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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.They are widely regarded as the most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form.
In the UK, 30 songs were released as non-album singles, while appearing on numerous albums in the US. Since the remastering of the band's catalogue on CDs in the 1980s, the Beatles have a primary "core catalogue" of 14 albums: [44] Please Please Me (1963) With the Beatles (1963) A Hard Day's Night (1964) Beatles for Sale (1964) Help! (1965 ...
In 1979, the Guinness Book of World Records recognised McCartney as the "most honored composer and performer in music", with 60 gold discs (43 with the Beatles, 17 with Wings) and, as a member of the Beatles, sales of over 100 million singles and 100 million albums, and as the "most successful song writer", he wrote jointly or solo 43 songs ...
"She Said She Said" is in the key of B ♭ Mixolydian, based on three chords: B ♭ (I), A ♭ (♭ VII), and E ♭ (IV). [38] The key centre shifts to E ♭ major during the bridge sections by means of an F minor (v) chord, a pivot chord that the Beatles had used to modulate to the subdominant before on "From Me to You" and "I Want to Hold ...
The use of piano crotchet chords is typical of McCartney's compositions of the time, starting with "Got to Get You into My Life" in 1966. [6] The song's rhythm suggests a foxtrot , a quality it shares with "Catcall" (formerly titled "Catwalk"), [ 9 ] a McCartney-written instrumental recorded by Chris Barber 's trad jazz band in July 1967. [ 17 ]
2. "Come and Get It" by Badfinger. 1969 Written and produced by Paul McCartney, this song became a top 10 hit for Badfinger, a band signed to the Beatles’ Apple label.
The Beatles begin a two day recording session, the so-called Kinfauns demos, at George Harrison's house in preparation for their next album. [79] UK 1968 May 30 S The Beatles start recording sessions for their self-titled double album, also known as the "White Album", [69] and the "Hey Jude" / "Revolution" single. [80]
The song is in the key of C and the chorus ("Here comes the Sun King") involves a I (C)–Imaj 7 (Cmaj 7 chord)–v 7 (Gm 7 chord)–VI 7 (A 7 chord) progression against a C–B–B ♭ –A vocal harmony. [4] It also features 7th and 6th extensions which author Dominic Pedler described as "psychedelic". [5]