Music · Scale degree
Imaj7
Major seventh on the tonic - adds lush color to the home chord
3
songs
It turns up on three recordings, 'Fixing a Hole', McCartney's, 'Something', Harrison's, and 'Sun King', Lennon's, from 1967 to 1969, sung by Paul, by George and by John respectively, split between the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album and Abbey Road, cut 9 February 1967, 16 April 1969 and 24 July 1969. Among them, 'Fixing a Hole' is one of three of their recordings with Burns Nu-Sonic.
See alsoChord shape:C → Cmaj7Chord degree:I–I–IChord shape:C → C → CHarmony:Line clichéChord type:maj7Composition:Rich harmonyChord degree:I–IChord type:min7
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Song count per year
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% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
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Early0 · 0%
Mid-period1 · 33%
Late2 · 67%
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Songs(3)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fixing a Hole | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Fmaj7 |
| 2 | Something | 1969 | Abbey Road | George | Cmaj7 (in C major) |
| 3 | Sun King | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | Emaj7 (in E major), Cmaj7 (in C major) |
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