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BluesMusic · Music genre · 18 songs
CategoriesMusicMusic genreBlues
Music · Music genre

Blues

Rooted in the 12-bar blues tradition with blues-scale phrasing and call-and-response vocabulary

18
songs
See alsoInfluence:Blues influenceSong form:12-bar bluesChord shape:C7 → G7 → D7Scale degree:IV7Chord shape:C7 → G7Line length:12-7-12-7Recurring words:i can tell you isLyric shape:i can [VERB] you is
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1964 was the Beatles' biggest year for new musical genres since they began recording: 8 debuts that hadn't appeared on a Beatles record before – including Folk, Folk rock, and Blues.

1964FolkFolk rockMusic genre

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early1 · 6%
Mid-period2 · 13%
Late13 · 81%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)5
Let It Be4
Past Masters3
Abbey Road2
A Hard Day's Night1
Magical Mystery Tour1
Yellow Submarine1

Songs(42 of 50)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)RoleNotes
1Love Me Do1962Please Please MePaul, John
Music influence
Mixolydian inflection, bent notes
2Can't Buy Me Love1964A Hard Day's NightPaul
Music influence
12-bar verse form
3You Can't Do That1964A Hard Day's NightJohn
Genre
12-bar verse frame, dom7 vocabulary
4You Can't Do That1964A Hard Day's NightJohn
Music influence
Dominant-7 verse cycle
5I Feel Fine1964Past MastersJohn
Music influence
Riff modeled on Bobby Parker's 'Watch Your Step'
6She's a Woman1964Past MastersPaul
Music influence
–
7Day Tripper1965Past MastersJohn, Paul
Genre
–
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8Day Tripper1965Past MastersJohn, Paul
Music influence
Dominant 7th riff vocabulary
9Flying1967Magical Mystery Tour–
Genre
'Flying' is built on a straightforward twelve-bar blues chord progression (I-IV7-V7 in C).
10Lady Madonna1968Past MastersPaul
Music influence
Boogie-woogie / 'Bad Penny Blues'
11Revolution1968Past MastersJohn
Genre
–
12Revolution1968Past MastersJohn
Music influence
–
13I'm So Tired1968The Beatles (The White Album)John
Genre
–
14Why Don't We Do It in the Road?1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul
Genre
–
15Revolution 11968The Beatles (The White Album)John
Genre
–
16Yer Blues1968The Beatles (The White Album)John
Genre
12-bar blues form
17While My Guitar Gently Weeps1968The Beatles (The White Album)George
Genre
–
18Yer Blues1968The Beatles (The White Album)John
Text influence
12-bar blues lyric idioms ("yes I'm lonely")
19Why Don't We Do It in the Road?1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul
Music influence
–
20Revolution 11968The Beatles (The White Album)John
Music influence
–
21Happiness Is a Warm Gun1968The Beatles (The White Album)John
Music influence
A blues tonality in 'Mother Superior' section
22Helter Skelter1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul
Music influence
Pentatonic with blue 3rd
23I'm So Tired1968The Beatles (The White Album)John
Music influence
–
24Birthday1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul, John
Music influence
–
25While My Guitar Gently Weeps1968The Beatles (The White Album)George
Music influence
Clapton's blues-scale solo phrasing
26Hey Bulldog1969Yellow SubmarineJohn
Genre
–
27Hey Bulldog1969Yellow SubmarineJohn
Music influence
–
28Get Back1969Let It BePaul
Genre
–
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29Get Back1969Let It BePaul
Music influence
–
30The Ballad of John and Yoko1969Past MastersJohn
Music influence
–
31Old Brown Shoe1969Past MastersGeorge
Music influence
–
32I Want You (She's So Heavy)1969Abbey RoadJohn
Genre
–
33I Want You (She's So Heavy)1969Abbey RoadJohn
Music influence
–
34Come Together1969Abbey RoadJohn
Genre
–
35Come Together1969Abbey RoadJohn
Music influence
–
36For You Blue1970Let It BeGeorge
Genre
–
37I've Got a Feeling1970Let It BePaul, John
Genre
–
38Dig It1970Let It BeJohn
Genre
–
39For You Blue1970Let It BeGeorge
Text influence
12-bar blues form invoked in lyric
40I Me Mine1970Let It BeGeorge
Music influence
–
41I've Got a Feeling1970Let It BePaul, John
Music influence
–
42Dig It1970Let It BeJohn
Music influence
–

Love Me Do

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Mixolydian inflection, bent notes

Can't Buy Me Love

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

12-bar verse form

You Can't Do That

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

12-bar verse frame, dom7 vocabulary

You Can't Do That

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Dominant-7 verse cycle

I Feel Fine

1964·Past Masters·John

Riff modeled on Bobby Parker's 'Watch Your Step'

She's a Woman

1964·Past Masters·Paul

Day Tripper

1965·Past Masters·John

Day Tripper

1965·Past Masters·John

Dominant 7th riff vocabulary

Flying

1967·Magical Mystery Tour

'Flying' is built on a straightforward twelve-bar blues chord progression (I-IV7-V7 in C).

Lady Madonna

1968·Past Masters·Paul

Boogie-woogie / 'Bad Penny Blues'

Revolution

1968·Past Masters·John

Revolution

1968·Past Masters·John

I'm So Tired

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Why Don't We Do It in the Road?

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Revolution 1

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Yer Blues

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

12-bar blues form

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Yer Blues

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

12-bar blues lyric idioms ("yes I'm lonely")

Why Don't We Do It in the Road?

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Revolution 1

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

A blues tonality in 'Mother Superior' section

Helter Skelter

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Pentatonic with blue 3rd

I'm So Tired

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Birthday

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Clapton's blues-scale solo phrasing

Hey Bulldog

1969·Yellow Submarine·John

Hey Bulldog

1969·Yellow Submarine·John

Get Back

1969·Let It Be·Paul

Get Back

1969·Let It Be·Paul

The Ballad of John and Yoko

1969·Past Masters·John

Old Brown Shoe

1969·Past Masters·George

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

1969·Abbey Road·John

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

1969·Abbey Road·John

Come Together

1969·Abbey Road·John

Come Together

1969·Abbey Road·John

For You Blue

1970·Let It Be·George

I've Got a Feeling

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Dig It

1970·Let It Be·John

For You Blue

1970·Let It Be·George

12-bar blues form invoked in lyric

I Me Mine

1970·Let It Be·George

I've Got a Feeling

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Dig It

1970·Let It Be·John

Updated 2026-09-02

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