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Posted By: Mark Hayes Big Honkin Chord - 11/05/21 01:08 PM
According to Logic, this chord I'm looking at now has 187,230 notes, and it is an E7/maj7/b9/9/#9/11/b13. Name that tune!!

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Posted By: Matt Finley Re: Big Honkin Chord - 11/05/21 02:02 PM
That’s some cluster. But it doesn’t even tell you if ifs a major or minor third. I’ll concede it is augmented.
Posted By: dcuny Re: Big Honkin Chord - 11/05/21 04:16 PM
Perhaps you're referring to A Day in the Life?

There's quite a lot of debate what's in that final chord, after all... wink
Posted By: rharv Re: Big Honkin Chord - 11/05/21 08:22 PM
.. or the opening chord for Hard Days Night
they did that more than once smile

A Day In The Life had orchestra though so that added a lot of harmonics and resonance
Posted By: MarioD Re: Big Honkin Chord - 11/05/21 08:54 PM
Originally Posted By: Matt Finley
That’s some cluster. But it doesn’t even tell you if ifs a major or minor third. I’ll concede it is augmented.


Yes that is the mother of all clusters shocked

But being a smart guitarist I would play an E chord and let the rest of the band/orchestra fight over the rest of the notes wink
Posted By: rharv Re: Big Honkin Chord - 11/05/21 11:59 PM
yeah, that's pretty much a cluster *
7th and maj 7th, b9,9,#9 .. plus 11 and b13 .. I'm running out of fingers trying to voice that <grin>
I have Steely Dan charts easier than that
Posted By: eddie1261 Re: Big Honkin Chord - 11/06/21 08:58 AM
How ironic is it that an illogical chord like that came from Logic...
Posted By: Matt Finley Re: Big Honkin Chord - 11/06/21 11:36 AM
Wait a moment. This isn’t a joke, it’s an actual chord in some song?
Posted By: Mark Hayes Re: Big Honkin Chord - 11/06/21 11:46 AM
Originally Posted By: Matt Finley
Wait a moment. This isn’t a joke, it’s an actual chord in some song?


No. What happened was I just selected every note in every region of a multi track piece with a LOT of notes. Seems kind of silly for Logic to be offering that chordal insight for the whole piece, but I guess it's a question of where you draw the line.
Posted By: Matt Finley Re: Big Honkin Chord - 11/06/21 03:35 PM
Ah. Thanks.
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