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vi7

Chord on the vi7 scale degree - Roman-numeral shorthand for its position in the home key.

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It turns up on eighteen recordings, from 1965 to 1970. It begins on 'You Like Me Too Much' and finishes on 'Two of Us'. The peak is 1967 and 1968, twelve of the eighteen, 'Julia' the last of them, and it dwindles to four after that. The lead vocals go John on six, Paul on six and George on three. Of those, 'A Day in the Life' carries tuba as well, which only two of their recordings do.

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1965 was the Beatles' biggest year for new scale-degree colourings since they began recording: 21 debuts that hadn't appeared on a Beatles record before - including vi7, i7, and iv7.

1965 i7 iv7 Scale degree

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early0 · 0%

Mid-period8 · 44%

Late10 · 56%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)6

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band3

Magical Mystery Tour3

Abbey Road3

Help!2

Let It Be1

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Songs(18)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	You Like Me Too Much	1965	Help!	George	Em7
2	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	C♯m7 (in E major)
3	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	Em7 (in G major)
4	She's Leaving Home	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John	C♯m7
5	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	F♯m7 (in A major)
6	All You Need Is Love	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Em7
7	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	F♯m7

8	The Fool on the Hill	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Bm7 (in D major)
9	Cry Baby Cry	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Em7 (in G major)
10	Piggies	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Fm7
11	Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Em7
12	Rocky Raccoon	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Am7
13	Martha My Dear	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Dm7 (in F major)
14	Julia	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Bm7
15	The End	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Am7 (in C major)
16	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	Am7 (in C major)
17	Golden Slumbers	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Am7
18	Two of Us	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	Gm7 (in B♭ major)