Musical Structure
The verses of this Song are in the key of Am but the chorus in A major, this technique of parallel minor/major contrast also present in Beatles' songs such as While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Savoy Truffle, The Fool on the Hill, Fixing a Hole, Michelle, Things We Said Today, Do You Want to Know a Secret and Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown). The Song begins in 6/8 time on "All through the day" with a shift from the I minor (Am) chord to a IV (D7) which Pedler considers emphasises the Dorian mode. The progression in 3/4 time beginning with an F melody note on "Now they're frightened of leaving it" against minor iv (Dm) chord (the ♭3rd emphasising in Pedler's view the Aeolian mode) shifts to an V7 (E7) on "comin' on strong", but here (at 0.27 secs) the hauntingly strong ♭9 (F natural) melody note results in the suitably "dark drama" of the very rare (in pop music) E7♭9 chord in the key of Am. The song is also notable for concluding on an ♭VI (Fmaj7) chord in Am key.
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