meaning of lyrics to i am the walrus by beatles
I Am the Walrus
All the chords are major chords or seventh chords , and all the musical letters of the alphabet ( A , B , C , D , E , F and G ) are used . The song ends using a Shepard tone , with a chord progression built on ascending and descending lines in the bass and strings , repeated as the song fades . Musicologist Alan W. Pollack analyses : `` The chord progression of the outro itself is a harmonic Moebius strip with scales in bassline and top voice that move in contrary motion . '' The bassline descends stepwise A , G , F , E , D , C , and B , while the strings part rises A , B , C , D , E , F ♯ , G : this sequence repeats as the song fades , with the strings rising higher on each iteration . Pollack also notes that the repeated cell is seven bars long , which means that a different chord begins each four - bar phrase . The fade is described by Walter Everett as a `` false ending '' , in the form of an `` unrelated coda '' consisting of the orchestral chord progression , chorus , and sampling of the radio play .
All the chords are major chords or seventh chords , and all the musical letters of the alphabet ( A , B , C , D , E , F and G ) are used . The song ends using a Shepard tone , with a chord progression built on ascending and descending lines in the bass and strings , repeated as the song fades . Musicologist Alan W. Pollack analyses : `` The chord progression of the outro itself is a harmonic Moebius strip with scales in bassline and top voice that move in contrary motion . '' The bassline descends stepwise A , G , F , E , D , C , and B , while the strings part rises A , B , C , D , E , F ♯ , G : this sequence repeats as the song fades , with the strings rising higher on each iteration . Pollack also notes that the repeated cell is seven bars long , which means that a different chord begins each four - bar phrase . The fade is described by Walter Everett as a `` false ending '' , in the form of an `` unrelated coda '' consisting of the orchestral chord progression , chorus , and sampling of the radio play .