The Beatles: I Want to Hold Your Hand

Recorded 17 October 1963 at EMI Recording Studios, London

The Beatles: John Lennon (voice & rhythm guitar), Paul McCartney (voice & bass guitar), George Harrison (lead guitar), and Ringo Starr (drums).

Released in the UK as Parlophone R 5084 on 29 November 1963.
Released in the US as Capitol 5112 on 26 December 1963.

George Martin (artist-and-repertoire manager) with Norman Smith (balance engineer).

Source: The Beatles. 1988. The Beatles: Past Masters - Volume One [6]. London: EMI Records Ltd. [Parlophone CDP & 90043 2].

	Section	Time	Meas.	Description	Text
	Intro	0:00	81/2	Ensemble begins on off beat	—
A	verse	0:	16	unison with harmony on song title	a
	refrain	:	8	duet harmony	b
A	verse	:	16	as in verse above	c
	refrain	:	8	as in refrain above	b
B	chorus	:	22	Begin each line in unison and end in harmony.	d
A	verse	:	16	as in verses above	e
	refrain	:	8	as in refrains above	b
B	chorus	:	22	as in chorus above	d
A	verse	:	16	as in verses above	f
	refrain		8	as in refrains above	b
	coda	:	5	repeat hook.	b

Text
Oh yeh, I'll tell you somethin', I think you'll understand, when I say that somethin', I wanna hold your hand.	a
I wanna hold your hand, I wanna hold your hand.	b
Oh please, say to me and let me be you man, And please say to me, you'll let me hold you hand.	c
And when I touch you I feel happy inside, It's such a feeling that my love, I can't hide (4x)	d
Yeh, you've got that somethin', I think you understand, When I say that somethin', I wanna hold you hand.	e
Yeh, you've got that somethin', I think you understand, When I feel that somethin', I wanna hold you hand.	f