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SongsLet It BeI Me Mine
Across the Universe·Dig It
I Me Mine1970 · Let It Be
Let It Be album cover

I Me Mine

1970 · Let It Be

“Coming on strong all the time”

A Harrison composition for Let It Be, lead vocal by Harrison. The last new song recorded by The Beatles before their breakup, taped on 3 January 1970 without Lennon, who was in Denmark.
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30 Beatles songs were recorded without one or more of the four present, among them 'Yesterday' (1965), 'Wild Honey Pie' (1968), and 'I Me Mine' (1970).

YesterdayWild Honey Pie196519681970Missing Beatle
Year1970
AlbumLet It Be
Track4 · Side 1
Duration2:25
Songwriter(s)Harrison
Lead VocalGeorge
RecordedJanuary 3 – April 1, 1970
ReleasedMay 8, 1970

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Text100 tags

Motif

PhilosophicalSpiritualSelf reflectionSocial commentaryFood and drinksTimeChildhoodSadness

Influence

Eastern philosophy influence

Title

Title in chorusPronoun in title

Vocabulary

Negative toneMinimal lyricsLimited vocabulary

Narrative

ObservationalFirst person

Lyrical device

Anaphora

Rhyme type

Extrametrical rhymeFeminine rhymeMulti-syllabic rhymePerfect rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

Has pre-chorusHas outroStandard choruses (1-3)Standard verses (2-4)

Section links

Outro based on bridgeOutro based on versePre-chorus based on verse

Repetition

Consecutive wordConsecutive lineRecurring lineRecurring verse
Word cloud

Recurring words

flowingleavingcoming onfrightened ofthe daythe timethrough thethrough youryour lifeall i canall the timei can hearthrough the night

Cover-shared words

allcomingdayhearitlifememinemorenightnowplayingsayingstrongtearstimewineyourall iall thecan heari canthan winethe night

Lyric shape

[ADJ] ofthey're [ADJ]those [NOUN]through the [NOUN][ADJ] [WORD] the [NOUN][WORD] i can [VERB][WORD] through your [NOUN]

Cover-shared shape

[VERB] it[VERB] on[WORD] i[WORD] thecan [VERB]no [WORD]of [VERB]on [ADJ]than [NOUN]the [NOUN]your [NOUN][VERB] on [ADJ][WORD] [VERB] it[WORD] the [NOUN]i can [VERB]

Rhyme scheme

AAAAABABCBDDEUnique rhyme scheme

Line length

Consistent line lengths5-5-5-54-3Unique line length

Distinctive word

everyone'sfreelyi-i-me-me-mineone'sweaving

Music116 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarAcoustic guitarBass guitarElectric pianoOrganDrumsChoirViolinViolaCelloHarpTrumpetTrombone

Instrument group

GuitarsBrassOrchestralStringChoralKeyboards

Bass work

Descending bassChromatic bass lineStepwise bass line

Music genre

Folk rockRockFolk

Influence

Blues influence

Tempo

Moderate

Key

A minor

Time signature

3/44/4Time signature change

Song form

Verse-chorusABABA

Sections

Has pre-chorusHas outroStandard choruses (1-3)Standard verses (2-4)Multiple pre-choruses (2+)

Section links

Outro based on bridgeOutro based on versePre-chorus based on verse

Section transition

V to iUnique section transition

Harmony

Borrowed chordPerfect cadenceHalf cadence

Composition

Tonic openingTonic endingVerse in iChorus in iTonic verseTonic chorus

Mode

Aeolian

Chord type

majorminordom7slash chordm7♭5

Scale degree

iivV7V♭VI♭VI7viø

Chord degree

i–♭VI♭VI–ii–VV–ii–iv♭VI–♭VIV–i–iviv–i–Vi–iv–Vi–♭VI–♭VIiv–Viv–i

Chord shape

C → C7C → CAm → FAm → BAdim → A♭C → EmAm → EC → FmC7 → FmAm → EmAm → DmAm → E7 → DmC → Em → B → EmAm → Dm → E7Am → E7C7 → EmC → Fm → B♭mAm → F → FAm → F♯dimAm → Em → BAm → B7Am → Dm → E

Chord literal

F → FAm → FAm → DmE → AmF7 → AmDm → EDm → AmF → F7Am → E7E7 → AmAm → EF → AmE → Am → Dm
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Studio14 tags

Studio technique

Tape splicingWall of soundReduction mix

Equipment

Martin D-28Rickenbacker 4001SHammond RT-3Ludwig Hollywood MapleEpiphone Casino ES-230TDGibson J-200Hohner PianetEMI TG12345 console

Recording location

EMI Studio 2EMI Studios

Session duration

Multi-month

People20 tags

Unique personnel
Missing BeatleOutside orchestratorProducer playsBeatles only
Line-up
Paul McCartney
Backing vocalsAcoustic guitarBass guitarElectric pianoOrgan
George Harrison
Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarAcoustic guitar
Ringo Starr
Drums
Uncredited
Backing vocalsChoirViolinViolaCelloHarpTrumpetTrombone
Songwriter
George Harrison
Producer
George MartinPhil Spector
Orchestral scoring
Phil SpectorRichard Hewson
Conductor
Phil Spector
Recording engineer
Glyn JohnsPhil McDonaldPeter Bown
Assistant engineer
Richard LushRichard Langham

Info17 tags

Release type

Song on albumSong on AnthologySong on Let It Be... NakedSong on Giles Martin remixSong on compilation

US release

Identical release

Release mix

Stereo

Label

AppleApple US

Publisher

Harrisongs

Song type

Original

Duration

Short

Cultural impact

Beatles film soundtrack
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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.

Updated 2026-06-03

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Year1970
AlbumLet It Be
Track4 · Side 1
Duration2:25
Songwriter(s)Harrison
Lead VocalGeorge
RecordedJanuary 3 – April 1, 1970
ReleasedMay 8, 1970
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