From Me to You
“Just call on me and I'll send it along”
Co-written by Lennon and McCartney on a tour coach, with its title sparked by an NME letters column. The Beatles' third UK single and first sustained #1 – seven weeks at the top, marking their commercial breakthrough.
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This song is the only Beatles song with a vi to v section transition.
RecordedMarch 5, 1963
ReleasedApril 11, 1963 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
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it [WORD]that's [WORD]there's [NOUN][NOUN] that's [WORD][VERB] from me[VERB] it [WORD][VERB] you byand [VERB] youand i'll [VERB]by my [NOUN]i've [VERB] [NOUN]just [VERB] onlike a [NOUN]there's [NOUN] iyou [ADJ] [WORD][NOUN] i can do[VERB] [NOUN] that you[VERB] you [ADJ] [WORD]and [VERB] you [ADJ]you by my [NOUN]
Cover-shared shape
[NOUN] i[NOUN] that[NOUN] that's[VERB] from[VERB] it[VERB] on[VERB] to[VERB] you[WORD] soa [NOUN]and [VERB]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]i've [VERB]just [VERB]my [NOUN]so [ADJ]that [VERB]to [VERB]with [VERB]you [ADJ]you [VERB][NOUN] i can[NOUN] that you[VERB] [NOUN] that[VERB] on me[VERB] to [VERB][VERB] you [ADJ][WORD] so [ADJ]a [NOUN] that'si [VERB] [NOUN]that you [VERB]to [VERB] you[NOUN] that you [VERB][VERB] to [VERB] you
Distinctive word
da-da-dada-da-dum-dum-da
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C → AmAm → CC → GC → G7C → B♭C7 → B♭7C → EmC → FC7 → FC → G → FC → F → DmAm → DAm → D7C → AC → FmC7 → FmAm → D → GC → F → DC → Fm → B♭C → DaugC → G → C → AmC7 → F → D7Am → C → G7 → CAm → D7 → G → E7C → A7 → Dm → G7C → Fm → B♭ → E♭C → A → DmAm → C → GC7 → Fm → B♭7 → E♭C → A7C7 → F → DmAm → D7 → GC → G7 → F7C → A → Dm → GAm → D → G → EC → A7 → DmC → F → D → GmC7 → EmAm → C → G → CC → B♭ → DmC → CaugAm → C → G → FC7 → Fm → B♭7C → Em → G
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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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