Music · Mode
Phrygian
Minor with flat 2nd - dark, Spanish/flamenco flavor
2
songs
It turns up on two recordings, 'Do You Want to Know a Secret' from 1963, Lennon's, and 'Things We Said Today' from 1964, McCartney's, sung by George and by Paul respectively, split between the Please Please Me album and the A Hard Day's Night album, cut 11 February 1963 and 2 June 1964. Among them, 'Do You Want to Know a Secret' is in E minor, one of only four of their recordings in that key.
See alsoMode:IonianMode:MixolydianMode:AeolianScale degree:♭IILyric shape:[VERB] notComposition:Minor to majorChord literal:Am → EmRecurring words:to hear
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Songs(2)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do You Want to Know a Secret | 1963 | Please Please Me | George | - |
| 2 | Things We Said Today | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | Verse |
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