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Vocal harmonies

Multiple sung lines moving together in harmonized intervals.

146

songs

It is heard on 146 of the 217 recordings, across almost the whole of the band's recording life, 1963 to 1970. Rubber Soul leans on it hardest, thirteen of its fourteen tracks. 'Please Please Me' came first, on the Please Please Me album, and 'Let It Be' last, on the Let It Be album. John sings lead on 54 of them, Paul on 36, George on 17 and Ringo on 6. Three of them share it on 'Because'. On 'Words of Love' it is Lennon and McCartney harmonise throughout as a shared lead. On 'Helter Skelter' it is John and George backing vocals on verses and choruses.

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Ask Me Why	1963	Please Please Me	John	-
2	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	-
3	I Saw Her Standing There	1963	Please Please Me	Paul	-
4	There's a Place	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	-
5	Misery	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	-
6	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	-
7	Thank You Girl	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	John and Paul share lead

8	From Me to You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	-
9	I'll Get You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	Lennon-McCartney unison/parallel harmony
10	She Loves You	1963	Past Masters	Paul, John	Three-part with George
11	I Wanna Be Your Man	1963	With The Beatles	Ringo	Lennon and McCartney backing
12	Hold Me Tight	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	-
13	It Won't Be Long	1963	With The Beatles	John	-
14	All I've Got to Do	1963	With The Beatles	John	Paul's counterpoint to John's lead
15	All My Loving	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	-
16	Little Child	1963	With The Beatles	John, Paul	John & Paul harmonize
17	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	John & Paul share lead in unison/harmony
18	This Boy	1963	Past Masters	John	-
19	Sie Liebt Dich	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	-
20	Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	John & Paul share lead in unison/harmony
21	You Can't Do That	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Paul and George back John throughout
22	Things We Said Today	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	Parallel thirds; open fourths on title phrase
23	I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	1964	A Hard Day's Night	George	Three-part harmony on bridge
24	Tell Me Why	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Three-part harmony with Paul and George
25	When I Get Home	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	-
26	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	Paul harmony on verses
27	I'll Be Back	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Paul harmonising with John
28	Any Time at All	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Paul harmony on title hook

