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Songs whose opening chord is the ii scale-degree chord of the home key.

10
songs
From 1963 to 1968, ten recordings have it. More of the A Hard Day's Night album has it than any other album, three of its thirteen tracks. 'Devil in Her Heart' came first, on With The Beatles, and 'Long, Long, Long' last, on The Beatles (The White Album). 'All My Loving' and 'And I Love Her' have it too. More of them come from 1965 or earlier than from 1967 on, seven against three. The lead vocals go Paul on four, John on three and George on two. Of those, 'If I Fell' is in D♭ major, and only two of their recordings are.
See alsoOpening chord:IOpening chord:iOpening chord:VChord degree:ii–♭VII–VComposition:Non-tonic openingComposition:Verse in iiChord shape:Am → F → DChord literal:Am → D → G

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early5 · 56%
Mid-period2 · 22%
Late2 · 22%

By Album

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