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“Where it will go”

McCartney composition for Sgt. Pepper's, lead vocal by McCartney. Harpsichord-driven baroque pop track with verses alternating parallel major and minor inflections; takes 1-3 cut at Regent Sound on 9 February 1967 - the Beatles' first session outside EMI.
Year1967
AlbumSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Track5 · Side 1
Duration2:36
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon-McCartney
Lead VocalPaul
RecordedFebruary 9 – February 21, 1967
ReleasedMay 26, 1967
Song familyReferenced in songby Glass Onion

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Text216 tags

Motif

HomeSurrealismPhilosophicalTimeSelf reflectionWeatherRainDrugsRelationshipNatureTravelDirections

Influence

Drugs influence

Vocabulary

Positive toneCasual language

Narrative

First personStream of consciousness

Lyrical device

Extended metaphor

Rhyme type

Internal rhymePerfect rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

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

Section links

Solo based on verseVerse variationOutro based on verseChorus variationIntro based on verse

Repetition

Recurring verseRecurring lineConsecutive verses
Word cloud

Recurring words

belongdisagreefillingmindnumberpaintingpeoplerainranroomsillystandingstopstakingwanderingwonderworryyesterdaya holeand keptand neverget ingo wherei belongif i'mit reallyit willme whymind ismy mindnever winof thingspast mypeople standingroom instanding theretaking thethe doorthe peoplethe rainthe timethey don'tthrough thewhen mywhere iwhere thewill goask me whyfixing a holemy mind is

Cover-shared words

askdoorgetgetsgoheyholeimportantitmattermemyneverpastrightrunseetheretheythingstimewaywinwrongand iand whenask medoesn't matterdon't geti stilli willin mymy doorrun aroundsee thetime for

Lyric shape

[NOUN] my[NOUN] where[VERB] why[WORD] wherewho [WORD][NOUN] for a[NOUN] in a[NOUN] my [NOUN][NOUN] the [NOUN][NOUN] where i[VERB] [NOUN] my[VERB] [VERB] in[VERB] is [VERB][VERB] me why[VERB] of [WORD][VERB] through theand [WORD] [VERB]i will [WORD]the [NOUN] inthey don't [VERB]through the [NOUN]weren't [ADJ] [ADV]where i [VERB][NOUN] for a [NOUN][NOUN] in a [WORD][VERB] in my [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN] [VERB][VERB] the [NOUN] that[VERB] through the [NOUN][WORD] and [WORD] [VERB]a [NOUN] of [WORD]and [VERB] my [NOUN]my [NOUN] is [VERB]the [NOUN] [VERB] [ADV]the [NOUN] [VERB] inthe [NOUN] in athe [NOUN] that [NOUN]when my [NOUN] is

Cover-shared shape

[ADV] i[NOUN] for[NOUN] i'm[NOUN] in[NOUN] the[VERB] a[VERB] around[VERB] from[VERB] i'm[VERB] if[VERB] in[VERB] is[VERB] me[VERB] my[VERB] of[VERB] that[VERB] the[VERB] through[WORD] anda [NOUN]a [WORD]and [VERB]and [WORD]doesn't [VERB]don't [VERB]from [VERB]i [VERB]i'm [VERB]is [VERB]my [NOUN]of [WORD]still [WORD]that [NOUN]the [NOUN]they [VERB]will [WORD][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] that [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN][WORD] [VERB] me[WORD] and [WORD]a [NOUN] ofa [WORD] [NOUN]don't [VERB] [NOUN]for a [NOUN]i [VERB] i'min a [WORD]in my [NOUN]my [NOUN] isthe [NOUN] [VERB]the [NOUN] forthe [NOUN] thatthey [VERB] me

Rhyme scheme

ABCABCABCDAABCDABCDBC

Line length

Unique line length

Distinctive word

colourfulcracks
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Music129 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarLead guitarBass guitarHarpsichordDrumsPercussionMaracas

Instrument group

GuitarsKeyboardsPercussion

Guitar work

Guitar solo

Bass work

Descending bassBass ignores harmony

Music genre

Baroque popPopPsychedelicRock

Vocal work

Aah vocalsOoh vocalsTwo-part harmonyVocal harmoniesMelisma

Solo / Riff

Guitar soloSolo based on verseSolo on verse

Melody

Appoggiatura

Tempo

Moderate

Key

F major

Time signature

4/4

Song form

Verse-chorusABAABA

Sections

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

Section links

Solo based on verseVerse variationOutro based on verseChorus variationIntro based on verseSolo on verse

Repetition

Consecutive verses

Section transition

I to I

Harmony

Plagal cadenceMinor plagalModal mixtureBorrowed chordSecondary dominantLine clichéParallel minor tonic

Composition

Rich harmonyTonic openingVerse in IChorus in ITonic verseTonic chorus

Mode

IonianDorian

Chord type

majorminordom7min7maj76min6

Scale degree

IImaj7I6I7iIViv6v7

Chord degree

IV–iv–IIV–Iiv–Ii–IVI–II–IVIV–ivv–II–IV–ivI–IV–iv–II–I–II–vI–iIV–I–IV–iv–Iiv–I–v–II–i–IV

Chord shape

Am → EAm7 → D7 → GC → F → FmC → GAm → D → GC → Cm → GC → CC → C → CC → GmAm → DAm7 → D7C → FC7 → FC → CmC → F → Fm → CC → Gm → C → FC → Gm → CC → Gm7C → G → C → Cm → GC7 → F → Fm6C → Gm7 → C7C → Cm → FC → Cmaj7Am6 → EC7 → F → Fm6 → CC → Gm7 → C7 → FAm → E → Bm → EAm → D → G → GmAm → D → AC → G → Gm

Chord literal

B♭ → FF → FF → B♭Fm → B♭F7 → B♭F → FmB♭ → B♭m → FF → B♭ → B♭m → FF7 → B♭ → B♭m6F → Cm
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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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