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Minor four chord - borrowed from the parallel minor key

songs

From 1963 to 1970, most of their years in the studio, 42 recordings have it. 'Ask Me Why' is the earliest, from 1963, and 'I Me Mine' the last, from 1970, with Rubber Soul leaning on it hardest, six of its fourteen tracks. John sings lead on fifteen of them, Paul on fourteen, George on six and Ringo on one. All four of them take the lead on 'Carry That Weight'. Neither man reaches for it more than the other, 20% of McCartney's songs and 18% of Lennon's.

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Ask Me Why	1963	Please Please Me	John	Am
2	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	Am (in E minor)
3	She Loves You	1963	Past Masters	Paul, John	Cm
4	All I've Got to Do	1963	With The Beatles	John	Am
5	Don't Bother Me	1963	With The Beatles	George	Am
6	Sie Liebt Dich	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	Fm
7	Any Time at All	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Gm

8	If I Fell	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	Gm (in D major)
9	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	Gm (in D major)
10	What Goes On	1965	Rubber Soul	Ringo	Am
11	Wait	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	Bm
12	Girl	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Fm (in C minor)
13	In My Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Dm
14	Nowhere Man	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Am
15	You Won't See Me	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	Dm
16	I'm Only Sleeping	1966	Revolver	John	Am
17	I Want to Tell You	1966	Revolver	George	Dm
18	Here, There and Everywhere	1966	Revolver	Paul	Cm (in G minor)
19	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	Dm (in A major)
20	When I'm Sixty-Four	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Fm
21	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Dm (in A minor)
22	Hello, Goodbye	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Fm
23	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Gm (in D major)
24	Your Mother Should Know	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Dm
25	Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Cm
26	Mother Nature's Son	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Gm
27	Blackbird	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Cm
28	I'm So Tired	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Dm
29	Happiness Is a Warm Gun	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Dm (in A minor)
30	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Fm (in C minor)
31	Hey Bulldog	1969	Yellow Submarine	John	Em
32	Her Majesty	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Gm
33	Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	Paul, John, George, Ringo	Dm (in A minor)
34	She Came in Through the Bathroom Window	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Dm
35	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	Gm
36	I Me Mine	1970	Let It Be	George	Dm
37	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	Gm
38	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	Dm (in A major), Fm (in C major)

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Songs(38 of 42)

Ask Me Why

Do You Want to Know a Secret

She Loves You

All I've Got to Do

Don't Bother Me

Sie Liebt Dich

Any Time at All

If I Fell

The Night Before

What Goes On

Wait

Girl

In My Life

Nowhere Man

You Won't See Me

I'm Only Sleeping

I Want to Tell You

Here, There and Everywhere

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

When I'm Sixty-Four

Lovely Rita

Hello, Goodbye

Magical Mystery Tour

Your Mother Should Know

Honey Pie

Mother Nature's Son

Blackbird

I'm So Tired

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

Hey Bulldog

Her Majesty

Carry That Weight

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)

I Me Mine

Across the Universe

Free as a Bird