurring verse | 103 | 15.7% |
| 5 | Consecutive word | 72 | 11.0% |
| 6 | Recurring fade line | 38 | 5.8% |
| 7 | Consecutive choruses | 20 | 3.0% |