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I Feel Fine

1964 · Past Masters

“Baby's good to me, you know”

Lennon's love-song built around a descending guitar riff he developed from Bobby Parker's 'Watch Your Step'. Famous as the first pop recording to use intentional guitar feedback - an accidental sustain Lennon insisted on keeping.
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Year1964
AlbumPast Masters
Track14
Duration2:18
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon-McCartney
Lead VocalJohn
RecordedOctober 18, 1964
ReleasedNovember 27, 1964 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)

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Text175 tags

Motif

ChildhoodWomenCommunicationTimeLoveHappinessRelationshipMoneyJewelry

Influence

R&B influence

Title

Pronoun in title

Vocabulary

Casual languageLimited vocabularyPositive tone

Narrative

First personConversationalThird person

Lyrical device

Epistrophe

Rhyme type

Identical rhymeExtrametrical rhymeInternal rhymeHalf rhymePerfect rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorusAABA form

Sections

Many verses (5+)No chorusMultiple bridges (2+)Has refrainHas bridgeHas introHas outro

Section links

Refrain variationSolo based on verseVerse variationOutro based on verseIntro based on verse

Repetition

Recurring verseRecurring lineConsecutive verses
Word cloud

Recurring words

buysgladringstellingtellsbe youcan bediamond ringsglad thatgood toher andi'm ini'm soin loveme youmy littleshe tellsshe's inshe's sotelling alltells methat she'sthe timethings youwith herall the timeall the worldand i feelas can begood to mei'm in lovei'm so gladin love withme and ii'm in love within love with herme all the time

Cover-shared words

allbabybaby'sfeelfinegirlgoodhappyheherknowlittlelovememinemysaidsaysshethingstimeworldyouall theand ii feellittle girlme allme andshe saidthe worldtime youto mewith meyou knowi feel fine

Lyric shape

[ADJ] as[ADJ] thatin [VERB][NOUN] [VERB] her[NOUN] [VERB] she's[NOUN] [VERB] you[VERB] her [WORD][WORD] [ADJ] toi'm in [VERB]i'm so [ADJ]in [VERB] withshe's so [ADJ][ADJ] as can be[NOUN] [VERB] her [WORD][VERB] [WORD] the [NOUN]and i [VERB] [NOUN]i'm in [VERB] within [VERB] with herme and i [VERB][VERB] me [WORD] the [NOUN][WORD] the [NOUN] you [VERB]she [VERB] me [WORD] the [NOUN]

Cover-shared shape

[ADJ] to[NOUN] you[VERB] her[VERB] me[VERB] she's[VERB] so[VERB] with[VERB] you[WORD] the[WORD] youhe [VERB]her [NOUN]her [WORD]i [VERB]me [WORD]my [ADJ]she [VERB]she's [ADJ]she's [VERB]so [ADJ]the [NOUN]you [VERB][ADJ] to me[NOUN] you [VERB][VERB] [WORD] the[VERB] her [NOUN][VERB] me [WORD][VERB] with me[VERB] you [VERB][WORD] the [NOUN][WORD] you [VERB]and i [VERB]i [VERB] [NOUN]my [ADJ] [NOUN]she [VERB] methe [NOUN] you [VERB]

Rhyme scheme

AAAAA

Line length

9-9Unique line length
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Music118 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarAcoustic guitarLead guitarBass guitarDrums

Instrument group

Guitars

Guitar work

Guitar riffGuitar solo

Bass work

Stepwise bass line

Music genre

RockRock and roll

Influence

Blues influenceBobby Parker influenceRay Charles influence

Vocal work

Vocal harmoniesThree-part harmonyMelisma

Solo / Riff

Defining riffGuitar riffGuitar soloSolo based on verseSolo on verse

Tempo

Upbeat

Key

G major

Time signature

4/4

Song form

Verse-chorusAABAABAAABA form

Sections

Many verses (5+)Multiple bridges (2+)Has refrainHas bridgeStandard choruses (1-3)Has introHas outroHas riffHas solo

Section links

Refrain variationSolo based on verseVerse variationOutro based on verseSolo on verseIntro based on verse

Repetition

Consecutive verses

Section transition

I to IV to IV to iii

Harmony

Half cadencePerfect cadence

Composition

Non-tonic openingTonic endingVerse in iiiVerse in ITonic verseNon-tonic verseChorus in ITonic chorus

Mode

Mixolydian

Chord type

majorminordom7

Scale degree

IiiiIVV7V

Chord degree

I–VV–II–iiiIV–VIV–V–II–iii–IV–VI–IVI–IV–VV–I–iiiiii–IV–V–II–iii–IViii–IV–VI–V–I–iiiV–I–iii–IViii–IV

Chord shape

C → EmC → GC → G7C → FC7 → FC → DC → D → GC → D7C → F → GC → F → G7Am → B♭C7 → F → Am → B♭C → Em → F → GC7 → F → AmC → G → C → EmAm → B♭ → C → FC → Em → FAm → B♭ → CC → F → Am

Chord literal

G → DD → GG → BmC → DC → D → GG → CC → D7G → C → DD7 → GG → D → G → BmG → D7D → G → Bm → CD7 → G → Bm → CG → Bm → C → DD → G → BmBm → C → D → GG → C → D7Bm → 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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