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Songs The Beatles (The White Album)Yer Blues

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Yer Blues1968 · The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles (The White Album) album cover

Yer Blues

1968 · The Beatles (The White Album)

“The eagle picks my eye, the worm he licks my bones”

A Lennon composition for the White Album, lead vocal by Lennon. A 12-bar blues parody in 6/8, recorded in a small annex next to EMI Studio 2 to capture a deliberately cramped, claustrophobic sound.

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This song is the only Beatles song with the AAAAABB song form.

AlbumThe Beatles (The White Album)

Track19 · Side 3

Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney

RecordedAugust 13 – 14, 1968

ReleasedNovember 22, 1968

Song familyFragile LennonRaw confession of depression, Written in India

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Text182 tags

Motif

Self deprecation Death Loneliness Sadness Self reflection Music Real people Animals Anatomy Time reference Numbers Color Weather Nature Time Family Childhood Spiritual Women

Influence

Blues influence Bob Dylan influence

Title

Title not in lyrics

Vocabulary

Negative tone Casual language Dark lyrics

Narrative

Conversational Confessional First person

Lyrical device

Anaphora Pastiche Simile Hyperbole Non-Beatles reference

Rhyme type

Half rhyme Feminine rhyme Perfect rhyme

Song form

No verse-chorus 12-bar blues

Sections

Has refrain Standard verses (2-4)Has intro Many choruses (4+)

Section links

Refrain variation Outro based on refrain Outro based on verse Solo based on verse

Repetition

Recurring line Consecutive word Consecutive verses

Word cloud

Recurring words

black cloud crossed dead die earth evening father hate jones mind mother picks reason round feel so hate my i'm lonely if i it's worth know the know what mother was my mind round my the earth the evening the universe yes i'm and you know i feel so in the evening know what it's the reason why you know the you know what

Cover-shared words

blue eye feel girl he know like lonely morning mr my rock roll sky soul three two want yeah you and you but i girl you i ain't i am i feel just like my eye my soul the sky two three want to you know in the morning rock and roll

Lyric shape

[NOUN] was [WORD] he ain't [ADJ]even [VERB]i'm [ADJ][ADJ] my [NOUN][VERB] so [WORD][VERB] what it's [WORD] he [VERB]and you [VERB]i [VERB] so of the [WORD]yes i'm [ADJ]you [VERB] what [NOUN] [VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN] why [WORD] [ADJ] my [NOUN][WORD] [VERB] to [VERB]i [VERB] so [WORD]just [VERB] [WORD] [WORD]

Cover-shared shape

[NOUN] why [NOUN] you [VERB] and [VERB] my [VERB] so [VERB] the [VERB] to [VERB] what and [VERB]he [VERB]i [VERB]it's [NOUN]just [VERB]my [NOUN]my [WORD]so [WORD]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]wanna [VERB]you [VERB][NOUN] you [VERB][VERB] and [VERB][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] my [WORD][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][WORD] [VERB] my [WORD] [VERB] to in the [NOUN]my [NOUN] and of the [NOUN]the [WORD] [VERB]you [VERB] the [VERB] my [NOUN] and [WORD] [VERB] my [NOUN]you [VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] my [NOUN] and [VERB]

Rhyme scheme

AABA ABCB Unique rhyme scheme

Line length

Unique line length

Distinctive word

alreadybonesdylan'seaglelicksmistsuicidalworm

Music122 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocals Backing vocals Electric guitar Lead guitar Rhythm guitar Bass guitar Drums

Instrument group

Guitar work

Heavy guitars Guitar solo

Drum work

Music genre

Rock Blues Hard rock Blues rock

Vocal work

Shouted vocals Vocal harmonies Spoken melody

Solo / Riff

Guitar solo Solo based on verse

Melody

Tempo

Key

Time signature

6/8 Time signature change

Song form

No verse-chorus 12-bar blues Unique structure

Sections

Has refrain Has intro Multiple solos (2+)Has solo Many verses (5+)No chorus

Section traits

Section links

Refrain variation Outro based on refrain Outro based on verse Solo based on verse

Repetition

Consecutive verses

Harmony

Borrowed chord Secondary dominant Perfect cadence Half cadence Parallel harmony Chromatic mediant Plagal cadence

Composition

All major chords Tonic opening Verse in I Tonic verse

Mode

Chord type

Scale degree

I7 ♭III IV7 V7

Chord degree

I–IV IV–I I–♭III ♭III–V V–I I–V ♭III–V–I V–I–IV IV–I–V V–I–IV–I I–IV–I–V I–IV–I–♭III IV–I–♭III–V I–♭III–V–I–IV IV–I–♭III I–♭III–V

Chord shape

C → F C7 → F7 C → G C → E♭C7 → E♭C → E C → E → A C → F → B♭C → G → D C → F → B♭ → F C → F → C → G C → E → A → E C → F → C → E♭C7 → F7 → B♭7 C7 → F7 → C7 → G7 C → G → B♭ → D C → E7 → A7 → D7 C → E♭ → G → C → F C → E → A → D C7 → F7 → B♭7 → F7 C → E7 → A7 C7 → G7 C → E7 C7 → G7 → D7 C → G → B♭C → E♭ → G

Chord literal

E → A A → E B → E A → E → B E7 → G G → B → E → A A → E → G → B B7 → E7 E → A → E → B E7 → A7 G → B7 → E7 → A7 B7 → E7 → A7 → E7 A → E → G E → G → B B7 → E7 → A7 A7 → E7 E → B B → E → A E → G G → B E7 → B7 G → B7 E7 → A7 → E7 → B7 B → E → A → E

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Studio15 tags

Studio technique

Fade-out Double tracked vocal Tape splicing Close mic'ing ADT Reduction mix

Equipment

EMI REDD.51 console Studer J37 4-track recorder Fender Jazz Bass Epiphone Casino ES-230TD Ludwig Super Classic Gibson Les Paul Standard

Recording location

EMI Studio 2 EMI Studios

Session duration

People9 tags

Unique personnel

Beatles only Classic formation

Line-up

Lead vocals Electric rhythm guitar

Backing vocals Bass guitar

George Harrison

Backing vocals Electric lead guitar

Recording engineer

Assistant engineer

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Info16 tags

Release type

Song on album Song on Giles Martin remix

US release

Identical release

Release mix

Label

Publisher

Song family

Fragile Lennon Written in India

Song type

Duration

Sources & references

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.

Updated 2026-06-03

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AlbumThe Beatles (The White Album)

Track19 · Side 3

Songwriter(s)Lennon

Credited asLennon–McCartney

RecordedAugust 13 – 14, 1968

ReleasedNovember 22, 1968

Raw confession of depression

Written in India

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