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Only basic triads

The song's harmony uses only plain major and minor triads, no extensions.

songs

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early6 · 22%

Mid-period9 · 33%

Late12 · 44%

By Album

Past Masters5

The Beatles (The White Album)4

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band2

Magical Mystery Tour2

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Songs(27 of 31)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Love Me Do	1962	Please Please Me	Paul, John	–
2	Misery	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	–
3	Thank You Girl	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	–
4	Don't Bother Me	1963	With The Beatles	George	–
5	Any Time at All	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	–
6	Every Little Thing	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	–
7	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	–
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8	I've Just Seen a Face	1965	Help!	Paul	–
9	Nowhere Man	1965	Rubber Soul	John	–
10	Run for Your Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	–
11	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	1965	Rubber Soul	John	–
12	Getting Better	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	–
13	With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Ringo	–
14	Baby, You're a Rich Man	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	–
15	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	–
16	The Inner Light	1968	Past Masters	George	–
17	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	–
18	Long, Long, Long	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	–
19	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	–
20	Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	–
21	All Together Now	1969	Yellow Submarine	Paul, John	–
22	Get Back	1969	Let It Be	Paul	–
23	Octopus's Garden	1969	Abbey Road	Ringo	–
24	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	–
25	Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	Paul	–
26	One After 909	1970	Let It Be	John, Paul	–
27	Dig It	1970	Let It Be	John	–

Updated 2026-09-02

Only basic triads

Analysis

By Year

By Songwriter

By Era

By Album

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Songs(27 of 31)

Love Me Do

Misery

Thank You Girl

Don't Bother Me

Any Time at All

Every Little Thing

Ticket to Ride

I've Just Seen a Face

Nowhere Man

Run for Your Life

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Getting Better

With a Little Help from My Friends

Baby, You're a Rich Man

Magical Mystery Tour

The Inner Light

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Long, Long, Long

The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

All Together Now

Get Back

Octopus's Garden

Polythene Pam

Let It Be

One After 909

Dig It