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Parallel harmony

Chords moving in parallel motion, maintaining same voicing shape

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It turns up on 70 of the 217 recordings, a third of everything they recorded, from the first sessions through to the last. The first is 'Love Me Do' and the last 'Two of Us', with the Let It Be album leaning on it hardest, eight of its twelve tracks. The lead vocals go John on 23, Paul on 22, George on 8 and Ringo on 2.

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	P.S. I Love You	1962	Please Please Me	Paul	-
2	Love Me Do	1962	Please Please Me	Paul, John	-
3	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	-
4	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	-
5	I Saw Her Standing There	1963	Please Please Me	Paul	-
6	Thank You Girl	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	-
7	I Wanna Be Your Man	1963	With The Beatles	Ringo	-

8	Little Child	1963	With The Beatles	John, Paul	-
9	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	-
10	You Can't Do That	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	-
11	I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	-
12	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	-
13	She's a Woman	1964	Past Masters	Paul	-
14	Baby's in Black	1964	Beatles For Sale	John, Paul	-
15	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John	-
16	I Need You	1965	Help!	George	-
17	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	-
18	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	John	-
19	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	-
20	Tell Me What You See	1965	Help!	John, Paul	-
21	I've Just Seen a Face	1965	Help!	Paul	-
22	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	1965	Rubber Soul	John	-
23	Wait	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	-
24	Drive My Car	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul, John	-
25	We Can Work It Out	1965	Past Masters	Paul, John	-
26	Rain	1966	Past Masters	John	-
27	Taxman	1966	Revolver	George	-
28	Good Day Sunshine	1966	Revolver	Paul	-

29	She Said She Said	1966	Revolver	John	-
30	For No One	1966	Revolver	Paul	-
31	Doctor Robert	1966	Revolver	John	-
32	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	-
33	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	-
34	Good Morning Good Morning	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	-
35	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	-
36	With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Ringo	-
37	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	-
38	Hello, Goodbye	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	-
39	Your Mother Should Know	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	-
40	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	-
41	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	-
42	Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	Paul	-
43	Glass Onion	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
44	Dear Prudence	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
45	Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	-
46	Yer Blues	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
47	Wild Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	-
48	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	-
49	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	-
50	Long, Long, Long	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	-
51	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	-
52	Get Back	1969	Let It Be	Paul	-
53	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-
54	Oh! Darling	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-
55	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	-
56	Mean Mr. Mustard	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
57	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
58	The End	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-
59	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	-
60	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	-
61	Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	Paul	-
62	For You Blue	1970	Let It Be	George	-
63	Dig a Pony	1970	Let It Be	John	-
64	Two of Us	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	-
65	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	-
66	I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	-
67	Now and Then	2023	Reunion singles	John	-

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Songs(67 of 70)

P.S. I Love You

Love Me Do

Please Please Me

Do You Want to Know a Secret

I Saw Her Standing There

Thank You Girl

I Wanna Be Your Man

Little Child

I Call Your Name

You Can't Do That

I'll Cry Instead

A Hard Day's Night

She's a Woman

Baby's in Black

Yes It Is

I Need You

The Night Before

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

You're Going to Lose That Girl

Tell Me What You See

I've Just Seen a Face

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Wait

Drive My Car

We Can Work It Out

Rain

Taxman

Good Day Sunshine

She Said She Said

For No One

Doctor Robert

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

A Day in the Life

Good Morning Good Morning

Lovely Rita

With a Little Help from My Friends

I Am the Walrus

Hello, Goodbye

Your Mother Should Know

Magical Mystery Tour

Lady Madonna

Hey Jude

Glass Onion

Dear Prudence

Honey Pie

Yer Blues

Wild Honey Pie

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Long, Long, Long

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Get Back

You Never Give Me Your Money

Oh! Darling

Something

Mean Mr. Mustard

Polythene Pam

The End

Here Comes the Sun

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)

Let It Be

For You Blue

Dig a Pony

Two of Us

Across the Universe

I've Got a Feeling

Now and Then