And I Love Her by The Beatles
Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 26 steps · 12 unique chords · 1960s
F♯m
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Harmonic Analysis & Structure
Overview
Key: E major · Chords used: 12 · Sections: 8
Form: Intro → Verse → Verse → Bridge → Verse → Solo → Verse → Outro
Where these chords come from: an expert transcription of the original recording made for the Isophonics reference annotations (Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London). This page shows that transcription as-is: the analysis below is generated directly from it by code, not written by AI. Consecutive repeats of a chord are shown once, and the piano voicings are our playable arrangement of each chord symbol, not a note-for-note transcription.
Key changes
- Solo moves to F major.
Section by section
Intro
- F♯m – E
ii – I
Verse 1
- F♯m – C♯m (×3)
ii – vi - A – B – E
IV – V – I
Verse 2
Same chords as Verse 1.
Bridge
- C♯m – B
vi – V - C♯m – G♯m (×2)
vi – iii - B
V
Verse 3
Same chords as Verse 1.
Solo
- Gm – Dm (×3)
ii – vi - B♭ – C – F
IV – V – I
Verse 4
- Gm – Dm (×3)
ii – vi - B♭ – C – F
IV – V – I
Outro
- Gm – F – Gm – D
ii – I – ii – VI
Chord vocabulary
| Chord | Roman numeral | Role | Heard in |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯m | ii | In the key | Intro, Verse |
| E | I | Home chord (tonic) | Intro, Verse |
| C♯m | vi | In the key | Verse, Bridge |
| A | IV | In the key | Verse |
| B | V | In the key | Verse, Bridge |
| G♯m | iii | In the key | Bridge |
| Gm | ii (in F major) | In the key | Solo, Verse, Outro |
| Dm | vi (in F major) | In the key | Solo, Verse |
| B♭ | IV (in F major) | In the key | Solo, Verse |
| C | V (in F major) | In the key | Solo, Verse |
| F | I (in F major) | Home chord (tonic) | Solo, Verse, Outro |
| D | VI (in F major) | Outside the key (chromatic) | Outro |
Sources & accuracy
- Chords and sections: the Isophonics reference annotations (Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London). Expert chord and structure annotation of the original recording (CC BY 4.0 via ChoCo).
- Not verified: only one expert transcription of this song is available so far.
- Rhythm and chord durations aren't shown; each step is one chord change.
Sources & Accuracy
Every chord on this page comes from the expert transcription listed first below. Piano voicings are our arrangement of the reported chord symbols, not a note-for-note transcription.
- the Isophonics reference annotations (Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London)Expert transcription
Annotated from the original recording by trained musicians for a published research dataset.
Expert chord and structure annotation of the original recording (CC BY 4.0 via ChoCo).
All Piano Voicings
| # | Section | Chord | Left hand | Right hand | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | F♯m | F♯2, C♯3 | C♯4, F♯4, A4 | — |
| 2 | Intro | E | E2, B2 | B3, E4, G♯4 | — |
| 3 | Verse 1, part 1 (×3) | F♯m | F♯2, C♯3 | C♯4, F♯4, A4 | — |
| 4 | Verse 1, part 1 (×3) | C♯m | C♯2, G♯2 | C♯4, E4, G♯4 | — |
| 5 | Verse 1, part 2 | A | A2, E3 | C♯4, E4, A4 | — |
| 6 | Verse 1, part 2 | B | B1, F♯2 | B3, D♯4, F♯4 | — |
| 7 | Verse 1, part 2 | E | E2, B2 | B3, E4, G♯4 | — |
| 8 | Bridge, part 1 | C♯m | C♯2, G♯2 | C♯4, E4, G♯4 | — |
| 9 | Bridge, part 1 | B | B1, F♯2 | B3, D♯4, F♯4 | — |
| 10 | Bridge, part 2 (×2) | C♯m | C♯2, G♯2 | C♯4, E4, G♯4 | — |
| 11 | Bridge, part 2 (×2) | G♯m | G♯2, D♯3 | B3, D♯4, G♯4 | — |
| 12 | Bridge, part 3 | B | B1, F♯2 | B3, D♯4, F♯4 | — |
| 13 | Solo, part 1 (×3) | Gm | G2, D3 | B♭3, D4, G4 | — |
| 14 | Solo, part 1 (×3) | Dm | D2, A2 | A3, D4, F4 | — |
| 15 | Solo, part 2 | B♭ | B♭2, F3 | B♭3, D4, F4 | — |
| 16 | Solo, part 2 | C | C2, G2 | C4, E4, G4 | — |
| 17 | Solo, part 2 | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 18 | Verse 4, part 1 (×3) | Gm | G2, D3 | D4, G4, B♭4 | — |
| 19 | Verse 4, part 1 (×3) | Dm | D2, A2 | D4, F4, A4 | — |
| 20 | Verse 4, part 2 | B♭ | B♭2, F3 | D4, F4, B♭4 | — |
| 21 | Verse 4, part 2 | C | C2, G2 | C4, E4, G4 | — |
| 22 | Verse 4, part 2 | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 23 | Outro | Gm | G2, D3 | D4, G4, B♭4 | — |
| 24 | Outro | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 25 | Outro | Gm | G2, D3 | D4, G4, B♭4 | — |
| 26 | Outro | D | D2, A2 | D4, F♯4, A4 | — |