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Three-part harmony

Three sung lines moving together in harmonized intervals.

38
songs

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

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Songs(36 of 38)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

She Loves You

1963·Past Masters·Paul

This Boy

1963·Past Masters·John

John, Paul & George around one mic

Sie Liebt Dich

1964·Past Masters·John

When I Get Home

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

1964·A Hard Day's Night·George

George/Paul/John on bridge

I Feel Fine

1964·Past Masters·John

Yes It Is

1965·Past Masters·John

John, Paul & George stacked harmony throughout

Run for Your Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Think for Yourself

1965·Rubber Soul·George

Two overdubbed three-part vocal tracks

If I Needed Someone

1965·Rubber Soul·George

Harrison, Lennon, McCartney

Nowhere Man

1965·Rubber Soul·John

A cappella intro, Lennon-McCartney-Harrison

Girl

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Bridge harmony stack

The Word

1965·Rubber Soul·John

John/Paul/George on chorus

Day Tripper

1965·Past Masters·John

Harrison added a third voice over the choruses and the instrumental bridge, above Lennon and McCartney

Rain

1966·Past Masters·John

Paperback Writer

1966·Past Masters·Paul

Antiphonal intro vocals

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

Harrison, Lennon & McCartney on verses

Eleanor Rigby

1966·Revolver·Paul

Yellow Submarine

1966·Revolver·Ringo

Group chorus

I'm Only Sleeping

1966·Revolver·John

Here, There and Everywhere

1966·Revolver·Paul

Paul / John / George doo-wop-style block harmonies

Good Day Sunshine

1966·Revolver·Paul

Cascading vocal canon in coda

With a Little Help from My Friends

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Ringo

John, Paul, George on backings

Blue Jay Way

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·George

Sexy Sadie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Back in the U.S.S.R.

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Beach Boys-style chorus stack

Sun King

1969·Abbey Road·John

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

1969·Abbey Road·John

Because

1969·Abbey Road·John

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)

1969·Past Masters·John

Falsetto backing vocals

Let It Be

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Free as a Bird

1995·Reunion singles·John

Real Love

1996·Reunion singles·John

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