Early song

Written or originally performed before the Beatles' official recording debut era

songs

Analysis

Song count per year

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

Early4 · 50%

Mid-period3 · 38%

Late1 · 13%

Album

Magical Mystery Tour

Vinyl

Course

Tom Morello – Teaches Electric Guitar

MasterClass · Riffs, rock songwriting, fretboard theory.

Album

Please Please Me

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Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Love Me Do	1962	Please Please Me	Paul, John	Verse/chorus written 1958-59; middle eight added later
2	Hold Me Tight	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	Written 1961
3	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	Begun by Lennon in 1958
4	I'll Follow the Sun	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	Written c.1959
5	What Goes On	1965	Rubber Soul	Ringo	Written early 1959 (Quarrymen); middle eight added 1965
6	Michelle	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	Tune dates to the late 1950s; lyrics completed 1965
7	When I'm Sixty-Four	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Melody written c.1956; lyrics added for Sgt. Pepper
8	One After 909	1970	Let It Be	John, Paul	One of the earliest Lennon-McCartney songs, c.1957-60