The first chord of A Hard Day's Night

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 14 Dec 2011 4:42 pm

Great story, cool musical archeology, told joyfully.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... vxPc5MPEuQ#!

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 14 Dec 2011 6:54 pm

I like stuff like that, got some more?

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 15 Dec 2011 3:16 am

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Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 15 Dec 2011 7:49 am

Oh, Andy, I'm afraid you've opened Pandora's box on this one ….

http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2008/11/bea ... rd-solved/

http://www.beatlesbible.com/features/ha ... ght-chord/

and so on ….

Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 15 Dec 2011 8:12 am

That was awesome! Glen Campbell also did a lot of layered guitar chords to get a thick sound on his studio recordings. There's a lot more to the Beatles music than a quick listen would suggest. Thanks for posting this!

Greg

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 15 Dec 2011 9:22 am

Pandora's box indeed, Barry! Quick, close it - close it!! Oops. Too late.

Jason Hull · Post by **Jason Hull** » 15 Dec 2011 10:17 am

Marc Friedland · Post by **Marc Friedland** » 15 Dec 2011 10:52 am

Playing my version of the 1st chord of Hard Day’s Night on pedal steel –
http://soundcloud.com/marc-friedland/harddaysnitechord

Long story short –
Obviously not the same voicing as on the original, but it was close enough for my buddy to know within about a second -what song I wanted to play, even without any other clue. Though to be totally accurate – we had played a number of Beatles songs that afternoon so it’s not like it came completely out of left field.

-- Marc

www.pedalsteelguitarmusic.com

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 15 Dec 2011 11:00 am

I always thought that it was just a D7th with a high G.
Guess I didn't really listen. $:\$

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 15 Dec 2011 12:00 pm

George Martin was TRULY the 5th Beatle. I just listened to it again, and yes, there's George Martin's piano chord. Never noticed it all these years.

Chuck Thompson · Post by **Chuck Thompson** » 15 Dec 2011 12:04 pm

too cool! i love how bachman is as excited as the rest of us

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 15 Dec 2011 2:15 pm

Speaking of how cool the Beatles songs are, if you have never listened to Elenor Rigby in headphones you really need to. It's my favorite example of how they made great sounding songs.
Jay

Ron Randall · Post by **Ron Randall** » 15 Dec 2011 6:40 pm

Way Cool

Thanks Andy

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 15 Dec 2011 7:02 pm

One Amazing Chord..

Scott Shewbridge · Post by **Scott Shewbridge** » 15 Dec 2011 8:17 pm

Joy to the world!

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 15 Dec 2011 11:06 pm

The chord that struck a chord