Any Time at All
“All you gotta do is call”
Lennon's brisk side-two opener for A Hard Day's Night – a promise-of-availability lyric built around a chorus-first hook. The instrumental bridge was intended to carry lyrics John never finished, leaving a piano-and-guitar unison solo in their place.
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The Ludwig Super Classic drum kit runs from 'Any Time at All' (1964) to 'You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)' (1970), 109 songs across 7 years.
Track8 · Side 2 · Side opener
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedJune 2, 1964
ReleasedJuly 10, 1964
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Recurring words
feelingshineshouldersomebodysorrysunall allall youand i'llbe minebe sadbe therecall mei'd reallyi'll bei'll tryif theif you'reis callit willjust calllook intomake itmake youmy eyesneed somebodynothing ion ithe sunthere isthere toto crytonight andwill beyou needyou're feelingand i'll bedon't you beif the sunit will beto make itto make youtry to makeyou need aany time at allneed somebody to loveto make you feel
Lyric shape
[ADJ] just[NOUN] hasbe [ADV]is [NOUN]really [WORD][ADV] to [VERB][NOUN] has [VERB][NOUN] i won't[VERB] on i[VERB] to you[WORD] [NOUN] ata [NOUN] toand i'll [VERB]at [WORD] [WORD]i'll [VERB] toi'll be [ADV]if the [NOUN]if you're [VERB]is [NOUN] ion i [VERB]to [VERB] onyou [VERB] [NOUN][WORD] [NOUN] at [WORD]a [NOUN] to [VERB]i'll [VERB] to [VERB]i'll [VERB] to youif you [VERB] [NOUN]the [NOUN] has [VERB]to [VERB] it [VERB]to [VERB] you [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN] to [VERB]the [NOUN] has [VERB] [ADV]
Cover-shared shape
[ADJ] and[ADV] and[ADV] i'll[ADV] is[ADV] to[NOUN] at[NOUN] i[NOUN] to[VERB] a[VERB] into[VERB] it[VERB] just[VERB] me[VERB] on[VERB] to[VERB] you[WORD] youa [NOUN]and [ADJ]at [WORD]be [ADJ]has [VERB]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]is [VERB]it [VERB]just [VERB]me [ADV]my [NOUN]the [NOUN]to [VERB]you [VERB]you're [VERB][ADJ] and [ADJ][ADV] i'll [VERB][NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] [ADJ] and[VERB] [NOUN] to[VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] it [VERB][VERB] just [VERB][VERB] me [ADV][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] you [VERB][WORD] [WORD] youdo is [VERB]i [VERB] itif you [VERB]into my [NOUN]just [VERB] meto [VERB] itto [VERB] youwhen you [VERB]you [VERB] ayou be [ADJ][VERB] [ADJ] and [ADJ][VERB] [NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] into my [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB] it[WORD] [WORD] you gottagotta do is [VERB]you [VERB] a [NOUN]
Distinctive word
fadedsympathize
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Chord shape
C → B♭ → C → FAm → CC → GC → DmAm → FC → DC → FC → G → AmC → Dm → B♭Am → F → GC → B♭Am → GC → D → GC → G → Am → FAm → F → G → CC → EmC → Em/BAm → DmAm → FmAm → EC/E → FC → Em → AmC → Em/B → AmC → F → Am → DmAm → C → GC → F → AmC → B♭ → C → B♭ → C → FC → G → C → EmC → Dm → B♭ → C → FAm → G → FAm/E → DmAm → Fm → CAm → E → BC → G → C → Em → AmC → G → Am → F → GAm → G → F → GAm → E → B → E
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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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