Kevin Bresnahan Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 So I'm driving into work today with Loren & Wally on the radio (love those "Men From Maine" skits) and they play The Doors' "Love Her Madly". Well, I singing along with it and when the harpsicord/Mellotron/organ(?) solo comes along, I cannot get the right pitch no matter what I do! Drives me nuts. Help me out here... is it because people can't whistle flat? Or sharp? What is it about this tune? Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 Check with this guy (different Tom, he's not me)... Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 I thought this was about a Duke Ellington tune - haven't listened to that Doors version in a long time but as I remember it's pretty straightforward - did you have the window open? Maybe it was the wind and outdoor acoustics, which can wreak havok with pitch - - Quote
RDK Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 It's a hard tune to sing in the shower too... Quote
Joe G Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 My guess is, the part you describe is played with two different tones, of equal strength, a 3rd apart iirc; maybe your ear was unable to distinguish between them? Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Posted November 4, 2005 My guess is, the part you describe is played with two different tones, of equal strength, a 3rd apart iirc; maybe your ear was unable to distinguish between them? ← Thank you... thank you... thank you!! I thought I was going crazy! I tried every note I could and couldn't help but think "How the hell would someone transcribe this?" Next time I listen, I'll see if I can hear the two tones. Of course, with rumors rampant that almost all radio stations are using mp3 files for their playback medium, I may never hear it on the radio. Kevin Quote
Free For All Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 Did anyone ever notice that the dial tone on a conventional phone is a combination of the pitches F and A? Since I don't have perfect pitch, I use that as a reference sometimes (when I'm not near a piano or my horn). Quote
DukeCity Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) Did anyone ever notice that the dial tone on a conventional phone is a combination of the pitches F and A? Since I don't have perfect pitch, I use that as a reference sometimes (when I'm not near a piano or my horn). ← It's not just a coincidence; those two pitches were chosen to honor Alexander Graham Bell and his lovely wife, Francine. Edited November 4, 2005 by DukeCity Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 (edited) My guess is, the part you describe is played with two different tones, of equal strength, a 3rd apart iirc; maybe your ear was unable to distinguish between them?← I have that trouble, sometimes, with all the tight harmonies in vocal groups (and even in some unlikley suspects, like the choral vocals in some of Zappa's later groups). Two or three notes played with equal strength, in close, tight harmony, with maybe the lower notes just a tiny bit louder - so as to fool the ear (which normally picks out the highest notes in chords), can really do a number on ya!! Edited November 4, 2005 by Rooster_Ties Quote
Free For All Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 It's not just a coincidence; those two pitches were chosen to honor Alexander Graham Bell and his lovely wife, Francine. ← Can you imagine if his name had been Beauregard Graham Bell? We'd be listening to a tritone dial tone. Quote
7/4 Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 It's not just a coincidence; those two pitches were chosen to honor Alexander Graham Bell and his lovely wife, Francine. ← Can you imagine if his name had been Beauregard Graham Bell? We'd be listening to a tritone dial tone. ← The Devil's dial tones. Quote
DukeCity Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 It's not just a coincidence; those two pitches were chosen to honor Alexander Graham Bell and his lovely wife, Francine. ← Can you imagine if his name had been Beauregard Graham Bell? We'd be listening to a tritone dial tone. ← Well, the real crisis was averted when officials from the Mormon church advised Bell to keep quiet about his 'extra' wives, Beulah and Daphne. Imagine that half-diminished chord (or as Monk would say, minor chord with 6 in the bass)! How did I come upon this astounding information? Don Ameche wouldn't lie... Quote
Free For All Posted November 4, 2005 Report Posted November 4, 2005 It's not just a coincidence; those two pitches were chosen to honor Alexander Graham Bell and his lovely wife, Francine. ← Can you imagine if his name had been Beauregard Graham Bell? We'd be listening to a tritone dial tone. ← The Devil's dial tones. ← Area code 666. Quote
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