Beatlesongs.wiki
SongsRevolverGood Day Sunshine
Revolver album cover

Good Day Sunshine

1966 · Revolver

“I feel good in a special way”

McCartney's sunlit Revolver track, written at John's house in Weybridge as a response to the Lovin' Spoonful's 'Daydream'. Paul sings lead over his own Wurlitzer piano, with a George Martin ragtime piano solo recorded at half speed and a cascading vocal canon in the coda.
VinylCDMerch

affiliate link - supports this wiki

Year1966
AlbumRevolver
Track8 · Side opener · Side 2
Duration2:09
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon-McCartney
Lead VocalPaul
RecordedJune 8–9, 1966
ReleasedAugust 5, 1966
Song familyGranny songPiano song

● tap a tag for its page and notes

Text199 tags

Motif

HappinessSunshineWeatherLoveNatureAnatomyTime

Influence

Music hall influence

Title

Day or night in title

Vocabulary

Positive toneCasual language

Narrative

First personConversational

Rhyme type

Perfect rhymeInternal rhymeHalf rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

Many choruses (4+)Standard verses (2-4)Has introHas codaHas interlude

Section links

Verse variationChorus variation

Repetition

Consecutive lineRecurring lineConsecutive wordRecurring fade lineConsecutive choruses
Word cloud

Recurring words

beneathfeelsgroundknowslaughlielookingshiningsomethingspecialsunsunnysunshinetouchand she'sas theygot somethingher andi'm ini'm soin loveis outis shininglaugh andlove andlove herloving memy feetshe doshe feelsshe knowsshe's lookingsunny daythat shethe groundthe sunthen weto laughwhen theand when thei love heri'm in lovetake a walkthe sun iswhen the sunto know that she

Cover-shared words

aboutdayfeelfeetfinegoodgotherknowlovelovingmeminemyneedshetaketheytreewalkwayweand it'sand wheni cani feeli lovei needi've gotit's aknow thatneed toshe istake ato knowi need toshe is mine

Lyric shape

[ADJ] in[NOUN] as[NOUN] isin [VERB][NOUN] is [VERB][VERB] [ADJ] in[VERB] and when[VERB] she's [VERB][VERB] that sheand she's [VERB]as they [VERB]i'm in [VERB]i've [VERB] [NOUN]in a [ADJ]she's [VERB] methe [NOUN] isto [VERB] thatwe [VERB] [WORD]we [VERB] awhen the [NOUN][NOUN] to [VERB] that[VERB] [WORD] a [WORD]i [VERB] her andi can [VERB] [WORD]in a [ADJ] [NOUN]it's a [ADJ] [NOUN]she [VERB] she's [VERB]the [NOUN] is [VERB]they [VERB] the [NOUN]to [VERB] that shewe [VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN] is [VERB]and when the [NOUN] is

Cover-shared shape

[NOUN] i[NOUN] to[VERB] a[VERB] and[VERB] down[VERB] her[VERB] me[VERB] my[VERB] she's[VERB] that[VERB] the[VERB] to[WORD] aa [ADJ]a [NOUN]a [WORD]can [VERB]i [VERB]i've [VERB]is [VERB]my [NOUN]she [VERB]she's [VERB]so [NOUN]the [NOUN]they [VERB]to [VERB]we [VERB][NOUN] i can[NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] [NOUN] i[VERB] [WORD] a[VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][WORD] a [WORD]a [ADJ] [NOUN]a [WORD] [NOUN]can [VERB] [WORD]i [VERB] [ADJ]i [VERB] heri [VERB] toi can [VERB]to [VERB] and[NOUN] i can [VERB][VERB] to [VERB] andi [VERB] to [VERB]

Rhyme scheme

AAAABBAAA

Line length

4-4-410-8Unique line length

Distinctive word

burnsproudshady
You might also like:Revolution in the HeadNas – Teaches Hip-Hop Storytelling

affiliate link - supports this wiki

Music144 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsBass guitarPianoDrumsPercussionTambourineHandclaps

Instrument group

KeyboardsPercussion

Keyboard work

Piano soloKeyboard solo

Music genre

PopMusic hallRock

Vocal work

Three-part harmonyVocal canonVocal harmonies

Solo / Riff

Piano soloKeyboard soloSolo on verse

Tempo

UpbeatTempo change

Key

A majorD major3+ keysKey change

Time signature

4/4

Song form

Verse-chorusUnique structure

Sections

Many choruses (4+)Standard verses (2-4)Has soloHas introHas codaHas interlude

Section traits

Chorus before verseUnique introUnique codaShort chorus

Section links

Verse variationChorus variationSolo on verse

Repetition

Consecutive choruses

Section transition

I to IIV to IIV to I

Harmony

Modal mixtureHalf cadenceBorrowed chordCircle of fifthsSecondary dominantPerfect cadenceParallel harmonyChromatic mediant

Composition

Sectional modulationAll major chordsNon-tonic openingNon-tonic endingVerse in IChorus in IITonic verseNon-tonic chorus

Mode

IonianLydian

Chord type

majordom7

Scale degree

IIIII7VV7VIVI7

Chord degree

II–VV–III–V–IV–IVIV–IIII–V–IVVI–III–VIV–I–VIIV–II–VVI–II–VI–VI–II–VIV–II–V–III–VIVI–VV–IV–II–V–IVI–II–V–IV

Chord shape

C → AC7 → FC → F → B♭C → F → DC7 → F → B♭C7 → B♭C → FC → B♭C → G → FC7 → F7C → GC7 → F7 → B♭C → A → D → GC7 → F7 → B♭7C7 → F → D7C → A7C → A → DC → F → E♭C → F → C → B♭C → A7 → D7C → A7 → DC → G → C → G → FC → B♭ → GC → A7 → D7 → G7C → F → B♭ → A♭C → B♭7C → B♭ → G → C → FC → A7 → D → G

Chord literal

B → EE → AE7 → AE → DF♯ → EB7 → EF♯ → B → EB7 → E7D → BF♯ → BD → B7B → E → AD → B → EB → E → DD → B → E → AF♯7 → B7A → F♯B7 → E → AB → F♯F♯ → B → E → DA → F♯ → B → EB7 → E7 → AE7 → DD → B7 → E → AF♯7 → B7 → E7B → F♯ → EF♯ → E7
You might also like:Harmony & Voice LeadingSheet Music Plus – Beatles Collection

affiliate link - supports this wiki

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.

Updated

Feedback

Got a tag idea for Good Day Sunshine? Or think we've got it all wrong - no, no, no? Don't let it be.