SteveCoscia Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I am recording In That Quiet Earth from Wind and Wuthering and there's an unusual looking chord in the notation. Starting from the bass clef going up, it looks like B, D, G#, B. But from the treble clef going down it looks like D,B#,F,D. Can anyone convey insight? Thanks. Quote Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHarrell Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 You're right, that is weird. They probably could've used an 8va if those voices were gonna cross like that, but I guess it's just one note. I see that as the RH/top staff being a D, and the LH being B, D, and G#. The giveaway, in these kinds of situations, are the directions of the note stems. Also notice that that LH chord is a "detached" quarter note, compared to the RH note being in the middle of the phrase on the top staff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Kaenel Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Since the bottom three notes (B, D G#) are not dotted, they fit mathematically with the rhythm in the bass clef, and not with the treble clef. Thus I would say that chord is played with the left hand, while the single dotted D is played with the right hand. The stem directions also support that interpretation. 1 Quote Legend '70s Compact, Jupiter-Xm, Studiologic Numa X 73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 41 minutes ago, CHarrell said: The giveaway, in these kinds of situations, are the directions of the note stems. Yup, the stems tell the tale. 2 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWkeys Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Is that an adaptation? Tony is playing the ARP 2600 there, so at most he has 2 notes of polyphony (duophony). This wouldn't be a direct transcription, then. Edited to add: I just did a quick Google and found this video - perhaps this sheds light on the subject. Some nice synth programming in it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTW5ZS9gHkk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCoscia Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 22 minutes ago, AWkeys said: Is that an adaptation? Tony is playing the ARP 2600 there, so at most he has 2 notes of polyphony (duophony). This wouldn't be a direct transcription, then. Edited to add: I just did a quick Google and found this video - perhaps this sheds light on the subject. Some nice synth programming in it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTW5ZS9gHkk Yes thanks. I was watching that video and two other ones. This sure is a fun semi-retirement project - I never had time for this type of in-depth music projects before. Whaling a synth solo on top of a sequenced bed track brings me back to 1977. 1 Quote Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Great solo. Inspired me to sit down and figure it out. I got most of it. Tony was a genius. 3 Quote Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Tony has been producing his own classical works for years. Its clearly part of what was on his mind early on. Its interesting to take it all in and listen for the wisps of Genesis here and there. Farewell Mellotron, hello real choir. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-CMAmmGoYY Quote As an adolescent I aspired to lasting fame, I craved factual certainty and I thirsted for a meaningful vision of human life- so I became a scientist. This is like becoming an archbishop so you can meet girls. ~ Matt Cartmill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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