Beatlesongs.wiki
Songs
Albums
Years
People
Categories
Insights
Help
Support
Beatlesongs.wiki

A splendid tagging database of the complete Beatles catalogue – for the scholars, the dreamers, and the ones who've listened to Abbey Road more times than they can count.

Explore

SongsAlbumsYearsPeopleCategoriesGlossary (A–Z)

Insights

All InsightsTimelineBeatle DNATag NetworkWord CloudTag Cloud

Help

AboutFAQWhat's NewContactSuggest a tagSomething's wrongTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyAccessibility Support this wiki

© 2026 Nadav (Nahdi) Lazar. Beatles music © Apple Corps. Fan-made – not affiliated with The Beatles or Apple Corps.

“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

Minimal harmonyMusic · Composition · 35 songs
CategoriesMusicCompositionMinimal harmony
Music · Composition

Minimal harmony

The song's harmony remains essentially on a single chord throughout.

35
songs
See alsoCover origin:Rock and RollSong form:12-bar bluesChord shape:C → F → C → G → FChord degree:I–IV–I–V–IVSong type:CoverMusic genre:Rock and rollChord degree:I–IV–I–VChord shape:C → F → C → G
advertisement

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early1 · 5%
Mid-period10 · 48%
Late10 · 48%

By Album

Past Masters8
Revolver3
Let It Be3
Magical Mystery Tour2
The Beatles (The White Album)2
Yellow Submarine2
Please Please Me1
Help!1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1

You might also like

Sheet music

Musicnotes – Beatles Piano/Vocal/Guitar

Musicnotes

Sheet music

Sheet Music Plus – Beatles Collection

Sheet Music Plus

Course

John Legend – Teaches Songwriting

MasterClass · Structure, melody, lyrics, vocal arrangement.

affiliate link – supports this wiki

Songs(21 of 35)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1Love Me Do1962Please Please MePaul, JohnG, C, D (3 chords)
2I'm Down1965Past MastersPaulG, C, D (3 chords)
3Tell Me What You See1965Help!John, PaulG, C, D (3 chords)
4Rain1966Past MastersJohnG, C, D (3 chords)
5Paperback Writer1966Past MastersPaulG, C (2 chords)
6Eleanor Rigby1966RevolverPaulEm, C (2 chords)
7Tomorrow Never Knows1966RevolverJohnC, Bb (2 chords)
advertisement
8Love You To1966RevolverGeorgeC, Bb (2 chords)
9Within You Without You1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandGeorgeC# (1 chord)
10Blue Jay Way1967Magical Mystery TourGeorgeC (1 chord)
11Flying1967Magical Mystery Tour–C, F, G (3 chords)
12The Inner Light1968Past MastersGeorgeEb, Fm, Ab (3 chords)
13Revolution1968Past MastersJohnB, E, F# (3 chords)
14Why Don't We Do It in the Road?1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulD, G, A (3 chords)
15Revolution 91968The Beatles (The White Album)–B (1 chord)
16All Together Now1969Yellow SubmarinePaul, JohnG, D, C (3 chords)
17It's All Too Much1969Yellow SubmarineGeorgeG, C (2 chords)
18Get Back1969Let It BePaulA, G, D (3 chords)
19The Ballad of John and Yoko1969Past MastersJohnE, A, B (3 chords)
20For You Blue1970Let It BeGeorgeE, A, B (3 chords)
21Dig It1970Let It BeJohnF, Bb, C (3 chords)

Love Me Do

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

G, C, D (3 chords)

I'm Down

1965·Past Masters·Paul

G, C, D (3 chords)

Tell Me What You See

1965·Help!·John

G, C, D (3 chords)

Rain

1966·Past Masters·John

G, C, D (3 chords)

Paperback Writer

1966·Past Masters·Paul

G, C (2 chords)

Eleanor Rigby

1966·Revolver·Paul

Em, C (2 chords)

Tomorrow Never Knows

1966·Revolver·John

C, Bb (2 chords)

Love You To

1966·Revolver·George

C, Bb (2 chords)

Within You Without You

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

C# (1 chord)

Blue Jay Way

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·George

C (1 chord)

Flying

1967·Magical Mystery Tour

C, F, G (3 chords)

The Inner Light

1968·Past Masters·George

Eb, Fm, Ab (3 chords)

Revolution

1968·Past Masters·John

B, E, F# (3 chords)

Why Don't We Do It in the Road?

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

D, G, A (3 chords)

Revolution 9

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)

B (1 chord)

All Together Now

1969·Yellow Submarine·Paul

G, D, C (3 chords)

It's All Too Much

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

G, C (2 chords)

Get Back

1969·Let It Be·Paul

A, G, D (3 chords)

The Ballad of John and Yoko

1969·Past Masters·John

E, A, B (3 chords)

For You Blue

1970·Let It Be·George

E, A, B (3 chords)

Dig It

1970·Let It Be·John

F, Bb, C (3 chords)

Updated 2026-08-25