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Beatle songs with unusual time signatures



15 Jul 2006 09:02:13 -0700 rec.music.beatles
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richardfangnail...
All You Need is Love - verses are 7/4
Good Morning Good Morning

Does Here Comes the Sun skip a beat in the "sun sun here it comes"
part?

LidsvilleNine...
I've gotta listen to that again. I used to play that on guitar for a
vocalist. I remember that the 4/4 beat subdivides into a triplet for
each beat, making it 12/8; but I can't remember if it ends with a
measure of 11/8 or if they just rush the phrasing.


In Don't Let Me Down, when they sing "Don't let me down," is it in a
different signature or is it slowed down, or is it "suspended" time as
a lot of songs do?

F Parella...
Love You To

Happiness is a Warm Gun


LidsvilleNine...
"Don't Let Me Down" is syncopated. No change in time in the chorus.
the "I'm in love for the first time" section is strange in phrasing,
but I don't remember the time changing. Anyone?


Robert...
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
Not Guilty
Across The Universe
Mean Mr Mustard (last chorus shifts the time change)

... in fact a lot of '68 vintage songs feature unusual time signatures.


ontherocks...
Add Happiness is a warm gun ,Blackbird and Martha My dear
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