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All My Loving

1963 · With The Beatles

“Close your eyes and I'll kiss you”

McCartney's lyric-first ballad - written as a poem on a tour bus before any music existed, then set to a country-tinged swing. Showcase for his walking bassline and Lennon's relentless triplet rhythm guitar, opening many of the Beatles' 1963-64 stage shows.
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Year1963
AlbumWith The Beatles
Track3 · Side 1
Duration2:08
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon-McCartney
Lead VocalPaul
RecordedJuly 30, 1963
ReleasedNovember 22, 1963

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Text178 tags

Motif

TruthNostalgiaTimeLonelinessAnatomyPleaLetterDreamsHomeTravelCommunicationRelationshipLove

Influence

Buddy Holly influence

Title

Pronoun in titleTitle not in lyricsLove in title

Vocabulary

Limited vocabularyCasual languagePositive tone

Narrative

ImperativeSecond personConversationalFirst person

Rhyme type

Perfect rhymeIdentical rhymeExtrametrical rhymeFeminine rhymeMulti-syllabic rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

Standard choruses (1-3)Has outroHas refrainStandard verses (2-4)Has interludeHas intro

Section links

Outro based on chorusOutro based on verseSolo based on verseInterlude based on verse

Repetition

Recurring lineConsecutive lineRecurring verseConsecutive verses
Word cloud

Recurring words

dreamsmissingpretendremembersendtomorrowwhileall myalways beand i'llevery dayeyes andi'll alwaysi'll bemy dreamsmy lovinthat mywhile i'mwill comeyour eyesand i'll sendi'll always bei'll always be trueclose your eyes and i'll

Cover-shared words

allalwaysawayclosecomedayeveryeyeshomehopehuhkisslipslovinmissmyoohtruewriteyouyourand thenbe truei ami willkiss youmiss youooh ithat i'mto you

Lyric shape

[VERB] i'll[VERB] will[WORD] be[WORD] i'mi'll [WORD]i'm [ADV][VERB] [WORD] my[VERB] i'll [WORD][VERB] to you[VERB] will [VERB][WORD] [WORD] my[WORD] be [ADJ][WORD] i'm [ADV]and i'll [VERB]be [ADJ] [WORD]i am [ADJ]i'll [WORD] bei'll be [ADJ]my [NOUN] willmy [WORD] [WORD]that my [NOUN]will [VERB] to[VERB] i'll [WORD] be[VERB] that my [NOUN][WORD] [WORD] [WORD] ii will [VERB] toi'll [WORD] be [ADJ]i'll be [ADJ] [WORD]i will [VERB] to youmy [WORD] [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]your [NOUN] and i'll [VERB][VERB] your [NOUN] and i'll [VERB]your [NOUN] and i'll [VERB] you

Cover-shared shape

[ADV] i'll[NOUN] and[NOUN] i[VERB] that[VERB] to[VERB] you[VERB] your[WORD] i[WORD] i'll[WORD] my[WORD] toand [VERB]be [ADJ]i'll [VERB]i'm [VERB]my [NOUN]my [WORD]the [NOUN]will [VERB]your [NOUN][ADV] i'll [VERB][VERB] that i'm[VERB] your [NOUN][WORD] [WORD] i[WORD] [WORD] i'll[WORD] my [WORD]and [VERB] thati will [VERB]i'll [VERB] [ADV]i'll [VERB] [WORD]i'll [VERB] thati'll [VERB] youmy [WORD] tothe [NOUN] iyour [NOUN] and[ADV] i'll [VERB] you[VERB] your [NOUN] and[WORD] [WORD] [WORD] i'll[WORD] i will [VERB]i'll [VERB] [ADV] [WORD]

Rhyme scheme

AAABBAAAAABCCB

Line length

Consistent line lengths10-109-9Unique line length

Distinctive word

darlinkissing
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Music180 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarLead guitarRhythm guitarBass guitarDrums

Instrument group

Guitars

Guitar work

Guitar solo

Bass work

Walking bassMelodic bass

Drum work

Brushes

Music genre

PopMerseybeatRock and rollRockCountry

Influence

Everly Brothers influenceCountry influence

Vocal work

Ooh vocalsTwo-part harmonyVocal harmonies

Solo / Riff

Guitar soloSolo based on verse

Tempo

Fast

Key

E major

Time signature

4/4

Song form

Verse-chorusAABAB

Sections

Standard choruses (1-3)Has outroHas refrainStandard verses (2-4)Has soloHas instrumentalHas interludeHas intro

Section links

Outro based on chorusOutro based on verseSolo based on verseInterlude based on verse

Repetition

Consecutive verses

Section transition

I to vi

Harmony

Jazz cadenceRhythm changes (partial)Plagal cadenceThree-chord trickPerfect cadenceCircle of fifthsBorrowed chord

Composition

Tonic endingNon-tonic openingChorus in viVerse in iiNon-tonic verseNon-tonic chorus

Mode

Ionian

Chord type

majorminordom7min7

Scale degree

Iiiii7IVV7vi♭VII

Chord degree

vi–I–IVI–IV–VIV–V–Iii–VIV–VV–II–vivi–IVii–V–IV–I–viI–vi–IVii–V–I–viI–IVIV–IV–iiV–I–vi–IV♭VII–VIV–I–vivi–IIV–iiii–♭VIIIV–ii–VIV–ii–V–IV–ii–V–Iii–♭VII–VI–IV–I–vivi–I–IV–V–Ivi–I–IV–Iii–V–I–vi–IVV–ii–V–I–vivi–IV–ii–VI–vi–I–IV

Chord shape

Am → C → FC → F → GC → F → G7C → D → GAm7 → D7Am → DC → D7C → GC → DC → FC7 → FC → AmAm → FC → AC → GmAm → D7Am → D → GAm7 → D7 → GC → F → DmC → Am → FC → Am → DAm → D → G → EmAm7 → D7 → G → EmAm → CAm → C → F → CC → F → Dm → B♭C → G → EmC → Gm → C → FC → A7C → D7 → GC7 → F → DmAm → D7 → GC → Am → D → GAm → F → DmAm → F → DC → F → C → AmC → Am → D7C7 → Gm7Am → C → F → G → CAm → D → G → Em → CC → Gm → C → F → DmAm → C → F → G7 → CC7 → Gm7 → C7 → FC7 → F → Dm → B♭Am → F → Dm → B♭Am → F → Dm → GC → Am → C → FAm → F → D7

Chord literal

A → BF♯m → BA → EB → EA → F♯mF♯m → B7E → AB7 → EF♯m → DD → BA → B → EC♯m → AD → B7E → C♯mF♯m → B → EA → F♯m → DA → F♯m → BE → A → BA → B7E → C♯m → AB → F♯mC♯m → EA → F♯m → B → EF♯m7 → B7 → EA → F♯m → B7B → E → C♯mF♯m → B → E → C♯mB → E → C♯m → AB → F♯m → B → EF♯m → B7 → EA → E → C♯mA → B7 → E
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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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