Music · Ending chord

V

Songs whose final chord is the V scale-degree chord of the home key.

10
songs
Ten recordings have it, across almost the whole of the band's recording life, 1963 to 1970. The first is 'Please Mr. Postman' and the last 'Across the Universe'. 'This Boy' and 'Matchbox' have it too, and John sings seven of the ten. It leaves their records and returns, and no record from 1965 or 1967 has it. John sings lead on six of them, against one for Paul, with George on one and Ringo on one. Among them, 'For No One' carries French horn solo as well, which only two of their recordings do.
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Beatles songs almost always close on the tonic (I) - 137 of them do. The most common non-tonic ending is V (10).

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early1 · 14%
Mid-period1 · 14%
Late5 · 71%

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