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"Martha My Dear" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as the "White Album"). Credited to Lennon–McCartney , the song was written solely by Paul McCartney , and was named after his Old English Sheepdog , Martha.
This is the first track on The Beatles to feature Ringo Starr on drums. Starr briefly left the group during recording sessions for the album, and drums on both "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "Dear Prudence" were played by Paul McCartney.
Stanley Reynolds and Ronnie Hughes – trumpet on "Martha My Dear" [267] Chris Shepard – stumpf fiddle on "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" [268] Tony Tunstall – French horn on "Martha My Dear" [267] John Underwood and Keith Cummings – viola on "Glass Onion" [268] Leo Birnbaum and Henry Myerscough – viola on "Martha My Dear" [267]
"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" was sequenced as the final track on side one, following "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". [29] "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" reportedly was Harrison and McCartney's favourite track on the White Album. [30] All four of the Beatles later identified it as their favourite song on the album. [9]
A point of interest is the raised A melody note against a D/F ♯ chord on "name", "three" and "name". [7] A significant moment is the Tonicization of the dominant with the use of vii o 7 /V chord (G ♯ dim) as part of the progression to V 7 (A 7 chord on "You know my name") and I (D chord after "number") that closes the verse. [8]
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The simple piano style has been compared with the Beatles' 1968 track "Martha My Dear". [30] [36] The opening lyrics concern a man waking someone up for breakfast in the middle of what O'Leary describes as a "fresh, apocalyptic morning". [3] Here, it transitions out of G major using B7 and D ♯ chords.
The original 1978 vinyl release of the soundtrack omitted some of the material. The design of the record's inner sleeve reflected the Apple/EMI 1962–1966 ("Red") and 1967–1970 ("Blue") compilation Beatles albums released in 1973, with printed lyrics, red, blue and white layouts, and the track listing for the two album sides using similar periods (side one: 1962–67, side two: 1967–70).