Music · Section transition

I to I

Section boundary moves from the I chord to the I chord.

80
songs
It is heard on 80 of the 217 recordings, across the whole of the band's recording life, 1962 to 1970. 'Love Me Do' is the earliest and 'Two of Us' the last, with Beatles For Sale leaning on it hardest, eight of its fourteen tracks. The singing splits John on 30, Paul on 24, Ringo on 7 and George on 6.
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The three most common section-boundary movements in Beatles songs: V to I (89), I to I (80), I to IV (34).

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

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Songs(73 of 80)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)

P.S. I Love You

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Chorus→Verse: D → D

Love Me Do

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Chorus→Verse: G → G

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

Chorus→Verse: E → E, Chorus→Bridge: E → E

Ask Me Why

1963·Please Please Me·John

Chorus→Verse: E → E

Thank You Girl

1963·Past Masters·John

Chorus→Verse: D → D

She Loves You

1963·Past Masters·Paul

Chorus→Verse: G6 → G

Hold Me Tight

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

Chorus→Verse: F7 → F

It Won't Be Long

1963·With The Beatles·John

Chorus→Verse: E → E

Sie Liebt Dich

1964·Past Masters·John

Chorus→Verse: C → C, Bridge→Verse: C → C

I Should Have Known Better

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Chorus→Verse: G → G

Tell Me Why

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Bridge→Chorus: D → D

Any Time at All

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Chorus→Verse: D → D

I Feel Fine

1964·Past Masters·John

Verse→Chorus: G → G

Every Little Thing

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Chorus→Verse: A → A

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Verse→Chorus: G → G

I'll Follow the Sun

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

Verse→Chorus: C → C7

Eight Days a Week

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Bridge→Verse: D → D

Baby's in Black

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Verse→Chorus: A → A

Ticket to Ride

1965·Help!·John

Chorus→Verse: A → A

I'm Down

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Chorus→Verse: G → G, Verse→Chorus: G7 → G

Help!

1965·Help!·John

Chorus→Verse: A → A

Another Girl

1965·Help!·Paul

Chorus→Verse: A → A, Chorus→Bridge: A → A

Yesterday

1965·Help!·Paul

Chorus→Verse: F → F

I've Just Seen a Face

1965·Help!·Paul

Chorus→Verse: A → A, Verse→Chorus: A → A

Tell Me What You See

1965·Help!·John

Chorus→Verse: G → G

In My Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Chorus→Verse: A → A, Verse→Chorus: A → A

What Goes On

1965·Rubber Soul·Ringo

Chorus→Verse: E → E, Verse→Chorus: E → E

The Word

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Chorus→Verse: D7 → D7

Rain

1966·Past Masters·John

Verse→Chorus: G → G, Chorus→Verse: G → G

Paperback Writer

1966·Past Masters·Paul

Verse→Chorus: G7 → G7, Chorus→Verse: G7 → G7

Doctor Robert

1966·Revolver·John

Chorus→Verse: A → A7

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

Chorus→Verse: A → A

Yellow Submarine

1966·Revolver·Ringo

Chorus→Verse: G → G, Chorus→Bridge: G → G, Bridge→Verse: G → G

Love You To

1966·Revolver·George

Verse→Chorus: C → C, Chorus→Verse: C → C

Strawberry Fields Forever

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Verse→Chorus: B♭ → B♭

Fixing a Hole

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Verse→Chorus: F → F, Chorus→Verse: F → F

Good Morning Good Morning

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Verse→Chorus: A → A, Chorus→Verse: A → A

All You Need Is Love

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Verse→Chorus: G → G, Chorus→Bridge: G → G, Chorus→Verse: G → G

Hello, Goodbye

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Verse→Chorus: C → C, Bridge→Chorus: C → C

The Fool on the Hill

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Chorus→Verse: D6 → D6, Chorus→Bridge: D6 → D6, Bridge→Verse: D6 → D6

Revolution

1968·Past Masters·John

Chorus→Verse: B → B7

Hey Jude

1968·Past Masters·Paul

Verse→Chorus: F → F7, Chorus→Verse: F → F

Helter Skelter

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Chorus→Verse: E → E

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Verse→Chorus: B♭ → B♭, Chorus→Verse: B♭ → B♭

The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Verse→Chorus: E♭ → E♭

Sexy Sadie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Verse→Chorus: G → G, Chorus→Verse: G → G

I'm So Tired

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Chorus→Verse: A → A

Good Night

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

Verse→Chorus: G → G

Martha My Dear

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Chorus→Verse: E♭ → E♭

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Verse→Chorus: E → E

Don't Pass Me By

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

Verse→Chorus: C → C, Chorus→Verse: C → C

Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Chorus→Verse: G → G

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Verse→Chorus: G → G

Mother Nature's Son

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Verse→Chorus: D → D, Chorus→Verse: D → D

It's All Too Much

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

Chorus→Verse: G → G, Chorus→Bridge: G → Gadd9

All Together Now

1969·Yellow Submarine·Paul

Chorus→Verse: G → G, Verse→Chorus: G → G

Only a Northern Song

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

Chorus→Verse: A → A

Don't Let Me Down

1969·Past Masters·John

Chorus→Verse: E → E, Verse→Chorus: E → E, Chorus→Bridge: E → E

Get Back

1969·Let It Be·Paul

Verse→Chorus: A → A

The Ballad of John and Yoko

1969·Past Masters·John

Chorus→Verse: E → E

You Never Give Me Your Money

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Section N→C: A → A

Octopus's Garden

1969·Abbey Road·Ringo

Chorus→Verse: E → E

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Verse→Chorus: A → A, Chorus→Verse: A → A

The End

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Section A→B: A → A, Section B→C: A → A7

Something

1969·Abbey Road·George

Bridge→Verse: C → C

Golden Slumbers

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Verse→Bridge: C → C

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)

1969·Past Masters·John

Chorus→Verse: D → D

You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

1970·Past Masters·John

Chorus→Verse: D → D

Let It Be

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Chorus→Verse: C → C

Across the Universe

1970·Let It Be·John

Chorus→Verse: D → D

I've Got a Feeling

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Bridge→Verse: A7 → A

Two of Us

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Chorus→Verse: G → G

Dig a Pony

1970·Let It Be·John

Chorus→Verse: A → A

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