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AABText · Rhyme scheme · 38 songs
CategoriesTextRhyme schemeAAB
Text · Rhyme scheme

AAB

A stanza rhyming on the pattern AAB – letters mark which lines share an end-rhyme.

38
songs
See alsoRecurring words:cryChord literal:G → E → ARecurring words:i cryChord degree:IV–I–♭VII–IMotif:SeasonsUS release:Help! (US)Recurring words:friendChord literal:G♯m → A
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Top rhyme schemes by writer – Lennon: AA (25), ABAB (22), AB (16); McCartney: AA (27), ABAB (16), ABCB (16); Harrison: AA (7), AAB (7), AAAA (4).

John LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonAAABABABABCBAAAARhyme scheme

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early9 · 26%
Mid-period14 · 41%
Late11 · 32%

By Album

Help!5
The Beatles (The White Album)5
Please Please Me4
Revolver4
Magical Mystery Tour3
With The Beatles2
Rubber Soul2
Yellow Submarine2
Abbey Road2
Past Masters2
A Hard Day's Night1
Beatles For Sale1
Let It Be1
Reunion singles1

Songs(34 of 38)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1Ask Me Why1963Please Please MeJohnA: know · B: blue – verses
2Please Please Me1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulA: on · B: you – choruses
3I Saw Her Standing There1963Please Please MePaulA: seventeen/mean · B: compare – verses; choruses
4Misery1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulA: guy/cry · B: misery – verses
5Not a Second Time1963With The BeatlesJohnA: cry/why · B: you – verses
6It Won't Be Long1963With The BeatlesJohnA: long · B: you – choruses
7This Boy1963Past MastersJohn, Paul, GeorgeA: away/someday · B: again – verses 1 & 2
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8A Hard Day's Night1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, PaulA: moan/alone · B: okay – verse 4
9I'm a Loser1964Beatles For SaleJohnA: loser · B: be – intro
10Ticket to Ride1965Help!JohnA: ride · B: care – choruses
11Help!1965Help!JohnA: somebody/anybody · B: someone – intro
12You're Going to Lose That Girl1965Help!JohnA: that · B: loo – choruses 3 & 4
13The Night Before1965Help!PaulA: near/sincere · B: before – refrain
14Another Girl1965Help!PaulA: you/new · B: want – verses
15Nowhere Man1965Rubber SoulJohnA: man/land · B: nobody – verses
16If I Needed Someone1965Rubber SoulGeorgeA: love/of · B: someone – verses 1, 2 & 4
17Yellow Submarine1966RevolverRingoA: aboard/door · B: play – verse 3
18Got to Get You into My Life1966RevolverPaulA: you · B: life – choruses 1, 2 & 4
19Love You To1966RevolverGeorgeA: fast/past · B: me – verses
20I Want to Tell You1966RevolverGeorgeA: unkind/mind · B: things – choruses
21Penny Lane1967Magical Mystery TourPaulA: eyes/skies · B: back – choruses 1 & 2
22Hello, Goodbye1967Magical Mystery TourPaulA: Goodbye/bye · B: no – bridge
23Your Mother Should Know1967Magical Mystery TourPaulA: know · B: again – chorus 1
24The Inner Light1968Past MastersGeorgeA: travelling/looking · B: doing – outro
25Long, Long, Long1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeA: searching/wasting · B: oh – bridge
26Cry Baby Cry1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnA: cry/sigh · B: better – intro
27Piggies1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeA: shirts/dirt · B: in – verses 2 & 3
28Glass Onion1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnA: yeah · B: onion – refrain 2
29Honey Pie1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulA: crazy/lazy · B: home – verses 1 & 2; outro
30All Together Now1969Yellow SubmarinePaul, JohnA: four/more · B: you – verses
31Here Comes the Sun1969Abbey RoadGeorgeA: sun · B: alright – choruses 1, 2 & 3
32The End1969Abbey RoadPaulA: take/make · B: Ah – outro
33Dig a Pony1970Let It BeJohnA: you/to · B: Because – choruses
34Free as a Bird1995Reunion singlesJohn, Paul, GeorgeA: dry/fly · B: wings – verses 2 & 4; chorus 2

Ask Me Why

1963·Please Please Me·John

A: know · B: blue – verses

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

A: on · B: you – choruses

I Saw Her Standing There

1963·Please Please Me·Paul

A: seventeen/mean · B: compare – verses; choruses

Misery

1963·Please Please Me·John

A: guy/cry · B: misery – verses

Not a Second Time

1963·With The Beatles·John

A: cry/why · B: you – verses

It Won't Be Long

1963·With The Beatles·John

A: long · B: you – choruses

This Boy

1963·Past Masters·John

A: away/someday · B: again – verses 1 & 2

A Hard Day's Night

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

A: moan/alone · B: okay – verse 4

I'm a Loser

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

A: loser · B: be – intro

Ticket to Ride

1965·Help!·John

A: ride · B: care – choruses

Help!

1965·Help!·John

A: somebody/anybody · B: someone – intro

You're Going to Lose That Girl

1965·Help!·John

A: that · B: loo – choruses 3 & 4

The Night Before

1965·Help!·Paul

A: near/sincere · B: before – refrain

Another Girl

1965·Help!·Paul

A: you/new · B: want – verses

Nowhere Man

1965·Rubber Soul·John

A: man/land · B: nobody – verses

If I Needed Someone

1965·Rubber Soul·George

A: love/of · B: someone – verses 1, 2 & 4

Yellow Submarine

1966·Revolver·Ringo

A: aboard/door · B: play – verse 3

Got to Get You into My Life

1966·Revolver·Paul

A: you · B: life – choruses 1, 2 & 4

Love You To

1966·Revolver·George

A: fast/past · B: me – verses

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

A: unkind/mind · B: things – choruses

Penny Lane

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

A: eyes/skies · B: back – choruses 1 & 2

Hello, Goodbye

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

A: Goodbye/bye · B: no – bridge

Your Mother Should Know

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

A: know · B: again – chorus 1

The Inner Light

1968·Past Masters·George

A: travelling/looking · B: doing – outro

Long, Long, Long

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

A: searching/wasting · B: oh – bridge

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

A: cry/sigh · B: better – intro

Piggies

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

A: shirts/dirt · B: in – verses 2 & 3

Glass Onion

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

A: yeah · B: onion – refrain 2

Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

A: crazy/lazy · B: home – verses 1 & 2; outro

All Together Now

1969·Yellow Submarine·Paul

A: four/more · B: you – verses

Here Comes the Sun

1969·Abbey Road·George

A: sun · B: alright – choruses 1, 2 & 3

The End

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

A: take/make · B: Ah – outro

Dig a Pony

1970·Let It Be·John

A: you/to · B: Because – choruses

Free as a Bird

1995·Reunion singles·John

A: dry/fly · B: wings – verses 2 & 4; chorus 2

Updated 2026-09-02

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