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| re: Who here really knows their Beatles & their HAMILTON? | |
| Posted by: PeterJCasey 02:55 pm EST 01/08/18 | |
| In reply to: Who here really knows their Beatles & their HAMILTON? - GrumpyMorningBoy 01:02 pm EST 01/08/18 | |
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| Music theory warning: The original Hamilton changes are a ii-V back into the tonic (in this case, G). On the mixtape, The Roots have substituted, at the point you're mentioning, a flattened vi chord, which is a faithful standby in jazz and a lot of what has sprung from it. Classical music buffs might call it a German sixth. In any case, if you're looking for Beatles tunes with the regular keyboard crotchets (of which McCartney wrote many 1966-67) AND a flattened vi chord, you might be thinking of 'Penny Lane' or (different rhythm, but still) 'Hello Goodbye'. Personally, I hear 'Fixing a Hole', even though its chords are different, and 'Being for the Benefit of Mister Kite', mainly because of the swirly calliope sound the synth is using. |
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| Thank you!! And yay for music theory. :) | |
| Last Edit: GrumpyMorningBoy 07:47 pm EST 01/08/18 | |
| Posted by: GrumpyMorningBoy 07:08 pm EST 01/08/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Who here really knows their Beatles & their HAMILTON? - PeterJCasey 02:55 pm EST 01/08/18 | |
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| If I'd had my keyboard with me, I might have been able to plunk out that theory, but you're describing exactly the kind of flattened 6th chord to which I was referring. Funny enough, my first instincts had taken me toward the verses of "Penny Lane," -- with the major / minor shifts -- but I couldn't hear exactly what I wanted. I think The Roots are certainly pulling from the Seargent Pepper era, and "Fixing a Hole" has served them well there. Appreciate you taking the time to reply! - GMB |
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| re: Who here really knows their Beatles & their HAMILTON? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 03:45 pm EST 01/08/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Who here really knows their Beatles & their HAMILTON? - PeterJCasey 02:55 pm EST 01/08/18 | |
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| "Penny Lane" was the specific Beatles song that came to my mind the first time I heard King George's song(s) in HAMILTON. | |
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