Sexy Sadie
“You made a fool of everyone”
A Lennon composition for The Beatles (White Album), with John on lead vocal. Originally titled 'Maharishi' and written in disgust at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi during the band's Rishikesh stay; Harrison persuaded Lennon to change the name before release.
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The Beatles have 12 songs where the piano carries the track, including 'Good Day Sunshine', 'Lovely Rita', 'Sexy Sadie' and 9 more.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedJuly 19 – August 21, 1968
ReleasedNovember 22, 1968
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Recurring words
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Lyric shape
[ADJ] you[NOUN] was[VERB] at[VERB] would[WORD] how[WORD] she's[WORD] you'llone [ADJ][ADJ] you [VERB][NOUN] the [NOUN][VERB] [WORD] to[VERB] would [VERB][WORD] [WORD] the[WORD] [WORD] you'll[WORD] and the[WORD] of them[WORD] you'll [VERB]a [NOUN] woulddid you [VERB]for you [WORD]just to [VERB]she [VERB] [WORD]the [NOUN] wasto [VERB] atto [VERB] onwas [VERB] forwould [VERB] [NOUN]you [VERB] [WORD]you are [WORD][VERB] [WORD] to [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN] of[VERB] just to [VERB][WORD] the [WORD] of[WORD] you [VERB] thedid you [VERB] [WORD]she [VERB] [WORD] tothem [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]we [VERB] her [NOUN]you [VERB] you are[WORD] you [VERB] the [NOUN]she [VERB] [WORD] to [VERB]
Cover-shared shape
[NOUN] the[NOUN] we[VERB] a[VERB] for[VERB] her[VERB] just[VERB] of[VERB] on[VERB] the[VERB] you[WORD] and[WORD] it[WORD] of[WORD] the[WORD] to[WORD] what[WORD] youa [NOUN]are [WORD]for [WORD]her [NOUN]of [NOUN]on [NOUN]she [VERB]the [NOUN]the [WORD]them [WORD]to [VERB]was [VERB]we [VERB]would [VERB]you [VERB]you [WORD]you'll [VERB][NOUN] we [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] for a[VERB] her [NOUN][VERB] of [NOUN][VERB] on [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN][WORD] [WORD] what[WORD] [WORD] you[WORD] the [WORD][WORD] to [VERB][WORD] you [VERB]a [NOUN] [WORD]a [NOUN] ofand the [WORD]for a [NOUN]just a [NOUN]she [VERB] athe [WORD] andthe [WORD] ofthem [WORD] [WORD]you [VERB] ayou [VERB] theyou [VERB] youyou [WORD] it[VERB] for a [NOUN][WORD] [WORD] [WORD] you[WORD] [WORD] you [VERB]a [NOUN] [WORD] [WORD]a [NOUN] of [NOUN]you [VERB] a [NOUN]you [VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] for a [NOUN] [WORD]
Distinctive word
greatesthoweverlaidlatestlightenownedsadiesexywaw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waaaawwaw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-wawwaw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waaawwaw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw-waw
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Chord shape
C7 → FmC7 → FC → B → EmC → B7 → EmC → Dm → Em → FC → G → AmCmaj7 → GC → GC → DmC → FmC → DC → FC → BC → AC → D → GAm → BmC → B7C → Dm7C → A7C → A → DAm → B♭Am → B♭ → FAm → B♭ → CC → Dm → EmC → F → EC7 → B7C → F♯C → A7 → DAm → B♭ → C → FC → B → B♭C → G → Am → BmC → F → E7Am7 → Bm7Am → B♭ → F → GmAm → Bm → C → GC → B → B♭ → AAm7 → B♭C7 → F♯C7 → F♯ → A♭ → D♭C → Dm7 → Em7 → FC → D → G → F♯7C → F → E7 → B♭C → B7 → F → GC → F → E → E♭Am → B♭ → GC → A → A♭
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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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