Free as a Bird
“Whatever happened to the life that we once knew?”
Reunion single built around a 1977 Lennon home-cassette demo, completed by the three surviving Beatles in 1994 with Jeff Lynne co-producing. Lead single from Anthology 1; reached UK No. 2 and US No. 6. It won two 1997 Grammys, including Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
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Noise reduction first appears on a Beatles record on 'Free as a Bird' (1995).
Recorded1977; February – March 1994
ReleasedDecember 4, 1995
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C → DC → C7C → A♭C7 → A♭C → AC7 → FAdim → B♭Am → D → GAm → D → G → EmC → AmAm → A♭C → BC → FAm → FmAm → BAm → DAm → EC → CAm → A♭ → GC → F → DmAdim → B♭ → CAm → B7 → ECsus4 → CC → B → EC → A7C7 → F → DmAm → B7C → D → DC → D♭dimC → D → BmC → D♭dim → DAm → E → ECmaj7 → B7 → EC → Am → A♭C → D → D7C → D♭dim7C7 → F → Dm → B♭mC → Am → Fm → G7C → Am → A♭ → GAm → A♭ → G → C
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G → AA → AA → A7G → C → AmE7 → ADm → G → CA → F♯mE → ADm → GG → CC → AmA → F♯m → F → EAm → Fm → G7Am → Fm → GF → F♯dim → GE7 → CF♯m → DmE → A → F♯mF → E → AE → EEsus4 → EG7 → CG → EF → EE → CAm → EA → FG → E7E7 → A → F♯mG7 → C → AmF → F♯dimF♯m → FDm → EA♭ → GDm → G → C → AmA → F♯m → FF♯m → F → EG → A → F♯mG → A → A7F → F♯dim7G → A → AA7 → FG7 → C → Am → FmG → C → Am → FmFmaj7 → E7 → A
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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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