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Circle of fifths

Chord progression moves through successive perfect fifths relationships

101

songs

'A Day in the Life' and 'Here Comes the Sun' share the same descending circle-of-fifths chord shape – a structural cousinship across two otherwise unalike songs.

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	D→A→E
2	Ask Me Why	1963	Please Please Me	John	F♯→B7→E
3	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	C♯m→F♯m→B7, F♯m→B7→E
4	There's a Place	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	G♯→C♯m→F♯
5	Thank You Girl	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	Bm→Em→A
6	From Me to You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	D7→Gm→C7→F
7	I'll Get You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	Bm→Em→A→D, B7→Em→A→D
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8	Hold Me Tight	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	D7→Gm→C7→F
9	Little Child	1963	With The Beatles	John, Paul	F♯9→B→E
10	I Wanna Be Your Man	1963	With The Beatles	Ringo	C♯7→F♯7→B7→E, F♯7→B7→E7
11	All My Loving	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	F♯m7→B7→E, F♯m→B7→E
12	This Boy	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul, George	Bm→Em7→A7→D
13	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	Am→Dm→G→C
14	Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	Am→Dm→G→C
15	Can't Buy Me Love	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	Em→Am→Dm7→G7→C
16	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	F♯→B→E
17	If I Fell	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	Em7→A→D→Gm
18	Things We Said Today	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	B7→E7→A→D
19	I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Em→A7→D
20	When I Get Home	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	A→D9→G
21	I'll Be Back	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	C♯m→F♯m→B
22	Tell Me Why	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Bm→Em7→A7→D, Bm→Em→A7→D
23	What You're Doing	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	Bm→E→A
24	Every Little Thing	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Bm→E→A
25	I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Am7→D→G
26	No Reply	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Dm7→G7→C, E7→A7→Dm
27	I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Am→D7→G
28	I'll Follow the Sun	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	D7→G7→C→F
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29	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul, George	F♯m7→B7→E→A→D, F♯m→Bm7→E7, Bm7→E7→A
30	I Need You	1965	Help!	George	C♯m→F♯m→Bm→E
31	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	C♯m7→F♯m7→B7, F♯m7→B7→E, G→C→F, D→A→E
32	Yesterday	1965	Help!	Paul	Dm→G7→C7→F, Em7→A7→Dm
33	You Like Me Too Much	1965	Help!	George	Em7→A7→D7
34	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	Bm→E→A, A→D→G
35	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	John	F→C→G→D
36	If I Needed Someone	1965	Rubber Soul	George	F♯7→Bm→E7sus4, F♯7→Bm→Em
37	Girl	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Fm→B♭7→E♭
38	Michelle	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	C7→F→B♭m7→E♭
39	Wait	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	F♯m→B→E→A
40	Drive My Car	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul, John	Bm→E→A→D, A→D7→G7
41	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	1965	Rubber Soul	John	D→A→E
42	I'm Looking Through You	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	Dsus4→G→Cadd9, D→G→Cadd9
43	Here, There and Everywhere	1966	Revolver	Paul	F♯m7♭5→B7→Em→Am
44	Taxman	1966	Revolver	George	C7→G7→D7
45	I Want to Tell You	1966	Revolver	George	Bm→E7→A
46	Good Day Sunshine	1966	Revolver	Paul	F♯7→B7→E7→A, B7→E→A
47	She Said She Said	1966	Revolver	John	Fm→B♭7→E♭, A♭→E♭→B♭
48	For No One	1966	Revolver	Paul	B→E→A
49	Doctor Robert	1966	Revolver	John	B→E→A
50	Penny Lane	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	C♯m7→F♯7→B
51	When I'm Sixty-Four	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	D7→G7→C
52	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	C→G→D→A→E
53	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	C7→F→B♭, C7→G→D
54	With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Ringo	E→B→F♯m, F♯m→B→E, D→A→E→B
55	Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	A7→Dm→G, Dm→G→Cm, A→Dm→Gm
56	She's Leaving Home	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John	E→Bm7→F♯m7→C♯m, C♯m→F♯9→B9
57	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	C♯m→F♯→B→E, C♯m→F♯7→B7, D→A→E→B, E→A→D→G
58	All You Need Is Love	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Em→Am→D7→G, B7→Em→Am
59	The Fool on the Hill	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Bm7→Em7→A7, Em7→A7→D6
60	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	D→A→E
61	Your Mother Should Know	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	A7→Dm→G7→C, A7→D7→G7→C
62	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	E7→A7→D7→G7→C→F, Dm7→G7→C→F
63	Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	Paul	E♭→B♭→F
64	Good Night	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Ringo	Am7→D7→G→C
65	I Will	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Am→Dm→Gm7→C7→F, Am→Dm→G7→C7, D7→Gm7→C7→F
66	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	C♯m→F♯m→Bm
67	Piggies	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Fm7→B♭7→E♭→A♭
68	Martha My Dear	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Gm7→C7→F7→B♭, A7→Dm→Gm7, Dm→G9→C7
69	Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	B7→Em7→A7→D7→G→C, B7→E7→A7→D7→G, E7→Am7→D7→G
70	Rocky Raccoon	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Am7→D7→G7→C
71	Blackbird	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	A7→D7sus4→G→C
72	Glass Onion	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Gm7→C7→F7
73	Long, Long, Long	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	B♭→F→C→Gm
74	Dear Prudence	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	C→G→D
75	Only a Northern Song	1969	Yellow Submarine	George	C♯7→F♯7→Bm7→E→A
76	Get Back	1969	Let It Be	Paul	G→D→A
77	Golden Slumbers	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Em→Am→Dm9→G7→C, E7→Am→Dm9→G7→C, Am7→Dm→G7→C
78	The End	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	B→E→A→D
79	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	C→G→D
80	Oh! Darling	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Bm7→E7→A→D
81	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	D→A→E7, Em→A→D
82	Her Majesty	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	B7→E7→A6→D, E7→A→D
83	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	D→A→E
84	She Came in Through the Bathroom Window	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	A→Dm→G7→C
85	Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	Paul, John, George, Ringo	Am→Dm9→G7→Csus4, Bdim→E7→Am
86	Sun King	1969	Abbey Road	John	F♯m7→B13→E6
87	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Am7→Dm7→G7→Cmaj7→Fmaj7, Bm7♭5→E7→Am, D7→G7→C7, E→A→D7→G, B♭→F→C
88	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	A→D→G→C
89	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	1970	Past Masters	John, Paul	F♯m→Bm→E7, Em→A7→D
90	I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	A→D→G, G→D→A
91	Dig a Pony	1970	Let It Be	John	G→D→A
92	The Long and Winding Road	1970	Let It Be	Paul	Fm7→B♭7→E♭, Cm→Fm7→B♭7, Fm→B♭7→E♭
93	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	Dm→G→C
94	Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	John	C7→Fm→B♭sus4, Fm→B♭→E♭
95	Now and Then	2023	Reunion singles	John	F→C→G

