Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
“It was twenty years ago today”
McCartney's title-track conceit framing the album as a performance by the fictional Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. A hard-rock opener with a four-piece French horn quartet and library audience effects, segueing directly into 'With a Little Help from My Friends'.
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Long-time Beatles road manager Neil Aspinall. Credited on 6 Beatles recordings, including 'Yellow Submarine', 'Magical Mystery Tour', 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.
Track1 · Album opener · Side 1 · Side opener
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedFebruary 1 – March 6, 1967
ReleasedMay 26, 1967
Song familyTwin songsTwin of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise): the same song opening and closing the album, faster and shorter the second time.
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[ADV] with[VERB] you'vebe [ADV]it's [ADV]was [WORD]we'd [VERB]when [WORD][ADJ] a [ADJ][ADJ] to be[ADV] and [VERB][VERB] in and[VERB] to you[WORD] these [NOUN]and [WORD] [WORD]it's [ADJ] toout of [NOUN]really [VERB] tothe [NOUN] toto [VERB] ato [VERB] theto be [ADV]was [WORD] [NOUN]we'd [VERB] towe're [WORD] [WORD]will [VERB] theyou will [VERB][ADJ] to be [ADV][VERB] [ADV] and [VERB][VERB] the [NOUN] to[VERB] to [VERB] a[VERB] to [VERB] the[VERB] you will [VERB][WORD] [VERB] the [NOUN][WORD] [VERB] to [VERB][WORD] [WORD] [VERB] the[WORD] to [VERB] [WORD]and out of [NOUN]i [VERB] to youreally [VERB] to [VERB]so [VERB] me [VERB]the [NOUN] to [VERB]the [WORD] [VERB] toto [VERB] a [NOUN]to [VERB] the [NOUN]when [WORD] [WORD] [VERB]will [VERB] the [NOUN]you will [VERB] the[VERB] to [VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB] you [ADV][WORD] [WORD] [VERB] the [NOUN]it's [ADJ] to be [ADV]the [WORD] [VERB] to [VERB]we'd [VERB] to [VERB] youwe're [WORD] [WORD] [ADJ] [WORD] [NOUN]
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[ADJ] a[ADJ] to[ADV] a[ADV] and[NOUN] to[VERB] a[VERB] in[VERB] me[VERB] the[VERB] to[VERB] you[WORD] for[WORD] these[WORD] toa [ADJ]a [NOUN]and [VERB]and [WORD]been [VERB]for [WORD]he [VERB]i [VERB]it's [ADJ]me [VERB]might [VERB]of [NOUN]really [VERB]so [VERB]the [NOUN]the [WORD]these [NOUN]they're [VERB]to [VERB]we [VERB]will [VERB]you [ADV]you [WORD]you're [ADJ][ADV] a [NOUN][NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] me [VERB][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] you [ADV][VERB] you [WORD][VERB] you will[WORD] [VERB] the[WORD] [VERB] to[WORD] for [WORD][WORD] to [VERB]a [ADJ] [NOUN]and [VERB] theand he [VERB]but i [VERB]he [VERB] youi [VERB] toi [VERB] youthe [NOUN] [WORD]the [WORD] [VERB]to [VERB] [WORD]to [VERB] youwe [VERB] you[VERB] the [NOUN] [WORD][VERB] to [VERB] youand [VERB] the [NOUN]but i [VERB] youhe [VERB] you [WORD]to [VERB] you [ADV]you [WORD] to [VERB]
Distinctive word
applaudingaudiencecertainlyenjoyintroducepepperraisesinger'stwenty
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C → E♭C → GC → E♭ → B♭C → DC → D7C → FC → CC → C7C → D → FC → G → AC7 → F7C → D → AC → D → GC → G → A → DC → B♭C7 → B♭7C → B♭ → FC → F7C → F → C → E♭C → G → C → G → GC → D → A → D → AC7 → GC → G → GC7 → G7C → F → E♭C → E♭ → FC7 → B♭7 → FC → D7 → G7C → G → B♭C7 → D7C → F → E♭ → B♭C → F → C → CC7 → F7 → E♭7 → B♭C → E♭ → F → C → FC7 → E♭7C → D → G → FC → E♭ → B♭ → E♭ → B♭C → B♭ → F → GC → F → C → DC → D → F → C → D → F → C → FC → D → A → DC7 → F7 → E♭7C → E♭ → F7C → E♭ → B♭ → C → E♭ → B♭ → E♭ → B♭C → D7 → AC7 → G → A7C7 → G → G7
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A → CC → GA → C → GG → AG → CC → G → AF → CC → DG → B♭A → DC → FG → A → DD → C → GA7 → D7G → A → CA → D → C → GC → F → C → DA → C → G → C → GC → G → C → G → GA7 → C7C7 → D7F7 → C7G → B♭ → C → G → CD → CG → GG → G7C7 → F7B♭ → C7C7 → GG → A7B♭ → C → GA → D → CC → G → GD7 → C7C → G → A → DG → A → D → CD7 → C7 → GB♭ → CF → C → DC → G → B♭B♭ → C7 → GG → A7 → D7
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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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