Dear Prudence
“The sun is up, the sky is blue”
Lennon's gentle plea to Prudence Farrow, written at the Rishikesh meditation retreat where Farrow had locked herself away in deep meditation. Recorded at Trident on the band's first 8-track session, with Paul on drums after Ringo's brief departure.
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Paul McCartney played drums on 7 Beatles songs, taking over for Ringo on tracks like 'Wild Honey Pie', 'Don't Pass Me By', 'Mother Nature's Son'. This song is one of them.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedAugust 28 – August 30, 1968
ReleasedNovember 22, 1968
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[ADJ] the[NOUN] is[VERB] outaround [WORD][NOUN] is [ADJ][NOUN] will be[VERB] up yourbe a [WORD]like a [ADJ]out to [VERB]the [ADJ] [VERB]the [NOUN] isup the [NOUN]you [VERB] outyou [VERB] upyou are [WORD][VERB] up your [NOUN]be a [WORD] [NOUN]like a [ADJ] [NOUN]so [VERB] me [VERB]the [NOUN] is [ADJ]the [WORD] [ADJ] [NOUN]the [WORD] will [VERB]won't you [VERB] meyou [VERB] me [VERB]
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[ADJ] and[NOUN] will[VERB] again[VERB] around[VERB] is[VERB] me[VERB] the[VERB] up[VERB] you[WORD] of[WORD] willa [ADJ]a [WORD]are [WORD]is [ADJ]it's [ADJ]me [VERB]of [NOUN]so [VERB]the [ADJ]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]will [VERB]you [VERB]your [NOUN][VERB] is [ADJ][VERB] me [VERB][VERB] the [ADJ][VERB] the [WORD][VERB] you [VERB][WORD] of [NOUN]a [ADJ] [NOUN]a [WORD] [NOUN]the [NOUN] willwon't you [VERB]you [VERB] me[VERB] me [VERB] you[VERB] me [VERB] you [VERB]
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C → CC → FC → CmAm → EC → C → FC → F → FmC → Cm → GC → B♭C → GC → B♭ → FC → G → DC → B♭ → F → CC → E♭C → DC → D → AC → Cm → G → GAm → E → E → AC → C → B♭ → FC → C → E♭C → G → G → C → CmC → G → D → D → GC → C → C → E♭Csus4 → CC → F → Fm → CC → G → D → DC → C7/B♭C → Csus4C → E♭ → FC → G → GC → C → F → FmC → C → B♭Am → E → 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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