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Help! album cover

I've Just Seen a Face

1965 · Help!

“Fallin', yes, I am fallin'”

McCartney's country-and-western-flavoured love-at-first-sight rush, written at Jane Asher's family home and originally titled 'Auntie Gin's Theme'. The Help! deep cut became opening track on the US Rubber Soul, helping cast that LP as folk-rock.
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Year1965
AlbumHelp!
Track12 · Side 2
Duration2:04
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon-McCartney
Lead VocalPaul
RecordedJune 14, 1965
ReleasedAugust 6, 1965

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Text203 tags

Motif

LoveHappinessNostalgiaLonelinessDreamsTime referenceTimeAnatomyChildhoodWomen

Title

Pronoun in title

Vocabulary

Casual languageNonsense wordsPositive tone

Narrative

First personConfessional

Lyrical device

Extended metaphorAlliteration

Rhyme type

Identical rhymePerfect rhymeInternal rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

Many choruses (4+)Standard verses (2-4)Has outroHas intro

Section links

Verse variationOutro based on chorusSolo based on verseChorus variationOutro based on verseIntro based on verse

Repetition

Recurring verseRecurring lineConsecutive chorusesConsecutive verses
Word cloud

Recurring words

faceforgetgirlsknownlookedmetotherplacequiteseensightalone andand i'dand keptback againbut asforget thegirl forhad iti mighti've justit isjust thelike thisme backof hershe keepsthe girlthe otherthe timeto seewe justall the worldand i haveand i wantgirl for mei've been alonei've been alone and

Cover-shared words

allaloneanotherbackdaydreamgirlheritkeepslikememissedneverohseeshethingstimetonightwantwayweworldall theand iand sheanother daydream offor mei ami can'ti havei wanti've beennever beenout ofthe worldyes i

Lyric shape

[ADV] again[VERB] out[VERB] this[WORD] wereor [VERB]we've [VERB][ADJ] and i[VERB] of her[VERB] out of[VERB] we've [VERB][WORD] [WORD] the[WORD] were [WORD][WORD] yes iand [VERB] outand she [VERB]been [WORD] [NOUN]have [VERB] thehave [WORD] beeni am [WORD]i have [VERB]i have [WORD]i've been [ADJ]i've just [VERB]just the [NOUN]she [VERB] [WORD]the [NOUN] ofthe [NOUN] towe just [VERB][VERB] [WORD] the [NOUN][VERB] the [WORD] [NOUN][WORD] [WORD] the [NOUN]and i [VERB] [WORD]i have [WORD] [WORD]i've been [ADJ] andthe [NOUN] to [VERB]i [VERB] [WORD] the [NOUN]

Cover-shared shape

[ADJ] and[NOUN] for[NOUN] or[NOUN] to[VERB] a[VERB] of[VERB] she's[VERB] the[WORD] and[WORD] been[WORD] me[WORD] the[WORD] yesa [NOUN]and [VERB]been [ADJ]been [WORD]but [WORD]can't [VERB]have [VERB]have [WORD]her [ADV]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]just [VERB]me [ADV]of [WORD]she [VERB]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]were [WORD][NOUN] for me[NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] [WORD] the[VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] the [WORD][WORD] and [VERB][WORD] been [ADJ][WORD] the [NOUN]and i [VERB]but [WORD] [WORD]have [WORD] [WORD]i [VERB] [WORD]i can't [VERB]the [NOUN] forthe [WORD] [NOUN]

Rhyme scheme

AABCDXAUnique rhyme scheme

Line length

7-98-9Unique line length

Distinctive word

awarecallinda-da-n'da-da'n'dafallinla-di-di-di'n'dimmm-mmm-mmm-la-da-dammm-mmm-mmm-mmmm-mmm
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Music162 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsAcoustic guitarDrumsPercussionMaracas12-string guitar

Instrument group

GuitarsPercussion

Bass work

Stepwise bass lineNo bass guitar

Drum work

Brushes

Music genre

RockCountryFolk rockFolkBluegrassPop

Influence

Country influence

Vocal work

Vocal harmonies

Solo / Riff

Solo based on verse

Melody

Appoggiatura

Tempo

Fast

Key

A major

Time signature

2/23/4Time signature change

Song form

Verse-chorusUnique structure

Sections

Many choruses (4+)Standard verses (2-4)Has outroHas introHas solo

Section traits

Unique introShort chorus

Section links

Verse variationOutro based on chorusSolo based on verseChorus variationOutro based on verseIntro based on verse

Repetition

Consecutive chorusesConsecutive verses

Section transition

I to II to V

Harmony

Rock/Mixolydian cadence50s variantThree-chord trickRoyal road (partial)Royal roadPerfect cadenceParallel harmonyPlagal cadence

Composition

Only basic triadsNon-tonic openingTonic endingShared chordsVerse in IChorus in IChorus in VTonic verseTonic chorusNon-tonic chorus

Mode

Ionian

Chord type

majorminor

Scale degree

IIVVvi

Chord degree

I–vi–IV–Vvi–IV–V–Ivi–VV–IVIV–II–viI–IVI–VV–IV–IV–IIV–I–VI–IV–I–Vvi–IVIV–VI–vi–IVvi–IV–VIV–V–IV–I–viV–I–IVI–IV–VIV–I–V–IV–I–vi–IVIV–I–IV–I–VIV–I–viIV–V–I–viV–IV–I–IVI–vi–VIV–I–IV–I–V–IV–IV–I–IV–IV–IV–I–vivi–IV–V–I–IVvi–V–IV

Chord shape

C → Am → F → GAm → F → G → CAm → GC → B♭C → GC → AmC → FC → B♭ → FC → G → DC → F → C → GAm → FC → DC → Am → FAm → F → GC → D → GC → F → DmC → F → B♭C → F → GC → G → C → G → DC → F → Dm → B♭C → G → EmC → G → D → GC → D → G → EmC → Am → GC → B♭ → F → B♭C → B♭ → F → DmAm → G → FC → G → C → G → D → GC → B♭ → F → B♭ → FAm → F → G → C → FC → F → Dm → B♭ → C → F → B♭C → Am → F → G → C → F → GAm → F → G → C → F → G → C

Chord literal

E → DD → AA → F♯mA → DA → EE → AD → EA → D → EA → D → A → EF♯m → DE → D → AD → E → AE → A → F♯mD → A → EE → A → DD → A → E → AA → F♯m → DF♯m → ED → A → D → A → EA → F♯m → D → ED → A → F♯mD → E → A → F♯mE → D → A → DD → A → D → A → E → AE → D → A → D → AA → F♯m → E
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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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