Music · Opening chord
♭VII
Songs whose opening chord is the ♭VII scale-degree chord of the home key.
5
songs
It turns up on five recordings, from 1963 to 1970. It first turns up on 'Don't Bother Me', cut 11 September 1963, and was last heard on 'Dig a Pony'. 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!' have it too, and four of the five are Lennon's. Among them, 'Don't Bother Me' has claves, and only three other recordings do.
See alsoOpening chord:IOpening chord:iOpening chord:VChord degree:IV–I–♭VIILyric shape:you [NOUN]Composition:Non-tonic openingMotif:Found inspirationSolo / Riff:Guitar solo
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% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early2 · 40%
Mid-period1 · 20%
Late2 · 40%
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