Music · Section transition

I to IV

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

34
songs
It is heard on 34 recordings, across the whole of the band's recording life, 1962 to 1970. It starts with 'P.S. I Love You' and ends with 'Let It Be', with With The Beatles leaning on it hardest, six of its fourteen tracks. The singing splits Paul on twelve, John on ten, George on five and Ringo on two. It sits on much the same share of each man's songs, 14% of McCartney's and 14% of Lennon's.
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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(28 of 34)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)

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

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