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A Hard Day's Night album cover

And I Love Her

1964 · A Hard Day's Night

“Bright are the stars that shine”

McCartney's tender acoustic ballad for Jane Asher, anchored by Harrison's classical-guitar riff. The first widely covered Beatles song - over 300 versions exist - and a #12 US hit single.
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Year1964
AlbumA Hard Day's Night
Track5 · Side 1
Duration2:30
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon-McCartney
Lead VocalPaul
RecordedFebruary 25 – 27, 1964
ReleasedJuly 10, 1964
Song familyLove song

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Text163 tags

Motif

NatureDeathLoveSpaceLightSoftnessDarknessSunshine

Title

Pronoun in titleLove in titleWoman in title

Vocabulary

Poetic lyricsPositive tone

Narrative

First personThird person

Lyrical device

AnaphoraSimile

Rhyme type

Identical rhymeExtrametrical rhymeFeminine rhymeHalf rhymePerfect rhyme

Song form

AABA formNo verse-chorus

Sections

Has introHas outroHas bridgeStandard verses (2-4)Has refrainNo chorus

Section links

Intro based on verseSolo based on verseVerse variation

Repetition

Consecutive versesRecurring verseRecurring line
Word cloud

Recurring words

brightdarkdiegivesshinea loveall myand ifas icould nevergives mehave youi givelove herlove ofme everythingnear methat's allyou nearyou sawa love likeall i doall my loveand if youi love herthat's all iwill never die

Cover-shared words

alleverythinggiveherkissknowlikelonglovelovermeminemynearneversawsheskyyouall iand ias longi doi knowi loveif youmy loveof minethe kissthe skyto mewill neveras long as

Lyric shape

[ADV] me[NOUN] is[VERB] thiscould [WORD]that's [WORD]you'd [VERB][VERB] as i[VERB] her [WORD][VERB] this [NOUN][WORD] i dois the [NOUN]she [VERB] tothat's [WORD] i[NOUN] is the [NOUN][VERB] my [NOUN] [VERB]and i [VERB] herand if you [VERB]i [VERB] her [WORD]i [VERB] this [NOUN]she [VERB] to methe [NOUN] that [NOUN]i [VERB] this [NOUN] ofif you [VERB] my [NOUN]

Cover-shared shape

[NOUN] that[VERB] as[VERB] her[VERB] me[VERB] my[VERB] of[VERB] to[WORD] i[WORD] mya [NOUN]and [ADV]as [VERB]her [WORD]i [VERB]me [NOUN]my [NOUN]she [VERB]that [NOUN]the [NOUN]this [NOUN]will [WORD]you [ADV]you [VERB][NOUN] that [NOUN][VERB] me [NOUN][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] to me[WORD] my [NOUN]a [NOUN] [VERB]and i [VERB]as [VERB] asi [VERB] herif you [VERB]my [NOUN] [VERB]she [VERB] methe [NOUN] thatwill [WORD] [VERB]you [VERB] myyou [VERB] my [NOUN]

Rhyme scheme

ABABCABBCUnique rhyme scheme

Line length

5-4-4-4Unique line length

Distinctive word

bringsoursstarstenderly
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Music155 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsAcoustic guitarClassical guitarRhythm guitarBass guitarPercussionBongosClaves

Instrument group

GuitarsPercussion

Guitar work

Arpeggiated chordsFingerpickingGuitar soloGuitar riff

Music genre

BalladFolk

Influence

Classical music influence

Solo / Riff

Guitar soloGuitar riffDefining riffSolo on verseSolo based on verse

Melody

AppoggiaturaDefining riff

Tempo

Upbeat

Key

E majorF majorKey change

Time signature

4/4

Song form

AABAAAABA formNo verse-chorus

Sections

Has introHas outroHas bridgeHas soloStandard verses (2-4)Has refrainNo chorus

Section traits

Unique outro

Section links

Solo on verseIntro based on verseSolo based on verseVerse variation

Repetition

Consecutive verses

Section transition

V to iiI to viUnique section transition

Harmony

Half cadencePerfect cadenceBorrowed chordDeceptive cadenceChromatic mediantPicardy third50s variant

Composition

Sectional modulationNon-tonic openingNon-tonic endingAll natural rootsVerse in ♭iiiBridge in viVerse in iiNon-tonic verseNon-tonic bridge

Mode

Ionian

Chord type

majorminordom76

Scale degree

I6IiiiiiIVV7V♭VI7VIvi

Chord degree

IV–V–Iii–IV–Ivi–IVvi–IV–Viii–viV–vivi–iiivi–IV–V–Ivi–iiIV–Vvi–VI–iiI–VII–♭VIii–viV–I–♭VI♭VI–♭II♭VI–♭iiiV–vi–iii

Chord shape

Am → EmC → D → GC → DAm → FAm → F → GC → DmAm → DmAm → GC → FAm → F → G → CAm → Dm → Am → FC → D7Am → F → G7C → A♭C → AC7 → FC → GmC → F → D♭C → D7 → GAm → Em → CC7 → GmC → Dm → AmAm → Dm → CAm → F → G7 → CC → A♭7Am → Em → Am → Em → Am → Em → C → DAm → G → Am → EmC → Gm → DmAm → G → E

Chord literal

Dm → GmC → FDm → B♭ → C → FB♭ → C → FB → EC♯m → F♯mDm → B♭A → BF → GmC7 → FB♭ → CA → B → EB → C♯m → G♯mGm → DmC♯m → AF → DB → C♯mE → CC♯m → A → BF♯m → EB♭ → C7C♯m → A → B → EB♭ → C7 → FF♯m → C♯mC → GmGm → FDm → B♭ → CB → E → CC♯m → G♯mDm → B♭ → C7 → FG♯m → 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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