Chorus(Bb) Slightly unusual to start on Bb, but the progression is simple and ends on F. The second verse has an extension at the end of F7 which takes us into the chorus with a strong progression. Further Analysis Nothing really unconventional which makes this an instantly memorable hit! Verse (F) No surprises here, just using F, Bb and C to establish key. This kind of pattern represents falling fourths. Usually we would expect the chords to jump up and then fall back down. It is surprisingly unconventional as we can see the chords dropping from F to Eb and then rising back up again. He is the author of The Ultimate Guitar Course (Race Point 2014), the Electric Guitar Handbook (Backbeat, 2009) and contributed to bestseller The Totally Interactive Guitar Bible (Jawbone Publishing, 2006). Rod Fogg is a London-based guitarist, teacher and writer. So the first chord in figure 4 is in third inversion, with the seventh in the bass.

Returning to the first chord, here is some music theory before we bring things to a close: F♯m7♭5 is F♯, A, C, E. As in figure 1, eight-bar phrases are also available, so experiment, and see what you come up with. Here we are inspired by a Lennon composition where the opening F♯m7♭5 with E bass chord seems to have little to do with the chunky strummed chords in the verse that follows it.Īlso, you might be surprised that after going around the sequence a few times it ends on E. Whether it be the opening chord of A Hard Day’s Night or the final chord of A Day in the Life there is plenty of online discussion about what exactly the Beatles played at various points in their songs.

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