Music · Scale degree
v
Minor fifth degree - common in Aeolian/natural minor
11
songs
It turns up on eleven recordings, for nearly the whole run, 1963 to 1969. 'A Taste of Honey' opens the run and 'Hey Bulldog' closes it. 'I'll Get You' and 'Don't Bother Me' have it too. John sings lead on five of them, against two for Paul, with George on two. Of the eleven, 'Strawberry Fields Forever' has swarmandal, and only one other recording does.
See alsoChord degree:i–vChord shape:Am → B → EmChord degree:v–ivHarmony:Aeolian cadenceChord degree:I–vChord degree:♭VII–iChord degree:♭III–iMode:Aeolian
Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early2 · 22%
Mid-period4 · 44%
Late3 · 33%
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Songs(10 of 11)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
I'll Get You
1963·Past Masters·John
Am (in D major)
Don't Bother Me
1963·With The Beatles·George
Bm
If I Needed Someone
1965·Rubber Soul·George
Em
I'm Only Sleeping
1966·Revolver·John
Bm
Strawberry Fields Forever
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John
Fm
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
Gm (in C minor)
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Em (in A minor)
Blackbird
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Dm
Hey Bulldog
1969·Yellow Submarine·John
F♯m
Now and Then
2023·Reunion singles·John
Em
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