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Music · Section transition

V to I

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

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It turns up on 89 of the 217 recordings, close to half of everything they recorded, from 1963 to 1970, most of their years in the studio. 'Please Please Me' is the earliest and 'Two of Us' the last, with the Help! album leaning on it hardest, eight of its fourteen tracks. The singing splits Paul on 29, John on 28, George on 10 and Ringo on 4.

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	Bridge→Verse: B7 → E
2	Misery	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	Chorus→Verse: G → C
3	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	Bridge→Verse: B7 → E
4	I'll Get You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	Bridge→Verse: A → D
5	I Wanna Be Your Man	1963	With The Beatles	Ringo	Verse→Chorus: B7 → E7, Chorus→Verse: B7 → E7
6	Little Child	1963	With The Beatles	John, Paul	Verse→Chorus: B → E, Chorus→Verse: B → E7, Verse→Chorus: B7 → E
7	It Won't Be Long	1963	With The Beatles	John	Verse→Chorus: B7 → E, Bridge→Verse: B → E

8	Hold Me Tight	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	Verse→Chorus: C7 → F, Bridge→Verse: C7 → F
9	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	Chorus→Verse: D → G
10	This Boy	1963	Past Masters	John	Bridge→Verse: A7 → D
11	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	Chorus→Verse: B → E
12	Can't Buy Me Love	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	Chorus→Verse: G7 → C
13	You Can't Do That	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Chorus→Verse: D7 → G7
14	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	Chorus→Verse: D7 → G
15	Tell Me Why	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Chorus→Verse: A7 → D, Verse→Chorus: A7 → D, Chorus→Bridge: A7 → D7
16	I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	1964	A Hard Day's Night	George	Chorus→Verse: B → E
17	I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Chorus→Verse: D → G
18	She's a Woman	1964	Past Masters	Paul	Chorus→Verse: E → A7
19	I Feel Fine	1964	Past Masters	John	Chorus→Verse: D7 → G
20	Baby's in Black	1964	Beatles For Sale	John, Paul	Chorus→Verse: E → A, Bridge→Chorus: E7 → A
21	I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Chorus→Verse: D → G
22	Eight Days a Week	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Chorus→Verse: A7 → D
23	What You're Doing	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	Chorus→Verse: A → D
24	Every Little Thing	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Verse→Chorus: E → A
25	I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Chorus→Verse: D → G
26	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	Bridge→Verse: E → A
27	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John	Chorus→Verse: B7 → E
28	Another Girl	1965	Help!	Paul	Verse→Chorus: E7 → A, Bridge→Verse: E7 → A

