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I to IVMusic · Section transition · 34 songs
CategoriesMusicSection transitionI to IV
Music · Section transition

I to IV

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

34
songs
See alsoComposition:Chorus in IVComposition:Bridge in IVHandclaps:Paul McCartneyMotif:HappinessArrangement:HandclapsHandclaps:John LennonHandclaps:George HarrisonLyric shape:to [NOUN]
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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).

V to II to ISection transition

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early9 · 31%
Mid-period7 · 24%
Late13 · 45%

By Album

Past Masters6
The Beatles (The White Album)5
Please Please Me4
Yellow Submarine3
With The Beatles2
Help!2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band2
Let It Be2
Beatles For Sale1
Rubber Soul1
Revolver1
Abbey Road1

Songs(28 of 34)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1P.S. I Love You1962Please Please MePaulVerse→Chorus: D → G
2Please Please Me1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulVerse→Chorus: E → A
3Ask Me Why1963Please Please MeJohnVerse→Chorus: E → A
4I Saw Her Standing There1963Please Please MePaulVerse→Chorus: E7 → A7
5All I've Got to Do1963With The BeatlesJohnVerse→Chorus: E → A
6Hold Me Tight1963With The BeatlesPaulChorus→Bridge: F7 → B♭
7This Boy1963Past MastersJohn, Paul, GeorgeVerse→Bridge: D7 → G
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8I Call Your Name1964Past MastersJohnVerse→Chorus: E → A
9No Reply1964Beatles For SaleJohnBridge→Verse: C → F
10Ticket to Ride1965Help!JohnChorus→Bridge: A → D
11I'm Down1965Past MastersPaulVerse→Chorus: G7 → C
12Tell Me What You See1965Help!John, PaulVerse→Chorus: G → C
13Think for Yourself1965Rubber SoulGeorgeVerse→Chorus: G → C7
14Yellow Submarine1966RevolverRingoVerse→Chorus: G → C
15Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulChorus→Bridge: G → C7
16Good Morning Good Morning1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohnVerse→Bridge: A → D, Chorus→Bridge: A → D
17Good Night1968The Beatles (The White Album)RingoVerse→Chorus: G → C
18Back in the U.S.S.R.1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulVerse→Chorus: A → D
19Helter Skelter1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulVerse→Chorus: E → A
20Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulChorus→Bridge: B♭ → E♭
21Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnVerse→Chorus: E → A
22It's All Too Much1969Yellow SubmarineGeorgeVerse→Chorus: G → C
23All Together Now1969Yellow SubmarinePaul, JohnVerse→Bridge: G → C, Chorus→Bridge: G → C
24The Ballad of John and Yoko1969Past MastersJohnVerse→Chorus: E7 → A, Chorus→Bridge: E → A
25Oh! Darling1969Abbey RoadPaulVerse→Chorus: A7 → D
26Let It Be1970Let It BePaulChorus→Bridge: C → F
27You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)1970Past MastersJohn, PaulVerse→Chorus: D → G
28One After 9091970Let It BeJohn, PaulVerse→Chorus: B → E

P.S. I Love You

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Verse→Chorus: D → G

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

Verse→Chorus: E → A

Ask Me Why

1963·Please Please Me·John

Verse→Chorus: E → A

I Saw Her Standing There

1963·Please Please Me·Paul

Verse→Chorus: E7 → A7

All I've Got to Do

1963·With The Beatles·John

Verse→Chorus: E → A

Hold Me Tight

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

Chorus→Bridge: F7 → B♭

This Boy

1963·Past Masters·John

Verse→Bridge: D7 → G

I Call Your Name

1964·Past Masters·John

Verse→Chorus: E → A

No Reply

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Bridge→Verse: C → F

Ticket to Ride

1965·Help!·John

Chorus→Bridge: A → D

I'm Down

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Verse→Chorus: G7 → C

Tell Me What You See

1965·Help!·John

Verse→Chorus: G → C

Think for Yourself

1965·Rubber Soul·George

Verse→Chorus: G → C7

Yellow Submarine

1966·Revolver·Ringo

Verse→Chorus: G → C

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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

Chorus→Bridge: G → C7

Good Morning Good Morning

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

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

Good Night

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

Verse→Chorus: G → C

Back in the U.S.S.R.

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Verse→Chorus: A → D

Helter Skelter

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Verse→Chorus: E → A

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Chorus→Bridge: B♭ → E♭

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

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Verse→Chorus: E → A

It's All Too Much

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

Verse→Chorus: G → C

All Together Now

1969·Yellow Submarine·Paul

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

The Ballad of John and Yoko

1969·Past Masters·John

Verse→Chorus: E7 → A, Chorus→Bridge: E → A

Oh! Darling

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Verse→Chorus: A7 → D

Let It Be

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Chorus→Bridge: C → F

You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

1970·Past Masters·John

Verse→Chorus: D → G

One After 909

1970·Let It Be·John

Verse→Chorus: B → E

Updated 2026-09-02

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