I Want to Hold Your Hand
“And when I touch you, I feel happy inside”
Lennon and McCartney wrote it 'eyeball-to-eyeball' at Jane Asher's home, designed as their first single aimed squarely at the American market. The record broke the band in the US, reaching #1 for seven weeks and igniting Beatlemania stateside.
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The Telefunken M10 4-track recorder runs from 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' (1963) to 'You've Got to Hide Your Love Away' (1965), 42 songs across 3 years.
RecordedOctober 17, 1963
ReleasedNovember 29, 1963 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
Song familyLove song, Referenced in songby If I Fell, Twin songsTwin of She Loves You: early hits with similar chords.
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[ADJ] a[VERB] me[VERB] that[VERB] to[VERB] you[VERB] you'll[VERB] your[WORD] i'll[WORD] youa [NOUN]and [VERB]can't [VERB]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]it's [ADJ]me [VERB]my [NOUN]that [NOUN]to [VERB]wanna [VERB]you [NOUN]you'll [VERB]your [NOUN][ADV] [VERB] me[VERB] me [VERB][VERB] me be[VERB] that [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to me[VERB] you [NOUN][VERB] you'll [VERB][VERB] your [NOUN][WORD] [WORD] i'll[WORD] i'll [VERB]a [NOUN] thatand [VERB] [VERB]i [VERB] [ADJ]i [VERB] toi [VERB] youi [VERB] you'lli can't [VERB]i wanna [VERB]i'll [VERB] thati'll [VERB] youwhen i [VERB][VERB] me be your[WORD] [WORD] i'll [VERB]i [VERB] to [VERB]i [VERB] you'll [VERB]to [VERB] your [NOUN]when i [VERB] you[VERB] to [VERB] your [NOUN]
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Chord degree
I–viIV–V–II–vi–IV–Vii–V–II–vi–ii–Vii–VV–I–vivi–IVI–Vvi–IV–VI–IIV–viI–vi–IVvi–iiii–V–I–viI–V–vivi–ii–V–IV–IIV–VV–IVvi–IV–V–II–II–Viii–III–VV–I–iiV–I–vi–IVV–IIIV–V–IV–V–IV–V–IV–I–vi–iiI–iivi–ii–VI–vi–iiI–ii–VIV–V–I–viV–IV–V–Ivi–IIII–VIIIII–IVV–IV–V–IV–V–IIII–IV–VV–vi–IIIV–I–VIIII–iiiVII–IV–iiiI–V–vi–IIIIII–IV–V–I
Chord shape
C → Am → Dm → GAm → Dm → G → CC → AmC → Am → F → GAm → DC → DC → FC → B♭Am → FC → DmAm → EAm → F → GAm → DmAm → D → GC → F → DmC → Am → FC → D♭C → G → AmC → A♭ → E♭C → A♭C → GAm → F → G → CC → D → GAm → D → G → EmC → Dm → AC → BC → F → AC → EC → B♭ → C → FC → F → Dm → GmC → F → Dm → B♭C → B7C → F → GmAm → Dm → GC → Dm → GC → Am → DmC → D → G → EmC → D♭ → E♭C → F → EC → B♭ → C → B♭ → C → FC → D → C → D → C → D → GC → F → E7C → D♭ → E♭ → A♭C → G → Am → EC → E → FC → E → F → G
Chord literal
Am → Dm → G → CC → AmD → GG → CC → DG → DC → D → GDm → GEm → CAm → DmG → Em → C → DD → G → EmG → C → AmEm → BDm → G → CB → CG → BG → EmD → EmD → CC → BC → DmEm → C → DG → D → EmC → D → G → EmC → B7D → G → Em → CEm → C → D → GD → C → D → GB → GD → C → D → C → D → GDm → G → C → AmG → D → Em → BC → Dm → GG → C → DmB → C → DG → B → C → D
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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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