Circle of fifths

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Songs(95 of 101)

Please Please Me

Ask Me Why

Do You Want to Know a Secret

There's a Place

Thank You Girl

From Me to You

I'll Get You

Hold Me Tight

Little Child

I Wanna Be Your Man

All My Loving

This Boy

I Want to Hold Your Hand

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand

Can't Buy Me Love

I Call Your Name

If I Fell

Things We Said Today

I'll Cry Instead

When I Get Home

I'll Be Back

Tell Me Why

What You're Doing

Every Little Thing

I'm a Loser

No Reply

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

I'll Follow the Sun

Yes It Is

I Need You

You're Going to Lose That Girl

Yesterday

You Like Me Too Much

The Night Before

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

If I Needed Someone

Girl

Michelle

Wait

Drive My Car

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

I'm Looking Through You

Here, There and Everywhere

Taxman

I Want to Tell You

Good Day Sunshine

She Said She Said

For No One

Doctor Robert

Penny Lane

When I'm Sixty-Four

A Day in the Life

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

With a Little Help from My Friends

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

She's Leaving Home

Lovely Rita

All You Need Is Love

The Fool on the Hill

Magical Mystery Tour

Your Mother Should Know

Lady Madonna

Hey Jude

Good Night

I Will

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Piggies

Martha My Dear

Honey Pie

Rocky Raccoon

Blackbird

Glass Onion

Long, Long, Long