iconic Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hi guys, great doc' on Queen last night, wow what a song cataloge they have. Anyway, I had to have a noodle on another one bites the dust...all the sheet music I've seen for this has it in E minor, but noodling along it sounds closer to F minor to my poor ears....any ideas or is it just my ears? Maybe E 'n a bit minor? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWsJcg-g1pg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWsJcg-g1pg[/url] cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Tub Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I know know from experience that some bands made very slight alterations to the pitch of a song by varying the master tape speed. Madness are famous for it. Maybe it was just to get the precise "feel" that they wanted? Who knows? In these cases, I use something simple (like Audacity) to correct it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I'm glad you posted this cos my bass teacher taught it to me in E minor. But when I tried playing along to a CD I thought it sounded a bit off. Not just me then! I think it's E and a bit minor, like you said! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Probably fiddling around with the varispeed, try playing along to The Cure's 'Friday I'm In Love' for another example. Or Jumpin' Jack Flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.i.stein Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Led Zep's D-yer Maker has it's very own unique tuning too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziphoblat Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 If you're just playing along to the Youtube version be wary that sometimes uploaders used to adjust the pitch and tempo of at track slightly in order to avoid it being picked up on by the record labels (they had some algorithms to scour YouTube for copyrighted material). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdowner Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I'm having this problem with Hendrix - his tuning is generally as flakey as his drug-addled head... If in doubt, play the 'lower' of the two keys - people react better to slightly flat than slight sharp (something to do with flats being quietly comfortable and sharps being 'jaggy' and difficult) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoNeedsYou Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I've no idea as I'm musically inferior, but it involves lots of open E strings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Get a fretless Jokes aside, if I don't want to bother using software to get dodgy sounding songs back to normal, playing fretless (5er in my case, cos I just love it!) really is the quickest solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoNeedsYou Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 It does sound slightly off in the original, but try "live at wembley" to play along with and its fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoNeedsYou Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KFksPc83IU&feature=youtube_gdata_player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 ... and, when in doubt, if it's rock (or trad metal) it's [i]very [/i]likely to be in E minor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybassplayer Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 And who would have thought that such a simple bass line would make one man so much money. I am led to believe John Deacon has earned a fortune from it with it being used on things like Gladiators etc ( sat night tv not the Russell Crowe epic obviously ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) [quote name='tonybassplayer' timestamp='1360675288' post='1974319'] And who would have thought that such a simple bass line would make one man so much money. I am led to believe John Deacon has earned a fortune from it with it being used on things like Gladiators etc ( sat night tv not the Russell Crowe epic obviously ) [/quote] and he can thank Bernard Edwards for the inspiration. Edited February 12, 2013 by Highfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoNeedsYou Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 He's a very talented bass player & songwriter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 [quote name='tonybassplayer' timestamp='1360675288' post='1974319'] And who would have thought that such a simple bass line would make one man so much money. I am led to believe John Deacon has earned a fortune from it with it being used on things like Gladiators etc ( sat night tv not the Russell Crowe epic obviously ) [/quote] That, and 'You're My Best Friend' and 'I Want to Break Free' amongst others. The guy is very deserving of his fortune, a key songwriter in the band at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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