joelfriedman <joel_friedman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> http://dalnews.dal.ca/2008/10/17/hard_day.html
>
> Now if only he actually specified the voicing/distribution of the
> notes....
>
> Joel
For what it's worth, the Wikipedia article about the song gives an
excellent summary of many of the viewpoints described so far,
particularly the ones that Mister Charlie provided from the Hoffman
forum:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hard_Day%27s_Night_(song)#Opening_chord
In particular, he provides a detailed description of Dominic Pedler's
analysis which I believe is pretty accurate with the exception of his
conclusion listing a B note as one of the notes played [he lists B as a
"harmonic"]; I can tell you from personal experience that explicitly
including a B note in the chord (e.g., on piano) messes up the vibe!
One way or another, the chord definitely includes the notes G, D, F, A,
and C.
Interestingly, the wiki article provides a link to the technical article
written by Brown which inspired the article referred to by the OP. Here
it is, for those inclined along these lines:
http://www.mscs.dal.ca/~brown/n-oct04-harddayjib.pdf
I for one believe that Brown's analysis is incorrect; he has George
playing A D G C on the 12 string (x 0 0 0 1 x), i.e., no F note at all!
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