Minor plagal
Major subdominant darkening to minor before resolving, creating a bittersweet color shift (e.g. D → Dm → A, C → Cm → G/B).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She Loves You | 1963 | Past Masters | Paul, John | as C → Cm → G6 |
| 2 | If I Fell | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | as G → Gm → D |
| 3 | I'll Follow the Sun | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | Paul | as F → Fm6 → C |
| 4 | In My Life | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | as D → Dm → A |
| 5 | Nowhere Man | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | as A → Am → E |
| 6 | You Won't See Me | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | as D → Dm → A |
| 7 | Fixing a Hole | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | as B♭ → B♭m6 → F |
| 8 | When I'm Sixty-Four | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | as F → Fm → C |
| 9 | Hello, Goodbye | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | as F → Fm → C |
| 10 | Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | as G/B → Gm/B♭ → D/A |
| 11 | Blackbird | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | as C → Cm → G/B |
| 12 | Julia | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | as G9 → Gm7 → D |
| 13 | Honey Pie | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | as C → Cm → G |
| 14 | I Will | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | as B♭ → B♭m6 → F/A |
| 15 | Mother Nature's Son | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | as G → Gm → D |
| 16 | Her Majesty | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | as G → Gm → D |
as C → Cm → G6
as G → Gm → D
as F → Fm6 → C
as D → Dm → A
as A → Am → E
as D → Dm → A
as B♭ → B♭m6 → F
as F → Fm → C
as F → Fm → C
as G/B → Gm/B♭ → D/A
as C → Cm → G/B
as G9 → Gm7 → D
as C → Cm → G
as B♭ → B♭m6 → F/A
as G → Gm → D
as G → Gm → D
Updated
Book
The Beatles: Complete Scores
Hal Leonard
Sheet music
Musicnotes – Beatles Piano/Vocal/Guitar
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All the Songs
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