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Categories Music Chord literalC → G → G

Music · Chord literal

C → G → G

3-chord progression

4

songs

See alsoChord degree:IV–I–I Lyric shape:[VERB] a [WORD]Chord degree:I–I Key:G major Section transition:I to IV Recurring words:to be Chord shape:C → C Motif:Happiness

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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-period1 · 33%

Late1 · 33%

By Album

A Hard Day's Night1

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1

Yellow Submarine1

Songs(3 of 4)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	I Should Have Known Better	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	as C → G → G7
2	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	as C7 → G → G7
3	It's All Too Much	1969	Yellow Submarine	George	as C/G → G → Gadd9

I Should Have Known Better

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

as C → G → G7

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

as C7 → G → G7

It's All Too Much

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

as C/G → G → Gadd9

Updated 2026-06-03