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Verse variation
86
songs
It is heard on 86 of the 217 recordings, from the first sessions through to the last. It begins on 'Love Me Do' and finishes on 'One After 909', with the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album leaning on it hardest, eight of its twelve tracks. The lead vocals go Paul on 29, John on 27, George on 9 and Ringo on 5. Three of them share it on 'Because'.
See alsoNarrative:Stream of consciousnessHarmony:Rhythm changes (partial)Chord shape:Am → D → G → EmLyric shape:[VERB] [WORD] the [NOUN]Influence:Avant-garde influenceLyric shape:may [VERB]Chord degree:ii–V–I–viChord literal:F♯ → B
Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early22 · 28%
Mid-period25 · 31%
Late33 · 41%
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Songs(80 of 86)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
Love Me Do
1962·Please Please Me·Paul
Verses 3 & 4
Ask Me Why
1963·Please Please Me·John
Verse 2
There's a Place
1963·Please Please Me·John
Verse 2
Misery
1963·Please Please Me·John
Verse 3 & 4
I Saw Her Standing There
1963·Please Please Me·Paul
Verse 4
From Me to You
1963·Past Masters·John
Verse 4
Not a Second Time
1963·With The Beatles·John
Verse 2
Little Child
1963·With The Beatles·John
Verses 3 & 4
This Boy
1963·Past Masters·John
Verse 2
I Want to Hold Your Hand
1963·Past Masters·John
Verse 4
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
1964·Past Masters·John
Verse 4
Can't Buy Me Love
1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul
Verse 3
I Call Your Name
1964·Past Masters·John
Verse 3
I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
1964·A Hard Day's Night·George
Verse 4
A Hard Day's Night
1964·A Hard Day's Night·John
Verses 3 & 4
And I Love Her
1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul
Verse 3
I Should Have Known Better
1964·A Hard Day's Night·John
Verse 2
I Feel Fine
1964·Past Masters·John
Verse 3 & 5
She's a Woman
1964·Past Masters·Paul
Verse 3
What You're Doing
1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul
Verse 3
I'll Follow the Sun
1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul
Verse 2 & 4
I'm a Loser
1964·Beatles For Sale·John
Verse 3
Yes It Is
1965·Past Masters·John
Verses 2, 3 & 4
The Night Before
1965·Help!·Paul
Verse 4
I've Just Seen a Face
1965·Help!·Paul
Verses 2, 3 & 4
You Won't See Me
1965·Rubber Soul·Paul
Verse 3
What Goes On
1965·Rubber Soul·Ringo
Verse 2
Yellow Submarine
1966·Revolver·Ringo
Verse 3
I'm Only Sleeping
1966·Revolver·John
Verse 3
Taxman
1966·Revolver·George
Verse 3
Good Day Sunshine
1966·Revolver·Paul
Verse 2
For No One
1966·Revolver·Paul
Verse 2
Tomorrow Never Knows
1966·Revolver·John
Verse 2
Penny Lane
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul
Verse 2, 3 & 5
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
Verse 3, 4 & 5
Good Morning Good Morning
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
Verse 2
A Day in the Life
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
Sections A & B
She's Leaving Home
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul
Verse 3
Within You Without You
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·George
Verses 2 & 3
Fixing a Hole
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul
Verses 2 & 3
With a Little Help from My Friends
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Ringo
Verse 2
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
Verse 3
I Am the Walrus
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John
Verses 2, 3, 4 & 6
Hello, Goodbye
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul
Verse 2 & 3
Magical Mystery Tour
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul
Verse 3
Your Mother Should Know
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul
Verse 4
The Fool on the Hill
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul
Verses 3 & 4
Lady Madonna
1968·Past Masters·Paul
Verses 2, 3 & 4
The Inner Light
1968·Past Masters·George
Verse 2
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Verses 2, 3 & 4
Back in the U.S.S.R.
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Verse 2
Honey Pie
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Verses 3 & 4
Piggies
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George
Verse 2 & 3
I Will
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Verse 3
Helter Skelter
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Verse 2 & 3
Julia
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Verse 2 & 4
I'm So Tired
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Verses 2 & 3
Revolution 9
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)
Verses 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Verses 2 & 3
Long, Long, Long
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George
Verse 3
Blackbird
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Verse 2 & 3
Rocky Raccoon
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Verses 2 & 3
Only a Northern Song
1969·Yellow Submarine·George
Verse 3
Old Brown Shoe
1969·Past Masters·George
Verse 3
Mean Mr. Mustard
1969·Abbey Road·John
Verse 2
Something
1969·Abbey Road·George
Verse 2
Because
1969·Abbey Road·John
Verse 3
Oh! Darling
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
Verse 2, 3 & 4
Octopus's Garden
1969·Abbey Road·Ringo
Verses 2 & 3
You Never Give Me Your Money
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
Verses 3 & 4
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
Verse 2
Come Together
1969·Abbey Road·John
Verse 4
Across the Universe (Wildlife version)
1969·Past Masters·John
Verse 2 & 3
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
1970·Past Masters·John
Verse 2
Across the Universe
1970·Let It Be·John
Verse 2 & 3
One After 909
1970·Let It Be·John
Verse 4
The Long and Winding Road
1970·Let It Be·Paul
Verses 2, 3 & 4
Dig a Pony
1970·Let It Be·John
Verse 3
I've Got a Feeling
1970·Let It Be·Paul
Verses 4, 5 & 6
Free as a Bird
1995·Reunion singles·John
Verse 5
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