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She Loves You

1963 · Past Masters

“With a love like that, you know you should be glad”

Lennon-McCartney's third-person love-song innovation - narrator reassuring a friend his girl still loves him. Recorded July 1963, it became the UK's best-selling single of the 1960s and the song that launched Beatlemania.
See also: Sie Liebt Dich (German version, 1964)
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Year1963
AlbumPast Masters
Track4
Duration2:22
Songwriter(s)McCartney, Lennon
Lead VocalPaul, John
RecordedJuly 1, 1963
ReleasedAugust 23, 1963 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
Song familyLove songTwin songsTwin of I Want to Hold Your Hand: early hits with similar chords.Referenced in song'She Loves You yeah yeah yeah' quoted in the All You Need Is Love outro

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Text222 tags

Motif

DialogueLoveRelationshipHappinessInstructionalCommunicationSelf reflectionSadness

Title

Pronoun in titleLove in titleWoman in title

Vocabulary

Casual languageLimited vocabularyPositive tone

Narrative

Third personSecond personConversational

Rhyme type

Identical rhymeExtrametrical rhymeHalf rhymePerfect rhyme

Song form

Verse-chorus

Sections

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

Section links

Coda based on chorusOutro based on verseIntro based on verseOutro based on chorusIntro based on chorus

Repetition

Consecutive versesConsecutive wordRecurring verseRecurring lineConsecutive line
Word cloud

Recurring words

apologizebecausefairgladknowsmindpriderefrainyesterdaya lovebe gladcan't beher mindit's onlyknow it'slike thatlost herlost yourme whatsaid youshe knowsshe saysshe toldshould beto herto saytold meup towhat toyes sheyou hurtyou thinkyou tooyou yeahyou're notyour lovea love likeand you knowbut now shei saw heri think it'sshe said sheshe said youthat can't beyou know it'syou're not theand she told meit's up to youyeah yeah yeah yeahshe loves you yeah yeah yeah

Cover-shared words

badherhurtkindknowlikelostlovelovesmenowoohsaidsawsaysaysshethinkthinkingtoldwellyeahyouyourand sheand youbut nowi sawi thinkit's youknow thatknow youloves younot thenow sheshe lovesshe saidthinking ofto youwell iyeah yeahyou knowyou shouldsays she lovesyeah yeah yeahyou know thatyou know you

Lyric shape

[NOUN] can[VERB] you'veonly [ADJ]the [VERB]you've [VERB][ADV] she [VERB][NOUN] can [VERB][VERB] me what[VERB] you too[VERB] you've [VERB][WORD] [VERB] herand she [VERB]and you [VERB]be [ADJ] [WORD]can [VERB] youi [VERB] it'sshe [VERB] shethe [VERB] [NOUN]with a [NOUN]you [VERB] heryou [VERB] it's[VERB] she [VERB] you[VERB] that can't beand she [VERB] mebut [ADV] she [VERB]i [VERB] her [ADV]she [VERB] she [VERB]she [WORD] [VERB] herwith a [NOUN] [VERB]you [VERB] you've [VERB]you've [VERB] your [NOUN]she [VERB] you [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]

Cover-shared shape

[ADV] i[ADV] she[VERB] her[VERB] it's[VERB] me[VERB] of[VERB] she[VERB] that[VERB] you[VERB] your[WORD] she[WORD] toa [NOUN]be [ADJ]but [ADV]can [VERB]her [ADV]her [NOUN]i [VERB]she [VERB]she [WORD]she's [VERB]to [VERB]you [VERB]you [WORD]your [NOUN][ADV] i [VERB][VERB] [VERB] that[VERB] her [ADV][VERB] her [NOUN][VERB] she [VERB][VERB] you [VERB][VERB] you [WORD][VERB] your [NOUN][WORD] she [VERB]a [NOUN] [VERB]i [VERB] hershe [VERB] meshe [VERB] youshe [WORD] [VERB]you [VERB] thatyou [VERB] youyou [WORD] [WORD][VERB] you [WORD] [WORD][WORD] she [VERB] youyou [WORD] [WORD] [WORD][VERB] you [WORD] [WORD] [WORD][VERB] you [WORD] [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]

Rhyme scheme

ABABCCAABBABABAAA

Line length

6-7-6-76-6-6-63-3-3Unique line length

Distinctive word

almosthurting
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Music201 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocalsBacking vocalsElectric guitarAcoustic guitarLead guitarRhythm guitarBass guitarDrums

Instrument group

Guitars

Bass work

Stepwise bass line

Drum work

Heavy hi-hat

Music genre

PopRockRock and rollMerseybeat

Influence

Everly Brothers influenceElvis Presley influenceIsley Brothers influence

Vocal work

Ooh vocalsThree-part harmonyVocal harmoniesYeah vocalsFalsettoGroup vocalsTwin lead vocals

Solo / Riff

Defining riff

Tempo

Fast

Key

G major

Time signature

4/4

Song form

Verse-chorusAABAB

Sections

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

Section traits

Unique outro

Section links

Coda based on chorusOutro based on verseIntro based on verseOutro based on chorusIntro based on chorus

Repetition

Consecutive verses

Section transition

I to IV to vi

Harmony

Modal mixtureHalf cadencePlagal cadencePerfect cadenceBorrowed chordMinor plagal50s variantDeceptive cadenceRoyal road (partial)

Composition

Non-tonic openingTonic endingChorus in viVerse in ITonic verseNon-tonic chorus

Mode

Ionian

Chord type

majorminordom7aug6

Scale degree

II6II7iiiIVivV7VviV+

Chord degree

I–vivi–IV–II–vi–IVvi–IVIV–Ivi–iiiV–I–vivi–IIII–IVvi–II–IVV–I–vi–iiiV–IIV–VV–IVIV–V–Ivi–IV–VI–vi–IV–VV–viV–vi–IVIV–iviv–IIV–iv–IV–IV–V–Ivi–iii–V–IV–IV–V–I–viV–IV–V–I–vi–IVV–I–vi–IVV–vi–IV–III–IV–VI–vi–iii–Viii–V–Ivi–II–IV–VV–IV–VIV–V–viIV–V–I–viI–vi–iiiiii–V

Chord shape

Am → DC → AmAm → F → CAm → Em → GC → GAm → FAm → EmAm → CC → E♭Am → C → FC → F → DmC → Am → FC → F → Dm → AmC → FAm → D → FC7 → E♭Am → D7C → DC → B♭C7 → B♭C → D7C → B♭ → CC → D → GAm → F → GAm → F → G7C → B♭ → C → FC → Am → F → GC → DmC → Dm → B♭C → CmAm → EC → Cm → GAm → C7C → Am → Em → GC → E♭ → F → GmAm → Em → G → FC7 → B♭ → C → FC → Am → EmC → B♭ → C → F → Dm → B♭C → G6C7 → B♭ → CC → Dm → B♭ → FAm → D7 → F → GAm → Em → G → CC → F → Dm → B♭C → B♭ → C → F → DmAm → D7 → FAm → D → F → GC → Am → F → G7C → D → G → EmC → E♭ → FC → D → Em

Chord literal

C → GD → GEm → CA → CEm → AD → G → EmEm → BmA7 → CC → DC → D7D → C → DC → D → GG → Em → C → DCm → GBm → DEm → C → DEm → A7Bm → D7Bm → D → GEm → A → C → DG → Em → C → D7Em → A7 → C → DG → Em → BmD7 → CC → Cm → GG → EmD → Em → CEm → C → GC → D → G → EmA → C → DD → C → D → GD → G → Em → CD → EmD → 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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