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“Something in the way she moves”
Harrison's first A-side for the Beatles – a tender love song written for Pattie Boyd, opening with a borrowed line from James Taylor. A US #1 and the second-most-covered Beatles composition after Yesterday, with Frank Sinatra calling it the greatest love song of the past 50 years.
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Billy Preston plays on 10 Beatles recordings: Let It Be, Get Back, Something, I Want You (She's So Heavy), The Long and Winding Road, Dig a Pony, One After 909, I've Got a Feeling, Dig It, and Don't Let Me Down.
RecordedApril 16, May 2, May 5, July 11, July 16, August 15, 1969
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1969
Song familyLove song, Written for othersGeorge gave it to Joe Cocker (March 1969) before the Beatles recorded it for Abbey Road
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[ADV] in[NOUN] in[NOUN] that[VERB] and[VERB] around[VERB] her[VERB] i[VERB] me[VERB] no[VERB] of[VERB] she[VERB] to[WORD] i[WORD] me[WORD] sheand [WORD]don't [VERB]her [ADV]her [NOUN]i [VERB]is [VERB]me [VERB]my [NOUN]no [WORD]she [VERB]she [WORD]that [NOUN]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]you [VERB]you're [VERB][NOUN] that [NOUN][VERB] her [ADV][VERB] i [VERB][VERB] me [VERB][VERB] no [WORD][VERB] she [VERB][VERB] to [VERB][WORD] i have[WORD] she [VERB]and [WORD] ido is [VERB]don't [VERB] idon't [VERB] toi [VERB] andi don't [VERB]in her [NOUN]in the [NOUN]in the [WORD]my [NOUN] [VERB]she [VERB] methat [NOUN] meyou [VERB] iyou're [VERB] medon't [VERB] to [VERB]you [VERB] i [VERB][WORD] i have to do isi have to do is [VERB]
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C → FC → B♭C → CC → F → GC → F → B♭C → DmC → A♭C → C → CC → DC → C → FAm → CC → E → AC → Em → AmAm → C → FC → EAm → DAm → AmAm → D → FAm → DmAm → Am → DC → E♭C → EmC7 → FC → Em/BC → Em/B → AmC → F → B♭ → E♭C → F → D → GC → AAm7 → D7C7 → E♭C → F → DC7 → F → D7C → F → GmC → A7C → A → DC → E7Am → Am → AmC → C → C → FAm → Dm → FC → A7 → DAm/E → DmC/G → FAm → Am(maj7) → Am7Am → C → F → B♭ → CC → C → F → DC7 → F → GmC → Dm → DmC → B♭ → DC → D → B♭C → E7 → AC → Cmaj7Am → Am(maj7) → Am7 → D7Am → C/G → F → B♭ → CC → Cmaj7 → C7 → FC → C → F → D → GC → Dm → Dm → DmAm7 → D7 → FC → D → F♯mC → A♭ → F♯C → E → F♯C7 → D
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C → FA → DD → GG → CG → AD → G → AD → G → CG → AmF → E♭C → CA → C♯m → F♯mF♯m → A → DAm → D → FC → C → FAm → AmA → D → GC♯m → F♯mC7 → FA → D → G → CC♯m → F♯m → AF♯m → AD → FAm → DF → D7A/E → DG7 → CD7 → GF → DA → C♯mAm7 → D7A → FC → F → DC7 → F → D7D → G → AmC → C → CC → Cmaj7 → C7 → FC → C → C → FAm → Am → DF → D7 → GF → D → GE♭ → G7D7 → FG7 → AE♭ → G
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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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