Music · Music genre
Raga rock
Rock incorporating Indian classical scales, drones, and instruments like sitar and tabla.
7
songs
Seven recordings have it, from 1965 to 1968. More of Revolver has it than any other album, three of its fourteen tracks. 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)' opens the run and 'The Inner Light' closes it. Two of them are 'Tomorrow Never Knows' (tambura drone, sitar loop, modal stasis) and 'Love You To', and five of the seven are Harrison's. On 'Blue Jay Way', the western instruments evoking Indian modal harmony. On 'I Want to Tell You' it is McCartney's modal melisma on the outro.
See alsoSong family:Indian songArrangement:TablaSolo / Riff:Sitar soloSitar:George HarrisonArrangement:SitarInstrument group:IndianInfluence:Indian music influenceInfluence:Eastern philosophy influence
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Beatles songs with 'Raga rock' also have 'Drone' about 6.2x as often as the catalogue average (6 of 7, vs an overall rate of 30 in 217 songs).
Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early0 · 0%
Mid-period6 · 86%
Late1 · 14%
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Songs(7)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | Sitar doubles vocal line |
| 2 | Tomorrow Never Knows | 1966 | Revolver | John | Tambura drone, sitar loop, modal stasis |
| 3 | Love You To | 1966 | Revolver | George | - |
| 4 | I Want to Tell You | 1966 | Revolver | George | McCartney's modal melisma on the outro |
| 5 | Within You Without You | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | George | - |
| 6 | Blue Jay Way | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | George | Western instruments evoking Indian modal harmony |
| 7 | The Inner Light | 1968 | Past Masters | George | - |
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
1965·Rubber Soul·John
Sitar doubles vocal line
Tomorrow Never Knows
1966·Revolver·John
Tambura drone, sitar loop, modal stasis
Love You To
1966·Revolver·George
I Want to Tell You
1966·Revolver·George
McCartney's modal melisma on the outro
Within You Without You
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·George
Blue Jay Way
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·George
Western instruments evoking Indian modal harmony
The Inner Light
1968·Past Masters·George
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