Math Prof Uncovers Secret Chord

chebucto writes "The opening chord to A Hard Day's Night is famous because for 40 years, no one quite knew exactly what chord Harrison was playing. Musicians, scholars and amateur guitar players alike had all come up with their own theories, but it took a Dalhousie mathematician to figure out the exact formula. Dr. Brown used Fourier transforms to find the notes in the chord, and deduced that another George — George Martin, the Beatles producer — also played on the chord, adding a piano chord that included an F note impossible to play with the other notes on the guitar."

Comments

I've heard there was a secret chord

[syrinx]

That David played, and it pleased the lord,
but you don't really care for music, do you?

Re:Simple Solution

[Anonymous Coward]

You want to talk to a human -- a musician -- when you could be performing a discrete Fourier transform? You must be new here.

Just to wait for RockBand to have the song

[0x537461746943]

Then we will know for sure. It is probably the red and blue chord.