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Song: Yes It Is Album: Beatles VI (US) and as the 'B-side' of Ticket To Ride (US & UK), 1965 URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O-wmVqFD4w (Take 14); http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/yes-it-is/ http://www.beatlesebooks.com/yes-it-is Tempo: 12|8 Style: Slow-moving melodic ballad Tuning: Standard Chords: EADGBe E 022100 A X02220 F#m7 242222 B7 X24242 D XX0212 C#m/G# X46654 C#m X46654 Bm X24432 F#m 244222 F# 244322 G# 466544 INTRO:(Lead swells over) |E | Verse e||--12--------|--------| B||-------12---|--------| G||------------|-9------| D||------------|--------| A||------------|--------| E||------------|--------| VERSE 1:
EIf you wear Ared toF#m7night,B7 ReEmember what I Asaid toDnight. For C#m/G#red is the colour that myA baby wore, DAnd what is more, it's C#mtrue. EYes it is.
VERSE 2:
EScarlet were the Aclothes she F#m7wore,B7 EEverybody Aknows I'm sDure. B7 C#m/G#I would remember all the Athings we planned, DUnderstand, it's C#mtrue, EYes it is, it's E7true. (E) Yes it is.
BRIDGE 1:
BmI could be Ehappy with Ayou by my F#mside. BmIf I could forgEet her, But C#mit's my pride. Yes it is, Eyes it is, (Ah, ah-h) Oh, yes it F#is, B7yeah. (Ah, ah-h)
VERSE 3:
EPlease don't wear Ared toF#m7night,B7 EThis is what I Asaid toDnightB7. For C#m/G#red is the colour that will Amake me blue, In Dspite of you, it's C#mtrue. EYes it is, it's G#true, AYes it is, it's Etrue.
BRIDGE 2:
BmI could be Ehappy with Ayou by my F#mside. BmIf I could forgEet her, But C#mit's my pride. Yes it is, Eyes it is, (Ah, ah-h) Oh, yes it F#is, B7yeah. (Ah, ah-h)
VERSE 4:
EPlease don't wear Ared toF#m7night,B7 EThis is what I Asaid toDnightB7. For C#m/G#red is the colour that will Amake me blue, In Dspite of you, it's C#mtrue. EYes it is, it's G#true, AYes it is, it's Etrue.
CODA:(Solo lead swell) e||--11-----------------|| B||-----12------14------|| G||--------13-----------|| D||---------------------|| A||---------------------|| E||---------------------|| [End] NOTES: 1. Tuesday, 16th February, 1965 Studio Two: … 5.00-7.00pm. Recording: `Yes It Is' (takes 1-14). Studio Two: 7.00-10.00pm. Recording: `Yes It Is' (SI onto take 14). P: George Martin. E: Norman Smith. 2E: Ken Scott/Jerry Boys. …The final song of the day, which took five hours to record, was `Yes It Is', an exquisite and intricate three-part harmony ballad written by John and sung by John, Paul and George in a style reminiscent of `This Boy'. `Yes It Is' was not selected for the film soundtrack in preparation, nor was it Included on what was to become the Help! album. Instead it appeared merely as the B-side of the Beatles' next single, `Ticket To Ride', such was the group's embarrassment of songwriting riches. Predominant again was George Harrison and his tone pedal guitar. It took 14 takes to perfect the rhythm track and then three hours for John, Paul and George — all singing live — to get the harmony to everyone's satisfaction. This was recorded as an unnumbered overdub onto take 14. In previous years it would have become take 15. - Mark Lewisohn, 'The Beatles Recording Sessions', 1988 EMI Records Ltd. 2. An interesting footnote is 'Yes It Is', Take 13. A solo and slightly 'Goon-ish' effort by John Lennon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ5nhyYShtM.