Hofner 500/1

McCartney's iconic violin-shaped Höfner 500/1 bass - the visual symbol of the early Merseybeat Beatles

songs

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early48 · 70%

Mid-period16 · 23%

Late5 · 7%

By Album

Help!10

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Songs(69 of 93)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	P.S. I Love You	1962	Please Please Me	Paul	McCartney's bass
2	Love Me Do	1962	Please Please Me	Paul, John	McCartney's bass
3	Ask Me Why	1963	Please Please Me	John	McCartney's bass
4	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
5	I Saw Her Standing There	1963	Please Please Me	Paul	Paul's bass
6	Misery	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
7	There's a Place	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	McCartney's bass

8	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	McCartney's bass
9	From Me to You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	McCartney's standard bass
10	Thank You Girl	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
11	She Loves You	1963	Past Masters	Paul, John	McCartney's bass
12	I'll Get You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
13	All I've Got to Do	1963	With The Beatles	John	McCartney's bass
14	Hold Me Tight	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	McCartney's bass
15	All My Loving	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	McCartney's violin bass
16	It Won't Be Long	1963	With The Beatles	John	McCartney's bass
17	Don't Bother Me	1963	With The Beatles	George	McCartney's bass
18	Not a Second Time	1963	With The Beatles	John	McCartney's bass
19	Little Child	1963	With The Beatles	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
20	I Wanna Be Your Man	1963	With The Beatles	Ringo	McCartney's bass
21	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
22	This Boy	1963	Past Masters	John	McCartney's 1963 bass
23	Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
24	Sie Liebt Dich	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	McCartney's bass at the Paris session of 29 January 1964
25	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	McCartney's bass
26	Can't Buy Me Love	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	McCartney's 1963 violin bass, his only one until the Rickenbacker arrived in 1965
27	You Can't Do That	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	McCartney's bass
28	And I Love Her	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	McCartney's bass

29	I Should Have Known Better	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	McCartney's bass
30	Any Time at All	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	McCartney's bass
31	Tell Me Why	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	McCartney's bass
32	If I Fell	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
33	I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	1964	A Hard Day's Night	George	McCartney's bass
34	I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	McCartney's bass
35	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
36	Things We Said Today	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	McCartney's bass
37	I'll Be Back	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	McCartney's bass
38	When I Get Home	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	McCartney's bass
39	I Feel Fine	1964	Past Masters	John	McCartney's bass
40	She's a Woman	1964	Past Masters	Paul	McCartney's bass
41	What You're Doing	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	McCartney's bass
42	Every Little Thing	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	McCartney's bass
43	I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	McCartney's bass
44	I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	McCartney's bass
45	Baby's in Black	1964	Beatles For Sale	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
46	Eight Days a Week	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	McCartney's bass
47	No Reply	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	McCartney's bass
48	I'll Follow the Sun	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	McCartney's bass
49	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John	McCartney's bass
50	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	McCartney's bass
51	I'm Down	1965	Past Masters	Paul	McCartney's bass
52	Help!	1965	Help!	John	McCartney's bass
53	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	McCartney's bass
54	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	McCartney's bass
55	I Need You	1965	Help!	George	McCartney's bass
56	You Like Me Too Much	1965	Help!	George	McCartney's bass
57	Another Girl	1965	Help!	Paul	McCartney's bass
58	Tell Me What You See	1965	Help!	John, Paul	Paul McCartney's standard bass throughout the Help! sessions
59	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	John	McCartney's bass
60	It's Only Love	1965	Help!	John	McCartney's bass
61	Run for Your Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	McCartney's bass
62	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	1965	Rubber Soul	John	McCartney's bass
63	Wait	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
64	Girl	1965	Rubber Soul	John	McCartney's bass
65	Don't Let Me Down	1969	Past Masters	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
66	Get Back	1969	Let It Be	Paul	McCartney's bass
67	Dig a Pony	1970	Let It Be	John	McCartney's bass
68	One After 909	1970	Let It Be	John, Paul	McCartney's bass
69	I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	McCartney's bass