All I've Got to Do
“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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This song is the earliest Beatles song to feature Piano, which goes on to appear on 91 in all.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedSeptember 11, 1963
ReleasedNovember 22, 1963
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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
Distinctive word
kissinrunnin
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Chord shape
C → GC → FC → EmAm → FC → G7Am → F → CC → G → DC → G → D7C → F → C → GAm → CAm → EC → AmC → DmC → G → C → EmC → G → C → G → DC → F → AmC → F → C → G7Am → Cm → GAm → F → C → FC → F → C → F → AmAm → F → C → F → CC → G → C → G → D7C → Em → C → GC → G → C → G → C → EmC → F → C → F → Am → FC → Em → C → G → C → GAm → C → Dm
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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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