Let It Be (song) over single notes in the left hand. In his review of the single, for the "NME", Derek Johnson admired McCartney's performance and the lyrics' "pseudo-religious" qualities. Although he considered that the melody paled beside some of the band's previous singles, Johnson added: "As ever with The Beatles, this is a record to stop you dead in your tracks and compel you to listen attentively." John Gabree of "High Fidelity" magazine found the lyrics "dangerous politically", but viewed the song as possibly "the best thing musically that McCartney has done". In 2010, "Rolling Stone" magazine placed "Let It Be" at number
In Your Letter the song very simple, very almost like ‘50s doo-wop melody and chord structure. The original chord structure was G Major, E Minor, C Major, D Major, similar to the Beatles' "This Boy" among many other songs. The music of "In Your Letter" is a throwback to songs of the 1950s and 1960s. Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes it as a "sun-kissed '60s homage." Philippa Hawker of "The Age" describes it as "a grimly uptempo 60s style whinge." Leslie Michele Derrough of "Glide Magazine" describes it as sounding like a "1950s sock hop." Gerald Martineez described the song as "an