Chromatic mediant

Two chords whose roots are a third apart but share no expected diatonic relationship - creates a dramatic, colourful shift.

songs

It is heard on 56 recordings, across almost the whole of the band's recording life, 1962 to 1969. 'P.S. I Love You' is the earliest and 'She Came in Through the Bathroom Window' the last, with Abbey Road leaning on it hardest, ten of its seventeen tracks. Paul sings lead on nineteen of them, John on sixteen, George on eight and Ringo on three. All four of them take the lead on 'Carry That Weight'. Three of them share it on 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)'.

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early11 · 20%

Mid-period21 · 39%

Late22 · 41%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)10

Abbey Road10

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band7

Past Masters7

Please Please Me4

A Hard Day's Night4

Magical Mystery Tour4

Book

All the Songs

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Sheet music

Musicnotes – Beatles Piano/Vocal/Guitar

Musicnotes

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Harmony & Voice Leading

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Songs(55 of 56)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	P.S. I Love You	1962	Please Please Me	Paul	B♭
2	I Saw Her Standing There	1963	Please Please Me	Paul	C
3	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	Gm
4	There's a Place	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	G♯
5	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	B
6	Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	B
7	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	C

8	And I Love Her	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	D
9	Tell Me Why	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	B♭
10	I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	1964	A Hard Day's Night	George	G♯
11	When I Get Home	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	C
12	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John	G♯
13	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	F, E
14	Another Girl	1965	Help!	Paul	A
15	You Like Me Too Much	1965	Help!	George	B♭
16	Think for Yourself	1965	Rubber Soul	George	B♭, E♭
17	Drive My Car	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul, John	A, E
18	Day Tripper	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul	G♯, C♯
19	Doctor Robert	1966	Revolver	John	F♯
20	Good Day Sunshine	1966	Revolver	Paul	F♯
21	Here, There and Everywhere	1966	Revolver	Paul	B♭
22	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	F, G, D
23	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	E
24	Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	A, B
25	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	B♭
26	With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Ringo	C
27	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John, George	A♭, B♭
28	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	G

29	Baby, You're a Rich Man	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	B♭
30	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	F, C
31	Hello, Goodbye	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	A♭
32	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	G, G♯
33	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	F, C
34	Birthday	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul, John	E
35	Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	G
36	Yer Blues	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	G
37	Blackbird	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	E♭
38	Don't Pass Me By	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Ringo	E♭
39	Savoy Truffle	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	G, C
40	Revolution 1	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	F♯
41	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	C
42	Happiness Is a Warm Gun	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	C
43	Helter Skelter	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	C, G
44	Old Brown Shoe	1969	Past Masters	George	A♭
45	Mean Mr. Mustard	1969	Abbey Road	John	C
46	She Came in Through the Bathroom Window	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	C
47	Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	Paul, John, George, Ringo	A
48	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	F♯
49	The End	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	A
50	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	C
51	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	E♭, C, A
52	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	C
53	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	G, C, C♯
54	Come Together	1969	Abbey Road	John	Bm
55	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	F, C