Music · Scale degree

V

Major dominant - expected in major, notable in minor (harmonic minor)

125

songs

It turns up on 125 of the 217 recordings, more than half of everything they recorded, from the first sessions through to the last. The first is 'Love Me Do' and the last 'I Me Mine', with the Please Please Me album leaning on it hardest, eleven of its fourteen tracks. John sings lead on 49 of them, Paul on 32, George on 11 and Ringo on 4. All four of them take the lead on 'Carry That Weight'. Three of them share it on 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)'. On 'Free as a Bird': e (in A major), Esus4 (in A major), G (in C major).

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Love Me Do	1962	Please Please Me	Paul, John	D
2	P.S. I Love You	1962	Please Please Me	Paul	A
3	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	B
4	Misery	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	G
5	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	B (in E major)
6	There's a Place	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	B
7	Thank You Girl	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	A

8	She Loves You	1963	Past Masters	Paul, John	D
9	I'll Get You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	A (in D major), E (in A major)
10	Not a Second Time	1963	With The Beatles	John	D
11	Hold Me Tight	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	C
12	Little Child	1963	With The Beatles	John, Paul	B
13	It Won't Be Long	1963	With The Beatles	John	B
14	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	D (in G major), G (in C major)
15	This Boy	1963	Past Masters	John	A
16	Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	D (in G major), G (in C major)
17	Can't Buy Me Love	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	G
18	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	B
19	I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	1964	A Hard Day's Night	George	B
20	I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	D (in G major)
21	I'll Be Back	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	E
22	I Should Have Known Better	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	D
23	When I Get Home	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	G (in C major)
24	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	D
25	And I Love Her	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	B (in E major)
26	Any Time at All	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	A
27	If I Fell	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	A (in D major)
28	I Feel Fine	1964	Past Masters	John	D

29	I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	D
30	I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	D
31	Baby's in Black	1964	Beatles For Sale	John, Paul	E
32	I'll Follow the Sun	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	G
33	Eight Days a Week	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	A
34	What You're Doing	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	A
35	Every Little Thing	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	E
36	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John	E (in A major)
37	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	E
38	I Need You	1965	Help!	George	E
39	I've Just Seen a Face	1965	Help!	Paul	E
40	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	A (in D major), D (in G major)
41	Another Girl	1965	Help!	Paul	G (in C major)
42	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	John	D, Dsus4, Dsus2
43	It's Only Love	1965	Help!	John	G
44	Tell Me What You See	1965	Help!	John, Paul	D
45	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	1965	Rubber Soul	John	B (in E minor)
46	Nowhere Man	1965	Rubber Soul	John	B
47	Michelle	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	C (in F major), C (in F minor)
48	What Goes On	1965	Rubber Soul	Ringo	Bsus4
49	Run for Your Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	A
50	The Word	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	A
51	We Can Work It Out	1965	Past Masters	Paul, John	A (in D major)
52	Day Tripper	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul	B
53	In My Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	E
54	Rain	1966	Past Masters	John	D
55	Good Day Sunshine	1966	Revolver	Paul	E (in A major), A (in D major)
56	Yellow Submarine	1966	Revolver	Ringo	D
57	Doctor Robert	1966	Revolver	John	E (in A major)
58	Penny Lane	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	F♯sus4 (in B major)
59	Strawberry Fields Forever	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	F
60	When I'm Sixty-Four	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	G
61	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John, George	C (in F major), D (in G major)
62	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	B (in E major)
63	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	F (in B♭ major), D (in G major)
64	Getting Better	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	G
65	With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Ringo	B
66	Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	G (in C minor), A (in D minor)
67	Good Morning Good Morning	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	E
68	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	D (in G major)
69	All You Need Is Love	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	D
70	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	E
71	Hello, Goodbye	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	G
72	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	A (in D major), B (in E major)
73	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	E
74	Revolution	1968	Past Masters	John	F♯
75	Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	Paul	C
76	Piggies	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	E♭
77	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	E
78	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	E (in A minor), E (in A major)
79	Blackbird	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	D
80	Mother Nature's Son	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	A, Asus4
81	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	F
82	Savoy Truffle	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	B
83	Happiness Is a Warm Gun	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	G (in C major)
84	Dear Prudence	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	G
85	I'm So Tired	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	E
86	Julia	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	A
87	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	B♭ (in E♭ major), G (in C minor)
88	Sexy Sadie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	D
89	Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	B
90	Long, Long, Long	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	C
91	Martha My Dear	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	B♭ (in E♭ major), C (in F major)
92	All Together Now	1969	Yellow Submarine	Paul, John	D
93	Old Brown Shoe	1969	Past Masters	George	G
94	Her Majesty	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Asus4, A
95	The End	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	E (in A major)
96	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	G (in C major)
97	Oh! Darling	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	E
98	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	B
99	I Want You (She's So Heavy)	1969	Abbey Road	John	A (in D minor)
100	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	A
101	Octopus's Garden	1969	Abbey Road	Ringo	B (in E major), E (in A major)
102	She Came in Through the Bathroom Window	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	E
103	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	E (in A major)
104	Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	Paul, John, George, Ringo	G (in C major)
105	Come Together	1969	Abbey Road	John	A
106	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	A
107	Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	Paul	G
108	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	1970	Past Masters	John, Paul	A
109	Dig It	1970	Let It Be	John	C
110	I Me Mine	1970	Let It Be	George	E
111	Dig a Pony	1970	Let It Be	John	E
112	One After 909	1970	Let It Be	John, Paul	F♯
113	Two of Us	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	D (in G major)
114	I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	E
115	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	A
116	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	E (in A major), Esus4 (in A major), G (in C major)
117	Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	John	B♭, B♭sus4

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Songs(117 of 125)

Love Me Do

P.S. I Love You

Please Please Me

Misery

Do You Want to Know a Secret

There's a Place

Thank You Girl

She Loves You

I'll Get You

Not a Second Time

Hold Me Tight

Little Child

It Won't Be Long

I Want to Hold Your Hand

This Boy

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand

Can't Buy Me Love

I Call Your Name

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

I'll Cry Instead

I'll Be Back

I Should Have Known Better

When I Get Home

A Hard Day's Night

And I Love Her

Any Time at All

If I Fell

I Feel Fine

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

I'm a Loser

Baby's in Black

I'll Follow the Sun

Eight Days a Week

What You're Doing

Every Little Thing

Yes It Is

Ticket to Ride

I Need You

I've Just Seen a Face

The Night Before

Another Girl

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

It's Only Love

Tell Me What You See

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Nowhere Man

Michelle

What Goes On

Run for Your Life

The Word

We Can Work It Out

Day Tripper

In My Life

Rain

Good Day Sunshine

Yellow Submarine

Doctor Robert

Penny Lane

Strawberry Fields Forever

When I'm Sixty-Four

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

Lovely Rita

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Getting Better

With a Little Help from My Friends

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

Good Morning Good Morning

A Day in the Life

All You Need Is Love

I Am the Walrus

Hello, Goodbye

Magical Mystery Tour