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Love Me Do - Beatles Flashcards

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1
Q

What key is love me do in?

A

G major

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2
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What album is love me do from?

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1st single release from “please, please me”

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3
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How old was McCartney when he wrote the verse?

A

16

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4
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Who contributed the middle 8

A

Lennon

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5
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What is the piece influenced by

A

Blues heritage - single structure and use of blues notes and harmonica

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6
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What is the structure of love me do

A

Intro/verse/verse/middle 8/verse/verse/outro (fade out)

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7
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How many bars do the verses have?

A

13

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8
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What is different about verse three?

A

Instrumental - harmonica melody based on the middle eight with added for bars of Gmajor harmony

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9
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What does the piece begin with?

A

Begins with a descending harmonica hook line played three times starting on flattened 7th ‘blue note’ Fnatural & ends with a cadencial point

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10
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What is the melodic shape of the verse?

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Ascending

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11
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What is the melodic shape of the Middle 8

A

Descending

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12
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What does the verse end with

A

McCartney singing “love me do” after a short pause with a prominent flattened 3rd (Bb) on “do”

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13
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What chords does the piece use?

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I,IV,V in G major only

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14
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What chords are used in the verses

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Alternates between tonic and subdominant (G & C)

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15
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What chords are used in the middle 8

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Moves to the dominant key D followed by C and G

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16
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What happens to the harmonic rhythm in the middle 8

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Harmonic rhythm changes - dominant chord lasts for two bars

17
Q

What do the guitars and bass play?

A

Guitars play simple chords with bass playing root notes

18
Q

Vocal harmonies?

A

Vocal harmonies make use of raw sounding 5ths & moving lines against sustained notes

19
Q

What does the drum kit play

A

Classic rock beat

20
Q

What does the harmonica line feature

?

A

Vibrato & doubles the vocal line in middle 8 and takes melody in the instrumental based on middle eight

21
Q

What can be said about technology?

A

Song was recorded in a few hours and has a live, raw sounding quality

22
Q

What date was love me do released in?

A

1962

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