Melody

The points that refer to the melody include:

• conjunctvocal lines are sung
• high-pitched male solo vocals
• the vocalist will flatten the seventh note of the scale
• a falsetto technique is deployed as shown in the lyric 'mine'

Rhythm, metre and tempo

Particular rhythmic and metre and tempo identities include:

• the metre is 4/4
• the drum kit plays a backbeat
• the song has a fast tempo to make it appropriate to dance to

Structure

The song has a common rock ’n’ roll structure:

• introduction - 4 bars long
• verse - 8 bars long
• chorus - 8 bars long with added backing vocals
• the verse and chorus are repeated
• bridge section - 8 bars long with a contrasting chord sequence and melody
• verse and chorus are repeated
• instrumental section - 16 bars long with an improvised electric guitar solo
• the bridge section is repeated
• the verse and chorus are repeated
• outro - 4 bars long

Instrumentation and timbre

The members of The Beatles and the instruments heard on the record are:

• Paul McCartney sings the lead vocals and plays the bass guitar
• John Lennon sings the backing vocals and plays the rhythm guitar
• George Harrison plays the lead guitar
• Ringo Starr plays the drums
• handclaps were added by multi-tracking

Texture and dynamics

If asked to discuss, remember

• melody and accompaniment is featured
• the lead guitar part takes over the melody between lines of the song
• the dynamics are loud, but louder in the chorus.

Tonality and harmony

The tonality and harmony features of I Saw Her Standing There include:

• a key signature of E major
• there is a mix of primary chords and dominant 7th chords
• simple and repeated chord sequences - only four chords are played in the song