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Categories Music Chord degreeIV–V–I–V

Music · Chord degree

IV–V–I–V

4-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → C7 → F → C7; C → D → G → D)

5

songs

See alsoChord shape:C → D → G → D → G Chord shape:C → D7 → G → D7 Chord shape:C → D → G → D Release type:B-Side single Chord shape:C → D7 → G Lyric shape:[NOUN] you [VERB]Chord shape:C → C7 → F Chord shape:C → D → G

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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

Early3 · 60%

Mid-period1 · 20%

Late1 · 20%

By Album

A Hard Day's Night2

Please Please Me1

Songs(5)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Ask Me Why	1963	Please Please Me	John	as A → B7 → E → B7
2	I Should Have Known Better	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	as C → D → G → D
3	I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	1964	A Hard Day's Night	George	as A → B → E → B
4	I'm Down	1965	Past Masters	Paul	as C → D7 → G → D7
5	Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	Paul	as B♭ → C7 → F → C7

Ask Me Why

1963·Please Please Me·John

as A → B7 → E → B7

I Should Have Known Better

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

as C → D → G → D

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

1964·A Hard Day's Night·George

as A → B → E → B

I'm Down

1965·Past Masters·Paul

as C → D7 → G → D7

Hey Jude

1968·Past Masters·Paul

as B♭ → C7 → F → C7

Updated 2026-08-20