Which Beatles songs are written with a major key melody?

Posted by admin on March 1st, 2010 and filed under beatles songs | 2 Comments »

I was wondering if anyone could give me some of the beatles songs that specifically have their vocal melody written with using just notes from a major key – such as All Together Now
I’m trying to understand song writing a bit and figure starting with looking at major scale songs would be a good place to start.

Regardless of the key, a lot of pop songs use a ‘blues’ approach, so a song in the key of C major could have melody notes of Eb, Gb and Bb
Look at the song ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ – the chorus is minor, the verse is a ‘bluesy’ major.

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  1. Magical Monkey Says:

    In general, the Beatles were really good about creative melodies. If you’re trying to listen to songs that ONLY use notes in major scales, the Beatles may not be the place to start…
    References :

  2. Dave S Says:

    Regardless of the key, a lot of pop songs use a ‘blues’ approach, so a song in the key of C major could have melody notes of Eb, Gb and Bb
    Look at the song ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ – the chorus is minor, the verse is a ‘bluesy’ major.
    References :

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