https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvxPc5MPEuQ
Randy Bachman has unraveled it.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 12 July 2013 21:59 (twelve years ago)
THIS AGAIN!?
― I wanna live like C'MOWN! people (Turrican), Friday, 12 July 2013 22:11 (twelve years ago)
I hadn't seen this video yet. very informative imo!!
― crüt, Friday, 12 July 2013 22:12 (twelve years ago)
Isn't there already footage out there of George Martin showing what it is for a documentary or something? I mean, of all people I guess he should know!
― I wanna live like C'MOWN! people (Turrican), Friday, 12 July 2013 22:12 (twelve years ago)
Trying to envision what an "F with a G on top, G on bottom and a C next to that G" looks like...
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 12 July 2013 22:15 (twelve years ago)
xp If there is, I haven't seen it. A lot of people say Martin doubled George's chord with piano, but that doesn't appear to be among the sounds that Giles Martin played for Bachman.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 12 July 2013 22:15 (twelve years ago)
eh?
e 3 (g)b 1 (c)g 2 (a)d 3 (f)a 3 (c)e 3 (g)
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 12 July 2013 22:17 (twelve years ago)
there seem to be a lot of different interpretations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hard_Day%27s_Night_%28song%29#Opening_chord
― crüt, Friday, 12 July 2013 22:18 (twelve years ago)
Hmm, now that I go back and really listen closely to the original, I can hear some sustained piano in there.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 12 July 2013 22:38 (twelve years ago)
Up until now have just taken Rikky Rooksby's word for it and avoided all this controversy.
― Orpheus in Hull (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 12 July 2013 22:43 (twelve years ago)
― crüt, Friday, July 12, 2013 10:12 PM (41 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
You ain't seen nothing yet? :P
― I wanna live like C'MOWN! people (Turrican), Friday, 12 July 2013 22:54 (twelve years ago)
I can relate to hearing it as a dominant chord, so D would be the bass note. The question then would be - why does the F natural work? How does it function? I guess the way Walter Everett describes it as a "mixture-coloured neighbour" is sufficient. The minor character of the chord is just color and doesn't detract from the chord's dominant function.
― timellison, Saturday, 13 July 2013 19:04 (twelve years ago)
I didn't realize this chord was a closely-held trade secret!
The Bachman chord doesn't quite sound the same to my ears. He mentions Paul's bass playing the low D but I don't hear it here
― Lee626, Sunday, 14 July 2013 01:17 (twelve years ago)
If there's a D in the bass, plus F, A, C and G, that suggests a Dm7 with an added 11th note
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Monday, 15 July 2013 10:38 (twelve years ago)