Hey Bulldog
“Some kind of happiness is measured out in miles”
A Lennon hard-rock track built on a B-minor piano riff doubled by guitar, recorded by all four Beatles at Abbey Road during the 'Lady Madonna' promo film session and released on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack.
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This song is the only Beatles song with the AABABC song form.
Track4 · Side 1 · Side closer
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedFebruary 11, 1968
ReleasedJanuary 17, 1969
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Recurring words
childrencluedarkdoinhandshappinesshomakesmilesokayrainsomethingspecialstandingunderstandswalkingyearsat medo youdon't knowfrightened ofgot ithad ithappiness isi onlyif you'rein youit youit's likekind ofknow whatlisten tolook atmakes youman ime butme manno oneout intalk tothat boythe darkthe rainthink youto youryou hadyou thinkyou've gotdo you saydon't know whatha ha hain the parkknow what it'slook at mestanding in thetalk to methink you knowto listen towhat do youyou don't knowyou know meyou think youyou don't know whatknow what it's like tome but you haven't gotha ha ha ha ha ha
Lyric shape
[ADJ] of[ADJ] when[ADJ] you[NOUN] is[VERB] at[VERB] outhaven't [VERB]one [VERB]what [NOUN]you've [VERB][ADJ] of the[NOUN] is [VERB][NOUN] of [NOUN][NOUN] of [WORD][VERB] at me[VERB] in the[VERB] out in[VERB] to your[VERB] what it's[WORD] [NOUN] ofdo you [VERB]don't [VERB] whathave [WORD] [VERB]me [NOUN] ino one [VERB]to [VERB] toto your [WORD]you [VERB] [WORD][ADJ] when you [VERB][VERB] in the [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB] to[WORD] [NOUN] of [NOUN]haven't [VERB] a [NOUN]what do you [VERB]you don't [VERB] what[VERB] what it's [VERB] to[VERB] me but you haven't [VERB]
Cover-shared shape
[NOUN] i[NOUN] of[VERB] a[VERB] in[VERB] it[VERB] me[VERB] to[VERB] what[VERB] you[VERB] you're[WORD] is[WORD] ita [NOUN]can [VERB]don't [VERB]have [WORD]i [VERB]in [NOUN]in [WORD]is [VERB]it [NOUN]it's [VERB]me [NOUN]of [NOUN]of [WORD]that [NOUN]the [NOUN]to [VERB]you [VERB]you're [ADJ]you're [NOUN]your [WORD][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to me[VERB] you [VERB][VERB] you're [NOUN][WORD] is [VERB]i [VERB] [WORD]in the [NOUN]it's [VERB] toof the [NOUN]when you [VERB]you [VERB] meyou [VERB] youyou can [VERB]you don't [VERB]your [WORD] [VERB][VERB] you [VERB] meit's [VERB] to [VERB]you [VERB] you [VERB]you [VERB] you [VERB] me
Distinctive word
bulldogbullfrogchildlikefearsinnocencejackknifemeasuredowwwwwquietsheepdogsolitudesweatywigwamwooaahwoof
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Chord shape
C → C → FC → F → DmAm → Dm → DmAm → EAm → EmAm → DmAm → AmC7 → FC → GmAm → DC → Am → DAm → D7Am → CC → AmAm → GC → CC → C7C → FAm → Em → AmAm → E7C → C7 → FC7 → F → DmAm → Am → AmC → Am → GC → F → Dm → GAm → C → Am → GC7 → GmC → Am → D7C → C7 → F → DmAm → Am → EmAm → G → GAm7 → DmAm → E → Bm → EC → Gm → B♭Am7 → Em7
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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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