MartinJ Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 I've been messing around with this song (The Verve's Bitter Sweet Symphony) off and on for a few days, and I just can't quite hear - and figure out - the intervals or the chord progression. Any hints as to the details of this song? (I'm sure it's pretty simple, but I'm starting to wonder if my ear will ever be up to this sort of task! ) As always, thanks! C.V.: Snowboarder (1983-), Bass Owner (1996-), Chemistry Teacher (1997-) & Serious Bass Student (2003-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I always liked that song. I believe the strings were sampled from an orchestral arrangement of a Stones song (sorry I can't remember the name at the moment). I never thought about the chords.... Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc_dup1 Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 It was a version of "The Last Time". The Verve hadn't cleared the sample and Andrew Loog Oldham, who owned the Stones royalty rights, ended up with ALL of the songwriting royalties. All the more bizarre when you realise you'd never recognise the tune as being The Last Time from that sample - the real originator of that sample was really the orchestrator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinJ Posted September 9, 2003 Author Share Posted September 9, 2003 I found this chord progression on a webpage today: E | Bm7 | D | A (over and over) I'm really excited, because I knew that I was hearing chords separated by perfect 5ths (E/B and D/A), and I was pretty sure that the second chord was minor (Bm). I think that my ear is developing afterall! Unfortunately, I had no idea what key it was actually in. ...but I guess that this will come along eventually, too. C.V.: Snowboarder (1983-), Bass Owner (1996-), Chemistry Teacher (1997-) & Serious Bass Student (2003-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickT Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I would say that the tune is in the key of A. The progression is: V IIm IV I in the key of A. That makes sense in terms of diatonic harmony. Free your mind and your ass will follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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