“Hey Jude” begins with McCartney singing lead vocals and playing the piano. The patterns he plays are based on three chords: F, C and B♭ (I, V and IV). The main chord progression is “flipped on its head”, in Hertsgaard’s words, for the coda, since the C chord is replaced...
"I walked in from hell and back/ Never thought I would go like that/ Looked like an angel dressed in red/ Sold me on love, got a night instead/ And oh, that's a hell of a burn/ She's everywhere I turn," the 23-year-old crooner bemoans on the mid...
At 8 pm the orchestra arrived for recording what was basically a backdrop of symphonic chords for the second half of this legendary song. There were 36 instruments used but only two of their names are known to this day;Bobby Kokon cello and Bill Jackman on flute (the latter previously play...
This is the 3464th post on HEY THERE'S A DEAD GUY IN THE LIVING ROOM, and unless someone else parachutes in and decides to add some thoughts, it is the last. We've had quite a good run here but it's time to shut off the lights and lock the doors before we stop saying anything...
There’s stuff about the Edge, echo and texture and the attack, using simple chords to build a song. There was something about him that was a big influence. I’ll say Jimi Hendrix, even though it’s too holy to say that you’re even trying to replicate it. Also this guy Marc ...