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SongsSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandGood Morning Good Morning
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Good Morning Good Morning

1967 · Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

“Nothing to do, it's up to you”

Lennon's hard-rock vignette of suburban tedium for Sgt. Pepper's, with a six-piece Sounds Incorporated brass overdub scored by George Martin. The animal-SFX outro segues directly into the Sgt. Pepper's Reprise.
Year1967
AlbumSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Track11 · Side 2
Duration2:41
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon-McCartney
Lead VocalJohn
RecordedFebruary 8 – April 28, 1967
ReleasedMay 26, 1967

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Text346 tags

Motif

Cultural snapshotSocial commentaryMediaFound inspirationTime referenceGreetingsHomeWorkLonelinessSadnessSelf reflectionAutobiographyStreetCommunicationHappinessWomenChildhoodFamilyTimeWeatherAnimalsFood and drinks

Influence

R&B influence

Vocabulary

Negative toneForeign languageCasual language

Narrative

VignetteObservationalSecond personFirst person

Lyrical device

AnaphoraEpistropheIrony

Rhyme type

Internal rhymeHalf rhymePerfect rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorusRondo

Sections

Has outroHas introStandard choruses (1-3)Standard verses (2-4)Has bridgeMultiple bridges (2+)

Section links

Outro based on chorusChorus variationVerse variationIntro based on chorusIntro based on bridgeOutro based on bridge

Repetition

Recurring fade lineRecurring lineConsecutive wordConsecutive line
Word cloud

Recurring words

asleepchangedclosedcooldarkeverybodyeveryoneeverywherefeelingfullgettinggladgoesknowslowmeeto'clockokayownpeopleroundrunningsameshowsomebodystartteawatchingwhilewifea daya showand you'rebut it'sbut whatdo it'sdo toeverybody knowseveryone youfor teafull ofglad thathas changedhis lifehis wifei'm hereit's gettingit's likeit's timeknow theof lifeon yoursay butshe goesshow youstart tothe oldthe samethe timethe wifethen youthen you'rethere's nothingto sayto takeup towhile youyour ownit's time fortake a walkyou see isit's up to youyou're on your own

Cover-shared words

boycalldayeverythingfeelfivegogoinggoodgothalfherehishomehopeknowlifelikemorningneedsnothingnowoldsavesayschoolseeshesmilestreettaketimetownwalkwantworkyouyourdon't wantgo togoing togot nothingi've gotlike anothing tonow younow you'retake athat i'mthe streettime forto doto goto knowto saveto youwant towhat ayou feelyou seedon't want togot nothing todon't want to go

Lyric shape

[ADJ] it's[ADJ] of[ADJ] that[NOUN] has[NOUN] is[VERB] there's[WORD] thenfor [ADV]for [NOUN]i'm [ADV]is [WORD]there's [NOUN][ADJ] of [NOUN][ADJ] that i'm[ADV] in [NOUN][NOUN] [VERB] to[NOUN] for [NOUN][NOUN] has [VERB][NOUN] is [VERB][NOUN] it's [VERB][NOUN] to do[VERB] [ADV] you[VERB] by the[VERB] for [ADV][VERB] is [WORD][VERB] there's [NOUN]a [NOUN] bya [NOUN] youbut it's [NOUN]do to [VERB]for [NOUN] andhis [NOUN] [VERB]his [NOUN] ini've [VERB] [NOUN]it's [WORD] [WORD]like a [NOUN]that i'm [ADV]the [NOUN] [ADJ]the [WORD] youthen you [VERB]to [VERB] ato [VERB] histo [VERB] theto a [NOUN]what a [NOUN]you [VERB] is[NOUN] [VERB] to [VERB][NOUN] to [VERB] but[NOUN] you [VERB] is[VERB] the [WORD] you[VERB] to [VERB] a[VERB] to [VERB] the[VERB] to [WORD] [ADV][WORD] to a [NOUN]for [ADV] you [VERB]it's [NOUN] for [NOUN]the [WORD] you [VERB]to [VERB] a [NOUN]to [VERB] his [NOUN]to [VERB] the [NOUN]you're on your [VERB][VERB] to [VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB] the [NOUN]you [VERB] to [VERB] a [NOUN]

