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♭VII

Flat-seven chord - the most iconic Beatles chord, borrowed from Mixolydian mode

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It is on a third of everything they recorded, 66 of the 217 recordings, the length of their recording life, from 1962 to 1970. It starts with 'P.S. I Love You' and ends with 'Let It Be', with the Help! album leaning on it hardest, seven of its fourteen tracks. John sings lead on 30 of them, eighteen for Paul, and the two of them together on eight, with George on six and Ringo on two.

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	P.S. I Love You	1962	Please Please Me	Paul	C
2	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	D
3	All My Loving	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	D
4	Don't Bother Me	1963	With The Beatles	George	D
5	I Wanna Be Your Man	1963	With The Beatles	Ringo	D
6	When I Get Home	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	G (in A major)
7	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	F

8	I'll Be Back	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	G
9	Eight Days a Week	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	C
10	Every Little Thing	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	G
11	I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	F
12	I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	F
13	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John	D (in E major)
14	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	G
15	Help!	1965	Help!	John	G
16	Another Girl	1965	Help!	Paul	G (in A major)
17	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	John	F
18	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	C (in D major), F (in G major)
19	It's Only Love	1965	Help!	John	B♭
20	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	F (in G major), D (in E major)
21	We Can Work It Out	1965	Past Masters	Paul, John	C (in D major)
22	Wait	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	E
23	In My Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	G
24	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	1965	Rubber Soul	John	D (in E major)
25	Michelle	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	E♭ (in F major)
26	Love You To	1966	Revolver	George	B♭
27	For No One	1966	Revolver	Paul	A (in B major)
28	She Said She Said	1966	Revolver	John	A♭ (in B♭ major)

29	Got to Get You into My Life	1966	Revolver	Paul	F
30	Tomorrow Never Knows	1966	Revolver	John	B♭
31	She's Leaving Home	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John	D
32	Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	B♭ (in C minor), C (in D minor)
33	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	F (in G major), Dsus2 (in E major)
34	With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Ringo	D
35	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	D (in E major)
36	Good Morning Good Morning	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	G
37	Baby, You're a Rich Man	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	F
38	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	G
39	Hello, Goodbye	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	B♭
40	Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	Paul	E♭
41	Happiness Is a Warm Gun	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	G (in A minor)
42	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	B♭ (in C minor)
43	Sexy Sadie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	F
44	Birthday	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul, John	B♭ (in C major)
45	Blackbird	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	F
46	Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	F
47	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	G (in A minor)
48	Cry Baby Cry	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	F (in G major)
49	Martha My Dear	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	E♭ (in F major)
50	Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	D
51	Wild Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	F
52	Revolution 1	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	G
53	Only a Northern Song	1969	Yellow Submarine	George	A (in B minor)
54	Hey Bulldog	1969	Yellow Submarine	John	A
55	Get Back	1969	Let It Be	Paul	G
56	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	D
57	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	B♭ (in C major), G (in A major)
58	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	G
59	I Want You (She's So Heavy)	1969	Abbey Road	John	G (in A minor), C (in D minor)
60	The End	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	B♭ (in C major)
61	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	G (in A major)
62	Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	Paul	B♭
63	I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	G
64	Dig a Pony	1970	Let It Be	John	G
65	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	G (in A major)
66	Now and Then	2023	Reunion singles	John	G

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Songs(66)

P.S. I Love You

Please Please Me

All My Loving

Don't Bother Me

I Wanna Be Your Man

When I Get Home

A Hard Day's Night

I'll Be Back

Eight Days a Week

Every Little Thing

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

I'm a Loser

Yes It Is

Ticket to Ride

Help!

Another Girl

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

The Night Before

It's Only Love

You're Going to Lose That Girl

We Can Work It Out

Wait

In My Life

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Michelle

Love You To

For No One

She Said She Said

Got to Get You into My Life

Tomorrow Never Knows

She's Leaving Home

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

A Day in the Life

With a Little Help from My Friends

Lovely Rita

Good Morning Good Morning

Baby, You're a Rich Man

I Am the Walrus

Hello, Goodbye

Hey Jude

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

Sexy Sadie

Birthday

Blackbird

Honey Pie

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Cry Baby Cry

Martha My Dear

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

Wild Honey Pie

Revolution 1

Only a Northern Song

Hey Bulldog

Get Back

Polythene Pam

You Never Give Me Your Money

Here Comes the Sun

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

The End

Something

Let It Be

I've Got a Feeling

Dig a Pony

Free as a Bird

Now and Then