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“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

SongsLet It BeDig a Pony
Two of Us·Across the Universe
Dig a Pony1970 · Let It Be
Let It Be album cover

Dig a Pony

1970 · Let It Be

“I dig a pony”

Lennon composition for Let It Be, lead vocal by Lennon. Captured live at the Apple rooftop concert on January 30, 1969 – the Beatles' final public performance.
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Billy Preston plays on 10 Beatles recordings: Let It Be, Get Back, Something, I Want You (She's So Heavy), The Long and Winding Road, Dig a Pony, One After 909, I've Got a Feeling, Dig It, and Don't Let Me Down.

Let It BeGet BackSomething
Year1970
AlbumLet It Be
Track2 · Side 1
Duration3:54
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
Lead VocalJohn
RecordedJanuary 22 – January 30, 1969
ReleasedMay 8, 1970
Song familyRooftop concert

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Text182 tags

Motif

SurrealismLoveAnimalsNumbersCountingTransportationWeatherStreetNatureHappinessAbsurdist humorWomen

Influence

Bob Dylan influenceLewis Carroll influence

Title

Title in chorus

Vocabulary

Positive toneCasual languageNonsense words

Narrative

First personConversationalStream of consciousnessSecond personList song

Lyrical device

AnaphoraWordplay

Rhyme type

Identical rhymeTriple rhymeInternal rhymePerfect rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

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

Section links

Verse variationSolo based on verseOutro based on chorusIntro based on chorus

Repetition

Recurring line
Word cloud

Recurring words

anythingbecauseboateveryoneindicatelorrymoonokaypickplaceroadrollingrowwindeveryone youeverything youfeel thehold iti toldis youplace youthe windtold youwant ityes youyou aregot to bei dig ai feel thei told you

Cover-shared words

allanydigdogeverythingfeelgogotholditknowlikenowohrollseethreetoldtwowantwellyeahyouall igot toi doi feeli wantit tojust likelike youoh nowto betwo threewell youyeah youyou canyou goyou knowyou seeyou soyou wantall i wanthas got tojust like you

Lyric shape

[NOUN] has[ADV] you can[NOUN] has [VERB][NOUN] you [NOUN][NOUN] you are[VERB] [NOUN] you[VERB] is you[VERB] it toa [NOUN] [NOUN]can [VERB] [NOUN]i [VERB] isi [VERB] the[NOUN] has [VERB] to[VERB] [NOUN] you [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN] [NOUN][VERB] you [VERB] iti [VERB] a [NOUN]i [VERB] the [NOUN]i [VERB] you soi [VERB] a [NOUN] [NOUN]

Cover-shared shape

[ADV] you[NOUN] you[VERB] a[VERB] is[VERB] it[VERB] the[VERB] to[VERB] you[WORD] i[WORD] youa [NOUN]a [WORD]can [VERB]can [WORD]has [VERB]i [VERB]just [VERB]the [NOUN]you [NOUN]you [VERB]you [WORD][NOUN] you [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] a [WORD][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] to be[VERB] you [VERB][VERB] you [WORD][VERB] you so[WORD] [NOUN] you[WORD] i [VERB][WORD] you cana [NOUN] [WORD]has [VERB] toi [VERB] ai [VERB] youthe [NOUN] [WORD]you [VERB] ityou can [VERB]you can [WORD][VERB] the [NOUN] [WORD][WORD] you can [WORD]i [VERB] a [WORD]just [VERB] you [VERB]

Rhyme scheme

ABCDEDAABUnique rhyme scheme

Line length

Unique line length

Distinctive word

a-oneblowcelebratehogimitateloadpenetrateponyradiatestoneysyndicate

Music138 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarLead guitarRhythm guitarBass guitarElectric pianoDrums

Instrument group

GuitarsKeyboards

Guitar work

Guitar and bass doublingGuitar solo

Bass work

Chromatic bass lineStepwise bass lineGuitar and bass doubling

Music genre

RockHard rockBlues rock

Vocal work

Ooh vocalsTwo-part harmonySpoken melodyVocal harmonies

Solo / Riff

Guitar soloSolo based on verseSolo on verse

Melody

Ostinato

Tempo

Upbeat

Key

A major

Time signature

3/4

Song form

Verse-chorusABABAB

Sections

Standard verses (2-4)Standard choruses (1-3)Has outroHas introHas solo

Section links

Verse variationSolo based on verseSolo on verseOutro based on chorusIntro based on chorus

Section transition

I to IV to ♭VII

Harmony

Borrowed chordCircle of fifthsParallel harmonyPerfect cadenceBackdoor cadenceHalf cadencePlagal cadenceDouble plagal

Composition

Non-tonic openingTonic endingChorus in ♭VIIVerse in ITonic verseNon-tonic chorus

Mode

IonianMixolydian

Chord type

majorminordim

Scale degree

IiiIVVvi♭VIIUnique scale degree

Chord degree

♭VII–IVIV–II–♭VII♭VII–IV–IIV–I–♭VIII–♭VII–IVI–vivi–ii♭VII–IV–IV–I–vi♭VII–V–I–viii–♭VII–V–IV–I–vi–iiii–♭VII–I–viI–vi–ii–♭VII–Vii–♭VII–Ivi–ii–♭VII♭VII–Vii–♭VII–V♭VII–I–viI–vi–iiii–♭VII♭VII–V–I

Chord shape

C → GC → B♭Adim → B♭C → G → DC → G → FC → B♭ → FC → AmAm → DmAm → FC → DC → AC → FAm → F → GC → F → DmC → D → BmC → B♭ → BdimC → A → D → BmAm → F → G → EmAm → Dm → B♭ → CC → F → Dm → Gm → E♭C → Am → Dm → B♭ → GAm → F → D → GC → F → Dm → GmC → D♭dim → DC → A → DC → Am → DmAm → Dm → B♭Am → F → DC → D♭dim

Chord literal

G → DD → AA → GA → F♯mBm → GG → AE → AE → A → F♯mBm → G → E → AE → A → F♯m → BmG → A → F♯mG → E → AG → D → ABm → G → AG → ED → A → GF♯m → BmA → G → D

Studio12 tags

Studio technique

Tape splicing

Equipment

Fender Rosewood TelecasterHofner 500/1Fender RhodesLudwig Hollywood MapleEpiphone Casino ES-230TD3M M23 8-track recorderEMI REDD.51 consoleEMI REDD.37 console

Recording location

Apple StudiosExternal location

Session duration

Multi-day
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People12 tags

Unique personnel
Special guest
Line-up
John Lennon
Lead vocalsRhythm guitar
Paul McCartney
Backing vocalsBass guitar
George Harrison
Backing vocalsElectric lead guitar
Ringo Starr
Drums
Billy Preston
Electric piano
Songwriter
John Lennon
Producer
George MartinPhil Spector
Recording engineer
Glyn JohnsPeter Bown
Assistant engineer
Alan Parsons

Info18 tags

Release type

Song on albumSong on AnthologySong on Let It Be... NakedSong on Giles Martin remix

US release

Identical release

Release mix

Stereo

Label

AppleApple US

Publisher

Northern Songs

Recording type

Live recording

Song family

Rooftop concert

Song type

Original

Duration

Medium

Cultural impact

Beatles film soundtrack
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.

Updated 2026-06-03

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Year1970
AlbumLet It Be
Track2 · Side 1
Duration3:54
Songwriter(s)Lennon
Credited asLennon–McCartney
Lead VocalJohn
RecordedJanuary 22 – January 30, 1969
ReleasedMay 8, 1970
Song family
Rooftop concert
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