Cover-shared shape

[ADV] in[ADV] you[ADV] you're[NOUN] and[NOUN] been[NOUN] for[NOUN] in[NOUN] it's[NOUN] to[NOUN] you[VERB] a[VERB] but[VERB] by[VERB] don't[VERB] for[VERB] his[VERB] is[VERB] it's[VERB] she[VERB] the[VERB] to[VERB] you[VERB] you're[WORD] to[WORD] youa [NOUN]a [WORD]and [VERB]don't [VERB]has [VERB]his [NOUN]i've [VERB]in [NOUN]is [ADJ]is [VERB]it's [NOUN]it's [VERB]it's [WORD]of [NOUN]she [VERB]the [ADJ]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]to [WORD]you [VERB]your [NOUN]your [VERB][ADV] you [VERB][NOUN] and [VERB][NOUN] to [VERB][NOUN] you [VERB][VERB] [NOUN] to[VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] don't [VERB][VERB] his [NOUN][VERB] is [ADJ][VERB] it's [VERB][VERB] she [VERB][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] the [WORD][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to [WORD][VERB] you [VERB][WORD] you [VERB]a [WORD] youand [VERB] thedon't [VERB] toin the [NOUN]the [ADJ] [NOUN]to [VERB] [ADV]to [VERB] butyou [VERB] [ADJ]you [VERB] to[VERB] [NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] to [VERB] [ADV]and [VERB] the [NOUN]don't [VERB] to [WORD]you [VERB] she [VERB]you [VERB] to [VERB][NOUN] and [VERB] the [NOUN]

Rhyme scheme

AABBABCDAAAABCAAAUnique rhyme scheme

Line length

9-9-9-812-126-36-6-3Unique line length

Distinctive word

crowingdecideflirtgeargewgutgutenheadingmorgenroamroosterruinskirtsteuerzei
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Music172 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarLead guitarRhythm guitarBass guitarDrumsPercussionTambourineTromboneFrench hornSaxophoneSound effectsTenor saxophoneBaritone saxophone

Instrument group

GuitarsBrassWoodwindPercussion

Guitar work

Heavy guitarsGuitar solo

Drum work

Heavy drums

Music genre

RockHard rockPsychedelic

Vocal work

Shouted vocalsVocal harmonies

Solo / Riff

Guitar soloSolo on chorus

Tempo

Upbeat

Key

A major

Time signature

4/43+ time signatures

Song form

Verse-chorusRondoUnique structure

Sections

Has outroHas introStandard choruses (1-3)Standard verses (2-4)Has bridgeMultiple bridges (2+)Has solo

Section links

Outro based on chorusChorus variationVerse variationIntro based on chorusSolo on chorusIntro based on bridgeOutro based on bridge

Section transition

I to II to IVV to I

Harmony

Parallel harmonyHalf cadenceBorrowed chordPerfect cadenceBackdoor cadencePlagal cadenceThree-chord trick

Composition

All major chordsTonic openingNon-tonic endingChorus in IVerse in IBridge in IVTonic verseTonic chorusNon-tonic bridge

Mode

IonianMixolydian

Chord type

majordom7

Scale degree

II7IVV♭VII

Chord degree

I–IVIV–II–VIV–I–VI–IV–I–VI–II–IV–VV–IIV–V♭VII–IIV–V–IV–I–IIV–V–I–II–♭VII♭VII–I–IV–V–IIV–I–IV–I–VIV–I–IV–VI–IV–I–IV–VI–IV–I–IV–I–VIV–I–IV–I–IV–V♭VII–I–IVI–IV–I–IV–I–IV–VIV–I–IV–I–IV–I–VI–♭VII–I–IVIV–I–IV–I–IV–I–IV–VI–IV–I–IV–I–IV–I–VI–♭VII–I–IV–VI–IV–V–I–II–IV–V–I–I–♭VII♭VII–I–I

Chord shape

C → FC → GC → G → DC → F → C → GC → C7C → CC → F → GC → D → GC → B♭ → CC → DC → B♭C7 → B♭C → F → FC → B♭ → C → FC → D → G → AC → D → G → GC → F → C → F → C → F → GC → F → C → F → GC → G → C → G → DC → G → C → G → C → DC → D → G → DC → G → C → DC → F → C → F → C → GC → C → B♭C → D → DC → G → C → G → C → G → DC → F → C → F → C → F → C → GC → G → C → G → C → G → C → DC → F → F7C → B♭ → C → F → GC → F → G → C → CC → C7 → B♭C7 → B♭ → CC → D → D7C → F → G → C → C → B♭C → F → G → C → C7C → D → G → A → DC7 → B♭ → C → F

Chord literal

A → DD → AA → EA → AA → D → EE → AD → EG → AA → GA → A7A → D → A → EG → A → DD → E → AD → A → ED → A → D → A → EA → D → A → D → EA → G → A → DE → A → AA → D → A → D → A → EG → A → A7G → A → AA → D → A → D → A → D → A → EA → D → A → D → A → D → EA → G → A → D → EG → A → D → AA → A → GA7 → 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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