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Categories Music Chord shapeAm → Dm → Em

Music · Chord shape

Am → Dm → Em

3-chord shape progression (e.g. Em → Am → Bm; Bm → Em/G → F♯m)

4

songs

See alsoChord degree:vi–ii–iii Lyric shape:you [ADJ] [VERB]Chord literal:Bm → D Chord degree:ii–iii Motif:Anger Lyric shape:you [ADJ]Chord literal:G → D Scale degree:iii

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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 · 50%

Mid-period1 · 25%

Late1 · 25%

By Album

With The Beatles1

A Hard Day's Night1

Songs(4)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Not a Second Time	1963	With The Beatles	John	as Em → Am → Bm
2	You Can't Do That	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	as Em → Am → Bm
3	Run for Your Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	as Bm → Em/G → F♯m
4	Two of Us	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	as Dm → Gm7 → Am7

Not a Second Time

1963·With The Beatles·John

as Em → Am → Bm

You Can't Do That

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

as Em → Am → Bm

Run for Your Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

as Bm → Em/G → F♯m

Two of Us

1970·Let It Be·Paul

as Dm → Gm7 → Am7

Updated 2026-08-09