No section repeats – each part has different music. Every section is new material. The opposite of strophic form.
Through-composed first appears on a Beatles record on 'Eleanor Rigby' (1966).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleanor Rigby | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | – |
| 2 | Tomorrow Never Knows | 1966 | Revolver | John | – |
| 3 | A Day in the Life | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | Verse and bridge use unrelated lyric forms |
| 4 | Martha My Dear | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Verse, chorus and post-chorus each use distinct phrase structures |
| 5 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Three stitched fragments with distinct forms |
| 6 | Revolution 9 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | – | Each section uses different fragments, no repeating structure |
| 7 | You Never Give Me Your Money | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Suite of distinct sections, no chorus return |
| 8 | The End | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | – |
| 9 | You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) | 1970 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Each section a different style sketch |
| 10 | I've Got a Feeling | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul, John | Two welded songs, distinct sections |
Verse and bridge use unrelated lyric forms
Verse, chorus and post-chorus each use distinct phrase structures
Three stitched fragments with distinct forms
Each section uses different fragments, no repeating structure
Suite of distinct sections, no chorus return
Each section a different style sketch
Two welded songs, distinct sections
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