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Borrowed chord

A chord imported from the parallel major or minor key for unexpected color

164
songs

Analysis

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Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

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Songs(155 of 164)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)

P.S. I Love You

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

C♯7, B♭, C

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

D, C7, G♯7

Ask Me Why

1963·Please Please Me·John

G♯7, F♯, Am, Eaug

I Saw Her Standing There

1963·Please Please Me·Paul

C

There's a Place

1963·Please Please Me·John

F♯, G♯

Do You Want to Know a Secret

1963·Please Please Me·George

F (in E minor); Gm, F (in E major); B7 (in A major)

From Me to You

1963·Past Masters·John

D7, Gaug (in F major); Caug (in C major)

I'll Get You

1963·Past Masters·John

Am, B7 (in D major)

She Loves You

1963·Past Masters·Paul

A7, Cm

Little Child

1963·With The Beatles·John

F♯9, F♯

I Wanna Be Your Man

1963·With The Beatles·Ringo

F♯7, C♯7, D

It Won't Be Long

1963·With The Beatles·John

Cmaj7

Hold Me Tight

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

D7, G7

All I've Got to Do

1963·With The Beatles·John

Am

All My Loving

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

D

I Want to Hold Your Hand

1963·Past Masters·John

B (in G major); B7, D, B (in C major)

This Boy

1963·Past Masters·John

F♯7, E7

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand

1964·Past Masters·John

B (in G major); B7, D, B (in C major)

Sie Liebt Dich

1964·Past Masters·John

A7, Fm, Fm6

I Call Your Name

1964·Past Masters·John

F♯, C♯7, F♯7, C

You Can't Do That

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

D7♯9, B7

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

1964·A Hard Day's Night·George

G♯, Baug

A Hard Day's Night

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

F, Fadd9

I Should Have Known Better

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

B7

Tell Me Why

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

B♭

If I Fell

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

D (in D♭ major); Fdim, Gm (in D major)

And I Love Her

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

C7 (in E major); D (in F major)

Things We Said Today

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

B♭ (in A minor); B7, B♭ (in A major)

I'll Be Back

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Am, G, Fmaj7, B

Any Time at All

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Gm

When I Get Home

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

G, Am, C (in A major)

She's a Woman

1964·Past Masters·Paul

D (in C♯ minor)

Eight Days a Week

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

E, C

What You're Doing

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

E

Every Little Thing

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

G

Baby's in Black

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

B7

I'm a Loser

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

F

No Reply

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

E7, A7

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

B7, F, A7

I'll Follow the Sun

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

D7, Fm6

Ticket to Ride

1965·Help!·John

G

Yes It Is

1965·Past Masters·John

D, G♯ (in E major); F♯7, B7 (in A major)

Help!

1965·Help!·John

G

Yesterday

1965·Help!·Paul

Em7, A7, G7

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

1965·Help!·John

F

You're Going to Lose That Girl

1965·Help!·John

F (in G major); D (in E major)

It's Only Love

1965·Help!·John

B♭, Gaug

Another Girl

1965·Help!·Paul

G (in A major); A, E7 (in C major)

You Like Me Too Much

1965·Help!·George

B♭, A7, A

The Night Before

1965·Help!·Paul

F, C, Gm (in D major); A, E, Gm, F (in G major)

Think for Yourself

1965·Rubber Soul·George

B♭, E♭

I'm Looking Through You

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

G, Cadd9, Am, Em7, D, Dsus4, A7sus4, Am7

Girl

1965·Rubber Soul·John

C7 (in C minor)

What Goes On

1965·Rubber Soul·Ringo

Am

The Word

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Cadd9, F6, Dm

Nowhere Man

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Am

Day Tripper

1965·Past Masters·John

F♯7, G♯, C♯

We Can Work It Out

1965·Past Masters·Paul

C (in D major)

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

1965·Rubber Soul·John

D (in E major)

Michelle

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

B♭m7, E♭, Bdim (in F major)

Run for Your Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

E

In My Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Dm, G, B

If I Needed Someone

1965·Rubber Soul·George

Em, F♯7

Drive My Car

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

D7, A, Bm, E, D

You Won't See Me

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

B, Dm, B7

I'm Only Sleeping

1966·Revolver·John

Dm7, E7, Fmaj7

Here, There and Everywhere

1966·Revolver·Paul

B♭, B7 (in G major); D7 (in B♭ major)

Taxman

1966·Revolver·George

D7, D7♯9, E7

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

B7, Dm

Good Day Sunshine

1966·Revolver·Paul

B, F♯, F♯7, B7 (in A major); B7, E (in D major)

She Said She Said

1966·Revolver·John

A♭ (in B♭ major)

And Your Bird Can Sing

1966·Revolver·John

Gaug

Got to Get You into My Life

1966·Revolver·Paul

F

Tomorrow Never Knows

1966·Revolver·John

B♭

For No One

1966·Revolver·Paul

A (in B major)

Doctor Robert

1966·Revolver·John

F♯, F♯7, B (in A major)

