The End
“And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make”
McCartney composition closing the Abbey Road side-two medley, credited Lennon-McCartney. Features the only drum solo Ringo recorded on a Beatles record and a three-way guitar duel between Paul, George, and John trading two-bar phrases.
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This song is the last of the 12 Beatles songs to feature French horn.
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedJuly 23 – August 18, 1969
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1969
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Chord degree
I–IV–II–VI–III–♭VIIII–VI–IV–IIV–III–V–II–IVV–I–IIIV–IIII–IIV–IV–I–IVI–IV–IV–I–IV–II–II–I–IVVI–IViii–iivi–ii♭VII–IIV–I–♭VIII–I–IV–I–IV–I–IV–IIV–I–IV–I–♭VII–III–I–IV–Iiii–ii–vi♭VII–I–IVIV–iiiI–IV–I–♭VIIii–IV–Iii–viI–♭VII–I–IVIV–II–V–III–V–I–IVIV–I–♭VII–IIV–iii–iiI–I–IV–IIV–I–IV–I–♭VIII–I–IV–I–IV–III–V–I–IV–Ivi–ii–IVIV–I–Iii–IVIV–II–V
Chord shape
C → F → D → GC → F → DC → FC → D → CC → B♭C → F → B♭C → F → G → FC → DC → AC → GC → F → GC7 → F7C → F → CC → F → B♭ → E♭C → F → B♭ → FC → CC → C7C → B♭ → E♭C → C → FC → A♭C → BmAm → GmAm → EmAm → DmAm → CC → G/BC/E → FC → G → FC → D → GC → B♭ → C → FAm → C → G → C → GAm → Gm → Dm → GmAm → Em → Am → CC → B♭ → E♭ → B♭Am → Dm → F → CC7 → G → G7C → F/AC → F → B♭ → C → B♭ → E♭C → G → C → G → F → GC → G → C → G → FC → C7 → F7C → Bm → AmAm → C → G → CC → C → F → CC7 → F7 → CC → D → G → DC → A → D → GAm → C → GC → C → F → C → F → CC → F → B♭ → E♭ → B♭Am → Gm → DmAm → Em → AmAm → Em7C → C → F → C → F → C → F → CC → A → DC7 → GC → G → GC7 → G7C → F → C → B♭C → G → F → GAm → Dm → F
Chord literal
A → D → B → EA → DF → CB → EA → D → BA → BE → AB → AD → AA → D → AA → AA → A7F → EmEm → DmAm → DmC → FC → B♭B♭ → C → FEm → Dm → Am → DmAm → Dm → F → CC → B♭ → C → FB♭ → C → F → CB → A → D → AA → A → D → AA7 → D7 → AD → B → EDm → FB → E → A → DE → A → BD → A → AD7 → A7D7 → AA → FD → B → E → ADm → F → CA → A → DD → BA7 → D7F → C → B♭Dm → AmF → Em → DmAm → Dm → FB♭ → CB → E → AE → A → DE → A → D → 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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