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For You Blue

1970 · Let It Be

“Them ol' twelve-bar blues”

Harrison's acoustic 12-bar blues love song for Pattie Boyd, lead vocal by Harrison. Recorded at Apple Studios during the Get Back sessions, with Lennon on Hawaiian-style lap steel.
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Year1970
AlbumLet It Be
Track11 · Side 2
Duration2:32
Songwriter(s)Harrison
Lead VocalGeorge
RecordedJanuary 25, 1969
ReleasedMay 8, 1970

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Motif

HappinessMusicReal peopleColorTimeLoveChildhoodWomenTruth

Influence

Blues influenceChuck Berry influence

Title

Pronoun in titleTitle not in lyricsColor in title

Vocabulary

Positive toneCasual language

Narrative

First personConversationalSecond person

Lyrical device

AnaphoraNon-Beatles reference

Rhyme type

Identical rhymeTriple rhymePerfect rhyme

Song form

AABA formNo verse-chorus12-bar blues

Sections

Standard verses (2-4)No chorusHas outroHas bridgeHas intro

Section links

Outro based on verse

Repetition

Recurring verseConsecutive verses
Word cloud

Recurring words

becausefbilivinglookedlovelymomentqueenall youand that'sat mebecause you'regirl forhope youi've lovedloved yousaw youthat's allyou hadyou infeel it nowi feel bluei hope youi saw youi've loved youlooked at melove you moreyou in thei love you morelove you more thanyou in the morning

Cover-shared words

allbabybluebluescatevereveryfeelgirlgogothopeitlovelovedmemoremorningnothingnowsawsayssweetthemtruewantyoufeel itfor youfrom thegirl igot nothinghad toi doi feeli hopei lovei sawi wantit tooit's truelove youme andmore thannow ithe bluesto dowant youyou feelyou morei love youi want youin the morningyou feel ityou more than

Lyric shape

[VERB] at[WORD] you'rethat's [WORD][NOUN] [VERB] no[NOUN] for you[VERB] at me[VERB] it [ADV][VERB] you in[WORD] [NOUN] i[WORD] than [WORD]and that's [WORD]at the [NOUN]i've [VERB] youthe [NOUN] [NOUN]to [VERB] [NOUN][ADJ] [NOUN] i [VERB][ADJ] and [ADJ] [NOUN][VERB] you [VERB] it[VERB] you in thei [VERB] you inthe [NOUN] [NOUN] ithem [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]you in the [NOUN][VERB] you [WORD] than [WORD]i [VERB] you in the [NOUN]

Cover-shared shape

[ADJ] and[ADV] i[NOUN] for[NOUN] i[NOUN] it's[NOUN] on[VERB] it[VERB] no[VERB] you[WORD] than[WORD] the[WORD] youand [ADJ]i [VERB]i'm [VERB]i'm [WORD]i've [VERB]it's [ADJ]the [NOUN]the [WORD]them [WORD]this [NOUN]to [VERB]you [VERB]you [WORD]you're [ADJ][ADJ] [NOUN] i[ADJ] and [ADJ][ADV] i [VERB][NOUN] [NOUN] i[NOUN] i [VERB][NOUN] i do[NOUN] it's [ADJ][VERB] [NOUN] on[VERB] it too[VERB] you [VERB][VERB] you [WORD][WORD] the [WORD]from the [NOUN]i [VERB] [ADJ]i [VERB] iti [VERB] youi'm [VERB] [WORD]in the [NOUN]the [NOUN] ithem [WORD] [WORD]you [VERB] it[ADV] i [VERB] you[NOUN] i [VERB] you[VERB] you [WORD] thani [VERB] you [VERB]i [VERB] you [WORD]the [NOUN] i [VERB]

Rhyme scheme

AAA

Line length

Unique line length

Distinctive word

elmorejamesjohnnylivinmemberspot-smokingtwelve-bar
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Arrangement

Lead vocalsAcoustic guitarPianoDrumsSpoken wordLap steel guitar

Instrument group

GuitarsKeyboards

Guitar work

Slide guitarDetuned guitarGuitar soloLap steel solo

Bass work

No bass guitar

Music genre

BluesFolk

Vocal work

Vocal ad-lib

Solo / Riff

Guitar soloLap steel soloSolo on bridge

Melody

Blue note

Tempo

Moderate

Key

D major

Time signature

4/4

Song form

AABAAAABA formNo verse-chorus12-bar blues

Sections

Standard verses (2-4)No chorusHas outroHas soloHas bridgeHas intro

Section links

Outro based on verseSolo on bridge

Repetition

Consecutive verses

Section transition

V to I

Harmony

Secondary dominantParallel harmonyHalf cadencePlagal cadenceRock/Mixolydian cadence

Composition

All major chordsShared chordsTonic openingTonic endingMinimal harmonyBridge in IVerse in ITonic verseTonic bridge

Mode

Ionian

Chord type

dom7

Scale degree

I7IV7V7

Chord degree

IV–I–VI–V–IVV–IV–II–IVIV–II–VV–IVI–IV–I–VI–IV–I–V–IV–I–VI–IV–I–V–IV

Chord shape

C → G → DC → G → FC → FC7 → F7C → GC → B♭C7 → B♭7C → B♭ → FC → F → C → GC7 → F7 → C7 → G7 → F7C7 → G7 → D7C → F → C → G → F → C → GC7 → B♭7 → F7C7 → G7 → F7C7 → F7 → C7 → G7C7 → F7 → C7 → G7 → F7 → C7 → G7C → F → C → G → FC7 → G7

Chord literal

E → AA → EB → AA7 → E7E7 → B7E → B → AB → A → EA → E → BE → A → E → B → A → E → BE7 → A7 → E7 → B7 → A7 → E7 → B7E7 → A7E → A → E → BE7 → A7 → E7 → B7 → A7E7 → B7 → A7B7 → A7E → A → E → B → AE → BE7 → A7 → E7 → B7
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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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