The Speed Of The Beatles - Revolver, Side 2, song 1 - GOOD DAY SUNSHINE - Meanspeed Music Analysis with tempo maps, calibrations, harmony secrets

Meanspeed Music Summary
song title="Good Day Sunshine"



performer=The Beatles Album=Revolver
composer=John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Mean Time Per Trial=122.25 seconds
Beats per trial=240
Trials calibrated=9
Total Beats calibrated=2,160
mean speed/average tempo=117.8 beats per minute



average beat length=509 milliseconds
Intellectual Property=Copyright 1966 Northern Songs All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
Original Key=B Major Most Interesting Rhyme='Down' with 'Ground' - "We took a walk, the sun was shining down, Burns my feet as they touch the ground"
Most interesting element of rhythm aside from tempo=The final refrain is in the key of F major, This is one of the few modulations of this kind in the entire Beatles catalog according to the book 'Tell Me Why' by Tim Riley (page 191).




Ian Schneider
March 16, 2008