Golden Slumbers
“Once there was a way to get back homeward”
McCartney composition for the Abbey Road side-two medley, adapting Thomas Dekker's 1603 lullaby into a new melody with an added opening verse. Lead vocal by McCartney; segues into Carry That Weight.
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Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedJuly 2 – August 15, 1969
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1969
Song familyMedley songSegues into Carry That Weight, Piano song
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Am → DmAm → DAm → D7C → FC7 → FC → EmAm → D → GC → Em → AmAm → Dm → G → CC → F → Am → DmC → GC → EC → FmC7 → FmAm → D7 → GC → F → AmC → G → BAm → Dm → Gm → CC → G → B → EmC7 → F → AmC → Fm → B♭m → E♭Am → D → G → BmC → Fm → B♭m → E♭ → A♭Am → Dm → Gm → C → FC → F → C → E → AmC7 → F → Am → DmC → E → Am → DmAm7 → DmC → F → C → F → C → E → AmC → F → C → E → Am → DmAm → D → G → Bm → EmC → Em → Am → Dm → GC7 → Fm → B♭m9 → E♭7Am → D7 → G → BmAm → Dm → GC7 → GC → E7C → E7 → AmC → F7C → E → AmC → Fm → B♭m
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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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