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The Dylan cadence

Bob Dylan adds a tender, vulnerable quality to many of his phrases by ending on 4 over a I chord with which it does not agree; this [...] is so frequently heard [...] that it might be referred to as the Dylan cadence.

— Walter Everett, The Foundations of Rock (2009), p. 186

Transcript of a line from Bob Dylan's 1965 song Like a Rolling Stone.
Like a Rolling Stone (1965)
Transcript of a line from Bob Dylan's 1965 song Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues.
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (1965)
Transcript of a line from Bob Dylan's 1966 song Visions of Johanna.
Visions of Johanna (1966)
Transcript of a line from Bob Dylan's 1966 song Absolutely Sweet Marie.
Absolutely Sweet Marie (1966)
Transcript of a line from Bob Dylan's 1975 song If You See Her, Say Hello.
If You See Her, Say Hello (1975)

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