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Math Prof Uncovers Secret Chord

Posted by samzenpus on from the with-a-little-help-from-my-mathematician dept.

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."

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  1. Hang on. by Khyber · · Score: 0, Troll

    I've always known there was a piano in the song. It's actually kind of hard to miss if you ever played one before.

    But then again, I do have hearing that's sharper than most. at age 26 I can still pick up about 25+KHz frequencies.

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  2. Re:Simple Solution by kandela · · Score: 0, Troll

    A bit hard. I hear he's sleeping like a log.

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  3. Re:Right guy, right song, wrong story by kandela · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's a lot of work just on A Hard Day's Night. He must be working like a dog.

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