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Categories Music Chord degreeIV–V–I–♭VII

Music · Chord degree

IV–V–I–♭VII

4-chord degree progression (e.g. D → E → A → G; G → A → D → C/D)

3

songs

See alsoChord shape:C → D → G → F Lyric shape:i will [VERB]Chord shape:C → F → E♭Recurring words:i will Chord literal:G → A Lyric shape:will [VERB]Harmony:Backdoor cadence Motif:Nostalgia

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Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early1 · 33%

Mid-period2 · 67%

Late0 · 0%

By Album

Beatles For Sale1

Songs(3)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Every Little Thing	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	as D → E → A → G
2	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	as G → A → D → C
3	We Can Work It Out	1965	Past Masters	Paul, John	as G → A → D → C/D

Every Little Thing

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

as D → E → A → G

The Night Before

1965·Help!·Paul

as G → A → D → C

We Can Work It Out

1965·Past Masters·Paul

as G → A → D → C/D

Updated 2026-08-09