Honey Pie
“Sail across the Atlantic to be where you belong”
McCartney's 1920s music-hall pastiche for the White Album, a one-take basic track at Trident with sax-and-clarinet woodwind arrangement by George Martin. The bridge is filtered with 78 RPM surface crackle to evoke a vintage gramophone.
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This song uses more distinct chords than any other Beatles song – 87 of them in one song.
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedOctober 1 – 4, 1968
ReleasedNovember 22, 1968
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Recurring words
belongblewboathotlazymagicmakesmakingmeetingsailscreenseasendshowsilversongthoughtwindwoah-ohworkingand ifand showback tobut i'mcome comecome homecould onlyhear mehoney piei'm ini'm lazyif shein lovekind oflike thatlike thismakes memaking meme thenow theof musicplease comesend hershe couldshe wasshow methe seathe windthought ofwhere youyou areand now theback to mecome back toi'm in loveit like thatshe was athis is whatwhere you belongwon't you please
Lyric shape
[ADJ] in[ADV] the[NOUN] across[NOUN] is[NOUN] my[VERB] thisare [VERB]her [VERB]i'm [ADJ]in [VERB]of [ADJ]only [VERB][ADJ] [NOUN] of[ADJ] in the[ADV] [VERB] her[ADV] she's [VERB][ADV] the [NOUN][NOUN] across the[NOUN] is [ADJ][NOUN] my [NOUN][NOUN] of [ADJ][NOUN] of [NOUN][NOUN] of [WORD][NOUN] you are[VERB] [ADV] to[VERB] but i'm[VERB] it to[VERB] me the[VERB] this [NOUN]across the [WORD]could only [VERB]i'm in [VERB]of [WORD] [NOUN]only [VERB] methe [NOUN] ofwhere you [VERB][VERB] her [VERB] [ADV][VERB] it [VERB] thatand [ADV] the [NOUN]i [VERB] it [VERB]i [VERB] this [NOUN]she was a [VERB]the [NOUN] of [NOUN]the [NOUN] that [NOUN]to me [WORD] [WORD]won't you [VERB] [VERB]you [VERB] a [WORD]you are [VERB] me[NOUN] of [ADJ] [NOUN] ofa [WORD] of the [NOUN]i [VERB] this [NOUN] ofthe [NOUN] of [NOUN] you
Cover-shared shape
[ADV] to[NOUN] of[NOUN] you[VERB] a[VERB] and[VERB] but[VERB] her[VERB] it[VERB] me[VERB] of[VERB] that[VERB] the[WORD] ofa [VERB]a [WORD]and [ADV]and [VERB]her [NOUN]i [VERB]i'd [VERB]is [ADJ]it [VERB]me [ADJ]me [NOUN]me [WORD]my [NOUN]of [NOUN]of [WORD]she's [VERB]that [NOUN]that [WORD]the [ADJ]the [NOUN]the [WORD]this [NOUN]you [VERB]your [WORD][ADV] to me[VERB] a [WORD][VERB] and [VERB][VERB] her [NOUN][VERB] it [VERB][VERB] me [ADJ][VERB] me [WORD][VERB] of [NOUN][VERB] that [NOUN][VERB] that [WORD][VERB] the [ADJ][WORD] of thea [VERB] [NOUN]a [WORD] ofacross the [NOUN]and [VERB] mei [VERB] itin the [NOUN]me [NOUN] [NOUN]me [WORD] [WORD]my [NOUN] isof the [NOUN]she's [VERB] thethe [ADJ] [NOUN]the [NOUN] [VERB]the [NOUN] thatwon't you [VERB]you [VERB] [VERB]you [VERB] ayour [WORD] [NOUN][VERB] a [WORD] of[VERB] and [VERB] me[VERB] the [ADJ] [NOUN][WORD] of the [NOUN]my [NOUN] is [ADJ]
Distinctive word
atlanticbecameenglandfranticha-a-ha-hahollywoodkindlylegendnorthoh-ha-hoooh-ooh-hoopositionsailingtee-tee-teetragicusaweak
