“I was alone, I took a ride”
McCartney composition for Revolver, lead vocal by McCartney. The Beatles' first track to use a horn section – three trumpets and two tenor saxes close-miked through a limiter – in a Motown/Stax-styled R&B arrangement.
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24 Beatles recordings feature a brass section. The first was 'Got to Get You into My Life' (1966).
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedApril 7, 1966 – June 17, 1966
ReleasedAugust 5, 1966
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Recurring words
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Cover-shared words
aloneanotherdayeverygetgonegothearholdkindknewknowleavelifememynearneedneveroohrunsayseestaytelltheretimetoldtooktruewantwayyouand ican ido whatgot toi didn'ti doi hadi knowi needi tooki wanti've gotinto mymy lifeneed youof mytell youthe waythen ito beto hearto staywant towant youwhat iwith youyou didn'tyou knewyou toyou werecan i doi need youi tell youi want toi want youof my lifewant to stayi want you towhat can i do
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[ADV] i[NOUN] of[VERB] a[VERB] again[VERB] i[VERB] in[VERB] just[VERB] me[VERB] the[VERB] to[VERB] what[VERB] you[WORD] and[WORD] did[WORD] i[WORD] youa [NOUN]and [ADV]be [ADJ]didn't [VERB]had [VERB]i [VERB]i've [VERB]in [NOUN]my [NOUN]of [VERB]the [NOUN]to [VERB]were [VERB]would [VERB]you [VERB][ADV] i [VERB][NOUN] of [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] i [VERB][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to be[VERB] you [VERB][VERB] you to[WORD] and iand i [VERB]i [VERB] ai [VERB] toi [VERB] youi didn't [VERB]i had [VERB]into my [NOUN]of my [NOUN]the [NOUN] [ADV]to [VERB] [ADV]to [VERB] meto [VERB] youyou [VERB] iyou [VERB] youyou didn't [VERB][ADV] i [VERB] you[VERB] the [NOUN] [ADV][VERB] to [VERB] [ADV][VERB] to [VERB] you[VERB] you to [VERB]i [VERB] to [VERB]i [VERB] you toyou [VERB] i [VERB]you [VERB] you [VERB]i [VERB] to [VERB] [ADV]i [VERB] you to [VERB]
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C → AmAm → DAm7 → D7C → Am → DC → Am7 → D7C → CC → C7C → C → FC → G → C → GC → DC → G → FC → FC7 → FC → GC → G7C → F → CC → B♭C → G → C → G → F → GAm → B♭ → Gm → CC → G → F → GC → Am7C → C7 → FAm → B♭C → F → C → B♭C → C → F → C → F → CAm → B♭ → GmC → C → F → C → F → C → F → CC → G → C → G → C → G → FC → C → F → CC → G → C → G → FC7 → F → CAm → B♭ → Gm7
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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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