Piggies
“What they need's a damn good whacking!”
Harrison's satirical attack on greedy establishment figures, framed as a baroque pastiche with harpsichord and string octet. Mother Louise Harrison contributed the line about a 'damn good whacking'.
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The Question motif is rare for George Harrison – it appears in just 9% of his sole-written songs (2 of 22), against 37% for John and 30% for Paul: 'Long, Long, Long' and 'Piggies'.
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[ADV] there's[NOUN] is[VERB] their[WORD] havefor [NOUN]their [NOUN]their [WORD]there's [NOUN]there's [WORD]what [NOUN]with [WORD][NOUN] is [VERB][NOUN] there's [NOUN][VERB] [WORD] and[VERB] [WORD] to[VERB] in the[VERB] their [WORD][VERB] up the[WORD] [NOUN] is[WORD] [VERB] in[WORD] [VERB] up[WORD] [WORD] in[WORD] have [VERB][WORD] with [WORD]can [VERB] themdon't [VERB] whatfor [NOUN] withhave you [VERB]of [WORD] [VERB]their [WORD] [WORD]there's [NOUN] [VERB]they don't [VERB]up the [NOUN]what [NOUN] onwill [VERB] thewith [WORD] theiryou will [VERB][VERB] [WORD] and [WORD][VERB] [WORD] to [VERB][VERB] in the [NOUN][VERB] the [ADJ] [WORD][VERB] up the [NOUN][WORD] [VERB] in the[WORD] and [WORD] to[WORD] have [VERB] [WORD][WORD] of [WORD] [VERB][WORD] the [ADJ] [WORD]have you [VERB] thethe [ADJ] [WORD] [VERB]the [WORD] [WORD] [VERB]will [VERB] the [WORD]you will [VERB] the[WORD] [VERB] in the [NOUN][WORD] [VERB] up the [NOUN]
Cover-shared shape
[NOUN] to[NOUN] with[VERB] around[VERB] in[VERB] on[VERB] the[VERB] them[VERB] up[VERB] what[WORD] a[WORD] and[WORD] in[WORD] of[WORD] the[WORD] to[WORD] witha [WORD]and [WORD]can [VERB]don't [VERB]for [WORD]have [VERB]is [VERB]of [WORD]one [WORD]the [ADJ]the [NOUN]the [WORD]they [WORD]to [VERB]will [VERB]you [VERB][NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] the [ADJ][VERB] the [WORD][WORD] a [WORD][WORD] and [WORD][WORD] of [WORD][WORD] the [ADJ][WORD] to [VERB]in the [NOUN]is [VERB] [ADJ]one [WORD] [NOUN]the [ADJ] [WORD]the [WORD] [WORD]you [VERB] theyou can [VERB][VERB] the [WORD] [WORD]you [VERB] the [WORD]you [VERB] the [WORD] [WORD]
Distinctive word
backingbaconcrawlingdamnforkskniveslackinglotsneed'spiggiespiggyshirtsstarchedstiesstirringwhackingwives
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Chord shape
C7 → F → B♭C → F → B♭ → FC → F → C → FC → AC → FmAm → EC → D♭Am → BC → DAm → CAm → DmC → G → AmAm → D → GAm7 → D7 → GC → F → B♭C → GC → G7C → FC7 → FC → F → CC → DmC7 → DmAm → DC → GmAm7 → D7Am → D → Am → D → GAm → D → G → CC → F → B♭ → F → B♭C → Gm → C → FC → A7C → Dm → GC → D → EmAm → B7Am → Dm → FC → D♭ → E♭C → G → Am → DAm → Dm → EAm7 → D7 → G → CAm → Dm → E7C → Gm → CC → G → EC7 → GmC → Gm7C → G7 → AmC → Dm → GmAm → C → DC7 → A7Am → D → G → C → GC → D → Em → AmAm → B → C → DC → F → C → AC → Gm7 → C7C → F → C7C → D → BC7 → D♭C → Dm → G → Dm → G → Dm → GAm → D → Am → D → G → C → GAm → D → G → C → G → CAm → Dm → E → F → GC → Gm7 → C7 → FAm → Dm → F → GC7 → Gm → C
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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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