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Axis of awesomeMusic · Harmony · 4 songs
CategoriesMusicHarmonyAxis of awesome
Music · Harmony

Axis of awesome

I → V → vi → IV – ubiquitous four-chord pop loop, named after the comedy group's mashup demonstrating its prevalence (e.g. C → G → Am → F).

4
songs
See alsoChord degree:I–V–vi–IVChord shape:C → G → Am → FChord degree:V–vi–IVChord shape:C → Dm → B♭Chord degree:I–V–viChord shape:C → G → AmChord degree:V–viChord degree:vi–IV
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'Any Time at All' (1964) is the earliest Beatles song to use Axis of awesome, which goes on to appear on 4 in all.

Any Time at All1964

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early1 · 20%
Mid-period1 · 20%
Late3 · 60%

By Album

A Hard Day's Night1
Revolver1
Yellow Submarine1
Abbey Road1
Let It Be1
Past Masters1

Songs(4)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1Any Time at All1964A Hard Day's NightJohn–
2Yellow Submarine1966RevolverRingo–
3Oh! Darling1969Abbey RoadPaul–
4Let It Be1970Let It BePaulas C → G → Am → Fmaj7

Any Time at All

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Yellow Submarine

1966·Revolver·Ringo

Oh! Darling

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Let It Be

1970·Let It Be·Paul

as C → G → Am → Fmaj7

Updated 2026-09-02

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