Music · Vocal work

Group vocals

All band members sing together as a group rather than one lead with backings.

songs

Nineteen recordings have it, across almost the whole of the band's recording life, 1963 to 1970. 'Twist and Shout' is the earliest, from 1963, and 'Across the Universe' the last, from 1970, with the Magical Mystery Tour album leaning on it hardest, four of its eleven tracks. It goes quiet after 1963 and comes back in 1966 for 'Yellow Submarine'. The lead vocals go John on five, Paul on five, George on one and Ringo on one. All four of them take the lead on 'Carry That Weight'. Three of them share it on 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)'. On 'All You Need Is Love': outro chorus sung by studio audience of guests. On 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' it is Lennon, McCartney, Harrison on chorus.

Analysis

Song count per year

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

Early2 · 11%

Mid-period8 · 42%

Late9 · 47%

Sheet music

Musicnotes – Beatles Piano/Vocal/Guitar

Musicnotes

Book

The Beatles: Complete Scores

Hal Leonard

Book

All the Songs

Margotin & Guesdon

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Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	I'll Get You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	-
2	She Loves You	1963	Past Masters	Paul, John	-
3	Yellow Submarine	1966	Revolver	Ringo	Sing-along chorus
4	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John, George	All four Beatles share lead
5	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Intro and outro four-part
6	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Chorus sung by all four
7	All You Need Is Love	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Outro chorus sung by studio audience of guests

8	Your Mother Should Know	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Backing chorus sung by the band
9	Flying	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	-	-
10	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Chorus sung by band
11	Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	Paul	Massed singalong on coda
12	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
13	It's All Too Much	1969	Yellow Submarine	George	-
14	All Together Now	1969	Yellow Submarine	Paul, John	-
15	I Want You (She's So Heavy)	1969	Abbey Road	John	Lennon, McCartney, Harrison on chorus
16	Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	Paul, John, George, Ringo	-
17	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	1970	Past Masters	John, Paul	-
18	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	Spector choir overdub