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Are there Beatles songs that sound a lot alike / very similar?
21 January 2011
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robert said:

that progression (in various keys) – is used in millions of pop songs.
 

Although, yes, Paul seemed very fond of it – it's older than he is – it's older than dirt. I believe God was whistling that progression when he hung the stars.


Yeah, I thought I had that somewhere before. It's a nice lick though.

 

Joe said:

Isn't that used for the arpeggio sequence at the end of You Never Give Me Your Money ?


No, that's C, G, A if I recall correctly.

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because and I want you but those are obvious

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Favourite band: The Beatles
Favourite song: Yesterday
Favourite album: Rubber Soul
Favourite member: Paul McCartney

29 September 2013
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Off the top of my head 

Glass Onion / I Am The Walrus for obvious reasons

From Me To You / Love Do 

Day Tripper / Ticket To Ride

 

29 September 2013
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sky090909 said
Off the top of my head 

Glass Onion / I Am The Walrus for obvious reasons

From Me To You / Love Do 

Day Tripper / Ticket To Ride

 

I see where you’re coming from

Day Tripper kind of reminds me of I feel fine, probably because they both have awesome riffs

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Off the top of my head

I’m A Loser /I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party

You Got To Hide Your Love Away/It’s Only Love

Till There Was You /And I Love Her

Girl/Michelle

And the most obvious comparison

This Boy / Yes It Is  

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BBCSessions1963 said
Off the top of my head

I’m A Loser /I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party

You Got To Hide Your Love Away/It’s Only Love

Till There Was You /And I Love Her

Girl/Michelle

And the most obvious comparison

This Boy / Yes It Is  

I knew there was one I was missing! (This Boy and Yes it is, how did I miss that? I think my mind went blank for a second)

And I Love Her kind of reminds me of I will for some strange reason

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I think Revolution and Revolution 1 sound very similar, but maybe that’s just my personal observation.

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sunshaderain7 said
I think Revolution and Revolution 1 sound very similar, but maybe that’s just my personal observation.

I ran straight into that one xD

 

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^

Yeah that one is pretty funny. Thought about that as well the other day.

29 September 2013
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The coda of Hey Jude and Isn’t It A Pity sound quite similar to my ears.

Don’t Pass Me By and Octopus’ Garden.

 

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CorporationT-shirt said
The coda of Hey Jude and Isn’t It A Pity sound quite similar to my ears.

 

I always thought George did that on purpose, but don’t quote me on that.

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Don’t know about that, but apparently Isn’t It A Pity was written in 1966, which was a bit before Hey Jude . Now I wonder if George had included the ”nanana” bit already back then or took it from Hey Jude .

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sky090909 said 

Off the top of my head 

Glass Onion / I Am The Walrus for obvious reasons

 

I immediately thought of that too! also of ob-la-di ob-la-da and everybody’s got something to hide except for me and my monkey, their both just so happy!!a-hard-days-night-george-9 i think helter skelter and Revolution are kinda similar, Wild Honey Pie and why don’t we do it in the road remind me of each other just because of all the repetition, I’m So Tired and long long long and yes I know I’m only saying ones off White Album I’m sorryahdn_george_08 i feel like Honey Pie reminds me of one but i can’t think of what it isa-hard-days-night-ringo-4

 

 

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And if you saw my love, I'll love her to.

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^^ Interesting choices. In what what do you think they’re similar, or remind you of one another? Lyrically?

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fabfouremily said
^^ Interesting choices. In what what do you think they’re similar, or remind you of one another? Lyrically?

They sound similar to me. Like if I think about one, I can’t think about the other. 

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Not sound, technically, but lyrics-wise, there’s a few patterns here and there.

Two songs in a row on Rubber Soul both have the same rhyme for the chorus/bridge (listen/missing) – You Won’t See Me and Nowhere Man .

And whilst not Beatles originals, notice the similarities between these couple of first lines from two songs on Beatles For Sale :

Hold me close and tell me how you feel

Tell me love is real

and

Let me know, honey, how you feel

Tell the truth now, is love real

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