The Holy Grail of Rock, “A Hard Day’s Night” Chord, Solved by Math

1. Ziggy
   January 2nd, 2009 at 3:01 pm

   Two things: 1: old news. 2: grammar - “…applied Fourier transform” should read “… applied a Fourier transform …” (or alternatively “… applied Fourier analysis …”).

2. k-ris
   January 2nd, 2009 at 3:52 pm

   I wish someone asked me before I read the solution – just because now it seems dreadfully obvious that there’s a piano in there (you can hear the slight reverberation) and I wonder if I’d notice that before

   pretty neat though!

3. just a guy
   January 2nd, 2009 at 4:54 pm

   This is the holy grail of rock? What instrument was being played in a certain song?

   I get the impression I’m missing something here..

4. liphttam1
   January 2nd, 2009 at 5:52 pm

   I never heard of this and I dont think I would consider it the holy grail of rock.

5. Paul in Boca
   January 2nd, 2009 at 6:13 pm

   liphttam1, I’m curious, what would you consider to be the holy grail of rock? (Maybe Monty Python’s “Lumberjack”?)

6. DOJ
   January 2nd, 2009 at 6:21 pm

   Actually, the holy grail of rock is what was really said in the Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie”

7. Creamy
   January 2nd, 2009 at 6:45 pm

   According to the Simpsons, there’s a recipe of vegetarian soup when you play Sergent Pepper backwards. THAT is the holy grail of rock.

8. Johnny Cat
   January 2nd, 2009 at 9:48 pm

   It’s like Guitar Magazine said, “A hijacked church bell announcing the party of the year”, that chord. When you think about it, that makes sense. After that, the invasion began, and if it weren’t for Motown, American music wouldn’t have been played much on its own radio stations in ‘65.

9. ted
   January 3rd, 2009 at 8:31 pm

   The Holy Grail of Rock is the Big Bopper’s casket, now available on eBay.

   Let me get this straight - the music was recorded about 40 years ago; at least one of the band members are still alive; presumably, others who helped in the recording are still alive, as well. This is a mystery what instruments were used?

10. ted
    January 3rd, 2009 at 8:31 pm

    Oops, at least one IS still alive, not ARE.

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT