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All I've Got to Do

1963 · With The Beatles

“Is call you on the phone”

Lennon's conscious Smokey Robinson pastiche, opening With The Beatles' UK album side 1 track 2. Notable for McCartney's chord-playing bass - cited as one of the earliest examples in rock - and a verse that avoids the dominant chord until the bridge's final bar.
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Year1963
AlbumWith The Beatles
Track2 · Side 1
Duration2:04
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon-McCartney
Lead VocalJohn
RecordedSeptember 11, 1963
ReleasedNovember 22, 1963

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Text183 tags

Motif

LoveRelationshipCommunicationTelephoneHomeAnatomy

Influence

R&B influence

Title

Pronoun in titleGet in title

Vocabulary

Casual languageLimited vocabularyPositive tone

Narrative

First personConversationalSecond person

Rhyme type

Half rhymePerfect rhymeExtrametrical rhymeIdentical rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

Standard verses (2-4)Standard choruses (1-3)Has outro

Section links

Chorus variationOutro based on verse

Repetition

Recurring verseRecurring lineConsecutive wordConsecutive verses
Word cloud

Recurring words

goesrunningsamewheneverand i'lland you'llbe herecall youi ii'll beis callthat's allthe phonethe samewant meyou yeahand i'll beand when icall on meme at allon the phonethat's all iyou want mewhisper in your earthe words you long to hear

Cover-shared words

allcallcomegothearherehomekisslongmeohwantwhisperwordsyeahyouyourall iand whenat allfor megot toi goti wanti willin yourkiss youlong tome yeahoh youon methe wordsto doto hearto kisswant towant youwhen iyeah that'syes iyou callyou onyou wantyou'll comei want toi want youlong to hearon me yeahto kiss youwant to kissyes i willwant to kiss you

Lyric shape

around [WORD]be [ADV]that's [WORD][ADJ] [VERB] for[VERB] for meand the [ADJ]be [WORD] youi i [VERB]i'll be [ADV]is [VERB] youthat's [WORD] ithe [ADJ] [VERB]to [VERB] onyou'll [VERB] [WORD][ADJ] [VERB] for me[VERB] in your [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB] on[WORD] i [VERB] to[WORD] you [VERB] mejust [VERB] to [VERB]that's [WORD] i [VERB] toyou [VERB] me at [WORD]i [VERB] to [VERB] you [WORD]the [NOUN] you [VERB] to [VERB]

Cover-shared shape

[NOUN] you[VERB] for[VERB] in[VERB] me[VERB] on[VERB] to[VERB] you[WORD] i[WORD] that's[WORD] youat [WORD]be [WORD]i [VERB]is [VERB]just [VERB]me [WORD]the [ADJ]the [NOUN]to [VERB]you [VERB]you [WORD]you'll [VERB]your [NOUN][NOUN] you [VERB][VERB] on me[VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to do[VERB] you [WORD][VERB] you on[WORD] i [VERB][WORD] you [VERB]i [VERB] toi [VERB] youin your [NOUN]on the [NOUN]to [VERB] youyou [VERB] meyou [VERB] to[VERB] on me [WORD][VERB] to [VERB] you[WORD] i [VERB] youi [VERB] to [VERB]i [VERB] to dothe [NOUN] you [VERB]to [VERB] you [WORD]you [VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to [VERB] you [WORD]i [VERB] to [VERB] you

Rhyme scheme

AABBAABCCBABCBDEEABCBDD

Line length

Unique line length

Distinctive word

kissinrunnin
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Music119 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarAcoustic guitarLead guitarRhythm guitarBass guitarPianoDrums

Instrument group

GuitarsKeyboards

Bass work

Melodic bass

Music genre

PopR&BMerseybeatRock

Influence

Motown influence

Vocal work

Vocal harmoniesHumming

Melody

Call and responseAppoggiatura

Tempo

Moderate

Key

E major

Time signature

4/4

Song form

Verse-chorusAABAB

Sections

Standard verses (2-4)Standard choruses (1-3)Has outro

Section links

Chorus variationOutro based on verse

Repetition

Consecutive verses

Section transition

I to IVV to vi

Harmony

Borrowed chordPlagal cadenceHalf cadence

Composition

Non-tonic openingTonic endingVerse in viNon-tonic verseChorus in IVNon-tonic chorus

Mode

Ionian

Chord type

majorminordom7

Scale degree

IiiIVivV7vi

Chord degree

vi–IV–II–viiv–IIV–II–IVIV–vivi–IVI–VIV–I–VI–IV–I–VIV–I–IV–I–VI–iivi–II–IV–viii–iv–Ivi–IV–I–IVI–IV–I–IV–vivi–IV–I–IV–IIV–I–IV–I–IV–viI–IV–vi–IV

Chord shape

Am → CC → AmC → DmAm → EC → GC → FC → EmAm → FC → G7Am → F → CC → G → DC → G → D7C → F → C → GC → G → C → G → DC → F → AmC → F → C → G7C → G → C → EmAm → Cm → GAm → F → C → FC → Em → C → GC → F → C → F → AmAm → F → C → F → CC → G → C → G → D7C → G → C → G → C → EmC → F → C → F → Am → FC → Em → C → G → C → GAm → C → Dm

Chord literal

A → EE → AA → C♯mE → A → E → BE → B7A → E → B7C♯m → AE → F♯mE → BA → E → BE → C♯mAm → EA → E → A → E → BC♯m → EA → E → A → E → B7E → A → C♯mE → A → E → A → C♯m
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Sources & references

Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides - then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.

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