Music · Harmony
Three-chord trick
I → IV → V → I - the simplest complete harmonic cycle using only the three major triads, foundation of rock, folk, and country (e.g. G → C → D → G).
29
songs
Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early8 · 32%
Mid-period9 · 36%
Late8 · 32%
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Songs(25 of 29)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
Please Please Me
1963·Please Please Me·John
Misery
1963·Please Please Me·John
All My Loving
1963·With The Beatles·Paul
I Should Have Known Better
1964·A Hard Day's Night·John
A Hard Day's Night
1964·A Hard Day's Night·John
as G → C → D → G
Every Little Thing
1964·Beatles For Sale·John
What You're Doing
1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul
No Reply
1964·Beatles For Sale·John
I'm Down
1965·Past Masters·Paul
I've Just Seen a Face
1965·Help!·Paul
Tell Me What You See
1965·Help!·John
We Can Work It Out
1965·Past Masters·Paul
Rain
1966·Past Masters·John
Penny Lane
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul
as B → Esus2 → F♯7 → B
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul
Good Morning Good Morning
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
All You Need Is Love
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John
Hey Jude
1968·Past Masters·Paul
I Will
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Don't Pass Me By
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo
All Together Now
1969·Yellow Submarine·Paul
You Never Give Me Your Money
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
as C7 → F → G7 → C7
Dig It
1970·Let It Be·John
One After 909
1970·Let It Be·John
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