V → vi – the dominant resolves to the relative minor instead of the expected tonic, creating surprise and extending the phrase (e.g. D → Em, G → Am).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
A→Bm
B→C♯m
B→C♯m
B7→C♯m
A→Bm
D→Em
D7→Em
D→Em
D→Em
B→C♯m
B→C♯m
A→Bm
A7→Bm
G→Am
D7→Em
A→Bm
E→F♯7
A→Bm
turns toward the relative minor at the start of the third phrase
E→F♯m
G7→A
D→Em
F→G7
B→C♯m, B7→C♯m
G→Am
D→Em7, D→Em
G→Am
E♭7→Fm, E♭→Fm
F→Gm
C7→Dm
G→Am, G7→A
E→F♯m
B→C♯m
G→A
A→Bm
G♯7→A
G→Am
B♭→Cm
Updated
Book
The Beatles: Complete Scores
Hal Leonard
Book
All the Songs
Margotin & Guesdon
Sheet music
Musicnotes – Beatles Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Musicnotes
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