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Mixolydian

Major with flat 7th - bluesy, rock feel (Norwegian Wood, A Hard Day's Night)

48
songs

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

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Songs(48)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)

Love Me Do

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

G Mixolydian verses - V chord appears only in bridge

I'll Get You

1963·Past Masters·John

When I Get Home

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Chorus

A Hard Day's Night

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

F6/9 (♭VII), F7 (♭VII)

I Feel Fine

1964·Past Masters·John

The intro riff moves D to C to G, a flat-VII move

I'm a Loser

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Alan W.

Every Little Thing

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Chorus

Help!

1965·Help!·John

Verse

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

1965·Help!·John

Alan W.

In My Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Chorus

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Verse

The Word

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Verse

If I Needed Someone

1965·Rubber Soul·George

Verse, with a G major over an A pedal in the fifth bar

Drive My Car

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Repeated V to I motion in G with flat-7 F naturals in the melody

Paperback Writer

1966·Past Masters·Paul

Alan W.

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

A flattened 7th, G natural, in the opening guitar figure

Doctor Robert

1966·Revolver·John

Tomorrow Never Knows

1966·Revolver·John

Verse

Taxman

1966·Revolver·George

D Mixolydian - ♭7 (C♮) prominent, avoids V chord entirely

She Said She Said

1966·Revolver·John

Verse

Got to Get You into My Life

1966·Revolver·Paul

Verse

For No One

1966·Revolver·Paul

Verse

A Day in the Life

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Verse, Bridge

Within You Without You

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·George

Indian raga-influenced Mixolydian over drone

Good Morning Good Morning

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Verse, Chorus

With a Little Help from My Friends

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Ringo

Chorus

She's Leaving Home

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Chorus

Baby, You're a Rich Man

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Verse

I Am the Walrus

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Verse

Hello, Goodbye

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Chorus

Hey Jude

1968·Past Masters·Paul

Extended coda: I-♭VII-IV Mixolydian vamp dominates half the song

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

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Dear Prudence

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Alan W.

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Chorus

Wild Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Birthday

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Bridge

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Section C

Hey Bulldog

1969·Yellow Submarine·John

Get Back

1969·Let It Be·Paul

Chorus

Sun King

1969·Abbey Road·John

Verse

The End

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Section D

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Chorus

Here Comes the Sun

1969·Abbey Road·George

G (♭VII)

Something

1969·Abbey Road·George

Bridge

You Never Give Me Your Money

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Bb (♭VII), Bbmaj7 (♭VII), G (♭VII)

Polythene Pam

1969·Abbey Road·John

Dig a Pony

1970·Let It Be·John

Chorus

I've Got a Feeling

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Verse

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