29	If I Fell	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	-
30	I Feel Fine	1964	Past Masters	John	On refrains and bridge
31	Eight Days a Week	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	John lead with Paul and George harmonies
32	Baby's in Black	1964	Beatles For Sale	John, Paul	-
33	I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	-
34	I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	-
35	No Reply	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	-
36	I'll Follow the Sun	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	-
37	Every Little Thing	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Paul harmonises Lennon's lead throughout
38	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John	-
39	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	-
40	Help!	1965	Help!	John	-
41	I Need You	1965	Help!	George	Lennon and McCartney backing
42	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	-
43	You Like Me Too Much	1965	Help!	George	Lennon and McCartney backing
44	I've Just Seen a Face	1965	Help!	Paul	McCartney descant harmony
45	Another Girl	1965	Help!	Paul	John and George on choruses and bridge
46	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	-
47	Wait	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	-
48	Think for Yourself	1965	Rubber Soul	George	-
49	Run for Your Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	-
50	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Two-part on bridges
51	Michelle	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	-
52	If I Needed Someone	1965	Rubber Soul	George	-
53	In My Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	-
54	Day Tripper	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul	-
55	What Goes On	1965	Rubber Soul	Ringo	-
56	The Word	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	-
57	You Won't See Me	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	-
58	We Can Work It Out	1965	Past Masters	Paul, John	John doubles Paul through bridge
59	Nowhere Man	1965	Rubber Soul	John	-
60	Drive My Car	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul, John	-
61	Girl	1965	Rubber Soul	John	-
62	Rain	1966	Past Masters	John	-
63	Paperback Writer	1966	Past Masters	Paul	-
64	I'm Only Sleeping	1966	Revolver	John	-
65	Good Day Sunshine	1966	Revolver	Paul	-
66	I Want to Tell You	1966	Revolver	George	-
67	Here, There and Everywhere	1966	Revolver	Paul	-
68	And Your Bird Can Sing	1966	Revolver	John	-
69	Yellow Submarine	1966	Revolver	Ringo	-
70	Eleanor Rigby	1966	Revolver	Paul	-
71	Penny Lane	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	-
72	Fixing a Hole	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	-
73	Good Morning Good Morning	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	McCartney on choruses and outro
74	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	-
75	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	-
76	When I'm Sixty-Four	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	-
77	With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Ringo	-
78	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Group vocals on chorus
79	She's Leaving Home	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John	-
80	Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	-
81	All You Need Is Love	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Mass singalong on outro
82	Baby, You're a Rich Man	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	-
83	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	-
84	Blue Jay Way	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	George	-
85	Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	-
86	Your Mother Should Know	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	-
87	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	-
88	Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	Paul	-
89	Mother Nature's Son	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Double tracked lead
90	Cry Baby Cry	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
91	Helter Skelter	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	John & George backing vocals on verses and choruses
92	Savoy Truffle	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	-
93	Revolution 1	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
94	Birthday	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul, John	-
95	Martha My Dear	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	McCartney harmonising with himself
96	I Will	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	-
97	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	-
98	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	McCartney harmony
99	Yer Blues	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
100	Dear Prudence	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
101	Sexy Sadie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
102	I'm So Tired	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	-
103	Piggies	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	-
104	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	-
105	It's All Too Much	1969	Yellow Submarine	George	-
106	All Together Now	1969	Yellow Submarine	Paul, John	-
107	Hey Bulldog	1969	Yellow Submarine	John	-
108	Get Back	1969	Let It Be	Paul	-
109	Don't Let Me Down	1969	Past Masters	John, Paul	-
110	Old Brown Shoe	1969	Past Masters	George	-
111	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	Scat harmonies in parallel thirds
112	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-
113	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-
114	Mean Mr. Mustard	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
115	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	McCartney harmony on middle eight
116	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	-
117	Oh! Darling	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-
118	I Want You (She's So Heavy)	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
119	She Came in Through the Bathroom Window	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-
120	Sun King	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
121	Because	1969	Abbey Road	John, Paul, George	-
122	Come Together	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
123	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	-
124	Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	Paul	-
125	I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	-
126	One After 909	1970	Let It Be	John, Paul	-
127	Dig a Pony	1970	Let It Be	John	-
128	The Long and Winding Road	1970	Let It Be	Paul	Female choir on Spector mix; Choir on Spector mix
129	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	-
130	Two of Us	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	-
131	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	-
132	Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	John	-
133	Now and Then	2023	Reunion singles	John	-

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Songs(133 of 146)

Ask Me Why

Please Please Me

I Saw Her Standing There

There's a Place

Misery

Do You Want to Know a Secret

Thank You Girl

From Me to You

I'll Get You

She Loves You

I Wanna Be Your Man

Hold Me Tight

It Won't Be Long

All I've Got to Do

All My Loving

Little Child

I Want to Hold Your Hand

This Boy

Sie Liebt Dich

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand

You Can't Do That

Things We Said Today

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

Tell Me Why

When I Get Home

A Hard Day's Night

I'll Be Back

Any Time at All

If I Fell

I Feel Fine

Eight Days a Week

Baby's in Black

I'm a Loser

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

No Reply

I'll Follow the Sun

Every Little Thing

Yes It Is

Ticket to Ride

Help!

I Need You

You're Going to Lose That Girl

You Like Me Too Much

I've Just Seen a Face

Another Girl

The Night Before

Wait

Think for Yourself

Run for Your Life

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Michelle

If I Needed Someone

In My Life

Day Tripper

What Goes On

The Word

You Won't See Me

We Can Work It Out

Nowhere Man

Drive My Car

Girl

Rain

Paperback Writer

I'm Only Sleeping

Good Day Sunshine

I Want to Tell You

Here, There and Everywhere

And Your Bird Can Sing

Yellow Submarine

Eleanor Rigby

Penny Lane

Fixing a Hole