Speed Of The Beatles – Revolver, Side 2, song 1 – GOOD DAY SUNSHINE – Meanspeed Conjecture 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 Andrew Schneider