The Three Most Famous Notes In Music

[Chezz55]

Not necessarily the most famous but iconic for me:

Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochrane or The Who)

Knife Edge (Emerson Lake and Palmer)

School Days (Stanley Clarke)

[SICbass]

If you allow 4 notes. The same 4 (depending on how divide the measure) can be The Addams Family Theme or Great Balls of Fire.

[chris_b]

The intros to almost any Chuck Berry song, including, Johnny B Goode, Memphis Tennessee, No Particular Place To Go etc.

[chris_b]

My son went to see the Stones at Twickenham and (from off stage) Keef played the first 2 chords to Brown Sugar.

He said he'd never heard a noise as loud as the whole stadium (70,000-ish people) cheering those notes.

[Dropzone]

Fight for your right - one note

[4stringslow]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1467795079' post='3086237']
My son went to see the Stones at Twickenham and (from off stage) Keef played the first 2 chords to Brown Sugar.

He said he'd never heard a noise as loud as the whole stadium (70,000-ish people) cheering those notes.
[/quote]

. . . which brings to mind Start Me Up as a pretty distinctive opener.

[NickD]

The first 3 note phrase of My Girl.

[ivansc]

First 3 notes of chopsticks.


P.S. Can I remind contestants that we are talking THREE notes here. Not the whole intro to every Chuck Berry song ever.

Edited July 6, 2016 by ivansc

[crez5150]

Good times - Chic......

[chris_b]

I'm only talking about the first three notes of any Chuck Berry song as well.

[keeponehandloose]

Pretty Vacant , maybe?

[ras52]

Gogglebox theme - or at least the bit that frames the ad breaks (three notes)

[bassace]

Going back to the first post, Peaches intro quite recognisable but to declare it the three most famous notes in music a bit arrogant perhaps. I was coming back in the car this morning and Ken Bruce played The Wind Cries Mary. Three recognisable chords there.

[lowdown]

Very first chord in the Pink Panther Theme.
Name that chord.
Don't try Googling, it will get you nowhere.
http://youtu.be/9OPc7MRm4Y8

[troubadour]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1467825679' post='3086574']
Very first chord in the Pink Panther Theme.
Name that chord.
Don't try Googling, it will get you nowhere. [/quote]

[b]Esus4(b5)/A[/b]

[lowdown]

[quote name='troubadour' timestamp='1467834954' post='3086662']
[b]Esus4(b5)/A[/b]
[/quote]

.
Some claim to hear a D# in there as well.

[Joebethell]

Amazed no one has posted this yet! D minor the saddest of all keys!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YFM6QEPcob0

[charic]

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1467785643' post='3086143']
another one bites the dust?
[/quote]

Gargh I thought I was going to get to suggest that one

[Dood]

Big Ben. I think he's probably got it with a single note.