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Categories Music Chord degreeIV–vi–II

Music · Chord degree

IV–vi–II

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A → C♯m → F♯7; G → Bm → E)

3

songs

See alsoChord shape:C → Em → A Lyric structure:AABABA Chord shape:C → Em Motif:Sadness Motif:Loneliness Song form:AABA form Chord shape:C → F → B♭Vocabulary:Negative tone

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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

Early2 · 67%

Mid-period1 · 33%

Late0 · 0%

By Album

Beatles For Sale1

Songs(3)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	as A → C♯m → F♯7
2	What You're Doing	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	as G → Bm → E
3	Yesterday	1965	Help!	Paul	as B♭ → Dm/A → G7

I Call Your Name

1964·Past Masters·John

as A → C♯m → F♯7

What You're Doing

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

as G → Bm → E

Yesterday

1965·Help!·Paul

as B♭ → Dm/A → G7

Updated 2026-08-25