| "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" ([Lennon &] McCartney) |
| Begun 1 February 1967 (Studio Two). This version based on take 10. Horn dubbing on 3 March. |
| The Beatles with James W. Buck, Neil Sanders, Tony Randall, and John Burden (horns). |
| Released 1 June 1967 on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Parlophone PMC 7027 / PCS 7027). |
| Produced by George Martin with Geoff Emerick and Richard Lush engineering. |
| The Beatles. 1967. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [1]. London: EMI Records Ltd. [Apple CDP 7 46442 2] |
| With the sound of a restless audience waiting for the evening's performance, the album opens with a steady, but slow rock beat placed squarely on the eighths. The song has the form of a kind of rondo with the chorus have strong similarities to the verse section. |
| Section | Time | Meas. | Description | Text | |
| intro | 0:00 | 4 | Harrison guitar solo over band. | — | |
| verse | A | 8 | Solo voice (McCartney) over ensemble. | a | |
| bridge | B | 5 | An interlude/fanfare for French horns before the chorus. | — | |
| chorus | C | 12 | Repetition of the album/song's title in 3-part vocals | b | |
| bridge | B | 5 | 2-part vocals built around French-horn interlude. | c | |
| verse | A | 8 | Solo voice over ensemble. | d | |
| bridge | 2 | drums and bass | — |
| Text | |
| It
was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile. So may I introduce to you, the act you've know for all these years, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. |
a |
| We're
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, We hope you will enjoy the
show. We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sit back and let the evening go. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. |
b |
| It's
wonderful to be here. It's certainly a thrill. You're such a lovely audience, we'd like to take you home with us, we'd love to take you home. |
c |
| I
don't really want to stop the show, but I thought that you might like
to know, The singer's going to sing a song, and he wants you all to sing along. So let me introduce to you the one and only Billy Shears and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. |
d |
| Beatles in the Studio | Schedule | Sgt. Pepper's |
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