Group vocal delivered in a chant style rather than melodic singing.
Chanting first appears on a Beatles record on 'Yellow Submarine' (1966).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellow Submarine | 1966 | Revolver | Ringo | Repeated 'Yellow submarine' |
| 2 | I Am the Walrus | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | Mike Sammes Singers chant 'Oompah, stick it up your jumper' and 'everybody's got one' |
| 3 | Flying | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | – | Wordless chant carries the melody |
| 4 | Revolution 9 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | – | 'Number nine' and sports crowd chants |
| 5 | It's All Too Much | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | 'Too much' refrain and outro |
| 6 | Across the Universe | 1970 | Let It Be | John | Sanskrit mantra on chorus and outro |
Repeated 'Yellow submarine'
Mike Sammes Singers chant 'Oompah, stick it up your jumper' and 'everybody's got one'
Wordless chant carries the melody
'Number nine' and sports crowd chants
'Too much' refrain and outro
Sanskrit mantra on chorus and outro
Updated
Sheet music
Musicnotes – Beatles Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Musicnotes
Book
All the Songs
Margotin & Guesdon
Book
The Beatles: Complete Scores
Hal Leonard
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