Musical Structure
The sullen mood and desolate lyrics—"So go away, leave me alone, don't bother me"—were unusual for The Beatles at the time but would become characteristic for Harrison. The song mostly stays in a minor key (Em) in a i-IV-i Dorian alternation: the Em of "since she's gone" shifting to a V7 (B7 chord) on "gone" then a IV7 (A7 chord) on "no-one". The chords of the chorus (Am-A-Em) also create the Dorian progression i-IV-i. The song achieves a thick sound through its double-tracked vocal, reverbed guitars, and busy drumming. The elaborate percussion lends the song a Latin rhythm accentuated by its stop-time structure.
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