29	I Need You	1965	Help!	George	Chorus→Verse: E → A
30	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	Chorus→Verse: A → D
31	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	John	Verse→Chorus: D → G, Chorus→Verse: D → G
32	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	Chorus→Verse: B7 → E, Verse→Chorus: B7 → E
33	You Like Me Too Much	1965	Help!	George	Verse→Chorus: D7 → G
34	You Won't See Me	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	Chorus→Verse: E7 → A
35	Day Tripper	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul	Chorus→Verse: B → E7, Bridge→Verse: B7 → E7
36	Michelle	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	Chorus→Verse: C7 → F
37	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Chorus→Verse: B → E
38	If I Needed Someone	1965	Rubber Soul	George	Chorus→Verse: E7 → A
39	Nowhere Man	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Chorus→Verse: B → E
40	Got to Get You into My Life	1966	Revolver	Paul	Bridge→Verse: D7 → G, Bridge→Chorus: D7 → G
41	For No One	1966	Revolver	Paul	Chorus→Verse: F♯ → B
42	Good Day Sunshine	1966	Revolver	Paul	Chorus→Verse: E7 → A
43	And Your Bird Can Sing	1966	Revolver	John	Chorus→Verse: B7 → E
44	Penny Lane	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Chorus→Verse: F♯7 → B
45	When I'm Sixty-Four	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Chorus→Verse: G7 → C
46	Good Morning Good Morning	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	Bridge→Verse: E → A
47	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	Section C→A: D → G
48	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Chorus→Bridge: D7 → G
49	Getting Better	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Verse→Chorus: G → C
50	She's Leaving Home	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John	Verse→Chorus: B9 → E
51	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Chorus→Verse: B → E, Verse→Chorus: B7 → E
52	All You Need Is Love	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Bridge→Chorus: D7 → G
53	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Verse→Chorus: A → D
54	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	Verse→Chorus: E7 → A7, Chorus→Verse: E7 → A
55	Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	Paul	Chorus→Verse: C7 → F
56	Good Night	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Ringo	Chorus→Verse: D7 → G
57	Savoy Truffle	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Bridge→Verse: B → E7
58	I Will	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Bridge→Verse: C7 → F
59	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Bridge→Verse: F → B♭
60	Revolution 1	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Pre-chorus→Chorus: E7 → A, Chorus→Verse: E7 → A
61	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Chorus→Verse: E7 → A
62	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Verse→Chorus: E → A
63	Blackbird	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Chorus→Verse: D7sus4 → G
64	Birthday	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul, John	Bridge→Chorus: E → A7
65	All Together Now	1969	Yellow Submarine	Paul, John	Bridge→Chorus: D → G
66	Don't Let Me Down	1969	Past Masters	John, Paul	Bridge→Chorus: B7 → E
67	The Ballad of John and Yoko	1969	Past Masters	John	Bridge→Verse: B7 → E
68	Octopus's Garden	1969	Abbey Road	Ringo	Chorus→Verse: B → E, Pre-chorus→Chorus: B → E
69	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	Chorus→Verse: E7 → A, Verse→Chorus: E7 → A, Bridge→Verse: E7 → A
70	Oh! Darling	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Chorus→Verse: E7 → A
71	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Verse→Chorus: A → D
72	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	Verse→Chorus: A7 → D
73	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	Verse→Chorus: A7 → D
74	Two of Us	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	Bridge→Verse: D7 → G
75	One After 909	1970	Let It Be	John, Paul	Chorus→Verse: F♯ → B
76	The Long and Winding Road	1970	Let It Be	Paul	Bridge→Verse: B♭7 → E♭
77	For You Blue	1970	Let It Be	George	Verse→Bridge: B7 → E7, Bridge→Verse: B7 → E7
78	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	Chorus→Verse: E7 → A
79	Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	John	Pre-chorus→Chorus: B♭ → E♭, Chorus→Verse: B♭ → E♭

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Songs(79 of 89)

Please Please Me

Misery

Do You Want to Know a Secret

I'll Get You

I Wanna Be Your Man

Little Child

It Won't Be Long

Hold Me Tight

I Want to Hold Your Hand

This Boy

I Call Your Name

Can't Buy Me Love

You Can't Do That

A Hard Day's Night

Tell Me Why

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

I'll Cry Instead

She's a Woman

I Feel Fine

Baby's in Black

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

Eight Days a Week

What You're Doing

Every Little Thing

I'm a Loser

Ticket to Ride

Yes It Is

Another Girl

I Need You

The Night Before

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

You're Going to Lose That Girl

You Like Me Too Much

You Won't See Me

Day Tripper

Michelle

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

If I Needed Someone

Nowhere Man

Got to Get You into My Life

For No One

Good Day Sunshine

And Your Bird Can Sing

Penny Lane

When I'm Sixty-Four

Good Morning Good Morning

A Day in the Life

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Getting Better

She's Leaving Home

Lovely Rita

All You Need Is Love

Magical Mystery Tour

Lady Madonna

Hey Jude

Good Night

Savoy Truffle

I Will

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

Revolution 1

Back in the U.S.S.R.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Blackbird

Birthday

All Together Now

Don't Let Me Down

The Ballad of John and Yoko

Octopus's Garden

Here Comes the Sun

Oh! Darling

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)