| "Love Me Do" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney; MPL Publishing) [2:32] |
| Recorded at EMI Recording Studios, Abbey Road, St. John's Wood, 6 June 1962. |
| Unreleased. |
| The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals, guitar, and harmonica), Paul McCartney (bass and vocals), George Harrison (guitar), and Pete Best (drums). |
| George Martin (artist-and-repertoire manager) with Norman Smith (balance engineer). |
| The Beatles. 1995. The Beatles Anthology 1:1 [22]. London: EMI Records [Apple CDP 7243 8 34445 2 6]. |
| Notes and Quotes |
| Section | Time | Meas. | Description | Text | |
| A' | Intro | 0:00 | 8 | harmonica theme | — |
| A | verse | 0:14 | 9+4 | vocal duet | a |
| A | verse | 0:37 | 9+4 | as above | a |
| B | chorus | 1:00 | 8 | vocal solo to duet at the end of each line | b |
| A | verse | 1:14 | 9+4 | as in verses above | a |
| B | chorus | 1:37 | 8 | Harmonica solo (version of sung melody) drums shift to duple rhythm. | — |
| B' | bridge | 1:51 | 4 | Extension
of chorus, harmonica over harmonic pedal. |
— |
| A | verse | 1:57 | 12+ | As in verses above; meter returns to triple subdivision; repeat and fade hook. | a |
| Text | |
| Love,
love me do; you know I love you, I'll always be true, So please . . . , Love me do, Love me do. |
a |
| Someone to love, somebody new, Someone to love, someone like you. | b |
| Beatles in the Works | Schedule | Love Me Do |
| 2-feb-12 | ||