Comments on: “Hard Day’s Night” Mystery chord solved using math

By: leftyjkc

leftyjkc — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:03:44 +0000

G6/9

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:10:47 +0000

A G7sus4 on the 6 string sounded right to me..

By: pongo

pongo — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:03:21 +0000

now if only someone can properly figure out some of sonic youth’s ghost chords on their early albums..

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:48:36 +0000

Saw the Bachman video. Great studio explanation. Here’s one of the better chords on a single guitar, 6 or 12 string, to approximate that sound, G11sus4 in this position (standard tuning):

e: 3
B: 3
G: 2
D: 3
A: 3
E: 3

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:22:31 +0000

That is not correct. Here’s an audio clip where Randy Bachmann (Guess Who, BTO, etc) explains being invited to Abbey Road studios by George Martin’s son Giles. Giles played it for him one track at a time, and he was able to pick out what each instrument was playing. He did, however leave out the piano part. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvxPc5MPEuQ

By: Kirk

Kirk — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:30:20 +0000

Yep. You’re right. Actually I hear a C resolving to B at least two octaves lower than that.

By: Flebby

Flebby — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:57:13 +0000

Maybe because this one person used fast fourier transform to separate the individual waveforms of the music and find out exactly what notes were played?

This isn’t an interpretation of the chord, it’s a mathematical analysis of the chord. There’s no debate in my mind whether the notes displayed by the FFT processing are right or not.

By: Tim @ Bangkok Sightseeing

Tim @ Bangkok Sightseeing — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:58:33 +0000

Other than that – what was so special about it? It doesn’t sound particularly hypnotizing or amazing to me. And the fact that an instrument was missing in the attempts to reconstruct the sound doesn’t make it any more impressive. But maybe I’m missing the point? (I’m not a musician I must admit…)

By: Daniel B.

Daniel B. — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:17:15 +0000

Remember that the uniqueness of the sound of this chord is also related to the now vintage style Rickenbacker “Toaster Top” pickups and the 5th control knob most only found on Rickenbacker guitars. The fith control knob can be seen behind the larger front and back pickup volume and tone controlers.

Rickenbacker International Santa Ana. Calif.

By: Katie O

Katie O — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:35:22 +0000

What makes any one person think their interpretation is absolutely correct when there are soo many others who feel the same? Who’s to say Ringo didn’t lean up and squeeze out a little fart that was 20 cents between notes, sprinkling a little unquantifiable magic into the music? Or would some of you who think you have God’s ears say “Well, it’d have to be a fart in the key of F, there’s no other way.”