Music · Section transition
V to IV
Section boundary moves from the V chord to the IV chord.
10
songs
It is heard on ten recordings, across almost the whole of the band's recording life, 1963 to 1969. More of the Please Please Me album has it than any other album, two of its fourteen tracks. It starts with 'Chains' and ends with 'Octopus's Garden'. 'Do You Want to Know a Secret' and 'Thank You Girl' have it too. It leaves their records and returns, and no record from 1964 or 1966 has it. The lead vocals go George on four, Paul on three, John on one and Ringo on one. Of the ten, 'Bad Boy' carries Vox Continental as well, which only three of their recordings do.
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Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early2 · 25%
Mid-period1 · 13%
Late5 · 63%
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Songs(8 of 10)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do You Want to Know a Secret | 1963 | Please Please Me | George | Verse→Bridge: B7 → A |
| 2 | Thank You Girl | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Bridge→Chorus: A → G |
| 3 | Getting Better | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Verse→Chorus: G → F |
| 4 | I Will | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Verse→Bridge: C7 → B♭ |
| 5 | Long, Long, Long | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | Verse→Bridge: C → B♭, Bridge→Verse: C → B♭ |
| 6 | Back in the U.S.S.R. | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Verse→Chorus: E7 → D7 |
| 7 | Old Brown Shoe | 1969 | Past Masters | George | Chorus→Verse: G7 → F |
| 8 | Octopus's Garden | 1969 | Abbey Road | Ringo | Pre-chorus→Chorus: B → A |
Do You Want to Know a Secret
1963·Please Please Me·George
Verse→Bridge: B7 → A
Thank You Girl
1963·Past Masters·John
Bridge→Chorus: A → G
Getting Better
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul
Verse→Chorus: G → F
I Will
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Verse→Bridge: C7 → B♭
Long, Long, Long
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George
Verse→Bridge: C → B♭, Bridge→Verse: C → B♭
Back in the U.S.S.R.
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Verse→Chorus: E7 → D7
Old Brown Shoe
1969·Past Masters·George
Chorus→Verse: G7 → F
Octopus's Garden
1969·Abbey Road·Ringo
Pre-chorus→Chorus: B → A
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