No subdominant

The song never sounds the IV chord (the subdominant) of its home key.

songs

24 of their recordings go without it, for nearly the whole run, 1963 to 1969. More of Revolver has it than any other album, four of its fourteen tracks. It begins on 'Baby It's You' and finishes on 'Mean Mr. Mustard'. There is no year in that run without it. Paul sings lead on eight of them, John on seven and George on five. Harrison wrote five of them, including 'Love You To' and 'Within You Without You', 20% of his songs against 10% of McCartney's.

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Not a Second Time	1963	With The Beatles	John	-
2	I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	-
3	Drive My Car	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul, John	-
4	I'm Looking Through You	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	-
5	If I Needed Someone	1965	Rubber Soul	George	-
6	Love You To	1966	Revolver	George	-
7	Tomorrow Never Knows	1966	Revolver	John	-

8	Doctor Robert	1966	Revolver	John	-
9	Eleanor Rigby	1966	Revolver	Paul	-
10	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	Section B
11	Within You Without You	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	George	-
12	Blue Jay Way	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	George	-
13	The Fool on the Hill	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	-
14	Wild Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	-
15	Revolution 9	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	-	-
16	Happiness Is a Warm Gun	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Sections B & C
17	Rocky Raccoon	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	-
18	Only a Northern Song	1969	Yellow Submarine	George	-
19	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-
20	The End	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Section B
21	Mean Mr. Mustard	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
22	Now and Then	2023	Reunion singles	John	-

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