Fixing a Hole
“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.
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John Lennon played bass on 6 Beatles songs – including 'Fixing a Hole', 'Back in the U.S.S.R.', 'Helter Skelter'.
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedFebruary 9 – February 21, 1967
ReleasedMay 26, 1967
Song familyReferenced in songby Glass Onion
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[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
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[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
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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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