Yes It Is
“For red is the color that my baby wore”
Lennon's ballad about a new partner haunted by the memory of a former lover associated with the color red. Released as B-side to Ticket to Ride and notable for Harrison's first prominent use of a volume-tone pedal on lead guitar.
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This song is the only Beatles song with a IV to v section transition.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedFebruary 16, 1965
ReleasedApril 9, 1965 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
Song familyFragile LennonVulnerable admission of haunted memory, Twin songsTwin of This Boy: 6/8 acoustic ballads with heavy three-part harmony.
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[ADJ] with[NOUN] is[WORD] it's[WORD] we[WORD] werecould [VERB]for [NOUN]i'm [ADJ]is [WORD][ADJ] with you[NOUN] [VERB] i'm[NOUN] that my[VERB] i'm [ADJ][VERB] it's [ADJ][VERB] what i[WORD] it's [ADJ][WORD] of you[WORD] she [WORD][WORD] we [VERB]by my [NOUN]could be [ADJ]for [NOUN] isi could [VERB]i would [VERB]in [WORD] ofis the [NOUN]it is [WORD]it's my [NOUN]that my [NOUN]the [WORD] shewill [VERB] mewould [VERB] [WORD]you [VERB] [NOUN][NOUN] is the [NOUN][VERB] what i [VERB]i could be [ADJ]if i could [VERB]if you [VERB] [NOUN]you by my [NOUN]
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[NOUN] that[VERB] don't[VERB] her[VERB] i'm[VERB] it's[VERB] me[VERB] what[WORD] of[WORD] she[WORD] the[WORD] yesbe [ADJ]don't [VERB]i [VERB]in [WORD]it's [ADJ]me [ADJ]my [NOUN]she [WORD]the [NOUN]the [WORD]we [VERB]will [VERB]would [VERB]you [VERB][VERB] [WORD] the[VERB] don't [VERB][VERB] me [ADJ][WORD] the [WORD]don't [VERB] [NOUN]i [VERB] [ADV]if you [VERB]my [NOUN] [WORD]the [NOUN] thatwhat i [VERB][VERB] [WORD] the [WORD]
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colorplannedscarletspitewore
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C → D → GAm → D → G → EmAm7 → D7 → G → EmC → Am → Dm → GC → EC → D♭C → GC → FC → AmAm → DAm7 → D7C7 → FC → AC → BmAm → CC → F → DmC → Am → DC → Am7 → D7Am → D → GAm7 → D7 → GC → F → B♭C7 → F → B♭C → F → DC → F → EmC → F → B♭ → E♭C → F → D → GC → CC → C7C → C → FAm → DmC → DC → D7C7 → F7C → E → FAm → D → G → CC → A → D → GC → F → Dm → GmC → Am7C → A7Am → Dm → GC → C7 → FC → A → DC → Am → DmC7 → F → DmC → F → B♭ → GC → D7 → G7Am → Dm7C → Am → D → GC → F → Dm → GAm → Dm7 → G7C → A7 → DC → F → D7Am7 → D7 → G → CC → Am → Dm7 → G7Am → C → DC7 → F → Dm → Gm7Am → C → C7 → FC → D♭ → A♭C → F → Dm7Am → D → BmAm → D → G → C → FC7 → F → B♭ → E♭C → F → Dm7 → G7C → F → B♭ → AmC → A7 → D → GAm → C → D7C7 → Am
Chord literal
A → EE → AA → F♯mF♯m → BB → EA → DA → D → BA → D → B → EE7 → ABm → EB7 → ED → BF♯ → BE → EE → A → F♯mD → B7B → E → AE → A → DBm → E → AE → C♯mF♯m → B → ED → B → EB → E → A → DA → F♯m → BA → D → B7E → E7D → B → E → AF♯m → Bm → EF♯7 → B7G♯ → AE → A → D → BE7 → A → F♯mB7 → E → AC♯m → EE → F♯A → F♯m → B → EE → A → F♯m → BF♯m7 → B7 → EF♯m → BmE → G♯E → A → F♯m → BmF♯m → B → E → AB7 → E → A → DD → B7 → E → ABm7 → E7 → AE → E7 → AE → F♯ → BG♯ → A → EE → E → AA → F♯m7D → C♯mE → F♯7
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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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