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E major

Songs whose primary key is E major.

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39 recordings have it, for nearly the whole run, 1963 to 1969. The Please Please Me album leans on it hardest, six of its fourteen tracks. It first turns up on 'Please Please Me', cut 26 November 1962, and was last heard on 'Polythene Pam'. The singing splits John on sixteen, Paul on six, Ringo on six and George on three. More of Lennon's songs have it than McCartney's, 26% against 13%, including 'Nowhere Man' and 'The Ballad of John and Yoko'.

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Top keys by writer - Lennon: E major (22), G major (16), A major (14); McCartney: A major (15), G major (13), D major (11); Harrison: A major (7), G major (4), C major (3).

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	-
2	Ask Me Why	1963	Please Please Me	John	-
3	I Saw Her Standing There	1963	Please Please Me	Paul	-
4	There's a Place	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	-
5	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	Verse
6	It Won't Be Long	1963	With The Beatles	John	-
7	Little Child	1963	With The Beatles	John, Paul	-

8	I Wanna Be Your Man	1963	With The Beatles	Ringo	-
9	All I've Got to Do	1963	With The Beatles	John	-
10	All My Loving	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	-
11	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	-
12	And I Love Her	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	Verse, Bridge
13	I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	1964	A Hard Day's Night	George	-
14	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John	Verse
15	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	Chorus, Verse
16	Nowhere Man	1965	Rubber Soul	John	-
17	Day Tripper	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul	-
18	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Verse
19	What Goes On	1965	Rubber Soul	Ringo	-
20	And Your Bird Can Sing	1966	Revolver	John	-
21	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	Bridge
22	With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Ringo	-
23	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Chorus, Verse
24	She's Leaving Home	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John	-
25	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Verse, Bridge
26	Helter Skelter	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	-
27	Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
28	Yer Blues	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
29	Don't Let Me Down	1969	Past Masters	John, Paul	-
30	The Ballad of John and Yoko	1969	Past Masters	John	-
31	Mean Mr. Mustard	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
32	Octopus's Garden	1969	Abbey Road	Ringo	Chorus, Verse, Pre-Chorus
33	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
34	Sun King	1969	Abbey Road	John	Verse
35	Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	John	-

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Songs(35 of 39)

Please Please Me

Ask Me Why

I Saw Her Standing There

There's a Place

Do You Want to Know a Secret

It Won't Be Long

Little Child

I Wanna Be Your Man

All I've Got to Do

All My Loving

I Call Your Name

And I Love Her

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

Yes It Is

You're Going to Lose That Girl

Nowhere Man

Day Tripper

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

What Goes On

And Your Bird Can Sing

A Day in the Life

With a Little Help from My Friends

Lovely Rita

She's Leaving Home

Magical Mystery Tour

Helter Skelter

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

Yer Blues

Don't Let Me Down

The Ballad of John and Yoko

Mean Mr. Mustard

Octopus's Garden

Polythene Pam

Sun King

Real Love