Love Me Do - Beatles Flashcards
What key is love me do in?
G major
What album is love me do from?
1st single release from “please, please me”
How old was McCartney when he wrote the verse?
16
Who contributed the middle 8
Lennon
What is the piece influenced by
Blues heritage - single structure and use of blues notes and harmonica
What is the structure of love me do
Intro/verse/verse/middle 8/verse/verse/outro (fade out)
How many bars do the verses have?
13
What is different about verse three?
Instrumental - harmonica melody based on the middle eight with added for bars of Gmajor harmony
What does the piece begin with?
Begins with a descending harmonica hook line played three times starting on flattened 7th ‘blue note’ Fnatural & ends with a cadencial point
What is the melodic shape of the verse?
Ascending
What is the melodic shape of the Middle 8
Descending
What does the verse end with
McCartney singing “love me do” after a short pause with a prominent flattened 3rd (Bb) on “do”
What chords does the piece use?
I,IV,V in G major only
What chords are used in the verses
Alternates between tonic and subdominant (G & C)
What chords are used in the middle 8
Moves to the dominant key D followed by C and G
What happens to the harmonic rhythm in the middle 8
Harmonic rhythm changes - dominant chord lasts for two bars
What do the guitars and bass play?
Guitars play simple chords with bass playing root notes
Vocal harmonies?
Vocal harmonies make use of raw sounding 5ths & moving lines against sustained notes
What does the drum kit play
Classic rock beat
What does the harmonica line feature
?
Vibrato & doubles the vocal line in middle 8 and takes melody in the instrumental based on middle eight
What can be said about technology?
Song was recorded in a few hours and has a live, raw sounding quality
What date was love me do released in?
1962
