All My Loving
“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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The Dreams motif first appears in the Beatles catalogue on 'All My Loving' (1963).
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[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
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[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]
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C → D → GC → AmC7 → FC → FAm7 → D7Am → DC → F → GAm → C → FC → F → G7Am → FC → AC → GmAm → D7Am → D → GAm7 → D7 → GC → F → DmC → Am → FC → Am → DAm → D → G → EmAm7 → D7 → G → EmAm → CC → GC → DC → D7C → 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 → C → F → 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
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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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