'all we knew is the name of the keys'

Amanda Riddell
May 10
1 min read

That's George being a bit coy. They were faking blues and rock in those keys, so they probably knew something of I-IV-V-I and other important basics. Given the chromatic voice-leading in the early songs, they probably knew more than that. Paul reckons that Little Richard taught them chord substitutions.

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