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I'll Get You

1963 · Past Masters

“Imagine I'm in love with you”

Lennon-McCartney collaboration recorded as the B-side to She Loves You. Built around a distinctive D-Am vamp and Lennon's harmonica, with Lennon later citing Bob Dylan as an inspiration for the song's personal lyric.
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Year1963
AlbumPast Masters
Track5
Duration2:04
Songwriter(s)Lennon, McCartney
Lead VocalJohn, Paul
RecordedJuly 1, 1963
ReleasedAugust 23, 1963 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)

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Motif

LoveRelationshipPleaInstructionalColorTimeSelf reflectionTruth

Influence

Bob Dylan influence

Title

Pronoun in titleGet in title

Vocabulary

Casual languagePositive tone

Narrative

First personConversationalSecond personImperative

Rhyme type

Identical rhymeInternal rhymeExtrametrical rhymePerfect rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

Standard choruses (1-3)Standard verses (2-4)Has outroHas introHas bridge

Section links

Outro based on chorusOutro based on bridgeOutro based on verseIntro based on verse

Repetition

Recurring verseRecurring lineConsecutive lineConsecutive word
Word cloud

Recurring words

changeeasyfriendmindpretendtellingtimesas wellbut i'llcan saychange yourget yougonna changei'll geti'm inin loveit's easylike memake youmany timesme ohmind whenmy friendthat i'llthe endthink aboutto pretendwhen i'myeah ohyou iyou inyou mightyou myyour mindyourself tocause i knowi can sayi'll get youi'm gonna makei'm in lovei'm telling youin love within the endmake you mineme oh yeahmight as wellwhen i thinkyou in theyou my friendi'm in love within love with youoh yeah oh yeahso i'm telling youi'm in love with you

Cover-shared words

aboutbluecausedaygetknowlikelovemakemanymeminemyneednevernightohsaythinktimetruewellwoahyeahyouyouryourselfabout youand it'sbe acause igonna begonna makei cani knowi needi thinki willi'm gonnait's notit's trueme toneed youoh yeahto mewhen iwith youwoah yeahyes iyou andand it's truegonna be ai need youmany many manynever never neveryes i will

Lyric shape

[ADV] there's[WORD] beforeand [NOUN]as [ADV]in [VERB]not [VERB][NOUN] and [NOUN][VERB] i'm in[VERB] with you[VERB] you in[VERB] you mine[VERB] yourself tobe a [NOUN]but i'll [VERB]gonna [VERB] youi'm in [VERB]in [VERB] withit's [ADJ] [NOUN]me to [VERB]might as [ADV]not [VERB] meyou my [NOUN][ADJ] [NOUN] i [VERB][VERB] me to [VERB][VERB] you in the[VERB] you my [NOUN]gonna be a [NOUN]i [VERB] [WORD] youi'm in [VERB] within [VERB] with youin the [WORD] [WORD]so i'm [VERB] youthe [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]to me [WORD] [WORD]when i [VERB] [WORD]i'm in [VERB] with you[VERB] i'm in [VERB] with youi've [VERB] i'm in [VERB] with

Cover-shared shape

[NOUN] and[NOUN] i[VERB] i'm[VERB] me[VERB] when[VERB] with[VERB] you[VERB] your[VERB] yourself[WORD] youa [NOUN]can [VERB]gonna [VERB]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]i'm [VERB]i'm [WORD]i've [VERB]it's [ADJ]me [WORD]my [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]you [NOUN]your [NOUN][ADJ] [NOUN] i[NOUN] i [VERB][VERB] [WORD] you[VERB] me to[VERB] you and[VERB] your [NOUN]and it's [ADJ]i [VERB] [WORD]i [VERB] youi can [VERB]i'll [VERB] youi'm [VERB] youi'm gonna [VERB]in the [WORD]me [WORD] [WORD]the [WORD] [WORD]when i [VERB]you [NOUN] andgonna [VERB] your [NOUN]i [VERB] you and

Rhyme scheme

ABCAAAABACABABAA

Line length

4-4Unique line length

Distinctive word

imagineimaginedresign
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Music182 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarAcoustic guitarLead guitarRhythm guitarBass guitarDrumsPercussionHandclapsHarmonica

Instrument group

GuitarsPercussion

Music genre

Rock and rollRockPopMerseybeat

Influence

Everly Brothers influenceDelbert McClinton influence

Vocal work

Ooh vocalsVocal harmoniesYeah vocalsGroup vocalsTwin lead vocals

Solo / Riff

Harmonica solo

Tempo

Moderate

Key

D majorA major

Time signature

4/4

Song form

Verse-chorusABABCAB

Sections

Standard choruses (1-3)Standard verses (2-4)Has outroHas introHas bridgeHas solo

Section links

Outro based on chorusOutro based on bridgeOutro based on verseIntro based on verseSolo on intro

Section transition

V to iiv to IV to IUnique section transition

Harmony

Jazz cadenceRhythm changes (partial)50s variantModal mixtureBorrowed chordCircle of fifthsPerfect cadenceHalf cadenceSecondary dominantIce cream changes

Composition

Tonic openingTonic endingVerse in IChorus in iiBridge in VTonic verseNon-tonic chorusNon-tonic bridge

Mode

MixolydianIonian

Chord type

majorminordom7

Scale degree

IiiIVVvVI7vi

Chord degree

ii–V–II–vi–ii–VI–vivi–iiii–VV–Ivi–ii–V–Ivi–IVIV–VV–I–viI–vi–IVvi–IV–VIV–V–Iii–V–I–viI–vi–IV–Vvi–IV–V–II–VVI–iiV–I–vi–IVV–I–vi–iiVI–ii–Vvi–ii–VI–vi–iiI–VIV–I–VII–VI–iiI–VI–ii–VV–I–VI–iiii–V–I–VII–vv–Ivi–ii–V–I–VI–ii–V–Iii–V–I–vi–IV

Chord shape

C → FAm → D → GC → AC → GmAm → DC → AmAm → DmC → Am → Dm → GAm → Dm → G → CC → FmC7 → FmAm → FC → DC → F → DmC → F → DC → Fm → B♭C → Am → FAm → F → GC → D → GAm → D → G → EmC → Am → F → GAm → F → G → CC → GAm → D → G → EC → F → Dm → B♭C → A → DmC → Fm → B♭ → E♭C → F → Dm → GmC → A7Am → Dm → GC → Am → DmC → A → Dm → GC → A7 → DmC → F → D → GmC → F → D7C7 → Fm → B♭Am → D → BmAm → Dm → G → C → A → Dm → G → CAm → D → G → Em → CC → F → D7 → GmC → D → G → DmC → F → Cm → F

Chord literal

A → DBm → EmEm → AA → EBm → GG → AA → D → BAm → DG → A → DD → BmD → BEm → A → DD → B7B → EmB7 → EmA → D → BmBm → Em → AD → Bm → EmA → D → B7D → Bm → Em → ABm → G → AEm → A → D → BmB → Em → AA → D → Bm → EmBm → Em → A → DB → Em → A → DA → D → B7 → EmD → B → Em → ABm → G → A → DD → Am
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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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