Love You To

1966·Revolver·George

B♭

Strawberry Fields Forever

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

A♭dim, Fm, Ddim, G7, F♯dim

Penny Lane

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Bm7, Bm6, Gmaj7 (in B major); F♯7 (in A major)

When I'm Sixty-Four

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

D7, Fm, A7, E7

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

F, Dm (in A major); C7, G, D (in B♭ major)

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

A7, A (in C minor); B (in D minor)

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

A7, F, F7, B♭

With a Little Help from My Friends

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Ringo

C, D, F♯

Within You Without You

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·George

C♯

Fixing a Hole

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Cm7, B♭m6, Fm

She's Leaving Home

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Bm7, F♯9, D, F♯7

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

F7♯9, A♭ (in F major); B♭ (in G major)

A Day in the Life

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

F, A, E (in G major); Dsus2 (in E major)

Lovely Rita

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

D, F♯, G, F♯7 (in E major)

Good Morning Good Morning

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

G

Baby, You're a Rich Man

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

F, B♭

All You Need Is Love

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

B7

I Am the Walrus

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

B, G, F, C, B7

Hello, Goodbye

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Fm, B♭, B, A♭

The Fool on the Hill

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

D6 (in D minor)

Magical Mystery Tour

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

E, Gm (in D major); G, G♯ (in E major)

Your Mother Should Know

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

A7

Lady Madonna

1968·Past Masters·Paul

F, C, Dm7, G7, F7

Hey Jude

1968·Past Masters·Paul

E♭

Rocky Raccoon

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

D7, D7sus4

Yer Blues

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

G

I Will

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

G7, D7, B♭m6, D♭7

Mother Nature's Son

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

E, Dm, Gm

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

F, A7, Em(maj7) (in G major)

I'm So Tired

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

G♯7, G♯aug, Dm

Savoy Truffle

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

F♯7, G, Em, C, Em6, Cmaj7

Wild Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

F7, E7, E♭7, F

Revolution 1

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

G, F♯

Glass Onion

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Gm7, Adim7, A♭dim7, Gdim7, F♯dim7, G♯dim7

Helter Skelter

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

C, G

Dear Prudence

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

D, D7, Gm(maj7)

Julia

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Am7, Am9, B7, Gm7, C♯m

Sexy Sadie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

F♯7, F, A7, A♭7

Birthday

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

B♭, E, A7, D7, E7 (in C major)

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

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

D, G

Martha My Dear

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

D7, C7, F7 (in E♭ major); A7, G9, E♭ (in F major)

Blackbird

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

C♯dim, Dadd4, D♯dim, E♭, Cm, A7, Fadd9, Dm, B♭6

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

A7 (in A minor)

Piggies

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

B♭, B♭7, C7, A♭m

Back in the U.S.S.R.

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

C, C7, C6, D♯, B7

Don't Pass Me By

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

E♭

Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

E7, A7, A9, B7, Cm, F♯, F, E♭7

Hey Bulldog

1969·Yellow Submarine·John

B7

Only a Northern Song

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

C♯7 (in B minor)

Get Back

1969·Let It Be·Paul

G

Old Brown Shoe

1969·Past Masters·George

A♭, Eaug, F♯dim7

Here Comes the Sun

1969·Abbey Road·George

B7, C, G

Something

1969·Abbey Road·George

E♭, D7, Am(maj7), A (in C major); G, C (in A major)

Polythene Pam

1969·Abbey Road·John

D, G, C, C♯

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Dm, G7, C

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

1969·Abbey Road·John

E7♭9, G♯5 (in D minor)

Because

1969·Abbey Road·John

A9, A13, D, Ddim

Sun King

1969·Abbey Road·John

Gm7, A7, D7 (in C major)

Carry That Weight

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Csus4 (in A minor); A (in C major)

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

B7, E7, F♯

Oh! Darling

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Eaug, F7, B7, B♭7

Her Majesty

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

E7, Gm, B7

The End

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

B (in A major); A, B♭ (in C major)

You Never Give Me Your Money

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

E7, B♭ (in C major); G7, C7, C, G, B7 (in A major)

Octopus's Garden

1969·Abbey Road·Ringo

B (in A major)

Golden Slumbers

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

E7

Mean Mr. Mustard

1969·Abbey Road·John

C7, C♯7, D7, C

Come Together

1969·Abbey Road·John

Bm

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)

1969·Past Masters·John

Gm

You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

1970·Past Masters·John

E7

Let It Be

1970·Let It Be·Paul

B♭

Across the Universe

1970·Let It Be·John

Gm

One After 909

1970·Let It Be·John

C♯

Two of Us

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Am7, D7sus4, D7 (in B♭ major)

I've Got a Feeling

1970·Let It Be·Paul

G, Edim, D♯dim, Ddim, C♯dim, Cdim, Bdim

Dig a Pony

1970·Let It Be·John

G

I Me Mine

1970·Let It Be·George

F♯m7♭5

Free as a Bird

1995·Reunion singles·John

F, Dm, G, C, Am, Fmaj7, F♯dim7 (in A major); A♭maj7, Fm (in C major)

Real Love

1996·Reunion singles·John

Baug, C7

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