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Chord degree
IV–iviv–III–V–IV–I–II–I–IVIV–iv–IIII–viii–VV–II–II–IV♭VI–VIV–I–VV–I–IVI–VIV–Ivi–IIII–Vii–V–II–IV–ivVI–iiV–III–IIIVI–III–IV–iv–IVI–ii–Vvi–II–V♭VI–V–IIV–I–V–II–VIii–IVV–I–VII–♭VII–VI–iiVI–II–VI–VI–ii–VI–I–IV–ivvi–IIII–VIIV–I–VI–iiI–VI–II–VV–I–I–IVii–IV–IIII–VIIV–iv–I–VIII–V–I–IVvi–II–V–Iii–V–I–VIV–I–VIII–IV–iv–I–VIVI–II–V–IVII–♭VIII–♭VI–VI–IV–iv–I–VI–II–V–IV–I–I–IV–iv–I–VII–VII–♭VIIV–I–VI–III–III–VIV–I–I–IV–iv–I–VI–IIVI–II–V–II–VV–I–VII–♭VIIVI–ii–IV–IIII–VI–IIIII–vi–IIii–IV–I–VI–IV–VI
Chord shape
C → CmAm → EC → E → AC → F → FC → C → FC → F → FmC7 → F → FmC → Cm → GC → F → B♭ → E♭Am → DAm7 → D7C → FC7 → FC → AC → FmC → F → CC → F → D → GC → F → B♭ → FC → F → C → FC → EC → CC → C7C → F → B♭C → BC → A♭C → G → DC → F → AC7 → F → B♭Am → CC7 → FmC7 → F7C → GAm → D → GAm7 → D7 → GC → F → DC → Fm → B♭C7 → F → D7 → G7C → E → AmAm → D → G → CC7 → F7 → B♭Am → C → GC → A → D → GC → A → DmC → B → EAm → E7C → F → Fm → CC7 → F7 → B♭7C → F → B♭ → F → B♭C → Fm → B♭ → E♭C7 → F → D7C → E7 → AmC → G/D → D7 → GC → G → D → GC → A7C → C7 → FC → A → DC → E7C → A7 → D7C → F → F → B♭C → C → F → FmC → Fm → A♭C7 → F → F7C → A → Dm → GAm → D → G → EC → F → EC7 → B7C7 → F → Fm → CC → F → D → GmC7 → F7 → B♭7 → E♭Am → E → Am → DC → C7 → F → FmC → Cm → G → EAm7 → D7 → G7C7 → Fm → A♭C → B → B♭C → F → A7C7 → Fm7C → F → Fm → C → AC7 → F7 → B♭ → E♭C → A7 → D7 → G7C7 → F → F7 → B♭C → Cm → G → E7C → F → B♭ → DC → E7 → A7C → A♭ → GC → F → Fm → C → A → D → G → CC → F → F → B♭ → B♭m → F → DC → F → B♭ → E♭ → A♭C → Fm → C → Fm → B♭C7 → Fm7 → B♭7 → E♭C → A7 → Dm7 → G7Am7 → D7 → G7 → CC → Fm → A♭ → E♭C → E → A → DC7 → B7 → EC → A♭7C7 → F → F7 → B♭ → B♭m → F → D7 → G7C7 → F → Fm → C → A7 → D7 → G7 → CC → Fm → B♭ → E♭ → C → F → B♭C → Fm → C → Fm → B♭ → E♭C7 → F7 → B♭7 → E♭7 → A♭Am → E → Am → E → Am → DC → F → B♭ → E♭ → DC → F → B♭ → E♭ → GAm → D → G → C → FC → E → A → D → GAm7 → D7 → G → E7C7 → F → B♭ → D7C → E7 → A7 → D7C → F → E → E♭Am → C → G → DC9 → F7
Chord literal
Cm → GA → D → GEm → BD → GB → EG → CA → D → AA → D → G → CC → G → DG → C → ED → G → CG → DC → GEm7 → A7Em → AE → AmE → AA → DD → AAm → DA7 → D7E7 → A7B7 → E7Am → CEm → A → DC → EC → Cm → GD → G → GG7 → CD7 → GB → E → AE → A → DB → EmG → EG → GE → A → D → AG → G → CE7 → AmB7 → EmC → E7G → G7G → BC → G → D → GAm → D → GAm7 → D7B → E → A → DG → G7 → CD7 → G → CG → B7G → E7E♭ → DG → F♯E → A → D → A → DE → A → D → GA → D → A → DC → E7 → AmAm → C → GC → E → AmB → Em → AG → E → AD → G → EB → Em → A → DAm7 → D7 → GB7 → E7 → A7G → E → AmE♭ → D → GEm → B7G → E♭B → E → A → D → GA → D → G → C → EG → B7 → E7 → A7C → G/D → D7 → GG → G7 → C → CmG → G → C → CmD → G → F♯ → FD → G → E → AG → B → E → AD → G → G → CEm7 → A7 → D7E7 → A7 → D7D7 → G → G7D7 → G → E7E → Am → CE → Am → DG → C → E7G → E♭ → DE♭7 → D7
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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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