Royal road (partial)

IV → V → I → vi → IV → V - Japanese pop staple, alternating subdominant brightness with relative minor poignancy (e.g. F → G → C → Am → F → G).

songs

Analysis

Song count per year

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

Early4 · 40%

Mid-period3 · 30%

Late3 · 30%

Sheet music

Musicnotes – Beatles Piano/Vocal/Guitar

Musicnotes

Book

All the Songs

Margotin & Guesdon

Book

The Beatles: Complete Scores

Hal Leonard

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Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	She Loves You	1963	Past Masters	Paul, John	-
2	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	as C → D → G → Em → C → D
3	Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	-
4	I Should Have Known Better	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	-
5	Yesterday	1965	Help!	Paul	-
6	I've Just Seen a Face	1965	Help!	Paul	-
7	Strawberry Fields Forever	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	-
8	Happiness Is a Warm Gun	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	as F → G → C → Am → F → G
9	I'm So Tired	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
10	Octopus's Garden	1969	Abbey Road	Ringo	-
11	Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	John	-