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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] The song is also notable for the use of the 5th chord tone on the VII chord to produce extra dissonance. [9]
The song was initially composed in C, but was played in F on Rubber Soul (with a capo on the fifth fret). The verse opens with an F major chord ("Michelle" – melody note C) then the second chord (on "ma belle" – melody note D ♭) is a B ♭ 7 ♯ 9 (on the original demo in C, the second chord is a F 7 ♯ 9).
[7] Rolling Stone stated that "It Won't Be Long" was "the kind of song Bob Dylan had in mind when he wrote that Beatles chords were 'outrageous, just outrageous.'" [8] With its composers not being versed in musical theory, the song incorporates chords it "shouldn't", being in the key of E but veering off into D, C and F♯, and "a hybrid of D ...
A simple twelve-bar blues number extended into fourteen-bars, [10] the song uses only the chords I, IV and V. [9] One of the few Beatles songs to feature a simple verse form, [11] musicologist Alan W. Pollack suggests that, in the context of the Beatles' 1965 compositions, its simple format is stylistically regressive. [9]
The frequent use of added sixth chords in the song accentuate its dreamlike feel. [7] The song also has an example of major 9th harmony in the Cmaj 9 chord on "Here comes the Sun King"; here, above the tonic C major triad, both B (seventh) and D (ninth) combine in the vocals "to form a suitably lush fanfare for the monarch himself." [8]
The Beatles recorded "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at EMI Studios in Studio 2 on 17 October 1963. This song, along with the single's B-side, "This Boy", was the first Beatles song to be recorded with four-track technology. The two songs were recorded on the same day, each needing seventeen takes. [19]
In a 1980 interview for Playboy magazine, Lennon described it as "one of my favourite songs of the Beatles". [5] In 2000, Mojo placed "Here, There and Everywhere" at number 4 on its list of the greatest songs of all time. [6] In April 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it 25th out of the "100 Greatest Beatles Songs". [8]
The song closes side one of their 1969 album Abbey Road and features Billy Preston playing the organ. It was the first song recorded for the Abbey Road album but one of the last songs to be finished; the band gathered in the studio to mix the song on 20 August 1969, marking the final time that all four Beatles were together in the studio. [4]