Backdoor cadence

♭VII → I - resolving to the major tonic from the flat seventh, bypassing the usual dominant. Common in jazz and Beatles songs (e.g. F → G, B♭ → C).

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	P.S. I Love You	1962	Please Please Me	Paul	C→D
2	When I Get Home	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	G→A
3	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	F→G
4	Eight Days a Week	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	C→D
5	I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	F→G
6	I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	F→G
7	Every Little Thing	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	G→A

8	Help!	1965	Help!	John	G→A
9	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	F→G
10	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	John	F→G
11	Another Girl	1965	Help!	Paul	G→A
12	We Can Work It Out	1965	Past Masters	Paul, John	C→D
13	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	1965	Rubber Soul	John	D→E
14	In My Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	G→A
15	Tomorrow Never Knows	1966	Revolver	John	B♭→C
16	For No One	1966	Revolver	Paul	A→B
17	Love You To	1966	Revolver	George	B♭→C
18	Got to Get You into My Life	1966	Revolver	Paul	F→G
19	Strawberry Fields Forever	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	A♭dim→B♭
20	With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Ringo	D→E
21	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	Dsus2→E
22	Good Morning Good Morning	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	G→A
23	Baby, You're a Rich Man	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	F→G
24	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	G→A
25	Hello, Goodbye	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	B♭→C
26	The Fool on the Hill	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	-
27	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Gadd9→A
28	Cry Baby Cry	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	F→G
29	Wild Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	F→G
30	Revolution 1	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	G→A
31	Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	D→E
32	Happiness Is a Warm Gun	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	G7→A7
33	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	D→E
34	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	G→A
35	The End	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	B♭→C
36	I Want You (She's So Heavy)	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
37	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	G→A
38	Dig a Pony	1970	Let It Be	John	G→A
39	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	G→A

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P.S. I Love You

When I Get Home

A Hard Day's Night

Eight Days a Week

I'm a Loser

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

Every Little Thing

Help!

The Night Before

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

Another Girl

We Can Work It Out

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

In My Life

Tomorrow Never Knows

For No One

Love You To

Got to Get You into My Life

Strawberry Fields Forever

With a Little Help from My Friends

A Day in the Life

Good Morning Good Morning

Baby, You're a Rich Man

I Am the Walrus

Hello, Goodbye

The Fool on the Hill

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Cry Baby Cry

Wild Honey Pie

Revolution 1

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

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

Polythene Pam

You Never Give Me Your Money

The End

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Something

Dig a Pony

Free as a Bird