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Here Comes the Sun

1969 · Abbey Road

“It's been a long, cold, lonely winter”

Harrison composition for Abbey Road, lead vocal by Harrison. Written in Eric Clapton's garden during a day off from Apple business meetings. Closes side one and is among the most-streamed Beatles tracks on Spotify.
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Year1969
AlbumAbbey Road
Track7 · Side opener · Side 2
Duration3:06
Songwriter(s)Harrison
Lead VocalGeorge
RecordedJuly 7 – August 19, 1969
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1969

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Text123 tags

Motif

NatureLoveSunshineTimeCommunicationDialogueSeasonsHappinessWeatherLightAutobiographySoftness

Title

Title in chorus

Vocabulary

Positive toneNonsense wordsLimited vocabulary

Narrative

ConversationalFirst person

Lyrical device

AnaphoraExtended metaphor

Rhyme type

Extrametrical rhymeIdentical rhymeInternal rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

Standard verses (2-4)Has bridgeHas introHas outroMany choruses (4+)

Section links

Intro based on verseOutro based on bridgeCoda based on chorusChorus variation

Repetition

Consecutive chorusesConsecutive lineRecurring lineConsecutive word
Word cloud

Recurring words

clearcoldfeelsiceslowlysunyearsbeen afeel thatit feelsit seemsit's alrightsay it'sseems likethe sunand i sayit's been ait feels like yearsit's been a long

Cover-shared words

alrightcomesdarlingfeelhereitlikelittlelonelylongsayseemssincea longand ii feeli say

Lyric shape

[ADV] it[NOUN] is[WORD] it'sbeen [ADV][ADV] [VERB] the[ADV] it [VERB][NOUN] is [ADV][VERB] it's [WORD]i [VERB] it'sit [VERB] [VERB]that [NOUN] isto the [NOUN][ADV] [VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] that [NOUN] is[VERB] to the [NOUN]and i [VERB] it'si [VERB] that [NOUN]it's been a [VERB]the [WORD] [VERB] to[WORD] [VERB] to the [NOUN]it [VERB] [VERB] [NOUN] [WORD]

Cover-shared shape

[VERB] it's[VERB] that[VERB] the[VERB] toa [VERB]been [VERB]but [ADV]i [VERB]is [ADV]it [VERB]it's [WORD]that [NOUN]the [NOUN]the [WORD][VERB] that [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] to the[WORD] [VERB] toa [VERB] [ADJ]and i [VERB]i [VERB] thatthe [NOUN] [WORD]the [WORD] [VERB][VERB] the [NOUN] [WORD]

Rhyme scheme

AABAAAAAABACUnique rhyme scheme

Line length

Unique line length

Distinctive word

doo-d-doo-doofacesmeltingreturningsmile'swinter
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Music191 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarAcoustic guitarBass guitarHarmoniumSynthesizerDrumsPercussionHandclapsViolaCelloDouble bassFluteClarinetAlto flutePiccolo

Instrument group

GuitarsStringOrchestralWoodwindKeyboardsPercussion

Guitar work

CapoFingerpicking

Bass work

Stepwise bass line

Music genre

FolkPopRockFolk rock

Influence

Classical music influenceIndian music influence

Vocal work

Vocal harmoniesTwo-part harmony

Solo / Riff

Defining riff

Melody

HemiolaDefining riff

Tempo

Upbeat

Key

A major

Time signature

4/47/811/83+ time signatures

Song form

Verse-chorusUnique structure

Sections

Standard verses (2-4)Has bridgeHas introHas outroMany choruses (4+)Has instrumental

Section traits

Chorus before verse

Section links

Intro based on verseOutro based on bridgeCoda based on chorusChorus variation

Repetition

Consecutive choruses

Section transition

V to IV to ♭III

Harmony

Modal mixturePerfect cadenceHalf cadenceBorrowed chordCircle of fifthsPlagal cadenceParallel harmonyChromatic mediant

Composition

Tonic endingTonic openingAll major chordsChorus in IVerse in IBridge in ♭IIITonic verseTonic chorusNon-tonic bridge

Mode

IonianMixolydian

Chord type

majorminordom7slash chord

Scale degree

III7ii♭IIIIVV7♭VII

Chord degree

I–IV–VI–IV♭III–♭VIIII–IIV–II–IV–IIIV–VIV–II♭VII–IV–IIV–I–VI–V♭VII–IVV–II–IV–I–VIV–I–IV–I–VIV–I–V–II–IV–I–IV–I–V♭VII–IV–I–VIV–I–V–I–VI–IV–I–V–I–VV–♭IIIIV–I–IV–I–V–IIV–II–III–I–IV–I

Chord shape

C → F → DC → F → GC → GC → G → DC → DC → FC → A → GC → B♭ → E♭C → B♭C → G → D → A → EC → AC → D7C7 → B♭C → G7C → F → G7C → G → D7C7 → FC → A♭C → A♭ → E♭C7 → A♭C → A♭ → E♭ → B♭C7 → A♭ → E♭C → G → E♭C → F → C → GC → G → C → G → DC → G → D7 → GC → G → D → GC → A7C → F → C → F → C → GC → G → D → G → DC → G → D → AC → F → D7C → F → C → G → C → GC/G → FC → G → C → G → D → GC → A7 → GC → F/AC → G → D7 → G → D7C → B♭ → E♭ → B♭C/E → G/D

Chord literal

C → G → D → A → EB → AC → G → DA → D → EA → D → BA → D → E7A → EG → DD → EA → DC → GD → AD → A → E → CE → AE7 → AA → E → C → GE → C → G → DE → CD → BD → E7A/E → DD → B7A → E7D → A → ED → A → E → AA → D → A → EG → D → AA → D → B7D → A → D → A → ED → A → E7D → A → E7 → AA → D → A → D → A → EA → D → A → E → A → EG → D → A → EB7 → AD → A → D → A → E → AB → A → D → AE7 → C
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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.

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